Agreed. I've been doing the Nintendo/Sony dual system thing since the PSX and N64. Sony for RPGs and square-soft fanboyage and Nintendo for some solid good ol fun.
And with the Nintendo planning on rolling out the network adapter for Mario Kart Double Dash, hopefully they'll be able to compete on equal grounds with the Xbox (provided the peripheral makes it here)
In America and I think Europe (which AFAIK Nintendo has been giving the proverbial shaft for a while (they just got Animal Crossing recently I believe)), Xbox is trouncing on the 'cube by a good amount.
1) M$ just got done in an interview proclaiming that Nintendo wasn't an issue anymore. If Nintendo wants to beat out the Xbox they're going to have to do it by pushing more boxes out than XBox. This will guve them what... a $100 advantage to the XB, which M$ probably can't afford to drop any lower since they're already losing money on each console manufactured
2) Nintendo has already cut production of new units and are trying to clear out the warehouses. Simple supply and demand here.
3) Nintendo has a lot of hot stuff coming in November. A lot of people aren't really in the know but this is probably a pre-emptive shot in the upcoming Xmas console battle.
4) This also puts the GC on the same value as the GBA, which should prevent Nintendo from "shooting themselves in the foot" (not really happening though) with the price difference between GC and GBA SP. (My next guess is a buy one get one half off deal if this doesn't work.)
5) If Nintendo is still doing the free game with purchase deal then microsoft is seriously going to be in a lot of hot water. You're talking a $150 difference in the setup fee for a GC vs. Xbox.
Cool...
I'm not too concerned about sales tax anyways, i mean you order stuff from a catalog or one of those shopping networks you gotta pay sales tax...
Same principle i think
There is one FPS i know coming for 'cube soon: XIII
Which is gonna rock the house on all platforms, but I'm planning on getting PC myself (as for reasons stated above by other people.)
Also wasn't there a Jedi Knight II 'cube version?
Yep.
My sentiments exactly.
Man were those the days.... FF2, Zelda, FF3, EB, CT, Mario RPG, Harvest Moon.
Mmmmm... I'm fairly sure the remake will hit here. Nintendo would be foolish not to right now, given the appeal of RPGs and the only Nintendo RPG goin right now is Pokemon (and that is dying too)... That doesn't count Square Enix's RPGs, i'm talking 1st party developed.
Ummm...
No.
The game was originally translated by NINTENDO in the late 80's but wasn't released with the SNES that close to hitting the states... What's been floating around the 'net is a copy of the cart that NOA would've probably used as a master but someone won it at an auction or something and Neo Demiforce reimbursed them for it, and also paid them money since the owner didn't want to have it dumped in order to keep the price up on it.
Of course Neo Demi. had to do a little bit of hacking (just the title screen and dummy some hardware verifications to make sure the system is legit).
And for what it's worth. I still have EB, the player's guide, the cards (although they don't smell anymore), and I've been reading SM.net before the very 1st petition and when they were earthbound.net (at least 5 years ago!)
Very cool, should turn out pretty good since Hudson I believe helped on the SSB game originally... Or I'm confusing them with HAL (Nintendo's research group)... Although i believe they did do Mario Party.
This is nothing new, aside from them issuing them en masse now, and hopefully people will finally listen after Slammer and Blaster went through and ripped open holes that should've been patched weeks before they hit.
Thank god! Finally... How long has it taken them to consider this idea?
Now watch... This obviously won't be cause for the RIAA to say that CD sales will go up (provided the rest of the gang catches up), they'll just say their "sue and awe" campaign scared everyone off.
Since I don't have a dedicated line nor is the computer necessarily located near the console...
I prefer to have a book to thumb through while playing, especially if its a pc game so i don't have to quit or alt-tab to a browser.
Also, in playing Legend of Mana I found the Brady book helpful just for the maps and not the game walkthrough.
FAQs are nice cause you get more insight into the non-linear aspects of the game. Ie. in Legend of Mana the guide barely touches on the forging, gardening, pets and golem systems in it. In that sense FAQs were much more helpful and informative.
I will usually buy the guide for a console game, but typically for pc games like RTS and FPS games i don't usually buy them.
Yes FAQs have taken some of the steam, but i think they will equal out in the long run.
"Woa! Just for the records: Artoo and C-3PO will be there too!"
Didn't someone say that the whole series is told by the droids anyways?
