there's a lot more to a good console than just power.
That's a funny statement in this context. Because Microsoft pretty much told us the exact opposite until the time Live was actually launched. They played number games all because they could to the general public. The computer savvy know that a PPC CPU at 433 MHz was basically on par, if not better, than a Celeron at 733 MHz. But if you can throw that your processor is nearly twice as high as the competitor's to the general public, they'll eat it up. It was so out of hand that the president of Tecmo was claiming that the GCN could never run the original DOA... and that game wasn't very impressive looking.
I haven't made a decision on the Xbox 360 yet. I wasn't an adopter of the original, but I admit there are some pretty good games for it.
I also assume I will buy Revolution, as I have bought every other Nintendo console. The announced features also have me intrigued.
But I can tell you right now I won't be buying a PS3 for that estimated price of $465. I was fairly outraged when I could only buy my GCN for $350, and that came with 3 games. Let's say you want to buy a PS3, another control, and 2 games. What's it gonna cost? $465 + $30 + $50 + $50 = $595. That's just outrageous for a console.
And like the OP said, Nintendo has always had custom hardware made. I'm sure by now it's not very hard to fit an NES or SNES on a single die, and possibly even an N64. I assume it will be able to play GCN games because the hardware will be similar enough (PPC CPU & ATI GPU).
On another thought, is anybody actually sure what Nintendo's process of publishing a game entails? For all we know, they own source code to the entire back catalog of games that they can recompile and allow us to download.
As far as I remember, Nintendo was always a tease at any press conference. They never really show you what's going on, or tell you what's going on before hand. The perfect example being last year when they showed the new Zelda trailer with no warning. Then they gave no actual release date or details of the gameplay. Nintendo is always a tease.
After you shell out $350 for the console, you may only get one or two games. And if your shiny new console can play games from your cruddy old console, then you can trade in the cruddy old one, or put it into storage.
I don't know about you, but I have something plugged into just about every input hole on my TV, and I hate switching cords around.
I played a semi-aggressive paladin for 59 levels. I could deal with the fact that I wasn't doing the most damage. After all, I could usually heal myself to no end. I'd have paladin vs. paladin duels that could easily last 10-20 minutes. But once I was engaged in any dungeon raids or PvP encounters, my role completely changed from a minor melee player, in which I could stun and sleep a few players, to a secondary healer and buffbot. The only reason to have a paladin in your party for any of these encounters is buffs. My role completely changed from what it was for levels 1-59. I would have been happy if any groups didn't yell at me if I got close to melee range, but that wasn't the case.
You're comparing a game to box office sales only. There is billions more in DVD/VHS sales. As much as I would like it, the video game industry is not outselling the movie industry.
Plus, when you go making wild allegations like you have, it's good to have a link to someone who agrees with you. That way you don't look so crazy pulling 'facts' out of thin air.
I agree with you completely. Puzzle games have the most replayability to them. I just got my DS last week after trading in a bunch of games and I got Wario Ware. And once I have some more money, I'll be getting Polarium, then Meteos. Then possibly some other action games, but I really doubt I'll play them as much as the puzzle games.
I've been sitting around in WoW since late November, and I'm still yet to see anything remotely like those two statements. The most frequent (and annoying) was the casino spammers, but they were declared illegal a few weeks back, and I haven't seen them since.
But, I do agree that there will be a deluge of crap. There will be too many untalented people that will be trying things out that the bad will greatly out-total the good.
Also, many Live users will use the camera to take pictures of their balls, then texture it on their content, and try to sell that. I can't wait.
an MP3 player, a Video player, and a videogame console. A nice hat trick.
Since you must put the videos and MP3s on a MemoryStick first, I'm not sure the hat trick will be so nice. I got a Clie recently, and so far I've gone through 2 MSs that will read just fine in the Clie, but won't read at all in Windows, whether by PCMCIA drive, or Clie->cradle->USB connection. The only way I can get it to work is cradling it, then loading up fdisk on the drive so Linux knows that it has a partition on it.
