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Nope this isn't a pathetic way to grab your attention it is about time we all opened our eyes and realised there are only one games console left to come out and that is the Gamecube. Sounds like Dringo's sprouting crap to me murmurs Turbonutter in the background, what has he become? A Newbie asks Sniper?
Let me explain myself. There will be 3 major home consoles being played around the world by the end of next year. The Playstation 2, Gamecube and X-box. Any game boffin will tell you it'll be the PS2 and X-box grabbing the sales with Nintendo moping up what's left. Major PC magazines agree with this statement, when referring to consoles they placed PC first, PS2 second and X-box third and throughout the article the Gamecube was not mentioned once! Is this because the Gamecube is not significant enough to worth mentioning ("yes" yells Bonus from the back)?
All of the above is wrong how will the Gamecube mop up what's left when it is the only one of its type in the market? Confused? Good youíre supposed to be and now Iíll shed light on what I'm trying to say. What is a PC? A piece of Media format right? Ok then what type of Media system? You have the Internet, you can play movies, listen to music, write in fact the PC is more than just a Media system it is a Multi-Media Format.
What is a Media Format? Well a DVD player is a Media system as a DVD is a media format a CD player is a Media system as it plays CD's which is a Media format. Now lets take the PS2 now for starters it plays games, it also plays music and video as well as allowing people to surf the net, in fact much like a PC, which is why PC magazines can compare the two and the PS2 is therefore a Media system. The X-box is basically the same a media system with the emphasis on gaming. The Gamecube is also in this "Multi-Media" market with the help of good friends Panasonic with their DVD/CD playing Gamecube.
But the Gamecube isn't just a multi-media system the main Gamecube system is a games console, a single media system the last surviving games console. Lets step back and look at the position Nintendo hold not only are they in control of the game market they have also invaded the multi-media market thanks to Panasonic. Now I know that many gamers will settle with a multi-media system and leave the gaming market but just remember many just want to play games.
Dringo
Let me explain myself. There will be 3 major home consoles being played around the world by the end of next year. The Playstation 2, Gamecube and X-box. Any game boffin will tell you it'll be the PS2 and X-box grabbing the sales with Nintendo moping up what's left. Major PC magazines agree with this statement, when referring to consoles they placed PC first, PS2 second and X-box third and throughout the article the Gamecube was not mentioned once! Is this because the Gamecube is not significant enough to worth mentioning ("yes" yells Bonus from the back)?
All of the above is wrong how will the Gamecube mop up what's left when it is the only one of its type in the market? Confused? Good youíre supposed to be and now Iíll shed light on what I'm trying to say. What is a PC? A piece of Media format right? Ok then what type of Media system? You have the Internet, you can play movies, listen to music, write in fact the PC is more than just a Media system it is a Multi-Media Format.
What is a Media Format? Well a DVD player is a Media system as a DVD is a media format a CD player is a Media system as it plays CD's which is a Media format. Now lets take the PS2 now for starters it plays games, it also plays music and video as well as allowing people to surf the net, in fact much like a PC, which is why PC magazines can compare the two and the PS2 is therefore a Media system. The X-box is basically the same a media system with the emphasis on gaming. The Gamecube is also in this "Multi-Media" market with the help of good friends Panasonic with their DVD/CD playing Gamecube.
But the Gamecube isn't just a multi-media system the main Gamecube system is a games console, a single media system the last surviving games console. Lets step back and look at the position Nintendo hold not only are they in control of the game market they have also invaded the multi-media market thanks to Panasonic. Now I know that many gamers will settle with a multi-media system and leave the gaming market but just remember many just want to play games.
Dringo
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The PS2 is a bargain at £199 if you don't have a CD player and a DVD PLayer, but when you already have one, and are relying on the games alone, the PS2 doesn't have the same qualities as the 'CUBE.
So it's the GCN for me.
So it's the GCN for me.
What a way to boost your word count :-(
Anyway, I want to believe that the Gamecube will win the console war, but I don't think Nintendo can market the thing properly. The PS2 has the experience of marketing behind it, even though the adverts don't make me want to buy one.
The X-Box has the might of Microsoft behind it, which is already a household name. It also has the graphical capabilities to destroy the Gamecube and the PS2.
The Gamecube doesn't have much going for it in the eyes of the casual gamer. Of course it has brilliant games and great graphics, but casual gamers will probably go out and buy the PS2 simply because they got the last one.
Gamecube may win the console war if it's the only console, but it probably won't beat the PS2 or the X-Box.
Anyway, I want to believe that the Gamecube will win the console war, but I don't think Nintendo can market the thing properly. The PS2 has the experience of marketing behind it, even though the adverts don't make me want to buy one.
The X-Box has the might of Microsoft behind it, which is already a household name. It also has the graphical capabilities to destroy the Gamecube and the PS2.
The Gamecube doesn't have much going for it in the eyes of the casual gamer. Of course it has brilliant games and great graphics, but casual gamers will probably go out and buy the PS2 simply because they got the last one.
Gamecube may win the console war if it's the only console, but it probably won't beat the PS2 or the X-Box.
I just wasted precious minutes of my life reading that :-(
The Japanese don't give 2 hoots about the gamecube, I've got the figures if you need proof, make your excuses about the 11th september,an earthquake or anything you can think of but none of these affected other sales *cough* *cough* Final Fantasy X *cough*
Apart from Resident Evil,Eternal darkness and perfect dark my gamecube's just a paper weight :-)
The Japanese don't give 2 hoots about the gamecube, I've got the figures if you need proof, make your excuses about the 11th september,an earthquake or anything you can think of but none of these affected other sales *cough* *cough* Final Fantasy X *cough*
Apart from Resident Evil,Eternal darkness and perfect dark my gamecube's just a paper weight :-)
Saying that GC will win the console war because it's the only console is a dumb argument.
A console is a games playing machine. Fair enough if the PS2 or the Ex-box were primarily fridges, but they are games machines at heart. The option to play dvds and audio cds is a by-product of the hardware, and if Nintendo wernt so insistant on their tiny little discs they would be running dvds and cds too.
The fact is, is that however you look at the PS2 and the X-Box, with all their extra features they are still games machines at heart, therefore they are in the same war as the GC.
And the GC has a bigger fight on it's hands than you all recon.....
A console is a games playing machine. Fair enough if the PS2 or the Ex-box were primarily fridges, but they are games machines at heart. The option to play dvds and audio cds is a by-product of the hardware, and if Nintendo wernt so insistant on their tiny little discs they would be running dvds and cds too.
The fact is, is that however you look at the PS2 and the X-Box, with all their extra features they are still games machines at heart, therefore they are in the same war as the GC.
And the GC has a bigger fight on it's hands than you all recon.....
Lucky you.
ya know, i might get all the next gen consoles. i'll get Gamecube soon after launch and i am considering buying a x-box when it goes down to £200.
That's because there's no real opposition to Nintendo in that market. Also, whereas most people don't usually buy 2 consoles, a lot of people will have a console and a handheld.
Turbonutter wrote:
> OrÜega wrote:
> true, the GBA has already outsold the PS2.
They're two
> totally seperate things. It's like saying TVs outsold VCRs.
I was just pointing out that nintendo are succesful.
> OrÜega wrote:
> true, the GBA has already outsold the PS2.
They're two
> totally seperate things. It's like saying TVs outsold VCRs.
I was just pointing out that nintendo are succesful.
I don't know. I'm a huge fan of Sonic. It depends what type of Sonic game it is and how good it is.
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