MS Reveals Big-Name Xbox Games

LukeG writes "At this year's huge X02 event in Seville, Microsoft pulled out all the stops to convince the vast contingent of mainstream journalists present that the Xbox did indeed have the credentials to take on Sony and Nintendo. As well as the huge acquisition of Rare, Microsoft also reveled in the number of other potential AAA titles confirmed at the show. The best of these are examined in this preview."

Comments

Re:Um, yeah

[tc]

I don't think there's much evidence that MS has "ruined" Ensemble or Bungie. But don't let the facts get in the way of your rant.

Re:Why does the XBox get so much coverage?

[Josuah]

Probably because it's not news for Sony and Nintendo to have great games or announce game partnerships. We already know that the PS2 and GameCube have awesome games. Neither Sony nor Nintendo are holding press conferences or exhibitions to try and convince us of something we don't think they are.

News like the console price drops did get posted on Slashdot. And the PS3's "out-of-box" speculation. And the PS2 sales and DVD integration. And the GameCube of worms eating.

Now, if Nintendo announced they are going to shift away from younger gamers and target the 18+ crowd, I'm sure that would get posted here as well.

Eh?

[Inoshiro]

"Now, if Nintendo announced they are going to shift away from younger gamers and target the 18+ crowd, I'm sure that would get posted here as well."

Just because I'm over the age of 18, doesn't mean I suddenly stop enjoying the games I used to enjoy. Fun is fun, regardless of age. Have you even tried Animal Crossing yet? Super Monkey Ball?

Plus, I'm more than tickled about the Resident Evil remixes for the Gamecube (more than enough to keep my hair on end for a looong time), as well as the fantastic Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requim. But maybe you skipped those because you were too busy getting NFL $YEAR or NBA $YEAR for the Xbox.

They (Nintendo) are targetting people who want to have fun, not just the usual beer-swilling football/hockey/soccer/$sports over 18 game players. As Martha might say, that's a Good Thing (TM).