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|  "Re(4):Nintendo should become a third party?"
, posted Wed 26 Feb 20:25
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You mean, keep them in the black. In the red means you are in debt. And I agree with all the previous points. Nintendo needs to be there just so that they can compete. I dislike MS's business tactics, but the X-Box was a good kick in the pants for PS2 and Nintendo. Sure, it's not going to beat Sony, but it lets Sony know there is a serious competitor and that they should shape up the design for the PS3.
The PS2 was one of the WORST DESIGNED CONSOLES EVER. I cannot believe Sony released it. Geeeeeeeze. It's horrible to program, likely to break, has poor internet and hard drive capabilities- and Sony wanted to shape it into a computer- HA!
As much as I dislike MS, the X-Box is great. Aside from being so anti-chip and a bit clunky at times.
Yes, PS2 reeks of bad design. Not only on a hardware level, but in terms of aesthetics, I think it's hideous. 
At least they can still get controllers right. I have beef with the Dual Shock d-pad, but let me tell you this much. I probably wouldn't have stuck with one for so long if they weren't comfy. Very nice pad design for most kinds of gaming, but I still hate the analog sticks.
The GC shows that Nintendo's hardware design is still on. Lots of expandability, a lot of which is actually being used. Well, hardly used, in the case of the modems, but I like that the GB Player is already gonna use one of those expansion slots. And the GBA connectivity rocks. The system itself is attractive, small, and the controllers are so comfortable. Odd button layout or not, they fit my hands better than anything else on the market now. Especially the Wavebird. Lovely piece of technology. I wish Sony would market an official wireless controller, because that Logitech one looks awful. MS need not worry about it... their cords are amazingly long.
Xbox may not have won the love of the "hardcore" gamers with its design and its games, but I have to admit... since I got my own, I've come to love the machine. So it's big and things slide off the top of it. So what? The machine more than makes up for it. DVD playback is good, Controller S is a very, very nice pad (but they seem to be making them with cheaper, less comfy plastic now..), and the hard drive saving is super-nice. Sure, online gaming is elitist broadband-only bullshit that alienates 80% of the internet population, but nothing's perfect. 
Xbox's main draw, for me, is that it eliminates the need for me to own a gaming PC. When I played games on my PC, I really only played FPS games like Quake and Unreal Tournament and CS. Most of the games I'd play on my PC are available for Macs, but I've lost interest in gaming on computers in general. When Warcraft 3 failed to catch my attention, I was a bit upset. I'd still like to play SC now and then, and I can do that in OS X. However, when it comes to FPS games, Halo is my new favorite, and there's only one place to play it.
I initially trashed Halo because the demos bored me, but the game's multiplayer experience is second to none. And I can forget about dragging my tower, keyboard, mouse, and CRT to somebody's house for a LAN party. Xbox LAN parties are simple. We've had 8 people on two Xboxes and two TVs in my basement with absolutely no setup time. We hooked up with a crossover cable, everybody plugged in, and we were playing with no network issues, no crashing, no nothing. Just hours of fun.
And that's what I think MS should be pushing Xbox as. A gaming PC without the trouble associated with PCs! They should be pushing developers away from Windows and onto Xbox. If they could achieve that, and broadband penetration both in the US and worldwide would improve, you could be dealing with an absolutely awesome force in gaming.
We're talking about MS. They have the clout and the money to probably make it happen. And honestly, I'd like to. So I don't like their OS. But they sure do make nice keyboards and consoles. And I've stated before that I don't care where the games are from or where they're played on, as long as they're good. Xbox just needs more of those. 
Whew, sorry, this was very, very long winded and somewhat off topic!
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"Nintendo should become a third party?" 
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