You're missing the important part.
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Previously, all of those were illegal, under all conditions, unless you paid someone lots of money.
No I got the point exactly, you are missing it. You can watch the video, you can copy the video. you can give it to a friend, all for non commercial purposes.
All good things. Unless you are a DJ or own a bar. This is a very liberal license and beats the hell out of "We will sue you". But from such a pricipled band like Pearl Jam, I expect almost too much.
Baby steps refers to gradual process towards the goal.
Teach them how to utilize the tools available to maximize thier productivity.
They must know the commands, and the switches, but they should also be able to use an IDE to automate the task of retyping the same commands over and over and over and over, Sorry.
For Students, I recommend Eclipse. Start plain and teach the commands to do each task and then teach it to the IDE.
*Disclaimer, I use Kdevelop but drop to command line to compile and strip and tar and copy. This is usually an Up arrow keystroke. Maximized Productivity.
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Excellent I can now reenact the entire video, if I do it faithfully. Thanks You Mr. Vedder.
Mad Scientist: Gene Wilder
Happy Scientist: Jerry Lewis
Serious Scientist: Jody Foster
Paraspycologist: Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, and Harold Ramis
Nuclear Scientist: Dwight Schultz
Chaos Scientist: Jeff Goldblum
Marine Biologist: Richard Dryfuss
Palenotologist: Sam Neil
Computer Scientist: RM Stallman
I could go on all day. Pick One, hmm Jeff Goldblum, FLY,Jurassic Park Independence Day. Peter Sellers runs up there near the top too.
"Microkernels are also shipping from QNX and, uh and, oh I'm sure there are a few more."
Don't forget the one that that pinhead Steve Jobs is flogging:)
Linus' Kernel works. Has worked, will work and is a collosalkernel.
IBM is shipping it. Novell, RedHat, WindRiver, LinuxWorks, Motorola, Sharp, Sony, Hell even I'm shipping it in embedded products. It is easy to "prove it works" as alluded to in another post.
Microkernels are also shipping from QNX and, uh and, oh I'm sure there are a few more. (Not knocking QNX, considered it but tossed it, due to cost and liscensing.)
Is one more secure or stable than another, is really the wrong question.
The question is really is the "System" designed with microkernel more or less stable or secure or functional then the alternative.
I think it has, to my satisfaction, been settled. From RevolutionOS the movie (BuyIt!) Stallman is asked why HURD is so far behind Linux. His answer, (paraphrased, sorry RMS) Turns out a microkernel is very difficult to pull off because of the constant stream of messages required for the simplest of tasks.
This forced ovehead only makes the Kernel more secure not the system, if the "drivers" keep crashing out and restarting you could go months without noticing critical flaws. "But the kernel is rock solid" doesn't really help if I can't ship the "System", does it. The only evidence you need, is the development pace of Hurd or even QNX to show this.
I respect the professor and his work, but it was an inspiration for a much more scalable design that clearly is superior for the rapid development a modern OS is expected to have.
As an engineer I see the beauty, but as a Production Engineer I can also see the added complexity a microkernel brings.
Of course you could, argue theoretically that I'm wrong or prove it by making a GNU/Minix distribution to compete in the real world with Linux. Almost 15yrs and a flood of Students haven't helped Professor T, produce it yet. Admittedly not his goal, but come on I know students and CompSci students have a knack for carrying their favorite teacher/classes with them throughout their career and it shows up in their projects.
Well, since there hasn't been anything like it before, it would be Revolutionary by definition.
Actually I think that definition is a little closer to Evolutionary than revolutionary.
To be revolutionary it has to cause change in the industry.Something makes it so from now on all cards/computers will ship with one, all new games will require them.
Revolutionary products aren't usually judged as such on release just upon reflection. 3dfx is good example of a revolutionary change in the graphics industry. (Many people did call it revolutionary on release, however I never bought one. I waited until the revolution actually came and bought the new "standard" However the new standard was not a second graphics adapter daisy chained to the VGA adapter, It was a Vga adapter with 3d)
IMHO, Metroid, Halo, and WOW have the best shots at being average movies.
