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3. Yeah, they released an adaptor, and they wanted it for free, but the only game that's online so far does require a monthly fee (Phantasy Star Online). I dunno, I do kinda wish I could play Four Sword or Mario Kart or SSBM online...

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Also: Rouge Leader.

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Originally posted by jokemaster

3. Yeah, they released an adaptor, and they wanted it for free, but the only game that's online so far does require a monthly fee (Phantasy Star Online). I dunno, I do kinda wish I could play Four Sword or Mario Kart or SSBM online...

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Also: Rouge Leader.

Yeah I wish I could play a lot of GCN games online. In fact almost EVERY GCN game deserves to go online, for some reason almost every game on the GameCube seems like it would work really well as an online game.

 

 

*ahm* Rogue Leader... "rouge" is a shade of red... but Rebel Strike at least gave us a local multiplayer option.

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and even if, like me, you don't even play online that much you still see all the reviews of cross platform games and see that the nintendo one is just like the others, but with bits taken out, and feel shortchanged.

 

Didn't nintendo have the first console MMO game? Isn't it still their ONLY online game? How did that happen?

 

2. GCN disks cost more to manufacture. Nintendo's licensing system means they take a bigger cut than other console makers. They are seen as third place and likely to sell less (though this isn't actually true).

 

Those are the reasons big N has so few developers.

They also don't port many of the Japanese games they DO have to english... and you would think they would want to give the impression of a deeper lineup.

 

When i went to japan i was expecting the GCN to be a much bigger deal than it is in the UK/US (where it is often relegated to a tiny shelf at the back of the store) as i thought that Nintendo was always popular in Japan. But even there they were dwarfed by the shop space given to PS2 games.

 

They ruled the handheld market supreme though. But that doesn't sound like it is a sure thing anymore.

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Actually Sony is a real big thing in Japan, you won't find a Japanese household WITHOUT a Sony product. Anything electronic? It's a Sony.

 

And about the GCN disks costing more, yes it is true, but in the end who's going to try to copy a GCN disk? Believe me many have tried, but it's too costly and painstaking for normal folks to copy GCN disks, that's the beauty of the design. It's virtual piracy proofing for a little extra.

 

Though in the end how much do GCN games cost compared to PS2 and Xbox games? I really am asking for US prices here on popular games on each console.

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Don't know US Prices.

In the Uk GCN disks tend to be around £40, PS2, XBOX arounf £30 and PC around £25.

Though of course it varies based on the title. The real difference is after the inital release. Old PS2 and XBOX games can be picked up dirt cheap... old GCN ones don't drop much in price, at least not for years.

 

I'm not arguing there aren't benefits to the GCN format. Only that the drawbacks (and reasons for using them) were very similar to the drawbacks for cartridges on the N64. And everyone know that the N64 suffered from not enough games compared to the PSONE... just like the GCN has.

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Originally posted by TiE 23

So, you don't mind paying an estimated $60 for a wireless/battery operated/touch sensitive with a screen controller? Wow.

Mr. Moneybags? :p

 

We have to get realistic here people.

 

TiE

Says the xbox 360 fanboy. Supposedly xbox 360 uses wireless as well. Does that mean xbox 360 is going to suck, and that microsoft sucks?
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Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo's vice president for corporate affairs, said GameCube's successor would be "very, very sleek." She described it as horizontal and no taller than a stack of three DVD cases.

 

Unlike GameCube, the new system will play DVD's, Ms. Kaplin said, and will feature a wireless controller. It will play GameCube games as well as a new class of high-definition games, with new emphasis on online play.

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Originally posted by toms

Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo's vice president for corporate affairs, said GameCube's successor would be "very, very sleek." She described it as horizontal and no taller than a stack of three DVD cases.

 

Unlike GameCube, the new system will play DVD's, Ms. Kaplin said, and will feature a wireless controller. It will play GameCube games as well as a new class of high-definition games, with new emphasis on online play.

So.... they're releasing PS2?

 

 

 

 

 

[edit]I was in a hurry, ok?

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OK.....riddle me this kiddies... I am old and am at a loss why it would be spectacular to have wireless features in a console... a handheld, I entirely understand.. eg. you take your PSP or PDA(as I have done) to a wifi hotspot when you're in town/overseas and get online... but a console... all that extra expense just to eliminate a few cables hangin around.... bleh

 

Lynky said something about 16 players and 4 TVs.... c'mon....does that sound like anything either of us can afford to do...or would want to do ??

 

I find having more than 4 people at my place playing some ps2 sports game hectic.... and face it, if you are into MP asskickery on a grandscale. you usually get your a$$ down to a LAN shindig, not fiddling about on a freakin console...

 

whether its ps3 xb360 or N-rev, I dont get the big deal of wi-fi for *consoles*, unless you want to bring all your mates within a 50m radius and play next-gen mariokart together... w00t :(

 

maybe Im missing something ?? :p

 

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Originally posted by Astrotoy7

OK.....riddle me this kiddies... I am old and am at a loss why it would be spectacular to have wireless features in a console.

