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« on: November 01, 2004, 11:01:44 AM »
I think you people are way to quick to jump on the "nintendo is d00000m3d" bandwagon. Nintendo is making money, not loseing it. They also have , in my opinion, the best console lineup out today. I have an Xbox and a beefy computer. What do I play the most? My Gamecube. You all can say as mush as you want about the mistakes Nintendo has made but the fact remains there are some incredible games that have been released exclusively fo the GCN, and isn't that what is really important? There are still quite a few to come and ones yet to be announced. Nintendo may not be number 1 but there are some logical reasons for this. 1, PS2 was realeased a whole year before the GCN and Xbox, it is easily the weakest of the 3 but the but still has the largest market share do to the simple fact that it came out so early (some would say too early). 2, the Xbox came out the door with guns blazing spending tons of money or advertising and getting exclusives and buying games. They had the most powerful system with a hard-drive built in and the most comprihensive and thourogh on-line service availible for cheap. They were eating an estimated $150 on each Xbox sold when it first released and are still loseing money on each one today. Xbox live has yet to turn a profit for them, as has the Xbox as a whole. The xbox has done but lose money for Microsoft, compunded on the fact that the systems is a pirates wet dream the whole project monatarily speaking is a bust. After taking all that in, the Xbox is ARGUABLY in 2nd place in the US, its not even what I would call in last place in Japan, hell it's not even in the race here. But no one ever rights articles about Microsoft and all the mistakes they made. No one ever picks on Xbox, even the GCN has made more money for Nintendo than the Xbox EVER will for Microsoft. I think you all need to step back and re-evaluate the problems you have with Nintendo. I agree this is a dickhead move on Capcom's part, but the Revolution is right around the corner. Its too early to call the console predictions, but here is my DS vs. PSP predictions. DS and PSP will have strong openings, maybe slightly in favor of the PSP. But the DS will win. History tells us gamers are more interested in battery life, ease of portability and games than graphics and special features. Gameboy has constintly beat out competitours with better hardware, more gadgets and the latest innovations. I think the PSP will end up being a dud just like every other handheld left in Nintendo's wake.
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