I will watch them all, just like i have every Comic Book inspired piece of crap, to get the few good films. Anybody remember that utter feeling of disbelief upon leaving Batman back in 89 and thinking "Wow that wasn't a bad movie". Yeah me too, Good times. XMen, Spiderman
Never Discount the Mystery Science Theater type of enjoyment, you get out of uninspired crap like House of the Dead, Captain America, Fantastic Four (Yes, Both of them), and Daredevil.
I can't imagine that people who pirate movie represent a large portion of the buying public. They don't like paying and they know they don't have to. I don't think you will see a ton of pirates stopping that and purchasing downloads.
I call bullshit.
Napster to iTunes, Can you "imagine" how many "pirates" made the switch? If the studios distribute it over the web they will make more than if they don't. If it costs the same or lower they will get a significant switchover from illegal to legal customers.
This WB scheme isn't the best plan. But neither were all the studio created music sites. Studios need a third party distributor, just like they needed Blockbuster and Suncoast Video and Walmart and on the web iTunes.
I have the feeling this will work out about the same. Whether iTunes music is priced correctly is another issue entirely. Mp3s should be cheaper than albulms (But they aren't). Downloadable Video should be priced lower than DVDs. Then again DVDs should be cheaper than Videotapes (but they aren't).
I think the old saying Information wants to be free sums up how we all "Feel". Problem is, that the Producers/Distributors don't give a flying fsck what information wants, it was created to suit their needs not the other way around.
Anyway Apple Computers is not selling music like a record company would... think of them as a record store with no control over the content being sold other than refusing to sell it.
Things would be different if they where signing artists and producing content to be sold in competition (as if there where such a thing in an entertainment industry) with Apple Corp.
You mean, if they were, I don't know, like hosting podcasts of unknown bands for distribution. Hmmmm.
The agreement/settlement(s) between the companies is not a noncompete agreement, AFIAK it is limited use of trademark for a fee. You cannot use our Logo to sell recordings because we sell recordings. Data Transfer, Bullshit. Buying an albulm at the mall (do people still do that?) is a DataTransfer.
Music is not a computer product.
Ok I cannot begrudge Steve for Itunes. It is exactly what we needed, I think we all remember the pre Legal mp3 days (some of us with a sad feeling). Agreements were, over the years, made, signed, and enforced. This decision doesn't really hold up under scrutiny and I wouldn't be surprised if they win the appeal.
Having said all that, If apple corps wins, All steve has to do is change the logo from an apple for itunes to an apple core. (Man that would be ballsy) I personally think the ipod is a pretty logo. Generic rectangle square and circle, white of course.
Why either of these companies chose an Apple as a trademark is beyond me. Simple? Yes. Generic? Hell yes.
Those where lower-income-bracket people, lower-computer-literacy people, that is, the backbone of the country. And they see nothing even remotely wrong in copying music. I fear the content producers are against too much of a slope now.
Dude, i think you mispelled pray.
Change your scenario to a cassette and 20 yrs ago, sounds like not musch has changed. People see nothing wrong with copying music/movies. Associations always have.
..Begin rant
While working as a PC tech, Creative released the 3dBlaster savage2000 powered Card.
It looked stellar in UT, and others FPS's I had at the time but I couldn't get more than 20minutes of gameplay out of it. Actually sent it back to creative, Used S3's Drivers, used Creative Drivers, Used new MB used New Windows install. Finally ended up shelving it. $300 down the crapper. Shame too it really did look better than the competition at the time (Remember Experimental S3TC support in UT?)
Went to ATI, Better but still, Updating Drivers before ATI Unified Drivers pushed me to NVidia's Unified Driver. I'm staying, The only thing that will move me is GPL'd Drivers (Hear's praying they come from NVidia).
Around here, the GC section mostly consists of EA crossplatform dross, if you want interesting games you have to look elsewhere. And regarding prices, when Iwata whines about expensive games I'd like to ask him explain why I should buy Viewtiful Joe 2 for 63 euros for the Gamecube instead of for 37 euros for the PS2. GC games have consistently been the most expensive ones and the prices stay high no matter how old the games are.
Just the opposite here.
If you think the graphics are scaled down on the cube you're smokin something good.
If you'd read what I actually wrote, you would have noticed I talked about Revolution vs. the Xbox360 and the PS3. Based on currently available information the hardware capabilities of the Revolution are notably less than its competitors.
Sigh...I read your post... Read the whole thread again.
