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Ps3 To Launch Wordwide In November 2006...

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    Posted 15 March 2006 - 10:59 AM

    http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/15/ps3-pres...ence-it-begins/

    Delayed until November (just like it said it would be - none of this spring/summer crap), 60GB hard drive, runs Linux and is a home server, fully backwards compatible and will bump legacy games to HD quality to name a few features.

    It looks good.

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      Posted 15 March 2006 - 11:26 AM

      Yes, very good. Well, this is big news. Now the pressure is on Nintendo to either make an announcement before E3, or blow it wide open and give a release date at E3.

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        Posted 15 March 2006 - 12:00 PM

        Well it's certainly good news, but it means I'll have to save all my money up again!

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          Posted 15 March 2006 - 12:02 PM

          Yeah, save up a lot of money. It's going to be quite a bit of cash out of your pocket to pay for that system.

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            Posted 15 March 2006 - 01:39 PM

            well....the ps3 definitely looks promising. However, i'm not planning to buy it, at least until prices drop. It's not that i expect it to be as ridiculously priced as some think, in fact i think the price won't go over $499 US dollars. Mind you, it's still very pricey, but i don't think it'll cost over $900 as most people seem to think. Anyways...i don't plan to buy it as soon as it comes out.

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              Posted 15 March 2006 - 02:03 PM

              I actually heard something about it being released in America sometime next year as a rumor, but I suppose it's false'd.

              I'm more likely to get a Rev at launch since it should be pretty cheap. I'd like to get a PS3 though eventually...

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                Posted 15 March 2006 - 02:31 PM

                The PS3 looks very very promising, but I'm not judging until it is released, Sony has a reputation for lying... ^^.

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                  Posted 15 March 2006 - 02:39 PM

                  Nintendo has a reputation for being the 1337est.. <;]
                  Revo is for meeee.
                  Mainly becuase I think it's outrageous paying 900 dollars for something that'll most likely make your life worse.. Woo! No Exercise!

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                    Posted 15 March 2006 - 04:12 PM

                    View Postsibsag, on Mar 15 2006, 03:39 PM, said:

                    Nintendo has a reputation for being the 1337est.. <;]
                    Revo is for meeee.
                    Mainly becuase I think it's outrageous paying 900 dollars for something that'll most likely make your life worse.. Woo! No Exercise!

                    what makes you think it'll cost that much? I know, I know "OMG t3h 13lu3 r4y!!", but still....I mean, think about it people...by making such an expensive system, Sony would be cutting down on millions of potential customers...now, I don't think a company as big as sony would be stupid enough to make such a hopeless move. Now, i'm not saying it's a statistical impossibility that the ps3 will cost that much, i'm just saying the idea is a bit farfetched. But that's just me.

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                      Posted 15 March 2006 - 07:11 PM

                      wow sibsag, Nintendo is the l337est but both the Xbox and PS2 outsells it :S...

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                        Posted 15 March 2006 - 07:14 PM

                        Remember, when the PS2 launched, Sony was losing money on each unit. The same with Microsoft's Xbox, and now, Xbox 360. In fact, in the majority of situations, the hardware manufacturers usually lose money on the systems in their initial years, and make up for that in software sales and techniques such as vertical integration (which Sony favors for the PSP, for example).

                        Sony has done a good move by launching PS3 in November... taking advantage of the holiday season, more time meaning a cheaper console than if it were to launch in Spring/Summer, Sony has E3 to continue the hype...

                        Now, it is Nintendo's initiative to stay in the game.

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                          Posted 15 March 2006 - 07:44 PM

                          OK, I'm lost. How does the PSP use vertical integration?

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                            Posted 15 March 2006 - 08:28 PM

                            I believe Ken Kutaragi mentioned it once. But as a side note, Vertical Integration is, in general, the dominance over all aspects of the manufacturing of the product. Andrew Carnegi is famous for using that in the steel industry.

                            With the notable exception of the PSP's screen (handled by Sharp), Sony handles the production of most of the components of the PSP, either through its own manufacturers or other subsidiaries.

