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256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and finally 4GBs
Panasonic's 64MB SD Memory Card -- $99.95
Panasonic's 32MB SD Memory Card -- $59.95
Panasonic's 16MB SD Memory Card -- $39.95 (this price is falling and will be cheaper than 8 MB memory cards on the PS2)
Look at those stats! I mean a 16MB memory card for cheaper than a PS2 8MB. It begs the question why do Sony charge so much? Well becasue they can and get away with it.
Back to the stats the size is due to Nintendo's dislike for memory cards so buy one and never ened one again!
2GB and 4GB are bigger than GC games for god sakes! Why do we need memory cards with more memory than the games and stamp size as well! This is also further proof that they may make Snes games on them or looking at the size 64 games!
Well I'm stunned I need a sit down (oh I already am)
What do you think? Outageous, Memory cards bigger than games and over $300 for 4GB you could by 7 or 8 games for that!!!!!!
Wow well thats Nintendo and panisonic for you.
Dringo
Panasonic's 64MB SD Memory Card -- $99.95
Panasonic's 32MB SD Memory Card -- $59.95
Panasonic's 16MB SD Memory Card -- $39.95 (this price is falling and will be cheaper than 8 MB memory cards on the PS2)
Look at those stats! I mean a 16MB memory card for cheaper than a PS2 8MB. It begs the question why do Sony charge so much? Well becasue they can and get away with it.
Back to the stats the size is due to Nintendo's dislike for memory cards so buy one and never ened one again!
2GB and 4GB are bigger than GC games for god sakes! Why do we need memory cards with more memory than the games and stamp size as well! This is also further proof that they may make Snes games on them or looking at the size 64 games!
Well I'm stunned I need a sit down (oh I already am)
What do you think? Outageous, Memory cards bigger than games and over $300 for 4GB you could by 7 or 8 games for that!!!!!!
Wow well thats Nintendo and panisonic for you.
Dringo
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antoher example of this would be the Z-targetting in Zelda.
Nintendo do not think the other consoles are suitable.
Shigsy is a developer a games developer but he designs the controllers and helps the console and why... Because he doesn't look at system restrictions that the PS2 and X-box will have if he want a blur effect (which is a GC special effect) then he'll ask them to put it in.
With the PS2 and X-box he has to make games around the system but wi the GC he makes a system around the games which is why Nintendo are so good. Like The 64 contoller it was designed for many purposes but but had Mario in mind. Which is why Mario felt perfect because it wasn't made to fit. Like a pair of trousers if it a little big you will still buy them but if Nintendo cut it so it fits perfectly.
He probably had Mario or Zelda in mind when designing the GC's Controller but also made it for universal use.
Dringo
Shigsy is a developer a games developer but he designs the controllers and helps the console and why... Because he doesn't look at system restrictions that the PS2 and X-box will have if he want a blur effect (which is a GC special effect) then he'll ask them to put it in.
With the PS2 and X-box he has to make games around the system but wi the GC he makes a system around the games which is why Nintendo are so good. Like The 64 contoller it was designed for many purposes but but had Mario in mind. Which is why Mario felt perfect because it wasn't made to fit. Like a pair of trousers if it a little big you will still buy them but if Nintendo cut it so it fits perfectly.
He probably had Mario or Zelda in mind when designing the GC's Controller but also made it for universal use.
Dringo
its all down to money. At the moment the sales of the GBa can support any failure with the Gamecube. the GBa is selling as much as the PS2, so i cant see anything of the like happening until nintendos portable gaming consoles stop shifting.
Never say never, my friend. I'm sure Sega fans felt the same about Sonic & co.
Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
> Or†ega wrote:
> yes nintendo messed up hard with the whole sony
> thing, but making
> games for the sony system would not be
> nintedo's style.
That's true. But they're changing so much to
> try and make the GC a success, maybe this wouldn't be such a stretch
> now as it ma yonce have been?
Its never gonna happen. The only thing that keeps me loyal to nintnedo is the flagship titles such as ZElda and Mario. To see these on another console would destroy the image of nintedo for all true nintys.
> Or†ega wrote:
> yes nintendo messed up hard with the whole sony
> thing, but making
> games for the sony system would not be
> nintedo's style.
That's true. But they're changing so much to
> try and make the GC a success, maybe this wouldn't be such a stretch
> now as it ma yonce have been?
Its never gonna happen. The only thing that keeps me loyal to nintnedo is the flagship titles such as ZElda and Mario. To see these on another console would destroy the image of nintedo for all true nintys.
nintendo will never have to make games for all systems becasue they make enough money for the ongoing success of the gameboy. Sega had to start making games for all platforms becasue they were losing money.
Or†ega wrote:
> yes nintendo messed up hard with the whole sony thing, but making
> games for the sony system would not be nintedo's style.
That's true. But they're changing so much to try and make the GC a success, maybe this wouldn't be such a stretch now as it ma yonce have been?
> yes nintendo messed up hard with the whole sony thing, but making
> games for the sony system would not be nintedo's style.
That's true. But they're changing so much to try and make the GC a success, maybe this wouldn't be such a stretch now as it ma yonce have been?
Dringo wrote:
> Because then they don't sell any consoles
Why not? If their console is that good, it shouldn't matter.
Or is there a concern that if they made the same game for all machines, the other consoles versions would be better, meaning that no-one would buy their own machine?
Sega are doing it. If they'd done it all along, they may not have had to withdraw from the hardware market.
Unlikely as it may seem, *if* Gamecube isn't the success they hope it will be (and be honest, no-one knows for sure), then going multi-platform may be their only option.
You don't know me as well as some of the others, so let me just say this: Yes, I am a Sony fan. No, I have nothing against Nintendo or Sega (ask the others), and no I don't relish the thought of either company failing. Consider me Sony's equivalent of Meka.
> Because then they don't sell any consoles
Why not? If their console is that good, it shouldn't matter.
Or is there a concern that if they made the same game for all machines, the other consoles versions would be better, meaning that no-one would buy their own machine?
Sega are doing it. If they'd done it all along, they may not have had to withdraw from the hardware market.
Unlikely as it may seem, *if* Gamecube isn't the success they hope it will be (and be honest, no-one knows for sure), then going multi-platform may be their only option.
You don't know me as well as some of the others, so let me just say this: Yes, I am a Sony fan. No, I have nothing against Nintendo or Sega (ask the others), and no I don't relish the thought of either company failing. Consider me Sony's equivalent of Meka.
yes nintendo messed up hard with the whole sony thing, but making games for the sony system would not be nintedo's style.
Or†ega wrote:
> becasue that would mean making games for sony.
Which would make them lots of money. Is that a bad thing?
Remember, Nintendo only have themselves to blame for Sony's success.
> becasue that would mean making games for sony.
Which would make them lots of money. Is that a bad thing?
Remember, Nintendo only have themselves to blame for Sony's success.
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