Move over Panasonic Cube....here comes the DVD Playable Wii

Ya, you'd think that if anything North America would get the DVD playable Wiis instead of Japan. Obviously the Japanese are two formats beyong DVD, but here in N.A. DVD players are still going strong, or at least, stronger than they are in Japan.
 
stealth toilet said:
Ya, you'd think that if anything North America would get the DVD playable Wiis instead of Japan. Obviously the Japanese are two formats beyong DVD, but here in N.A. DVD players are still going strong, or at least, stronger than they are in Japan.
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hopefully we will get it.  We should.... and I wouldn't doubt that it will come out in the US.

you knjow... I don't care about it.... but others do... and why hold back this functionality if others are going to do it.  While I don't agree with this on every feature.... consumers think it's important... and it sholdn't be overlooked.


oddly enough, I was always under the impression that the disc used would be DVD or HD-DVD though... I guess I Was wrong there?

I don't think the DVD will make or break the system... it could help though. The DS is technically inferior to the PSP, but the DS is outselling the PSP by a lot. I personally don't think power and graphics is deciding this next console race. It's going to be all about the games. The Xbox initially did better because it was "graphically/technically" superior... the game selection wasn't there... but the hype was (IMO). But the developers bought into it as well and brought good games to it later.

I seriously think this will be the years that Sony falls from the top. No other company has been on top for more than 2 systems... we'll see if history repeats itself. I am not saying the Ps3 won't do good... I am just saying I believe it will lose it's #1 position.

Ont hat same note... there hasn't been a company that fell from #1 to ever keep going OR make it back to #1 except Nintendo (even though they aren't at number 1... the y haven't folded). I am waiting to see if they can gain the #1 position again. Almost all the #2 and lower console companies have folded or gone to software only except Nintendo and Microsoft. It'll be interesting.

Bv :hat
 
If this race is all about gameplay, the other systems have just as much a chance as the Wii. If the PS3 gets some killer apps, people will be glad to spend 600 just to get those awesome games.
 
Microsoft is in it for the long run, as they have said many times. THe have the luxury of virtually infinite funds to allow them to learn. Maybe not the smartest way, but it will pay off eventually.

And no DVD for the US is plain stupid... If they can do it Japan, they sure as heck can do it anywhere else.
 
The DS is technically inferior to the PSP, but the DS is outselling the PSP by a lot. I personally don't think power and graphics is deciding this next console race. It's going to be all about the games.
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I do not believe "superior games" is what put the DS ahead of the PSP in terms of sales. There are definitely other factors to consider, and in my opinion, these factors have more wieght than even game selection. This was Sony's first foray into the HH market, they weren't looking to dethrone Nintendo this go around, they were looking to get a firm foothold, which they have done. Nintendo had the advantage of going into the HH war with 95% of the market share. Their share has gone down considerably, to 60% I do believe, but I can't provide a source for that. That's not even to mention the difference in price between the systems, which could have played a huge part in the sales difference. All in all, you can't say the DS is ahead in sales because they chose gameplay over graphics, there are too many other factors to consider.

Besides, power and graphics didn't decide the last console race. The PS2 was the least technically capable system out of all three, and it sold more than it's competition combined. But to say the PS2 outsold the other two systems purely because it had better games is not looking at the whole picture. DVD functionality, backwards compatibility, one year system launch headstart, controller ergnomics, online capability, and yes, key exclusive games (Final Fantasy, GTA, etc.) all played a part in the decision making process gamers went through when deciding whether or not they should buy the console.

The Xbox initially did better because it was "graphically/technically" superior... the game selection wasn't there... but the hype was (IMO).
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The Gamecube actually sold better than the Xbox initially, but by the end the Xbox sold about 3-4 million more units than the GC. The game selection wasn't great on the XBox to begin with, but strong third party support kept the promise of AAA games in the future, so buying an Xbox earlier on was more or less an investment in good games to come, not merely a choice of what system could push the most polygons.

But I digress.

Ross pointed it out, and put it, better than I ever could.

If this race is all about gameplay, the other systems have just as much a chance as the Wii. If the PS3 gets some killer apps, people will be glad to spend 600 just to get those awesome games.
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Choosing an Xbox 360 or a PS3 over a Nintendo Wii is not a choice of graphics over gameplay.
 
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