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that doesnt change the fact that some people are more looking forward to one than the other.
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Yeah..untill the games start coming out, why even bother with this? Personally I won't even consider buying a next gen. console untill all three have been out for a year. That way, I can look at the games that are out there and see which one I should go for.
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I'll decide when they're about to be released, so far there's not enough info
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Ouch, the poll is close, come on the Revolution!
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Xbox 360. It's really the only console I know about, and I'm a bit of an XBox fanboy.
Nintendo hasn't done a lot to impress me over the last few years, so I'm not getting my hopes up for them. And I've never been a fan of the PS and PS2 game libraries.
Nintendo hasn't done a lot to impress me over the last few years, so I'm not getting my hopes up for them. And I've never been a fan of the PS and PS2 game libraries.
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GhostBoi said:
The Xbox may not have a huge history of impressive doings (although I think you vastly underestimate the significance in console gaming that is Live), but it beats nothing.
What do you want me to say? I just think that Microsoft offered more at the table than Nintendo did in the last batch of console wars. I mean that in terms of hardware, games, and console capabilities. Xbox gave me the chance to blow the crap out of my opponent with pleasure and ease. Nintendo gave me congas to beat on. 'Nuff said.
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ps3, my current comp is pretty good and most of the xbox360 titles will come to pc so i'll stick with some pc upgrades and wait for ps3 unless it absolutely bombs which i doubt, all my fav games are gona be on it as i have a ps2 so *shrugs*.
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That's kinda what I was thinking, Xbox360 there just trying to make it as PC like as possible, which to me defeats the purpose of having a console. Two diffrent platforms should be 2 diffrent experiencesjimbo118 said:
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Could someone please explain something "revolutionary" nintendo has done besides the DS, which i'd describe as more gimmicky than anything else. As far as I've seen (I have owned every nintedo console since the NES to the n64... stopped at GC), its been the same progression of better graphics, more buttons on the controller, and so on, which is exactly what the xbox and ps do. am i the only one who is satisfied with that?BRODIEMAN2k4 said:
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gh0st said:
No, you aren't the only one. I'm satisfied with better graphics and extended capabilities, so long as there's consistent good quality with the games. To term Nintendo as revolutionary in this day and age is very pretentious, IMO, as they've done just the same as every other company aside from a few gimmicky devices of their own.
I'm gonna quote GR from last year's E3 2004 wrap-up.
"Meanwhile, the bigwigs were busy telling us that Nintendo was "changing the face of the industry" and has been doing so for years, a force of revolution, while simultaneously showing us pictures of its upcoming Metroid, Mario, Donkey Kong and Starfox sequels.
How revolutionary."
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gh0st said:
Here we go.
-Guncon-Duck Hunt anyone?
-Analog stick with the N64, which Sony later copied off of.
-Rumble feature, which again Sony copied off of
-GameBoy, you should know this. Handhelds wouldn't be what they are today if Gameboy never came out.
-First true 3D game, which is Mario 64.
-Zelda Franchise alone. Highest scoring game? Zelda Ocarina of Time. For it's time, revolutionary.
-Nintendo DS, touch screen control, voice capabilites for games such as NintenDogs. May be gimmicky to you, but to 5 million and more people, it's an awsome feature.
Those are just some innovative and revolutionary designs Nintendo came up with.
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Duck Hunt isnt revolutionary.
Analog stick had been done before
Rumble feature. lets make our controller shake! its a REVOLUTION.
i'll give you gameboy
mario is NOT the first 3d game - you are about a decade late. Here's just one 3d game prior to mario 64 http://www.mobygames.com/game/catacomb-3-d
zelda is not revolutionary, its been done.
the DS is gimmicky. I know and I have one.
Analog stick had been done before
Rumble feature. lets make our controller shake! its a REVOLUTION.
i'll give you gameboy
mario is NOT the first 3d game - you are about a decade late. Here's just one 3d game prior to mario 64 http://www.mobygames.com/game/catacomb-3-d
zelda is not revolutionary, its been done.
the DS is gimmicky. I know and I have one.
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KU_ said:
How's this revolutionary?
My controller shakes! Where's the revolution again?
What a lie. Playstation had 3D games before the N64 was released.
Pointing at a high score does not make something revolutionary. It's just solidly made.
You're right. They do strike me as very gimmicky. I don't find the inception of two screens being used for gaming to not be all that new or capable of turning the industry on its head. Nor do I think that yelling voice commands at a virtual pet (something that's also not really new) is revolutionary.
Granted, the Gameboy and Guncom were revolutionary for their time. But that's it. For their time. I'm sorry, but I don't feel that the "revolutionary" tag is something you should be able to hold onto forever when you're pretty much only churning out mascot games and novelty gadgets.
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Definiton of Revolution- A sudden or momentous change in a situation
An analog stick definetly changed the way we play games today. PS2, GameCube and Xbox all use them. Ever try going back to a four direction pad?
Rumble feature-Never been done before until the N64. Years later, and what do ya know, every system has one.
The rest, well that's your opinion and I cannot change that.
An analog stick definetly changed the way we play games today. PS2, GameCube and Xbox all use them. Ever try going back to a four direction pad?
Rumble feature-Never been done before until the N64. Years later, and what do ya know, every system has one.
The rest, well that's your opinion and I cannot change that.
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Nintendo did not create analog sticks. And last I checked, I still had full directional movement in games that had four-direction pads. And again, where is the revolution in making my controller shake? Granted, it's a nice addition. But it has not shaped the way we make games today.
I don't see how the definition you've suppled pertains to those things.
I don't see how the definition you've suppled pertains to those things.
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A change in situation. The rumble pack, and analog stick changed the way we play games. That being said, I refuse to argue anymore. More importantly, I refuse to argue with someone who claims to cyber with another person over Xbox live.
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