N64 lost money hand over fist? I'd like to see that sales data. Last year, one of the systems last, Nintendo made twice as much in software revenue as the nearest game publisher, EA, and several times as much as Sony.
Gamecube just came out and is selling very well, as is the software. Poor business sense? Yeah ok.
They may not have as much as MS, but Nintendo does have a few billion in cash as well. They're just being more conservative with it. Why do all that marketing when you can't put enough consoles on shelves?
What really helped PS2 is the fact that it actually had over a million PS2's on the shelves as well as big name titles coming out, such as MetalGearSolid2 and Final Fantasy.
Nintendo and MS have only just now got their million units out on shelves.
Essentially, Nintendo took the early lead on launch by having about 740,000 systems available (just under 600k for sale in the US, other's were for renting and for Canada,Mexico and SouthAmerica) on launch but then was not able to ship very many in the next couple weeks. That allowed MS, who has a plant in Mexico, to gain the lead due to it's faster shipments.
Both Xbox and Gamecube now have more than 700,000 and both expect to have 1.5 millio and 1.3 million shipped (respectively) by the end of the month. However, they simply won't be able to sell as many systems as the PS2 as plenty of those are on shelves. I'm not sure about the number in the US but they have shipped more than 20 million worldwide.
Star Wars Rogue Leader is an absolute must for any Star Wars fan or anyone who like beautiful graphics. It's based on Episodes 4-6 and has some intense gameplay, wonderful SW music and the best graphics seen on any console.
The Gamecube also has clearly the best party games released this year in Super Monkey Ball and Super Smash Brothers Melee, two incredibly addictive, 4-player games.
It seems like CmdrTaco didn't even acknoledge the existence of Xbox or Gamecube. Someone buy him one.
Propulsion should be one of our priorities though obviously "warp" is far off. We need to both find a cheaper way of leaving the atmosphere and find a method of high-speed space travel.
Howstuffworks outlines some possibilities but there are other ideas floating about.
A moonbase does sound like a good idea, though. A Europa probe may be a few years off.
That's really the only thing wrong with the bill. Keep in mind, though, that this bill not only has to get throught the Supreme Court but practically has to get past every lawyer and judge who run into. Do you really think the kid who hacks his school's site is going to get life in prison? Hell no. And if the law goes to far, it will be challenged, and people will come out and see that it's too harsh on certain people.
Commercialization(is that right?) is how our country...how our world works.
It's surprising NASA has gotten as far as they have with just government funds. Ofcourse, how much money is in space? Just advertising for now but I guess someday mining will come into play and eventually other things. Space exploration can't always be something left for a handful of government employees.
I don't think anyone is trying to demonize whitehats. That's a major misunderstanding. I don't completely agree with this new terrorism bill but I do think some hackers should be considered terrorists. Certainly there are terrorists who at least double as hackers.
Some of you guys need to lay off this anti-Ashcroft crap.
I recall Janet Reno proclaiming that any religious person or anyone that homeschools their children as cultists and a threat to the government. Ofcourse many slashdotters probably agree with that.
But who committed these things? Bush? No. The people in that building? No. And does it mean our nation is evil? Does it mean our government is evil? No, not by far. Ofcourse there have been questionable acts by our government but they don't even represent the whole government let alone the people.
And again with Israel. They were founded over 50 years ago. I don't think they are completely innocent. In fact I often don't agree with their government. It's unfortunate, the way they've used our support to kill Palestinians but did our nation tell them to do that? And they still need support to protect them from other Muslim nations. It's clearly a sticky situation. But it doesn't make us evil in any case.
>>>It strikes me as odd that some people - who very obviously haven't read much about 20th Century Middle Eastern history - suddenly feel compelled to become authorities.
The President did not hide, as that ass JonKatz suggested. He spoke in Florida (where he was first) then spoke in Louisiana where he was because the White House still wasn't cleared from the danger. His people then flew him to Nebraska and asked him to goto NORAD. He decided then to return to the White House. He did nothing cowardly and I think it's horrible that some people refuse to get behind him.
First we have JonKatz, using this tragedy as another oppurtunity to bash the president. The President had a chance to hide in NORAD but he didn't. The only reason he didn't immediately go back DC is because of his secret service and because he could have been in imminent danger. The last thing we need is a dead president. Was the NY Mayor a terrorist target? I doubt that. He went back to DC on Tues afternoon and that's good enough. It's horrible that people are using this as an opportunity to bash people they don't like. I'm sick to my stomach of people who only care about their political agenda. The man cares. Almost all Americans care. That is what is important.
Then to make matters worse on these boards, we have people, whether they know it or not, who are trying to justify the attacks. They are essentially saying "the US brought this on to itself." Well, GWB didn't bring it on. Those innocent people in the WTC didn't bring it on. So who did? The terrorists and their supporters did as well as anti-american propoganda which some on the board seem to be following. Yes, whether you think so or not, you are in a way trying to justify the deaths of thousands and that is a tragedy in itself.
