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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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Turbonutter wrote:
So? The MegaDrive is a superb console but no one's going to
buy one, are they?
Yes and the reason for that being is that the gaming world now want more, we are all a greedy bunch of people and those games might have been good for the time and I'm sure some people still play them now and find them all good fun, but what would you rather play? MGS2 or Sonic? I don't even need an answer from that question as we both know the truth.
Anyone with sense and money would rather buy a more powerful and capable consoles rather then something that is 8 times less powerful and capable.
So? The MegaDrive is a superb console but no one's going to
buy one, are they?
Yes and the reason for that being is that the gaming world now want more, we are all a greedy bunch of people and those games might have been good for the time and I'm sure some people still play them now and find them all good fun, but what would you rather play? MGS2 or Sonic? I don't even need an answer from that question as we both know the truth.
Anyone with sense and money would rather buy a more powerful and capable consoles rather then something that is 8 times less powerful and capable.
Mr Nice Guy wrote:
> But with consoles it's not just how good they are, it's the price aswell. I'm
> not saying for one second that Nintendo aren't capable of creating anything
> superior or that the GBA is any good. I'm just saying between £79.99 and
> £199.99 there is a huge difference and for little kiddies it's the
> difference between getting the console or not.
So? The MegaDrive is a superb console but no one's going to buy one, are they?
> But with consoles it's not just how good they are, it's the price aswell. I'm
> not saying for one second that Nintendo aren't capable of creating anything
> superior or that the GBA is any good. I'm just saying between £79.99 and
> £199.99 there is a huge difference and for little kiddies it's the
> difference between getting the console or not.
So? The MegaDrive is a superb console but no one's going to buy one, are they?
Ah, but you see Turbonutter, he's trying to make you see the light.
GameCube will be the console to buy.
I agree.
The end.
GameCube will be the console to buy.
I agree.
The end.
OrÜega wrote:
> true, the GBA has already outsold the PS2.
They're two totally seperate things. It's like saying TVs outsold VCRs.
> true, the GBA has already outsold the PS2.
They're two totally seperate things. It's like saying TVs outsold VCRs.
I could guess what this topic was going to be about from the moment I read the title, and from the 2nd paragraph I stopped reading.
Why? Because I know what you're going to say, you've said it before and it's all bollards. It's just a smart-***e argument to desperately make Nintendo seem to succeed, by saying "the GameCube is the only console". I've never heard such tosh in my life. Sure, the PS2 and Xbox do other things as well, but that can only be to their advantage.
Grow up.
Why? Because I know what you're going to say, you've said it before and it's all bollards. It's just a smart-***e argument to desperately make Nintendo seem to succeed, by saying "the GameCube is the only console". I've never heard such tosh in my life. Sure, the PS2 and Xbox do other things as well, but that can only be to their advantage.
Grow up.
But with consoles it's not just how good they are, it's the price aswell. I'm not saying for one second that Nintendo aren't capable of creating anything superior or that the GBA is any good. I'm just saying between £79.99 and £199.99 there is a huge difference and for little kiddies it's the difference between getting the console or not.
true, the GBA has already outsold the PS2.
The N64 in theory lost to the PS2 but Nintendo sold so many more N64's compared to the ammount of SNES's sold so Nintendo still came out smiling.
In fact the Gameboy Colour won the last gen war and GBA will win this one.
End.
In fact the Gameboy Colour won the last gen war and GBA will win this one.
End.
Well if anyone actually read the damn post then you can't really argue with the bloke. The GameCube is the only console around in the 128BIT region, the rest are not officially consoles. I take no sides, but that doesn't mean I think the GameCube will be a success. I agree with the statements that PS2 and X-Box will wipe the floor with it, but the question is that this is real life and in real life there is only one winner. So who will win the official wars of the gaming underworld?
To be honest the Gamecube won't be mopping up what's left, the Gamecube is all that is left.
AS for main advantage Ortega i believe the GC's main advantage is that it is like an upgraded N64 (which is brilliant) and has a load of Sony stuff such as Namco and Capcom as well. The GC has greatly improved over the N64 not only does it have Nintendo and co. (and with all the new 2nd party developers on board that has just got better) it has also got a large majority of the 3rd party support that graced the PS1.
AS for main advantage Ortega i believe the GC's main advantage is that it is like an upgraded N64 (which is brilliant) and has a load of Sony stuff such as Namco and Capcom as well. The GC has greatly improved over the N64 not only does it have Nintendo and co. (and with all the new 2nd party developers on board that has just got better) it has also got a large majority of the 3rd party support that graced the PS1.
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