[Rumor] Xbox 360 $100 (total) price cut in August

This makes sense. They're slipping the prices down to make it look like it's a huge saving, when actually it's just making the 360 Elite the same price as the 360 Pro.

What's the difference between the Elite and the current 360, aside from 20 -> 120 GB HDD, different colour, and whatever other shit the Elite has differently (internally) about it over the current console?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Tails

I don't understand playing on an equal field with Nintendo. Nintendo isn't even IN THE LEAD. What the fuck.

The Wii hasn't even been out a year, give it some time and it's just gonna dominate everything alongside the DS.

Mostly because it's cheap and affordable, and doing well in Japan because of it. And there's a modchip available already. But yeah there's just a couple of games for the Wii worth owning.

The 360's been expensive and that's pretty much put a lot of people off buying one. Now there's a price cut, people will either take interest, or they're no longer interested and won't do anything. It's also failing in Japan despite iDOLM@STER, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, etc. Japanese Marketplace is also shitty.

I pretty much don't care for any of these "next gen" consoles to be honest, but the cheapest usually wins. Even if the Wii's, like, non-HD and totally not in the same departments (specification-wise) as the PS3 and 360, it's doing so well that it's difficult not to be taken seriously. While in the midst of all this, the consumers are reaping the benefits due to their prices being lowered.

Did I mention Nintendo's profiting from their consoles being sold, yet Sony and Microsoft aren't?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Tails

Could you be on Japans nuts any harder. I don't see how being the "cheapest" benefits if the novelty of the console wears off after a few hours.

Yes, clearly recognizing that Japan is where Sony and Nintendo are based, and where they sell their merchandise first, and where they base the majority of their profits off, means I'm "on their nuts".

It's cheap so people will buy it. Parents will buy it for their kids. Kids will be able to afford it. Teenagers will too. It doesn't have very many games at the moment, but it's still something people will enjoy that others haven't.

Ask any kid or teenager if they were interested in the Wii, which is most affordable, the cheapest, has VC, and has a lot of easy/anime/cartoonish games, which is the cheapest console, and which has recently been released, and they'll identify and go for the Wii.

If you want to get really fussy about it, it doesn't matter what games the Wii has because once it's sold from the store to the customer, Nintendo make a profit. Nintendo will continue to make profits from selling consoles, even if people aren't making use of them, or playing them. Sony and Microsoft are not.

The people who ARE making use of them, haven't finished games which others have. Like TP.

Your comments demonstrate you really don't get it. You are the type of gamer who is only satisfied with AAA titles of epic proportions. Your list is probably filled with games like Lair, Mass, Effect, Too Human, Bioshock, Halo, Haze, or a million other epic fantasy or shooters. You're the type who would say the "TP is the only good game on Wii and its a gamecube game LOL".

People like that don't "get" the wii. Most gamers don't need big budget mega-games that are hyped for 3 years. They don't even know what a AAA title is. They see a game on a system that looks interesting and they buy it and either they like it or they don't.

They don't read reviews, and they don't know if the game they bought is a port. I know, it's hard to imagine, but that's the average gamer on the Wii (and the PS2 for that matter). I used to be hardcore, I used to care if something was a port or if there was exclusive content on my system. Now, I just like games to be fun on whatever system I own.

How ya doing, buddy?

The Wii's "library" isn't even a year old.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Musharraf

What do they mean by "free table tennis game"?

It's probably that Table Tennis game by Rockstar. Titled "Table Tennis" (oh shit oh shit) and features tennis on a table.

I've played it and it was seriously terrible. Possibly the worst 360 game I've ever seen and one of the unfortunate experiences of gaming I've had in my entire lifetime. You'll never see any bundles with good games which are "free" unless they're compensating for the cost of the game somewhere in the overall price.

I was speaking idiomatically.