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"Nintendo is set to file suit against Sony next week, declaring that the Playstation brand, and all of the profits made by Sony from it's sale, belong to Nintendo. While reading over the original contract between Sony and Nintendo (Sony were to make a CD drive for the Super Nes, entitled the Playstation), a lawyer for Nintendo noticed some key wording which showed that it was Sony's responsibility to make the drive, and that they broke the contract, not Nintendo, like initially believed.
According to sources, Nintendo is almost assured a victory, gaining all the profit's made by Sony off the Playstation since its introduction in 1996. Even if Nintendo do not win outright, they are guaranteed the rights to the Playstation name, and Sony will have to immediatley change the name of their console."
This is what will make Nintendo systems go flying from the shelves people. The "Nintendo Playstation," people won't know the difference, unsuspecting customers everywhere will be buying Nintendo, thinking that it's Sony. Sony is in a world of hurt."
Links:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/phorum/ viewtopic.php?topic=22546&forum=13&67
http://s2.cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=965&topic=5338181
http://www.gamernewsnetwork.com/
http://rpg2knet.com/four-um/ topic.test.php?post_id=68010
http://forum.edge-online.com/viewtopic.php?t=35936
If it turns out to be true, I would let out one big and very long HAAAA at all you Sony fans.
According to sources, Nintendo is almost assured a victory, gaining all the profit's made by Sony off the Playstation since its introduction in 1996. Even if Nintendo do not win outright, they are guaranteed the rights to the Playstation name, and Sony will have to immediatley change the name of their console."
This is what will make Nintendo systems go flying from the shelves people. The "Nintendo Playstation," people won't know the difference, unsuspecting customers everywhere will be buying Nintendo, thinking that it's Sony. Sony is in a world of hurt."
Links:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/phorum/
http://s2.cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/
http://www.gamernewsnetwork.com/
http://rpg2knet.com/four-um/
http://forum.edge-online.com/viewtopic.php?t=35936
If it turns out to be true, I would let out one big and very long HAAAA at all you Sony fans.
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½pint wrote:
> Miserableman wrote:
> LOL! Are all these facts from the same guy? 20 trillion pounds is
> about 200 times the value of the biggest company in the world, and
> is
> the gross domestic produce of the United Kingdom (i.e. the total
> amount of money available to the UK government) over 70 years.
>
> I don't think Sony are quite that rich. You're perhaps 3 powers of
> ten
> out, unless your inside source is just making it up.
>
> £20,000,000,000 divided by 70 = £285,714,285. You're
> saying that the combined income of 55 million people a year is that
> much money. You're saying that basically, we all earn £5 a
> year. Yes, it is you who is off my friend, not I. That would be
> funny though - a game costing eight years' income :D.
I laughed like a hiyena until I realised I am supposed to be revising for my maths exam, dammit.
> Miserableman wrote:
> LOL! Are all these facts from the same guy? 20 trillion pounds is
> about 200 times the value of the biggest company in the world, and
> is
> the gross domestic produce of the United Kingdom (i.e. the total
> amount of money available to the UK government) over 70 years.
>
> I don't think Sony are quite that rich. You're perhaps 3 powers of
> ten
> out, unless your inside source is just making it up.
>
> £20,000,000,000 divided by 70 = £285,714,285. You're
> saying that the combined income of 55 million people a year is that
> much money. You're saying that basically, we all earn £5 a
> year. Yes, it is you who is off my friend, not I. That would be
> funny though - a game costing eight years' income :D.
I laughed like a hiyena until I realised I am supposed to be revising for my maths exam, dammit.
Asher D wrote:
> We got rid of them ages ago. No-one replied to their posts
This is unsurprising. I would have done the same.
> We got rid of them ages ago. No-one replied to their posts
This is unsurprising. I would have done the same.
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gerrid wrote:
> I want to hear DaveRJR, Top Score and Update 2.01's views on this
> situation.
> Quick. Someone venture into the Sony forum and pry them out...
