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Living in the fantasy failure of Nintendo's world it is easy to be misled.
Lack of games has meant both the Gamecube and the X-box has failed to even dent the monster of the Playstation. Pull out fantastic games all you want, there just isn't enough to please all those billions of games players.
Nintendo promise revolution, Microsoft promise variety... Sony promise to damage the profits of both its rivals even further. One of them is almost certainly correct.
There is always a get out clause for Nintendo, being such a massive games developer themselves they CAN always become a simply 2nd or 3rd party developer. Unless Microsoft can increase the amount of games they have on their system, they have no such get out clause.
Both Microsoft and Nintendo are struggling. Yep Nintendo have a lot of money and so do Microsoft. But neither wish to support a massive loss. We've discussed a combined effort of Microsoft and Nintendo which would increase game out put, fan basses and variety of system capabilties.
It won't happen.
Microsoft will continue to pump money into their dead weight and Nintendo will try and invent another "innovative" idea.
When "revolution" was announced we all looked at the Bongo's, at the DS and at the (shudder) Microphone. Nintendo will add some imagintive new way to play games and hope it'll take off. Nintendo said the DS is a clue to the future of Revolution. What two screens? a microphone built in? Touch screen? What exactly Nintendo, unless all are implemented I cannot see this "revolutionising" gaming... just confusing it.
How about GBA 2? Or GameBoy Evolution. A simple gaming device, plenty of buttons, a nice well made screen, 2 analogue sticks for the ultimate gaming on the go. With revolution graphics.
Certainly that will be possible soon. Handheld gaming just looks better and better and you know it. There is no longer any restrictions.
Especially by 2006.
The revolution of gaming could feature a nice new controller, that in fact could also be a GBE. I don't mean a GBE CAN be used. Rather a GBE has the same buttons as a Revolution Controller.
Is it not time Nintendo really revolutionised gaming with a "GOOD" idea.
Connectivity is the damn future of gaming and you know it. What Nintendo "could" do is endless. 2 versions of the game, one for the GBE and one for the Gamecube. Maybe sold together. Play one, save it to the GBE and continue the GBE version on the go.
Or how about play the game on Revolution and download the game from the disc onto the GBE's format. GBE's games are avalible via download through Revolution.
Maybe I'm going too far here. Downloading the game you are playing to play "on the go" seems daft. Why not simply plug a GBE into the tele and play it straight?
Well Revolution will be this DVD/Music/Internet hybrid. The GBE's late 2006 launch will halt the PSP's advance. And Nintendo will be looking at a system to die for.
Imagine, playing a football game on Revolution. Download the save file on the "memory card" which is specific for the game and is used as the source for the GBE. The game is already on the card but the saved data from the Revolution title can be transferred to it. Then take a bus and continue the game you were playing.
This would sell. It is essentially buy one game and play it wherever you want, on two different systems. Multiplayer avalible via one and single player the other. It would work.
But is the technology ready? Can Nintendo really produce a machine that runs revolution graphics, plays revolution sized games that is easily downloadable onto a memory card? And doesn't eat battery life to death? Well if Nintendo can make a handheld that has 2 processors and 2 screens and still have a good battery life then I don't doubt it for a second. There is no need for a laser, I'm not talking CD's... I don't want some MP3 player hybrid...
And IPODS are lasting longer and longer as batteries become better and better.
Christmas 2006 for the Revolution and the Evolution could be the idea time for a real gaming "revolution". Whether it'll take off or not is a different matter entirely.
Lack of games has meant both the Gamecube and the X-box has failed to even dent the monster of the Playstation. Pull out fantastic games all you want, there just isn't enough to please all those billions of games players.
Nintendo promise revolution, Microsoft promise variety... Sony promise to damage the profits of both its rivals even further. One of them is almost certainly correct.
There is always a get out clause for Nintendo, being such a massive games developer themselves they CAN always become a simply 2nd or 3rd party developer. Unless Microsoft can increase the amount of games they have on their system, they have no such get out clause.
Both Microsoft and Nintendo are struggling. Yep Nintendo have a lot of money and so do Microsoft. But neither wish to support a massive loss. We've discussed a combined effort of Microsoft and Nintendo which would increase game out put, fan basses and variety of system capabilties.
It won't happen.
Microsoft will continue to pump money into their dead weight and Nintendo will try and invent another "innovative" idea.
When "revolution" was announced we all looked at the Bongo's, at the DS and at the (shudder) Microphone. Nintendo will add some imagintive new way to play games and hope it'll take off. Nintendo said the DS is a clue to the future of Revolution. What two screens? a microphone built in? Touch screen? What exactly Nintendo, unless all are implemented I cannot see this "revolutionising" gaming... just confusing it.
How about GBA 2? Or GameBoy Evolution. A simple gaming device, plenty of buttons, a nice well made screen, 2 analogue sticks for the ultimate gaming on the go. With revolution graphics.
Certainly that will be possible soon. Handheld gaming just looks better and better and you know it. There is no longer any restrictions.
Especially by 2006.
The revolution of gaming could feature a nice new controller, that in fact could also be a GBE. I don't mean a GBE CAN be used. Rather a GBE has the same buttons as a Revolution Controller.
Is it not time Nintendo really revolutionised gaming with a "GOOD" idea.
