Word: nintendos
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...wireless feature is well implemented - it reminds me of the wireless networking found in the Nintendo DS. But Microsoft has been maligned for not doing more with the wireless technology, and I half agree with the critics. If a small startup called MusicGremlin can make devices that not only share music with one another but let users download songs without a PC, why can't mighty Microsoft make...
Last Friday, Nintendo's new $250 videogame console arrived and in spite of being an admitted non-gamer, I was giddy with anticipation. I actually caught myself dancing a little jig. That evening, my wife and I were in the family room with another couple. My friend Chris and I got to work, connecting the Wii (pronounced "we" not "why") to a 42-inch Philips LCD TV, while the womenfolk looked on with politely condescending curiosity...
...zeal is directed mainly at Wii Sports. The Wii Channels network for weather, shopping and even surfing the Web, had not yet launched, and other games, such as Legend of Zelda title and Excite Truck, looked okay but didn't hook me. My hope is that Nintendo continues to develop games like Wii Sports-it's easy to dream up Wii versions of other activities, from fishing to snowmobiling...
...priced for the future too. In the U.S., Sony is charging $500 for the 20-gigabyte edition and $600 for the 60-GB box. (By comparison, the Xbox 360 costs $400 for a basic version and $500 for one with a hard drive; the Nintendo Wii console will debut two days after PS3 for about half the price.) Throw in a few PS3 games, at $60 a pop, and you're out $900-a sum that may scare off consumers. And PS3 already frightens stock analysts. "We do not believe the machine provides incentives for buyers...
...Sony is also launching a Ferrari when a Porsche (the 360) or Mazda (the Wii) may work fine for many families. Game publishers are increasingly going to multiplatform strategies for big titles, as production costs have soared and the market has splintered along geographic lines: Nintendo dominates Japan, Sony fares well in Europe and Microsoft racks up its strongest sales in North America. That means fewer must-have titles for one platform, an ominous sign for Sony with the priciest box on the shelves. Moreover, games such as Brain Age and Guitar Hero, which attract the mainstream audience, often...