At least with paid media, customers know what they're getting, and it's guaranteed to be what they're getting. With BT, it's totally up to the person who's creating the.torrent file to give it a name (I know, I'm taking this to the extreme), so, in one word, simplicity.
"Recent sales figures provided by Dengeki Online revealed that cumulative shipments of the DS have nearly doubled those of the PSP in Japan since both launched in the country last December. As of the end of September 2005, Nintendo sold 3.2 million units of its DS handheld in Japan, while Sony Computer Entertainment shipped only 1.7 million units."
. Dependency on Cartridges: The age of the game cartridge has come and gone. The overwhelming success of the Sony Playstation and its "intellegent" use of CD-ROM based media effectively killed the cartridges as a viable media format for software.
Maybe for home consoles. But do you really want something portable that has moving parts? No matter how damn hard you try, you're going to treat anything handheld pretty badly.
3. Lack of Wi-Fi Internet Connectivity: The DS only allows for multiplayer games via its wi-fi connection with oher DS units but users cannot access public wi-fi drops like with the PSP and different PDA models. Because of this it would be impossible to sync data on the DS and a PC or another PDA because of this design.
And just how much more convenient is it to browse the web with a PSP? Ever heard of something called "input"? Besides, what's McDonald's for? Or the 50-dollar Mario Kart/Wi-Fi dongle package.
4, No Support for Storage Media: The DS does not natively support any form of flash media cards for storing data.
Just how "universal" is the so-called Universal Media Disc? Seen any blanks on sale recently?
5. Dominant Childen Marketing Angle:(not even going to bother with this one...)
Quantity doesn't really matter if Nintendo is the only one who can stay in black. So what if games are aimed for chilren? I don't think adults have gone "Eww" at Mario Party.
The company is too slow to change and adapt with the current market and current technology.
Who came up with Rumble? Who came up with the analog stick? Who came up with the shoulder buttons? Rather, just look at the fscking Revolution controller.
I'm sure there are numerous world branches of just about every major record label out there. What's stopping Apple from running a global iTunes Music Store?
It's all because game companies want to make an extra buck or two. Maybe companies should pull a Hollywood out of their collective asses and admit that sometimes their games can suck.
Not to try to inflame any French/.tter, and I don't know much about the French, but wouldn't there be a significant difference between how the French or Americans surf? Like the kinds of stuff they look for, etc.
Just wondering why MS would test-run in France instead of some fixed part of the US.
In Korea, a well-known language company released Touch Dic, basically a Korean-English, English-Korean, Korean-Japanese and Japanese-Korean dictionary in a DS cartridge. You use the touch screen and stylus to input letters and characters.
Putting the whole MS-copied-this-from-Apple! cries, isn't this like comparing apples and oranges? (pun not intended) Maybe when Mactels come out, we can do a better analysis.
You know you've lost yourself in the console market when you need to get firmware updates for your console, even though you could automatically get it through games you buy. IMO, it just shows that the product will always be incomplete.
"...Sure, Mac OS was a lot prettier but then it cost the moon and the stars along with both your arms and legs."
Sure, Windows was a lot cheaper, but then it cost the hair and the heads along with both your paycheck and temper.
I have a 15-inch laptop, and i keep it "afloat" with two empty 50-disc spindles, one on the right and one on the left. Maybe pricey if you include the CDs, but I call it re-use.
True, but for people who live overseas and/or have to deal with other languages, the one-click translate is a godsend. There may be other sites out there who do translations, but one-click (almost) always kicks ass.
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At least with paid media, customers know what they're getting, and it's guaranteed to be what they're getting. With BT, it's totally up to the person who's creating the .torrent file to give it a name (I know, I'm taking this to the extreme), so, in one word, simplicity.
The Nintendo DS is falling behind in sales against the superior Sony PSP.
From a Gamespot article:
"Recent sales figures provided by Dengeki Online revealed that cumulative shipments of the DS have nearly doubled those of the PSP in Japan since both launched in the country last December. As of the end of September 2005, Nintendo sold 3.2 million units of its DS handheld in Japan, while Sony Computer Entertainment shipped only 1.7 million units."
