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It's nice to follow it from time to time... here is some good news regarding Nintendo's recent Christmas assault. It is an article printed in Computerandvideogames where a discussion arises about Microsoft's hopes of winning the Christmas war:
Microsoft, by way of announcing its Xbox strategy for Christmas in the UK, has revealed today that there will be no immediate axe taken to the retail price of the console before 2004.
Expectations were high following Nintendo's slashing of GameCube to £79.99 that Microsoft would follow with a price cut of its own prior to Christmas, especially since Nintendo's machine has begun to outsell the Xbox for the first time in months (2 to 1).
However, Microsoft has instead chosen to place its yuletide hopes in a bundle that features the console, Halo and Midtown Madness 3 and a voucher for two months' subscription to Xbox Live. This Xbox bundle will retail for £139.99, on shelves from today.
Industry watchers will be following Sony's, Nintendo's and Microsoft's Christmas fortunes in the UK closely, in particular the clash between GameCube and Xbox.
While Sony is in an unassailable position and likely to do very well with EyeToy this Christmas, Nintendo is looking stronger than it has for some time, sales likely to be driven further by the arrival of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on November 14. Let the battle commence.
Hmmmm exciting.
Microsoft, by way of announcing its Xbox strategy for Christmas in the UK, has revealed today that there will be no immediate axe taken to the retail price of the console before 2004.
Expectations were high following Nintendo's slashing of GameCube to £79.99 that Microsoft would follow with a price cut of its own prior to Christmas, especially since Nintendo's machine has begun to outsell the Xbox for the first time in months (2 to 1).
However, Microsoft has instead chosen to place its yuletide hopes in a bundle that features the console, Halo and Midtown Madness 3 and a voucher for two months' subscription to Xbox Live. This Xbox bundle will retail for £139.99, on shelves from today.
Industry watchers will be following Sony's, Nintendo's and Microsoft's Christmas fortunes in the UK closely, in particular the clash between GameCube and Xbox.
While Sony is in an unassailable position and likely to do very well with EyeToy this Christmas, Nintendo is looking stronger than it has for some time, sales likely to be driven further by the arrival of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on November 14. Let the battle commence.
Hmmmm exciting.
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Whats your point? Or as usual don't you have a point?
Nothing wrong with the games, its the wa*k errors you get. The erroes which you don't get playing LIVE.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> well over 500 hours overall.
> well over 500 hours overall.
Oh sorry just for the infants amongst us I will point out that everytime I played Counter Strike on my PC I had to switch it off from the mains otherwise I could not get back to Windows even when turning the PC off from the shutdown button. Ye great fun...
But of course Gerrod or whatever he calls himself doesn't have LIVE so he wouldn't know...
But of course Gerrod or whatever he calls himself doesn't have LIVE so he wouldn't know...
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> Also online gaming on PC's is about as fun as as trying to tell your wife
> you are gay after 30 years of marriage and watching her reaction.
and then
> Bwahaha. I have been playing Counter Strike on the PC for
> aggggggggggges, well over 500 hours overall.
> Also online gaming on PC's is about as fun as as trying to tell your wife
> you are gay after 30 years of marriage and watching her reaction.
and then
> Bwahaha. I have been playing Counter Strike on the PC for
> aggggggggggges, well over 500 hours overall.
Oh yes thats why you keep saying that you want to get LIVE but of course the 3 best LIVE games on the Xbox will be released in the next few weeks won't interest you at all...
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> Yes because Max Payne 2 is the only game on the Xbox this year...
>
> Anywayyyyyyyyyyy moving on.
Onnnnly one I want.
Da-DAH!
> Yes because Max Payne 2 is the only game on the Xbox this year...
>
> Anywayyyyyyyyyyy moving on.
Onnnnly one I want.
Da-DAH!
7th November.
Emperor Xerxes wrote:
> More like the console bore.
Except for the amazing games coming out over Christmas.
OK. I just wanted to do a rhyming joke.
And when the hell is Star Wars RS III out!?
> More like the console bore.
Except for the amazing games coming out over Christmas.
OK. I just wanted to do a rhyming joke.
And when the hell is Star Wars RS III out!?
More like the console bore.
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