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[AndrewTS 0]

That would fit in with the "by Thanksgiving" date Nintendo announced long ago.

 

I guess this means Twilight Princess isn't coming out any sooner than Nov though.

[bobobrazil1984 0]

have they settled on the specifics of the virtual console (pricing, what games will be available, etc) yet for the Wii? I'm not really interested in any of the games announced except for the usual Mario/Zelda, but the chance to play the SNES/N64 games without buying old nintendo systems is pretty cool.

[AndrewTS 0]

They haven't announced that.

 

Based on past promises, I expect all first party NES, SNES, N64 stuff to be available, but based on the NES Classics series 3rd party titles can and will be available. Which Genesis and TG16 games will be out is a mystery (Bonk is a given, although aside from that what people want is Dracula X Rondo of Blood, which I have doubts will happen).

 

They've been tight lipped on prices. The Wii itself is going to be "under $250." Tradition says $200 USD. Nintendo can well afford to charge more in Japan, though, because 360 is a nonfactor and DS Lite already has a higher price than US. I expect $200 USD and a bit more for Japan.

[Open the Muggy Gate 0]

So is anyone here still gonna get a PS3 after all we've heard about it so far?

 

Anyone?

[AndrewTS 0]

Except for the "exclusive" Assassin's Creed (ha ha ha!), there's not a single PS3 property that I care about, so I'll pass until a good price and cheap/plentiful library comes.

[Anya 0]

So is anyone here still gonna get a PS3 after all we've heard about it so far?

 

Anyone?

 

 

Yes, I will get it and I am confident it will be the best.

 

 

PS3 is still likely to be the most successful.

[Scroby 0]

So is anyone here still gonna get a PS3 after all we've heard about it so far?

 

Anyone?

 

No!!!!!!!!!!

 

I will be happy with my 360 and Wii and I will laugh at anyone who tries to tell me that 600 dollars is worth it for the new PS3. Oh and RIDGGGGGGGGGE RACEEEEEEEEEER

[bobobrazil1984 0]

not until the PS3 slimline comes out

 

I might pick up a Wii depending on how the Virtual Console works out, but it's a bit doubtful. I'm just going to spend time on my incredible backlog of ps2 games until ps3 gets a price drop, as I'm interested in FF13 and the new MGS.

[Black Lushus 0]

I think I might just go with the Wii...I'm digging the backwards compatibility and it's in a reasonable price range.

[2GOLD 0]

Maybe in two years I'll get a PS3. I have no interest in the Wii since I hate Zelda and grew extremely tired of Mario. And the Xbox360 just hasn't impressed me one bit since it was released.

[Matt Young 0]

For me, it's Wii>>>360>>>PS3. Come to think of it, it was the same alst generation, but now the gap is even wider. I still plan to get all 3, when the price is right.

[Guest Skironox]

History has shown us that with Sony, the first line of their newest systems out of the factory are always buggy pieces of crap that burn out after 6 months. Buying a PS3 at release is $600 flushed down the drain, imo. Theres absolutely no games that appeal to me, and I'm really quite satisfied with the lineup on the current generation of consoles. If anything I might get a used Gamecube or Wii and enjoy a bunch of games I've never had the chance to try.

[AndrewTS 0]

Plus remember that after 90 days, Sony's warranty expires. So it's either you get an extended warranty and pay even more, or hope Sony gets sued again.

 

The Wii will likely have a 1 year warranty like Nintendo's other systems. The 360 unfortunately is 90 standard with an extended service plan for more $.

[Open the Muggy Gate 0]

http://pokemongerman.ytmnd.com/

 

WTF?

[Scroby 0]

Why do I have a suden urge to slap a deer after seeing that?

[AndrewTS 0]

Nintendo is going to *announce* the Wii info--price, release date, etc in September.

 

I really hope that Virtual Console is stacked with 3rd Party stuff, including Castlevania 3. I picked up a Retrocon (a bootleg NES system), and like virtually every other NES knockoff, which is usually NOAC (NES on a Chip), it doesn't play Castlevania 3 due to the game's custom sound chip. Everything else seems to play beautifully (my NES kept crashing in games), and maybe I'll have to just settle for emulated CV3 on the PC, but it's still a fine little system.

 

All I want for Virtual Console then--CV3 and Rondo of Blood Arranged.

[Guest NYankees]

There was this video game called Messiah that was supposed to come out back in 1998 or 1999. Every magazine that I remembered was writing about how great the game was going to be. Whatever happened to this game?

[The Amazing Rando 0]

There was this video game called Messiah that was supposed to come out back in 1998 or 1999. Every magazine that I remembered was writing about how great the game was going to be. Whatever happened to this game?

 

Was that the one with like the little baby that was supposed to be part of it or something? I think I remembered reading about that in Next Generation magazine. No idea on what actually happened to it though.

 

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_%28video_game%29

[Guest NYankees]

There was this video game called Messiah that was supposed to come out back in 1998 or 1999. Every magazine that I remembered was writing about how great the game was going to be. Whatever happened to this game?

 

Was that the one with like the little baby that was supposed to be part of it or something? I think I remembered reading about that in Next Generation magazine. No idea on what actually happened to it though.

 

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_%28video_game%29

 

 

Yeah. I just looked it up half an hour ago on wikipedia as well. It only came out on the pc.