Your comparisons are based on Hardware Specs. Mine are based on Gameplay & Graphic performance in game. Specifically I cited GUN as a next Gen title, Plays and looks mighty fine on the cube. The Wii will also have increased graphic capability over the cube. But if Gun looks nearly identical on the 360 and the Cube, how can you say the nextgen Wii won't hold up? Makes no sense.
Wii's Controls alone will require a little more thought than the simple port. Look at EA's press releases about Madden and other games they are developing. If devs want a piece of the Wii Market they will have to do more than just release another CrossPlatform Shooter.
Personally I enjoy the Metal Gear series, the Front Mission games, Katamari Damacy is fun, the newest Gradius likewise. Just off the top of my head.
Metal Gear Twin Snakes. Great GC title, Katamari not on the cube but DS, Gradius V no luck yet, 2, 3 4 though. Front Mission, Hmmm, mental note. new PS2 rental, haven't seen in installment in years (NES?).
As for your GC exclusive Third Party Titles Roadmap complaints, the current Gen ends this year how many third party devs do you expect to be working on last years platform 6 months from launch of next gen? Unless its almost ready to ship, as soon as N announced the release date of the Rev^^^ Wii any good project manager is going to decide which platform he wants to release for (Given the similarities of the two I'd release for both.
How many third party exclusive games are coming out this year for the Xbox. Or the PS2. Or the SNES. You see?
How many third party exclusive games are there really for any system. MS owns all their third parties. Sony has the most I guess.
I don't want to get drawn into "my console is better than your console" cause I have too many, all I'm saying is that your comments seem unfair to the little purple box.
Especially this one
and the cross-platform games are both cheaper and easier to find for the PS2.
Great places around here, but I do notice the cube section is a little smaller, Likely because people hold on to their N games longer, Mario is always a premium even used. Tons of used Madden/NHL/NBA/ Games all 5 bucks (Overpriced in my book). BlockBuster is another good source. Same game on PS2 is usually 10-20 bucks higher at all the places I go New or Used.
That's really my point, I find the GC a better value. Same Games + Nintendo Characters. Cheaper System, Cheaper Games, Cheaper Accessories, = Larger Library = Better Value for me and mine.
YMMV. Interesting conversation, Viva the Wii, hmm better keep working on it.
You can't have it both ways. I mentioned the Ports because they show third party devs everybody knows are not running away.Out of those 500+ games many are GC only.
If you think the graphics are scaled down on the cube you're smokin something good. Resident Evil 4, Gun, Splinter Cell (Dust Motes Yo) look incredible on the cube.
You still didn't mention a game not on the cube from a decent 3rd party. What do I care if you waste 250 more on your console to play the same games I do, and yet not be able to play Metroid/Mario/ZELDA.
I'm sure there are PS2/3 Exclusives, and I know there are going to be 360 exclusives thank you very much Bungie & Rare. I just don't care about those games. Hell I can't even think of one (Nudge, EyeToy, psst.. Halo3) Oh right, I can't think of 4.
Disclaimer: I bought "our" Cube for my 8 yr old daughter. We just about evenly split the library. I have been pleasantly surprised with almost (Curse You Buffy the Vampire) every games presentation. Plus the number of 4 player party games is phenom for the weekend sleepovers..
So maybe my opinions are justifications of my purchase. But I usually don't have to justify 50 bucks for a console, and between $5-$30 for games. (Except F'n Shadow the Hedgehog that cost me $50 last christmas, But she just HAD to have it. Just to find out she hates it because he is constantly saynig Damn every 4 seconds.)
Took me 4 tries before i understood the title to this piece.
My mind kept trailing off..... "In the dictionary under Redundant, it says see Redundant."
I've had two clients this week with WGA Errors on Genuine OEM Installs.(OEM Sticker on the laptops) 1 was second time, Customer even went out and bought a new shrink wrapped copy before calling me, installed it and still got the error. Safe Mode Restore Point cleared them up. Until the next Update.....
I love calling MS with these customer complaints as much as the next Linux Coder but I really don't have the time to "Repair" PCs with no problems. Remember when we used to blame the users. Or AOL. Now I have to read all the updates for the company and Repair the OS that killed itself. Sigh....
I have always walked them around my linux lab and try to convert the bright ones, But nowadays I just reccomend Mac Minis for all. I'm a Debian Fan but I cannot see my neihbor dealing with a borked apt-get dist-upgrade.
