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[Requiem]

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General Gaming / RE:The end of the Playstation Era?

« on: May 24, 2006, 03:23:34 PM »

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Originally posted by: Requiem
Ya, I heard that too.

That's honestly even worse than the $600 price tag, but both of them together is terrible. How is someone suppose to take a game over to their friends to play?

Convince their friend to buy the game so that you can both play online together.  Nobody wants to play with others in the same place anymore, don't you know.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:WiiConnect24

« on: May 19, 2006, 12:10:32 PM »

Yeah, MS doesn't blatantly rip off stuff.  They didn't blatantly rip off tabbed internet browsing.  That's for sure.
And they haven't ripped off motion sensing...yet.  But when they do, expect them to do it with style.

[Frozen Atlantic]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Trauma Center at launch

« on: May 18, 2006, 06:11:01 PM »

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Originally posted by: Frozen Atlantic
THQ needs to grab the license for House MD, pay the cast for some voiceovers, make a blatant ripoff of this game, buy some commercials, and be millionaires.

Genius!!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:d-pad wiimote change

« on: May 18, 2006, 06:09:57 PM »

It all depends on what you need to use the d-pad for in the different games.  I admit, that looks snazzy, but I don't see it changing.  Nintendo likes to save on parts by using the same thing throughout its systems.  The DSL, the GBM and the Wii all are using the same d-pad.  It would cost too much in their minds to change it.

[getter77]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Temptation of Greed for Wii?

« on: May 17, 2006, 03:01:30 PM »

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Originally posted by: getter77Wandering: You are probably right.  Still, it can only help the odds that a game/gaming will look appealing enough for a person to try if the cost of INITIATION is set low enough to tempt CURIOUSITY.  As it is now, and has been for awhile, you have to set down a hefty chunk of change just to get your feet wet.  With any addictive product, rule number 1 is to get people hooked on the cheap...that way the little voice in their head that speaks to monetary issuesbased moreso on necessities gets just quiet enough.  Nintendo was the one spouting all the "new" not "next" generation stuff so they should follow through on it and bring gaming prices down to a level that many more people can have a chance to appreciate.  Unless there is some sort of insane technology hop in the next 5/6 years, Nintendo's next console, the HD one, will probably follow the same sort spec boost pattern that the Wii has---due to the point of diminishing returns.  Just like a PS4 might well be $800 next time around.

All IMO.  Nintendo is enjoying a brisk stroll while inexorably walking towards the edge of a cliff...all  the while pondering how best to handle that looming situation.  Sony and Microsoft are both inexorably sprinting full tilt, head to head with each other.  They figure they'll just figure something AWESOME out right before going over the edge.

Well, I don't expect non-gamers to just jump into this arena without having played the thing at a friend's house first.  So the cost of the system really doesn't matter until the second year.  It will be near impossible, regardless of price, to get non-gamers to buy the system, even if they play it for a couple minutes at a kiosk in Target.  It just won't happen.  Nintendo is betting on guerilla marketing from its loyal fans.  The fans will buy the system at launch no matter what the cost(though over $250 will definitely be pushing it).  Nintendo wants these people to invite their non-gamer friends over to play the Wii with them and maybe the non-gamer friends will like it so much, they will want to go out and buy the system.  I don't see any of this coming to fruition while the system shortages happen after launch and a few months into 07.  I see Ninteno dropping the price of the system by the end of 07 when more non-gamers will have tried the system, Nintendo will have more Brain Age/non-gamer games out to entice the non-gamers into wanting the system more, and the "Highly Advertised" price drop will get them to run to their Target or Walmart to buy the system at this point.

Non-gamers will NOT be the target at launch.  It will fail until more gamers can introduce the system to non-gamers.  It's like Nintendo says, you have to play it to understand and want it.  They won't play it until a friend asks them to try it out in their home.
 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Brand New - PGC Podcast, Episode 1

« on: May 17, 2006, 02:43:49 PM »

Dang it, the MP3 version is not being found.  Link is broken.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official DS Sales Thread

« on: May 16, 2006, 07:20:13 PM »

I'm a little confused.  Here's why. Magicbox is reporting that Nintendo announced that Animal Crossing WW has sold a total of 3 million copies worldwide.  Now correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't it sold over 2.6 million alone in Japan?  Does this mean that in the 6+ months the game has been out in the US and Europe, it has only sold 400,000 combined between the two markets?  

Please someone tell me that is a type and it's supposed to be closer to 5 million sold.

[getter77]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Temptation of Greed for Wii?

« on: May 16, 2006, 06:37:47 PM »

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Originally posted by: getter77
Yeah, I gotta disagree at least in part Ceric.

-I don't buy into the trivial price "stuff toy" arguement.  I buy into the cheap addiction one.  I've never heard of anybody just chucking a console into the trash like a pack of stickers or something...even the broken PS2 folk.  I've also never heard of anybody approaching a console as an investment.....though in hindsight I guess I can kinda see it.  $250 is more than past systems have sold for that non-gamers didn't care to get into...so I can't see the controller suddenly softening their hearts and loosening their tight wallet grip.

Maybe you don't buy into the "stuff toy" argument, but the gaming public definitely does.  I can recall on multiple occasions when I overheard someone saying around the launch of the GC that they would rather get an Xbox because the GC was just a toy and it was cheaper.  It was considered inferior to the PS2 and Xbox because of the cheaper price.  It still is by many Xbox fanboys.

