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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official DS Sales Thread
« on: January 06, 2008, 06:57:36 PM »
Heh, Haruhi Suzimiya is beating Mario Galaxy.
No complaints there
No complaints there
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: December 14, 2007, 06:44:59 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: Kairon
Supposedly, in the US Galaxy has already outsold Sunshine's total for all of 2006.
Is there a typo there? Sunshine came out in 2002. I'd kind've hope that Galaxy did better than the 2006 numbers.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: October 28, 2007, 09:45:32 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: Kairon
School started in Japan. This is traditionally a very slow sales period year after year, I'm led to believe, though I haven't seen numbers from past years myself.
Really? It's been my understanding that the return from summer break isn't as important there as in the U.S.. More like an extra long seasonal holiday.
It isn't even the beginning of a new school year.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: October 28, 2007, 01:25:53 AM »
Have we figured out why the Japan sales have fallen 66% in the last month? It can't be anything short-term like shortages anymore.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: October 18, 2007, 07:41:40 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: son of lucas
Yeah, Sony's gone. Hard to see how they even make a respectable showing at this point.
The Wii's numbers are fantastic. Almost equaling the 360 during its release of the biggest game of the generation.
The smallish sales for MP:3 are very troubling. What games do people buy with a Wii anyway? It looks like almost everyone who bought the console last month didn't bother to pick up its best game with it.
Hasn't MP3 sold pretty well though? I would like to see how it compared to something like Bioshock. ANYWAY, wouldn't it be hilarious if Mario Galaxy outsold Halo 3?
Bioshock sold almost 500,000 units in August.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: October 18, 2007, 07:14:58 PM »
Yeah, Sony's gone. Hard to see how they even make a respectable showing at this point.
The Wii's numbers are fantastic. Almost equaling the 360 during its release of the biggest game of the generation.
The smallish sales for MP:3 are very troubling. What games do people buy with a Wii anyway? It looks like almost everyone who bought the console last month didn't bother to pick up its best game with it.
The Wii's numbers are fantastic. Almost equaling the 360 during its release of the biggest game of the generation.
The smallish sales for MP:3 are very troubling. What games do people buy with a Wii anyway? It looks like almost everyone who bought the console last month didn't bother to pick up its best game with it.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:THQ licenses unspecified IP from Nintendo Or... bah. Just a standard agreement
« on: October 18, 2007, 07:59:54 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: MashiroQuote
If you wanted to revive Scooby Doo you sure as hell wouldn't put Scrabby Doo in it, would you?
Massive MASSIVE spoiler: ScraPPy Doo is the main villain of the first live action movie!
But I do agree with the rest of your post
He was? I must have repressed that memory.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:THQ licenses unspecified IP from Nintendo Or... bah. Just a standard agreement
« on: October 17, 2007, 02:42:10 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
Well Miyamoto expressed his diapproval over the recent Star Fox games, so I'm hoping that means something...
Wasn't Miyamoto the one who shoehorned Star Fox into Dinosaur Planet in the first place?
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo Wins Marketer of the Year
« on: October 16, 2007, 05:06:03 AM »
Well, I guess the bottom-line on this one is that success makes geniuses out of fools.
That's a beautiful sentiment, but it's also complete bull.
Anyone remember when Disney announced the name of "The Emperor's New Groove"? It killed the movies positive buzz and is still looked at as an embarrassment for the company. But if you actually watch the movie, you see that it's got a Warner Bros. vibe that makes it one of Disney's fresher attempts in the years just before they closed down production. People just didn't give it a chance.
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The name of the console wouldn't have any real effect on whether or not gamers would buy it.
That's a beautiful sentiment, but it's also complete bull.
Anyone remember when Disney announced the name of "The Emperor's New Groove"? It killed the movies positive buzz and is still looked at as an embarrassment for the company. But if you actually watch the movie, you see that it's got a Warner Bros. vibe that makes it one of Disney's fresher attempts in the years just before they closed down production. People just didn't give it a chance.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Nintendo Wins Marketer of the Year
« on: October 15, 2007, 04:51:57 AM »
I didn't bring up a topic trying to say that making your brand a laughingstock weeks before your big unveiling was a stroke of calculated genius.
The Wii is a success because people love the product. The executives and hardware guys who came up with and executed the concept get all the credit from me.
The Wii is a success because people love the product. The executives and hardware guys who came up with and executed the concept get all the credit from me.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Nintendo Wins Marketer of the Year
« on: October 15, 2007, 12:36:46 AM »
It's still a stupid name. I don't know much about creating brandnames, but I know that there are plenty of short words out there that can't be associated with urine or genitelia. And Nintendo's overall marketing is hardly impressive. Their biggest boost in that area comes from media articles, not Nintendo itself.