No tangles, easier to move around, etc.

 

Originally posted by Astrotoy7

Lynky said something about 16 players and 4 TVs.... c'mon....does that sound like anything either of us can afford to do...or would want to do ??

Yes. Just have your mates bring over their tv's if you don't have enough.

 

 

Originally posted by Astrotoy7

maybe Im missing something ?? :p

The glory of testosterone filled youth.
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Originally posted by Lynk Former

Astro just critisises anything that Nintendo does lol.

 

but hey, I still have a GC and a GBA SP...

 

I would LOVE the Ninboys if they cam eup with something as cool as this :

 

The Portable Gamecube :D

(concept pic only, of course)

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wireless is just so much more handy (unless you have put network cables all around yur house) and pretty soon everything will have wireless in it. (especially with those cool wireless USB and CF/SD adaptors).

 

I've got my XBOX wirelessly connected up to my pc so i can watch videos and listen to music that are on my PC from my living room. Many handhelds, laptops, media centres, pvrs and even dvd players and other gadgets are starting to have wireless built in.

 

But i suspect the main reason Nintendo (and sony) want to have wireless is to work as a gateway for the portables. SUddenly your DS or PSP becomes a lot more cool if you can use it to control your console or tv or play over the internet just be being at home.

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@ Astro: Good thing Nintendo has more sense than that since the battery would last less than a PSP's battery. GCN games have no load times, or at least most games don't have a visible load time... that means it "thinks" a lot more and that uses a lot of energy ^^ I'm sure it would be pretty cool, but it would be pointless if they damn thing only lasted 10 minutes :dozey:

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Ok, so we know how the Xbox 360 and PS3 look, along with their controllers. We know their system specs.

 

We don't know Nintendo's console. Is it really that special? Sony and Microsoft won't change their consoles now, not after they have shown the whole world their stuff. I think its safe to let us sneak a peek at the Revolution now. And I want its real name, to be honest im getting tired of typing out "the Revolution" or "Nintendo Revolution" and various other forms.

 

 

I'm getting excited, with the info released about it so far, but its not enough. Im happy its backwards compatible and is really small, with wireless controllers. This is all good. Smaller=better in my opinion. Why would you want a huge console?

 

So this Wi-Fi thing, I've heard of it, but I don't know anything about it. Does it require some kind of ISP? I guess if it doesn't it would have a limited range. They say its free, but do you still need to pay for some kind of external service? Any answeres to my questions would be appreciated. Thats my problem with Xbox Live, I don't have BroadBand, I can't afford it, and I can't afford their Live monthly fee either. The problem its almost required for over half of the Xbox games. :-\

 

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I've heard rumors that Nintendo will be number 3 again. Too bad. It seems that PS3 has a whole bunch of popular games already being developed for it: Devil May Cry 4 (amazing graphics) Tekken, and Metal Gear Solid 4! Good stuff. And of course the Xbox 360 has Halo 3, which is going to be released the same day as the PS3. Right now, I don't know of any titles Nintendo has in development for the Revolution.

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Originally posted by lukeskywalker1

I've heard rumors that Nintendo will be number 3 again. Too bad. It seems that PS3 has a whole bunch of popular games already being developed for it: Devil May Cry 4 (amazing graphics) Tekken, and Metal Gear Solid 4! Good stuff. And of course the Xbox 360 has Halo 3, which is going to be released the same day as the PS3. Right now, I don't know of any titles Nintendo has in development for the Revolution.

 

Dude there are no such things as rumors that Nintendo will be number 3 again. First, they weren't number 3 this time, at least last time I checked. Second, the consoles aren't even released, how the hell do people know how Nintendo will do? Third, Nintendo consoles pretty much come with built-in franchises.

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wi-fi = wireless networking. No you don't need an ISP. It just allows all the electrical stuf in your house to link up without having to spread network cables around everywhere.

Or, if you take your wi-fi laptop (for example) into a bar, or cafe, or on a plane that has wi-fi then you can connect to the internet just by being within range.

 

If you have nothing to connect it to then it isn't likely to be much use to you, but most electrical things are wi-fi these days (laptops, pcs, routers(for your broadband to connect to your ISP), PSPs, DSs, etc..)

 

But all the next-gen consoles will have wi-fi (though aparently the xbox 360 will have it as an optional extra) so it won't be a deciding factor.

 

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The fact N is being so damn secretive about the Revolution has made some people worry they'll repeat the same mistakes as with the n64 and GCN.. but who knows. We need more info.

 

But, despite impressions, N have made far more money out of the GCN than MS have out of the XBOX... so maybe they know what they are doing after all. Even if they do repeat the same mistakes i can't see them doing to badly, as they'll still have their core games.

 

I've heard rumours that the 360 is gonna be the new dreamcast, coming out so far before the other two and, likely, being less powerfull. But its all just guesswork at this time.

 

Isn't there a PS3 announcement today and a Revolution one later in the week?

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