While Nintendo wants to capture a new audience, they are not stupid enough to alienate their core audience and the gaming public in general.  They know they need a good price point, but too cheap and it will be considered inferior and not worth people's time due to the close price point compared to handheld systems.  This also brings up the fact that the PSP is $200, which makes me even more convinced that the Wii will be $250.  They do not want people thinking that the PSP is a better system than the Wii and to do that, they have to put a premium on it in order for people to perceive the value of it being higher than the PSP.  There are still many who think the PSP is a better system than the DS because it is more expensive(and it is better graphically but the games are extremely inferior).  You put it at or lower than the PSP, you're labeling your console at a toy worth less than a handheld system.  Not a good strategy.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: WiiSports - What's included?

« on: May 15, 2006, 01:18:27 PM »

So a pack in tech demo basically?  Yeah, I could see that happening.  Though knowing Nintendo, they will go for more money and release it separately.  I still want two controllers packed in though.  Gotta be able to play against another person in Tennis.

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TalkBack / RE: IMPRESSIONS: Final Fantasy III

« on: May 13, 2006, 02:55:50 PM »

I know characters like Edge in FF4 could wield two swords at a time.  This sounds like a good amount of fun.  Now I just need a DSL and the game to be released.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Are wii there yet? (E3 Line to play Wii)

« on: May 12, 2006, 06:59:39 PM »

It's like running with the bulls.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official DS Sales Thread

« on: May 12, 2006, 06:57:01 PM »

Here are the Console Hardware sales in Japan for May 1 - 7, 2006:

DS Lite - 161,010 units
PSP - 37,946 units
PlayStation 2 - 32,030 units
Nintendo DS - 24,428 units
GBA-SP - 7,144 units
GB Micro - 3,830 units
Xbox 360 - 2,019 units
GameCube - 1,460 units
GBA - 87 units
Xbox - 44 units

Hehe, people haven't caught onto the Wii60 idea yet.  I wonder how 360 sales will fare when the Wii is released.
The DSL rocks.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: quack quack

« on: May 12, 2006, 10:29:00 AM »

Looks like fun to me, two player duck hunt and clay shooting and alien saucer shooting.  Probably could be as many as four players I'm guessing.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Hudson jumping on the VC - 100+ Games

« on: May 12, 2006, 09:49:47 AM »

Well, since Konami owns them, I don't see why Konami would be against releasing it. Supposively, they were the ones who initiated contact between Nintendo and Hudson for TG16/PCE support.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Magical Vacation 2 from Brownie Brown

« on: May 12, 2006, 09:48:08 AM »

Nope, and probably never will, it was a GBA game and with Nintendo dropping support, I don't see it ever coming stateside.  Luckily with the UK getting an English language version of MV2, we'll get one as well.

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TalkBack / RE: Sakurai Takes Smash Suggestions

« on: May 12, 2006, 09:28:42 AM »

I would love to beat up Tom Nook, just sounds so right.

I think having what's-his-face's head from Brain Training as a boss would rule.  He'd confuse you and demoralize you by telling you your brain age is 97.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official DS Sales Thread

« on: May 12, 2006, 07:02:57 AM »

Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon was announced.

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General Gaming / RE:Microsoft pushes Wii60 to battle against PS3

« on: May 11, 2006, 07:25:14 PM »

Makes sense, I could easily see the Banjo games on the VC and the Live Arcade.  Only people would know that the Wii has the VC with N64 games, so it'll sell more there.

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Nintendo Gaming / Hudson jumping on the VC

« on: May 11, 2006, 05:48:09 PM »

They pledge at least 100 games.
Sounds like the VC is going to be huge.  You know Nintendo will want more games on their VC than the other two, so Nintendo will likely have more than 100 games to start off.  This is pretty cool.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:No more GBNext

« on: May 11, 2006, 04:50:17 PM »

I don't think this means they will stop making GBA SP's and Micro's, it just means they will probably no longer make games for it first partywise.  Doesn't stop third parties from making games.  

The GBA still sells amazingly well in the US and possibly Europe, plus Japan sales are not that bad.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Mario Galaxy

« on: May 11, 2006, 11:33:48 AM »

IGN has a couple online details.  Thought you might want to know.

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Nintendo Gaming / Wii Recommended by Microsoft

« on: May 11, 2006, 11:29:27 AM »

Here's the article.
Looks like they are trying everything to overthrow Sony this next gen., including supporting another competitor.  I guess they may believe that Nintendo will succeed with their non-gamer strategy or something.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Wii: The cheapest expensive console

« on: May 11, 2006, 11:25:05 AM »

Half the price of the cheap excuse for a PS3 just to sell a couple more of them.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Which Wii Games Has Nintendo Already Sold You On?

« on: May 11, 2006, 11:21:05 AM »

I like fun too.

I am wanting:
Super Mario Galaxy
SSBB
Zelda TP (haven't decided on which version though if the Wii version is the only one with progressive scan, I may have to go with it)
Metroid Prime Corruption
Final Fantasy CC
Dragon Quest Sword
Fire Emblem

Others I'm interested in:
Disaster
Wii Sports
Madden(first Madden game I've ever remotely had any interest in)
Resident Evil(need to know if it's a regular game or just a Dead Aim clone)
Excite Truck
Orb(sounds fun but since almost no info is available, I'm waiting, but with the amount of effort the dev team is putting into it, I am hopeful)

That's about it for now.
Definitely will buy Punch Out! and Icarus if they are ever announced.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official DS Sales Thread

« on: May 11, 2006, 10:53:48 AM »

Why such a big spike in sales?  Is it because of Golden Week?