Nintendo Revolution rumoured pricing

[Chris2K 176]

I know I go on about it, but I have to put up with a lot of "Sony-loving, Nintendo-hating" among my friends so I'm used to having to stand up for them :). Edited December 10, 2005 by Chris2K

[Guest Daz]

To be honest I dont like Sony that much, or X-Box. The reason I dont like the Nintendo is because it just isn't my cup a' tea. The games on it are really poor. Mario.. Mario Kart.. Mario Tennis, they are all the same. I personally prefer the PC games than any console. Everyone has their opinions

[Guest MrFill]

To be honest I dont like Sony that much' date=' or X-Box. The reason I dont like the Nintendo is because it just isn't my cup a' tea.[/quote']

I like that:

Sony = company.

Xbox = product.

Nintendo = company.

 

Shows how people think. :D

[Guest Inno]

Mario..

Platform

Mario Kart..

Driving

Mario Tennis' date=' [/quote']

umm... tennis

 

they are all the same.

Remind me never to accept a lift from you!

[Chris2K 176]

The games on it are really poor. Mario.. Mario Kart.. Mario Tennis' date=' they are all the same. I personally prefer the PC games than any console. Everyone has their opinions[/quote']

 

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The one-player adventure, the racing game and the tennis game are all the same?

[Guest Christof]

You got it in one Mr 2k.

[Guest Anime Otaku]

*Smacks Daz about the head with a wet kipper* that should knock some sense into him. I have Mario sunshine and Mario Kart DD on the Gamecube they are both excellent which apart from the main character is about the only thing they have in common.

[Guest Daz]

I know you're probably too busy with your two player games to worry about four player Mario Kart, or four player Mario Party, or four player Mario Tennis to worry about it though.

 

Quake III Arena? Unreal Tournament? I dont think that these games are strictly two player, no thats right they're not.

 

And what I meant by Mario tennis and kart and party being all the same is that they are all crap.

 

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking with it.

[Guest MrFill]

Quake III Arena? Unreal Tournament? I dont think that these games are strictly two player, no thats right they're not.

 

And what I meant by Mario tennis and kart and party being all the same is that they are all crap.

 

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking with it.

We each link different types of games, but saying that tennis, party driving game and general party games are crap is your choice - but you're basically saying that games that demand the people be beside you, rather than online kind of says something. :lol

[Guest Daz]

Yeah, everyone has their opinions, I have mine and you have yours. You guys may think my choices of games are rubbish, vice versa.. bla bla bla

[Guest Jack]

Most Nintendo only games arn't aimed at adults though, which is probably why they are so far behind xBox and PlayStation. The gaming world in 1990 was perfect for Nintendo, as it was a child only thing. in 2005, it's changed, and the majority of gamers are now adults/teenagers, and Nintendo don't cater for them, as much as the PS and xBox do.

 

This may sound strage, but in terms of how in fashion they are, it's 1. PlayStation (It's a very cool gadget to have simply) 2. xBox (Most people know how powerful it is etc, but it's seen as the geeks choice, behind PC of course) and then you have 3. Nintendo (Good if your 7 year old)

 

That's how people think on the whole. Nintendo is seen as jokey, so until they change their image, they will always sell less.

[Chris2K 176]

I'd say Nintendo-only games are aimed at everyone, which seems more intelligent than aiming a game at people who can only buy it if they're over 18.

[Guest Nicole]

I just see Nintendo as the cartoon people. I couldnt play a nintendo game seriously. I'll stick to playing on the xbox 360 for adult games

[Guest MrFill]

Actually, I'd say that GameCube only games are aimed for parties, thus they're for getting people together.

 

Super Smash Brothers Melee is a great little fighting game that is superb of upto 4 players.

Super Monkey Ball 2 is fantastic for the mini-games.

The Mario Party games are just mini-games.

 

All of these are brilliant for parties, and thus groups of people.

 

Look at the games that people rave about that are PS2 only:

GTA series - single player.

Gran Tourismo - a driving game, best as a single player.

Eye Toy games are "gimmick" at best.

SOCOM was the first real on-line game for the PS2 - they had to develop new hardware for it.

 

The way I see it, a PS2 is for people with no friends, a GameCube is aimed for party games and a Xbox is aimed at big online multi-player games.

[wyndorf 389]

So by some people's reckoning, Japan is 90% made up of 7 year olds. How else can we explain the DS owning the PSP?........and the fact that a Gamecube game is currently #1 in the official sales charts?

[Chris2K 176]

Nintendo do focus their energy mainly on Japan though, so the higher sales are to be expected. It does also help their innovations though, they come up with new things all the time because the Japanese are so technologically-minded.

 

For example, the PSP is barely-innovative at all, it's a small PS2, or a small DVD player (both of which needs new discs, Sony really are marketing geniuses when it comes to raking in cash), whereas the DS has the touch-screen system that will no doubt be winging its way to a Sony console very soon.

[Guest MrFill]

For example' date=' the PSP is barely-innovative at all, it's a small PS2, or a small DVD player (both of which needs new discs, Sony really are marketing geniuses when it comes to raking in cash), whereas the DS has the touch-screen system that will no doubt be winging its way to a Sony console very soon.[/quote']

The funniest thing is that the PSP won an "innovations" award, even though it's hardly innovative, compared to the DS which has a built-in mic, has a touch screen, and not to mention is a (wait for it) Dual Screen system.

 

But having a mini-DVD player, and a largerer screen, not to mention a button that causes the screen to "wobble" because it's too close to it. Yup, that's innovative.

[Guest Nicole]

The PSP looks nicer though. I didn't think the DS was impressive when I tried one, but when I saw the PSP I honestly considered buying my own.

[Guest Anime Otaku]

I've considered both though I will probably wait and see if and how they work with the home consoles before i decide if they are worth getting.

[Chris2K 176]

Another reason that people choose Sony over Nintendo is purely the "cool" factor. Everyone knows that having the right clothes, accessories and even game consoles is important among 11-18 year olds because of the way society has built itself around possessions rather than personalities. That's why your average 11-18 year old will buy a PS3 purely because their mates have rather than looking at gameplay.

 

And it's why Sony's logo should incorporate some kind of sheep.