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Tombor · 01-01-2003, 02:22 AM

I'm not really surprised either. I own all told of only 3 games and they're from Nintendo, Sega and Capcom. I play my Xbox and PS2 a LOT more and for different reasons: PS2 and Xbox exclusives and if I get a multi-platform title I go with the Xbox version.

Truth be told I don't see this affecting Nintendo in the slightest. They make heaploads of money whether Acclaim, Interplay, or Midway decides to port their junk to it anyway. And outside of a couple publishers, the aforementioned Sega, Capcom, and Square along with a couple other publishers (Bandai seems to be Cube happy in Japan and Infogrames has thrown a couple Ninty's way) no one is even bothering with Gamecube games beyond just porting their franchises.

Brian commented about Xbox being the same way. Well, yes and no. Xbox is much like Gamecube: recent numbers show that either a game will sell incredibly well (Splinter Cell, RE) or just completely drop off the face of the earth (Phantom Crash, Swingerz Golf). Xbox is more suseptable to developers. Especially the small cash-strapped codehouses. I don't see a Southend Interactive (Deathrow) even remotely considering making their pet project hyperviolent sports game for Cube. They don't see Genki, or From Software, or whoever else jumping on board of a platform dominated by the best development house out there. That's why, not to toot my own semi-fanboy horn, you'll see a lot more interesting 3rd party stuff. Plus MS throws around money.

In some ways Cube is an amazing system that way. With Nintendo, and the occasional Sega or Capcom, making games for their own system they've managed to carve out this bizarre niche Microsoft could only hope for. There are a lot of PS2 owners who, say, will probably grab a Cube over an Xbox as a second system simply because of Mario, Zelda, and Star Fox and the like. And, ultimately, Nintendo can probably do that indefinately. I only see some sort of Sega-level disaster causing Nintendo to dump some sort of system.

As for Ikaruga. Didn't Working Designs mention potential Gamecube development? Here's a high quality, low-priced shooter on the table. Just buy that. Game is in full english anyway. At least the DC version.

01-01-2003, 02:22 AM	#21
Tombor Xbox Writer Tombor is offline Location: Ohio Now Playing: Red Dead Revolver Posts: 200	I'm not really surprised either. I own all told of only 3 games and they're from Nintendo, Sega and Capcom. I play my Xbox and PS2 a LOT more and for different reasons: PS2 and Xbox exclusives and if I get a multi-platform title I go with the Xbox version. Truth be told I don't see this affecting Nintendo in the slightest. They make heaploads of money whether Acclaim, Interplay, or Midway decides to port their junk to it anyway. And outside of a couple publishers, the aforementioned Sega, Capcom, and Square along with a couple other publishers (Bandai seems to be Cube happy in Japan and Infogrames has thrown a couple Ninty's way) no one is even bothering with Gamecube games beyond just porting their franchises. Brian commented about Xbox being the same way. Well, yes and no. Xbox is much like Gamecube: recent numbers show that either a game will sell incredibly well (Splinter Cell, RE) or just completely drop off the face of the earth (Phantom Crash, Swingerz Golf). Xbox is more suseptable to developers. Especially the small cash-strapped codehouses. I don't see a Southend Interactive (Deathrow) even remotely considering making their pet project hyperviolent sports game for Cube. They don't see Genki, or From Software, or whoever else jumping on board of a platform dominated by the best development house out there. That's why, not to toot my own semi-fanboy horn, you'll see a lot more interesting 3rd party stuff. Plus MS throws around money. In some ways Cube is an amazing system that way. With Nintendo, and the occasional Sega or Capcom, making games for their own system they've managed to carve out this bizarre niche Microsoft could only hope for. There are a lot of PS2 owners who, say, will probably grab a Cube over an Xbox as a second system simply because of Mario, Zelda, and Star Fox and the like. And, ultimately, Nintendo can probably do that indefinately. I only see some sort of Sega-level disaster causing Nintendo to dump some sort of system. As for Ikaruga. Didn't Working Designs mention potential Gamecube development? Here's a high quality, low-priced shooter on the table. Just buy that. Game is in full english anyway. At least the DC version.