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View Poll Results: Which ones would it have to be ?
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Sony PlayStation 3 181 votes (31.87%)
Nintendo Wii 308 votes (54.23%)
Microsoft XBox 360 185 votes (32.57%)
None 31 votes (5.46%)
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PS3, Wii or XB360 (Page 8)
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May 28, 2006, 12:25 PM
 
That is an in-game real-time shot of the Wii version, actually. Looks about right—a more powerful Xbox.
     
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May 28, 2006, 06:45 PM
 
Sony is opening a new Playstation Signature store in a fashion district of Tokyo.
(Actually, 20 minutes walk from the fashion district. The store is in middle of nowhere.)
Check out the strange range of products and their prices.
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/200...53839,0,0.html
http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/art...9/news040.html
(Divide the yen price by 110 and you get the US dollar price.)

Hmm, the store design looks vaguely familiar...
It seems that everyone is trying to be Apple nowadays.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/index.html
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May 29, 2006, 03:25 AM
 
and one though the Apple's iPod case was expensive…
     
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May 29, 2006, 07:22 AM
 
Personally, I think Wii will be a hit this time. The 2nd would be xbox 360 and ps3 being th third.

But it depends on customer loyalty as well... It has been reported that in UK, PS3 is still the most anticipated console. While in Japan, Wii leads the way with ps3 the 2nd (Xbox360 was never a hit in Japan).

M$ has been smart enough to come into the video game scence as hey are now trying to encourage ppl to use their product as a media center in every home. I would like to see Nintendo and Sony have a bigger share of the market though, they are the "old" companies of video gaming and i hope they come up with something to maintain their user base (plz don't repeat what Sega did)
     
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May 29, 2006, 08:37 AM
 
No boundaries for Nintendo's icons.

The Legend of Zelda protagonist named "Hottest Video Game Character" by gay and lesbian monthly Out.

The Legend of Zelda series has won numerous awards in its near two-decade run, but one magazine is calling out the game's hero, the boyish elf Link, as a perfect 10. The June issue of Out, a magazine focusing on gay and lesbian culture, named the green-leotard-wearing hero as the Hottest Video Game Character in its "What's Hot Now" section for his role in the upcoming GameCube and Wii release, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

From the mag: "When darkness enshrouds the land, Nintendo's sexy farm-boy-turned-wolf sets out to save the day in this upcoming game. His weapons: a sword, a bow, arrows, and kick-ass grooming skills.
     
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May 29, 2006, 08:52 AM
 
Originally Posted by Destonius
Sony is opening a new Playstation Signature store in a fashion district of Tokyo.
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Funny enough the pic from such playstation store seems to be a prerendered one. Maybe they are gonna to show the real thing @ next E3.

     
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May 29, 2006, 09:22 AM
 
Originally Posted by Inside Man
Funny enough the pic from such playstation store seems to be a prerendered one. Maybe they are gonna to show the real thing @ next E3.

Haha... so true.

The place looks too sterile.... probably smells like a pharmacy or hospital or something. Too plain. But then again.....come next year, it'll probably look more like Apple's or Nintendo's World Store...and it'll be deemed the most innovative and best retail experience ever made by Harrison.

I predict troubled times ahead for Sony.
     
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May 29, 2006, 11:31 AM
 
Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a
Haha... so true.

The place looks too sterile....
Do you complain about apple stores too?
     
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May 29, 2006, 04:12 PM
 
Wii line-up, source n-central.com

Nintendo has today officially confirmed the launch lineup for their upcoming system, the Nintendo Wii. 16 titles will be avalible at launch, most of which were shown off at E3.

Here is the full list of titles:

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Wii Sports
Red Steel
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Madden NFL 2007
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Metal Slug Anthology
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Elebits
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Blitz: The League
Rayman Raving Rabbids
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Disney/Pixar's Cars


They also confirmed the styles of play available at launch. These will include:

- Remote, using the Wii Controller
- Nunchuck, using the Wii Controller + Nunchuck combined
- Classic, using the Wii Controller on its side
- Retro, using the Retro controller
- Light Gun, using the Wii light Gun.

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May 29, 2006, 07:06 PM
 
Originally Posted by Destonius
It was the first FF that I never finished
You finished FF X-2?

I'm sorry.....

I couldn't finish that one, or Crystal Chronicles. I barely finished FF VIII. Square has their fair share of stinkers. Although Kingdom Hearts 2 is amazing.

PS. FF XII is for the PS2, not the P3.
     
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May 29, 2006, 07:46 PM
 
Originally Posted by FrankeniMac
Do you complain about apple stores too?
Actually no. i love the Apple Stores.... minimilast, yet "warm". with a rather colorful scene as opposed to the black n white n grey in the prerendered picture of Sony's retail experience.
     
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May 29, 2006, 07:57 PM
 
Originally Posted by ink
You finished FF X-2?
I'm sorry.....
I couldn't finish that one, or Crystal Chronicles. I barely finished FF VIII. Square has their fair share of stinkers. Although Kingdom Hearts 2 is amazing.
PS. FF XII is for the PS2, not the P3.
I don't know what I was thinking, but I actually did finish X-2. It was a torture, to say the least.
I've skipped out on Crystal Chronicles and XI and haven't played pre-VII series.
Come to think of it, I'm really not much of a FF/RPG fan, but I still feel that FFT is one of the best games ever made. (Yes, I used a cheat code to clear it )

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May 29, 2006, 09:47 PM
 
Guitar Hero might move to the Wii:

http://www.thewiire.com/news/318/1/E..._with_Harmonix

Personally, it would be nice to see one of my favorite PS2 games move to the Wii.
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May 29, 2006, 11:10 PM
 
I just noticed something ..... almost all internet/gaming polls on the next-gen systems, put the Wii ahead. Im assuming the demographic of people voting are "gamers" and mostly technophiles.....

So going by these polls.... it appears that Nintendo has NOT alienated harcore gamers, and justdging from their focus on non-games.... i think theyre going to make a killing with their strategy.
     
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May 30, 2006, 06:17 AM
 
It is as easy as Wii being the coolest option out there, how couldn't anyone like stuff like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nQTB...ii%20Drum%20e3

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May 30, 2006, 11:14 AM
 
New Legend Of Zelda footage (GameCube)...havent seen these scenes before...worth checking out imo.

enjoy : http://onnintendo.com/Posts/2006_05/...cts/zelda.html
     
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May 30, 2006, 06:01 PM
 
Doesn't look so good for the PS3 in Japan...

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060530-6939.html
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May 30, 2006, 06:05 PM
 
I am pretty sure the Xbox will get a huge chunk of the PS3's market because of the price. At least in the US.

In Japan the Xbox still doesn't stand a chance in holy hell which isn't fair as there is nothing wrong with it.

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May 30, 2006, 06:06 PM
 
Originally Posted by angelmb
It is as easy as Wii being the coolest option out