Author Topic: Sony getting hit Hard lately (Read 872737 times)

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #850 on:** November 10, 2006, 02:12:25 PM »

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They did Star Fox Assault didn't they?

EAD would have done it better, this is plainly obvious...

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #851 on:** November 10, 2006, 02:20:23 PM »

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They did Star Fox Assault didn't they?

EAD would have done it better, this is plainly obvious...

Yeah I know but SFA was a solid game, lots of flaws but still solid.

Shecky · « **Reply #852 on:** November 10, 2006, 04:16:32 PM »

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Tales wasn't so bad, but the ho-hum cliche story and characters were only forgiven by the kickass multiplayer fighting engine.

My brother and I tried the "multiplayer" and thought it was a joke. Complicated to even setup b/c lord knows the ingame menus don't make it obvious and the manual sure doesn't say anything about it.

Hocotate · « **Reply #853 on:** November 10, 2006, 06:07:20 PM »

Sony won't commit to PS3's March 2007 launch in Europe basically there is no guarantee Europe will even get a march launch...

Also, lets lol at these hoarders for camping out for PS3 this soon.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #854 on:** November 10, 2006, 06:48:05 PM »

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Originally posted by: Shecky My brother and I tried the "multiplayer" and thought it was a joke. Complicated to even setup b/c lord knows the ingame menus don't make it obvious and the manual sure doesn't say anything about it.

My friend and I played as combo-heavy characters and managed an 82 hit combo with no special moves or anything.

Also, we slaughtered all the bosses by comboing them silly. Seriously, it was over DAMN fast.

Don't play as spellcasters, though. They suck and the camera leaves them behind. Just set someone to heal and go house.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #855 on:** November 10, 2006, 08:49:43 PM »

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What else is Namco even good for besides RPGs and Soul Calibur?

Klonoa? Katamari Damacy?

capamerica · « **Reply #856 on:** November 10, 2006, 10:01:01 PM »

Katamari Damacy is EXTREAMLY over rated.
The first one was cute and worth picking up at $20 new, but it was not good enough to get 1 sequel let alone 2.
I don't understand why the series all of a sudden because this Huge deal when it really wasn't all that special to start with.

Namco does make some good games none the less, I'm a fan of the Tales series even thou their latest PS2 games haven't been all that great. Tekken is a decent series thou I could never really get into it since I hate the PS2 controller for fighting games, But I did love it in the arcade. Soul Calibur Rocks I can't wait to see how Soul Calibur 4 turns out on the Wii. Ridge Racer is blah, never saw the big deal with that series. And Xenosaga was okay even thou it was pretty much just a 40 hour movie.

Hocotate · « **Reply #857 on:** November 10, 2006, 10:11:17 PM »

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I can't wait to see how Soul Calibur 4 turns out on the Wii.

SC4 on Wii? Is this true? I remember hearing something about SC on Wii but I thought it was just SC3 with motion controls... this was a looong time ago, so my memory may not be 100% accurate lol.

Also, Klonoa FTW^^

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #858 on:** November 11, 2006, 04:33:56 AM »

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Bandai Namco spricht über zukünftige Projekte

11.11.06 - Shin Unozawa, Vice President und Representative Director von Bandai Namco, hat auf einer Pressekonferenz über die kürzlich vorgestellten Geschäftsergebnisse gesprochen. Dabei hat er auch die Anzahl von Spielen genannt, die sich für verschiedene Konsolen in Arbeit befinden:

Wii: 30 Spiele
PS3/Xbox 360: 10 Spiele

~Source: Gamefront.de

Basically, Banco has 30 games in dev for Wii, and 10 games in dev for 360/PS3...Hilarious timing...

(Could count VC games, I guess, but it doesn't look like they are counting arcade games for 360...)

JonLeung · « **Reply #859 on:** November 11, 2006, 07:04:03 AM »

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What else is Namco even good for besides RPGs and Soul Calibur?
Klonoa? Katamari Damacy?

Um...how about... PAC-MAN???
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Oh, and also RIIIIIIDGE RACERRRRRRR!