Not to mention the fact that there are MagicGate and non-MagicGate sticks, which may or may not be able to be used with certain MemoryStick drives. It just seems to me that those things are too much trouble to begin with to make many PSP users worry about getting it to work.
You saw at least two DSs at these three Gamestops, but when I went out with my cousin to Walmart, EB, Gamestop, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Kmart, there was absolutely zero on those shelves. It's just a matter of location.
I believe the whole thing about games being banned in Greece was a step to curb illegal gambling, and the law passed included pretty much any type of video game. But it was later modified in order to just include gambling games, not all games.
In response to my own post, ask just about any fan of Kid Icarus if they think it deserves to be in a hall of fame of some sort. I can almost guarantee the answer to be 'yes', even though there was only ever one Kid Icarus.
While I agree that Halo should not have been in the hall of fame, I don't agree with your reasoning. A great game can be great and influential, no matter how many games have appeared in the series (or lackthereof). An athlete can be inducted into the hall of fame playing one season, so long as what he did was extremely great. It is just more likely to put him in the hall of fame after seeing time go by and realizing what he did truly was extraordinary.
Much better Linux support - who said the submitter was using Linux? less problems in high-end application such as XSI - who said the submitter was using XSI? much larger user base - not quite sure how that makes NVidias better cards/drivers. After all, Windows has a larger user base than Linux, but I wouldn't say its better. I've been a "fan" of ATI until I really started to use Nvidia cards. I don't want to go back. - I was a fan of NVidia until I bought my first ATI card. I never once had the driver problems I had on my NVidia.
Except for the fact that SMB was developed by Amusement Visions and published by Sega. Because that really has a lot to do with how much Nintendo cares about their consoles.
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there's a lot more to a good console than just power.
That's a funny statement in this context. Because Microsoft pretty much told us the exact opposite until the time Live was actually launched. They played number games all because they could to the general public. The computer savvy know that a PPC CPU at 433 MHz was basically on par, if not better, than a Celeron at 733 MHz. But if you can throw that your processor is nearly twice as high as the competitor's to the general public, they'll eat it up. It was so out of hand that the president of Tecmo was claiming that the GCN could never run the original DOA... and that game wasn't very impressive looking.
I haven't made a decision on the Xbox 360 yet. I wasn't an adopter of the original, but I admit there are some pretty good games for it.
I also assume I will buy Revolution, as I have bought every other Nintendo console. The announced features also have me intrigued.
But I can tell you right now I won't be buying a PS3 for that estimated price of $465. I was fairly outraged when I could only buy my GCN for $350, and that came with 3 games. Let's say you want to buy a PS3, another control, and 2 games. What's it gonna cost? $465 + $30 + $50 + $50 = $595. That's just outrageous for a console.
And like the OP said, Nintendo has always had custom hardware made. I'm sure by now it's not very hard to fit an NES or SNES on a single die, and possibly even an N64. I assume it will be able to play GCN games because the hardware will be similar enough (PPC CPU & ATI GPU).
On another thought, is anybody actually sure what Nintendo's process of publishing a game entails? For all we know, they own source code to the entire back catalog of games that they can recompile and allow us to download.
As far as I remember, Nintendo was always a tease at any press conference. They never really show you what's going on, or tell you what's going on before hand. The perfect example being last year when they showed the new Zelda trailer with no warning. Then they gave no actual release date or details of the gameplay. Nintendo is always a tease.
After you shell out $350 for the console, you may only get one or two games. And if your shiny new console can play games from your cruddy old console, then you can trade in the cruddy old one, or put it into storage.
I don't know about you, but I have something plugged into just about every input hole on my TV, and I hate switching cords around.
I played a semi-aggressive paladin for 59 levels. I could deal with the fact that I wasn't doing the most damage. After all, I could usually heal myself to no end. I'd have paladin vs. paladin duels that could easily last 10-20 minutes. But once I was engaged in any dungeon raids or PvP encounters, my role completely changed from a minor melee player, in which I could stun and sleep a few players, to a secondary healer and buffbot. The only reason to have a paladin in your party for any of these encounters is buffs. My role completely changed from what it was for levels 1-59. I would have been happy if any groups didn't yell at me if I got close to melee range, but that wasn't the case.