                            I'm fairly sure I've heard Kutaragi or another Sony official mention it, I'll look for an article for you.

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                              Posted 15 March 2006 - 08:33 PM

                              View PostEugine, on Mar 15 2006, 05:11 PM, said:

                              wow sibsag, Nintendo is the l337est but both the Xbox and PS2 outsells it :S...
                              That's mostly cause the GameCube just plain sucks balls. Nintendo DS, however, has outsold the PSP as far as I can tell. Funny how it switches like that, huh? XD

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                                Posted 15 March 2006 - 08:43 PM

                                This sounds like heaven news for a Sony fan. I'm not big on Sony(maybe big on anti-sony, *badum-psh!*) but I know that the Linux opperating system sounds like a crazy idea, crazy in a way like the Revmote, where if it's a hit, the competition will all have it next gen.

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                                  Posted 16 March 2006 - 07:27 AM

                                  probably wait for the prices to drop, ps2 still has plenty of life in it so i don't think it's really necessary

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                                    Posted 16 March 2006 - 09:29 AM

                                    PS3 is supposed to be a 425USD+ system. Plus tax.

                                    That's just a minimum, it could be 800 dollars for all we know.

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                                      Posted 16 March 2006 - 01:05 PM

                                      It definitely has the best high-tech stuff of any system. The price could go through the roof.

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                                        Posted 16 March 2006 - 08:08 PM

                                        I think a car could give me the same as a PS3, but for cheaper.

                                        Expansive worlds! Go anywhere you like.
                                        Meet new people, meet friends on(line/the road) to play together!
                                        More powerful than any video game system before it!
                                        Highly sensetive and refined controls.
                                        Customize it!
                                        Co-operate or compete with friends! Multiple consoles/cars makes for more fun!
                                        You will want to work more hours for this!

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                                          Posted 16 March 2006 - 08:55 PM

                                          Wow, Blink, you actually made a PS3 comparison with some something that's actually more expensive than itself. XD

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                                            Posted 16 March 2006 - 09:44 PM

                                            While I'm indebted to n1p for the lovely news article I'm really surprised you posted it, lol a xbox owner posting about the ps3 :D (Don't hate me <_<)

                                            I imagine I will end up owning a ps3, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but some day. Maybe when like FF 13 or Kingdom Hearts 3 comes out, who knows maybe my parents will be overly generous this Christmas.
                                            But I agree, with the 360 out in America and coming out this month in Australia and Sony having confirmed a date for the ps3 it's time for Nintendo to play their cards.

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                                              Posted 16 March 2006 - 09:45 PM

                                              Well Nintendo already said the Rev'll come out near Thanksgiving. Nintendo doesn't intend for the Rev to compete with Sony or Nintendo anyway.

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                                                Posted 17 March 2006 - 11:30 AM

                                                Why hasn't anybody posted the fact that the Rev would come out at Thanksgiving? I had no idea up until WD posted that!

                                                I think naturally there will be competition between the PS3 and the Rev, how could there not?

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                                                  Posted 17 March 2006 - 01:48 PM

                                                  Nintendo doesn't want it to compete, but Sony, being a rival company of Nintendo out for profit, tries to dust it anyway. Can't say I blame them (Sony).

                                                  Here's the link to the article stating the Rev's release date. I don't know if it works or not because Gamespot has just been blocked from our school's computers, but meh: www.gamespot.com/news/6142572.html

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                                                    Posted 17 March 2006 - 04:10 PM

                                                    That's just Nintendo's scapegoat, playing the innocent company *trying* to bring in new gamers... I don't mind that anyway, they'd just flock to the PS anyway.
                                                    Nintendo's President right now is wishing it can dominate the gaming sector, everyone is... That attitude Nintendo is using is only a scapegoat...

                                                    Anyway, I'd just leave with this definition... A business: "An organization operated with the objective of making a profit from the sale of goods or services."

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                                                      Posted 17 March 2006 - 05:30 PM

                                                      View PostSea_of_Time, on Mar 17 2006, 12:30 PM, said:

                                                      I think naturally there will be competition between the PS3 and the Rev, how could there not?

