Gamecube aint selling, that's easy to see. 3rd parties snubbed it in favor of the ps2 and the xbox.
Money talks.
Anyway, it's the end of the generation where profits are always generally down, and they are supporting the DS/GBA(sp) and soon to be released GBA micro PLUS the fading GC. Also they upped thier R&D for the Revolution by something like 39% and that doesn't come free.
Noone makes and article when sony and MS are unprofitibal with thier game consoles, which is every quarter.
Just support Nintendo this and next gen, or get ready for a pretty crappy console arena, lacking any innovation whatsoever.
All I can do is laugh, i was just telling my boss about the key check less than an hour ago.
Hahahahahaha.
I cant wait to see how secure the XBox360 will be
Hiroshi Yamauchi is basically Nintendo's version of Eisner at Disney, he brought them to the top and then slammed them back down. He was just using old buisness practices that were outmoded, with so much going on at Nintendo now with the DS and Revolution hopefully this will be a brand new age for them.
Iwata will do a fine job, and Reggie will actually be able to kick ass and take names now;)
Let's put some more attention on Halo2 so more suckers can be duped into buying this pile of crap.
Halo2 is the most overhyped/overrated game in the history of gaming. It's got a lame ass story, gfx glitches and dumb as a brick A.I.
It pisses me off that MS is where they are in the Videogame market, as the whole market is slowly going down the crapper.
Every media outlet slams Nintendo. For what?!?! putting out a good product? Not going online when a total of 15% max of gamers actually use it? I'm sorry if this seems like a rant, but I'm just sick of the way the market is led by the casual gamer straight into the toilet.
I'm glad I got to game in the glory days and feel sorry for future gamers, unless a BIG change comes around.
I still toy with my amiga stuff from time to time, and use winUAE all the time, it was a great machine in it's day, too bad it was mis-managed, otherwise we might be still sing them today
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Great atmosphere, good tough game, and a visual feast to top it off.
Too bad hating Nintendo is "cool" right now, and everyone was playing the overhyped peice of junk that is Halo2.
Happy holidays anyway, and if your smart you'll pick up this game and a cube if you dont have one. to see what your missing
I love these huge companies that cant take it when the average joe bites back a little. We all hate mosquitos but we have to deal with them.
If they are gonna keep this "hate" up then they will lose my money plain and simple, maybe we would be nicer if they weren't trying to shove a warranty down our throats on every little item we buy.
DS has the advantage of NINTENDO, which makes nothing but great software. Also, the DS has the innovation of the two screens, touch screen, voice activation and killer 3rd party support.
Sony has the disadvantage of selling a unit at a loss, which means the hardware will suck as is the case with the ps2 and before that the original playstation.
I had a Zaurus when they first came out over here (5000d) and it was a great little gadget with great potential, but Sharp hardly pushed it over here at all, and never brought over the much nicer and sleeker Clamshell design.
You get what you pay for, and you sell what you push.
Bye bye Sharp at least one us will miss you.
Atari offically died when the Tramiel family killed it with the Jaguar... Just like they killed Commodore. I wish we could find them anbd string them up...
Anyway, cool and all but again the Gamecube get's the shaft all these 3rd party companies are releasing everything ps2/xbox. Frankly I dont want to see Nintendo go down the same road. If you have $99 go buy a gamecube NOW, yo'll thank me for it, it has some killer 1st party game and good 3rd party ones as well. Do you want MS in control of the Video Game market? I sure in hell dont!/rant;)
M$ knows full well that Wine now has a pretty good hold on DirectX, so of course they are gonna change things around...
"rolls eyes"
PG-13 The best/worst thing to happen to movies....
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PG-13 Rating Turns 20
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· Score: 3, Interesting
When it came out in the 80's it was the best thing to happen to movies. Youu could have a good humor flick with a flash of nudity and still have the teens go to see it. Now it's an excuse to make a half assed horror/thriller and tone it down enough to make them extra money. So many movies have been killed by this rating.
Blah....
Slashdot Mirror
OPEN DRM? Oh and first post :)
I guess not. Sad.
Money talks.
Anyway, it's the end of the generation where profits are always generally down, and they are supporting the DS/GBA(sp) and soon to be released GBA micro PLUS the fading GC. Also they upped thier R&D for the Revolution by something like 39% and that doesn't come free. Noone makes and article when sony and MS are unprofitibal with thier game consoles, which is every quarter. Just support Nintendo this and next gen, or get ready for a pretty crappy console arena, lacking any innovation whatsoever.
