Next Gen Outcome Unpredictable?

Well i wont affect the outcome of this . Just one platform for me in the console section. The n5. Figure i get my mario , supersmash , an mario kart and zelda .

That right there is more than i will have time to play haha. I like mmorpgs now
 
Or why Viewtiful Joe was rejected 5 times on end and now is allowed
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How exactly did you found out about this? It's the first time I've heard the game was rejected even once, much less five times.
 
marconelly! said:
Or why Viewtiful Joe was rejected 5 times on end and now is allowed
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How exactly did you found out about this? It's the first time I've heard the game was rejected even once, much less five times.
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Because any game not worth a damn will be rejected...at least twice.
 
Vysez said:
6 Months lead in japan will be peanuts actually. IMHO, of course.
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Possibly. I could see it happening, but it all depends on Microsoft does with those 3 months. Instead of just 10-15 launch titles they could have 5-10 more titles available by the time PS3 shipped.

Vysez said:
There's TONS of RPGs on PS2, when i say tons, i'm serious, ONLY Final Fantasys and Dragon Quests sells boatload of copies, the onlys RPGs that sold well on PS2 except FFs and DQs were Kingdom Heart (800K) and Tales of Destiny 2* (750K)

*(BTW in the US, the psone Tales of Eternia was released under the name "Tales of Destiny 2", which one is a different game from the PS2 ToD2)
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I don't dispute that. Hopefully Microsoft learned that lesson and will fix that after canning TFO.

Vysez said:
On a side note, your site is cool AzBat, nice writing, totally at the opposite of Teamxbox (That's a great compliment :D ).
You should also remove the flashy green from your signature, i can barely read the "next". Anyway keep on the good work, you can become an excellent alternative to teamxbox.
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Thanks for the compliment on my writing and for visiting the site. It's been awhile since I've written anything. It's good to be doing it again. As for the sig, thanks I've corrected it. I wanted to use our site's colors, but I can see how it could be hard to read.

Tommy McClain
 
cthellis42 said:
That would be REALLY weird for them... o_O And also something I highly doubt they'd do. They know where their strongholds are, and they want to build their foundations on the most sold ground they can. So while I can certainly see them taking more pains to make sure their Japanese game lineup isn't craptastic, I can't see them LAUNCHING out there. US consumers would feel stiffed, and they'd make for the poorest launch showing of any territory, even if it DID amount to them being better received in Japan. They'd still be given short shrift compared to Sony and Nintendo, and still perform worst there of any region.
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One of the biggest reasons why I see the possibility of Japan being launched first is that Microsoft can't last till late 2005, much less early 2006. The video-conferencing thing will be released late this year in Japan first and I highly doubt it will make much of a dent in their numbers, much less be enough to last them through the 2005 season. I don't see the negatives outweighing the positives to releasing in Japan first. Will it happen? I'm not sure, but it's something I'm sure they have considered.

Tommy McClain
 
AzBat said:
One of the biggest reasons why I see the possibility of Japan being launched first is that Microsoft can't last till late 2005, much less early 2006. The video-conferencing thing will be released late this year in Japan first and I highly doubt it will make much of a dent in their numbers, much less be enough to last them through the 2005 season.
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I certainly agree with that. Especially since the PS2 is delivering video-conferencing as well, which makes it a non-unique feature trying to promote a sub-par platform for them.
I don't see the negatives outweighing the positives to releasing in Japan first. Will it happen? I'm not sure, but it's something I'm sure they have considered.
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I'm not sure either, but I DO think they want to put their best foot forward for the global community to give Xbox 2 the biggest leg-up, and I certainly don't think they'll have it in Japan. (Not to mention the US gamers may sour and hold it against them, as we LIKE having one platform that starts here first! :p Europe wouldn't care one way or the other, since they're always 2nd string anyway... ;) )
 
IMO they should launch in the US at the same time that Sony launches in Japan and then launch in Japan 3-4 months afterwards. I think they have to recognize that the Japanese market may be impossible to crack even on the second time out, but they should be able to sell 3-4 million in Asia this time to Sony's 15 million or so. A respectable beginning.
 
Harris Interactive’s annual Best Brands survey has a familiar name on top of the list, as Sony placed first in the poll for the fifth consecutive year.

2,136 adults responded to the poll, with Harris adding that “survey responses were spontaneous and respondents were not asked to choose from among a list of brand names.â€￾

Below is the entire top ten for 2004, with last year’s ranking in parenthesis:

01. Sony (1)
02. Coca-Cola (7)
03. Dell (3)
04. Kraft (2)
05. Toyota (not ranked)
06. Ford (6)
07. Honda (not ranked)
08. Procter & Gamble (8)
09. General Electric (10)
10. General Motors (4)
 
ChryZ said:
Harris Interactive’s annual Best Brands survey has a familiar name on top of the list, as Sony placed first in the poll for the fifth consecutive year.

2,136 adults responded to the poll, with Harris adding that “survey responses were spontaneous and respondents were not asked to choose from among a list of brand names.â€￾

Below is the entire top ten for 2004, with last year’s ranking in parenthesis:

01. Sony (1)
02. Coca-Cola (7)
03. Dell (3)
04. Kraft (2)
05. Toyota (not ranked)
06. Ford (6)
07. Honda (not ranked)
08. Procter & Gamble (8)
09. General Electric (10)
10. General Motors (4)
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DELL in third place?!?! How about Pepsi, Mcdonalds, Microsoft...
 
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