                                                      I agree. As much as they wanted to stay away from competition, it would just be inevitable...i mean, they're all part of the same industry...there HAS to be competition

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                                                        Posted 17 March 2006 - 05:32 PM

                                                        Nintendo knows they cannot compete with Sony or Microsoft because their surplus isn't as great as the others. They're just giving a reason for future failure or well lowest market share...

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                                                          Posted 17 March 2006 - 06:58 PM

                                                          Eugine...you realize I hope, that Nintendo is actually the most profitable of the three? Considering they've only had one quarter of losses in what, eight or twelve years? That means they're profiting 95% to 98% of the time? That's pretty good compared to Sony or Microsoft, who take heavy losses the first two years or so on a new console. I'd say their surplus far outweights Sony or Microsofts.

                                                          Yes, Nintendo is still in the gaming market, but at the same time, it is true that they're moving away from the competition. Imagine it this way...right now, there are three gold miners who all want the same plot of land. This is after Gold Miner Sr. Ega was already ran out of supplies, and had to leave the land. Now we have Mr. Soft, Son Ei, and Nun Tendo. While Mr. Soft and Son Ei continue to try and find or battle over this land, entitled "13to30ville" Nun Tendo is off looking to see if there's any more land with Gold in it. In the Portable dimension, Nun Tendo has already found another piece of land, with less gold, but less competition, entitled "Overthehill mountain" and has begun to tap into a whole new market of gold there. Nun Tendo wants to do the same in the Console Dimension, and in doing so, may end up not being able to get back into the land plot of "13to30ville" after this, but might find another land like "Overthehill mountain" and profit even more there. Nun Tendo is certainly willing to take her chances.

                                                          So, basically, Nintendo's taking a risk that the other companies won't, and it could be profitable, or it could be deadly, but they think it'll work since it did when they tested the waters with the DS in the market they dominate, handhelds. I think if the DS failed, the Revo controller would look very different. Still, that's more to awnser Eothian.

                                                          Eugine on the other hand...er, yeah. Honestly? You sound like a twelve year old Sonyfanboy internet newbie. C'mon, don't say stupid derogatory stuff like that, especially when it's so clearly BS piling out of your mouth. Lets not bring down the spirits of the forum... :\

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                                                            Posted 17 March 2006 - 07:05 PM

                                                            I'm sorry I have to get this arrogant statment of my chest. It's not going to be much of a competition with Nintendo going up againest Sony.

                                                            Lets see, Nintendo is a gaming corpation, they make gaming consoles.
                                                            Sony makes: phones, games, Tvs, cameras, stereos, etc etc etc
                                                            Microsoft is the leading computer company in the world.

                                                            If the Ps3 or the 360 fail, big deal Sony and MS will still be rich, if the Rev fails Nintendo just lost alot of money.
                                                            I have owned every console from Nintedo but the Gb pocket and the GC. From my opinion, Nintendo's going to need to pull something fantastic out of their asses.

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                                                              Posted 17 March 2006 - 08:37 PM

                                                              Well, even if Sony and Microsoft make losses at the early stages at their consoles life, it seems it is the right thing to do. Right now the PS2 brings in massive profit for Sony, profits the GC could never imagine or even come close to...

                                                              When the PS3 launches, don't you see all the feature Sony promises? If they really come through wow, that'll be heaven on earth ^^...

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                                                                Posted 17 March 2006 - 08:58 PM

                                                                Whenever I see Eugine post like that, I want to smash my forehead through my monitor. It would hurt, but thankfully my monitors pretty thin so I don't think it'd kill me.

                                                                Anyway.

                                                                Eugine I think your "S0NY5 4WES0M3 EXCLUS1V3 F3ATURE5!!!" arguement is a load of bullspit. Really, what features can Sony offer that I can't just get off the Internet? Or, maybe I can plug my PSP into my PS3, and get exclusive gaming content HMM? Have you ever heard of gimmicks? People really hate gimmicks. Makes them want to not buy the console in question.

