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Yeah, to transfer the data from the accelerometers and button presses, not to get location data. Bluetooth really won't cut it for that...the frequency won't allow for decent location data. Go do the math yourself.

http://www.n-philes.com/features.php?id=241&p=1

bottom of the page.

Still not convinced? Google yourself.

Yeah they did:

http://forums.dvdfile.com/showthread.php?t=54438
http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t= 3465
http://www.n-philes.com/forums/archive/index.php/t -16902.html

Nintendophiles has some more info, along with a torrented press conference.

Koei To Bring Dynasty Warriors To The DS.

Those of you who've played Dynasty Warriors on the Playstation 2 will know just how useful the map is (much more so than having a screen for Mario Kart's map.). It not only shows you troop movements, but which troops are fighting (losing/winning), where your body guards are, and where key events are occurring. Getting lost is easy considering the huge maps--trying to get anywhere without a horse is frustrating.

N-Philes had a nice article on it today. Check it out.

Jackson also joked about being able to use the elvish costumes from Lord of the Rings as the village people of Hyrule.

Sorry for the following rant, but I've been in this industry long enough to know how it works.

First of all, saying the Xbox is the future is just fanboyism as the article totally lacks the journalism and the facts to support it.

In fact, even saying the Xbox is #2 is really the typical short-sighted american view of the market. The videogame industry is worldwide, and as such, you really need to view the market in total console and software sales. Xbox and GCN are actually exchanging #2 and #3 in total sales worldwide several times each quarter. But this is not actually the point, the point is that even if they were a solid #2, they are still a failure in terms of their own expectations.

Microsoft has made a lot of artificial gimmicks to support the Xbox in the market, and the lack of profits on the Xbox division should be enough for anybody to see that. They expected to be able to snatch most of the PS2 market within one generation and there is simply no sign of them being able to do that, even when spending billions in marketing and development, severely undercutting the price of the Xbox (losing upwards more than $150 per machine), sacrificing royalties and/or explicitely giving money to developers for exclusive games and features, or outright buying them.

I'm not saying which of the Xbox, GCN or PS2 are the most powerful, or has the best games, or yadda yadda. Pure and simple facts, see the Microsoft press releases regarding the Xbox before entering the market. You'll see that they completely ignore Nintendo, and regard Sony as their target and sole rival. The sad truth is, they are way far behind their own forecasts and they haven't captured but a tiny fraction of the supposedly huge market they would conquer in this generation. They are struggling with millions in revenue, but not a penny of profit, fighting for #2 with a company they chose to ignore.

And no, forecasts were not optimistic some long ago. It's annoying how anybody with Internet access can't even make a simple article without checking the facts.

This and this are some of the first news regarding Xbox, check that PS2 is the console mentioned as its target and Gamecube is quite simply ignored.

I ask... Is Xbox really "teh fu7ur3"? Seriously, had not Microsoft budgeted such a huge amount of money for this venture, the Xbox would never survive. And it's quite a waste of money not to be in #1 after all.