All I can do is laugh, i was just telling my boss about the key check less than an hour ago. Hahahahahaha. I cant wait to see how secure the XBox360 will be
Awesome, what a great way to move the procs out the door, so they can switch over without left over stock.
Clever.
Hiroshi Yamauchi is basically Nintendo's version of Eisner at Disney, he brought them to the top and then slammed them back down. He was just using old buisness practices that were outmoded, with so much going on at Nintendo now with the DS and Revolution hopefully this will be a brand new age for them.
;)
Iwata will do a fine job, and Reggie will actually be able to kick ass and take names now
Let's put some more attention on Halo2 so more suckers can be duped into buying this pile of crap.
Halo2 is the most overhyped/overrated game in the history of gaming. It's got a lame ass story, gfx glitches and dumb as a brick A.I.
It pisses me off that MS is where they are in the Videogame market, as the whole market is slowly going down the crapper.
Every media outlet slams Nintendo. For what?!?! putting out a good product? Not going online when a total of 15% max of gamers actually use it? I'm sorry if this seems like a rant, but I'm just sick of the way the market is led by the casual gamer straight into the toilet.
I'm glad I got to game in the glory days and feel sorry for future gamers, unless a BIG change comes around.
But that price is a killer.
I still toy with my amiga stuff from time to time, and use winUAE all the time, it was a great machine in it's day, too bad it was mis-managed, otherwise we might be still sing them today
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Great atmosphere, good tough game, and a visual feast to top it off. Too bad hating Nintendo is "cool" right now, and everyone was playing the overhyped peice of junk that is Halo2. Happy holidays anyway, and if your smart you'll pick up this game and a cube if you dont have one. to see what your missing
The Washington Post just called the Gamecube obsolete. how are they gonna raise money for movies... I hate the mdia this generation of gaming, I really do. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A256 13-2004Dec1.html
Now I can write documents up on my Nintendo DS :)
I love these huge companies that cant take it when the average joe bites back a little. We all hate mosquitos but we have to deal with them. If they are gonna keep this "hate" up then they will lose my money plain and simple, maybe we would be nicer if they weren't trying to shove a warranty down our throats on every little item we buy.
DS has the advantage of NINTENDO, which makes nothing but great software. Also, the DS has the innovation of the two screens, touch screen, voice activation and killer 3rd party support. Sony has the disadvantage of selling a unit at a loss, which means the hardware will suck as is the case with the ps2 and before that the original playstation.
I had a Zaurus when they first came out over here (5000d) and it was a great little gadget with great potential, but Sharp hardly pushed it over here at all, and never brought over the much nicer and sleeker Clamshell design. You get what you pay for, and you sell what you push. Bye bye Sharp at least one us will miss you.
It feels like Windows, which is what I'm TRYING to avoid.... But whatever get us to the masses quicker I guess... [/annoyed]
The touch screen opens so many new avenues of gaming, I cannot wait to see what dev's cook up for it. check out the puppy demo for example http://gba.n64europe.com/specials/nintendogsflash. html
Just like Fable, hopefully Halo2 will ast a little longer...
Nintendo knows the handheld market, and they pulled this off perfectly.
$149 for the DS is sweet, condiering it has chat ablilities and a game demp packed in.
Pictochat actually has some little fun games built in as well
PSP what?!?!
Atari offically died when the Tramiel family killed it with the Jaguar... Just like they killed Commodore. I wish we could find them anbd string them up... Anyway, cool and all but again the Gamecube get's the shaft all these 3rd party companies are releasing everything ps2/xbox. Frankly I dont want to see Nintendo go down the same road. If you have $99 go buy a gamecube NOW, yo'll thank me for it, it has some killer 1st party game and good 3rd party ones as well. Do you want MS in control of the Video Game market? I sure in hell dont! /rant ;)
M$ knows full well that Wine now has a pretty good hold on DirectX, so of course they are gonna change things around... "rolls eyes"
When it came out in the 80's it was the best thing to happen to movies. Youu could have a good humor flick with a flash of nudity and still have the teens go to see it. Now it's an excuse to make a half assed horror/thriller and tone it down enough to make them extra money. So many movies have been killed by this rating. Blah....
Bah....
No thanks, thier hardware has slid down in quality steadliy... I'd rather get an OQO...
Lol, at MS. Me too me too me too, they are like a 3 year old, always doing what the other kids are doing, just a little late and never as good...