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                                                                  Posted 17 March 2006 - 09:09 PM

                                                                  Sony sucks at promises. PS2 is case and point. Toy Story graphics anyone? Maybe the PS3...not the PS2.

                                                                  And Eugine, do you even know what the profits are on the PS2/GCN? I'd imagine that the PS2 is in a mad rush to make up for all the money lost in the first half of it's life, but the GCN is chuggin along at a pretty standard pace, still profiting, still going. The thing is, Nintendo is more serious about expanding the market next generation with the Revo, so that's why they'll consider it a failure if it doesn't sell more than GCN, because then they'll have failed their objective.

                                                                  And Watch, if you've seen what the DS has done to the portable market, I think you'd agree that the Revo will do something big to the console market.

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                                                                    Posted 17 March 2006 - 09:50 PM

                                                                    View Postwatch, on Mar 17 2006, 07:05 PM, said:

                                                                    From my opinion, Nintendo's going to need to pull something fantastic out of their asses.


                                                                    Uhh, havent you read any articles on the Rev? It will most likely be able to hook up to the internet, download classic nintendo games like SSB, or Diddy Kong Racing, the DS will hook up to it like the Advance and the GC, it will use both GC controllers AND Revolution "Magic Wands,"It will play ALL nitendo games made for a consol system, and most importantly of all, bring a whole new dimension of gaming to the industry with it's motion sensitive "Magic Wand." Some details on the "Magic Wand" are: It can sense movement in ANY direction, it can sense pitch and roll, it is WIRELESS (like the wavebird wireless controller), it has 4 different wireless channels. And the Rev will come in Green, Black, Red, White, and Blue, and probably other colors once it comes out. The Xbox can only change faceplates, and as far as I know, the PS3 will only come in one color.

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                                                                      Posted 17 March 2006 - 10:21 PM

                                                                      View PostBlink, on Mar 18 2006, 02:09 PM, said:

                                                                      And Watch, if you've seen what the DS has done to the portable market, I think you'd agree that the Revo will do something big to the console market.

                                                                      I'm sorry but the touch screen on the DS hasn't proved useful to me in anyway, hell it renderd my DS USELESS for the better part of 12 months.

                                                                      View PostToasty64, on Mar 18 2006, 02:50 PM, said:

                                                                      Uhh, havent you read any articles on the Rev? It will most likely be able to hook up to the internet, download classic nintendo games like SSB, or Diddy Kong Racing, the DS will hook up to it like the Advance and the GC, it will use both GC controllers AND Revolution "Magic Wands,"It will play ALL nitendo games made for a consol system, and most importantly of all, bring a whole new dimension of gaming to the industry with it's motion sensitive "Magic Wand." Some details on the "Magic Wand" are: It can sense movement in ANY direction, it can sense pitch and roll, it is WIRELESS (like the wavebird wireless controller), it has 4 different wireless channels. And the Rev will come in Green, Black, Red, White, and Blue, and probably other colors once it comes out. The Xbox can only change faceplates, and as far as I know, the PS3 will only come in one color.

                                                                      The downloading things bit is old news. I can download NES, SNES GB, GBC, 64, GBA, GC games onto either my PSP or a Xbox. The GBA to the GC and the DS to the Rev, lets see how well did the GBA do as a controller? As for the colours, go to Japan, PS2 in black,sliver,green,red,blue,gold,white hell it's like buying a cover for a phone any colour/design you want, but for some reason they don't ship em to the states or anywere else.

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                                                                        Posted 17 March 2006 - 10:30 PM

                                                                        I didn't mean use the DS AS a controller, I meant it could probably hook up to the Rev to be used like the Advanced was in Zelda:Windwaker. For the downloading Nintendos' games onto a PSP, isn't that ILLEGAL? There from a different company AND they're copyrighted. And the colors, I said I WASN'T sure if there were other colors for the PS3, I DIDN'T know.

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                                                                          Posted 17 March 2006 - 10:36 PM

                                                                          Look, Toasty64 is right. Be quiet.

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                                                                            Posted 17 March 2006 - 10:39 PM

                                                                            Thank you WD.

