From the inside of a game store, you get to hear bits of insider info on why games arent released this time of year. The programmer said it right, there just isnt enough shelf space to house all the games. We run out of titles and after that, we sometimes dont see them again. Christmas is a big selling season for us, our shelves were packed with new games and we sold out of the majority of the titles released around that time.
I can see them holding off Fable, Halo 2, and Half Life just because the Christmas season is when people do most of thier retail shopping. Our store went from making tens of thousands weekly around Christmas, to making less than a thousand a day after. Some days we havent even hit 500.
I think it also looks good on the books to end the fiscal year with a bang, than just business as usual. Could the retail market be responsible for the hold off and delays? Maybe.
6 Billion isnt going to last them in this war if they pursue the DS. I have heard a Die-Hard Nintendo fan whom I know personally, someone who fought tooth and nail if you insulted Nintendo, curse them for thinking of coming out with this machine. I had to be the voice of reason and tell him to wait and see, it might be the thing that saves them.
He still isnt convinced. Nor are a lot of other people, especially on the Internet.
Your statement is correct though, Nintendo isnt going anywhere--anywhere but up.
It doesnt matter who predicts the death of Nintendo. You arent going to take the news like a man. There have already been a few articles this year from reputable sources saying Nintendo isnt on solid ground and needs to watch its step.
And, no, I am not going to go dig them up. If you want to sit there happily with blinders on instead of finding them yourself and actually applying some critical thinking to the company you love, and, how to save it, I will let you.
I agree with tis to a point. I think the devs have hard such complaints about this too, as, they are introducing Imperial harrasers into the game wiht the next patch. So, being overtly(not Overt tagged) rebel in a public place wont be so safe anymore.
I hope its more like some of the player created towns I see, where they are hardcore Imperial, or Rebel where there are turrets and guards on the perimeters of the town and covert detectors. Not knowing wether it is safe to travel into town makes it more exciting to me.
Wow, the first post is from some peacenick with their stereotypical views of the army and its team of developers. I was assuming the crowd on/. was intelligent enough to recognize the difference between the army and a group of mass murderers.
Let me educate you. The army protects you, and your freedoms to slam them. So, lay off, and give thema break. Unless you arent in this country. In that case, we STILL protect some of you and your way of life. You live in Europe? Chances are you have a US army base near you.
So you encourage your freinds to buy other games where they are developed by companies like EA, and Ubisoft, who, are just in it for the altruisitc benefits?
Riiiight.
Calling the CSM biased is like calling the Titanic unsinkable.
You may not live in this country, but, the CSM is the most unbiased source of news in this country. I just find it strange you called it biased as most Americans go to thier site to find the unbiased stories.
Why are you comparing apples to oranges? Surfing the web and playing DVD's on a device that is already hooked up to the television are two different things. You surf mostly at your computer, and wouldnt want to use your dreamcast to do it. You watch movies at your TV, and, in my opinion, would want a PS2 to do it, because its already there. Conveinent, eh? If I am playing a game, then want to surf the web, even though I am sitting on a comfy couch, I just wouldnt want to surf the web, I would see no problem in popping a DVD movie in, because that is where most people watch DVD movies. Im sorry if I missed your point.
Why isnt that more of a draw sale wise to be able to play all the games, and for 15$ more get a high quality DVD player, Versus, playing games for 50-60 less, having a smaller library of games to choose from,and having to buy a memory card (Xbox HD? Worth the effort or not, it would still be a better value to Joe Consumer once the price drops, that is my point.
I will concede on the HDTV part. I was wrong.
It still had better change some of its ways if it wants to survive. SEGA made a hardware mistake, and, the mistake of going against the (then) leader in the console market. Sony. Nintendo quietly played thier cards and let the big two duke it out and then picked up the scraps. Will this happen with MS and Sony? I dont know. But, whom ever comes out on top, will then focus its sights on them. I am sure this was Sony's objective as soon as SEGA bit the dust, but, all of a sudden has a real problem on thier hands: Microsoft and thier near liquid assets. It distracted Sony long enough for them to pick market share back up with make-or-break price cuts.
What you armchair analyst fail to see is that the price cut screamed depseration from Nintendo. Luckily it worked for them this time, but if the Cube has to drop again in the shadow of a possible price cut from Sony or MS, what will happen then? What will happen when a PS2 (with the improved hardware, look for the + on the box kids) or the Xbox drops to 159, 154.99? For 60 more you get a DVD player(PS2) And if you have one of them Fancy HDTV's that are all over now (and will be all over the place in less than 3 years), you will want a console that can take advantage of those 480,720i modes (XBox).