We have a lot of misrepresentation of facts running around the boards and a lot of conspiracy theories. And even if they were true, it doesn't justify, by any stretch, what happened Tuesday. America is far from being an "evil" nation as many have suggested. In the past few days alone, we've seen that. And is it really because of Iraq that some Muslims hate us? Ofcourse not. It's because of our way of life and the fact that our nation is so powerful yet is not Muslim, that along with our occasional support of Israel.
And what about Israel? Ever since the creation of Israel. They've been constantly attacked by Muslim nations. Those people, including most of the Palestinians, do not want to live peacefully with the Jews. They want to wipe them out. I think we should help them because they will be wiped out without our help.
You all have a right to your opinion but I don't have to agree and neither does anyone else. That should go without saying.
What about the "wristslap" comment? This is far from his worst though. Michael and the others are always putting little pokes and criticisms of Bush in their posts.
Gamecube games won't be anymore expensive than PS2 or Xbox games because of their cheaper, disc format.
Right now it looks like Gamecube will have more "can't live without" games than Xbox will.
Good games, good graphics, $100 cheaper...I see no reason why someone wouldn't get a Gamecube. You make it sound like Nintendo came to your house and spit in your face or something.
Yes, there was alot of crap for SNES and NES (and PSX for that matter) but they had plenty of excellent games to make up for it. I don't see that as a problem unless you're forced to play every game that comes out.
You are right that both parties believe in limiting freedom in one form or another but less government isn't going to be achieved by throwing ones vote away. The Repubs are still against expanding government into aspects of our lives and that's why I support them. Sure there are Pubs that would like to see certain limits to freedom but they really don't have the power that most people think. Most Repubs that I've noticed are pretty responsible with the 1st amendment.
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N64 lost money hand over fist? I'd like to see that sales data. Last year, one of the systems last, Nintendo made twice as much in software revenue as the nearest game publisher, EA, and several times as much as Sony.
Gamecube just came out and is selling very well, as is the software. Poor business sense? Yeah ok.
They may not have as much as MS, but Nintendo does have a few billion in cash as well. They're just being more conservative with it. Why do all that marketing when you can't put enough consoles on shelves?
What really helped PS2 is the fact that it actually had over a million PS2's on the shelves as well as big name titles coming out, such as MetalGearSolid2 and Final Fantasy.
Nintendo and MS have only just now got their million units out on shelves.
Essentially, Nintendo took the early lead on launch by having about 740,000 systems available (just under 600k for sale in the US, other's were for renting and for Canada,Mexico and SouthAmerica) on launch but then was not able to ship very many in the next couple weeks. That allowed MS, who has a plant in Mexico, to gain the lead due to it's faster shipments.
Both Xbox and Gamecube now have more than 700,000 and both expect to have 1.5 millio and 1.3 million shipped (respectively) by the end of the month. However, they simply won't be able to sell as many systems as the PS2 as plenty of those are on shelves. I'm not sure about the number in the US but they have shipped more than 20 million worldwide.
There's always room for a Gamecube.
Star Wars Rogue Leader is an absolute must for any Star Wars fan or anyone who like beautiful graphics. It's based on Episodes 4-6 and has some intense gameplay, wonderful SW music and the best graphics seen on any console.
The Gamecube also has clearly the best party games released this year in Super Monkey Ball and Super Smash Brothers Melee, two incredibly addictive, 4-player games.
It seems like CmdrTaco didn't even acknoledge the existence of Xbox or Gamecube. Someone buy him one.
>>>Rogue Leader, on the other hand, looks great, and I'm hoping for an X-box port.
I wouldn't count on that. The box says "only on..." and it's been announced as exclusive. Also, Factor 5 is very loyal to Nintendo.
I'm sticking with GameCube for a reason. Great exclusive content. Everyone one with video game experience realizes Nintendo has that area covered.
It's just you.
Why did you say "movie?" I think most of us know what 1984 originally was.
It seems that yours already has.
Propulsion should be one of our priorities though obviously "warp" is far off. We need to both find a cheaper way of leaving the atmosphere and find a method of high-speed space travel. Howstuffworks outlines some possibilities but there are other ideas floating about. A moonbase does sound like a good idea, though. A Europa probe may be a few years off.
Gamecube...monstrosity? I assume you mean people who buy this controller.
That's really the only thing wrong with the bill. Keep in mind, though, that this bill not only has to get throught the Supreme Court but practically has to get past every lawyer and judge who run into. Do you really think the kid who hacks his school's site is going to get life in prison? Hell no. And if the law goes to far, it will be challenged, and people will come out and see that it's too harsh on certain people.
Commercialization(is that right?) is how our country...how our world works.
It's surprising NASA has gotten as far as they have with just government funds. Ofcourse, how much money is in space? Just advertising for now but I guess someday mining will come into play and eventually other things. Space exploration can't always be something left for a handful of government employees.
I don't think anyone is trying to demonize whitehats. That's a major misunderstanding. I don't completely agree with this new terrorism bill but I do think some hackers should be considered terrorists. Certainly there are terrorists who at least double as hackers.
