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General Gaming / Microsoft trying hard to attract Japanese gamers

« on: May 25, 2004, 12:35:36 PM »

According to GamesIndustry.biz M$ is starting a new television show in Japan that showcases nothing but the Xbox and Xbox LIVE enabled gamed hosted by a popular Japnese Porn Star

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Latest effort to make Japan love the Xbox hits the airwaves


After price cuts, special edition packs, software bundles and even "hugging pillows" featuring Kasumi from Dead or Alive, the latest attempt to make Japanese gamers interested in Microsoft's Xbox has emerged - a satellite TV show dedicated to the console, co-hosted by a soft porn starlet.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Surprising Support for the DS

« on: May 25, 2004, 11:16:54 AM »

What better way to get people to buy an X-box to play Halo than to release a version of it that is gonna make you want the console version even more? By releasing it on the most widely spread and popular handheld around?

If they can make a very fun portable version of Halo that gets me hooked and wanting more, I would more likely be inclined to purchase an X-Box to play Halo among other X-box games that I wasn't willing to purchace an X-box for.

And besides they could use the handheld experience. I'm sure they don't want to garner that experiece on a Sony handheld, and it would be way too risky to make one of their own right now.  If Microsoft can help Nintendo cripple Sony in the handheld department that would definately put a chink in Sony armor and a hole in their pocket, along with a bad taste in some 3rd parties mouths. That would also leave a hole for M$ to slide into the handheld market on their own in the future, while keeping xtra market share away from Sony.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Surprising Support for the DS

« on: May 24, 2004, 04:56:48 PM »

well whatever

the DS plays GBA games so technically you will be able to play HALO on the DS

now what mr. smarty pants  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:*** Changes I'd make to the actual NDS (Photoshop)

« on: May 23, 2004, 07:30:57 PM »

I like the look of the top screen being wide screen, it looks like alot better use of all the wasted space on either side of the top screen.

Now all it needs is a place to hold the stylus, which i think should be right where the screens fold, and an analog stick for precision control.

[Bloodworth]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Surprising Support for the DS

« on: May 23, 2004, 12:28:38 PM »

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Originally posted by: Bloodworth
yeah, we already knew Team Ninja was working on the DS.  Not sure about Rare and Microsoft, but they've put out plenty of GBA games, and don't seem interested in the portable market.

My post wasn't so much about Team Ninja support as it was about the Tomonobu Itagaki quote from his interview.  It just proves how perverted the guys at Team ninja really are (as if we didn't already know ).  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The inevitable DS vs PSP debate.

« on: May 22, 2004, 06:21:44 PM »

Theoretically if you think about it, the 'portable console' could have wireless 4 player controller support ie.  Bluetooth Wavebird.
 
You buy the system as a stand alone handheld w/ a tv-out option then you buy 4 seperate wireless controllers all on different switchable frequencies.  Hook it up to the TV, sit back and relax just as if it was a regular console.  But of course you're also gonna need some kind of AC/DC in to power the unit, something small like the plug for a nokia phone.

As far as sound goes, well you could use the standard headphone jack for basic stereo/mono output and I'm sure they could modify that same port to support 5.1 - 7.1 sound if need be.

I can picture it already, the future is 'The Handheld Console' !!  

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Nintendo Gaming / Surprising Support for the DS

« on: May 22, 2004, 06:01:29 PM »

I don't know if any of you watch G4TV (soon to be G4TechTV), but this is a paraphrased quote off of their interview on PULSE with Tomonobu Itagaki - creator of the DOA series:
" We will definately be supporting the DS, but as far as the touch screen goes, you may want to think about DOA Beach Volley Ball, because you can touch the girls.

So I guess you can count Team Ninja in onto the DS developer list, and sleep well knowing that all Nintendo fans may get their share of the over glorified T & A that is DOA and Beach Volleyball also!!  

P.S. it has been rumored that RARE is also supporting the DS just as they have been supporting the GBA.
they have the development kits, but M$ denies support of DS, just the SP.

P.S.S. Here on the Nintendojo Forum I read  that M$ may be having other game studio's support the cash cow that will be the DS with such studio's as 'Bungie' with their ever popular HALO. - Quartermain's rumor report from EGM mag.

