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score
09-10-2005, 06:27 AM
From an interview with THQ's president at IGN (http://cube.ign.com/):
IGNcube caught up with company president Brian Farrell and quizzed him on Revolution plans. Farrell did confirm that THQ is developing "games for Revolution." Providing more details than that, Farrell indicated wide support for all the next-generation consoles including Revolution, saying, "THQ's plan is to serve gamers no matter what platform they are on." Backing that up, he also firmly stated, "We are commited to Nintendo's [Revolution]."
However, when asked about what plans Nintendo has laid out for THQ, Brian was hush-hush on the matter. But he claims that based on his discussions with the hardware giant, he feels that "Nintendo is waking up."
Finally, when confronted with the question of whether or not THQ was in possession of development hardware, Mr. Farrell declined to provide specifics due to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). All he would say was that "We're seeing more from Nintendo now [for Revolution] than we have on any other Nintendo platform."
Read More (http://cube.ign.com/articles/649/649292p1.html)
Encouraging words :) Imagine if the Big N actually deliver? Might not be long to wait now either. Iwata´s TGS speech is just over 5 days away and there are alot of rumours that they are going to be dropping their bomb at the event...
Kefkataran
09-10-2005, 11:40 AM
Very encouraging. Probably the best Nintendo-related news I've heard in a long time. I'm once again getting eager to have the Revolution unveiled. And on Sep. 16th, my birthday no less!
EvilBob46
09-10-2005, 11:43 AM
Hopefully it'll turn out alright.
Liquidize105
09-10-2005, 11:48 AM
In Nintendo we trust.
Nessus
09-10-2005, 11:58 AM
I'm still pessimistic about them doing anything that will capture the mainstream market again, especially in North America, but I know I'll get a new Metroid game and online Smash Bros. so I'm happy.
Although, Sony has been acting very arrogant lately, in a lot of ways like Nintendo during the transition from 16 bit to 64 bit, I could see a reshuffling of the places occuring next generation, MS could take the lead.
I think Nintendo also has a good chance of being neck and neck with Sony in Japan, that is if the Revolution offers even a fraction of what they're promising. But looking at how the DS is currently beating down the technilogically superior PSP in Japan, it could happen.
JazGalaxy
09-10-2005, 12:11 PM
I don't know what to think. If Nintendo waking up means Nintendo doing what these other companies are doing... no thank you. The only thing I want to see out of Nintendo is less childish games, and by childish I mean simplistic and easy. It seems like ever since Pokemon came out Nintendo has decided they wanted to make their games for preschoolers. My brother and I had fun with Mario Kart DD but once we did literally everything there was to do in the game in two evenings, we were like "... okay.. this game sucks"
thecrazyd
09-10-2005, 12:14 PM
I still don't understand why anyone would want to play Smash Bros online.
Kelegacy
09-10-2005, 12:24 PM
I still don't understand why anyone would want to play Smash Bros online.
People without friends, seeking gamers who want to enjoy the same game as they?
Kelegacy
09-10-2005, 12:25 PM
I'm still pessimistic about them doing anything that will capture the mainstream market again, especially in North America, but I know I'll get a new Metroid game and online Smash Bros. so I'm happy.
Although, Sony has been acting very arrogant lately, in a lot of ways like Nintendo during the transition from 16 bit to 64 bit, I could see a reshuffling of the places occuring next generation, MS could take the lead.
I think Nintendo also has a good chance of being neck and neck with Sony in Japan, that is if the Revolution offers even a fraction of what they're promising. But looking at how the DS is currently beating down the technilogically superior PSP in Japan, it could happen.
Microsoft wont take the lead. I thought it might be possible this round, but I think the dual SKU's and other shit might mire them in second place again...or third if the Revolution truly shines. Go, Nintendo, go.
CapnBob
09-10-2005, 12:37 PM
Iwata´s TGS speech is just over 5 days away and there are alot of rumours that they are going to be dropping their bomb at the event...[/I]
Someone set up us the bomb!
FunkyPoopMonkey
09-10-2005, 12:54 PM
People without friends, seeking gamers who want to enjoy the same game as they?
