Well, I love my Honda Civic hybrid. I put gas in it every 4-5 weeks (as opposed to every 1.5 to 2 weeks with my former car. Same amount of driving.) and have got over 500 miles on one tank (a little less than 12 gallons) of gas. I'm very pleased with its performance. The thing about hybrids is that one has to learn how to drive them correctly to achieve the optimal gas mileage from them.
most people who buy cellphones don't even know what a game boy is.
OK, even we take your line of reasoning at face value here (and I don't. Personally, I think people who buy cel phones are more likely to know what a Gameboy is, as opposed to someone less interested in technology) what makes you think they would suddenly be interested in playing games on their cel phone? If they don't know what a Gameboy is, then they are not exposed to, and/or don't care about, hand-held video games to begin with. Sure, there will be the curious who might think it's novel to play games on their cel, but their numbers won't be significant enough to make the system profitable in the long term for Nokia. Nokia is in a lose-lose situation. This N-Gage will be a little footnote in hand-held retrospective articles on gaming sites a few years from now. Maybe with some "What was Nokia thinking?!" commentary thrown in.:)
no screenshots though:( how do i tell if i like this console, if there is no screenshots ?
There are screenshots for some of the games. Not all, but some (eg: Tomb Raider, Virtua Tennis, Super Monkey Ball, etc). Just select a game to get more details on it and you should see the screenshots.
(Oh, and we'll be extremely curious to see if the same crowd that poo-poo'd the $299 price point has anything to say when Sony's PSP portable clocks in at a similar price.... )
My guess is an assured "Yes". Of course, it all depends on what the market will bear, and I don't feel that most people are ready to pay $300 for a hand-held. It's quite an extreme price. Personally, I'll be surprised if Sony's PSP comes in anywhere near that price point, though. Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe the N-Gage will be the hottest Holiday gift since Tickle-Me-Elmo. But, I rather doubt it.
Make that "A) It costs *over* 3x more than a GBA."
As I understand it, this N-Gage runs $300. A GBA still runs, what, $70? The GBA-SP, of course, runs $100. I'm not being critical of the posting, just emphasizing how staggeringly overpriced the N-Gage is compared to what people can already buy. Three-hundred dollars for a hand-held video game player seems outrageous. Yes, I know it does more than an GBA, but if all you primarily want it for is to play games, then just get a GBA. If Nokia expects the system to survive only on the interest of geeks who love gadgets, then they are in for a rude awakening. Kids will want it for the games, and Mom & Dad won't pop for a $300 item when they can get an already popular hand-held for less than a third that price. The N-Gage is going to go down in flames.
I hadn't thought of your point B. Another nail in its coffin.
Chances are, the movie may flop, though I imagine it will have less to do with the relative success of the game than it will with the failure rate of sequels in general this year. I don't think that the first Tomb Raider movie's audience was made up heavily of TR gamers, and I don't think it would be the case with this one, either. The movie will succeed or fail on its own merits (or lack thereof).
Sounds like you didn't try TR4 (The Last Revelation). For myself, that was the best one since the first. I really enjoyed it, and had high hopes for the series.. until *sigh* TR5 (Tomb Raider Chronicles). Of course, maybe I shouldn't judge TR5 too harshly. I never finished playing it. Because it kept crashing early in the game. At the same exact spot, on two different computers. Ah well. I'll probably still get TR:AoD, but not until it drops a good 20 dollars in price.
If you can find TR4 for a good price, give it a try. I've always enjoyed the TR series, and I'm saddened to see it botched in TR6, esp. after the disappointment of TR5. True, it may not be as bad as reports are saying, but the poor word-of-mouth may kill it.
because I'm generally not a big fan of huge companies. Plus, I got stuck with a couple of IBM's infamously defective, crappy Deskstar hard drives in my computers.. but....
I'm really rooting for IBM on this one. I sincerely hope they tear SCO a new one. Go Big Blue!
Indeed. If Slashdot has lowered itself to accepting stories from immature twits, I'm sure I can come up with some dandy essays written by petulant 5-year-olds denied their cookies at snacktime. In fact, the scribblngs of your average 5-year-old may be more edifying than what this guy puked out.
Grow up. The Gamecube is a fine system with stellar games.
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I suppose they're deluded enough to actually believe their own swill. It's more likely the case that Circuit City did a hard-sell to people who didn't know any better, and were sorely disappointed with their purchase once they realized what they really had, and how they were fast-talked. I guess they view sales generated by the high-pressure salesmanship as "significant consumer enthusiasm". Me, it puts me off, and I avoid stores like Circuit City and Good Guys due to this very reason. Good bye and good riddance, DIVX.
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Well, I love my Honda Civic hybrid. I put gas in it every 4-5 weeks (as opposed to every 1.5 to 2 weeks with my former car. Same amount of driving.) and have got over 500 miles on one tank (a little less than 12 gallons) of gas. I'm very pleased with its performance. The thing about hybrids is that one has to learn how to drive them correctly to achieve the optimal gas mileage from them.
most people who buy cellphones don't even know what a game boy is.