I know the next gen console specs havent been released yet, but, If Nintendo keeps up with this "wait and see" approach, they will get left behind, no doubt.
I certainly hope they change for the better. I love my GC, and dont want to have it sit collecting dust because more and more developers are abandoning the platform.
Not only that but 16 new planets. Some of them are from the books and some are from the movies. After all, Dathomir is there. Why not have other book/movie planets.
I wanna go to genosis and visit the first historic battleground of the clone wars.
No, because thier software sales are sluggish.
There isnt a single title I can think of in the store I work at where a nintendo title outsold and Xbox/PS2 title that spanned all three platforms. I know GTA doesnt count, but, even MK:DDash didnt outsell the exclusive titles for the Xbox and PS2.
There were a lot (5-7) instances of people trading in their old gamecubes and rebuying them. Yes the Gamecube sold well in our store, but, it wasnt because of new customers. It was because of the bundle.
So far we have sold more NFS:UG than anything. I think it is our best seller right now across PS2 and Xbox. Gamecube sales of the title are slow and we even have gotten a couple back in trade.
THUG is selling well too.
It is hard to tell who is leading though, as I dont keep track of the actual sales. I do want to point out the article is right, sales are slow for our little store. I am glad they are slow though, gives us more time to stand around and play geometry wars, the only reason to buy Project Gotham Racing 2.
Why is it EA's responsibility to report this crime? Is it the phone companies responsibility to report something of a similar nature?
It isnt AOL's responsibility to stop these things either. The game was just the medium for these things. It may be against thier TOS to discuss these things, but, all they can do is ban people.
IMHO it isnt EA responsibility to report the crime because all they are providing is a communication service, TSO is just a chat room with a game thrown in.
Its the Authorities responsibility to investigate it after this professor reports it. I didnt read the whole blog, but does he report it at all?
If he didnt, I think he was just as guilty as the people who perpetrated the crime.
This sounds about right.
For every X-box we sold over the weekend we sold about 1.3 gamecubes.
We only sold 1 new PS2, although, people bought the used software like mad.
Amazingly sales of N64's and thier used games was very brisk. We are quickly running out of the popular titles for N64. We also sold out of all our used SNES and NES consoles. PC titles, bah.
First off, we have NEVER sold a game boy player. Second immense library? Kids trade the damn things in as fast as they can. Whats the point, if you have a gameboy, why buy a part that lets you play them on your TV.
At 39.99, people dont see the point. I guess that is why the gameboy player for the SNES sold so well.
And at 179.99 You get more bang for your buck out of the Xbox because it just does more, and does it better. The PS2 on the other hand does the same with a 29.99 part and a 99 dollar part.
You go on to claim that there are benfits for portable memory cards, but state none. And you label me a troll?
Must be nice to be a moron, like the people I deal with all day.
In my opinion the best game for the cube right now are the ones Nintendo doesnt produce. This is the opinion of an older person though. My kids will play Animal Crossing all day if I let them. Its just a brilliant game and a fun machine.
What I want an Xbox for is a DVD player and a more adult gaming console.
Who has the money. Parents. Who do they spend it on? Kids.
Sure Nintendo may have beat earnings this quarter, but, what abou the dry summer months. I bet for the next 3 quarters they will be losing money, stopping production, etc.
I wish my cube played DVD's. It would make it more useful. Instead all I have is just another gaming machine, and, where I work, trying to convince mom and pop consumer that they should get a gamecube for jimmy because thats all it does is play games when they hear from the joneses that thier PS2/XBOX plays DVD's, and thier XBOX doesnt need expensive memory cards, it isnt easy.
People want the most bang for your buck, and when they see the titles they want on all three machines, and the machine does more, they are going to pay the premium to get it.
Its human nature for joe consumer. Not the educated.
We took in 4 used gamecubes yesterday. Not a good sign.
And this is the most underappreciated game of the year. Its gameplay is tight, its graphics are pretty and its just an all around fun challenging game.
I can't beleive it has been passed over by the hype machine. Its the sleeper of the year IMO.
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Anniversay is due to ship this year, at least thats what the computer says at the gamestore I work at.
Someone asked about it today, in fact. Wish I could remember that damned date. I wanna say November, but, that may have been another game.
From the inside of a game store, you get to hear bits of insider info on why games arent released this time of year. The programmer said it right, there just isnt enough shelf space to house all the games. We run out of titles and after that, we sometimes dont see them again. Christmas is a big selling season for us, our shelves were packed with new games and we sold out of the majority of the titles released around that time.
I can see them holding off Fable, Halo 2, and Half Life just because the Christmas season is when people do most of thier retail shopping. Our store went from making tens of thousands weekly around Christmas, to making less than a thousand a day after. Some days we havent even hit 500.
