Orion wrote:I dont know what Nintendo is thinking with this little Micro GBA. Okay, so I do know what they were thinking, they wanted to milk the GBA cash cow some more, but in all honestly, who could possibly be excited about Nintendo releasing the EXACT SAME SYSTEM again?
Well, people did fall for the color game boy.😛
The reason why Nintendo isn't in very much spotlight is probably because, well, they didn't really come out. I mean, we know they're supposedly developing the Revolution, they introduced the GBM and some other titles. But really, aside from maybe the next Zelda game, there was hardly anything exciting coming our way.
Orion wrote:I dont know what Nintendo is thinking with this little Micro GBA. Okay, so I do know what they were thinking, they wanted to milk the GBA cash cow some more, but in all honestly, who could possibly be excited about Nintendo releasing the EXACT SAME SYSTEM again?
Well, people did fall for the color game boy.😛
The reason why Nintendo isn't in very much spotlight is probably because, well, they didn't really come out. I mean, we know they're supposedly developing the Revolution, they introduced the GBM and some other titles. But really, aside from maybe the next Zelda game, there was hardly anything exciting coming our way.
Blonde799 wrote:But really, aside from maybe the next Zelda game, there was hardly anything exciting coming our way.
I was excited to hear about a lot of titles coming out for the Gamecube aside from Zelda. We do have over a year before The Revolution comes out, I don't think Nintendo should put aside the games coming out this year for the Gamecube when that's so far away.
One might argue that not showing more of The Revolution and it's specs makes it look bad compared to Sony and MS, but Nintendo has already said they're going in a separate direction and are not going to get into the hissy fit of a battle over who has the more powerful hardware that Sony and MS have at E3.
Blonde799 wrote:But really, aside from maybe the next Zelda game, there was hardly anything exciting coming our way.
I was excited to hear about a lot of titles coming out for the Gamecube aside from Zelda. We do have over a year before The Revolution comes out, I don't think Nintendo should put aside the games coming out this year for the Gamecube when that's so far away.
One might argue that not showing more of The Revolution and it's specs makes it look bad compared to Sony and MS, but Nintendo has already said they're going in a separate direction and are not going to get into the hissy fit of a battle over who has the more powerful hardware that Sony and MS have at E3.
Both of the Mario sports games they showed at e3 looked great and were really fun, especially the Mario soccer game. They have a forcefield all the way around the field to ensure the ball never goes out of play, which was a great idea as it keeps the action going.
On the other hand, their normal baseball game looks like crap and was not fun to play...
What was really interesting though was that Twilight Princess was the biggest attraction of the show despite the new consoles. Zelda had the longest lines throughout the entire show.
Both of the Mario sports games they showed at e3 looked great and were really fun, especially the Mario soccer game. They have a forcefield all the way around the field to ensure the ball never goes out of play, which was a great idea as it keeps the action going.
On the other hand, their normal baseball game looks like crap and was not fun to play...
What was really interesting though was that Twilight Princess was the biggest attraction of the show despite the new consoles. Zelda had the longest lines throughout the entire show.
Did you get to try out Battalion Wars? Was that any good?
Did you get to try out Battalion Wars? Was that any good?
theplustwo wrote:Yeah, I'd expect a repeat of the last generation where Microsoft and Sony go for the $299 price point and Nintento goes for $199.
I heard PS3 may be as high as $450.. 😞 If that is truely the case, if Nintendo can keep theirs at $200 they will definately have some good selling power there. I mean, hell.. you remember Neo Geo? That sucker was something like $600 with $100 games.. and this is back around 1994 or so I think.. gee I wonder why it failed 😊
theplustwo wrote:Yeah, I'd expect a repeat of the last generation where Microsoft and Sony go for the $299 price point and Nintento goes for $199.
I heard PS3 may be as high as $450.. 😞 If that is truely the case, if Nintendo can keep theirs at $200 they will definately have some good selling power there. I mean, hell.. you remember Neo Geo? That sucker was something like $600 with $100 games.. and this is back around 1994 or so I think.. gee I wonder why it failed 😊
vegeta1215 wrote:One might argue that not showing more of The Revolution and it's specs makes it look bad compared to Sony and MS, but Nintendo has already said they're going in a separate direction and are not going to get into the hissy fit of a battle over who has the more powerful hardware that Sony and MS have at E3.
Yeah, Nintendo is like the Dr. Pepper of video games. They are vastly out-resourced by other companies (due to the other companies having their hands in many other markets) but still retain a strong presence and offer unique and delicious (read: awesome) content to their audience.
I'd say that Microsoft is Pepsi and Sony is Coke, but that's just me.
Anyhow, yeah I like the fact that the new Zelda game is generating as much, if not more interest than the two new consoles (apparently there was, at one point, a 5 hour wait to play the demo). If Nintendo's plan was to steal their competitor's new console thunder by making a spellbindingly beautiful new Zelda game to attract attention, they succeded. 😊 Now in a year when Nintendo is hyping up the release of their new console, Microsoft and Sony will just be talking about the new Madden or whatever.
vegeta1215 wrote:One might argue that not showing more of The Revolution and it's specs makes it look bad compared to Sony and MS, but Nintendo has already said they're going in a separate direction and are not going to get into the hissy fit of a battle over who has the more powerful hardware that Sony and MS have at E3.