You're comparing a game to box office sales only. There is billions more in DVD/VHS sales. As much as I would like it, the video game industry is not outselling the movie industry.
Plus, when you go making wild allegations like you have, it's good to have a link to someone who agrees with you. That way you don't look so crazy pulling 'facts' out of thin air.
I agree with you completely. Puzzle games have the most replayability to them. I just got my DS last week after trading in a bunch of games and I got Wario Ware. And once I have some more money, I'll be getting Polarium, then Meteos. Then possibly some other action games, but I really doubt I'll play them as much as the puzzle games.
There is one Nascar course that has right turns. The name of it eludes me currently.
I've been sitting around in WoW since late November, and I'm still yet to see anything remotely like those two statements. The most frequent (and annoying) was the casino spammers, but they were declared illegal a few weeks back, and I haven't seen them since.
But, I do agree that there will be a deluge of crap. There will be too many untalented people that will be trying things out that the bad will greatly out-total the good.
Also, many Live users will use the camera to take pictures of their balls, then texture it on their content, and try to sell that. I can't wait.
Maybe Jack Thompson can start a class-action suit claiming video games are responsible for all cases of houses burning down due to electrical fire.
Yes. I prefer competition through exclusive contracts, like EA and Take Two do things.
an MP3 player, a Video player, and a videogame console. A nice hat trick.
Since you must put the videos and MP3s on a MemoryStick first, I'm not sure the hat trick will be so nice. I got a Clie recently, and so far I've gone through 2 MSs that will read just fine in the Clie, but won't read at all in Windows, whether by PCMCIA drive, or Clie->cradle->USB connection. The only way I can get it to work is cradling it, then loading up fdisk on the drive so Linux knows that it has a partition on it.
Not to mention the fact that there are MagicGate and non-MagicGate sticks, which may or may not be able to be used with certain MemoryStick drives. It just seems to me that those things are too much trouble to begin with to make many PSP users worry about getting it to work.
You saw at least two DSs at these three Gamestops, but when I went out with my cousin to Walmart, EB, Gamestop, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Kmart, there was absolutely zero on those shelves. It's just a matter of location.
You are correct, sir (or ma'am).
According to their website, it should be finished on the 27th of December.
I highly doubt many people would want to create an entire season with realistic stats.
Then again, part of the $300 is Windows licensing fee. I would really hope Microsoft would allow themselves to forgoe their own licensing fee.
From the link:
*Sony will ask you if your card was wiped, but they'll take your word on it. (you don't have to send it in)
So, basically, Metal Gear Solid 2?
I believe the whole thing about games being banned in Greece was a step to curb illegal gambling, and the law passed included pretty much any type of video game. But it was later modified in order to just include gambling games, not all games.
In response to my own post, ask just about any fan of Kid Icarus if they think it deserves to be in a hall of fame of some sort. I can almost guarantee the answer to be 'yes', even though there was only ever one Kid Icarus.
While I agree that Halo should not have been in the hall of fame, I don't agree with your reasoning. A great game can be great and influential, no matter how many games have appeared in the series (or lackthereof). An athlete can be inducted into the hall of fame playing one season, so long as what he did was extremely great. It is just more likely to put him in the hall of fame after seeing time go by and realizing what he did truly was extraordinary.
Much better Linux support - who said the submitter was using Linux?
less problems in high-end application such as XSI - who said the submitter was using XSI?
much larger user base - not quite sure how that makes NVidias better cards/drivers. After all, Windows has a larger user base than Linux, but I wouldn't say its better.
I've been a "fan" of ATI until I really started to use Nvidia cards. I don't want to go back. - I was a fan of NVidia until I bought my first ATI card. I never once had the driver problems I had on my NVidia.
Except for the fact that SMB was developed by Amusement Visions and published by Sega. Because that really has a lot to do with how much Nintendo cares about their consoles.