Xbox 360? - Page 4

bigjko · 05-09-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by squarejawhero

There's hardly any releases on this current format this year, the DS may have been successful but the games haven't been widely acclaimed and they're ALREADY trumping the GBA2. Why? WHY? They just released the DS!

I think a GBA2 unveiling is still just unconfirmed rumours. And as to why, the GBA is still selling pretty well even after the DS was out. Maybe that's a good enough reason for Nintendo to think that there might be a market for both the DS and a new Game Boy.

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-09-2005, 01:53 PM

Wouldn't they be competing with each other, though? In that case, it would be better if Nintendo focused on making the GBA2 for younger people, and the DS for an older market.

bigjko · 05-09-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Wouldn't they be competing with each other, though? In that case, it would be better if Nintendo focused on making the GBA2 for younger people, and the DS for an older market.

The Game Boy has always been more for the younger people, while the DS, judging from marketing campaigns (as childish as they may be, they're in men's magazines) and the type of games, are for older and/or casual gamers. The DS is also getting accessories later this year, that underline the fact that it could be used as a sort of PDA.

SoccerDude28 · 05-09-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Wouldn't they be competing with each other, though? In that case, it would be better if Nintendo focused on making the GBA2 for younger people, and the DS for an older market.

The reason why they have both GBA2 and DS in the market at the same time is (according to what I read) to suffocate Sony's PSP, by grabbing as much of the handheld shares as they can.

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-09-2005, 02:11 PM

I have a feeling the PSP will eventually catch up and become a force to be reckoned with. But it depends on what games will be made, and just importantly, peripherals like movies, music, and other stuff. Sony's plan, I think, is to make the PSP into a huge little hi-fi multimedia entertainment system that fits in your pocket. From what you tell me, Nintendo wants to make the DS into a "salaryman's" portable personal assistant/mistress.

Talas · 05-09-2005, 03:31 PM

Ragnar Tornquist (TLJ) has a few of things to say about the Xbox 360, sounds interesting.

http://ragnartornquist.typepad.com/

In my humble opinion, that's pretty ugly. Not that the looks matter, I will buy it anyway.

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05-09-2005, 02:11 PM	#65
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I have a feeling the PSP will eventually catch up and become a force to be reckoned with. But it depends on what games will be made, and just importantly, peripherals like movies, music, and other stuff. Sony's plan, I think, is to make the PSP into a huge little hi-fi multimedia entertainment system that fits in your pocket. From what you tell me, Nintendo wants to make the DS into a "salaryman's" portable personal assistant/mistress. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Talas S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mexico Posts: 707	Ragnar Tornquist (TLJ) has a few of things to say about the Xbox 360, sounds interesting. http://ragnartornquist.typepad.com/ In my humble opinion, that's pretty ugly. Not that the looks matter, I will buy it anyway. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ¿Qué?

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