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Gran Turismo is their biggest exclusive remaining, I think, and one they will milk well.
Buit that said, Nintendo still have Mario waiting for the Wii. Good marketing on that will give the Wii a massive second wind, and it;s first wind has done better than many thought- and seeing the pauucity of games right mnow, perhaps better than it deserves. But I suspect Nintendo is reaping the deserved benefits of a cheap product in an environment which is not very competitive right now, with Sony in a down patch.
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"We've got maybe seconds before Darth Rosenberg grinds everybody into Jawa burgers and not one of you buds has the midi-chlorians to stop her!"
So close. Sony have handed in their financial results for the year ending March 31. You may remember, they launched the PS3 during that time, and even though it's cost them a ****ton of cash, it's not doing so well. Think that's affected their bottom line? You bet it has.
While last year Sony Corp as a whole raked in 226.42 billion yen (USD$1.88 billion) in operating profits, this year, they could only scrape together 71.8 billion (USD$596 million). That's a drop-off of USD$1.28 billion dollars. Think that was because of the PS3? You bet it was.
The games biz lost a staggering $1.9 billion, so anyone who took a guess at that $2 billion loss, go get yourself a gold star.
Please direct all "snap", "oh snap" and "pwned" statements to the comments section, the line forms to your left. Luke Plunkett
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OK, if you're not a fanboy then stop acting like one, that'd be a good start, wouldn't it? Then shouldn't you debate in the REAL Next gen thread as well? Wait, they'd own you, my bad.
I don't see how a console that's 80 % blu ray player (according to their own sales arguments) can be pwning anything. Wait, that's 'cause it's not. So far it has:
1. Sold 3 million and it got out sold by a dead hand held, the GBA. Dare I say "Owned"?
2. Very few games, the only game I find new and really fun to play is Motorstorm.
3. Crappy online capabilities and so what if you have to pay for Xbox live GOLD? Even the cheapest guy ever would find that Silver is still a whole lot better a lot less awkward.
Maybe you've guessed it but I recently bought a PS3 (sold my left kidney ) with Motorstorm and I have to say, the only thing that didn't disappoint me was Motorstorm and the battery time on the six axis.
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No, rather I'm stealing your name becuse you're not fit to be a Hand of Judgement. You are incompetent. As so, I am yaking your place, and you are now the Hand of Masturbation.
~ The New and Improved Hand of Judgement
*yawn*
Come back when you're not getting completely owned for your dumbass fanboy spleal earlier.
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