Nintendo Created Its Own Nightmare?

[firemaker60]

Sort of. I'm not sure if most of you know this, but Nintendo is responsible for the formation of the Playstation. In 1988, Nintendo wanted to create a compact disk based system and signed a contract with Sony, who would be in charge with the creation of the new "SNES - CD" format. Sony was also going to develop a system that would be able to use SNES cartridges and SNES-CDs. But when Nintendo went over the contract in 1991, they realized that Sony would have too much power over the CDs and scrapped the project. After that, Sony decided to create their own system using the new technology they had developed.
So then Nintendo went to Phillips for help and we all know what happened then...

Hotel Mario, Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda's Adventure

For more information read the history of the Playstation at Wikipedia and go to the N-Sider for the full article.

Also, let me throw in this one speculation that I have that is probably false. Sega might have been responsible for the Xbox. The Sega Dreamcast was powered by Windows CE, an OS meant for use in consoles and portable devices. The Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001 (US) and the Xbox was released in November 2001 (US). Now, the reason I think this is for the striking similarities between the two consoles. For example, both consoles ran Microsoft's Direct X (Dreamcast ran DirectX 7 and Xbox ran DirectX 8.1). The Xbox controller looks very similar to the Dreamcast. You could say that Microsoft kept the layout of the Dreamcast controller and added about 7 new buttons and and an extra control stick.
The Xbox controller also had the ability to attach a memory card to it, much like the Dreamcast's VMU memory system. Both systems also came with a built-in network adapter.

So take these in consideration the next time you pick up your controller.

[firemaker60]

At 9/2/08 09:30 PM, firemaker60 wrote: ...The Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001 (US)...

Sorry, that should say March 2001.

[MCSMstudios]

I'm pretty sure the Dreamcast failed because it was raped by the PS2, which rode in on name recognition to steal Sega's thunder.

[leetspeaker]

naah, Nintendo is still wiinning the PS3 with its wii

[ShadowWest]

At 9/2/08 11:46 PM, MCSMstudios wrote: I'm pretty sure the Dreamcast failed because it was raped by the PS2, which rode in on name recognition to steal Sega's thunder.

The Dreamcast wwas pulled from stock, due to being ass-kicked by the PS1 (!) and Sega knew the PS2 would only further kick their asses, so then they pulled out.

[Ultor]

Nintendo put out some games that got low ratings recently which is odd

[ShadowWest]

At 9/3/08 10:55 AM, Basspro55 wrote: Nintendo put out some games that got low ratings recently which is odd

It's called shovelware, and none are made by Nintendo.

[SlipperyMooseCakes]

...

You're finding this all out just now.

Microsoft entered the console war because they were afraid that the Playstation would take away from computer gaming.

[firemaker60]

At 9/3/08 05:00 PM, SlipperyMooseCakes wrote: ...

You're finding this all out just now.

Microsoft entered the console war because they were afraid that the Playstation would take away from computer gaming.

Yeah, I've known about this for a while, I just wanted to let some other people know. Also note that my last paragraph is a nothing but a speculation, probably false.

[Used-Tampon]

At 9/3/08 10:55 AM, Basspro55 wrote: Nintendo put out some games that got low ratings recently which is odd

Odd my ass. The Wii is a fucking mistake. There is little to none in core games. All they have is sucky party games. It's so fucking annoying that PS3 and Xbox 360 are getting beating by the Wii. All it is now is patents buying the Wii, and they have money. You don't even see kids in the comercials anymore! But the teenagers and kids, the REAL gamers, who have no money, can't but PS or Xbox! So fuck Nintendo! Fuck 'em 'till they bleed.

Sorry for the rant, but this has been pissing me off for so long.

[Sekhem]

At 1/22/09 01:48 AM, Used-Tampon wrote:

At 9/3/08 10:55 AM, Basspro55 wrote: Nintendo put out some games that got low ratings recently which is odd

Odd my ass. The Wii is a fucking mistake.

Wrong.

[dreaming-loudly]

Given how things are going today I would say that nintendo did not make their own nightmare given hat the wii has more sales than the ps3 which is feigning off their demise. It could have been interesting if nintendo had stuck with sony though, who knows it could have greatly changed gaming or maybe not.