What I'd rather see is sanity brought to the plans. Having to "guess" at how many minutes you'll use in a month is a pretty lame way to force us to make a purchase. But all of the "pay as you go" plans cost far more for anyone but a mime.
The texting man, it kills us.
What I'd like to see is Yearly/Monthly Fees,No per minute contracts. I'll keep waiting.
And pretty soon they were all running in the opposite direction. So far I haven't seen anything that has convinced me the same scenario won't repeat itself
2005 Nintendo list 86 Games shipped for the Cube.
11 were from Nintendo.
2006 lists 13 games so far 2 from Nintendo.
Overal they list 548 Cube titles.
52 are Nintendo First Party games.
Just for a minute forget about the franchise games Mario/Zelda/Kirby
Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, Sonic, Resident Evil, Madden, Lord of the Rings, Gun, Tony Hawk, DDR, Metal Gear Solid, NEED for Speed, Lego Star Wars
What do you think is missing? I have these games some of them on two or three systems the cube holds its own. GUN is a 360 game for crying out loud. Looks Great on that purple box. Sure ain't no $349 difference in graphics to my peepers.
if solar were to provide even 10% of that, we'd need to cover the better part of Rhode Island with cells. If you were to provide 100% of total US energy consumption with solar (no, I'm not suggesting we do that), I think you'd need 1-2 Maines.
Finally, a use for Nevada/NewMexico/Arizona/Or any of those old Nuclear test sites.
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It's Pronounced Nuk-U-Lar... Homer Simpson or G.W. Bush, I can't recall. Ok, that one is definately G.H. Bush
They really need to get the other publisher onboard with their system, unless they want to end up being reduced to a very niche player. No one doubts Nintendo's ability to make great games, but the simple fact is that they have not been able to hold the attention of the majority of typical gamers.
What do you call Sonic Gems/Sonic Heroes/Sonic Adventure/Shadow the Hedgehog, First Party?
How about LOTR 1, 2, 3, & the Third Age? Resident Evil? Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Prince of Persia?
I could go on all day. Our GC has 29 titles on the shelf only 6 are First Party Games.(Zelda, Smash Bros, MarioKart, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Sunshine, and Metroid Prime in case you were wondering.)
If the big N is priced right developers will work beg to be in on the rush. The GC only launched with a few 1st party games plus rebel assault. But when they started filling up homes all of a sudden Devs came a' runnin. This time they aren't waiting for launch to see if the big N will fail, they KNOW they won't.
Lets face it the only thing that will kill Nintendo Hardware is Mario/Link/Kirby and the gang on the Xbox360 or PS3, funny I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Please Note I never expected to see Sonic on a Nintendo Console either. Some how I thinks this is different.
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Please, Think of the Robots?
No I got the point exactly, you are missing it. You can watch the video, you can copy the video. you can give it to a friend, all for non commercial purposes.
All good things. Unless you are a DJ or own a bar. This is a very liberal license and beats the hell out of "We will sue you". But from such a pricipled band like Pearl Jam, I expect almost too much. Baby steps refers to gradual process towards the goal.
They must know the commands, and the switches, but they should also be able to use an IDE to automate the task of retyping the same commands over and over and over and over, Sorry.
For Students, I recommend Eclipse. Start plain and teach the commands to do each task and then teach it to the IDE.
*Disclaimer, I use Kdevelop but drop to command line to compile and strip and tar and copy. This is usually an Up arrow keystroke. Maximized Productivity.
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Excellent I can now reenact the entire video, if I do it faithfully. Thanks You Mr. Vedder.
No seriously, baby steps, right.
Sorry, my French friends, but this is just damn funny.
Happy Scientist: Jerry Lewis
Serious Scientist: Jody Foster
Paraspycologist: Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, and Harold Ramis
Nuclear Scientist: Dwight Schultz
Chaos Scientist: Jeff Goldblum
Marine Biologist: Richard Dryfuss
Palenotologist: Sam Neil
Computer Scientist: RM Stallman
I could go on all day. Pick One, hmm Jeff Goldblum, FLY,Jurassic Park Independence Day. Peter Sellers runs up there near the top too.
Thank You I'm here all week. Tip your servers.
Sorry, I misspelled Apple.
