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Its complete chaos and murder on the shopfloor. Down at Dixons and Virgin, on the shelves of GAME and in the stores of Special Reserve there is a terribly horrible battle going on. And its just about to get so much worse. Right now its a one-on-one straight up battle between two of the worlds 'greatest' electronic companies. This Thursday, it becomes a three way battle royale - and each company is expected to look at Sega to see what can happen.
On the one side Bill Gates and Microsoft, nobody needs to be reminded just how much money this company has to spread across any table it so desires, on the other hand is the huge might of the Sony Corporation. Hoping to speed out of the pitstop and tuck neatly passed them both will be Nintendo, remember them? Ten years ago the undisputed king of home entertainment systems. They are fighting for you, your hands, your hearts and your money.
Last month, Microsoft launched the XBox, calling it 'the future of home video games'. Priced now at £199, from its original £299. It has already sold over 1.6million units in America and was expected to do equally as good over here, standing firmly in its way of that success finish line was and is the Playstation2 and on Thursday the Nintendo GameCube which is launching at an amazing £130. The video gaming market is the second biggest profit making market in the world (second to the film industry). Last year, us Brit's spent £1.6billion on home video games, thats aboout 51million games brought nearly one for every person in Britain.
Never before have three consoles co-existed in this country. I have heard many people on these forums say there will be no winner apart from us the gamers.
NO.
There 'will' be a winner, just that nobody knows who?!
Bill Gates convinced himself that he would launch the XBox to dominate the Japanese market, and that it would easily do this with his speech given about just how optimistic he was. It hasn't done that, infact, the original PSOne and even the GameBoy Colour is outselling the XBox weekly in Japan. However, with so much money there doesn't look like a place where Microsoft can come unstuck? The more they fail, they will pay till it turns into a success. What don't they have that Sony and Nintendo don't?
*ponders*
Me. Not just 'me'. You. The fans. They don't have me, they don't have you, a few of you have brought an XBox, given it a chance, and that is about the length of the sales since its launch. It launched in the three main markets with a Zero Number audience base. Gaming is about loyalty. Too many examples are too mention to support this, Metal Gear Solid 2, Mario and even one that every human I know has played Goldeneye. Playstation2 compared to Microsoft has a massive array of titles behind it. Nintendo is the only company to have made money in the market through hardware as well as software. The only company to consistently to make money, they have a sixteen year old heritage - Mario Brothers, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Fox McCloud.
Its all a long way from when I was a three year old having tantrums at not killing that last duck in DuckHunt. Even furthur a cry from when the best a gamer could hope for was a go and being a paddle and a ball in a tennis game.
Three-way fight. Technology, looks and loyalty.
On the one side Bill Gates and Microsoft, nobody needs to be reminded just how much money this company has to spread across any table it so desires, on the other hand is the huge might of the Sony Corporation. Hoping to speed out of the pitstop and tuck neatly passed them both will be Nintendo, remember them? Ten years ago the undisputed king of home entertainment systems. They are fighting for you, your hands, your hearts and your money.
Last month, Microsoft launched the XBox, calling it 'the future of home video games'. Priced now at £199, from its original £299. It has already sold over 1.6million units in America and was expected to do equally as good over here, standing firmly in its way of that success finish line was and is the Playstation2 and on Thursday the Nintendo GameCube which is launching at an amazing £130. The video gaming market is the second biggest profit making market in the world (second to the film industry). Last year, us Brit's spent £1.6billion on home video games, thats aboout 51million games brought nearly one for every person in Britain.
Never before have three consoles co-existed in this country. I have heard many people on these forums say there will be no winner apart from us the gamers.
NO.
There 'will' be a winner, just that nobody knows who?!
Bill Gates convinced himself that he would launch the XBox to dominate the Japanese market, and that it would easily do this with his speech given about just how optimistic he was. It hasn't done that, infact, the original PSOne and even the GameBoy Colour is outselling the XBox weekly in Japan. However, with so much money there doesn't look like a place where Microsoft can come unstuck? The more they fail, they will pay till it turns into a success. What don't they have that Sony and Nintendo don't?
*ponders*
Me. Not just 'me'. You. The fans. They don't have me, they don't have you, a few of you have brought an XBox, given it a chance, and that is about the length of the sales since its launch. It launched in the three main markets with a Zero Number audience base. Gaming is about loyalty. Too many examples are too mention to support this, Metal Gear Solid 2, Mario and even one that every human I know has played Goldeneye. Playstation2 compared to Microsoft has a massive array of titles behind it. Nintendo is the only company to have made money in the market through hardware as well as software. The only company to consistently to make money, they have a sixteen year old heritage - Mario Brothers, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Fox McCloud.
Its all a long way from when I was a three year old having tantrums at not killing that last duck in DuckHunt. Even furthur a cry from when the best a gamer could hope for was a go and being a paddle and a ball in a tennis game.
Three-way fight. Technology, looks and loyalty.
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Good, good. Nice point about the Xbox, but I have to disagree (as do many people whhen you write a post giving one certain opinion)
I find that a lot of people who had a dreamcast are either going to buy an Xbox or GameCube. There were quite a few people in my school who had a dreamcast, and of them many now have an Xbox. Microsoft didn't have an initial fanbase, but those who were Sega's are now left supporting nobody.
