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There will always be debating over which console is best, but both DC and PS2 excel in different ways. The PS2 delivers breath taking-graphics, a huge selection of games and DVD compatibility, while the Dreamcast offers on-line capability, genre-defining games such as Shenmue, and an attractive price. The lists go on and everyone has their favourite console, usually the console they own, but at the end of the day it is the competition which makes the future of
video games an exciting prospect and the consoles of today will be the classic platforms of tomorrow. In the not too distant future we will see the X-Box and GameCube fighting to become the most prestigious console so let us be content with what we have now, and look forward to what is to come and stop arguing about which console is best because, after all, the best is yet to come...
video games an exciting prospect and the consoles of today will be the classic platforms of tomorrow. In the not too distant future we will see the X-Box and GameCube fighting to become the most prestigious console so let us be content with what we have now, and look forward to what is to come and stop arguing about which console is best because, after all, the best is yet to come...
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"End the DC vs PS2 war!"
Good news, it's over!
At 7:11 this evening a treaty was signed between the two parties, and the last shots have been fired. We can all go home now, and all gamers will forever be joined as one.
Happy Christmas, war is over.
Good news, it's over!
At 7:11 this evening a treaty was signed between the two parties, and the last shots have been fired. We can all go home now, and all gamers will forever be joined as one.
Happy Christmas, war is over.
This 'news' story is an unprecedented rumour that can only be described as superfluous nonsense. Sega will not abandone the Dreamcast and will continue to push it as far as possible - Christmas sales alone will secure a future for the machine, but it does make sense for them to make a Sonic game for the Game boy - such a large userbase of dedicated GB lovers and game buyers are crying out for something oher than pokemon! THis is actually going to happen, and we could see Sega in the green rather than the red rather soon I feel.
This, along with a steady online Dreamarena network of users will help rake in the money to try to reduce the impact of Sega of Japan's useless, yet unnecessarily expensive promotion, which is failing big time. The Dreamcast is a European and US machine, and shouldn't have been released in Japan at all.
Here's the evidence which proves this is babble at best:
Nintendo have commented officially on the rumours that they were to buy Sega. In this press release, president Hiroshi Yamauchi said "There is absolutely no chance that Nintendo will buy Sega". Here's a snip from the PR:
Nintendo president says no chance of buying Sega
By Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The president of Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday there was no chance the Japanese video game maker would buy Sega Corp , denying a report that Nintendo was in talks to buy its rival for about $2 billion. The New York Times, citing executives close to the negotiations, reported on Wednesday that talks had been going on for months and the terms of a deal were still being negotiated.
"There is absolutely no chance that Nintendo will buy Sega," Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi said in a statement. The report caused Sega's shares to jump by their 100 yen limit or 10.48 percent to 1,054 yen before the Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended trading about 30 minutes before the market closed. Nintendo, the world's second largest home video game maker, fell 750 yen or 4.12 percent to close at 17,450 yen as investors dumped shares on concerns that the possible takeover of the loss-making Sega would mean a heavy burden for Nintendo.
"The report is absolutely groundless. We are not talking with Nintendo or anyone on such a deal," a Sega spokeswoman said.
Industry analysts also find the deal unlikely, with Nomura Securities analyst Yuta Sakurai summing it up by saying: "We see little chance of the deal coming true since there are no incentives for Nintendo to buy Sega, Nintendo has already 700 game creators and it would not need another 900 creators from Sega. Also, Nintendo has no intention to become a game arcade operator. Risk factors for Sega such as a possible loss widening in the current business year will also keep Nintendo away from such a deal".
More on this as and when we get it.
This, along with a steady online Dreamarena network of users will help rake in the money to try to reduce the impact of Sega of Japan's useless, yet unnecessarily expensive promotion, which is failing big time. The Dreamcast is a European and US machine, and shouldn't have been released in Japan at all.
Here's the evidence which proves this is babble at best:
Nintendo have commented officially on the rumours that they were to buy Sega. In this press release, president Hiroshi Yamauchi said "There is absolutely no chance that Nintendo will buy Sega". Here's a snip from the PR:
Nintendo president says no chance of buying Sega
By Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The president of Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday there was no chance the Japanese video game maker would buy Sega Corp , denying a report that Nintendo was in talks to buy its rival for about $2 billion. The New York Times, citing executives close to the negotiations, reported on Wednesday that talks had been going on for months and the terms of a deal were still being negotiated.
"There is absolutely no chance that Nintendo will buy Sega," Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi said in a statement. The report caused Sega's shares to jump by their 100 yen limit or 10.48 percent to 1,054 yen before the Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended trading about 30 minutes before the market closed. Nintendo, the world's second largest home video game maker, fell 750 yen or 4.12 percent to close at 17,450 yen as investors dumped shares on concerns that the possible takeover of the loss-making Sega would mean a heavy burden for Nintendo.
"The report is absolutely groundless. We are not talking with Nintendo or anyone on such a deal," a Sega spokeswoman said.
Industry analysts also find the deal unlikely, with Nomura Securities analyst Yuta Sakurai summing it up by saying: "We see little chance of the deal coming true since there are no incentives for Nintendo to buy Sega, Nintendo has already 700 game creators and it would not need another 900 creators from Sega. Also, Nintendo has no intention to become a game arcade operator. Risk factors for Sega such as a possible loss widening in the current business year will also keep Nintendo away from such a deal".
More on this as and when we get it.
Yes, because if you read the NY Times online that's what they are saying.
Does anyone believe Console Domain saying the New York Times saying Nintendo are trying to buy Sega?
Sega should sell out to Nintendo. Then we wouldn't have to worry about what comes after the Dreamcast. Nintendo should take Sega under its wing to develop games only for the Gamecube.
Then, SeNintendoGa could start to diversify and produce integrated TV/DVD/Video/Games systems and become a real competitor in the home market place, thereby posing a real threat to Sony's gross turnover.
Then, SeNintendoGa could start to diversify and produce integrated TV/DVD/Video/Games systems and become a real competitor in the home market place, thereby posing a real threat to Sony's gross turnover.
Sega should become a software company, if they are to survive. It's the only way that they are going to survive next winter.
(...Sounds more like an old dog than a console company.)
Sega - The old dog of the gaming world.
(...Sounds more like an old dog than a console company.)
Sega - The old dog of the gaming world.
"Never have I seen so much irony Captain!"
Oh well done this is something unforgotten!
There will always be debating over which console is best, but both DC and PS2 excel in different ways. The PS2 delivers breath taking-graphics, a huge selection of games and DVD compatibility, while the Dreamcast offers on-line capability, genre-defining games such as Shenmue, and an attractive price. The lists go on and everyone has their favourite console, usually the console they own, but at the end of the day it is the competition which makes the future of
video games an exciting prospect and the consoles of today will be the classic platforms of tomorrow. In the not too distant future we will see the X-Box and GameCube fighting to become the most prestigious console so let us be content with what we have now, and look forward to what is to come and stop arguing about which console is best because, after all, the best is yet to come...
video games an exciting prospect and the consoles of today will be the classic platforms of tomorrow. In the not too distant future we will see the X-Box and GameCube fighting to become the most prestigious console so let us be content with what we have now, and look forward to what is to come and stop arguing about which console is best because, after all, the best is yet to come...
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