I doubt that the PS3 will sell as well as the PS2 did. A lot of people bought it because it was a game system and also a DVD player.
Well now lots of people have their PS2s with the DVD player. Not only that but an actual DVD player costs a lot less than it did when PS2 launched. So unless the PS3 a great machine with super games why get it. If the PS3 launches with games like the PS2 did Nintendo's gonna bury them. One thing Nintendo does good is make a good gaming console. They don't try to add a whole bunch of other gimmicks that muck up the machine.
Nintendo knows the gaming industry. They've been at it longer than their competitors. I trust them if they say that the on-line gaming isn't ready yet. Below someone posted stats that the on-line gaming is far below expectations. Why should Nintendo invest a whole lot of money and effort into something a small minority is going to use and instead focus that money on research and development to make on-line gaming more viable?
That's exactly why the GC is such a great system. It's the perfect system from having some friends over on a friday night and having a great time. All the goofing around, the smack talk, laughing, it makes for an enjoyable time.
I've tried on-line games and while they're okay there's something missing. Text chatting is so impersonal. If I typed "Get that for me" you don't know if I'm demanding or asking politely.
Would you rather watch a funny movie at the same time as someone else on the other end of a computer or with a group of friends in your house? Which would you have a better time with. That's why the GC is a good system. Unless you don't have friends.
Really? I haven't seen anything saying that. Despite the GameCube not doing as well as expected it isn't totally bombing. They aren't selling it at a major loss unlike another system. Also as long as the GBA and GBA SP keep raking in the money Nintendo will stay afloat. Nintendo is a diversified company with money coming in from many different sources.
I don't see Nintendo going the way of Sega anytime soon. Definatly not with this generation of consoles and probably not with the next.
Newsbreak! You don't have the right to download free music!
I own a lot of cassettes. So if I want to listen to put those songs on my computer what am I to do? The easiest thing is to go to Kazaa and download them. I've already given my money to the RIAA when I bought the cassettes. I'm not about to go buy the CDs just to copy songs to my computer. Hell, with new CDs I can't even copy the songs to my computer thanks to DRM.
If the record labels had an online way for me to download songs cheaply I'd consider it. But they don't and so I use Kazaa.
I doubt that anyone here is surprised by this. The RIAA didn't have any luck going after the p2p networks so now they're gonna go after users who don't have the money to afford legal support needed to take them on.
Hopefully this will backfire and blow up in their face. One more nail in their coffin.
Yeah, that's good and all until a cop sees you running down the street with your friends with "guns" in your hand. Next thing you know you'll be dodging bullets for real.
is why doen't all these countries put all the money they are investing individually on their space programs together. If we all pool resources, ideas, knowledge, and experience it'd only make space exploration easier and better. Then again, maybe not.
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Well now lots of people have their PS2s with the DVD player. Not only that but an actual DVD player costs a lot less than it did when PS2 launched. So unless the PS3 a great machine with super games why get it. If the PS3 launches with games like the PS2 did Nintendo's gonna bury them. One thing Nintendo does good is make a good gaming console. They don't try to add a whole bunch of other gimmicks that muck up the machine.
Nintendo knows the gaming industry. They've been at it longer than their competitors. I trust them if they say that the on-line gaming isn't ready yet. Below someone posted stats that the on-line gaming is far below expectations. Why should Nintendo invest a whole lot of money and effort into something a small minority is going to use and instead focus that money on research and development to make on-line gaming more viable?
I've tried on-line games and while they're okay there's something missing. Text chatting is so impersonal. If I typed "Get that for me" you don't know if I'm demanding or asking politely.
Would you rather watch a funny movie at the same time as someone else on the other end of a computer or with a group of friends in your house? Which would you have a better time with. That's why the GC is a good system. Unless you don't have friends.
I don't see Nintendo going the way of Sega anytime soon. Definatly not with this generation of consoles and probably not with the next.
Five-way navigation for optimal one-handed use Oh yeah, I need to get me one of these.
I own a lot of cassettes. So if I want to listen to put those songs on my computer what am I to do? The easiest thing is to go to Kazaa and download them. I've already given my money to the RIAA when I bought the cassettes. I'm not about to go buy the CDs just to copy songs to my computer. Hell, with new CDs I can't even copy the songs to my computer thanks to DRM.
If the record labels had an online way for me to download songs cheaply I'd consider it. But they don't and so I use Kazaa.
Hopefully this will backfire and blow up in their face. One more nail in their coffin.
Yeah, that's good and all until a cop sees you running down the street with your friends with "guns" in your hand. Next thing you know you'll be dodging bullets for real.
is why doen't all these countries put all the money they are investing individually on their space programs together. If we all pool resources, ideas, knowledge, and experience it'd only make space exploration easier and better. Then again, maybe not.
There's nothing like having some friends over, having some beer and playing Devil Bunny. And the best part, it costs $2.50.
First a "bone printer" and now a lego scanner. What's next, a cardboard monitor???