Some of us have friends who just wont give smash brothers a chance, because Nintendo is teh gay.
ezzkmo
09-10-2005, 01:04 PM
there is ALWAYS rumors, year-round, day after day, that nintendo is going to make the "big announcement" that will set them back on top. i'll believe it when it happens. and i'm die-hard nintendo fan all the way, but their audience is simply different than sony/microsoft. they cannot go all "cool" and make halo-killers because then who would capture the billions of dollars of marketshare from young kids? remember that article last week..nintendogs sold almost as much in 1 week as the best-selling psp game (need for speed) year to date sales. thats fuckin nuts. nintendo may be made fun of and called "kiddy", but that kiddy market is a hell of a lot bigger than you'd think. most of what you see and hear on the internet is written by teens/adults, hence the praise for more mature stuff.
FunkyPoopMonkey
09-10-2005, 01:15 PM
they cannot go all "cool" and make halo-killers because then who would capture the billions of dollars of marketshare from young kids?
Sony and Microsoft....like they have been, this entire generation. I have never even heard of a child, age 10-15, who owns a gamecube, at least willingly. They all think it's lame, and all the little kids talk about is gta and halo.
Kelegacy
09-10-2005, 01:18 PM
Some of us have friends who just wont give smash brothers a chance, because Nintendo is teh gay.
That's also what I meant. I have friends who glance at my tv screen when they swing by and say, "what the fuck is that game?" whether it be an RPG, anything Japanese, or non-sports/racing related.
My friends are cock-gobblers.
Draft
09-10-2005, 01:21 PM
Hahah, keep hope alive, you wretched things.
Kefkataran
09-10-2005, 01:31 PM
My friends are cock-gobblers.
What was the first give-away? When they tried having gay sex with you?
Hahah, keep hope alive, you wretched things.
Well, even if Nintendo doesn't do anything big owr worthwhile, as someone else up above pointed out, we know we'll get new Metroid titles, new Zeldas, new Smash Bros, etc. So there'll still be something worth coming back to.
That said, I'm pretty certain at this point that no matter what the announcement is we'll be split into a good half of us saying "Awesome, I'm in" with the other half saying "Ha, told you the announcement would suck! Fuck Nintendo and you fucking fanboys!" It makes me half-dread finally seeing that news post here with what the announcement is.
mister_slim
09-10-2005, 01:36 PM
This isn't really a surprise. THQ publishes a lot of children's and licensed games, and the GC and especially the GBA are important platforms for them.
This was the same hype surrounding every Nintendo console, especially the N64. I'm not buying anything until I see something truly 'revolutionary'.
Less hype, more facts.
And it better not be some gimmicky, revolving controller.
Twigz'N'Berries
09-10-2005, 02:20 PM
Microsoft wont take the lead. I thought it might be possible this round, but I think the dual SKU's and other shit might mire them in second place again...or third if the Revolution truly shines. Go, Nintendo, go.
You're kidding right?
With MS lead over Nintendo being damn near a year (or more) I think they will be able to hold onto their lead over Nintendo for awhile. Depending upon the price point that the PS3 launches at, the 360 may be able to hold a lead over Sony...for a few months.
It is way too early to predict second and third place. I can guarantee that MS will be the number one next gen console until Sony or Nintendo launch.
MajSheppard
09-10-2005, 02:25 PM
Beware the waking Giant!
You're kidding right?
With MS lead over Nintendo being damn near a year (or more) I think they will be able to hold onto their lead over Nintendo for awhile.
Oh, Nintendo doesn't have a chance in hell in catching up with Microsoft now.
TrackZero
09-10-2005, 03:11 PM
"Iwata´s TGS speech is just over 5 days away"
Hrm. Trying to keep my expectations reasonable. But of course, fingers crossed that something new and kickass gets released.
automaton
09-10-2005, 03:23 PM
I can guarantee that MS will be the number one next gen console until Sony or Nintendo launch.
Wow, your powers of prediction amaze me. You should do carnivals...
Wokapto
09-10-2005, 03:32 PM
I can guarantee that MS will be the number one next gen console until Sony or Nintendo launch.
Was that a joke or are you just retarded?
I honestly cant think of anything Nintendo could announce about their next console that would be truly "revolutionary." Frankly though, if they announced that it was revolutionary because it came in a trash can full of dog shit, I'd still buy it for a new Mario game.
Kefkataran
09-10-2005, 03:54 PM
Hrm. Trying to keep my expectations reasonable. But of course, fingers crossed that something new and kickass gets released.
Good way of looking at it. That's how I feel as well.
Is Microsoft's lead over Nintendo that vast? I guess I don't really follow the numbers, so whatevs.