 

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General Gaming / RE:MSG3 got jacked from Sony's booth at E3

« on: May 22, 2004, 12:51:25 PM »

To All:

These boards are all about GAMING, ..... GAMING is all about FUN,
if you can't have FUN when it comes to GAMING, ..... Then maybe you aren't GAMING for FUN!!

so lighten up, and let it go.

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Nintendo Gaming / Tongue Boy SP

« on: May 20, 2004, 02:46:16 PM »

http://www.shamanicvision.org/simunity/TongueBoySP.html

Now some gameboy fun for the quadrapalegic!!! (those that can't use their arms and legs)

I know this is for special case people but can you imagine the practical game applications that you could make for this peripheral?

*sinks mind into gutter*

hehehehe

Clam Diver Advance, lick , lick , lick      

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Amazing Deals!

« on: May 17, 2004, 01:41:47 PM »

Zelda Four Swords Bundle Deal

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Order The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Bundle Pak and receive:
-The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures game for the Nintendo GameCube (One Nintendo GameCube/Game Boy Advance Link Cable included)
-The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Player's Guide
-The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Special Edition "Game Creator Printed Autograph" T-Shirt (Size Adult Large)
-One-year subscription to Nintendo Power magazine

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Bundle Pak (The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures game for the Nintendo GameCube, Official Player's Guide, and Special-Edition "Game Creator Printed Autograph" T-Shirt) will be shipped after June 6, 2004 via 2-day air and may take 4-5 days for delivery.

NOTE: Please be aware that you will see two charges from Nintendo on your credit card statement. When combined the charges will total $69.95 plus applicable sales tax.

Offer expires August 31, 2004 or while supplies last.

[KDR_11k]

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General Gaming / RE:MSG3 got jacked from Sony's booth at E3

« on: May 17, 2004, 12:55:15 PM »

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
A guard was quoted as saying "!".

Now that redefines "theft of intellectual property", doesn't it?

lmao

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The name of Nintendo's next generation console

« on: May 16, 2004, 09:20:08 PM »

Don't forget that Nintendo DS wasn't the original 'codename' for this handheld, that would have actually been "Nitro' if you remember the leaked outdated specs sheet.

But if they were to change the name I wouldn't be surprised if it was renamed to the GameBoy DS, just to stick with the gameboy name and all but guarantee itself about 20 million units sold.

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General Gaming / MSG3 got jacked from Sony's booth at E3

« on: May 16, 2004, 05:39:01 PM »

http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk - Found link of B3D forum

apparently two people broke the display case for the PS2, hit eject and stole the disk playing the MGS3 one level demo.  They then hightailed it out of the convention center and no one was able to stop them!!  

edit: typo

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Amazing Deals!

« on: May 14, 2004, 07:28:28 PM »

Huge sale at Fry's Electronics

PS2 w/ network adapter and 2 free games only $149.99

and a bunch of games listed at the $9.99-19.99 range

sorry don't have all the details or a list of games, just recieved a call about it from my friend that works at Fry's

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General Gaming / Xbox mini spotted at Bioware's booth.........

« on: May 14, 2004, 06:36:35 PM »

in their invite only area,
according to Shogmaster over at Beyond3D Forums

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Unforunately, I did not see it personally, but my good friend I went to the show with did. He was asking for a certain poster and they took him into the invite only area to get it for him. He followed in. And there, he saw a miniature XBox (about 1/3 the size of the current version), running Jade Emprie demo. It had the DVD drive in the middle of the face instead of the left side, and still had 4 ports, and styling resembled the current one. It looked "ready to be put on the shelf" according to him. They rushed him and his friends back out with the poster, but he was absolutely positive about what he saw.

Later We were at the Tecmo booth talking to a marketing honcho we know there and we mentioned it to him and his reaction was "we didn't get our's yet!" instead of "really! I didn't know such thing existed". Apprently he was already expecting theirs.

You really think Microsoft is gonna release a new, sleeker, slimmer, smaller version of the Xbox, and not mention it at all?  I know quite a few people that might buy an xbox at the right price if they(me included), had room for one.
And this might boost their sales in Japan also, since their biggest complaint besides being an American product is that the Xbox is just too big.

I also heard prior to E3 that Sony was supposed to reveal the PSTwo.  Has anyone heard anything about it?  

