E3 thread

[Asher]

Nintendo rapidly lost marketshare to Sony in the console world, and they're going to do it again in the handheld world.

Once the Xboy comes out, then it'll be really fun.

Me, I prefer Age of Empires on my PDA to any of them...

[Imran Siddiqui]

And powering too smaller displays takes a lot more than a single larger display, by virtue of having twice as many lights.

From all I've read, the battery life on the DS is going to beat the battery life on the PSP. The PSP has some very low battery life (around 2 hours if what everyone is saying is correct).

Other concerns: touchscreens scratch, stylus' are lost, and oils from the fingers can destroy them.

Don't know if it matters, but the creators of the touchscreen say that they made it super tough, so it won't scratch or be messed by oils from fingers.

If people have a choice between the console maker who tried a purple cube with a gay plumber running around spraying water everywhere, or the sleak black console and brand name with a game involving murdering prostitutes for money, which do you think most kids will go for?

You know that comparison sounds very similar to Super-Nintendo vs. Sega Genesis. And we all know the sleek black console with the more mature games won that one, right?

Mario and Zelda will help Nintendo continue its dominance in the portable game world. Those are timeless classics.

[Zero]

Xboy? ur delusional microsoft fanboyism extends to something microsoft hasnt even done? Or do you have inside source on this "xboy"?

Soon asher will be saying, he prefers his beef and brocoli to be made by microsoft too...

[Zero]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

From all I've read, the battery life on the DS is going to beat the battery life on the PSP. The PSP has some very low battery life (around 2 hours if what everyone is saying is correct).

2.5 hrs.


PSP looks stupid. and nobody is gonna pay 250 for a handheld. 150 is asking a bit much, but since its new and has lot of features id understand why. i wouldnt buy it, but id understand why its 150. PSP is comig out with arcade perfect version of Vampior savior though... wooooooo...

Anyways PSP = stupid.

[Imran Siddiqui]

WOW... just saw a DS Demonstration Video on Gamespot, and it looks great! The stylus seems to be in use a lot. For the Metroid game (looks amazing... almost as good as the Gamecube game), you can use the stylus for turning and firing (a tap on the bottom screen to fire). And the double screen seems to work very well also.

PSP looks stupid. and nobody is gonna pay 250 for a handheld. 150 is asking a bit much, but since its new and has lot of features id understand why. i wouldnt buy it, but id understand why its 150.

I agree! Why spend $100 MORE than any other game console?! I mean the DS is the same as the X-Box and PS2, but it's portable and I can see why. ALSO, it is backwards compatible, so you can play the fun Mario and Zelda games for GBA.

If PSP is $250, Sony loses, easy.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Zero
Xboy? ur delusional microsoft fanboyism extends to something microsoft hasnt even done? Or do you have inside source on this "xboy"?

Soon asher will be saying, he prefers his beef and brocoli to be made by microsoft too...

Read "Opening the Xbox" by Dean Takahashi.

He discusses the Xboy that nearly launched alongside the original Xbox, they were originally going for a 1-2 punch. They then decided to gain a foothold in the home market first, and then transfer that developerbase to the handheld market too. So they put the Xboy on hold for another generation.

It might be this one, it might be the next...

[bipolarbear]

but i somewhat agree with you. why not just die 78 times until u memorize the maze inside and out? no really, that is the only you could have done it in the old days anyway...

That I think is one of the cooler parts about video games, is the memorization that must occur.

[Imran Siddiqui]

It might be this one, it might be the next...

I doubt it'll be this one. I'd imagine they'd focus on the consoles and realize that releasing your system when your competition does is vital for market share (which is why XBox2 will do MUCH better in sales). They'll hold off on any Xboy, IMO.

[bipolarbear]

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Originally posted by Asher
It's more interesting than Tekken, which hasn't been interesting since the late 90s.


well u can say tekken is unintersting, whatever, but console war is flat out retarded. no point. its all about what u like so no point in arguing.

I agree w/ you aboutthe console war thing being stupid, but it is stil fun. In my mind, the pointelss argument is between PC and console, but whatever.

BTW in my mind, Tekken always sucked, b/c it was so polyogn reliant. Sure it was 3-d but that didn't make it any cooler in my mind. I preferred War Gods on the 64 or Clayfighter 64 to Tekken any day.

[Nostromo]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

which is why XBox2 will do MUCH better in sales.

However, it will always be an underdog in Japan. According to the editor of Famitsu, Japanese gamers generally don't take foreign games seriously.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'm sure they've decided that the US and Europe will be their prime markets for XBox2.

[Nostromo]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I'm sure they've decided that the US and Europe will be their prime markets for XBox2.

Don't forget the HUGE canadian market.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Um... North America then

[ZargonX]

console maker who tried a purple cube with a gay plumber running around spraying water everywhere, or the sleak black console and brand name with a game involving murdering prostitutes for money, which do you think most kids will go for?

I love how when it gets down to Nintendo bashing, people conveniently forget that there are other games for the system besides "kiddy" Mario. Did you ever try Eternal Darkness? Tell me that was for kids. Resident Evil 4? Yup, looks like another puffy pink wonderland to you, I guess...

[bipolarbear]

console maker who tried a purple cube with a gay plumber running around spraying water everywhere, or the sleak black console and brand name with a game involving murdering prostitutes for money, which do you think most kids will go for?

Hookers every time!