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Those Nintendo didi discs have come under heavy fire recently especially from those in the Sony camp and so I ask why?
The major fault is it's size, nothing compared to a DVD. But you'll never fill a DVD anyway and it will be a while until you fill an Optical Disc. 1.5GB isn't that low!
And anyway, as Optical Discs are cheap anyway (approx £35 the games will cost), then they can always have more than one. Another advantage of this format is its price much less than the DVD games which retail at about £45!
That of course isn't it, the Gamecube has virtually non-existent loading times and why? Yep you guessed it, the discs. As they are a shocking 8cm, the laser doesn't need tot ravel far to read the data and so some games have unnoticeable loading times, and those that do are very very short.
The size of the disc also helps in the console's size, it is tiny, about 10 CD's stacked up - go on try it. About the same size of my alarm clock it really is amazing but if the Discs were bigger, then the Console will need to be.
And finally, piracy! Ok, the discs may still get copied but it isn't as easy to do as the PS or Dreamcast. They are a completely new format for starters. Also, on the Optical Discs there are little holes that the discs require so the Gamecube can read them and, if a copied disc doesn't have them, then they cannot be used.
So Piracy, Price, Size and Loading are all things that will benefit Nintendo and are all thanks to the Disc and even though they are small in comparison to DVD's they are a very clever and wise move by the big N.
Dringo
The major fault is it's size, nothing compared to a DVD. But you'll never fill a DVD anyway and it will be a while until you fill an Optical Disc. 1.5GB isn't that low!
And anyway, as Optical Discs are cheap anyway (approx £35 the games will cost), then they can always have more than one. Another advantage of this format is its price much less than the DVD games which retail at about £45!
That of course isn't it, the Gamecube has virtually non-existent loading times and why? Yep you guessed it, the discs. As they are a shocking 8cm, the laser doesn't need tot ravel far to read the data and so some games have unnoticeable loading times, and those that do are very very short.
The size of the disc also helps in the console's size, it is tiny, about 10 CD's stacked up - go on try it. About the same size of my alarm clock it really is amazing but if the Discs were bigger, then the Console will need to be.
And finally, piracy! Ok, the discs may still get copied but it isn't as easy to do as the PS or Dreamcast. They are a completely new format for starters. Also, on the Optical Discs there are little holes that the discs require so the Gamecube can read them and, if a copied disc doesn't have them, then they cannot be used.
So Piracy, Price, Size and Loading are all things that will benefit Nintendo and are all thanks to the Disc and even though they are small in comparison to DVD's they are a very clever and wise move by the big N.
Dringo
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erm The didi discs are cheap to produce so cost low i agree the DVD's more to produce that is what i meant.
Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
> I can not get a box of them for that price.
*I can NOW get a box of them for that price.
> I can not get a box of them for that price.
*I can NOW get a box of them for that price.
Dringo wrote:
> Another advantage of this Format is its
> price much less than the DVD games which retail at about
> £45!
The media has nothing to do with the price of a game! DVD's are more expensive to produce than CD's, true - but PS1 CD games were originally £45, and PS2 CD games retail at the same price as those on DVD.
The price of the media depends on how widely it is used. CD's were far more expensive when first introduced; they're cheaper now because they are 'standard'. As DVD becomes more established, the price will also fall. Two years ago, I paid over £15 for a single CD-RW disc - I can not get a box of them for that price.
The mini-DVD is a new, proprietary, irregular format, and will at first be expensive to produce. The games may well cost £35, but someone, somewhere, will be absorbing the difference to keep the price down, at least for the first few months to a year; a game price of over £45 would be suicide for Nintendo.
> Another advantage of this Format is its
> price much less than the DVD games which retail at about
> £45!
The media has nothing to do with the price of a game! DVD's are more expensive to produce than CD's, true - but PS1 CD games were originally £45, and PS2 CD games retail at the same price as those on DVD.
The price of the media depends on how widely it is used. CD's were far more expensive when first introduced; they're cheaper now because they are 'standard'. As DVD becomes more established, the price will also fall. Two years ago, I paid over £15 for a single CD-RW disc - I can not get a box of them for that price.
The mini-DVD is a new, proprietary, irregular format, and will at first be expensive to produce. The games may well cost £35, but someone, somewhere, will be absorbing the difference to keep the price down, at least for the first few months to a year; a game price of over £45 would be suicide for Nintendo.
Shocktrooper wrote:
Question: What am
> I talking about?
WHat is is u bangin on about eh?
Question: What am
> I talking about?
WHat is is u bangin on about eh?
I'm ecstatic. At first, I was excited about the size. But now, I look forward to its other delightful benefits!
Question: What am I talking about?
A)Gamecube
B)Discs.
BYE!
Question: What am I talking about?
A)Gamecube
B)Discs.
BYE!
big up to dringo!
Those Nintendo didi discs have come under heavy fire recently especially from those in the Sony camp and so I ask why?
The major fault is it's size, nothing compared to a DVD. But you'll never fill a DVD anyway and it will be a while until you fill an Optical Disc. 1.5GB isn't that low!
And anyway, as Optical Discs are cheap anyway (approx £35 the games will cost), then they can always have more than one. Another advantage of this format is its price much less than the DVD games which retail at about £45!
That of course isn't it, the Gamecube has virtually non-existent loading times and why? Yep you guessed it, the discs. As they are a shocking 8cm, the laser doesn't need tot ravel far to read the data and so some games have unnoticeable loading times, and those that do are very very short.
The size of the disc also helps in the console's size, it is tiny, about 10 CD's stacked up - go on try it. About the same size of my alarm clock it really is amazing but if the Discs were bigger, then the Console will need to be.
And finally, piracy! Ok, the discs may still get copied but it isn't as easy to do as the PS or Dreamcast. They are a completely new format for starters. Also, on the Optical Discs there are little holes that the discs require so the Gamecube can read them and, if a copied disc doesn't have them, then they cannot be used.
So Piracy, Price, Size and Loading are all things that will benefit Nintendo and are all thanks to the Disc and even though they are small in comparison to DVD's they are a very clever and wise move by the big N.
Dringo
The major fault is it's size, nothing compared to a DVD. But you'll never fill a DVD anyway and it will be a while until you fill an Optical Disc. 1.5GB isn't that low!
And anyway, as Optical Discs are cheap anyway (approx £35 the games will cost), then they can always have more than one. Another advantage of this format is its price much less than the DVD games which retail at about £45!
That of course isn't it, the Gamecube has virtually non-existent loading times and why? Yep you guessed it, the discs. As they are a shocking 8cm, the laser doesn't need tot ravel far to read the data and so some games have unnoticeable loading times, and those that do are very very short.
The size of the disc also helps in the console's size, it is tiny, about 10 CD's stacked up - go on try it. About the same size of my alarm clock it really is amazing but if the Discs were bigger, then the Console will need to be.
And finally, piracy! Ok, the discs may still get copied but it isn't as easy to do as the PS or Dreamcast. They are a completely new format for starters. Also, on the Optical Discs there are little holes that the discs require so the Gamecube can read them and, if a copied disc doesn't have them, then they cannot be used.
So Piracy, Price, Size and Loading are all things that will benefit Nintendo and are all thanks to the Disc and even though they are small in comparison to DVD's they are a very clever and wise move by the big N.
Dringo
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