Bushido
09-10-2005, 03:55 PM
Wow so much nintendo hate. I really dont get it. I'm pushing 30 and gamecube is the only console I own. It just offers the games I want to play, silly games that I can enjoy with my kids and grandparents. My PC is where I play the "good" games WoW and Counter Strike etc. But the game cube is perfect for everything else, wicked smooth grfx and fun games. Halo is a peice of shit fuck Halo and PS2 is almost exclusively RPG's so every platform has a niche. Dumbasses who cant run a computer play Halo and Nerds who can't run a PC can play Final Fantasy on PS2....I dont hate any platform it takes too much energy. I just call it when I see it.
president_fred
09-10-2005, 04:15 PM
Wow so much nintendo hate. I really dont get it. I'm pushing 30 and gamecube is the only console I own. It just offers the games I want to play, silly games that I can enjoy with my kids and grandparents. My PC is where I play the "good" games WoW and Counter Strike etc. But the game cube is perfect for everything else, wicked smooth grfx and fun games. Halo is a peice of shit fuck Halo and PS2 is almost exclusively RPG's so every platform has a niche. Dumbasses who cant run a computer play Halo and Nerds who can't run a PC can play Final Fantasy on PS2....I dont hate any platform it takes too much energy. I just call it when I see it.
You have unleashed a storm the proportions of which will stagger you, I hope you can weather it. ;)
You have unleashed a storm the proportions of which will stagger you, I hope you can weather it. ;)
I have already radioed for backup. The Microsoft choppers are inbound.
j/k.
I have already radioed for backup. The Microsoft choppers are inbound.
j/k.
As much as I love this forum for it's higher than average proportion of reasonable comments, even EA is not immune to fanboys. I have a PS2 and a Gamecube, and if there had been enough exclusives on Xbox besides Halo and sports/racing games (both of which I don't care about), I would have bough an Xbox too.
Like the poster who has only a Gamecube, I buy what I think is fun. I don't care if it says Pokemon or Grand Theft Auto on the cover. If it's an enjoyable game, I'll play it.
I'm still looking forward to Okami (the wolf/paper game) and Dragon Quest 8 (for some nostalgia action) Woot for this generation! Wait and see for the next! :)
Heretic Machine
09-10-2005, 04:57 PM
Wow so much nintendo hate. I really dont get it. I'm pushing 30 and gamecube is the only console I own. It just offers the games I want to play, silly games that I can enjoy with my kids and grandparents. My PC is where I play the "good" games WoW and Counter Strike etc. But the game cube is perfect for everything else, wicked smooth grfx and fun games. Halo is a peice of shit fuck Halo and PS2 is almost exclusively RPG's so every platform has a niche. Dumbasses who cant run a computer play Halo and Nerds who can't run a PC can play Final Fantasy on PS2....I dont hate any platform it takes too much energy. I just call it when I see it.
As much as I like the Gamecube, and I'd hate to bash an advocate of a console I like... You're still a moron.
ezzkmo
09-10-2005, 05:05 PM
Sony and Microsoft....like they have been, this entire generation. I have never even heard of a child, age 10-15, who owns a gamecube, at least willingly. They all think it's lame, and all the little kids talk about is gta and halo.
i was talking like under anything less than teenager...the millions of little kids out there, like age 10 and under. thats when i got into games, grew up with mario, that sorta stuff. where you don't even know how to read properly yet or your parents even think about letting you close to something rated 'T' or above. there's a huge market out there for small kids. they will buy gamecube and gameboy over the ps2/psp/xbox any day. sure you'll have your exceptions but the average 6 year old you see playing games at home with his family after his homework is done is NOT playing GTA or halo.
gamecube more like gaycube nintendo makes kiddy games all the time i mean mario kart wtf only kids ride in go karts nintendo needs to wake up and realize that all gamers want is grand theft auto clones and dead or alive games and maybe counter strike because thats a cool game and you shoot people not a kiddy game like mario teaches baseball ill stick with my ps2 and dumbox thanks
gamecube more like gaycube nintendo makes kiddy games all the time i mean mario kart wtf only kids ride in go karts nintendo needs to wake up and realize that all gamers want is grand theft auto clones and dead or alive games and maybe counter strike because thats a cool game and you shoot people not a kiddy game like mario teaches baseball ill stick with my ps2 and dumbox thanks
This man brings great wisdom. Two thumbs up. http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif
Bushido
09-10-2005, 08:26 PM
As much as I like the Gamecube, and I'd hate to bash an advocate of a console I like... You're still a moron.
Halo was like duckhunt with less weapons.
Kefkataran
09-10-2005, 08:43 PM
Halo was like duckhunt with less weapons.
Hahahaha. I would totally put that in my sig if I did that sort of thing.
