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[ThePerm]

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TalkBack / RE:It's Already Over ...

« on: March 10, 2004, 11:32:36 PM »

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Originally posted by: ThePerm
well heres whats gonna happen...all the video game systems are gonna be real similar...chepa ports...high power...ninty wins on fisrt party

ThePerm is right, so long as Nintendo isn't slow to the draw. If these consoles are truly launched in the same time frame, Nintendo could turn the whole war around with software. Forget about luigi's mansion and wave race - think about launching with zelda and metroid instead. The world would become sony's and microsoft's own personal hell.

The proof is there that people still go crazy for Nintendo games, they just come too damn late.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:N5 Nintendo's trojan horse for LAN gaming

« on: February 14, 2004, 07:57:49 PM »

Would token ring really be that horrible? I'll admit that I don't know all of the pros and cons of that particular architecture... but it at least works, right?

Let's brainstorm... If you can think of a better architecture that would be just as easy to set up, (thereby appealing to the mass market), and could come standard in the box at a low cost, i'd like to hear it. (Hey i'm not looking for an argument, just trying to get some ideas going).

There is a huge population out there and a huge potential that is going untapped. If Nintendo can open up LAN gaming to the casual gamers... it could turn into the next big thing... and they could emerge as the industry leader once again. But regular people are scared of hubs, ethernet cables, and shelling out $40 on a BBA that will be useless if none of their friends would own one as well.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:N5 Nintendo's trojan horse for LAN gaming

« on: February 14, 2004, 02:06:04 PM »

Attention Nintendo:

If you want N5 to offer something truly innovative, give it two built-in ethernet jacks. That's right, two. Think about it, then we'd be able to daisy chain the systems together, eliminating the need for BBA's and a hub altogether. If one length of ethernet cable also comes standard in the box, then anybody who bought an N5 would immediately have all the equipment needed to join a LAN of infinite size.

This would GREATLY increase the popularity of lan gaming because everybody would be capable of it, even the non-techno savvy. Most kids (and their parents for that matter) probably don't even know what a hub is. If every regular Joe Schmoe is capable of throwing a LAN party with his friends, then third-party developers would jump on the bandwagon as well. It could spark a multiplayer revolution.

Think about N5 as being "the ultimate lan console". It would exist in a completely different category than other consoles - it would serve a different purpose. Even the Xbox and PS2 fanboys would want to have one for joining in on the lan parties. These are the kids who like to put down Nintendo. But lots of them own GBA's, right? That's because the GBA provides a unique experience that their xbox never could.

[TheYoungerPlumber]

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TalkBack / RE:Capcom Officially Announces Mega Man Compilations

« on: December 24, 2003, 09:08:25 PM »

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Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
I remember watching a few episodes of the anime...I'd probably enjoy those clips on the PS2 version.  Ah well...

You know the Mega Man anime was released per season on DVD ......

A friend of mine picked it up. It's much worse than i ever remembered it, though. We were young.