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TOPIC: Console battle heats up between Wii and XBox: Netflix, ESPN rumors up ?
the stakes
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.nintendo.wii/t/2e9529e728c037fb
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues 19 Jan 2010 15:11
From: AGENT47
On Jan 19, 6:05 pm, Tempest <mordacpreven...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 19, 2:49 pm, Doug Jacobs <djac...@rawbw.com> wrote:
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> > In alt.games.video.xbox Dur <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote:
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> > > (End User) - Both the Wii and XBox have generated a good deal of buzz
> > > so far this week, but not with game titles as you might expect. It
> > > appears that both companies are making strides toward re-imagining
> > > their consoles as multi-media gadgets, pushing their usability far
> > > beyond the game realm. While initially the Wii and XBox have
> > > influenced very different demographics ? the Wii for family-oriented
> > > gaming and a certainly advanced approach to gameplay, and the XBox to
> > > the more hardcore gamers ? the line between the two is starting to
> > > blur...
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> > > Continued:http://tr.im/ConsoleB
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> > Who really cares?
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> > The head of Nintendo US said Netflix on the Wii is a waste of time and I
> > have to agree with him. Most Wii owners have never hooked up their Wii to
> > the internet and I doubt this new feature is going to convince them to
> > suddenly try.
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> > As for ESPN on the 360...again, I have to sort of wonder why. I mean, if
> > I want to watch ESPN, all I have to do is flip the TV over to the
> > satellite box. If I'm using my 360 it's because I don't want to watch TV.
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> Actually you wouldn't.
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> They're talking about sports events that are not currently being shown
> on ESPN and/or are only available on pay-per-view.
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> > Does anyone out there look at the videos, commericals and related stuff on
> > Xbox Live right now? Most of it is stuff you can get elsewhere on the
> > internet, or just by watching TV, or is just uninteresting to me.
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> It's just you.
>
> Netflix on Xbox Live is very popular. I watch movies as much as I play
> games and at any given time half the people on my friends list are
> watching movies on Netflix.
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> And I'm seeing more and more of my friends using Last.FM. I'm
> streaming music that I can't find anywhere else several hours a day
> rather than listening to a radio or watching TV.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
Yeah I always scan all commericals, gameplay hint videos, behind the
scenes etc.
There's always free gamer pics or free themes in most of em.
Plus I won 400 MP when I entered one of those random movie trailers ,
I just downloaded gamerpics.
There's tons of extra content on LIVE I like to surf around a bit now
and then
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed 20 Jan 2010 07:29
From: Joe User
Doug Jacobs wrote:
> In alt.games.video.xbox Dur <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote:
>> (End User) - Both the Wii and XBox have generated a good deal of buzz
>> so far this week, but not with game titles as you might expect. It
>> appears that both companies are making strides toward re-imagining
>> their consoles as multi-media gadgets, pushing their usability far
>> beyond the game realm. While initially the Wii and XBox have
>> influenced very different demographics ? the Wii for family-oriented
>> gaming and a certainly advanced approach to gameplay, and the XBox to
>> the more hardcore gamers ? the line between the two is starting to
>> blur...
>>
>> Continued: http://tr.im/ConsoleB
>
> Who really cares?
>
> The head of Nintendo US said Netflix on the Wii is a waste of time and I
> have to agree with him. Most Wii owners have never hooked up their Wii to
> the internet and I doubt this new feature is going to convince them to
> suddenly try.
>
> As for ESPN on the 360...again, I have to sort of wonder why. I mean, if
> I want to watch ESPN, all I have to do is flip the TV over to the
> satellite box. If I'm using my 360 it's because I don't want to watch TV.
>
> Does anyone out there look at the videos, commericals and related stuff on
> Xbox Live right now? Most of it is stuff you can get elsewhere on the
> internet, or just by watching TV, or is just uninteresting to me.
ESPN360.com is actually a website that you have to pay for right now.
Many cable operators are including free access to it for their
subscribers. I assume this would be the same type of deal except free
for all Xbox users. Of course with the Xbox you'd be able to watch it on
your TV instead of on your computer.
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed 20 Jan 2010 19:25
From: argento32
"_XBox, however, does not appear to be chasing the tail of any other
console"
Thats when I stopped taking this article seriously. Love my 360 but
honestly Project Natal and the PSWand are trying to capture the Wii
market and Nintendo has already beautifully cornered it.
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