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* The Next Console Manufacturer - Electronic Arts? - 5 messages, 5 authors
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* Need opinion please (ultimate board game collection) for the Wii - 1
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TOPIC: The Next Console Manufacturer - Electronic Arts?
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.nintendo.wii/t/13820baab3024d81
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Sat 10 Jan 2009 14:53
From: Les Steel
Jonah Falcon said the following on 10/01/2009 22:40:
> http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/01/10/feature-next-console-manufacturer-electronic-arts/
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> Enjoy this vision of doom.
Nothing new in that article.
--
Les
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for
Chuck Norris.
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Sun 11 Jan 2009 11:50
From: Jordan
On Jan 10, 2:40 pm, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/01/10/feature-next-console-manufacture...
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> Enjoy this vision of doom.
Remember the big reason DIVX failed? DIVX was the brainchild of
Circuit City. All the other electronics retailers realized that if
they carried and sold DIVX equipment or discs that money would be
going to their competitor. Nobody else carried DIVX other than Circuit
City and it died a swift death.
I think we'd be looking at an equivalent if EA made a console.
Activision, Ubisoft and the rest wouldn't make games for it because it
would pad the bottom line of their biggest competitor. The only way EA
would get people to buy it would be if they stopped making games for
other consoles which would hurt them financially.
In the end I don't see it happening.
- Jordan
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Sun 11 Jan 2009 15:22
From: The alMIGHTY N
On Jan 10, 5:40 pm, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/01/10/feature-next-console-manufacture...
>
> Enjoy this vision of doom.
The idea that Electronic Arts could introduce their own console is the
brainchild of someone who has absolutely no concept of reality.
Electronic Arts is the biggest third party software publisher in the
world but their finances are still a drop in the bucket compared to
Microsoft, who while being a software company prior to their entry
into the video game console business had a LOT of associates on the
hardware side of things in addition to some of the smartest people in
the computer industry to back them up.
Electronic Arts is a game publishing company. Period. They hardly have
the money to drive the research and development process of putting
together a new console and they don't have the non-financial resources
to make something like this happen.
Further, the speculation of how they could "kneecap" their competitors
is hilarious at best. If they chose to pull their games from the
Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony consoles, the most pertinent end result
of that effort would be a massive drop in sales. They make a lot of
games but the biggest titles on each of those systems have not been EA
titles for at least the last two generations.
No, Electronic Arts is not venturing back into the video game console
business. They may be arrogant but their not plain stupid.
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Sun 11 Jan 2009 16:50
From: parallax-scroll
On Jan 10, 4:40 pm, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/01/10/feature-next-console-manufacture...
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> Enjoy this vision of doom.
3DO was once enough for EA to be in the console hardware buisness.
They won't try again.
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Sun 11 Jan 2009 21:30
From: Rich Hutnik
On Jan 11, 7:50 pm, parallax-scroll <parallaxscr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 10, 4:40 pm, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> >http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/01/10/feature-next-console-manufacture...
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> > Enjoy this vision of doom.
>
> 3DO was once enough for EA to be in the console hardware buisness.
> They won't try again.
3DO was the brainchild of Trip Hawkins, NOT Electronic Arts. Trip
also founded EA, and had relationship with them, but the 3DO wasn't
EA's console.
On this note, I believe this would be great news to help bury EA. The
moment they do that, one can imagine the NFL saying they won't renew
their exclusive license. It also, for me, makes it a LOT easier to
boycott them, because all I have to do is NOT buy their console.
Anyhow, one possible scenario is that EA partners with Sega again, and
they both release a console together.
- Rich
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TOPIC: Need opinion please (ultimate board game collection) for the Wii
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.nintendo.wii/t/0cd3a4b1853f2fb4
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun 11 Jan 2009 03:53
From: louis fabritis
In article <DIg7l.51616$an4.48204@newsfe08.iad>, Dave says...
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>Can anyone tell me if the above is worth purchasing? I am trying to find
>games that is for 1-4 players and with a lot of action. I like games that
>keeps score.
>
>Thanks in advance
>Newbie older gamer
Hi Dave,
I was looking to pick up that one, too, but I've read bad things about it:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/845/845836p1.html
If you want some a great party game, try Boom Blox, if you don't have it
already. It's completely addictive, and incredibly fun. Here's a review for it
(and I think they actually scored it a little low):
http://wii.ign.com/articles/872/872031p1.html
Or, there's a nice Tetris game, with a few different fun multi-player modes,
available as WiiWare, called "Tetris Party":
http://wii.ign.com/articles/921/921717p1.html
Also, "WarioWare: Smooth Moves" is a fun, absurdly funny, good
party/multi-player game:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/755/755377p1.html
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz is pretty cool, too, with tons (50!) of
multi-player minigames. I think IGN rated it a bit too high (I'm more inclined
to agree with the press average review score), but it's still pretty enjoyable:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/746/746040p1.html
And "Rayman Raving Rabbids", the first one, NOT "Rayman Ravin Rabbids 2", is
pretty good, but not as good as Boom Blox, Tetris Party, or WarioWare (to me,
anyway):
http://wii.ign.com/articles/746/746378p1.html
Oh, and the 3rd Rayman Raving Rabbids game, called "Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV
Party" is supposed to be pretty good, and is one of the few games available now
that features balance board play (if you have that):
http://wii.ign.com/articles/929/929563p1.html
There . . . that oughta keep you busy.
louis fabritis
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