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OK, even we take your line of reasoning at face value here (and I don't. Personally, I think people who buy cel phones are more likely to know what a Gameboy is, as opposed to someone less interested in technology) what makes you think they would suddenly be interested in playing games on their cel phone? If they don't know what a Gameboy is, then they are not exposed to, and/or don't care about, hand-held video games to begin with. Sure, there will be the curious who might think it's novel to play games on their cel, but their numbers won't be significant enough to make the system profitable in the long term for Nokia. Nokia is in a lose-lose situation. This N-Gage will be a little footnote in hand-held retrospective articles on gaming sites a few years from now. Maybe with some "What was Nokia thinking?!" commentary thrown in.
no screenshots though :( how do i tell if i like this console, if there is no screenshots ?
There are screenshots for some of the games. Not all, but some (eg: Tomb Raider, Virtua Tennis, Super Monkey Ball, etc). Just select a game to get more details on it and you should see the screenshots.
Folks, the word 'dreamcast' doesn't appear anywhere in the ign article. Read for yourself!
Er.. umm.. yes, it does. Or, more accurately, "Dreamcast" does. Look in the final paragraph.
EBGames.com now has a section devoted to the N-Gage. To see the available games, go here:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/groups/n-gage/cab.as
None of them impress me much. "A chance to play the old Tomb Raider on a $300 cel phone's teeny screen!? Pinch me, I'm dreaming!!"
(Oh, and we'll be extremely curious to see if the same crowd that poo-poo'd the $299 price point has anything to say when Sony's PSP portable clocks in at a similar price.... )
My guess is an assured "Yes". Of course, it all depends on what the market will bear, and I don't feel that most people are ready to pay $300 for a hand-held. It's quite an extreme price. Personally, I'll be surprised if Sony's PSP comes in anywhere near that price point, though. Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe the N-Gage will be the hottest Holiday gift since Tickle-Me-Elmo. But, I rather doubt it.
Make that "A) It costs *over* 3x more than a GBA."
As I understand it, this N-Gage runs $300. A GBA still runs, what, $70? The GBA-SP, of course, runs $100. I'm not being critical of the posting, just emphasizing how staggeringly overpriced the N-Gage is compared to what people can already buy. Three-hundred dollars for a hand-held video game player seems outrageous. Yes, I know it does more than an GBA, but if all you primarily want it for is to play games, then just get a GBA. If Nokia expects the system to survive only on the interest of geeks who love gadgets, then they are in for a rude awakening. Kids will want it for the games, and Mom & Dad won't pop for a $300 item when they can get an already popular hand-held for less than a third that price. The N-Gage is going to go down in flames.
I hadn't thought of your point B. Another nail in its coffin.
Chances are, the movie may flop, though I imagine it will have less to do with the relative success of the game than it will with the failure rate of sequels in general this year. I don't think that the first Tomb Raider movie's audience was made up heavily of TR gamers, and I don't think it would be the case with this one, either. The movie will succeed or fail on its own merits (or lack thereof).
Sounds like you didn't try TR4 (The Last Revelation). For myself, that was the best one since the first. I really enjoyed it, and had high hopes for the series.. until *sigh* TR5 (Tomb Raider Chronicles). Of course, maybe I shouldn't judge TR5 too harshly. I never finished playing it. Because it kept crashing early in the game. At the same exact spot, on two different computers. Ah well. I'll probably still get TR:AoD, but not until it drops a good 20 dollars in price.
If you can find TR4 for a good price, give it a try. I've always enjoyed the TR series, and I'm saddened to see it botched in TR6, esp. after the disappointment of TR5. True, it may not be as bad as reports are saying, but the poor word-of-mouth may kill it.
Hopefully so, yes.
because I'm generally not a big fan of huge companies. Plus, I got stuck with a couple of IBM's infamously defective, crappy Deskstar hard drives in my computers.. but....
I'm really rooting for IBM on this one. I sincerely hope they tear SCO a new one. Go Big Blue!
Indeed. If Slashdot has lowered itself to accepting stories from immature twits, I'm sure I can come up with some dandy essays written by petulant 5-year-olds denied their cookies at snacktime. In fact, the scribblngs of your average 5-year-old may be more edifying than what this guy puked out.
Grow up. The Gamecube is a fine system with stellar games.
I suppose they're deluded enough to actually believe their own swill. It's more likely the case that Circuit City did a hard-sell to people who didn't know any better, and were sorely disappointed with their purchase once they realized what they really had, and how they were fast-talked. I guess they view sales generated by the high-pressure salesmanship as "significant consumer enthusiasm". Me, it puts me off, and I avoid stores like Circuit City and Good Guys due to this very reason. Good bye and good riddance, DIVX.