Best E³ ever for Nintendo fans? (Be warned: fanboyism!)

MuGen · 05-15-2006, 10:10 AM

i know this thread warns of fanboyism.... and boy does it ever wreak of it... lol

but my brother went to E3 with his friend who works for a newspaper in LA, and told me that the hall for Microsoft was scarce throughout the event and had maybe close to a hundred people there, while Nintendo and Sony had all the press lined up.

I guess it's because they were unveiling and Microsoft was just adding.

But I'd also like to mention that just because $600 is expensive for one person doesn't mean it is for the next.... I know the majority may think it's expensive, but there are a lot of people in Japan and US who will spring for the latest technology. The people who buy HDTV because it's clearer then regular TV... are the people who get the PS3 cuz it's more visually stunning, then the PS2. People will always upgrade whether at a high cost or not. This just seperates the loyalists from the nay sayers.

If you've got people spending $300-500 even close to $1,000 for Video cards on their PC..... you'd think there are people out there willing to spend that much on a whole gaming package.

Dyne · 05-15-2006, 02:26 PM

^ You know those same "people" you keep talking about bought the CD-i when it launched. It sold 567,000 and was a mere $400 initially.

Of course it's all about the games, but what you're arguing is that some people are going to buy it. This is true. There are a ton of idiots with money. We get it. If they have that type of money though, they can easily buy Wii and Xbox 360, too.

MuGen · 05-15-2006, 03:52 PM

sure they can easily buy Wii and 360, but it's not about if you have the money spend it, it's about spending it on a valued product. PS3 will feature a lot of new toys that people will want and appreciate while with 360, sooner or later developers will need the extra storage on the disc to create more content, and you'll eventually have to spend an extra $200 for the HD_DVD Peripheral.

Perfect Stu · 05-15-2006, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

^ You know those same "people" you keep talking about bought the CD-i when it launched. It sold 567,000 and was a mere $400 initially.

Of course it's all about the games, but what you're arguing is that some people are going to buy it. This is true. There are a ton of idiots with money. We get it. If they have that type of money though, they can easily buy Wii and Xbox 360, too.

Wanna put your money where your mouth is? I'll bet you that on January 1st 2010, the PS3 will have sold more units than XBox 360 and Nintendo Wii (not combined, but more than each)

I know that's a long ways away but I would guaruntee I would not back out of the bet...

MuGen · 05-15-2006, 04:36 PM

Basically is Blu-Ray sky rockets, people will be flocking to buy the PS3 because the stand alone player is so expensive... and the value of the PS3 just gets hotter and hotter..

Still want that HD-DVD peripheral for Xbox360?

fingersman · 05-15-2006, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MuGen

Basically is Blu-Ray sky rockets, people will be flocking to buy the PS3 because the stand alone player is so expensive... and the value of the PS3 just gets hotter and hotter..

Still want that HD-DVD peripheral for Xbox360?

That's if the blu-ray sky rockets.

I think there are too many factors to take into to consideration to even announce a clear cut winner at this point in time. But I guess this is part of the fun next gen, making predictions.

Canyarion · 05-15-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MuGen

Basically is Blu-Ray sky rockets

I assume you made a typo and you mean IF?

Because that's the whole point: if.

MuGen · 05-15-2006, 11:47 PM

It's not about just the BDR HD Movies it will be delivering. It's about the games as well. Blu-Ray will skyrocket nonetheless, whether in games or movies. Developers will love the freedom they have to create compelling content.. It adds more value to the purchase of a game. Microsoft will be hearing cries from their developers cuz they want more room on their Discs, so either way if BDR wins or loses in the next-gen platform, Microsoft will inevitably have to adopt their HD-DVD peripheral, forcing current owners to shell out another 200... because face it, once HD-DVD goes mainstream, all the games will go on HD-DVD cuz of the storage capacity and so you will NEED to buy it for the Xbox 360 for 2nd gen games. While with the PS3 you will have all you need out of the box.

in essence, the xbox 360 will have cost near the same as the ps3 when the HD-DVD makes it presence known to Xbox 360 gamers, and where will the "cheaper then PS3" fit in?

The only system that is CLEAR CUT cheaper is the Wii at this point. The X360 was priced lower only because peripherals were held back on it, eventually though... HD-DVD & BDR will become mainstream for their respective consoles, with PS3 owners having already a BDR player and Xbox 360 owners having to buy one to play 2nd gen games. All in all I'd say the value and price of PS3 and Xbox 360 are pretty much the same.

Jonbo298 · 05-16-2006, 06:41 AM

It'll be awhile before developers for the 360 force people to use HD-DVD. My guess is that 2 versions will be released similar to how PC is now. Larger the game, the more standard DVDs (or in PC's case CD's) it takes due to HD content taking up a crapload of room. But if you dont want to be swapping DVDs sometimes, you get the HD-DVD version and just have a single DVD to deal with.