IBM is shipping it. Novell, RedHat, WindRiver, LinuxWorks, Motorola, Sharp, Sony, Hell even I'm shipping it in embedded products. It is easy to "prove it works" as alluded to in another post.
Microkernels are also shipping from QNX and, uh and, oh I'm sure there are a few more. (Not knocking QNX, considered it but tossed it, due to cost and liscensing.)
Is one more secure or stable than another, is really the wrong question.
The question is really is the "System" designed with microkernel more or less stable or secure or functional then the alternative.
I think it has, to my satisfaction, been settled. From RevolutionOS the movie (BuyIt!) Stallman is asked why HURD is so far behind Linux. His answer, (paraphrased, sorry RMS) Turns out a microkernel is very difficult to pull off because of the constant stream of messages required for the simplest of tasks. This forced ovehead only makes the Kernel more secure not the system, if the "drivers" keep crashing out and restarting you could go months without noticing critical flaws. "But the kernel is rock solid" doesn't really help if I can't ship the "System", does it. The only evidence you need, is the development pace of Hurd or even QNX to show this.
I respect the professor and his work, but it was an inspiration for a much more scalable design that clearly is superior for the rapid development a modern OS is expected to have.
As an engineer I see the beauty, but as a Production Engineer I can also see the added complexity a microkernel brings.
Of course you could, argue theoretically that I'm wrong or prove it by making a GNU/Minix distribution to compete in the real world with Linux. Almost 15yrs and a flood of Students haven't helped Professor T, produce it yet. Admittedly not his goal, but come on I know students and CompSci students have a knack for carrying their favorite teacher/classes with them throughout their career and it shows up in their projects.
Actually I think that definition is a little closer to Evolutionary than revolutionary.
To be revolutionary it has to cause change in the industry.Something makes it so from now on all cards/computers will ship with one, all new games will require them.
Revolutionary products aren't usually judged as such on release just upon reflection. 3dfx is good example of a revolutionary change in the graphics industry. (Many people did call it revolutionary on release, however I never bought one. I waited until the revolution actually came and bought the new "standard" However the new standard was not a second graphics adapter daisy chained to the VGA adapter, It was a Vga adapter with 3d)
Super Mario Bros http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/
Alone in the dark http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369226/
House of the Dead http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317676/
BloodRayne http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383222/
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119707/
And many more travesties, hell thats not even all Uwe Boll's fiascos.
Only to be joined by all these on the aforementioned shoulders.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2006-04-26-mov ie-based-games_x.htm
IMHO, Metroid, Halo, and WOW have the best shots at being average movies.
I will watch them all, just like i have every Comic Book inspired piece of crap, to get the few good films. Anybody remember that utter feeling of disbelief upon leaving Batman back in 89 and thinking "Wow that wasn't a bad movie". Yeah me too, Good times. XMen, Spiderman
Never Discount the Mystery Science Theater type of enjoyment, you get out of uninspired crap like House of the Dead, Captain America, Fantastic Four (Yes, Both of them), and Daredevil.
I call bullshit.
Napster to iTunes, Can you "imagine" how many "pirates" made the switch? If the studios distribute it over the web they will make more than if they don't. If it costs the same or lower they will get a significant switchover from illegal to legal customers.
This WB scheme isn't the best plan. But neither were all the studio created music sites. Studios need a third party distributor, just like they needed Blockbuster and Suncoast Video and Walmart and on the web iTunes.
I have the feeling this will work out about the same. Whether iTunes music is priced correctly is another issue entirely. Mp3s should be cheaper than albulms (But they aren't). Downloadable Video should be priced lower than DVDs. Then again DVDs should be cheaper than Videotapes (but they aren't).
I think the old saying Information wants to be free sums up how we all "Feel". Problem is, that the Producers/Distributors don't give a flying fsck what information wants, it was created to suit their needs not the other way around.
diabolic kernel?
paleoithic kernel?
Forget it, Just move everything to userspace. Works for DOS. ...grin
Things would be different if they where signing artists and producing content to be sold in competition (as if there where such a thing in an entertainment industry) with Apple Corp.
You mean, if they were, I don't know, like hosting podcasts of unknown bands for distribution. Hmmmm.