[slackerzac]

I heard the creation of the Xbox was because Microsoft thought that Sony was going to try to make there own brand of computers. I dont know if thats true I'm just saying is all.

[DroopyA]

The Dreamcast failed because there where no games for it.

The games that existed where fun, but there where very few of them. Sega was really bad about that... the same thing happened with the SegaCD and that other 32X thing.

[slackerzac]

At 1/22/09 11:15 AM, DroopyA wrote: The Dreamcast failed because there where no games for it.

The games that existed where fun, but there where very few of them. Sega was really bad about that... the same thing happened with the SegaCD and that other 32X thing.

Poor marketing stratagies

[KeithHybrid]

At 1/22/09 02:13 AM, Sekhem wrote:

At 1/22/09 01:48 AM, Used-Tampon wrote:

At 9/3/08 10:55 AM, Basspro55 wrote: Nintendo put out some games that got low ratings recently which is odd

Odd my ass. The Wii is a fucking mistake.

Wrong.

Hey, don't forget!

[The-Omnipresence]

The only thing Nintendo really has to worry about are those DS flash cards. Just think of what would happen if those things caught on with the mainstream.

[Paradox]

At 9/2/08 09:30 PM, firemaker60 wrote:

Hotel Mario, Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda's Adventure

Don't dis those games. They had fucking godly cutscenes.

[ShadowWest]

At 1/22/09 11:45 AM, Paradox wrote:

At 9/2/08 09:30 PM, firemaker60 wrote:

Hotel Mario, Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda's Adventure

Don't dis those games. They had fucking godly cutscenes.

Yeah, as proven by most awesome YouTube Poops

[Black-Flame]

The first one has been really widely known for quite a while but the second one isn't as well known.

The team who worked on the Dreamcast for Sega were employed by MS to make the Original Xbox. That's why there are so many similiarities.

What next? You're gonna tell me that the Cell technology was used in the Xbox 360 after Sony spent millions on making the ultimate chips?

[The-Great-One]

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[Jewbit]

I've known for a long time Sega was basically a side business of Microsoft (Or so I've thought) to me the Xbox has always been the Sega Xbox like the Dream Cast or Megadrive (Genesis in the US)

[Racoonmario]

At 1/22/09 11:45 AM, Paradox wrote:

At 9/2/08 09:30 PM, firemaker60 wrote:

Hotel Mario, Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda's Adventure

Don't dis those games. They had fucking godly cutscenes.

Yeah, they are fucking GREAT!

[Jackho]

i dont see how sony is nintendos nightmare
since nintendo consoles are out selling the others by miles

[guitarknot0123]

At 9/3/08 05:00 PM, SlipperyMooseCakes wrote: ...

You're finding this all out just now.

Microsoft entered the console war because they were afraid that the Playstation would take away from computer gaming.

Look what happened now because of that.
1st. Wii
2nd. Xbox 360
3rd. Playstation 3

[dragonXcore]

wii's collection is boring me now.

[MasterVir]

At 9/3/08 07:54 AM, leetspeaker wrote: naah, Nintendo is still wiinning the PS3 with its wii

I'm gonna assume you're talking in Latin.

[Commandomandomando]

At 1/22/09 01:48 AM, Used-Tampon wrote:

At 9/3/08 10:55 AM, Basspro55 wrote: Nintendo put out some games that got low ratings recently which is odd

Odd my ass. The Wii is a fucking mistake. There is little to none in core games. All they have is sucky party games. It's so fucking annoying that PS3 and Xbox 360 are getting beating by the Wii. All it is now is patents buying the Wii, and they have money. You don't even see kids in the comercials anymore! But the teenagers and kids, the REAL gamers, who have no money, can't but PS or Xbox! So fuck Nintendo! Fuck 'em 'till they bleed.

Sorry for the rant, but this has been pissing me off for so long.

The reason wii has no games is because nintendo expected the wii to be a flop. Starting this year they should have our some core games. and lets not forger that RE5 is coming or already has came out on the wii.

[RandomExploit]

At 3/21/09 10:53 AM, Racoonmario wrote: Yeah, they are fucking GREAT!

Indeed they are, boy.

IT BUUUURNS

[WeirdJamFace]

I already know all this...
rargh