Some of you guys need to lay off this anti-Ashcroft crap.
I recall Janet Reno proclaiming that any religious person or anyone that homeschools their children as cultists and a threat to the government. Ofcourse many slashdotters probably agree with that.
I don't recall any real "sex laws" in quite some time. And like Democrats don't want to limit certain liberties.
You're another brainwashed freak with monochrome vision.
Got the same thing.
Must've been a UPN thing and not an affiliate one.
Ever wonder if Al Gore or Bill Clinton would have known either?
My guess is...no.
Give me a break.
But who committed these things? Bush? No. The people in that building? No. And does it mean our nation is evil? Does it mean our government is evil? No, not by far. Ofcourse there have been questionable acts by our government but they don't even represent the whole government let alone the people.
And again with Israel. They were founded over 50 years ago. I don't think they are completely innocent. In fact I often don't agree with their government. It's unfortunate, the way they've used our support to kill Palestinians but did our nation tell them to do that? And they still need support to protect them from other Muslim nations. It's clearly a sticky situation. But it doesn't make us evil in any case.
>>>It strikes me as odd that some people - who very obviously haven't read much about 20th Century Middle Eastern history - suddenly feel compelled to become authorities.
And I suppose you are an authority?
Please, stop trying to defend these terrorists.
The President did not hide, as that ass JonKatz suggested. He spoke in Florida (where he was first) then spoke in Louisiana where he was because the White House still wasn't cleared from the danger. His people then flew him to Nebraska and asked him to goto NORAD. He decided then to return to the White House. He did nothing cowardly and I think it's horrible that some people refuse to get behind him.
First we have JonKatz, using this tragedy as another oppurtunity to bash the president. The President had a chance to hide in NORAD but he didn't. The only reason he didn't immediately go back DC is because of his secret service and because he could have been in imminent danger. The last thing we need is a dead president. Was the NY Mayor a terrorist target? I doubt that. He went back to DC on Tues afternoon and that's good enough. It's horrible that people are using this as an opportunity to bash people they don't like. I'm sick to my stomach of people who only care about their political agenda. The man cares. Almost all Americans care. That is what is important.
Then to make matters worse on these boards, we have people, whether they know it or not, who are trying to justify the attacks. They are essentially saying "the US brought this on to itself." Well, GWB didn't bring it on. Those innocent people in the WTC didn't bring it on. So who did? The terrorists and their supporters did as well as anti-american propoganda which some on the board seem to be following. Yes, whether you think so or not, you are in a way trying to justify the deaths of thousands and that is a tragedy in itself.
We have a lot of misrepresentation of facts running around the boards and a lot of conspiracy theories. And even if they were true, it doesn't justify, by any stretch, what happened Tuesday. America is far from being an "evil" nation as many have suggested. In the past few days alone, we've seen that. And is it really because of Iraq that some Muslims hate us? Ofcourse not. It's because of our way of life and the fact that our nation is so powerful yet is not Muslim, that along with our occasional support of Israel.
And what about Israel? Ever since the creation of Israel. They've been constantly attacked by Muslim nations. Those people, including most of the Palestinians, do not want to live peacefully with the Jews. They want to wipe them out. I think we should help them because they will be wiped out without our help.
You all have a right to your opinion but I don't have to agree and neither does anyone else. That should go without saying.
What about the "wristslap" comment? This is far from his worst though. Michael and the others are always putting little pokes and criticisms of Bush in their posts.
Lets just call the editors "The King Trolls"
MarioKart64 was much better than SMK. Did you even give MK64 a chance? 4 player?
How on earth did that get a score of 4?
I've heard it's more expensive to bother pressing both sides of a disc rather than making two discs. The things are dirt cheap anyways.
I personally would rather have 2 discs, it's nice to have that one side that you don't have to worry about scratching.
Ofcourse, if you're like my cousin, you might care less if the "pan-n-scan" side gets damaged.
Gamecube games won't be anymore expensive than PS2 or Xbox games because of their cheaper, disc format. Right now it looks like Gamecube will have more "can't live without" games than Xbox will. Good games, good graphics, $100 cheaper...I see no reason why someone wouldn't get a Gamecube. You make it sound like Nintendo came to your house and spit in your face or something. Yes, there was alot of crap for SNES and NES (and PSX for that matter) but they had plenty of excellent games to make up for it. I don't see that as a problem unless you're forced to play every game that comes out.
You are right that both parties believe in limiting freedom in one form or another but less government isn't going to be achieved by throwing ones vote away. The Repubs are still against expanding government into aspects of our lives and that's why I support them. Sure there are Pubs that would like to see certain limits to freedom but they really don't have the power that most people think. Most Repubs that I've noticed are pretty responsible with the 1st amendment.
It's probably worse in Canada. I remembering a number of years ago, a kid was prosecuted for saying he hates his teacher.
Now that was a silly comment wasn't it? The US put up quite a bit that space station and keep in mind they are the leader in space technology.