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #860 on:** November 11, 2006, 07:17:20 AM »

Nice to see they have intentions, but that number doesn't mean sh*t until those games have names and release dates...and don't suck.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #861 on:** November 11, 2006, 07:40:46 AM »

If its true Banco has over 30 games in development for the Wii, WHY haven't they announced them? Every developer and their mother have announced all sorts of games for the Wii, while Banco has shown absolutely nothing (save for those three games a few weeks back, even then it came with little fanfare).

My main wish is that they fork over Mario Kart arcade GP 1 and 2 to Nintendo, fix it and release it on the Wii.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #862 on:** November 11, 2006, 07:54:05 AM »

Um, for the same reason they haven't announced their 360/PS3 games? I think it's kind of pointless to announce a game that won't be out till next fiscal year...

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #863 on:** November 11, 2006, 10:26:57 AM »

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Um, for the same reason they haven't announced their 360/PS3 games? I think it's kind of pointless to announce a game that won't be out till next fiscal year...

Bah...just because the games won't be released till 2007 it doesn't mean that they CAN'T show off some of them as well as drop some hints, screens and information, ESPECIALLY during the Wii conferences (and just so you know, I know that the Bandai side games have been shown, but I want to see something from the Namco side).

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Nice to see they have intentions, but that number doesn't mean sh*t until those games have names and release dates...and don't suck.

I know I am playing devil's advocate here, but doesn't that same logic apply to Ubisoft?

As exciting as it is to have this kind of support, their support doesn't mean anything till they have shown the game and they don't suck.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #864 on:** November 11, 2006, 10:48:26 AM »

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Um, for the same reason they haven't announced their 360/PS3 games? I think it's kind of pointless to announce a game that won't be out till next fiscal year...

Bah...just because the games won't be released till 2007 it doesn't mean that they CAN'T show off some of them as well as drop some hints, screens and information, ESPECIALLY during the Wii conferences (and just so you know, I know that the Bandai side games have been shown, but I want to see something from the Namco side).

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Nice to see they have intentions, but that number doesn't mean sh*t until those games have names and release dates...and don't suck.

I know I am playing devil's advocate here, but doesn't that same logic apply to Ubisoft?

As exciting as it is to have this kind of support, their support doesn't mean anything till they have shown the game and they don't suck.

Why announce them now? What surprises would they have or how would they drum up excitement for all the trade shows of 2007 if they blow their lid now?

They have GDC early next year(Jan.?), GPExpo(E3) in the early summer & TGS in the late fall/early winter. When a game is nearer to completion they have plenty of opportunities to show if off , so whats the rush?

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #865 on:** November 11, 2006, 05:42:56 PM »

Sony and MS announce games which won't be released for a year or TWO with a great deal of success in attracting business to their respective consoles.

Hell, any selling power the PS3 has is from games which won't be released for another two years. I can't count the number of people who say, "I need to get it for MGS4" or FF13.

Announcing games which are only a year off is not only acceptable but a sound business practice in today's gaming market.

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I know I am playing devil's advocate here, but doesn't that same logic apply to Ubisoft?

As exciting as it is to have this kind of support, their support doesn't mean anything till they have shown the game and they don't suck.

Yeah, I have to agree. These 30 games could be 20 friggin' Gundam/Digimon games for all we know. Personally, I'm hoping for Time Crisis as I love lightgun games.

As for Ubi, I can't speak about the hojillion titles they've promised upcoming, but I'll be picking up TWO of their games at launch so they're already 200% ahead of Banco in my book.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #866 on:** November 11, 2006, 08:15:07 PM »

Hard going for the Japanese PS3 launch...

Honestly, I'm surprised there were this many people at all...

KDR_11k · « **Reply #867 on:** November 11, 2006, 08:43:50 PM »

Um...how about... PAC-MAN???

Has anything good come out of that franchise lately?

Sony and MS announce games which won't be released for a year or TWO with a great deal of success in attracting business to their respective consoles.

Yes but they're trying to sell a console. Perhaps Banco wants to retain the option to switch those games over to another platform or just cancel stuff in case the target platform fails. A game that noone knew about being cancelled means nothing to anybody but a game that has been announced that gets cancelled could hurt their reputation (i.e. stock price).