NoName
09-10-2005, 08:52 PM
Hahahaha. I would totally put that in my sig if I did that sort of thing.
It's at least away message worthy!
Duck Hunt > Halo fanboys o.0
dr_wily
09-10-2005, 09:38 PM
here here bushido, i only own a gc too!
someones got to spread the light on the good gc games when all the friends have the other consoles.
of course i love games on all 3, im objective like that bizch.
Kelegacy
09-10-2005, 09:50 PM
You're kidding right?
It is way too early to predict second and third place. I can guarantee that MS will be the number one next gen console until Sony or Nintendo launch.
The number 1 next-gen system with current-gen games.
I wasnt kidding though. As history has shown, jumpstarts do not always work. I dont wish the demise of any system, but I dont think Nintendo (just because they are Nintendo) automatically will fall into 3rd place because it comes out last, nor will MS succeed because it comes out first. The gimmick Nintendo offers for a Revolution may sell millions of systems quickly, on curiosity alone. If they refrain from pimping Mario anymore (and they wont) they might have a better chance of cleaning up their image for the MS/Sony mainstream.
I'd rather have them not cater to the mainstream, but instead keep producing truly great games and hardware. But no more Mario whoring. Please.
bardockkun
09-11-2005, 12:25 AM
Man the conversation here seems so one sided. I mean I love my Gamecube and all, but i also enjoy my PS2 and Dreamcast (yes it maybe dead, but i still play it) and nothing against the XBox. Are all games supposed to be based on how much blood and controversy they have to be called an "adult game?"
Hell no, any adult can enjoy most Nintendo games and thats why i bought a Gamecube since anyone can get into it. PS2 though i'd hardly say caters to that much of a different crowd since Ratchet and Jak all have a "whacky sidekick" for the kiddies (hey when things get too serious here comes Daxter with a kooky one liner!), yet people don't call them kids games. So how can we treat a game such as Metroid as something for kids just based on a system? Just because they don't release any games on their own that are Mature rated? Honestly there are somethings you grow up with that you dont want to let go, Nintendo games are one of those and if you want to grow up ashamed of playing Mario games and despise them and think of them as kids games, than that's just sad and you dont deserve to play games.
Also honestly i'd hardly call Microsoft's next system to be first in the console wars once its released. I mean going from $150 or less systems back to $300 and more expensive games? I think it's a bit too soon, but than again i can't think of many good games to come out after 2005 except for Zelda.
Also if Halo 2 is duckhunt, than your scope of video games is very, very narrow. Not to mention there's not exactly any dogs laughing at me if I dont kill something...at least when I'm playing Halo...
kwillhan
09-11-2005, 01:35 AM
gamecube more like gaycube nintendo makes kiddy games all the time i mean mario kart wtf only kids ride in go karts nintendo needs to wake up and realize that all gamers want is grand theft auto clones and dead or alive games and maybe counter strike because thats a cool game and you shoot people not a kiddy game like mario teaches baseball ill stick with my ps2 and dumbox thanks
Sound's like someone grew up on Nintendo.
Nintendo still loves you!
kel
kwillhan
09-11-2005, 01:39 AM
Halo was like duckhunt with less weapons.
i'm going to quote you, so many times.
kel
fushi
09-11-2005, 02:31 AM
Wow so much nintendo hate. I really dont get it. I'm pushing 30 and gamecube is the only console I own. It just offers the games I want to play, silly games that I can enjoy with my kids and grandparents. My PC is where I play the "good" games WoW and Counter Strike etc. But the game cube is perfect for everything else, wicked smooth grfx and fun games. Halo is a peice of shit fuck Halo and PS2 is almost exclusively RPG's so every platform has a niche. Dumbasses who cant run a computer play Halo and Nerds who can't run a PC can play Final Fantasy on PS2....I dont hate any platform it takes too much energy. I just call it when I see it.
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/889/fanboy9ym.jpg
This reminds me of those White Power flags; "be white, be proud" or something to that extent. God I love extremists.
Please don't bring that fucking GamingForce bullshit over here. Worst forum of all time.
Murmillo
09-11-2005, 03:04 AM
Bushido was going good until "Halo...." after that, just another flaming Nintendo fanboy. Halo has its flaws, but it also has a great charm that makes it a very good game.
As much as I like some of the PS2 games and want to play those games, the controller always keeps me away - its just too small and the dual shoulder button always makes my fingers cry.
In all honesty, if PS2 didn't have that dual shoulder button crap, I would own one over a xbox...