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General Gaming / RE:NEW PICS OF GAMES NOT REVEALED!!!! EXCLUSIVE UNDERGROUND S***

« on: May 11, 2004, 05:40:01 PM »

Have you ever shown up to a party after the cops are already escorting everyone out?

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General Gaming / RE:NEW PICS OF GAMES NOT REVEALED!!!! EXCLUSIVE UNDERGROUND S***

« on: May 11, 2004, 05:37:00 PM »

sorry double and triple post

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General Gaming / RE:NEW PICS OF GAMES NOT REVEALED!!!! EXCLUSIVE UNDERGROUND S***

« on: May 11, 2004, 05:28:16 PM »

Have you ever shown up to a party after the cops are already escorting everyone out?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Amazing Deals!

« on: May 11, 2004, 02:38:16 PM »

PS2 & Xbox are now $149.99

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General Gaming / RE:Segas big announcement

« on: May 11, 2004, 02:14:54 PM »

if they do it like the iTunes structure though, doesn't that mean that once you paid for something on your account you can download it anytime you want again there after from the same IP and account #?

or something like that..................


having 'PGC' server problems sorry if I double post

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General Gaming / RE:Segas big announcement

« on: May 11, 2004, 02:00:40 PM »

SEGA R&D @ Beyond3D forums says

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Sega to launch new handheld device.

E3 2004 will surely be remembered as the year of the portable gaming device. With Sony's PSP announcement and Nintendo's DS unveiling, this year's show has already had more than its fair share of portable goodness - but Sega's shock revelation that it is developing its own device must top the lot.

However, according to Yuji Naka, who unveiled the machine to shocked games industry representatives at a Sega E3 press briefing held just half an hour ago, with their new creation (code-named 'Prometheus') Sega are not attempting to directly compete with either Sony or Nintendo. 'Prometheus' is instead being billed by Sega as "the videogame equivalent of the iPod", and with the machine's pearl-white colour scheme it is obvious to see that the company wish to invoke the design-chic of Steve Jobs' ultra-popular music-playing machine. The similarities do not end there, however: rather than purchasing games from their local GameStop, gamers will download 'Prometheus' titles (called 'gamebits') from a special Sega online service which, Sega said, will operate in a similar way to Apple's iTunes software. With the use of a supplied USB cable (also white) users may then transfer up to twenty 'gamebits' on to their 'Prometheus' system's 15GB hard drive for play any time, any place.

The 'Prometheus' is roughly the same width as a CD case, and half the height. It will operate on a rechargeable battery (as yet unconfirmed as being lithium) which Sega say will last up to twenty hours. In a surprising move, in order to conserve battery power, the 'Prometheus' screen will not be backlit: a decision which we believe likely to alienate many gamers, and one inexplicable in lieu of recent technological developments which should negate such problems. Nevertheless, with the power, according to Sega, of "the Dreamcast, plus a little extra", and a genuinely innovative and cost-effective approach to game distribution, the 'Prometheus' certainly shows promise - and if the jubilant cheers and applause from the assembled journos are anything to go by, Sega's return to hardware is more than welcome.

Expect more tomorrow at the official Sega press conference where we hope to see at least footage of several potential launch titles.

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General Gaming / Microsoft attempting GT4 killer

« on: May 10, 2004, 07:39:44 PM »

Microsoft Game Studio (MGS) is prepping to take on GT4 head on.

Gamespot.com - Forza Motorsport

plenty of screen shots here

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:kuju

« on: May 10, 2004, 06:34:42 PM »

Advance Wars Under Fire is for the GBA

PGC Forums - E3 2k4 Nintendo's Booth

Kuju's game is GameCube game, so I believe you might be mistaken


or I could be mistaken

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General Gaming / E3 2k4 - Nintendo's Booth

« on: May 10, 2004, 05:50:19 PM »

GCAdvanced.com has gotten a some pictures of the Nintendo booth at this years E3!!!! click the link and take a look

- DK: King of Swing (GBA)

- Racing Gears Advance (GBA)

- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)

- Advance Wars: Under Fire (GBA)

- Mario Party Advance (GBA)

- Gundam Seed Battle Assault (GBA)

- and more..... look at the link!!!

 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:kuju

« on: May 10, 2004, 03:16:42 PM »

Now KUJU is expanding.  They have now put WIDE Games under their belt.

not that anyone cares, but I just thought I would mention it.

Link - Gamesindustry.biz