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It's just a matter of time now until the 'console wars' begin. Gamers around the world are getting excited about the forth-coming Gamecube and X-box. Games magazines have already travelled to Los Angeles, the host for the biggest gaming exhibition in the world: E3. The directors for the new consoles are beginning to get anxious, whilst making last-minute advertisements.
Nintendo's Gamecube and Microsoft's X-box are coming out to play.
June 15th, and it's not long before the lucky games' reviewists get their sweaty hands on the real versions of games that were only demo's at E3. September it is, when Nintendo's Gamecube is released. Following shortly after is Microsofts weary X-box.
The Japanese, prefering small, compact, portable and space saving forms of technology, turn their heads away at the sight of Microsofts VCR-sized X-box, and turn their heads towards Nintendo's Gamecube. Not only for the size and guaranteed reputation of great games that Nintendo produce, but for the shockingly-attractive price tag.
With Microsoft having a hard time trying to convince the biggest games market industry in the world, that their console is worth buying, Nintendo are sitting smuggly around a meeting-room table discussing what they're going to have for tea tonight.
So, with Japan's console war outcome already predictable, the competition is a lot more intense over in the second biggest gaming market industry in the world: The U.S.A.
Nintendo of America won't be having such an easy, laid back time of it, because of Microsoft's popularity with PC software. In fact, most people would of said, before E3 that is, that X-box would win the console war by quite a fair margin. Of course, that's before E3 they siad that, but now things have just turned even more interesting.
Just as Microsoft informed every body that their console would be released in the U.S at the 20th of november for a substantially high price, Nintendo went and suprised, and not the least shocked the X-box stand, that they would release the Gamecube 3 days earlier at half the price!
So now the U.S console war has become a lot more unpredictable than the Japanese console war, the companies attention turns to the 3rd biggest gaming market industry in the world: The UK.
Not much can be said about the outcome of this most interesting console war, because everyone seems so indesisive. Although, now us English have read or heard about the price of the Gamecube, trouble has begun to brew at Microsoft's headquarters about their high-priced, space consuming product. Gradually, in most of people's opinion, the Gmaecube has begun to be the next choice of many gamers across the country.
Even more bad news for Microsoft fans, is that there has been rumours that Microsoft may have the exact same problem as Sony did with the PS2 - production shortage. Which means that the few who want to buy a X-box, might have problems purchasing one (shame).
So in my opinion, the Gamecube will be the ruler of the next console war between them and X-box. PS2 will be ahead because of its head start and price drops, but it isn't in the war directly.
Like many other gamers, I simply can't wait for the Gamecube and its many wonderful release games.
Give me your opinions.
Thanks - Shocktrooper.
Nintendo's Gamecube and Microsoft's X-box are coming out to play.
June 15th, and it's not long before the lucky games' reviewists get their sweaty hands on the real versions of games that were only demo's at E3. September it is, when Nintendo's Gamecube is released. Following shortly after is Microsofts weary X-box.
The Japanese, prefering small, compact, portable and space saving forms of technology, turn their heads away at the sight of Microsofts VCR-sized X-box, and turn their heads towards Nintendo's Gamecube. Not only for the size and guaranteed reputation of great games that Nintendo produce, but for the shockingly-attractive price tag.
With Microsoft having a hard time trying to convince the biggest games market industry in the world, that their console is worth buying, Nintendo are sitting smuggly around a meeting-room table discussing what they're going to have for tea tonight.
So, with Japan's console war outcome already predictable, the competition is a lot more intense over in the second biggest gaming market industry in the world: The U.S.A.
Nintendo of America won't be having such an easy, laid back time of it, because of Microsoft's popularity with PC software. In fact, most people would of said, before E3 that is, that X-box would win the console war by quite a fair margin. Of course, that's before E3 they siad that, but now things have just turned even more interesting.
Just as Microsoft informed every body that their console would be released in the U.S at the 20th of november for a substantially high price, Nintendo went and suprised, and not the least shocked the X-box stand, that they would release the Gamecube 3 days earlier at half the price!
So now the U.S console war has become a lot more unpredictable than the Japanese console war, the companies attention turns to the 3rd biggest gaming market industry in the world: The UK.
Not much can be said about the outcome of this most interesting console war, because everyone seems so indesisive. Although, now us English have read or heard about the price of the Gamecube, trouble has begun to brew at Microsoft's headquarters about their high-priced, space consuming product. Gradually, in most of people's opinion, the Gmaecube has begun to be the next choice of many gamers across the country.
Even more bad news for Microsoft fans, is that there has been rumours that Microsoft may have the exact same problem as Sony did with the PS2 - production shortage. Which means that the few who want to buy a X-box, might have problems purchasing one (shame).
So in my opinion, the Gamecube will be the ruler of the next console war between them and X-box. PS2 will be ahead because of its head start and price drops, but it isn't in the war directly.
Like many other gamers, I simply can't wait for the Gamecube and its many wonderful release games.
Give me your opinions.
Thanks - Shocktrooper.
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Use more question marks chummy chum chum. (Seifer)
Seifer wrote:
> But I noticed that you have not denied that you are a nun!
Honestly dont mess with me. I have connections in the forum worlds.
> But I noticed that you have not denied that you are a nun!
Honestly dont mess with me. I have connections in the forum worlds.
Poor Bloke wrote:
> Seifer wrote:
> Just because I am an absolute newbie does'nt
> mean that I am not a
> better gamer than you!
Point 1: No one
> is a better gamer than me. Exept perhaps Sam Thompson.
And you
> Poor Bloke, if I am a monk what on
> Earth are you a nun perhaps
> or maybe someone who wants the X-Box so
> badly!
Point 2: I
> am a 14 year old who wants a GC badly.
Point 3: I am going to
> make your face FUBAR if you dont leave this place on the count of
> 10.
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0.
This means war you g*mp.
> Seifer wrote:
> Just because I am an absolute newbie does'nt
> mean that I am not a
> better gamer than you!
Point 1: No one
> is a better gamer than me. Exept perhaps Sam Thompson.
And you
> Poor Bloke, if I am a monk what on
> Earth are you a nun perhaps
> or maybe someone who wants the X-Box so
> badly!
Point 2: I
> am a 14 year old who wants a GC badly.
Point 3: I am going to
> make your face FUBAR if you dont leave this place on the count of
> 10.
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0.
This means war you g*mp.
Seifer wrote:
> Just because I am an absolute newbie does'nt mean that I am not a
> better gamer than you!
Point 1: No one is a better gamer than me. Exept perhaps Sam Thompson.
And you Poor Bloke, if I am a monk what on
> Earth are you a nun perhaps or maybe someone who wants the X-Box so
> badly!
Point 2: I am a 14 year old who wants a GC badly.
Point 3: I am going to FUBAR your face if you dont leave this place on the count of 10.
10
9
8
7
6
5......
> Just because I am an absolute newbie does'nt mean that I am not a
> better gamer than you!
Point 1: No one is a better gamer than me. Exept perhaps Sam Thompson.
And you Poor Bloke, if I am a monk what on
> Earth are you a nun perhaps or maybe someone who wants the X-Box so
> badly!
Point 2: I am a 14 year old who wants a GC badly.
Point 3: I am going to FUBAR your face if you dont leave this place on the count of 10.
10
9
8
7
6
5......
Unless he's that president of Nintendo bloke, I very much doubt he did.
Seifer wrote:
> You did not start the whole war thing off, I did
Get out of it you Monk.
> You did not start the whole war thing off, I did
Get out of it you Monk.
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