Yeah, Nintendo is like the Dr. Pepper of video games. They are vastly out-resourced by other companies (due to the other companies having their hands in many other markets) but still retain a strong presence and offer unique and delicious (read: awesome) content to their audience.
I'd say that Microsoft is Pepsi and Sony is Coke, but that's just me.
Anyhow, yeah I like the fact that the new Zelda game is generating as much, if not more interest than the two new consoles (apparently there was, at one point, a 5 hour wait to play the demo). If Nintendo's plan was to steal their competitor's new console thunder by making a spellbindingly beautiful new Zelda game to attract attention, they succeded. 😊 Now in a year when Nintendo is hyping up the release of their new console, Microsoft and Sony will just be talking about the new Madden or whatever.
Grasshopper wrote:Did you get to try out Battalion Wars? Was that any good?
Yeah I played through one demo level where I was chaing after an enemy spy on foot and with a tank with other units. The level was pretty sparce (this is pretty common at e3 - they don't want to challenge you, they want you to play through it and pass the controls on to the next guy), but it seemed like if you got into a heated battle it would be pretty fun. The controls were pretty responsive, so you shouldn't have any trouble moving your troops into position or ducking behind a baracade to avoid enemy fire.
Grasshopper wrote:Did you get to try out Battalion Wars? Was that any good?
Yeah I played through one demo level where I was chaing after an enemy spy on foot and with a tank with other units. The level was pretty sparce (this is pretty common at e3 - they don't want to challenge you, they want you to play through it and pass the controls on to the next guy), but it seemed like if you got into a heated battle it would be pretty fun. The controls were pretty responsive, so you shouldn't have any trouble moving your troops into position or ducking behind a baracade to avoid enemy fire.
Grr. I'm so jealous of you guys who got to go. All we had was the crummy Eurovision Song Contest. Our song was clearly one of the better ones, and we got bugger all points. Bloody politics...
Anyway! Thanks to various websites, I've seen pretty much all I wanted to see, and I have to admit Ninendo are looking completely on top of their game. Nowadays they're more like the underground group, but even so, they've still got it where it counts.
Grr. I'm so jealous of you guys who got to go. All we had was the crummy Eurovision Song Contest. Our song was clearly one of the better ones, and we got bugger all points. Bloody politics...
Anyway! Thanks to various websites, I've seen pretty much all I wanted to see, and I have to admit Ninendo are looking completely on top of their game. Nowadays they're more like the underground group, but even so, they've still got it where it counts.
Warlock wrote:I heard PS3 may be as high as $450.. 😞
I have heard that too, and while I think it would be funny to see Sony make a huge mistake like that, I don't think they are QUITE that stupid. I'm gunna guess they'll put it out for maybe $350 or so. They will probably take a loss in profits before they alienate all of their customers who aren't made of cash.
Then, of course, I say this, and I look at the PSP's price tag...
Warlock wrote:I heard PS3 may be as high as $450.. 😞
I have heard that too, and while I think it would be funny to see Sony make a huge mistake like that, I don't think they are QUITE that stupid. I'm gunna guess they'll put it out for maybe $350 or so. They will probably take a loss in profits before they alienate all of their customers who aren't made of cash.
Then, of course, I say this, and I look at the PSP's price tag...
Well, as the main audience for gaming has shifted into the 18-20something range, I'm guessing that the theory is these older gamers will have their own jobs and be perfectly willing to shell out $350 smackers for a new system... remeber, back in the days of the NES, SNES, and even the N64 and PSX era, most gamers were having their new systems purchased as birthday/christmas gifts by their parents.
I'm willing to bet that if the price IS $350-$450, they will still find plenty of college students more than willing to shell out the cash.
Well, as the main audience for gaming has shifted into the 18-20something range, I'm guessing that the theory is these older gamers will have their own jobs and be perfectly willing to shell out $350 smackers for a new system... remeber, back in the days of the NES, SNES, and even the N64 and PSX era, most gamers were having their new systems purchased as birthday/christmas gifts by their parents.
I'm willing to bet that if the price IS $350-$450, they will still find plenty of college students more than willing to shell out the cash.
DarkDragoonX wrote:Well, as the main audience for gaming has shifted into the 18-20something range, I'm guessing that the theory is these older gamers will have their own jobs and be perfectly willing to shell out $350 smackers for a new system... remeber, back in the days of the NES, SNES, and even the N64 and PSX era, most gamers were having their new systems purchased as birthday/christmas gifts by their parents.I'm willing to bet that if the price IS $350-$450, they will still find plenty of college students more than willing to shell out the cash.
