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Re: On $99
Posted By: CaptShazbot =PN= <captshazbot@paxnimbus.com>	Date: 11/30/99 10:40 p.m.
In Response To: Re: To Christian... (Mr. Eez) Yeah, I totally agree with you. I love Nintendo too, and I hope they have success with Dolphin. But I still totally disagree with the $99 thing, that's just absolutely ridiculus. Considering that it took the N64 four years (and the playstation 5 years) to drop to $99, there is no way on earth Dolphin will LAUNCH at $99. BTW - Nintendo is attributing their quarterly performance (which is down) partially on the N64 price drop. Trust me, Dolphin will not for retail for anything less than $150. I have Next Gen Online, and IGN64 to pretty much back up that claim. Maybe they will not "go out of business", but they certainly will be digging an early grave for themselves. Launching a system with state of the art hardware for the same price as a 5-6 year old console is nuts. What will they do about the N64? Retail it for $10 when Dolphin comes out? :) -CaptShazbot > No, if Nintendo sells the Dolphin for just about any price, even > under $99, the company will not go out of business. Game > companies never expect to return much in the way of profits from > their console sales. In many cases they lose money, but it's not > a problem since the REAL money is in the games and licensing. > Also, as far the hard hitting games Christian claims the N64 > lacks, keep in mind that Capcom and Square used to focus on > Nintendo in their pre-64 days, and abandoned ship because they > felt too limited by Nintendo's cartridge system. The Dolphin > will no longer have that problem, so Nintendo's former dream > team of companies may make a come back. Capcom has already shown > interest in Nintendo once again, as is evident by the release of > an improved RE2, and even Eidos is starting to poke around with > the company. > Also, don't forget, Nintendo makes the best first party games on > the planet!! Plus, they have Rare backing them up, who is, in my > opinion, the Bungie of console gaming. > I'm not saying this because I'm an avid Nintendo fan. Heck, I > value my PSX quite a bit more than my N64. I just don't think > Nintendo is going to go out with a whimper. > Mr. Eez > P.S. Pokémon is a good game, it's just the marketing that drives > everyone nuts.

Message Index

Halo for Dolphin?	Billiam	11/30/99 2:32 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Mage	11/30/99 3:46 p.m.
The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	CyberNatas	11/30/99 4:09 p.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Mage	11/30/99 5:49 p.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Billiam	11/30/99 6:33 p.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Mage	11/30/99 6:35 p.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Christian	11/30/99 6:55 p.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Pfhor	11/30/99 7:41 p.m.
What's in a name?	MacFury	11/30/99 10:37 p.m.
Re: change in Marketing	Grey	12/1/99 12:32 p.m.
Re: change in Marketing	CaptShazbot =PN=	12/1/99 2:15 p.m.
Re: change in Marketing	Bachus	12/1/99 4:58 p.m.
Re: change in Marketing	Dan Rudolph	12/1/99 9:48 p.m.
Re: change in Marketing	Grey	12/2/99 12:22 p.m.
Re: change in Marketing	Billiam	12/2/99 2:36 p.m.
Re: change in Marketing	Grey	12/2/99 2:45 p.m.
Re: To Christian...	CaptShazbot =PN=	11/30/99 9:17 p.m.
Re: To Christian...	Mr. Eez	11/30/99 10:12 p.m.
Re: On $99	CaptShazbot =PN=	11/30/99 10:40 p.m.
Re: To Christian...	Meteor Fist	12/1/99 2:07 a.m.
Re: "Maturing Spiritually"	CaptShazbot =PN=	12/1/99 8:54 a.m.
Re: Nintendo Power!	Meteor Fist	12/2/99 1:55 a.m.
*sigh* I give up. (nt)	CaptShazbot =PN=	12/2/99 10:41 a.m.
Re: To Christian...	Christian	12/2/99 1:42 p.m.
Re: To Christian...	Billiam	12/2/99 2:34 p.m.
Re: To Christian...	Forensic	12/2/99 3:53 p.m.
Re: To Christian...	Bachus	12/3/99 2:04 a.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Billiam	12/1/99 2:20 p.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Meteor Fist	12/1/99 1:33 a.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	Dan Rudolph	12/1/99 11:13 a.m.
Re: The Dolphin, PSX2 & Halo	CyberNatas	12/1/99 10:08 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Jägermeister	11/30/99 5:17 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Jhran	12/1/99 6:46 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	G4	12/1/99 7:44 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Mage	12/1/99 7:55 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	G4	12/2/99 12:06 a.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Mage	12/2/99 12:09 a.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	G4	12/2/99 9:02 a.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Billiam	12/2/99 2:32 p.m.
Here's an Idea :)	Glider	12/2/99 3:32 p.m.
Re: Here's an Idea :)	Mage	12/2/99 4:24 p.m.
Re: Here's an Idea :)	JoeDaMac	12/2/99 4:37 p.m.
Re: Here's an Idea :)	SaintDude	12/3/99 4:24 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Mage	12/2/99 4:21 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Billiam	12/3/99 4:44 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Matt	12/1/99 12:26 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Billiam	12/1/99 2:19 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Mage	12/1/99 3:14 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dolphin?	Nathan	12/1/99 11:57 p.m.
Halo for Dreamcast?	GoldFinger	12/2/99 6:01 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dreamcast?	Kardeal	12/2/99 6:14 p.m.
Halo for Dreamcast? Not likely...	DivideOverflow	12/2/99 6:23 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dreamcast? Not likely...	Mage	12/2/99 7:34 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dreamcast? Not likely...	Bachus	12/3/99 12:47 a.m.
Re: Halo for Dreamcast? Not likely...	Mage	12/3/99 1:25 a.m.
Re: Halo for Dreamcast? Not likely...	DivideOverflow	12/4/99 9:35 p.m.
Re: Halo for Dreamcast? Not likely...	Shadowfax	12/6/99 11:00 p.m.
Consider this	Billiam	12/1/99 2:31 p.m.
Re: Consider this	Mr. Eez	12/1/99 2:53 p.m.
Re: Consider this	Bachus	12/1/99 4:44 p.m.
Re: Consider this	Mage	12/1/99 7:00 p.m.
Re: Consider this	Billiam	12/2/99 2:27 p.m.
storage space of the DVD(side note)	Kardeal	12/2/99 1:47 p.m.
Mac OS	Glider	12/2/99 3:40 p.m.
Re: Mac OS	JoeDaMac	12/2/99 4:31 p.m.
Re: Mac OS	Mage	12/2/99 5:29 p.m.
FREEZE!	MacDrugal	12/2/99 5:57 p.m.
Re: FREEZE!	Mage	12/2/99 7:31 p.m.
Re: FREEZE!	Troy Lawlor	12/3/99 7:10 p.m.
should add this to the oath	Kardeal	12/3/99 8:18 p.m.
Re: Mac OS	Billiam	12/3/99 4:40 p.m.
Re: Mac OS	Matt	12/3/99 10:54 a.m.
Re: Mac OS	Bachus	12/3/99 2:09 p.m.