I mean, that would explain how C-3PO is able to tell the ewoks the story at the end of Return of The Jedi..
Yeah, Matrix 3 is coming in Nov. They did the shooting for both sequels at the same time, hence the blended trailers and promotional stuff.
Unless you're talking SW Ep 3... That I have no clue. Have they even picked the cast for that?
Try http://www.thematrix.com then. I myself don't understand why the two are seperate "sites" (animatrix.com just redirects you to a mini-site on thematrix.com), but there is more information about the project on the main matrix site.
I wouldn't say its anti-technology. I think it's more about technology gone bad. Not anti-technology in general.
All forms of technology have good/bad sides. A subtle example is the old bow + arrow. Somewhat Good: Kill animals easier for survival and food. Bad: Kill our fellow man easier as well.
How about something more drastic: Atomic fusion.
Good: Very powerful energy source. Bad: Very powerful bombs.
I think really one of the points is to make sure we guide the technology, not follow it.
w00t!
Of course, the puzzliing thing i saw was that according to RPGamer.com, that this would make them more competitive with 3rd party publishers such as EA... Isn't EA the publisher of Square games in the states 0_o?
Anyways, great news for both sides of the fan-boy wars... Yahoo!
Wasn't this also the purpose of the PSOne? Except that Sony didn't bring the "official" LCD screen and power pack until well after that systems release... Of course, that little thing is quite a nifty gadget for people to haul to LAN parties and play on their TV Tuner cards...
But yes, console -> portable adaptations and back again aren't new...
As far as I know there's that follow-up to Tactics
There's a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, or Seiken Densetsu 1 (prequel to Secret Of Mana)
And I've heard that Final Fantasy III (not the one that came out for SNES) is being done on the GBA now, and not the Wonderswan Color
No word yet on whether or not they will be leaving Japanese shores, but usually that's not announced until after they are released in Japan, which they haven't been yet.
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Agreed. I've been doing the Nintendo/Sony dual system thing since the PSX and N64. Sony for RPGs and square-soft fanboyage and Nintendo for some solid good ol fun. And with the Nintendo planning on rolling out the network adapter for Mario Kart Double Dash, hopefully they'll be able to compete on equal grounds with the Xbox (provided the peripheral makes it here)
Well thats in japan...
In America and I think Europe (which AFAIK Nintendo has been giving the proverbial shaft for a while (they just got Animal Crossing recently I believe)), Xbox is trouncing on the 'cube by a good amount.
Let's look at it this way
1) M$ just got done in an interview proclaiming that Nintendo wasn't an issue anymore. If Nintendo wants to beat out the Xbox they're going to have to do it by pushing more boxes out than XBox. This will guve them what... a $100 advantage to the XB, which M$ probably can't afford to drop any lower since they're already losing money on each console manufactured
2) Nintendo has already cut production of new units and are trying to clear out the warehouses. Simple supply and demand here.
3) Nintendo has a lot of hot stuff coming in November. A lot of people aren't really in the know but this is probably a pre-emptive shot in the upcoming Xmas console battle.
4) This also puts the GC on the same value as the GBA, which should prevent Nintendo from "shooting themselves in the foot" (not really happening though) with the price difference between GC and GBA SP. (My next guess is a buy one get one half off deal if this doesn't work.)
5) If Nintendo is still doing the free game with purchase deal then microsoft is seriously going to be in a lot of hot water. You're talking a $150 difference in the setup fee for a GC vs. Xbox.
Cool... I'm not too concerned about sales tax anyways, i mean you order stuff from a catalog or one of those shopping networks you gotta pay sales tax... Same principle i think
So i'm normal now??!!!! So should I just stop playing games altogether to regain my sense of individuality?
There is one FPS i know coming for 'cube soon: XIII Which is gonna rock the house on all platforms, but I'm planning on getting PC myself (as for reasons stated above by other people.) Also wasn't there a Jedi Knight II 'cube version?
Yep. My sentiments exactly. Man were those the days.... FF2, Zelda, FF3, EB, CT, Mario RPG, Harvest Moon. Mmmmm... I'm fairly sure the remake will hit here. Nintendo would be foolish not to right now, given the appeal of RPGs and the only Nintendo RPG goin right now is Pokemon (and that is dying too)... That doesn't count Square Enix's RPGs, i'm talking 1st party developed.
