Gamer’s World

Kobe Bryant has Silenced Critics

Shan Battier, Ron Artest, Dahntay Jones, and recently Michael Pietrus have been unable to stop him. The Jazz, Rockets, Nuggets, and Magic all have felt the wrath of him. Everyone has relished in the fact that he has failed at winning a championship without Shaq.

That argument lasts no more. Kobe Bryant has fully proven himself in the 2008-2009 season to be the best player in the whole NBA right and second right behind Michael Jordan in the best player to ever play the game.

He is the best shooter in the NBA. There can be no argument about this. He can literally shoot the lights out. There is rarely a time when he has two bad games in a row. I have seen him get his shot up over the best defenders in the league and with an extremely high success rate. He has torched from mid range and the three point line every defense that any coach has put in front of him.

He may not live at the line as in the past but he is an excellent and capable driver and acrobatic finisher. He is past thirty so you are not going to see him driving to the hole every other position any longer. As you age you have got to pick your times. He has such a reliable jump shot that he really does not have to. But when he needs to put pressure on a defense put a big man in foul trouble he can slash with the best of them.

Kobe has solved one of his perceived weakest points of his game in years past and that is his play making ability. He averages six assists a game and has proved himself to be unselfish with the basketball which was not always the case before. His court vision is amazing for a shooting guard. He always is looking to pass throughout the game and take over only when he feels his team needs him to be more aggressive. He has really come a long way in this regard.

He has always been a good defender and rebounded. This has never been a weak point for him. Considering his offensive responsibilities he is a great defender. He always dives for loose balls and never gives up on any plays. He and Fisher solidify any back court.

Kobe Bryant came into the league from high school and all he had was his work ethic and raw athleticism. He has molded and worked on each part of his game over the years. Give the Lakers organization a lot of credit for scouting, developing, and encouraging Kobe. They have been great matches and have brought basketball back to life.

I for one am no fan of the Lakers. In fact I loathe them. Everything seems to always go perfect for the city of Angels. They always get great players for nothing and the dice always seem to be in their favor. Nevertheless they always make for good basketball games and have developed the second best player ever to walk the earth. At this point in time it just cannot be denied.

Video Game Industry

It was more than a decade ago when both Sony and Nintendo dominated the video game industry. It used to be both Sega and Nintendo that dominated the industry, but that was before Sony entered the picture, and quite literally knocked out Sega as a video game hardware manufacturer, leaving them with creating software titles only.

It was because of that incident that led many to believe that the industry was only capable of holding just two major consoles, tops. That changed, however, when Microsoft entered the scene in 2001 with their Xbox. That just proved that the industry was capable of holding more than two gaming systems. This changed everything.

Once this happened, more video games were being created than ever before. So the options, in terms of software titles, had expanded for the consumers. So, the industry was starting to expand. More and more people started to play video games.

Fast forward to today, and we have three gaming consoles to choose from – the great thing is that each system has something different to offer. We have the Xbox 360, which has solid online gaming, with more and more people joining the online community. We have the PS3, which is a really powerful console, and has some really good exclusives. Then, we have the Nintendo Wii, which offers motion-based controls, and has many software titles that the whole family can enjoy.

Because the gap, in terms of hardware, between each new console release has decreased, this means that the consoles of previous generations will still be legit for many people. This means that there is still a lot of life left for those consoles. This is really good for consumers, because now, you can buy a system of interest for very cheap prices. On top of this, the software titles for those specific systems can also be found for very cheap prices. This doesn’t even include the used game sections of your local gaming retailers.

So, what is the state of the video game industry? By the looks of it, it’s looking really healthy. Also, if you look at the statistics for the past five years, it shows an industry growth, as more and more people are starting to play video games, and people that used to play and stoppedFree Reprint Articles, are now re-entering. It’s not far from when video games will be looked at as a legit form of entertainment.