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tehpie:
I'm too lazy to make a quote, but to refer to the Game Boy Micro, why buy one, as 1up mentions that it is about the size of a IPOD MINI. And, I took measurements, the original gba SCREEN is the size of an IPOD. Sorry for the caps, but it's neccessary. Not only will this thing be tiny and probably uncomfortable, but no doubt will it also be expensive.
And as for the revolution, Nintendo is catching on, emulation is fun. They're just trying to make people pay for it instead. But, I bet it'll be worth it, for some reason.
Tartar Martyr:
--- Quote from: nihilist ---I cannot comment on the Revolution, for nothing of substance has been said. Didn't even have a unit to show, only a concept. Meh. They could have kept quiet about it, but because MS and Sony have something to push, they had to show something, anything. Bah. The GC was not a huge success. Talking about how it has sold 10 million units (ooh) with 60 new games coming out this year (ahh). Sad numbers from them. MS had better numbers to wow people with.
I'm not in sync with Nintendo's vision of gaming, so I doubt I'll ever buy a system from them. Or a DS. I'd take a PSP instead. And a 360 over a Revolution or the PS3.
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I didn't read anything after this, but your numbers are nowhere near correct.
Last time I checked (which was last fall or something), the Gamecube had sold ~17 million units in the US while the xbox had sold ~18 million. These figures do not account for sales in Japan, where the xbox fell on its face, and in Europe.
If you are happy with run of the mill shooters and PC ports, the xbox 360 is the place to be. If you want a fresh and unique gaming experience, you need to look towards Nintendo or the PC.
From what I saw at E3, the PS3 looks bad ass. The videos of gameplay footage they showed off blew me away. The only negative thing I have to say about it is that it will probably cost around $500 (estimate figured using the hardware it employees). From what I gathered from their press conference, Microsoft seems very confused right now. They are somehow going to best Sony in sales by expecting "non-hardcore" gamers to lay down $300+ on an xbox 360. That is pretty stupid, and if it isn't their marketing strategy (attracting the wives and girlfriends to the auxillary features of the xbox 360) then they did a pretty terrible job of pushing any other ideas in their conference.
Then there was Nintendo. Didn't say anything about the revolution other than you will be able to download any game ever released for a nintendo home console on it, which is cool, but I can do that with my PC. It is nice to hear them talk about online stuff though. The real action with Nintendo involved the DS. The lineup they are releasing this fall is not only awesome, but online. Mariokart online. Animal Crossing online. It will be sweet.
Even if Nintendo never gets "cool" by producing generic blood baths, they (unlike Sega) will still be able to hold up in a console market. They murder the other console producers in the 13 and under demographic. Just look at the numbers. DS outselling PSP 5:1. GBA/GBA SP being the highest selling console (in units shipped, not gross income) currently on the market. Sooo... I don't remember what point that was leading to, but this year's E3 was way overhyped when you consider the lack of content revealed (on all fronts). Especially when most of this stuff isn't even coming out in the current calendar year. I was reading stories in my local newspaper about E3 for the first time ever. It was ridiculous when only one of the big 3 seemed to be on the verge of prepared to release a console (Sony). Xbox 360 had playable DOA and a lot of in game cut scenes. Whoopity fuckin do.
Johnny C:
Xbox 360 underwhelmed me throughout E3. Revolution, in its mere concept and mystery, is more tantalizing than anything Microsoft managed to crap out. I can get like ninety percent of what they're putting on Xbox 360 on my PC anyway. And Sony has Metal Gear Solid 4, Fight Night Round 3, Killzone 2 and Alan Wake, to name a few awesome games, and the latter three of those games look miles ahead of anything I've seen on the new Xbox.
c1utch:
@Tartar Martyr: Man you figured $500 on the hardware it will employ? Think about it, that GPU in today' world will cost you well over $1000, as that is what the 512mb 6800ultra is going for, and this trumps it hands down. Thats just the GPU, a cell processor? New technology, all of it new. $500 is probabally round what it will be, but only because its about a year away, and companies take huge losses in order to sell games, whcih they make money on. So to estimate that price based soley on hardware is wayy off. Even the "lowly" xbox360 has tech that isn't in circulation yet.
As for the Nintendo DS vs. PSP, I'd say its just the fan base. Nintendo could shit in a box at this point and it would outsell anything. Have you played each of the two consoles? Do you really in your heart feel that the DS was better? becasue I sure don't. I'll play Infected over sprung any day of the week.
IMHO nintendo should go the way of sega and make games, because they would sell. They havn't even done what they said they've done with the Revolution, engadget took a look at it, and their console, the one they had in their back room, was simply a wighted box, the cd simply *fell* into the slot, nothing inside to catch the disk.
Anyway, I'm open to all 3 consoles, i've made no decisions, I had ruled out the Nintendo, but I miss Duck Hunt, so if its cheap I may just buy one for my little sister. As for the PS3 or XB360, its all about games.
Johnny C:
I feel in my heart that DS is better. The system is worth it for Wario Ware alone.
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