They're succeeding despite massive incompetance in their marketing department.
They're succeeding despite massive incompetance in their marketing department.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: So.. what are Nintendo's options for the Holiday?
« on: October 11, 2007, 01:28:05 PM »
They should seriously reconsider not having Wii Fit this year.
That's like the perfect follow-up for Wii Sports to ensure media fawning this year.
That's like the perfect follow-up for Wii Sports to ensure media fawning this year.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: August 31, 2007, 01:11:03 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: Kairon
Wasn't Golden Week back in... Spring?
Last time I checked.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Toonami reviews the Wii
« on: March 23, 2007, 02:22:41 AM »
I think it only runs on weekends now.
Guess endless reruns of Totally Spies trumps quality animation.
Guess endless reruns of Totally Spies trumps quality animation.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii Microphone based games in the making?
« on: March 08, 2007, 09:18:28 AM »
It was a mistake for Nintendo not to make a microphone standard with the Wii.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Is Nintendo holding Miyamoto back? (or vice versa?)
« on: February 21, 2007, 04:36:36 AM »
Funny, my N64 controllers still works. But I went through a couple Gamecube controllers despite playing that system a whole lot less.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: February 20, 2007, 06:33:56 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: NeoThunder
Question....Guy at Gamestop bet me $1,000 that PS3 would be on top in three years. Now, I myself think this is a sure bet....I mean, for me it's not saying Wii has to come out on top (which I think it will), it just says PS3 can't come in 1st, and I win.
What do you guys think, Sure win?
Take the bet.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Is Nintendo holding Miyamoto back? (or vice versa?)
« on: February 20, 2007, 06:30:44 PM »
I might be alone, but I still think the N64 controller was the greatest ever created. No button has ever been as perfectly functional as the Z-trigger.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Is Miyamoto Past His Prime?
« on: February 19, 2007, 12:31:12 PM »
I'll agree with the premise, Miyamoto will likely never reach the heights we've already seen from him. Then again no one else is likely to either.
So what was Miyamoto's prime then? His NES days of creating Super Mario Bros., and The Legend of Zelda? Or his N64 days of creating Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time?
So what was Miyamoto's prime then? His NES days of creating Super Mario Bros., and The Legend of Zelda? Or his N64 days of creating Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time?
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Ruminations on the Next Generation
« on: February 14, 2007, 05:10:33 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: JonLeung
(Though I'm confused about the predictions in the first post...first it says that Nintendo will be early, but then it's saying it'll be a year later than the others in 2013-2014 by the end of that post?)
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear.
Wii 2.0 2010
Wii 3.0 a year after Xbox 720
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Ruminations on the Next Generation
« on: February 14, 2007, 04:59:07 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I think releasing a Wii 2.0 in 2-3 years is f*cking over your customer Sega-style. As hardware differences become less obvious consoles should be lasting longer than ever.
I look at it a bit more akin to Nintendo upgrading the Gameboy -> Gameboy Color -> Gameboy Advanced -> DS -> Whatever replaces the DS with PSP+ level graphics in a couple of years.
By holding back the graphical leap between Gamecube and Wii and not supporting HD, Nintendo has built in a way for them to significantly improve their product in a couple of years without it being that much of a hastle to the consumer because the product will be affordable.
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Nintendo Gaming / Ruminations on the Next Generation
« on: February 14, 2007, 01:31:26 AM »
Okay, we've had 2.5 successful launches and are officially knee-deep in the current generation. None of the consoles has even begun to reach its full potential. So, what better time to start talking about the next generation? A few thoughts:
Nintendo to get in early
Why not? Nintendo's always been fashionbly late to the party, but this time things are different. Nintendo has created a business model closer to their amazing portable gaming division in which they're reaping profits off of hardware sales straight from launch (and earning good press for their affordability to boot!) and making bank on relatively cheap games. Their need to milk a generation's console for all its worth has been diminished.
In 2010 Nintendo can upgrade their hardware to PS3/360 levels, add HD content and maybe even a player, perfect and expand their motion sensitive technology, add other new innovations to multiply the immersion experience (and perhaps adding a standard controller now that the Wiimote has become accepted), and generally laugh all the way to the bank.
Microsoft Willing to Wait
Microsoft has been watching its gaming division hemmorage money for the better part of a decade now. They've finally broken through and have earned themselves a huge chunk of the gaming pie. In a few years the 360 should finally begin making them some good money. Given that the power of their console likely won't be fully realized for years to come, they will be happy to earn back some of that money while earning the title of king of traditional consoles. Given this, and the huge cost of launching a new monster machine, they'll want to wait as long as possible before starting all over again.
