This is my guess as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowutopia
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This is my guess as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowutopia
I'm guessing the 3D motion sensing controller took a fair amount of R&D to work out. 250 is the highest I'll pay for this thing if it is true. Nintendo has the luxury of pushing a little higher with its sticker price because the other guys are so [edit]HIGH. When Microsoft or Sony drops their price they'll be able to slash 50 off the top and act like its a great deal to the consumers (which it is, if those launch titles are all ready in time).Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
I'm buying one already at or near launch if it has game I want to play.
Prime 3 is confirmed for launch:
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/709/709258p1.html
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Originally Posted by RoleTroll
While this would be awesome, when was the last time Nintendo released ANYTHING on time. Ill believe it when I see it.
Um, most of the time, actually. The only recent example of a game slipping after they gave it a concrete date was New Super Mario Bros., and the difference was only a week.Quote:
Originally Posted by GameGandalf
Maybe you're thinking of when Rare was with them.
Wii Wins in Famitsu Survey
Japanese gamers are most excited about Wii software, question PS3 price.
by Anoop Gantayat
May 25, 2006 - While we're sure IGN readers have been able to gauge the reactions of the English-speaking game communities for themselves, we've found ourselves being asked the same question over and over again: what do the Japanese think? And so we turn to Famitsu, whose latest issue contains the results of an E3-related survey held at Famitsu.com.
Famitsu.com polled its readers from 5/15 to 5/18 on four key questions related to all the big E3 announcements. The site used 294 responses to come to the following figures. Responding to the question of which hardware has their greatest interest, 68.8% said Wii. PS3 grabbed 21.0%, ahead of Xbox 360's 7.2% and the DS's 3.0%. All hardware, current generation and next, was included in the survey.
A bit more directly, Famitsu asked survey takers which hardware they expect to win the next generation race. The Wii won this vote at 73.0%, with PS3 coming in second at 22.6% and Xbox 360 getting 4.4%.
Survey takers were also questioned on the PS3's price. In Japan, the base model costs 62,790 yen, a ways up from the PS2's original launch price of 37,800 yen, and sure enough, 88.4% of responders felt that this was too high. Only 10.9% felt that it was a reasonable price, while 0.7% punks said that it was too low.
While Nintendo didn't reveal the Wii's price at E3, Famitsu asked readers what they expect the system to cost. Survey takers selected the 25,000 yen price point to the tune of 53.6% of the vote. This isn't much of a surprise, as all Nintendo consoles including and following the Super Famicom, have been launched at that very price point. The next popular choice was 30,000 yen, with 35,000 and 20,000 yen coming in at third.
Finally, the survey asked readers to select the upcoming game that most interests them. Zelda Twilight Princess for the Wii took the top spot. Trailing behind it were Final Fantasy XIII (PS3), Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3), Smash Brothers X (Wii), Dragon Quest Sword (Wii), Super Mario Galaxy (Wii), Final Fantasy III (DS), Monster Hunter 3 (PS3), Resident Evil (Wii) and Halo 3 (Xbox 360).
Nintendo's Wii hardware seems to have been the big E3 winner, at least amongst readers of Famitsu.com. Now the big question is how this will translate into sales later this year.
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/710/710131p1.html
So much for the hope that Japan will bail out the PS3. How long will PS3 developers continue to ignore the surveys, and keep spending huge money developing for a system that gamers say they won't buy because it's too expensive?
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Originally Posted by Bacon
I dont want to get into a pissing contest here, and I dont have a DS so I dont really follow that market, but the exception is when Nintendo doesnt delay and delay. Hardware and software.
However, you are right about Rare being an egregious offender.
No... Nintendo is usually on time. Noob.
This is true in the development stage perhaps, when the expected arrival date is vague and broad. Zelda TP and Metroid Hunters being examples, they've seen lots of delays but their expected arrivals were always put in terms of quarters, not specific months. Once they give an actual date, though, it's pretty well-adhered to. "It will be available at launch" is pretty concrete, they wouldn't have said it if there was any doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by GameGandalf
What's this crap? The thread title clearly says "Wii price confirmed" and I come in here to see no confirmed price. Pull this shit again and get an elbow off the top turnbuckle. You've been warned.
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