Other then the black and white button, to me, the xbox-s has been the perfect controller.
I don't own a GC, nor do a I play on one often, but when ever there is one at somebodies house, I always find myself having 100x more fun playing Mario Cart then pulling off another head shot in one of Xbox's 100 different military shooters in a Live match.
Speaking of Live!, what has Sony done yet?
And thats if when I have the chance to pull my self off the computer and Guild Wars.
Why can't people just love thier platform and enjoy it and not bash another consoles because it has a few over rated games they wouldn't be caught dead playing. You may not like Halo or Halo2, but there are over 5+ million copies and a constant top 10 sales chart that will prove you wrong that its a crappy game.
deathfan
09-11-2005, 03:23 AM
As much as I love this forum for it's higher than average proportion of reasonable comments...
you made a mistake typing that. This place is full of idiots like zeal and civx and me. But honestly what the fuck. Why does any piece of nintendo news have to turn into a bitchfest. WHo gives a fuck why this person likes nintendo and this one doesen't. Shut the fuck up about them until they've got a console to show. Until then it's like fukn bitchfest 2005 in here.
This place is full of idiots like zeal and civx and me.
Oh really? And who the hell are you supposed to be again, anyway?
Kelegacy
09-11-2005, 06:49 AM
Bushido was going good until "Halo...." after that, just another flaming Nintendo fanboy. Halo has its flaws, but it also has a great charm that makes it a very good game.
As much as I like some of the PS2 games and want to play those games, the controller always keeps me away - its just too small and the dual shoulder button always makes my fingers cry.
In all honesty, if PS2 didn't have that dual shoulder button crap, I would own one over a xbox...
Other then the black and white button, to me, the xbox-s has been the perfect controller.
Why can't people just love thier platform and enjoy it and not bash another consoles because it has a few over rated games they wouldn't be caught dead playing. You may not like Halo or Halo2, but there are over 5+ million copies and a constant top 10 sales chart that will prove you wrong that its a crappy game.
What is wrong with the two shoulder buttons? I find them easy to figure out. I adapted MUCH quicker to those than I ever did the black and white buttons. I still have trouble with those. I have grown used to the Xbox S and it's bigger size because it does feel comfortable with certain games. The PS2 feels smaller (because it is) when I switch immediately to game on that system from the Xbox, but it's still a pretty great controller. One of the best in terms of practicality and layout of buttons. People complain about the analog sticks, but I've never had a problem. They could change them, but I wouldnt care either way.
The reason I like all 3 consoles is because each gives me a different experience. Nintendo gives me phenomenal gaming in the form of 1st party games that should not be ignored by any real gamer. Dismissing games as kiddy is ridiculously retarded. If you play a game and the gameplay is kiddy, then by all means feel free to stop playing. But by that time, by even trying out some Mario, Zelda, etc you should be hooked.
Microsoft I enjoy for the western gaming, and PC ports. I own a good PC but in the future I probably wont upgrade. The 360 could be my PC upgrade surrogate. Lots of war games, shooters, racers, etc. Missing a good platforming and RPG library, but that's okay because....
...my PS2 is a Japanese behemoth. A handful of new games from that banana shaped island in the Pacific comes to the PS2 every month, to satisfy my RPG urges, my platforming hungers, and even some crazy shit like Katamary and adventuring gems like ICO. Depending on the mood I am in, a different console may get turned on each day.
Murmillo
09-11-2005, 07:47 AM
I don't know.. it just never felt right, and having my hands cramped around a small controller doesn't help too.
Rotting
09-11-2005, 08:15 AM
Bushido was going good until "Halo...." after that, just another flaming Nintendo fanboy. Halo has its flaws, but it also has a great charm that makes it a very good game.
Yeah at first when Halo came out I was all "fuck Halo" because FPSs for me have always been best on PCs. Then I tried it at my friends place and I was all "fuck FUCK Halo". But that was because he was an idiot and used some alternate controller config that only a goat raping assneck would use.
Long story short: I ended up going back and used the basic controller config (I had no idea he had changed it) which worked best for me and I ended buying an xbox. Halo was/is a great game.
Rotting
09-11-2005, 08:16 AM
Hrm. Trying to keep my expectations reasonable. But of course, fingers crossed that something new and kickass gets released.
I think you hit the nail on the head.
Rotting
09-11-2005, 08:23 AM
The reason I like all 3 consoles is because each gives me a different experience.
Exactly. It took me a couple years and many price drops but eventually I ended up getting all three systems.
