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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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ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> I think you will find that is purely down to the availability, also I
> think you will find it is 11%. When you consider the fact that only
> 35% of Xbox owners have a high speed connection I think you will
> indeed find, online sells.
Online appeals to the millions of hardcore gamers (one comment and I'll shoot) yes. And if Nintendo want to keep their very good hardcore fan base happy and stop them joining the X-box's hardcore fan base then online is a must.
But if they want to compete with Sony they need to come up with something drastic. Online gaming doesn't really appeal to joe gamer. Come on you must admit that. We all'd love online gaming, but none of my friends (and they all own some sorta console) play games online.
Actually not true, one does... and that's via PC.
> I think you will find that is purely down to the availability, also I
> think you will find it is 11%. When you consider the fact that only
> 35% of Xbox owners have a high speed connection I think you will
> indeed find, online sells.
Online appeals to the millions of hardcore gamers (one comment and I'll shoot) yes. And if Nintendo want to keep their very good hardcore fan base happy and stop them joining the X-box's hardcore fan base then online is a must.
But if they want to compete with Sony they need to come up with something drastic. Online gaming doesn't really appeal to joe gamer. Come on you must admit that. We all'd love online gaming, but none of my friends (and they all own some sorta console) play games online.
Actually not true, one does... and that's via PC.
And GTA: Vice City JFH
Apple Crumble wrote:
> Hey, it's JFH!
>
> How are you mate?
I'm good. Disappointed that the arguement started without me.
> Hey, it's JFH!
>
> How are you mate?
I'm good. Disappointed that the arguement started without me.
Apple Crumble wrote:
> Azul XXX wrote:
> I'M HARDCORE, B*TCH.
>
> *points and laughs*
What's your problem, you moron?
Because of your personal vendetta with me, you consistenly attempt to criticise every single thing I post.
Inferiority complex? I think so.
> Azul XXX wrote:
> I'M HARDCORE, B*TCH.
>
> *points and laughs*
What's your problem, you moron?
Because of your personal vendetta with me, you consistenly attempt to criticise every single thing I post.
Inferiority complex? I think so.
I would describe a hardcore gamer as somebody that has to get 100% save files and will spend hours doing it. A casual gamer just plays parts of games and sells them to buy something new when things get difficult and buys a large amount of multiplayer games like football games or racing games.
Azul XXX wrote:
> I'M HARDCORE, B*TCH.
*points and laughs*
> I'M HARDCORE, B*TCH.
*points and laughs*
DeadMetal wrote:
> Technology does have its limits, I doubt the next generation of
> hand-held consoles will have the ability to even handle the
> Revolution's games (unless GBE is a massive leap from the GBA and
> does have this ability).
The thing is the PSP can do the PS2 (just about) and technology is improving at a vast rate. I agree it maybe a bit soon but it might be possible. I mean end of 2006 is when we'll probably see Revolution and it would be nice to have a handheld that can download the game onto it. Even if it is a slightly reduced version, I'm sure the companies could managed a slightly inferior looking game on the GBE.
All the features available will stay the same so you could save the game on the lets says "FIFA 2005 memory card" that also containts the FIFA 2005 GBE game... then play it on the go.
Nintendo connect between their handhelds and their consoles and technology means that games on handhelds look almost as good as the home console counterpart.
Get it done Nintendo.
> Technology does have its limits, I doubt the next generation of
> hand-held consoles will have the ability to even handle the
> Revolution's games (unless GBE is a massive leap from the GBA and
> does have this ability).
The thing is the PSP can do the PS2 (just about) and technology is improving at a vast rate. I agree it maybe a bit soon but it might be possible. I mean end of 2006 is when we'll probably see Revolution and it would be nice to have a handheld that can download the game onto it. Even if it is a slightly reduced version, I'm sure the companies could managed a slightly inferior looking game on the GBE.
All the features available will stay the same so you could save the game on the lets says "FIFA 2005 memory card" that also containts the FIFA 2005 GBE game... then play it on the go.
Nintendo connect between their handhelds and their consoles and technology means that games on handhelds look almost as good as the home console counterpart.
Get it done Nintendo.
I'M HARDCORE, B*TCH.
Hey, it's JFH!
How are you mate?
How are you mate?
I think you will find that is purely down to the availability, also I think you will find it is 11%. When you consider the fact that only 35% of Xbox owners have a high speed connection I think you will indeed find, online sells.
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