Zechs Merquise Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15046911/ I reckon this is an interesting article, one that's quite favourable to the Wii, and especially critical of the PS3, I found it rather interesting. In a nut shell it suggests an increased market share for Nintendo due to a mixture of innovation and price. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitanze Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Thoughts: The ONLY reason what so ever people are buying this console is because the PS3 is too "expensive" and the new control scheme courtesy of the Wiimote offering new gameplay experiences, but the price of the PS3 is a major influencing factor. Whenever Sony lowers their price, Nintendo needs to as well, otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike-zim Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 good read but it is a case of heard it all before. this guy is a bit late on the uptake. the same arguments i have heard a thousand times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendork Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Microsoft - up Sony - down Nintendo - way up This year Sony has a huge buffer.. they won't see noticeable effects until 2008.. they've got huge brand loyalty, people will just save and buy the damned console. They won't do as well, but I see this generation being very closely tied at 30-40% each, I can't see Sony blitzing the market.. and I can't see Microsoft's new image blitzing either. Nintendo can't lose really. Price, Design, Style, Controller, Classics.. Nintendo is using their old market to reinvigorate their own market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtle Squad Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I think it'll all even out this gen too. Sony - Loyalty (even from people who hardly ever play games), but expensive Microsoft - Has hardly made a great impact on the gaming world this gen. Nintendo - Upping themselves but will not get a lot of multi-format games; will survive mainlyon exclusives like the GC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Microsoft - Has hardly made a great impact on the gaming world this gen. I beg to differ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintenchris Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I beg to differ... Yeah they have made an impact alright.. its just we dont know how well the 360 is gonna stand up against the incoming launch of the Wii and PS3.. and to be hounest i think the 360 will hold its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Get on MSN you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Quite frankly I think the Wii would do much better if Nintendo was a bit more aggressive in their marketing plan. Anyhow, I think Microsoft will gain ground on Sony and Nintendo magically open a can of new gamers to get at least as succesful as the N64 sales wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Bless the day when Nintendo and Microsoft team up to crush Sony. X-Wii anyone? :horse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendork Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Moore already coined the term Wii60. But conversely you've got the expensive and similar experience- PS360. Either way Microsoft wins.. they have a good middle ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triforcemario Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 WHAT ABOUT PS-WII! *dumdum-dummmmm* ... ... ... ... Okay, you can kill now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven_blade2006 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Wii has a great chance. Just need to get a lot more 3rd party support in some key genres and it will be looking very attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Microsoft - Has hardly made a great impact on the gaming world this gen. Apart from the best online service ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtle Squad Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 They'd already done that with the Xbox... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzahdrane Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Xbox Live is much improved on the 360. Downloadable trailers and demos on a home console. Just think about it, that's a pretty huge thing - even though PC gamers have been doing it for over a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtle Squad Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I still don't think it's made that much of an impact. I can only think of a handful of games that appeal to me on it, and that's not even that much. I expect the PS3 to make the most impact though, mainly cos of raving loonies. To be honest, I think this next gen's going to play out the same as XBox/PS2/GC in attitudes to the 3 consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 I'd love to see Nintendo go back to their old ways! I remember back in the good old days when the SNES was the machine of the day, Nintendo loved to ram it home at every available opporunity that it was far superior than the Megadrive. I lvoed the advert which used to be about the hundreds of thousands of colours the SNES could disply, which was obviously a huge mocking of the Megadrive's muddy pallette which displayed far far less. Anyone else remember the days of great Nintendo adverts before the days of the little girl in the tower lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtle Squad Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Yeah...But everyone had a Megadrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Yeah...But everyone had a Megadrive Not I!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendork Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 "Sega does, what Nintendon't" Wouldn't get away with an advert like that these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 " To be this good takes ages / sega " - then nintendo mutated it somehow in retailation. TELL ME I forgot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 I never owned a Megadrive either! Infact my school was defo a SNES school as only one mate of mine had a Megadrive, everyone else was heavily into Streetfighter 2, and yes I know it came out on the Megadrive but it looked crap compared to the SNES version and the Megadrive pads were poo as well! Oh the glory days, I liked it better when it was Nintendo and Sega, the gloves were off back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitanze Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Move over Grand Turismo 3, the greatest racing game of all time is about to release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antster1983 Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 " To be this good takes ages / sega " - then nintendo mutated it somehow in retailation. TELL ME I forgot ? "To Be This Good Takes Sega Ages". And in retaliation to "Genesis Does What Nintendon't"... "Nintendo Is What Genesisn't" To be honest, even though I owned a SNES, I also liked the Megadrive. I used to go to my mate's across the road and we'd play on it, and he would come round and play on my SNES. Favourites? The classics - Golden Axe, The Revenge of Shinobi, Kid Chameleon, Streets of Rage and of course, the Sonic the Hedgehog games I'll be happy if any of those appeared on Virtual Console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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