Personally, I'm hoping for Time Crisis as I love lightgun games.

Considering the expensive hardware needed for TC games on current consoles the Wii will probably get a port or two from that series. People are more likely to shell out the 60€ for a game if they don't need to pay another 50€ for the controller that only works with this game.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #868 on:** November 11, 2006, 09:07:49 PM »

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Considering the expensive hardware needed for TC games on current consoles the Wii will probably get a port or two from that series. People are more likely to shell out the 60€ for a game if they don't need to pay another 50€ for the controller that only works with this game.

I'm very much hoping this will be the case.

The Wii should basically be the default platform for lightgun games because every console comes with a lightgun-like controller.

capamerica · « **Reply #869 on:** November 13, 2006, 10:24:56 AM »

GameStop not getting enough PS3s to fill preorders
Last month, retailer GameStop began accepting "limited" preorders for the PlayStation 3, asking customers to put down $100 in advance for the system, with a modest expectation of eight units per store in most cases. Now it appears the largest gaming specialty chain in North America won't be receiving even that many systems.

A GameStop representative told GameSpot today that the company received launch allocation numbers from Sony, and that it won't be able to fill its existing PS3 preorders.

"We are beginning to notify our customers that our initial shipment of PS3 systems will not be what we expected," the representative said. "As this is not an ideal situation, we are asking employees to wait to purchase systems until the second shipment. We are anticipating having systems to cover reservations before Christmas."

For launch day, preorders will be filled in the order they were received, and those who had a preorder but are denied a system on day one will receive something for their troubles. GameStop will give those unfortunate customers (as well as unfortunate employees) a free used game or DVD valued at $19.99 or less when they eventually wind up purchasing the system.

Those who reserved a system won't need to wait long to find out if they can expect a system on launch day. Starting tomorrow, customers who preordered a PS3 will be contacted personally by phone and updated on the status of their reservation, the rep said.

And while it might be a non-issue considering the clamor for consumers to get their hands on the coveted systems, GameStop is also asking anyone with a confirmed preorder to pick their systems up by Saturday evening.

Arbok · « **Reply #870 on:** November 13, 2006, 10:39:37 AM »

Wow. Lesson learned after the 360 and now this: never preorder a system at GameStop... ever.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #871 on:** November 13, 2006, 10:45:34 AM »

It's the fault of the manufacturer, not GS.

Wii preorders won't have this problem. In fact, they'll probably have plenty more Wiis than they preordered.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #872 on:** November 13, 2006, 10:53:24 AM »

AHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA

IceCold · « **Reply #873 on:** November 13, 2006, 11:02:03 AM »

So the people who waited hours to ensure a preorder might not get one now?

capamerica · « **Reply #874 on:** November 13, 2006, 11:10:01 AM »

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Xbox360 Still Top Next-Gen Console In Japan
The next-generation console war is now firmly underway in Japan, with the launch of PlayStation3 over the weekend; and, despite Sony's console selling out across the territory, it still could not match the might of Xbox 360, which remains the number one next-gen console of choice in the country.

The full launch quota of 80,000 PlayStation3s were sold within hours of release, though it failed to top the might of Microsoft, which has sold around 160,000 Xbox 360s in Japan up to the end of September...

News of Sony's failure to surpass Microsoft in Japan comes on the same day that the Japanese language version of online technology website CNET reports that just under 200 PlayStation2 titles are currently having problems being played on PlayStation3...wonder whether Barbie's Horse Adventures is one of them??? According to the article, the titles are experience slow button response, and problems with the audio playback - such issues are apparently being dealt with by Sony on a title-by-title basis.

I wonder how many possible PS3 buyers jumped ship when they couldn't get a PS3.
Sure the numbers aren't the greatest, The PS2 was able to sell 200,000 a week. But until Sony can start making 200,000 a month the Xbox360 is going to continue to kick its butt WHICH I will bet MS will try using to get developers to bring over PS3 exclusive titles to the Xbox360.

The backwards compatibility issue is also funny, didn't they put a whole PSTwo into the PS3?

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