. Dependency on Cartridges: The age of the game cartridge has come and gone. The overwhelming success of the Sony Playstation and its "intellegent" use of CD-ROM based media effectively killed the cartridges as a viable media format for software.
Maybe for home consoles. But do you really want something portable that has moving parts? No matter how damn hard you try, you're going to treat anything handheld pretty badly.
3. Lack of Wi-Fi Internet Connectivity: The DS only allows for multiplayer games via its wi-fi connection with oher DS units but users cannot access public wi-fi drops like with the PSP and different PDA models. Because of this it would be impossible to sync data on the DS and a PC or another PDA because of this design.
And just how much more convenient is it to browse the web with a PSP? Ever heard of something called "input"? Besides, what's McDonald's for? Or the 50-dollar Mario Kart/Wi-Fi dongle package.
4, No Support for Storage Media: The DS does not natively support any form of flash media cards for storing data.
Just how "universal" is the so-called Universal Media Disc? Seen any blanks on sale recently?
5. Dominant Childen Marketing Angle:(not even going to bother with this one...)
Quantity doesn't really matter if Nintendo is the only one who can stay in black. So what if games are aimed for chilren? I don't think adults have gone "Eww" at Mario Party.
The company is too slow to change and adapt with the current market and current technology.
Who came up with Rumble? Who came up with the analog stick? Who came up with the shoulder buttons? Rather, just look at the fscking Revolution controller.
It's flaimbait, it's troll, but I bit.
I'm sure there are numerous world branches of just about every major record label out there. What's stopping Apple from running a global iTunes Music Store?
Microsoft Soccer? or Microsoft Football for the euros...
More than just English? I'll bet MI6 is dying for some Chinese recruits apparently.
We said that when the first iPod came out with, what, five gigs? And on a side note, there's a lot of things you can do with 640kb.
It's all because game companies want to make an extra buck or two. Maybe companies should pull a Hollywood out of their collective asses and admit that sometimes their games can suck.
I want 6GB!!
Not to try to inflame any French /.tter, and I don't know much about the French, but wouldn't there be a significant difference between how the French or Americans surf? Like the kinds of stuff they look for, etc.
Just wondering why MS would test-run in France instead of some fixed part of the US.
Let's please not cry lack of privacy just because there are useful suggestions.
Okay?
Guess anything that can be programmed is also vulnerable, regardless of how impenetrable it is.
In Korea, a well-known language company released Touch Dic, basically a Korean-English, English-Korean, Korean-Japanese and Japanese-Korean dictionary in a DS cartridge. You use the touch screen and stylus to input letters and characters.
I know, the name is quite...err yeah.
Putting the whole MS-copied-this-from-Apple! cries, isn't this like comparing apples and oranges? (pun not intended) Maybe when Mactels come out, we can do a better analysis.
Notepad. Nuff said.
You know you've lost yourself in the console market when you need to get firmware updates for your console, even though you could automatically get it through games you buy. IMO, it just shows that the product will always be incomplete.
And this isn't just for Sony and the PSP.
"...Sure, Mac OS was a lot prettier but then it cost the moon and the stars along with both your arms and legs." Sure, Windows was a lot cheaper, but then it cost the hair and the heads along with both your paycheck and temper.
I have a 15-inch laptop, and i keep it "afloat" with two empty 50-disc spindles, one on the right and one on the left. Maybe pricey if you include the CDs, but I call it re-use.
What good are screenshots, when the only conclusion we get is that it's a bloated XP?
True, but for people who live overseas and/or have to deal with other languages, the one-click translate is a godsend. There may be other sites out there who do translations, but one-click (almost) always kicks ass.
And mail.
You thought you were joking, weren't you... Click.
Click.
Subject says all. Half the article focused more on one guy's experience in the Mac world as opposed to the topic.
Typing of the Dead.
How free is this music? What can I do with it once I download it? Can I take it somewhere else and listen it? Can I pass it onto my friend?
Most imporantly, who does that file belong to once it's downloaded?
Bwahahahahahahahhahaha!!!!!!!!