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Nintendo Gaming / RE:In the yearrr two thousand

« on: February 14, 2005, 05:24:10 PM »

In the year two thousand.....

  Nintendo is in financial  trouble and is spitting out mario titles faster then EA does sports games. The Metroid franchise has collapsed and falls into ruin.

   Microsoft easily rivals Sony in the medias eyes and the publics, several months later they overtake Sony as market leader.

   Nintendo's idiotic buisness and hard headed buisness cause them to become a niche company, supported only by fanboys and liquor.

   Online gaming which saw a birth and rapid increase in popularity during this generation have become staples of gaming and all games are able to log online to play with other people from around the world.

   With Microsoft turning a profit on Xbox 2 and Xbox live they buy out Sony's  third party devolpers such as Rockstar and Square both of which are not controlled by Sony.

   PCs and the living room become fully connected allowing you to Dl Mp3s and movies to your Xbox 2 or Ps3 right from your Pc or the net.

   Despite hefty initial price the PSP sells very well and although does not knockout Nintendo carves a very nice slive of pie for itself out of the handheld market, Nintendo fans worried about Sonys next handheld.

  Reggie falls in noble battle defeding the borders of Nintendiom from the foreign invaders, he is given a heros burial and will never be forgotton.

   The next day Reggie is raised as an undead zombie loyal to Sony and goes off to work on Final Fantasy 34.  

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General Gaming / RE:Xbox seems to be ready for a blowout...

« on: January 27, 2005, 11:51:29 AM »

Hey Cailan....

    No offense but every single game i listed in my original post is exclusive in the console world at least, most others completley. A few like KOTOR 1 and Halo 1 are on the PC but thats all, everything else is on the XBOX by itself. If someone finds Fable or Oddworld on the PC ill eat my own foot.  

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General Gaming / RE:Xbox seems to be ready for a blowout...

« on: January 26, 2005, 06:03:52 PM »

   There are alot more quality titles other then Ninja man. Look at my original post, theres a good 15+ titles exclusive to the xbox worth taking a look at at least. They have every genre covered as far as i can see let alone 3rd party titles, a lot of which aren't available to the Cube. Burnout 3, Mercenaries, GTA series all come to mind for one thing, among a lot of others.


    What titles do you mean are avaiable for xbox and other consoles? There are 16 xbox exclusives i could think of off the top of my head that i own myself.

   Why do you sound so bitter over a new madden? Sports games are a lot of fun and great for multiplayer if you put the time into looking at them. Some years its not worth getting the new versions but most years they innovate pretty well. Besides if a console wants to expand its fan base and its core genres you need some good sports games like Topspin Winning Eleven Series MVP baseball ESPN or Madden and NHL. The Ps2 game sales would be nothing without the EA sports games which people fell in love with. Oh, Fight Night 04 and the soon 05 are some of the most innovative things this generation with its new style of control and classic fights. You can't deny that the Japanese market has been shrinking for a while now while the NA market is exploding. Here in NA we like fast paced games or story driven games, freedom games (GTA style) and sports games so we can be pros in the sports we aren't so good at in real life. PRo at basketball but always wanted to see whats its like playing football? Pop in Madden for a while and u have the experience of being a top coach sans all the drug charges player arrests and crap on the side.  

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General Gaming / Xbox seems to be ready for a blowout...

« on: January 26, 2005, 02:22:50 PM »

Hey guys new to the forums but anyway...


   I think MS is starting to pose a serious threat to Sony which is always good, and Nintendo, which I don't really mind. Xbox came out of nowhere over 4 years ago with a new console and no credibility. Since then they have established themselves very well in mainstream media, everday culture, and harcore gamers alike. In those four short years they have already started some fantastic series and created the best most functional online console service so far. Games like Halo Halo 2 Kotor 1 Kotor 2 Fable MechAssault 1 Mechassault 2 Ranbow Six 3 and Ranbow Six Black Arrow and Splinter Cell 1 and Splinter Cell 2  with the soon to come Oddworld Stranger Jade Empire Conker Live and Reloaded Forza Motorsport and Republic Commando have all left marks on this industry.

   What does all that mean? It means MS could potentially turn Sony on its ass by taking Rockstar among other Sony reliables and bringing them to the big green X by next generation. With then next xbox coming out a year ahead of the comdefenestration and with 2 rumoured models, one being a cheaper model containing some serious power and preformance with all the essential and new toys, and the other being a beast of a machine that will have a fair bit of horsepower. Will this appeal to the mass market? Yep. Will it steal some SOny fans or anyone with some money? Yep. Does it have the power to stand up to the later coming Ps3? I think it will. Will it crush the Ps3? probably not but it will make things very heated in the expanding North America market. Will it send Sony bankrupt? No way, not unless MS has a rollout plan for Japan that stuns the world.

  Oh, ive seen a lot of stuff about MS leaving because of its loss on each console. Nope. This is because MS like Sony sells consoles at a loss but then makes up for it in games. Are they turning a profit right now? No, and that is because the entire Xbox franchise is a strategic investment. MS has three humongous cash cows right now and four strategic investments. Their MSN branch turned a profit last year for the first time ever and is steadily growing.    That is a strategic success. Xbox sold at a loss mainly because of their chip supplier refusing to lower chip prices, which drove MS to an ATI partnership for Xenon i believe. ALso, they had no credibility and needed to show everyone what they were made of. Now with consumer confidence and 3rd parties behind them MS can go for profit this coming generation with the Xenon. This is what Nintendo should do in my opinion. Open the purse strings and stop the shrinking profits people. Spend a little! Buy some 3rd parties back, expand into the *gasp* FPS sports and racing genres more to get more people interested. Absolutley blitz the media with a hot and sexy new Revolution styling and name, with games and hype to match. Generate your own hype if you have to dammit. Fable hyped the hell out of itself a little too much, but it stilll was a blockbuster success. Most importantly, word of mouth. Make sure the teenagers are impressed by this baby and can talk about it in school without ruining their reputations with their friends for life. Does this mean leave the old standbys in the dust? Of course...not. Keep them just as good as ever, but make sure people who want more then that have something to look for.

  Wheres Ninty! We don't know really. COuld this revolution turn off old Nintendo fans and still not appeal to the mass market. Uh huh. Could it make for some great new games. O yeah. Will nintendo ever come back to glory? Debatable unless its appeal and attitude changes in the future.

  Just some food for thought from a Xbox fanatic and Gamecube owner.