The last system I got was then PS2 and it felt great just knowing that I could go out and get any good game that gets released.
I'm sure I'll do the same with the next gen systems as well... but it will probably take a few years ;)
Rotting
09-11-2005, 08:24 AM
Err to clarify... I can get any good game that gets released on _any_ system.
Nessus
09-11-2005, 09:14 AM
As far as controllers go all 3 companies need to realize shoulder buttons are stupid, and to move them so they are more like triggers like on the N64 controller.
Holding your fingers at that angle, especially on the PS2 controller, feels incredibly unnatural, and I always end up getting hand cramps after extended play sessions on PS2. Xbox s-controller is slightly better, and the Cube's controller is a bit better still.
But they all have the wrong angle.
Heretic Machine
09-11-2005, 09:53 AM
As far as controllers go all 3 companies need to realize shoulder buttons are stupid
You're stupid. Just wanted to let you know.
see colon
09-11-2005, 11:32 AM
Is Microsoft's lead over Nintendo that vast? I guess I don't really follow the numbers, so whatevs.
some would lead you to believe it's a huge lead. last time i checked they were ahead by less than 2 million units on a global scale. 2 million is a pretty big number, but you're talking about 12 million vs 14 million (iirc the last time i check neither company had broke the 15 million mark, but both were over 10). regardless, when you comparte those numbers to sony's you realize how little they mean. the ps2 sold 74 million units before the release of the slim version.
i'll admit that i have no clue what "nintendo is waking up" is supposed to mean, but this combined with Peter Molyneux and yuji naka's (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=11002) recent comments have me pretty interested.
Kelegacy
09-11-2005, 11:38 AM
some would lead you to believe it's a huge lead. last time i checked they were ahead by less than 2 million units on a global scale. 2 million is a pretty big number, but you're talking about 12 million vs 14 million (iirc the last time i check neither company had broke the 15 million mark, but both were over 10). regardless, when you comparte those numbers to sony's you realize how little they mean. the ps2 sold 74 million units before the release of the slim version.
i'll admit that i have no clue what "nintendo is waking up" is supposed to mean, but this combined with Peter Molyneux and yuji naka's (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=11002) recent comments have me pretty interested.
Are those near-exact numbers? 74 million PS2s to nearly 15 million Xboxes? And people think suddenly that MS might take the lead this next round? That's a huge difference in consoles sold. It might not carry into the next round, but I'm guessing most of it will.
Murmillo
09-11-2005, 01:44 PM
I don't think anybody is expecting Microsoft to take the lead next round, but people are at least expecting that Microsoft should come out of this next gen console wars with at least 1/2 the sales of that Sony makes, rather then 1/5th as current.
As for numbers, this is what I could find. The infomation is a bit old, but I just did a quick&dirty google search.
PS2 > http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php?tid=14452
Xbox > http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php?tid=14535
Market Share: http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php?tid=11760
Worldwide Hardware Sales (End of June 2005)
PS2 - 91 million
Xbox - 21.9 million
GameCube - 18.76 million
Game Boy Advance - 67.77 million
Nintendo DS - 6.65 million
PSP - 5.06 million
PSone - 102.49 million
Kefkataran
09-11-2005, 02:31 PM
Interesting. So the difference between the Cube and Box is significant but not *too* significant. I'm becoming more and more curious to see how the next gen plays out now.
Nessus
09-11-2005, 05:50 PM
"You're stupid. Just wanted to let you know."
Thanks.
Who was he guy who said Microsoft would have the lead until Nintendo and Sony released their consoles lol.
That made zero sense.
The guy who called side buttons stupid is also a dumbass.
Nessus
09-11-2005, 06:55 PM
"The guy who called side buttons stupid is also a dumbass."
What I said was that shoulder buttons, placed at the top of the controller at a 90' angle to the plane of the other buttons, as apposed to the back of the controller in an orientation more like the trigger on the N64 controller, are stupid.
I have nothing against L & R buttons, but I think they'd be better as triggers on the back of the controller instead of on the top.
Chris_D
09-11-2005, 08:38 PM
Interesting. So the difference between the Cube and Box is significant but not *too* significant. I'm becoming more and more curious to see how the next gen plays out now.
Really its more significant if you break down into territories, in particular focus on the US where the xbox is a clear leader, and factor in that the xbox has minimal sales in japan (500k). Of course you can spin that either +ve or -ve. +ve, in that the xbox has comfortably outsold gc in most western territories, -ve, in that they've made little impact in japan, and may not do with the 360 either.
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