You think a college student has $450 to shell out for a gaming system? Esp. considering the people who are willing to pay that much are going to be the same people who want to own multiple consoles. I mean, what do you want? Xbox360 and Revolution or ONLY PS3? Granted that's assuming Xbox360 is affordable... god only knows how much that will cost.
But yeah, I never had $450 to throw away on a whim while I was in college. I had to save money for.. you know.. food and tuition and stuff :P I had some money to spend but not that much for one thing.
DarkDragoonX wrote:Well, as the main audience for gaming has shifted into the 18-20something range, I'm guessing that the theory is these older gamers will have their own jobs and be perfectly willing to shell out $350 smackers for a new system... remeber, back in the days of the NES, SNES, and even the N64 and PSX era, most gamers were having their new systems purchased as birthday/christmas gifts by their parents.I'm willing to bet that if the price IS $350-$450, they will still find plenty of college students more than willing to shell out the cash.
You think a college student has $450 to shell out for a gaming system? Esp. considering the people who are willing to pay that much are going to be the same people who want to own multiple consoles. I mean, what do you want? Xbox360 and Revolution or ONLY PS3? Granted that's assuming Xbox360 is affordable... god only knows how much that will cost.
But yeah, I never had $450 to throw away on a whim while I was in college. I had to save money for.. you know.. food and tuition and stuff :P I had some money to spend but not that much for one thing.
Like Warlock said, actually college kids tend NOT to have alot of money. I hope PS3 does cost a ton. I want it to go down in flames. =)
By the way Warlock, NeoGeo actually, lasted all the way into the 2000s. Infact the last cartridges were probably produced in 2004. Just because you didn't notice it doesn't mean it went away.
Like Warlock said, actually college kids tend NOT to have alot of money. I hope PS3 does cost a ton. I want it to go down in flames. =)
By the way Warlock, NeoGeo actually, lasted all the way into the 2000s. Infact the last cartridges were probably produced in 2004. Just because you didn't notice it doesn't mean it went away.
I never said college students had tons of cash. I said they would be willing to pay $350-$450 for a PS3. We're talking about the same group of people who buy brand new cars, big screen TVs, and expensive computers and laptops, all items they are barely able to make payments on.
I have several friends still in college, and they spend a ton of cash on things that they really shouldn't (one of my friends bought Steel Battallion, for chrissakes). Heck, if it came down to living on ramen for a month or not getting a new system, you can bet I would be out there stocking up on ramen.
EDIT: For what it's worth, I would enjoy watching Sony crash and burn, too. I just don't think a high price alone would be a deathblow in and of itself.
I never said college students had tons of cash. I said they would be willing to pay $350-$450 for a PS3. We're talking about the same group of people who buy brand new cars, big screen TVs, and expensive computers and laptops, all items they are barely able to make payments on.
I have several friends still in college, and they spend a ton of cash on things that they really shouldn't (one of my friends bought Steel Battallion, for chrissakes). Heck, if it came down to living on ramen for a month or not getting a new system, you can bet I would be out there stocking up on ramen.
EDIT: For what it's worth, I would enjoy watching Sony crash and burn, too. I just don't think a high price alone would be a deathblow in and of itself.
This isn't entirely related to the current discussion, but I was remembering at e3 they had a demo of voice chat using the DS. They were using it to talk to a Nintendo historian who was talking about who founded Nintendo, what they've done in the past, etc. As I'm sure most of you know, Nintendo has been around for a very long time and has produced a huge variety of products before video games. Well, at one point in time, Nintendo was a gentleman's club. In the light of how Nintendo is currently viewed as the kidsy console maker, this was pretty funny.
As for the current discussion, I am in the end probably going to get all 3 systems unless they are prohibitively expensive. I consider it to be work-related at this point. But back in college, there was no way I could've afforded that much. In fact, I bought very few games during that time due in part to an overall lack of funds. So Sony could really alienate themselves if they charge a lot for their system. Especially since it is coming out well after the 360, so if they don't have anything special to point to their system, they may have a very hard time moving units.
This isn't entirely related to the current discussion, but I was remembering at e3 they had a demo of voice chat using the DS. They were using it to talk to a Nintendo historian who was talking about who founded Nintendo, what they've done in the past, etc. As I'm sure most of you know, Nintendo has been around for a very long time and has produced a huge variety of products before video games. Well, at one point in time, Nintendo was a gentleman's club. In the light of how Nintendo is currently viewed as the kidsy console maker, this was pretty funny.
As for the current discussion, I am in the end probably going to get all 3 systems unless they are prohibitively expensive. I consider it to be work-related at this point. But back in college, there was no way I could've afforded that much. In fact, I bought very few games during that time due in part to an overall lack of funds. So Sony could really alienate themselves if they charge a lot for their system. Especially since it is coming out well after the 360, so if they don't have anything special to point to their system, they may have a very hard time moving units.
Cloral wrote: Well, at one point in time, Nintendo was a gentleman's club.
Wow. That is just awesome.
Cloral wrote: Well, at one point in time, Nintendo was a gentleman's club.
Wow. That is just awesome.