Quote:The real April fool's joke of the video game industry seems to be the whole month of April. April is known for being the time that the 'bottom of the barrel' titles get released. Hardly any games come out during the entire month in the first place because companies are winding down their operations and finishing up their fiscal year. Here are the scant amount of GCN and GBA titles being released this month — all but one of them coming in at discounted prices.
WarioWare Inc. (GCN) $30
Space Raiders (GCN) $20
Serious Sam: The Next Encounter (GCN) $20
Future Tactics: The Uprising (GCN) $20
Disney's Home on the Range (GBA) $20
Serious Sam Advance (GBA) $20
Shining Soul 2 (GBA) $30
There may be a couple additional titles that appear at certain retailers during April, but they'll probably be ones that were supposed to come out in March.
Not bad, there's also a game called "Blowout" that's only $10 and from what I've heard it's well worth the small price.
Seems Nintendo is shifting its target audience with the DS...
16:49 More info on Nintendo's DS is gradually coming to light; this time the source is Nintendo's executive vice president of sales and marketing Reggie Fils-Aime, who gave away a few more details on the portable console in an interview with business site CNN.
When the DS is publicly unveiled at May's E3 showcase, Nintendo will specify a release date as well as a price for the unit. Previously Nintendo has only confirmed plans to launch the console worldwide before the end of the year.
However, it does seem as though Nintendo has opted to move away from its previous "games only" stance; the DS is rumoured to feature an Instant Messaging facility and movie playback capabilities.
Nintendo has so far refused to comment on those rumours, but Fils-Aime admitted that the company is seeking to attract "early adopters who are looking for more complex gameplay and the gamer who has a little more money to spend."
The VP of marketing also commented that "the gamer needs to see it, to see the games, to see the full functionality of the machine. We're reticent to give details until we can show it."
Nintendo will also "discuss" its next-generation home console at E3 according to Fils-Aime, though quite how much information the ever-secretive company is likely to make available is unclear. "Comment will come from the highest levels," said Fils-Aime. "The focus and commitment we have on this will be shown at E3."
Steve Colton
Now I'm pretty much totally convinced that Nintendo plans for the DS to be a direct competitor with the PSP. PALM-like functionality, and Nintendo's comment of it being for gamers who want something more complex and are willing to pay more for it. That's certainly a huge contradiction from Nintendo's usual "games only" stance and Iwata's recent comments that more complex games are not the answer, but whatever, maybe that was just to throw us off. Nintendo also said that the DS would be a sign of things to come, and I sincerely hope that's true. This could mean that Nintendo is prepared to make the N5 offer everything that the PS3 and X-Box 2 could be offering, gaming and non-gaming.
I'm just worried that the DS will be weak compared to the PSP (N64 specs vs. PS2 specs? Yikes!), and the recent news that the PSP will be out in the U.S. and Europe in August, which would give Sony a six-month head start in Japan and a few months head start in the U.S. (that is if the DS makes it out here in 2004).
Quote:Following the PSP showing at the recent GDC, Sony has announced that the PSP's release is being pushed up. PSP will now launch in Japan around late July, with a North American and European launch occuring in early August.
This news, however shocking, is not unexpected. The PSP was first shown to the public last week during the Game Developer's Conference. Apperantly, the showing was so impressive that several publishers jumped on the PSP bandwagon immediately.
According to our sources, the PSP is similar to the PS2 in terms of programming, so expect a good number of PS2 titles to be either moved or ported to the PSP around launch. It is said that users will be able to download their PS2 saved game to the PSP for use in the PSP version of the title, and vice versa.
Due to this overwhelming support, Sony has decided that it can successfully launch the PSP in August with a set of quality launch titles.
Death Jr., a platformer in the veign of Crash Bandicoot, will be Sony's big launch title. Additionally, EA Sports has confirmed to be packaging a PSP version of Madden 2005 with the PS2 version in a promotional effort. Users will be able to download their PS2 saved game to the PSP for use in the PSP version of the title, and vice versa. Rockstar is likely planning a Grand Theft Auto title, but when asked, a company representative suggestively replied, "wait for E3." There are reports of Koei developing a new Dynasty Warriors game for the portable, as well, though Koei representives had not returned our calls as of press time.
Stay tuned for the latest information on the PSP's impending release. Expect more specific details at next month's E3.
And I'm glad you were right, Derek. This has made my day, week, month, hell even my year. Awesome, awesome news. Intelligent Systems: I want to marry you!!
Posted by: ShyGuy - 1st April 2004, 4:11 PM - Forum: Tendo City
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Problem: I have two computers. One a Dell I purchased a few years ago, the second is home built. All my software (like Microsoft Word) came with my Dell computer when I purchased it. However, the software won't install on any non-Dell computer, which sucks because I paid for the software, why shouldn't I be able to use it on both computers?
So, what I'm asking is this. Does anybody know a way around this, or want to IM me to discuss "other" methods of getting Microsoft Word on my second computer? I really can't afford to go buy another copy from the store, unless it was less than $50.
Quote:Despite constant criticisms that Nintendo is not selling well in Europe it has been announced today by Nintendo of Europe that sales in German are high.
The GameCube has now sold over 530,000 units in German, that's over half a million.
The Game Boy Advance has also sold 1.25 million and the Game Boy Advance SP has sold 600,000 units.
When asked for his comments about this Shigeru Miyamoto said ":shiggy2:".
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Sadly, Great Rumbler's career was cut short when, in his 22nd year of life, he was struck down by writer's block. The disease absolutely devastated him and he could no longer use his powers. Eventually he was forced to flee as the members of the forum, angered by the absense of their beloved comics, stormed his moutain fortress in Quebec and demanded he create more.
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But whatever happened to this creative and utterly insane man one thing is sure, Great Rumbler, the man who made us laugh, will live on forever in our hearts.
This has been Spiro T. Agnew reporting. Good night, everyone.
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