Ultimately, their decision may well come down to:
Sony...huh
Sony's in a bad spot. The PS3 is a dud destined to come in a distant 3rd. It's so expensive that it makes the 360 look like a bargain and, despite legendary production woes, PS3s litter the aisles of electronics retailers across the country a scant few months after launch. Unfortunately for them, they've also sunk a lot of money into the project along with their hopes pushing Blu-Ray onto the world. Even if they are losing a lot of money, it will be years before they're willing to phase it out. What then? Well, the obvious answer is a PS4, but when?
One thing that this generation has proved is that it takes a lot of money to significantly upgrade hardware. That trend isn't likely to change. Sony and Microsoft will either have to wait longer this time around before launching a new round of console wars, sell their new consoles at a huge loss, or pass some of the cost of inflation on to the consumer (which Sony has discovered, will not work).
Sony's entire business model revolves around their dominating the marketplace because they simply do not have the in-house studios to keep a console profitable without being the first choice for developers. I see them launching another console as early as 2010, 2011 at the latest. Such a gambit may not even work. A world not ready for a new round of amazing hardware (that won't even be much of an improvement) could prove even less successful than the PS3.
However, Microsoft will be ready to roll out a next-gen system of their own if Sony succeeds. If they don't, look for them to wait until 2013-14 to officially begin another new generation followed by Nintendo a year later.
Nintendo to get in early
Why not? Nintendo's always been fashionbly late to the party, but this time things are different. Nintendo has created a business model closer to their amazing portable gaming division in which they're reaping profits off of hardware sales straight from launch (and earning good press for their affordability to boot!) and making bank on relatively cheap games. Their need to milk a generation's console for all its worth has been diminished.
In 2010 Nintendo can upgrade their hardware to PS3/360 levels, add HD content and maybe even a player, perfect and expand their motion sensitive technology, add other new innovations to multiply the immersion experience (and perhaps adding a standard controller now that the Wiimote has become accepted), and generally laugh all the way to the bank.
Microsoft Willing to Wait
Microsoft has been watching its gaming division hemmorage money for the better part of a decade now. They've finally broken through and have earned themselves a huge chunk of the gaming pie. In a few years the 360 should finally begin making them some good money. Given that the power of their console likely won't be fully realized for years to come, they will be happy to earn back some of that money while earning the title of king of traditional consoles. Given this, and the huge cost of launching a new monster machine, they'll want to wait as long as possible before starting all over again.
Ultimately, their decision may well come down to:
Sony...huh
Sony's in a bad spot. The PS3 is a dud destined to come in a distant 3rd. It's so expensive that it makes the 360 look like a bargain and, despite legendary production woes, PS3s litter the aisles of electronics retailers across the country a scant few months after launch. Unfortunately for them, they've also sunk a lot of money into the project along with their hopes pushing Blu-Ray onto the world. Even if they are losing a lot of money, it will be years before they're willing to phase it out. What then? Well, the obvious answer is a PS4, but when?
One thing that this generation has proved is that it takes a lot of money to significantly upgrade hardware. That trend isn't likely to change. Sony and Microsoft will either have to wait longer this time around before launching a new round of console wars, sell their new consoles at a huge loss, or pass some of the cost of inflation on to the consumer (which Sony has discovered, will not work).
Sony's entire business model revolves around their dominating the marketplace because they simply do not have the in-house studios to keep a console profitable without being the first choice for developers. I see them launching another console as early as 2010, 2011 at the latest. Such a gambit may not even work. A world not ready for a new round of amazing hardware (that won't even be much of an improvement) could prove even less successful than the PS3.
However, Microsoft will be ready to roll out a next-gen system of their own if Sony succeeds. If they don't, look for them to wait until 2013-14 to officially begin another new generation followed by Nintendo a year later.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: February 09, 2007, 02:01:54 AM »
Wii seems to ve fading too. It lost about 25% this week.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Manhunt 2 from Rockstar? Whoa...
« on: February 06, 2007, 05:54:22 PM »
Why would Nintendo bundle with a 3rd party game?
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: February 06, 2007, 05:51:18 PM »
Oh, yeah. Well, you're not totally off, I created the handle for a Star Wars boards about 10 years ago.
I was speaking more as a follower of animation though. I don't know much more about effects than what my eyes tell me.
I was speaking more as a follower of animation though. I don't know much more about effects than what my eyes tell me.
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