I find that a lot of people who had a dreamcast are either going to buy an Xbox or GameCube. There were quite a few people in my school who had a dreamcast, and of them many now have an Xbox. Microsoft didn't have an initial fanbase, but those who were Sega's are now left supporting nobody.
That was a great post. It really made mew think hard about who would win the console wars.
Sorry about my dyslexia showing a lot. :(
Its complete chaos and murder on the shopfloor. Down at Dixons and Virgin, on the shelves of GAME and in the stores of Special Reserve there is a terribly horrible battle going on. And its just about to get so much worse. Right now its a one-on-one straight up battle between two of the worlds 'greatest' electronic companies. This Thursday, it becomes a three way battle royale - and each company is expected to look at Sega to see what can happen.
On the one side Bill Gates and Microsoft, nobody needs to be reminded just how much money this company has to spread across any table it so desires, on the other hand is the huge might of the Sony Corporation. Hoping to speed out of the pitstop and tuck neatly passed them both will be Nintendo, remember them? Ten years ago the undisputed king of home entertainment systems. They are fighting for you, your hands, your hearts and your money.
Last month, Microsoft launched the XBox, calling it 'the future of home video games'. Priced now at £199, from its original £299. It has already sold over 1.6million units in America and was expected to do equally as good over here, standing firmly in its way of that success finish line was and is the Playstation2 and on Thursday the Nintendo GameCube which is launching at an amazing £130. The video gaming market is the second biggest profit making market in the world (second to the film industry). Last year, us Brit's spent £1.6billion on home video games, thats aboout 51million games brought nearly one for every person in Britain.
Never before have three consoles co-existed in this country. I have heard many people on these forums say there will be no winner apart from us the gamers.
NO.
There 'will' be a winner, just that nobody knows who?!
Bill Gates convinced himself that he would launch the XBox to dominate the Japanese market, and that it would easily do this with his speech given about just how optimistic he was. It hasn't done that, infact, the original PSOne and even the GameBoy Colour is outselling the XBox weekly in Japan. However, with so much money there doesn't look like a place where Microsoft can come unstuck? The more they fail, they will pay till it turns into a success. What don't they have that Sony and Nintendo don't?
*ponders*
Me. Not just 'me'. You. The fans. They don't have me, they don't have you, a few of you have brought an XBox, given it a chance, and that is about the length of the sales since its launch. It launched in the three main markets with a Zero Number audience base. Gaming is about loyalty. Too many examples are too mention to support this, Metal Gear Solid 2, Mario and even one that every human I know has played Goldeneye. Playstation2 compared to Microsoft has a massive array of titles behind it. Nintendo is the only company to have made money in the market through hardware as well as software. The only company to consistently to make money, they have a sixteen year old heritage - Mario Brothers, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Fox McCloud.
Its all a long way from when I was a three year old having tantrums at not killing that last duck in DuckHunt. Even furthur a cry from when the best a gamer could hope for was a go and being a paddle and a ball in a tennis game.
Three-way fight. Technology, looks and loyalty.
On the one side Bill Gates and Microsoft, nobody needs to be reminded just how much money this company has to spread across any table it so desires, on the other hand is the huge might of the Sony Corporation. Hoping to speed out of the pitstop and tuck neatly passed them both will be Nintendo, remember them? Ten years ago the undisputed king of home entertainment systems. They are fighting for you, your hands, your hearts and your money.
Last month, Microsoft launched the XBox, calling it 'the future of home video games'. Priced now at £199, from its original £299. It has already sold over 1.6million units in America and was expected to do equally as good over here, standing firmly in its way of that success finish line was and is the Playstation2 and on Thursday the Nintendo GameCube which is launching at an amazing £130. The video gaming market is the second biggest profit making market in the world (second to the film industry). Last year, us Brit's spent £1.6billion on home video games, thats aboout 51million games brought nearly one for every person in Britain.
Never before have three consoles co-existed in this country. I have heard many people on these forums say there will be no winner apart from us the gamers.
NO.
There 'will' be a winner, just that nobody knows who?!
Bill Gates convinced himself that he would launch the XBox to dominate the Japanese market, and that it would easily do this with his speech given about just how optimistic he was. It hasn't done that, infact, the original PSOne and even the GameBoy Colour is outselling the XBox weekly in Japan. However, with so much money there doesn't look like a place where Microsoft can come unstuck? The more they fail, they will pay till it turns into a success. What don't they have that Sony and Nintendo don't?
*ponders*
Me. Not just 'me'. You. The fans. They don't have me, they don't have you, a few of you have brought an XBox, given it a chance, and that is about the length of the sales since its launch. It launched in the three main markets with a Zero Number audience base. Gaming is about loyalty. Too many examples are too mention to support this, Metal Gear Solid 2, Mario and even one that every human I know has played Goldeneye. Playstation2 compared to Microsoft has a massive array of titles behind it. Nintendo is the only company to have made money in the market through hardware as well as software. The only company to consistently to make money, they have a sixteen year old heritage - Mario Brothers, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Fox McCloud.
Its all a long way from when I was a three year old having tantrums at not killing that last duck in DuckHunt. Even furthur a cry from when the best a gamer could hope for was a go and being a paddle and a ball in a tennis game.
Three-way fight. Technology, looks and loyalty.
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