Connectivity is the damn future of gaming and you know it. What Nintendo "could" do is endless. 2 versions of the game, one for the GBE and one for the Gamecube. Maybe sold together. Play one, save it to the GBE and continue the GBE version on the go.
Or how about play the game on Revolution and download the game from the disc onto the GBE's format. GBE's games are avalible via download through Revolution.
Maybe I'm going too far here. Downloading the game you are playing to play "on the go" seems daft. Why not simply plug a GBE into the tele and play it straight?
Well Revolution will be this DVD/Music/Internet hybrid. The GBE's late 2006 launch will halt the PSP's advance. And Nintendo will be looking at a system to die for.
Imagine, playing a football game on Revolution. Download the save file on the "memory card" which is specific for the game and is used as the source for the GBE. The game is already on the card but the saved data from the Revolution title can be transferred to it. Then take a bus and continue the game you were playing.
This would sell. It is essentially buy one game and play it wherever you want, on two different systems. Multiplayer avalible via one and single player the other. It would work.
But is the technology ready? Can Nintendo really produce a machine that runs revolution graphics, plays revolution sized games that is easily downloadable onto a memory card? And doesn't eat battery life to death? Well if Nintendo can make a handheld that has 2 processors and 2 screens and still have a good battery life then I don't doubt it for a second. There is no need for a laser, I'm not talking CD's... I don't want some MP3 player hybrid...
And IPODS are lasting longer and longer as batteries become better and better.
Christmas 2006 for the Revolution and the Evolution could be the idea time for a real gaming "revolution". Whether it'll take off or not is a different matter entirely.
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Ah yes, Xbox Live. The amazing service that roughly 8% of Xbox owners actually use.
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Fair enough, but if you had broadband, you'd probably go the whole hog and buy a starter kit for it too?
And of course people won't get it if they don't have broadband... stating the obvious there.
Only two of my friends have Live and there's loads of us buying Halo 2.
I;m not buying it for Live.
I;m not buying it for Live.
Dringo wrote:
> lcarus wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
>
> "So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
> "Live play!"
>
>
> Go figure.
>
>
> Icarus don't be stupid. Adult Nintendo owners and Live gamers are all
> gaming geeks (no offence to anyone intended)... casual adult gamers
> don't buy Nintendo and casual gamers don't play Live games.
Erm, yes they do. It's the reaosn why Live is getting more popular, or else sales of the starter kit will have stagnated long ago.
>
> I can guarentee that Halo 2 will sell millions... but only a fraction
> will go online. And they are the hardcore gamers who can be bothered
> to set it up.
>
> And that's on the condition they have broadband.
The counterpoint for this would be that more would sign up for Live because of Halo 2.
> lcarus wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
>
> "So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
> "Live play!"
>
>
> Go figure.
>
>
> Icarus don't be stupid. Adult Nintendo owners and Live gamers are all
> gaming geeks (no offence to anyone intended)... casual adult gamers
> don't buy Nintendo and casual gamers don't play Live games.
Erm, yes they do. It's the reaosn why Live is getting more popular, or else sales of the starter kit will have stagnated long ago.
>
> I can guarentee that Halo 2 will sell millions... but only a fraction
> will go online. And they are the hardcore gamers who can be bothered
> to set it up.
>
> And that's on the condition they have broadband.
The counterpoint for this would be that more would sign up for Live because of Halo 2.
lcarus wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
>
> "So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
> "Live play!"
>
>
> Go figure.
Icarus don't be stupid. Adult Nintendo owners and Live gamers are all gaming geeks (no offence to anyone intended)... casual adult gamers don't buy Nintendo and casual gamers don't play Live games.
I can guarentee that Halo 2 will sell millions... but only a fraction will go online. And they are the hardcore gamers who can be bothered to set it up.
And that's on the condition they have broadband.
> Dringo wrote:
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
>
> "So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
> "Live play!"
>
>
> Go figure.
Icarus don't be stupid. Adult Nintendo owners and Live gamers are all gaming geeks (no offence to anyone intended)... casual adult gamers don't buy Nintendo and casual gamers don't play Live games.
I can guarentee that Halo 2 will sell millions... but only a fraction will go online. And they are the hardcore gamers who can be bothered to set it up.
And that's on the condition they have broadband.
lcarus wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
>
> "So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
> "Live play!"
>
>
> Go figure.
>
> It only doesn't sell if the games are crap, or, you don't have
> broadband.
I'm getting Halo 2 and I don't have Live.
> Dringo wrote:
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
>
> "So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
> "Live play!"
>
>
> Go figure.
>
> It only doesn't sell if the games are crap, or, you don't have
> broadband.
I'm getting Halo 2 and I don't have Live.
Ye.
Donkey Konga will be my Christmas present.
How many sets of Bongos do you have?
Donkey Konga will be my Christmas present.
How many sets of Bongos do you have?
Dringo wrote:
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
"So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
"Live play!"
Go figure.
It only doesn't sell if the games are crap, or, you don't have broadband.
> Online play is not essential, it doesn't sell.
>
"So, what's your main reason for getting Halo 2?"
"Live play!"
Go figure.
It only doesn't sell if the games are crap, or, you don't have broadband.
He he. The teenage market are beyond Nintendo... but as these "teenagers" reach 17/18 they suddenly just wanna have a beer and play pro-evo or Donkey Konga.
These sorta games appeal to those sorta people.
These sorta games appeal to those sorta people.
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