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                                                                              Posted 17 March 2006 - 10:49 PM

                                                                              About what? The controller the piracy or the colours?

                                                                              View PostToasty64, on Mar 18 2006, 03:30 PM, said:

                                                                              For the downloading Nintendos' games onto a PSP, isn't that ILLEGAL? There from a different company AND they're copyrighted.

                                                                              Lol your point being?
                                                                              I own a ps2 with 80+ games, guess how many are real. ZERO.

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                                                                                Posted 17 March 2006 - 10:50 PM

                                                                                Although I'll admit that I've downloaded Ocarina of Time on my computer. XDD

                                                                                But seriously though. You're better off just buying the console that plays the game. Especially because I find it hard to find ROMs that actually work. Keep in mind watch, that most people prefer playing games on the actual console. It's just you.

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                                                                                  Posted 17 March 2006 - 11:56 PM

                                                                                  It's all up here Watch *points to head* ROM's are illegal, and if you ever got caught with any by the fed's or police, your screwed. Like WD said, your better off getting the consol that plays those games. They work, and they ain't illegal. And it's COLORS, not COLOURS.

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                                                                                    Posted 18 March 2006 - 12:09 AM

                                                                                    Ever hear of iTunes watch? Totally cut down piracy levels, I imagine the same will happen here. Sure, there will always be people who refuse to pay, but it'll still help out a whole ton. Nintendo's always doing what they can to eliminate piracy, did you hear about the couple of major pirate game companies they cracked down on in 2005? Couple million dollars of games they got off the pirated market there.

                                                                                    I don't download illegal stuff when I can, I try to pay for everything. Sometimes I can't, like with Starfox 2, but usually I can, and I do( unlike you).

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                                                                                      Posted 18 March 2006 - 04:50 AM

                                                                                      View PostToasty64, on Mar 18 2006, 05:56 AM, said:

                                                                                      And it's COLORS, not COLOURS.

                                                                                      Actually it's colors for America and colours for the rest of the world.

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                                                                                        Posted 18 March 2006 - 10:32 AM

                                                                                        ^ Rofl.

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                                                                                        It's all up here Watch *points to head* ROM's are illegal, and if you ever got caught with any by the fed's or police, your screwed.
                                                                                        It's really hard for the cops to catch you with an illegal, pirated game. It happens sometimes, sure, but it's still EXTREMELY unlikely you'll get caught. With watch here, though, the more pirated games you have, the more likely that you'll eventually be caught. XD

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                                                                                          View PostMe111, on Mar 18 2006, 04:50 AM, said:

                                                                                          Actually it's colors for America and colours for the rest of the world.


                                                                                          Incorrect. It's colours for the Britishly influenced part of the world, Colors for the rest. So, in Tokyo, they say "colors" and in a good chunk of the east coast of Asia, they do the same. Australia though says "colours" to my knowledge. Yada ya, you get the point.

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                                                                                            Posted 18 March 2006 - 01:59 PM

                                                                                            I would never steal games. I get music from Gnutella, but that's only because I can't get iTunes with Win 98. I think when you steal something worth more than 50 dollars like a game, you're not only cheating the gaming community but yourself.

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                                                                                              Posted 18 March 2006 - 02:11 PM

                                                                                              It's nice to hear your views on piracy and such but lets try to get back on topic, shall we?

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                                                                                                Posted 18 March 2006 - 03:28 PM

                                                                                                What? Oh.

                                                                                                Riiight. Well, like I said I probably won't buy a PS3 at launch. It depends on what games they have and what HD DVDs are available to everyone. I

                                                                                                However, I'd buy the Rev at launch even if there weren't any good Rev games. Why? Because, I could finally play Wind Waker and other Gamecube games I've wanted to play so long, as well as other Nintendo console games that came with the N64 and below. :P; I could play PS2 games on the PS3, but I'd rather go with the cheaper system. (Nintendo Rev)

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                                                                                                  Posted 19 March 2006 - 10:23 AM

                                                                                                  hmm...about the ps3's launch...i think there is going to be a LOT of fuss at the beginning. Mostly because it looks like it'll be a rather expensive system, but also because, for its price, it won't be that good at first. However, its true potential will come with time, as was the case with the ps2, too. The first couple of games will be "meh, they could've done a lot better", but a couple of months later it's gonna be "ZOMFG t3h Ub4r G4m3!!!"...at least that's what i think.