Ummm... No. The game was originally translated by NINTENDO in the late 80's but wasn't released with the SNES that close to hitting the states... What's been floating around the 'net is a copy of the cart that NOA would've probably used as a master but someone won it at an auction or something and Neo Demiforce reimbursed them for it, and also paid them money since the owner didn't want to have it dumped in order to keep the price up on it. Of course Neo Demi. had to do a little bit of hacking (just the title screen and dummy some hardware verifications to make sure the system is legit). And for what it's worth. I still have EB, the player's guide, the cards (although they don't smell anymore), and I've been reading SM.net before the very 1st petition and when they were earthbound.net (at least 5 years ago!)
Very cool, should turn out pretty good since Hudson I believe helped on the SSB game originally... Or I'm confusing them with HAL (Nintendo's research group)... Although i believe they did do Mario Party.
What do you mean "starting to look like"...
This is nothing new, aside from them issuing them en masse now, and hopefully people will finally listen after Slammer and Blaster went through and ripped open holes that should've been patched weeks before they hit.
Thank god! Finally... How long has it taken them to consider this idea? Now watch... This obviously won't be cause for the RIAA to say that CD sales will go up (provided the rest of the gang catches up), they'll just say their "sue and awe" campaign scared everyone off.
Since I don't have a dedicated line nor is the computer necessarily located near the console... I prefer to have a book to thumb through while playing, especially if its a pc game so i don't have to quit or alt-tab to a browser. Also, in playing Legend of Mana I found the Brady book helpful just for the maps and not the game walkthrough. FAQs are nice cause you get more insight into the non-linear aspects of the game. Ie. in Legend of Mana the guide barely touches on the forging, gardening, pets and golem systems in it. In that sense FAQs were much more helpful and informative. I will usually buy the guide for a console game, but typically for pc games like RTS and FPS games i don't usually buy them. Yes FAQs have taken some of the steam, but i think they will equal out in the long run.
"Woa! Just for the records: Artoo and C-3PO will be there too!" Didn't someone say that the whole series is told by the droids anyways? I mean, that would explain how C-3PO is able to tell the ewoks the story at the end of Return of The Jedi..
Finally... Not a post regarding the new RFC and IP stuff. Thank god 4/1 is over! (And this could be 1st post, i doubt it though)
Yeah, Matrix 3 is coming in Nov. They did the shooting for both sequels at the same time, hence the blended trailers and promotional stuff. Unless you're talking SW Ep 3... That I have no clue. Have they even picked the cast for that?
So how long until the "Do-Not-Spam" list appears?
Try http://www.thematrix.com then. I myself don't understand why the two are seperate "sites" (animatrix.com just redirects you to a mini-site on thematrix.com), but there is more information about the project on the main matrix site.
My thoughts exactly. I was thinking more along the lines of Bicentenial Man and AI, but yeah that was my thoughts.
All forms of technology have good/bad sides. A subtle example is the old bow + arrow. Somewhat Good: Kill animals easier for survival and food. Bad: Kill our fellow man easier as well.
How about something more drastic: Atomic fusion. Good: Very powerful energy source. Bad: Very powerful bombs.
I think really one of the points is to make sure we guide the technology, not follow it.
Not to pop anyone's bubble but she still has 11 months to continue to mess with society. Queue's up the "munchkins" "Ding dong..." (You know the rest)
w00t! Of course, the puzzliing thing i saw was that according to RPGamer.com, that this would make them more competitive with 3rd party publishers such as EA... Isn't EA the publisher of Square games in the states 0_o? Anyways, great news for both sides of the fan-boy wars... Yahoo!
Umm... This isn't new... The file date is 9/30... I thought it looked familiar.... I recall downloading this from the site a long time ago.
/me chucks Windows Update out the window...
Wasn't this also the purpose of the PSOne? Except that Sony didn't bring the "official" LCD screen and power pack until well after that systems release... Of course, that little thing is quite a nifty gadget for people to haul to LAN parties and play on their TV Tuner cards... But yes, console -> portable adaptations and back again aren't new...
As far as I know there's that follow-up to Tactics
There's a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, or Seiken Densetsu 1 (prequel to Secret Of Mana)
And I've heard that Final Fantasy III (not the one that came out for SNES) is being done on the GBA now, and not the Wonderswan Color
No word yet on whether or not they will be leaving Japanese shores, but usually that's not announced until after they are released in Japan, which they haven't been yet.