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Post by jezzy on Nov 28, 2005 12:09:00 GMT
It's The End of Nintendo as We Know It. Ninty are on the slide since the PS2 came about. The Revolution could be Nintendo's last effort at taking back over the throne as the best hardware/software manufacturer.  |
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Post by Golden Dragoon on Nov 28, 2005 12:27:54 GMT
I doubt it, sure Nintendo will never be the king of the hill like it once was, but it has too many profitable franchises and makes far too much money to call it a day in the console arena.
And several people at Nintendo have said that the revolution will be bought by anyone and especialy those who allready have another console, thus they are aiming to have a rev in every home that has a PS3 or Xbox 360's as well as in everyones homes that don't have a console at all.
I think the revolution is too different to fail, and at the end of the day who cares if it fails? Nintendo will go on regardless.
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Post by Claire on Nov 28, 2005 12:31:59 GMT
Yeh, what GD said.
Nintendo still make more money from games that either Sony or Microsoft anyway, so it's going to be a looooooooooong time before they follow Sega down the third party route.
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Post by Gamecentral_Defence_Force_Matt on Nov 28, 2005 12:50:25 GMT
There's always room for a niche console. Though I concede that it's quite a dangerous burden relying on home grown franchises to entirely support a console. I think that the inevitable end for Nintendo as a first party is directly linked with the potential for a major failure in the handheld market - and in all honesty I doubt they'll rule the roost eternally.
I also wish to echo GD's point by declaring my undoubted purchase of the Revolution along with another next gen console.
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Post by offbeat69 on Nov 28, 2005 12:53:35 GMT
Agree. Nintendo are the only company of the three to make a profit every year, and in style: they underperformed last financial year and still made £100 million. In any other industry, that would appropriate Ninty as the market leader.
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Post by Golden Dragoon on Nov 28, 2005 12:55:19 GMT
In actualyity I wonder if Microsoft are infringing upon Nintendo's patents again, the Xbox 360 plays orriginal xbox games via emulation, and Nintendo now own worldwide patents for emulating an older console on a current machine.
Mind you if it turns out like the Xbox live incident Nintendo won't have the guts to go after them, and just let them get away with infringing patents they own.
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Post by dynastygal on Nov 28, 2005 13:55:15 GMT
All I can say is, I've no interest in the Revolution, and it'll just be the PS3 I'll be getting.
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Post by Dr Eggfan on Nov 28, 2005 22:38:14 GMT
It's The End of Nintendo as We Know It. Ninty are on the slide since the PS2 came about. The Revolution could be Nintendo's last effort at taking back over the throne as the best hardware/software manufacturer. Where's your proof? As far as I know, Nintendo have never had the "throne" in Europe at least, since the MD was more popular than the SNES and the PS more popular than the N64. Plus at the moment the DS is more popular than the PSP in both Europe and Japan. |
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Post by Golden Dragoon on Nov 28, 2005 23:29:47 GMT
PS
21.13m Japan
40.78m USA
39.82m Europe
101.73m Total (so far, the PS is still sold in many places)
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N64
8.54m Japan
27.39m Other
35.93m Total
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GB
32.47m Japan
86.22m Other
118.69m Total
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SNES
17.15m Japan
31.87m Other
49.02m Total
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NES
19.23m Japan
42.55m Other
61.78m Total
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Genesis / Mega Drive
3.58m Japan
27.17m Other
30.75m Total
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Saturn
5.74m Japan
3.52m Other
9.26m Total
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Game Gear
1.78m Japan
6.87m Other
8.65m Total
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Dreamcast
2.30m Japan
8.30m Other
10.60m Total
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Unfortunatly I couldn't find europe only figures for snes\megadrive, but as you can see the snes comfortably outsold the md in the "other" teritorys
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Post by Dr Eggfan on Nov 28, 2005 23:57:14 GMT
Yah. Either I'm wrong or the merkins are compensating. We may never know.
