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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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Turbonutter stuggles to his feet. He looks around and sees no actual people, just part of them.
Deciding not to risk the minefield, he stays put and prays for help.
Several days later, over the heat haze and shimmering mirages, he sees a black tank clearing a path. It has green markings and glints.
Coming into view, he sees a green "X" marking on it.
"Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!" He cries, realising it is an Ex-box ad campaign, and turns to run......
......stepping onto a mine and blowing off his leg.
Crippled, he is forced to watch the ad campaign. He grabs the nearest mine, and with a final cry of "Sony forever!" he bangs head on it.
Deciding not to risk the minefield, he stays put and prays for help.
Several days later, over the heat haze and shimmering mirages, he sees a black tank clearing a path. It has green markings and glints.
Coming into view, he sees a green "X" marking on it.
"Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!" He cries, realising it is an Ex-box ad campaign, and turns to run......
......stepping onto a mine and blowing off his leg.
Crippled, he is forced to watch the ad campaign. He grabs the nearest mine, and with a final cry of "Sony forever!" he bangs head on it.
Same here, but this thread has done me some good getting to be Reggy.
Last but not least: *Shocky pushes MJ's body of him, and realises that he's the only one left on the battle field, he has a sudden urge to chop off Mj's head. He does this and shouts up to the sky: "I've done it!". Suddenly, a huge, bright beam of light comes down and Shocky is transported into the real world where he's congratulated for completing the latest PS3 game*
There you have it - THE END.
Last but not least: *Shocky pushes MJ's body of him, and realises that he's the only one left on the battle field, he has a sudden urge to chop off Mj's head. He does this and shouts up to the sky: "I've done it!". Suddenly, a huge, bright beam of light comes down and Shocky is transported into the real world where he's congratulated for completing the latest PS3 game*
There you have it - THE END.
"actually no I think about it I might go and do some posting"
*Whilst looking up at the blood-drenched sky, Shocky says farewell to MJ, only to walk backwards into a land mine; he then joins MJ in a spot of tea whilst falling at a steady rate towards an array of spikes*
"God I have finally completed that forsaken game. Time to do what I do best and get back to some killing"
**........MJs mangled body,now with an X-box attached to him, flies through the air and lands right on top of Shocky.....**
"I meant to do that all along" are MJs last words before he is plunged into deepest darkest hell where he is sentenced to an eternity of playing Malice.
"Nooooooooo! Not Malice"
"I meant to do that all along" are MJs last words before he is plunged into deepest darkest hell where he is sentenced to an eternity of playing Malice.
"Nooooooooo! Not Malice"
"Time to die Shocky"
**MJ makes a leap for SHocky only misses an lands on a land mine which blows him high in the sky.........**
**MJ makes a leap for SHocky only misses an lands on a land mine which blows him high in the sky.........**
(and playing bowls)
*shocky has to find the nearest and most useless thing to throw at MJ; he spots a X-box and chucks it at the side of MJ's head*
*shocky has to find the nearest and most useless thing to throw at MJ; he spots a X-box and chucks it at the side of MJ's head*
MJ§w£®v£ wrote:
> ** an air of silence drifts over the battlefields. Once great
> posters have been reduced to mere bodies on a muddy
> field**
"Allow us to pay our respects for all that died
> during this war and make sure it never happens again"
**Mj
> is shot in the back of the head by the vottanator who has mistaken
> him for Votta**
*while everything calms down Shocky makes a sneaky getaway, only to discover that MJ is alive and mad*
> ** an air of silence drifts over the battlefields. Once great
> posters have been reduced to mere bodies on a muddy
> field**
"Allow us to pay our respects for all that died
> during this war and make sure it never happens again"
**Mj
> is shot in the back of the head by the vottanator who has mistaken
> him for Votta**
*while everything calms down Shocky makes a sneaky getaway, only to discover that MJ is alive and mad*
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