In most instances, I don't think this would be true. Energy would be generated through by-products of human action (heat, sweat, movement). I don't think that you would necessarily have to work any harder to generate electricity. They aren't *quite* parasites, but more like a, err, remora, existing off of the waste of something else.
On the other hand, this could be an incentive to work. Must... Stay... At... 12 kmh... or... music.... stops!
"They had a very specific number of consoles they wanted at release, and gave the guys a mere several months to churn them out. With supply trucks coming and going from the factories daily, they were putting out as many consoles as they possibly could. And that's their job."
Yep, and that specific number kept decreasing as time went on.
"Nintendo, on the other hand, is a veteran of the video gaming console market and are perfectly well outfitted to manufacture these beasts for themselves. Also judging by how underpowered the GC is in strict technical comparison to its competitors (namely the XBox), it appears as though they solidified the specifications and design plans for this console LONG before Microsoft came into the picture, and they've probably been planning the release schedule more rigorously as well."
Will this never get old? The GC is not underpowered compared to any other console. Out of the two competitors it has, the PS2 and the XBox, it is significantly more powerful than one, and comparable in power to the other.
I cannot understand why people have this belief that the XBox is so superior to everything else. Do a little research on the subject.
"I'm pretty sure that the XBox release was a very last minute rush to beat the Christmas season, and to beat Nintendo after they announced the GC release date."
Interesting theory... Again, try some research. Nintendo was scheduled to ship the week ahead of XBox. After XBox announced the date, Nintendo postponed the release in order to have more consoles on the shelves, a move that MS was perfectly capable of doing.
IceHouse
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I know the feeling, man. All I've been asking for is a girlfriend, and everyone just laughs at me. I mean, hey, love is cheap, right?
IceHouse
In most instances, I don't think this would be true. Energy would be generated through by-products of human action (heat, sweat, movement). I don't think that you would necessarily have to work any harder to generate electricity. They aren't *quite* parasites, but more like a, err, remora, existing off of the waste of something else.
On the other hand, this could be an incentive to work. Must... Stay... At... 12 kmh... or... music.... stops!
IceHouse
"They had a very specific number of consoles they wanted at release, and gave the guys a mere several months to churn them out. With supply trucks coming and going from the factories daily, they were putting out as many consoles as they possibly could. And that's their job."
Yep, and that specific number kept decreasing as time went on. "Nintendo, on the other hand, is a veteran of the video gaming console market and are perfectly well outfitted to manufacture these beasts for themselves. Also judging by how underpowered the GC is in strict technical comparison to its competitors (namely the XBox), it appears as though they solidified the specifications and design plans for this console LONG before Microsoft came into the picture, and they've probably been planning the release schedule more rigorously as well." Will this never get old? The GC is not underpowered compared to any other console. Out of the two competitors it has, the PS2 and the XBox, it is significantly more powerful than one, and comparable in power to the other. I cannot understand why people have this belief that the XBox is so superior to everything else. Do a little research on the subject. "I'm pretty sure that the XBox release was a very last minute rush to beat the Christmas season, and to beat Nintendo after they announced the GC release date." Interesting theory... Again, try some research. Nintendo was scheduled to ship the week ahead of XBox. After XBox announced the date, Nintendo postponed the release in order to have more consoles on the shelves, a move that MS was perfectly capable of doing. IceHouse