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Post by Golden Dragoon on Nov 29, 2005 0:42:21 GMT
I don't know, all I know is that me and all my mates had super Nintendo's, only one person I knew had a megadrive (bar myself) and he ended up in a mental institution (true story, though most likely totally unrelated to the owning of a megadrive)
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Post by Dr Eggfan on Nov 29, 2005 0:45:10 GMT
Most of the kids at my school had Megadrives/Master Systems and the only person I knew had a SNES was my uncle. I had an Amiga though. I'm special  |
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Post by Golden Dragoon on Nov 29, 2005 1:00:21 GMT
seeing as I have already hijacked this thread I have some info about the Nintendo DS Vs. PSP sales in the uk
October 6-13:
NDS: 24,492
PSP: 18,723
GBA SP: 8,799
October 14-21:
DS: 23,035
GBA SP: 10,034
PSP: 8,000
October 22-29:
NDS: 30,000
GBA SP: 15,500
PSP: 12,900
Seems the hype for the PSP has faded allready, novembers figures are almost the same as octobers.
Oct 30 - Nov 5:
NDS: 35,000
GBA: 25,000
PSP: 16,000
Nov 6 - 13:
DS: 40,000
GBA: 32,000
PSP: 12,000
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Post by Gamecentral_Defence_Force_Matt on Nov 29, 2005 10:00:08 GMT
I had a snes - which I got for working so hard for my 11+ exam. Somewhat beautifully I got Mario Kart on release day for passing it! Yet more happy memories (getting Mario Kart, not passing my 11+ ). |
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Post by Dr Eggfan on Nov 29, 2005 10:22:35 GMT
I'm loving the fact that the GBA is outselling the PSP. |
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Post by offbeat69 on Nov 29, 2005 11:14:54 GMT
All the cool kids had Mega Drives at school. In fact, almost everybody did. I think there was only one Nintendo. I had a Master System (until September 1998, when I finally upgraded to a PlayStation).
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Post by Aracher on Nov 29, 2005 12:22:09 GMT
I don't think nintendo is numbered ill be buying a revolution along with my PS3 becasue i think its going to be a nice little machine
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Post by Jamie85 on Nov 29, 2005 17:21:27 GMT
Seems the hype for the PSP has faded allready, novembers figures are almost the same as octobers. /quote] It is a lot more expensive, you know. |
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Post by Aracher on Nov 29, 2005 18:35:57 GMT
still don't care about that i love my PSP |
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Post by Golden Dragoon on Nov 29, 2005 19:12:08 GMT
Seems the hype for the PSP has faded allready, novembers figures are almost the same as octobers. It is a lot more expensive, you know. That may be so, but acording to Sony's (and other analysts) projections they shouold be outselling the DS 3 to 1 by this time in the PSP's life, and as you can see they are being outsold on most moths by the GBA. |
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Post by MeesChees on Nov 29, 2005 19:24:03 GMT
This thread should be moved to "Console War".
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Post by Jamie85 on Nov 29, 2005 19:34:53 GMT
As you say, sir.
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Post by sheikah on Nov 29, 2005 22:11:46 GMT
Nintendo aren't dying since their games are extremely popular. Twilight Princess is one example; the demand for this game (for example Gamespots wishlist) is huge. Platform Mario games always sell in huge number, as do other gamecube games. If they keep this up on the Revolution people will buy it as well as other consoles. Not like people only buy one console anyway.  |
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Post by voodoo on Nov 29, 2005 22:14:31 GMT
It is a lot more expensive, you know. That may be so, but acording to Sony's (and other analysts) projections they shouold be outselling the DS 3 to 1 by this time in the PSP's life, and as you can see they are being outsold on most moths by the GBA. Eh? |
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Post by Jamie85 on Nov 29, 2005 22:24:43 GMT
Oh come on, surely even you aren't that stupid to not realise he meant "months".
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