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                                                                                                    Posted 19 March 2006 - 10:28 AM

                                                                                                    Well yeah it usually turns out that way.

                                                                                                    So far I don't have much plans to get an Xbox 360. All the bigger franchises of the Xbox (Fable + Halo) usually end up on the PC eventually, anyway.

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                                                                                                      Posted 19 March 2006 - 12:43 PM

                                                                                                      True enough, and the PC versions are usually better. :P As for the Rev, it would definitely be my choice because I've been wanting to get in on online gaming for a while now, and I just can't say no to SSBR.

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                                                                                                        Posted 19 March 2006 - 12:53 PM

                                                                                                        Yes, it seems that we all agree that the PS3 will be selling pretty badly in the beginning, but after a year or two everyone will flock to it. It's just how it goes, everyone turns to Sony in the end.

                                                                                                        As I already said, the Rev will surely have more sales than the GameCube, but it probably won't be number one. But the Revolution will be the perfect console for me any day.

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                                                                                                          Posted 19 March 2006 - 01:06 PM

                                                                                                          I actually really believe the Revolution has a chance of succeeding, and definitely far beyond what the GameCube sold. Several factors need to be taken into account.

                                                                                                          - The NES introduced the modern concept of gaming and the design for the controller that continues to this day. The SNES added the shoulder buttons, among other changes. The N64 had both the Rumble and the Analog stick introduced, as well as being the first 64 bit console. The GameCube? What innovation did it introduce at its launch? Not much. True, there was the analog sensitivity for the shoulder buttons, but not much more than that. In short, Nintendo's console was the first to not truly provide new game experiences.

                                                                                                          - Just look at the Revolution. It's sleek, it's appealing, and definitely far more maintstream than the GameCube's design (though I personally liked it).

                                                                                                          - One good argument I've heard for Revolution is that, if Nintendo succeeds in defining it as a separate entity, then gamers may buy it as a second console; the idea is that the PS3 and the Xbox 360 offer very similar game experiences, so gamers will buy one (not both), and will then turn to Revolution for its own distinct gaming style.

                                                                                                          - 20 years of gaming; all Nintendo consoles in one system. Very appealing (though PS3 will presumably have a similar mechanism)

                                                                                                          - Controller. The possibilities.

                                                                                                          Among others.

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                                                                                                            Posted 20 March 2006 - 05:13 PM

                                                                                                            Those are really good arguments. I'm gonna buy the Rev when it comes out whether my dad buys it for me or not. I wanna play my old 64 games like the original Mario Party, and Diddy Kong Racing. I hope that since there on a better system that Nintendo has at least made the graphics better. And I was sceptical about the Rev's controller at first, but then I read up on it more and finally realised it's potential. The Rev's controller will DEFINATELY be added to that list of your's someday GL. But the old school games are probably going to end up costing some money to download. I hope that the Rev will come Wi-Fi enabled so I don't have to pay $50 extra just to allow it to hook up to the net.

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                                                                                                              Posted 21 March 2006 - 10:48 AM

                                                                                                              I also want to play the best of Nintendo's past, their past is brighter than their future and it will be awesome that you can play all the former games. Also, the new games look very "revolutionary" as well.

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                                                                                                                Posted 26 March 2006 - 03:15 AM

                                                                                                                I'm sure their Rev. games will be really worth buying. But if anyone has a link to info about the online capbilities, please post it.

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                                                                                                                  Posted 26 March 2006 - 05:07 AM

                                                                                                                  http://en.wikipedia....lution#Features

                                                                                                                  Ta-da!
                                                                                                                  Just have a look around there and you're sure to find what you want.

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                                                                                                                    Posted 28 March 2006 - 01:20 AM

                                                                                                                    Thanks. Now that we have that cleared up, let's talk about how much better the Rev will be than the PS3. ^_^


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