I think it also looks good on the books to end the fiscal year with a bang, than just business as usual. Could the retail market be responsible for the hold off and delays? Maybe.
6 Billion isnt going to last them in this war if they pursue the DS. I have heard a Die-Hard Nintendo fan whom I know personally, someone who fought tooth and nail if you insulted Nintendo, curse them for thinking of coming out with this machine. I had to be the voice of reason and tell him to wait and see, it might be the thing that saves them.
He still isnt convinced. Nor are a lot of other people, especially on the Internet.
Your statement is correct though, Nintendo isnt going anywhere--anywhere but up.
It doesnt matter who predicts the death of Nintendo. You arent going to take the news like a man. There have already been a few articles this year from reputable sources saying Nintendo isnt on solid ground and needs to watch its step.
And, no, I am not going to go dig them up. If you want to sit there happily with blinders on instead of finding them yourself and actually applying some critical thinking to the company you love, and, how to save it, I will let you.
(Man that was a run on sentence)
I agree with tis to a point. I think the devs have hard such complaints about this too, as, they are introducing Imperial harrasers into the game wiht the next patch. So, being overtly(not Overt tagged) rebel in a public place wont be so safe anymore.
I hope its more like some of the player created towns I see, where they are hardcore Imperial, or Rebel where there are turrets and guards on the perimeters of the town and covert detectors. Not knowing wether it is safe to travel into town makes it more exciting to me.
Wow, the first post is from some peacenick with their stereotypical views of the army and its team of developers. I was assuming the crowd on /. was intelligent enough to recognize the difference between the army and a group of mass murderers.
Let me educate you. The army protects you, and your freedoms to slam them. So, lay off, and give thema break. Unless you arent in this country. In that case, we STILL protect some of you and your way of life. You live in Europe? Chances are you have a US army base near you.
So you encourage your freinds to buy other games where they are developed by companies like EA, and Ubisoft, who, are just in it for the altruisitc benefits?
Riiiight.
Penny Arcades Best Misappropriation of Tax Dollars Award.
It says it in the pamphlet.
Thats hilarious.
Thats funny.
Calling the CSM biased is like calling the Titanic unsinkable.
You may not live in this country, but, the CSM is the most unbiased source of news in this country. I just find it strange you called it biased as most Americans go to thier site to find the unbiased stories.
Ha ha! Delusional, arent we? Let me spell it out for you. Pirates Are Criminals. Breaking the law...is criminal. Thank you, thus ends today's lesson.
Why are you comparing apples to oranges? Surfing the web and playing DVD's on a device that is already hooked up to the television are two different things. You surf mostly at your computer, and wouldnt want to use your dreamcast to do it. You watch movies at your TV, and, in my opinion, would want a PS2 to do it, because its already there. Conveinent, eh? If I am playing a game, then want to surf the web, even though I am sitting on a comfy couch, I just wouldnt want to surf the web, I would see no problem in popping a DVD movie in, because that is where most people watch DVD movies. Im sorry if I missed your point. Why isnt that more of a draw sale wise to be able to play all the games, and for 15$ more get a high quality DVD player, Versus, playing games for 50-60 less, having a smaller library of games to choose from,and having to buy a memory card (Xbox HD? Worth the effort or not, it would still be a better value to Joe Consumer once the price drops, that is my point. I will concede on the HDTV part. I was wrong.
It still had better change some of its ways if it wants to survive. SEGA made a hardware mistake, and, the mistake of going against the (then) leader in the console market. Sony. Nintendo quietly played thier cards and let the big two duke it out and then picked up the scraps. Will this happen with MS and Sony? I dont know. But, whom ever comes out on top, will then focus its sights on them. I am sure this was Sony's objective as soon as SEGA bit the dust, but, all of a sudden has a real problem on thier hands: Microsoft and thier near liquid assets. It distracted Sony long enough for them to pick market share back up with make-or-break price cuts.
What you armchair analyst fail to see is that the price cut screamed depseration from Nintendo. Luckily it worked for them this time, but if the Cube has to drop again in the shadow of a possible price cut from Sony or MS, what will happen then? What will happen when a PS2 (with the improved hardware, look for the + on the box kids) or the Xbox drops to 159, 154.99? For 60 more you get a DVD player(PS2) And if you have one of them Fancy HDTV's that are all over now (and will be all over the place in less than 3 years), you will want a console that can take advantage of those 480,720i modes (XBox).
I know the next gen console specs havent been released yet, but, If Nintendo keeps up with this "wait and see" approach, they will get left behind, no doubt.
