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"The Ninty Factor"

To look into the future, we must examine the past a little bit. Nintendo 64, the much-anticipated system from Nintendo, was shining in the light of glory the first year it debuted in the US. It had tons of support. But then Nintendo got a little arrogant and the feeling of domination got to their heads. Sony's little system that could, PlayStation, came back into the lead and kept running. The main reason for PS's success is that it had many games, and had variety in its genres. Why did it have so many games you ask, because N64's medium was limited, carts are not the way to go. And also N64 was hard to develop for. So instead of spending tons of money and time developing for N64, many 3rd party developers favored PS. (And let's not forget, that Sony wanted to partner up with Nintendo, but Nintendo turned them down.)

But all of that has changed. Nintendo is seeking revenge, and is determined to shine once again via GameCube. They aren't going to be beaten as easily this time. GameCube has a much larger medium, it's easy as heck to develop for, as much, if not easier than Xbox, moreover it is balanced with great graphics, sound, speed, you name it, GameCube has it when it comes to games. PS2 is going the route of N64 so far. Being that it too is hard to develop for, and costs a lot of green to make good games for it. But it still has a lot of support. PS2 has the advantage of a big head start, but lately the PS2 hype has greatly died down. Only the games like FF, GT3 A-spec, Twisted Metal Black, and Metal Gear Solid 2 are keeping this system in the hype zone.

This Fall, Xbox is going to be going after the same exact audience as PS2 is after. So I believe this will hurt PS2 more than it will GameCube. GameCube is a guaranteed success! It's got everything going for it. It has every big named game you can think of. (Final Fantasy is rumored to come to GameCube). Plus it has so many games that are AAA titles that you just can't get on any other system. Perfect Dark 2, Zelda, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, Sonic, Mario, Wave Race, Resident Evil 0, Eternal Darkness, Rogue Squadron 2; the list goes on and on. How many exclusives, that are actually good, can you find on PS2? A few maybe?

To clear up some confusion some might have, here's the run down:

1. GameCube is more powerful than PS2, and just as powerful as Xbox. GameCube first generation games are already exceeding PS2 3rd generation software.

2. There will be a GameCube/DVD hybrid version of GameCube available as well.

3. GameCube will also have online play capabilities.

4. GameCube will not just be the color purple (as some may think) but rather be sold in different colors. Pink for the ladies, Black for the guys, and any other colors like Blue, Silver, and purple for everyone as well.

5. GameCube will have great support this time around, and will have many more killer AAA titles than N64 ever dreamed of having!

6. GameCube will have many more

Res�vilfan wrote:
> shaneo wrote:
Who? Me?

I'm just kiddin ;-)

Heh.

Then that's one area where they could save some money.

:)

I don't think that Nintendo are even going to release it properly.

I doubt that any person on Earth would buy the pink coloured Gamecube.

shaneo wrote:
Who? Me?

I'm just kiddin ;-)

The Gamecube isn't hugely more powerful than the PS2 and is a fair bit behind the Xbox.

I'd say that out of the consoles it has the best optimisation - the best all-rounder.

That's why so many games devellopers (including Hideo Kojima who's making MGS2 for Konami... maybe just maybe he might give it a quick port...) have fallen in love with the machine.

Res�vilfan wrote:
> talk about brainwashed :-D

Who? Me?

talk about brainwashed :-D

Lord Semajal wrote:
> gc colours will be pruple, pink, black, gold and silver at release.

The GC
> does about 12 million polygons a sec. Xbox does about 120 million. Although Xbox
> graphics don't look massivly better than the GC's.

Thanks for the info Semjy. Have you seen those coloured PS2's? They look awful, absolutley dreadful!

gc colours will be pruple, pink, black, gold and silver at release.

The GC does about 12 million polygons a sec. Xbox does about 120 million. Although Xbox graphics don't look massivly better than the GC's.