[Scroby 0]

There was this video game called Messiah that was supposed to come out back in 1998 or 1999. Every magazine that I remembered was writing about how great the game was going to be. Whatever happened to this game?

 

Was that the one with like the little baby that was supposed to be part of it or something? I think I remembered reading about that in Next Generation magazine. No idea on what actually happened to it though.

 

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_%28video_game%29

 

 

Yeah. I just looked it up half an hour ago on wikipedia as well. It only came out on the pc.

 

I actually thought it came out late last year but there was NO promotion for it at all and I do believe the company who produced it wanted retailers to get pre-orders for it but retailers barely knew what it was since there was little to none promotion for it. It might have been cancelled but I can't remember.

[Anya 0]

Messiah came out years ago. Like 99-2001. It was by Shiny, the Earthworm Jim people. That was one of the last games Dave Perry hyped up before losing his credibility and fading into obscurity.

[AndrewTS 0]

That was one of the last games Dave Perry hyped up before losing his credibility and fading into obscurity.

 

You mean by making the Enter the Matrix and Path of Neo games, right?

 

Messiah is a little like Geist, in that you can possess people and stuff.

[Scroby 0]

Messiah came out years ago. Like 99-2001. It was by Shiny, the Earthworm Jim people. That was one of the last games Dave Perry hyped up before losing his credibility and fading into obscurity.

There was another one coming out. I just don't know if it ever came out.

[AndrewTS 0]

Anya really dislikes Nintendo-

 

Anya says:

plus I hate nintendo

Andrew says:

nooo

Anya says:

I dont know why anyone would like them, they are obnoxious

Anya says:

I cannot stand how sony are seen as the bad guys this time around

Anya says:

if they do well its going to be the opposite in 10 years

Anya says:

everyone shbould know that

Anya says:

Nintendo is worse than everyone else ever

Anya says:

seeing people hype up sony arrogance then love Wii just makes me want to kill myself

Anya says:

there is nothing more silly than that

Anya says:

no one is more arrogant than Nintendo!

Andrew says:

why is ps3 worth 600 bucks?

Andrew says:

that's arrogance

Anya says:

not really

Andrew says:

Yes, it is.

Anya says:

thats "oh god whyd we agree to this blue ray thing"

Anya says:

you think they actgually want it to be that?

Anya says:

they may say they do

Anya says:

they might come out and hype in their PR how its totally worth it and just so cheap and such an awesome value

Anya says:

but surely theyre not that dumb

Andrew says:

you can't wait for genji at launch right?

Anya says:

is that the one with the crab?

Andrew says:

yup

Anya says:

I think I saw part 1 in a bargin bin at meijer on monday

Andrew says:

likely

Andrew says:

10 bucks at pawn shops everywhere!

Anya says:

think of how arrogant nintendo is

Anya says:

they believe people that dont play games dont play games because they dont liek games

Anya says:

they dont play games because they just havent experienced the wonder of their products

Anya says:

that is true arrogance

Anya says:

no one is more delusional than nintendo

Anya says:

they are CRAZY

Anya says:

they're crazier than sony

Anya says:

and they had the metroid guy killed!

Andrew says:

in their native market it's not too crazy an idea.

Andrew says:

and Virtual Boy killed Gumpei, not Nintendo

Anya says:

it was a mob hit!

Anya says:

yamuachi himself was driving

Anya says:

I wish that was true just because it'd be a really cool story

Anya says:

and if it was found out it would be cool to see the fans spin it

Anya says:

"well he had it coming"

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

I read an interview in EGM with a Sony rep (forget his name, but not Ken) stating "we've never been first to release our console", referring to the Xbox 360 being out a year prior to the PS3. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the current (previous?) generation, wasn't the PS2 launched a year prior to the Xbox and GameCube? Should the fact the DC came out in 99 really count? It was not a factor in what is now just a 3 system race.

[Anya 0]

At the time PS2 came out DC was seen as a contender. Sega still tried. They just failed badly.

[bobobrazil1984 0]

I'm a coupla years late, but I finished FF10 today, and I loved it. The story was really solid, and ditching active time, showing all the turns, and letting you switch characters was a really nice move, so much so that it actually made me do a 180 from hating turn based battles to digging them. I'd say its right up there with VII as far as the 3D-era FFs go. My one and only gripe is the lack of a world map. You can still roam around to the various cities at the end via airship but I liked just roaming around the world and randomly going to whatever city i end up at.

I believe this was another game that the "modern final fantasies suck long live SNES FFs" crowd shit on?? This just reminds me why I always tune out those folks when it comes to RPGs. LOVED it. Especially the ending.

 

One other thing though, FFX-2 should totally have been a prequel about a young Auron. It just occured to me in Auron's last scene, that he is actually a bit of a badass and probably has tons of history. A prequel about Auron/Jecht/Braska coulda been pretty awesome.

[Anya 0]

I love FF X. VII, VIII and X are my favorites. X might have my favorite overall cast in a game.

[AndrewTS 0]

I believe this was another game that the "modern final fantasies suck long live SNES FFs" crowd shit on??

 

No, that would be 7 or 8.

 

That crowd pretty much didn't give a damn by the time X came around.

 

One other thing though, FFX-2 should totally have been a prequel about a young Auron.

 

That or not existed at all.

[Anya 0]

There's nothing wrong with X-2.