The agreement/settlement(s) between the companies is not a noncompete agreement, AFIAK it is limited use of trademark for a fee. You cannot use our Logo to sell recordings because we sell recordings. Data Transfer, Bullshit. Buying an albulm at the mall (do people still do that?) is a DataTransfer.
Music is not a computer product.
Ok I cannot begrudge Steve for Itunes. It is exactly what we needed, I think we all remember the pre Legal mp3 days (some of us with a sad feeling). Agreements were, over the years, made, signed, and enforced. This decision doesn't really hold up under scrutiny and I wouldn't be surprised if they win the appeal.
Having said all that, If apple corps wins, All steve has to do is change the logo from an apple for itunes to an apple core. (Man that would be ballsy) I personally think the ipod is a pretty logo. Generic rectangle square and circle, white of course.
Why either of these companies chose an Apple as a trademark is beyond me. Simple? Yes. Generic? Hell yes.
Dude, i think you mispelled pray.
Change your scenario to a cassette and 20 yrs ago, sounds like not musch has changed. People see nothing wrong with copying music/movies. Associations always have.
It looked stellar in UT, and others FPS's I had at the time but I couldn't get more than 20minutes of gameplay out of it. Actually sent it back to creative, Used S3's Drivers, used Creative Drivers, Used new MB used New Windows install. Finally ended up shelving it. $300 down the crapper. Shame too it really did look better than the competition at the time (Remember Experimental S3TC support in UT?) Went to ATI, Better but still, Updating Drivers before ATI Unified Drivers pushed me to NVidia's Unified Driver. I'm staying, The only thing that will move me is GPL'd Drivers (Hear's praying they come from NVidia).
IE will come with any new OS. Firefox and Opera will not.
Don't know about you, but every new OS I setup sure comes with FireFox as the default browser. Windows or Linux.
Around here, the GC section mostly consists of EA crossplatform dross, if you want interesting games you have to look elsewhere. And regarding prices, when Iwata whines about expensive games I'd like to ask him explain why I should buy Viewtiful Joe 2 for 63 euros for the Gamecube instead of for 37 euros for the PS2. GC games have consistently been the most expensive ones and the prices stay high no matter how old the games are. Just the opposite here.
If you'd read what I actually wrote, you would have noticed I talked about Revolution vs. the Xbox360 and the PS3. Based on currently available information the hardware capabilities of the Revolution are notably less than its competitors.
Sigh...I read your post... Read the whole thread again.
Your comparisons are based on Hardware Specs. Mine are based on Gameplay & Graphic performance in game. Specifically I cited GUN as a next Gen title, Plays and looks mighty fine on the cube. The Wii will also have increased graphic capability over the cube. But if Gun looks nearly identical on the 360 and the Cube, how can you say the nextgen Wii won't hold up? Makes no sense.
Wii's Controls alone will require a little more thought than the simple port. Look at EA's press releases about Madden and other games they are developing. If devs want a piece of the Wii Market they will have to do more than just release another CrossPlatform Shooter.
Personally I enjoy the Metal Gear series, the Front Mission games, Katamari Damacy is fun, the newest Gradius likewise. Just off the top of my head. Metal Gear Twin Snakes. Great GC title, Katamari not on the cube but DS, Gradius V no luck yet, 2, 3 4 though. Front Mission, Hmmm, mental note. new PS2 rental, haven't seen in installment in years (NES?). As for your GC exclusive Third Party Titles Roadmap complaints, the current Gen ends this year how many third party devs do you expect to be working on last years platform 6 months from launch of next gen? Unless its almost ready to ship, as soon as N announced the release date of the Rev^^^ Wii any good project manager is going to decide which platform he wants to release for (Given the similarities of the two I'd release for both.
How many third party exclusive games are coming out this year for the Xbox. Or the PS2. Or the SNES. You see?
How many third party exclusive games are there really for any system. MS owns all their third parties. Sony has the most I guess.
I don't want to get drawn into "my console is better than your console" cause I have too many, all I'm saying is that your comments seem unfair to the little purple box.
Especially this one
and the cross-platform games are both cheaper and easier to find for the PS2.
Great places around here, but I do notice the cube section is a little smaller, Likely because people hold on to their N games longer, Mario is always a premium even used. Tons of used Madden/NHL/NBA/ Games all 5 bucks (Overpriced in my book). BlockBuster is another good source. Same game on PS2 is usually 10-20 bucks higher at all the places I go New or Used.