We got rid of them ages ago. No-one replied to their posts :-D
> I want to hear DaveRJR, Top Score and Update 2.01's views on this
> situation.
> Quick. Someone venture into the Sony forum and pry them out...
We got rid of them ages ago. No-one replied to their posts :-D
Miserableman wrote:
> LOL! Are all these facts from the same guy? 20 trillion pounds is
> about 200 times the value of the biggest company in the world, and is
> the gross domestic produce of the United Kingdom (i.e. the total
> amount of money available to the UK government) over 70 years.
>
> I don't think Sony are quite that rich. You're perhaps 3 powers of ten
> out, unless your inside source is just making it up.
£20,000,000,000 divided by 70 = £285,714,285. You're saying that the combined income of 55 million people a year is that much money. You're saying that basically, we all earn £5 a year. Yes, it is you who is off my friend, not I. That would be funny though - a game costing eight years' income :D.
> LOL! Are all these facts from the same guy? 20 trillion pounds is
> about 200 times the value of the biggest company in the world, and is
> the gross domestic produce of the United Kingdom (i.e. the total
> amount of money available to the UK government) over 70 years.
>
> I don't think Sony are quite that rich. You're perhaps 3 powers of ten
> out, unless your inside source is just making it up.
£20,000,000,000 divided by 70 = £285,714,285. You're saying that the combined income of 55 million people a year is that much money. You're saying that basically, we all earn £5 a year. Yes, it is you who is off my friend, not I. That would be funny though - a game costing eight years' income :D.
No, you're wrong.
The biggest company in the world's profits go into 20 figures at least. I think you're talking about the richest individual people in the world, not companies.
Annual tax revenue gained by the government is about ten times that amount.
Although you're right in thinking that £20 trillian pounds is a bit much.
The biggest company in the world's profits go into 20 figures at least. I think you're talking about the richest individual people in the world, not companies.
Annual tax revenue gained by the government is about ten times that amount.
Although you're right in thinking that £20 trillian pounds is a bit much.
I want to see all the sony marketing strategy agents, the third party developers, and the people who deshighned the PS2 to fall apart after exactly 5.23 months, lined up and shot with a gattling gun.
½pint wrote:
> http://www.continuum2.com/
>
> The profits so far of the PlayStation franchise are estimated to be
> £20 trillion. Very tasty sum. *cough* BUY BACK RARE!!!*cough*
LOL! Are all these facts from the same guy? 20 trillion pounds is about 200 times the value of the biggest company in the world, and is the gross domestic produce of the United Kingdom (i.e. the total amount of money available to the UK government) over 70 years.
I don't think Sony are quite that rich. You're perhaps 3 powers of ten out, unless your inside source is just making it up.
> http://www.continuum2.com/
>
> The profits so far of the PlayStation franchise are estimated to be
> £20 trillion. Very tasty sum. *cough* BUY BACK RARE!!!*cough*
LOL! Are all these facts from the same guy? 20 trillion pounds is about 200 times the value of the biggest company in the world, and is the gross domestic produce of the United Kingdom (i.e. the total amount of money available to the UK government) over 70 years.
I don't think Sony are quite that rich. You're perhaps 3 powers of ten out, unless your inside source is just making it up.
Asher D wrote:
> It's all balls. It'll probably end up with Nintendo being given a few
> hundred or something. Anyway, if Sony invented the Playstation name,
> then Nintendo can do squat.
Not if the name was invented with the contract in mind...
Meh.. lets just see. I would love NIntendo and Sony to get together.
> It's all balls. It'll probably end up with Nintendo being given a few
> hundred or something. Anyway, if Sony invented the Playstation name,
> then Nintendo can do squat.
Not if the name was invented with the contract in mind...
Meh.. lets just see. I would love NIntendo and Sony to get together.
I want to hear DaveRJR, Top Score and Update 2.01's views on this situation.
Quick. Someone venture into the Sony forum and pry them out...
Quick. Someone venture into the Sony forum and pry them out...
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