I certainly hope they change for the better. I love my GC, and dont want to have it sit collecting dust because more and more developers are abandoning the platform.
Dreamcast, anyone?
Not only that but 16 new planets. Some of them are from the books and some are from the movies. After all, Dathomir is there. Why not have other book/movie planets.
I wanna go to genosis and visit the first historic battleground of the clone wars.
No, because thier software sales are sluggish. There isnt a single title I can think of in the store I work at where a nintendo title outsold and Xbox/PS2 title that spanned all three platforms. I know GTA doesnt count, but, even MK:DDash didnt outsell the exclusive titles for the Xbox and PS2. There were a lot (5-7) instances of people trading in their old gamecubes and rebuying them. Yes the Gamecube sold well in our store, but, it wasnt because of new customers. It was because of the bundle.
So far we have sold more NFS:UG than anything. I think it is our best seller right now across PS2 and Xbox. Gamecube sales of the title are slow and we even have gotten a couple back in trade.
THUG is selling well too.
It is hard to tell who is leading though, as I dont keep track of the actual sales. I do want to point out the article is right, sales are slow for our little store. I am glad they are slow though, gives us more time to stand around and play geometry wars, the only reason to buy Project Gotham Racing 2.
Woah, woah, wait a second.
Why is it EA's responsibility to report this crime? Is it the phone companies responsibility to report something of a similar nature?
It isnt AOL's responsibility to stop these things either. The game was just the medium for these things. It may be against thier TOS to discuss these things, but, all they can do is ban people.
IMHO it isnt EA responsibility to report the crime because all they are providing is a communication service, TSO is just a chat room with a game thrown in.
Its the Authorities responsibility to investigate it after this professor reports it. I didnt read the whole blog, but does he report it at all?
If he didnt, I think he was just as guilty as the people who perpetrated the crime.
This sounds about right. For every X-box we sold over the weekend we sold about 1.3 gamecubes. We only sold 1 new PS2, although, people bought the used software like mad. Amazingly sales of N64's and thier used games was very brisk. We are quickly running out of the popular titles for N64. We also sold out of all our used SNES and NES consoles. PC titles, bah.
He was mad about Ninja Gaiden being delayed again.
Fuck You too.
I sell the things, thus I know more than you.
I have my pulse on the consumer.
You are just a useless fanboi.
First off, we have NEVER sold a game boy player. Second immense library? Kids trade the damn things in as fast as they can. Whats the point, if you have a gameboy, why buy a part that lets you play them on your TV.
At 39.99, people dont see the point. I guess that is why the gameboy player for the SNES sold so well.
And at 179.99 You get more bang for your buck out of the Xbox because it just does more, and does it better. The PS2 on the other hand does the same with a 29.99 part and a 99 dollar part.
You go on to claim that there are benfits for portable memory cards, but state none. And you label me a troll?
Must be nice to be a moron, like the people I deal with all day.
Kthxdrivethru
In my opinion the best game for the cube right now are the ones Nintendo doesnt produce. This is the opinion of an older person though. My kids will play Animal Crossing all day if I let them. Its just a brilliant game and a fun machine.
What I want an Xbox for is a DVD player and a more adult gaming console.
Who has the money. Parents. Who do they spend it on? Kids.
Sure Nintendo may have beat earnings this quarter, but, what abou the dry summer months. I bet for the next 3 quarters they will be losing money, stopping production, etc.
I wish my cube played DVD's. It would make it more useful. Instead all I have is just another gaming machine, and, where I work, trying to convince mom and pop consumer that they should get a gamecube for jimmy because thats all it does is play games when they hear from the joneses that thier PS2/XBOX plays DVD's, and thier XBOX doesnt need expensive memory cards, it isnt easy.
People want the most bang for your buck, and when they see the titles they want on all three machines, and the machine does more, they are going to pay the premium to get it.
Its human nature for joe consumer. Not the educated.
We took in 4 used gamecubes yesterday. Not a good sign.
Where I work. Iyts a dying game. A great game, but a dying one. Guess they are tryingto squeeze what they can out of people.
Great, what have you done for us lately? Besides criticise everything we do.
They got teh powerup and won teh game!
A winner is you!
More liberal tripe from the left. Spewing forth the hatred for the current administration because they cant handle the truth.
Do me a favor, get off your moral high horse and start backing up your facts, I dont need your opinions. You are probably canadian.
And this is the most underappreciated game of the year. Its gameplay is tight, its graphics are pretty and its just an all around fun challenging game.
I can't beleive it has been passed over by the hype machine. Its the sleeper of the year IMO.
Hope it does well, I want to see a sequel.