That's really my point, I find the GC a better value. Same Games + Nintendo Characters. Cheaper System, Cheaper Games, Cheaper Accessories, = Larger Library = Better Value for me and mine.
YMMV. Interesting conversation, Viva the Wii, hmm better keep working on it.
If you think the graphics are scaled down on the cube you're smokin something good. Resident Evil 4, Gun, Splinter Cell (Dust Motes Yo) look incredible on the cube.
You still didn't mention a game not on the cube from a decent 3rd party. What do I care if you waste 250 more on your console to play the same games I do, and yet not be able to play Metroid/Mario/ZELDA.
I'm sure there are PS2/3 Exclusives, and I know there are going to be 360 exclusives thank you very much Bungie & Rare. I just don't care about those games. Hell I can't even think of one (Nudge, EyeToy, psst.. Halo3) Oh right, I can't think of 4.
Disclaimer: I bought "our" Cube for my 8 yr old daughter. We just about evenly split the library. I have been pleasantly surprised with almost (Curse You Buffy the Vampire) every games presentation. Plus the number of 4 player party games is phenom for the weekend sleepovers..
So maybe my opinions are justifications of my purchase. But I usually don't have to justify 50 bucks for a console, and between $5-$30 for games. (Except F'n Shadow the Hedgehog that cost me $50 last christmas, But she just HAD to have it. Just to find out she hates it because he is constantly saynig Damn every 4 seconds.)
My mind kept trailing off..... "In the dictionary under Redundant, it says see Redundant."
I've had two clients this week with WGA Errors on Genuine OEM Installs.(OEM Sticker on the laptops) 1 was second time, Customer even went out and bought a new shrink wrapped copy before calling me, installed it and still got the error. Safe Mode Restore Point cleared them up. Until the next Update.....
I love calling MS with these customer complaints as much as the next Linux Coder but I really don't have the time to "Repair" PCs with no problems. Remember when we used to blame the users. Or AOL. Now I have to read all the updates for the company and Repair the OS that killed itself. Sigh....
I have always walked them around my linux lab and try to convert the bright ones, But nowadays I just reccomend Mac Minis for all. I'm a Debian Fan but I cannot see my neihbor dealing with a borked apt-get dist-upgrade.
The texting man, it kills us.
What I'd like to see is Yearly/Monthly Fees,No per minute contracts. I'll keep waiting.
2005 Nintendo list 86 Games shipped for the Cube.
11 were from Nintendo.
2006 lists 13 games so far 2 from Nintendo.
Overal they list 548 Cube titles.
52 are Nintendo First Party games.
Source http://www.nintendo.com/gamelist?start=21&oord=asc &osort=pub&sort=&cmd=&toggle=true&query=&tf=&cf=&s f=NINTENDO+GAMECUBE&ef=&rf=&pf=&af=&vf=&nf=
Just for a minute forget about the franchise games Mario/Zelda /Kirby
Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, Sonic, Resident Evil, Madden, Lord of the Rings, Gun, Tony Hawk, DDR, Metal Gear Solid, NEED for Speed, Lego Star Wars
What do you think is missing? I have these games some of them on two or three systems the cube holds its own. GUN is a 360 game for crying out loud. Looks Great on that purple box. Sure ain't no $349 difference in graphics to my peepers.
Finally, a use for Nevada/NewMexico/Arizona/Or any of those old Nuclear test sites.
What do you call Sonic Gems/Sonic Heroes/Sonic Adventure/Shadow the Hedgehog, First Party?
How about LOTR 1, 2, 3, & the Third Age? Resident Evil? Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Prince of Persia?
I could go on all day. Our GC has 29 titles on the shelf only 6 are First Party Games.(Zelda, Smash Bros, MarioKart, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Sunshine, and Metroid Prime in case you were wondering.)
If the big N is priced right developers will work beg to be in on the rush. The GC only launched with a few 1st party games plus rebel assault. But when they started filling up homes all of a sudden Devs came a' runnin. This time they aren't waiting for launch to see if the big N will fail, they KNOW they won't.
Lets face it the only thing that will kill Nintendo Hardware is Mario/Link/Kirby and the gang on the Xbox360 or PS3, funny I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Please Note I never expected to see Sonic on a Nintendo Console either. Some how I thinks this is different.