Well here is the much neglected Next Gen Console thread that was once enthroned upon the now disgraced Video Games Section...
I decided to use this thread rather than create a brand new thread on the matter because, well, that's really rather wasteful and would just cover up all the comments and news related in this thread wouldn't it?
Anyhow, here's the news. Looks like the PS3 is delayed until November...
Reuters, Nikei: "Ps3 delayed until November"
PC World's article
ugh...
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
Delay, after delay. This is going to seriously effect Sony. They act confident, always assuming that all the Playstation/PS2 fans will buy the PS3 no matter what.
I have the feeling they're in for a bad surprise.
(still playing Sega Genesis)
"Samsonlonghair - The Defender of the Oppressed And Shunned!" -Kraco
Link.
I knew it would be delayed... Suckers! All that waiting for a glorified dvd player. :P
*Goes back to enjoying his Xbox 360*
Isn't there like a lesbian/gay tv channel in america that's called the we network or something. Maybe it should be pronounced "why" instead, as in dear god why are nintendo shooting themselves in the foot before a 100 meter dash.
The PS3 being region free thing is just insane and almost brings a tear to my eye.
i also think the name sounds a little silly, as does the statement on Nintendo's website regarding the reason for the name, but guys, it's just a name! They could call it 'Interactive pixel processor intent on keeping kids fat and indoors', it's the same machine one way or another. That's part of the reason I like Sony's approach. PS, PS2, PS3. No frills, no trying to be flashy, just 'this is what's next from us'.
seriously, is anyone seriously going to take the new name into account when they decide to buy or not buy the Wii? Cuz you'd be a damn fool to.
The big news this week (semi-leaked) from Nintendo is about the Wii Nunchaku attachment
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/26/in...unchaku-ki-ya/
And then there's the news about the wii controller having force feedback
Interview with Nintendo rep:
http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/042...force_feedback
Last edited by masamuneehs; Fri, 04-28-2006 at 07:46 AM.
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
I think penny-arcade said it best
"You really must be joking. What names were rejected, that something like Wii remained vertical at the end of it?
The range of responses thus far have not been terribly surprising. It's the usual camps, really, and I don't know if these positions exist throughout all of human dialogue or if they are local to our merry band, but they are known to me. People who hate it because they hate X, people who hate it because it is not good, people who like it because other people hate it, people who like it because they are "above the fray," and people who like it because they like X. The first million times I saw this scene play out I could always find some piquant flavor in the proceedings, something that made each conflict unique. Now all I see is a kind of template superimposed over every motive, as though the argument were taking place between cells on a spreadsheet.
I'm uncomfortable with it because I think a word of alien origin like "Wii" is phonetically ambiguous for most people, but I doubt that I represent some genuine constituency. Nintendo clearly felt the name was so cryptic it required a Rosetta Stone alongside to contextualize it, which doesn't really speak to its deep strength or intuitive character. I believe, almost fervently, in their vision for the product - but I don't see any reason to do their public relations work for them. Enunciating each syllable clearly, I would call this moniker a profound error in judgement.
I'm aware that some people like it, or in any event they don't hate it. I am not those people, but I think that I can live in peace with them as long as they do not try and honestly suggest that the Goddamn name is emblematic of togetherness. What makes me mad isn't that Nintendo has chosen a name based on bizarre, interstellar philsophy. It's that they chose a name that was and is so readily used to obscure and discredit the imaginative power of the system.
Up until now, they've done an almost miraculous job maintaining enthusiasm for what is really a very unorthodox idea. To be honest, I sort of thought this would be the easy part."
And Comic
image fail!
Guys, its ok because wii can change the world. But, whatever, just give super smash bros 3.
Originally Posted by masamuneehs
pffff........ november in japan is January amerika and that is July in europe....
no it isnt, having you guys been reading? they said its gonna be shipped WORLDWIDE on november 11th, to north american, european and asian regions, with a million units at launch, im geussing 250k for america and europe each, and 500k for asia, but ofcourse it will prolly be sold out everywhere, for like ........months
ow.. that's nice.
Yeah I dont get this system that the major companys use were you have a very little amount shipped and causing chaos in the world well at least in my area and I do get that they make different versions of the consoles to be resold but shouldn't they just simply make another million worldwide its not like they loose more money since consoles get cheaper only as time goes by
wow....10 player tetris? o.O;;
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
And I thought the 4 player Tetris game for Xbox was extreme! <--Sarcasm.
I see that being fun for about 3 or 4 rounds.
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