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Old 03-03-2003, 01:28 AM   #19
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Originally posted by Neo
Jesus I've never seen so many buttons. What in god's name would you need a keypad for? Is there a video game that balances your checkbook?
Yeah Neo, it's called "Quicken" you play it on a Windoze PC as a biege box accoutnant!

/Sarcasm

Seriosuly though I think this thing is butt-ugly. As many have pointed out, is has more buttons than a remote control!

The Screen seems kidna small, even for a portable, and the idea of having a Cell-Phone built into a Game Consoel rather than Games built into a Cell-Phone seems bass-akwards.

I also don't like the idea of having my game system "Ring" when I recive a Phone call, or having a game system that I can't take into the Hospital with me when I have to go for some procedure. This week I'm going for a 5 dauy "Observation", during which time, I will be wired into an EEG Montir 24/7 on Audio/Video Survielance, Kitan can confrim this if you don't belive me.

Now on the list of things I can bring into the hosptial during my stay there's a spcific area that say "Game Systems", including the Game Boy, however under it, there's a clause that says "Cell-Phone are Prohibited", if I had this, I wouldn't be able to take it many places.

Also, a Japanese company reknowned for great toys, BanDai has repeatedly failed in the handheld market with the WOnderswan Color, and some "Tiger Electronics' style handhelds, what amkes NBokia think they can do better? They make Cell-Phones not Game consoles, and the last time I check this thing doens't like to a PS2 or Xbox, so why would it be a huge threat.

While it is a cause for conern my guess is Nokia's handheld will do what Sony's handheld did in Japan, something like this:

A few people will pick it up, try it out, and enjoy it. The Nokia Handheld will become a sort of One-year fad that everryone in Sweden is talking about a la poke'mon in Japan & the USA a few years back.

In two years the market will drop, the fad will end, any US Plans will be Canceled, and this little Nokia handheld will fade away like so many before it, because of a "Fetaure" that is actually a "Flaw", to quote Pika, "Where's the toaster?"

Also Nokia is based out of Sweden, not Japan, their Phones are expensive enough, I think a game console will cost even more, and if this catches on in Japan or Sweden, than it may have a chance, but you guys gotta remerbn SOny's protasble PSX didn't do too well, and that was labeld the "Game Boy Killer", it didn't work, this thing is probably no better.
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