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"Come on, Wave the White Flag"

I've been a fan of Nintendo games ever since the N64 / GBC and I have been pretty loyal since. But i have to admit, I’d now like Nintendo to take the same path as Sega - or something similar.

At first, when rumors started to fly about Xbox buying Nintendo I wasn’t very keen - because after all, it wouldn’t have been the same, would it?

But now, if either Microsoft or Sony bought Nintendo out, and had Nintendo making quality games without having to worry about console sales then everybody would be a winner.

Obviously this won’t happen in the current consoles, and I don't think it will happen in the next wave either, although I would like it to. But it’s bound to happen one day.

Just imagine; a Playstation with Zelda, Jak, Mario, Final Fantasy’s and GTA all on one console.

Or an Xbox with Halo, Ninja Gaiden mixed with some of Nintendo’s laid back classics. In fact - if Microsoft bought Nintendo maybe we could see some Nintendo & Rare calibrations. Donkey Kong Country 2 perhaps?

This is the way forward, I’m inclined to admit. Been stubborn never got anybody anywhere.

AfroJoe wrote:
> this is Nintendo
> we're talking about, and their games quite simply are not suited to
> the Xbox, and probably never will be.

Why are they not suited to XBOX, AJ? The XBOX, most likely, would be able to handle any of Nintendos GC games, so that certainly can't be it?

If it's image, that's EXACTLY why MS would want Nintendo - to make sure that the XBOX appeals to all ages, genders etc., to widen the demographic. They're even making a personal trainer for the XBOX now, so, surely, buying Ninty would just be another step towards MS widening who it appeals to?

A merge with Microsoft would be both an advantage and a disadvantage. On the plus side, we'd most likely see some of Nintendo's top titles in the list of online games, but on the other hand, this is Nintendo we're talking about, and their games quite simply are not suited to the Xbox, and probably never will be. Merging with Sony would be idiotic, and just plainly isn't going to happen.

Surrendering in hardware development on its own would be completely stupid from Nintendo as well, and that's not my opinion, that's fact. They're still making a profit from it, so what the hell would be the point in halting development? Going into software production alone can badly damage a company's income, and Nintendo would be no different.

Nintendo's dominance in the handheld market for so many years has made them a very rich company, and while they've still got the funds to start new projects in new hardware development, I don't see why they shouldn't.

Yes because CS is crap anyway.. and a mouse and keyboard is a great combination if your clever enough to work out how to configure properly.

Ah, somebody on my side.
Good old Hedfix.

Also the lack of hacks/mods that allow people to shoot you through walls is a very welcome thing.

Yes but as far as I'm concerned it's new because I can't stand the backwardness of mouse and keyboard and so have never experienced the joy of CS before Live.

and it's still better than anything online on the Cube.

Erm Counter Strike isn't anything special it's been around on the PC for years..

I don't see the cube as an improvement over the '64 at all.

Necessary? Yes. Improvement? No.

Harddisk + custom soundtracks have also just sprung to mind as some of the little things I missed whilst playing games on my cube.

But then again I like slamming into people on racers and shooting things in a variety of different/brilliant/amazing ways online.

But as many of you know I play a very varied range of games offline, so it's quite sad when someone who likes a wide range of games feels they're better off without the Cube.

One engrossing game would've done it. But on the Xbox I find games of a style I never had on the '64, games like Morrowind, Halo, Rallisport Challenge, Deus Ex, Phantom Crash, Deathrow, Counter-Strike etc and I find these new and appealing at the moment.

However no doubt the sequels to these games on Xbox will seem like the previous generation's efforts and Nintendo's style will once again become appealing to me.

I need more depth to my multiplayer at the moment than something like Mario Kart can offer.

But that's criticism in retrospect when we're talking about hardware innovation for the future. Alright, you were disappointed with the GameCube, but it improved upon the N64 in a number of ways, and Revolution is likely to push gaming forward more so than Xbox 2 or PS3, given the big three's track record.

NOW if I could have what I want (written below) PLUS added Nintendo brilliance as the icing on the cake then I'd be even happier.

As it stands the icing's quite nice but without a foundation that appeals to me I'm happier with the Microsoft cake than the current Nintendo offering...

Hungry yet?