Xbox 2 will run the tables

Jonbo298 · 11-22-2004, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkMaster

Shinji Makami also said that RE4 would never be available on any other system besides the GCN or he'd cut off his head.

To add to it for the ill-informed, when the PS2 port starts, alot of the GCN developers won't be around at Capcom because it wasn't their decision. Capcom and its shareholders FORCED them to make a PS2 port, thus angering alot of the makers of RE4 thus they are leaving Capcom after the GCN version is done.

But as for next gen. I don't care who's on top. 3 companies can survive. If Nintendo bow's out of the video game business, I will also because all there ever is today is blood and violence in games. When's the last time I could sit down and enjoy a game without either hurting someone or shooting them to death?

I don't like the direction of the console market. Sony wants their things to be all in one devices that costs a sh*t ton of money to make and Microsoft wants an all in one PC that costs a sh*t ton to make. I want to play games. Not watch DVD's or do my reports on my VIDEO GAME CONSOLE. Give me a console stripped of all features except playing games only and I'll buy it.

I hope Nintendo doesn't start going that route. I hate paying more then $200 for a console just because they throw in stuff I don't want. I want to play games. Sony doesn't know its console gamers neither does MS. Give your flaming opinion to me, I know its coming. Hell, lately companies rather listen to its Shareholders then the people who buy the things.

Null · 11-22-2004, 08:07 PM

3 consoles can survive 1 gen, maybe 2. but the same 3 cant continue to service generation after generation. the lowest one would just continue to lose people to one of the top 2.

And sony has added nothing to any console of thiers that adds money to the cost. and you dont even know what the PS3 will have. likewise neither has MS added any unnessisary things that add cost.

if your talking about playing DVD movies, that didnt add anything to the price, and they'd of been moronic not to enclude the DVD players. they already had the DVD drives. to play movies was just a simple little program.

And if all your ever seeing in video games is blood and voilence, i suggest you really open your eyes and look past nintendo. because i have no problem finding such games on ANY platform. only difference is maybe on the other platforms they're harder to find because of the larger libraries

DarkMaster · 11-22-2004, 08:19 PM

Labelling Microsoft and Sony games as nothing but blood and violence is the same as calling Nintendo kiddy. Each console has its fair share of every type of game, and anyone who buys games JUST because of blood and violence is a dumb jackass who we shouldn't even care about.

And by the way, Makami and his team aren't leaving Capcom. They considered joining a subsidary company called Clover Studios, which is still owned and funded by Capcom. They would have a bit more freedom, but nothing drastic. And Makami has stated that he and his team are not angry, they realize it was a business decision and a wise one at that to port RE4, that's just life.

Joeiss · 11-22-2004, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

I hope Nintendo doesn't start going that route. I hate paying more then $200 for a console just because they throw in stuff I don't want. I want to play games. Sony doesn't know its console gamers neither does MS. Give your flaming opinion to me, I know its coming. Hell, lately companies rather listen to its Shareholders then the people who buy the things.

They throw stuff in there that you don't want? Well guess what, the rest of the buyers want it, and if they didn't, then Nintendo would be leading this generation, wouldn't they? Companies cannot adjust to fit a single person's need, Jobo.

Jonbo298 · 11-22-2004, 08:49 PM

I know they can't conform to everyone's needs. If next gen consoles are filled with junk, I won't be buying anything. I don't care who's it is. If Nintendo decides to follow Sony and MS and cram things into it, then I personally won't be buying anything. If it adds to games but doesn't make the price go high (ie: built in HD and ethernet port) then I may consider them if it doesn't cause hte price to jump high.

DarkMaster · 11-22-2004, 08:57 PM

You know, you really shouldn't be blaming Sony and Microsoft for adding more stuff to their products. People buy it, they make more money, that's how it works. If you want to blame someone, blame the gamers who mindlessly go out and drop tons of cash on anything new and popular. Sony and Mircosoft are just preforming smart business.

It's like democracy, biggest flaw is that the majority of people are stupid.

Ginkasa · 11-22-2004, 09:11 PM

Has Nintendo been losing money? Are they struggling to survive? Are they even anywhere near struggling?

'Cause personally, I don't see how we can call Nintendo doomed if they aren't. I pretty sure they're still making a profit, if not as large a one as Sony and Microsoft. As long as they're still making a profit, they'll still be around. Maybe they'll be having trouble in a couple of generations, but certainly not the next one.

Besides, companies have come and gone in the video game industry, except for one: Nintendo. Sony's only been in here since the last generation. Microsoft is still, technically, new (console anyway). Nintendo's been around since the 80's. You don't stay this long and make plans for another five years or so unless you have the money and fanbase to do it. Nintendo may not have the largest fanbase, but it has one. Nintendo will still be here for a while yet, if not indefinetely.

*shrugs and walks away*

TheGame · 11-22-2004, 09:24 PM

Oh, I didn't mean doomed to die off due to their lagging preformance. I mean doomed as in they have no chance of ever being on top again.

Null · 11-22-2004, 09:26 PM

Problem is, if they continue to lose userbase each generation, how long can they continue to make a profit? Every Generation you hear more and more people saying, im done with nintendo, im getting a (blank)... but you hear far less saying im done with (blank), im getting a nintendo. And now they are in serious threat of having strong competition in the market they held with an iron fist. (handheld)

Sega was around since the 80's too, they had plans, but things change. I dont see nintendo turning this around anytime soon, they are sliding down a hill with nothing to grab onto.

Crono · 11-22-2004, 09:38 PM

One thing that I think will help Nintendo is having an online thing like Live. I dont know how many timest his has been said, but how many people would love playing their favourite Nintendo games online? Stuff like Mario Kart, Mario Golf, Mario Party, Smash Bros, etc, anything, even something like Pokemon, would attract a lot more customers, I think.

But right now I have no plans on getting the next Nintendo system, I actually considered selling my GCN a few times, the only thing holding me back is the new Zelda.

TheGame · 11-22-2004, 08:55 PM

I can't say with confidence that Xbox 2 will be much competition to Ps3 next gen, but I can say with confidence that Nintendo is doomed. Gamecube was so full of false hope and promises that no matter what they say about their next console I can imagine it ending up being crap. Maybe that's just me.