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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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But that was before EA methinks.
Freedom Fighters and SSX Tricky are two excellent EA games, or at least published.
SSX Tricky is still played on my Cube, its anything but short lived, and SSX3 shall rock. Amped 2 looks good, as does 10802, but I don't think the Snowboarding genre is really a system seller now, is it?
Cube for me has a far greater release list than XBox, in particular that the fact that Counterstrike and GTA3/VC have been around for aaaaggges, and aybody seriously interested has played them to death before. Still, they will sell. PGR2 is hardly as well known as Mario Kart is it.
But once again today, I bought a Cube game the XBox just can't beat. VIIIIIIIIIIIEEEETIFUL JOE!
Genius.
My opinion anyway.
But that was before EA methinks.
Freedom Fighters and SSX Tricky are two excellent EA games, or at least published.
SSX Tricky is still played on my Cube, its anything but short lived, and SSX3 shall rock. Amped 2 looks good, as does 10802, but I don't think the Snowboarding genre is really a system seller now, is it?
Cube for me has a far greater release list than XBox, in particular that the fact that Counterstrike and GTA3/VC have been around for aaaaggges, and aybody seriously interested has played them to death before. Still, they will sell. PGR2 is hardly as well known as Mario Kart is it.
But once again today, I bought a Cube game the XBox just can't beat. VIIIIIIIIIIIEEEETIFUL JOE!
Genius.
My opinion anyway.
Erm, who?
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EA also own Westwood.
*NFL
I'll admit EA and their off-companies (EA BIG, EA Sports, EA Games) aren't my favourite developers around but I really enjoy some of their games.
Nope, I don't like FIFA games, I feel that they're wasting the James Bond license, and I know they're using Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter to milk it out of the public, but some of their games can be excellent.
Madden NFL 2004 is great. Most of you won't like it because I don't know many people on SR that really like NFl, as I do, but if you did, you'd appreciate this game. SSX Tricky was something special, as well. It was a little short lived, and highly eccentric, yes, but a great game all the same. NBA Street 2 and Def Jam Vendetta (both EA BIG, of course) were also good games.
EA aren't amazing, but they make a few great games.
Nope, I don't like FIFA games, I feel that they're wasting the James Bond license, and I know they're using Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter to milk it out of the public, but some of their games can be excellent.
Madden NFL 2004 is great. Most of you won't like it because I don't know many people on SR that really like NFl, as I do, but if you did, you'd appreciate this game. SSX Tricky was something special, as well. It was a little short lived, and highly eccentric, yes, but a great game all the same. NBA Street 2 and Def Jam Vendetta (both EA BIG, of course) were also good games.
EA aren't amazing, but they make a few great games.
The Def Jam engine was brilliant but once again it was another EA game short lived and with very little replay value. Tables, ladders, charis, season mode for all character etc would rock. Smackdown 5 is what I will settle for though on the PS2.
Def jam vendetta was a great game, but could have been so much more when it was using (IMO) the best wrestling engine.
Weapons and blood is what it needs for the sequel. Just WWE standard stuff.
Weapons and blood is what it needs for the sequel. Just WWE standard stuff.
Why is it stupid? From my experience anything with the EA logo on it has either been utter twank, short lived or a bit of both. That includes EA big titles like NBA Street 2, Def Jam Vendetta etc. SSX will blend both tricks and racing but Amped 2 and 1080 will excel in these areas.
While I think Amped 2 and 1080 will be good, it won't be as good as SSX 3. Saying it's just another crappy EA game is stupid; just because crap like Fifa and Agent Under Fire is spawned from the hell-childs working there, EA BIG are pretty damn good.
Tricky was amazing, and with SSX 3 improving on it so much, I don't see why it shouldn't be one of the games of the year.
Tricky was amazing, and with SSX 3 improving on it so much, I don't see why it shouldn't be one of the games of the year.
SSX 3 will be just like any other EA game. Fun at first then boring as hell shortly after. 1080 will nail a*s when it comes to the racing side of Snowboarding and then when it comes down to tricks Amped 2 will be way out in front on its own. Amped was an awesome game providing you ut the effort in and it took me 3 months to complete everything it had on offer. The new career mode + LIVE options will most definitley rock greatly. Can't wait for both 1080 and Amped 2.
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