luckypierre 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) A lot of initial 360 games looked no better than Xbox games too. Its definitely more powerful than the Gamecube, Ive read 1.5x, 2x and 4 x. At SD I dont think there'll be that much difference between them, its only at HD you're really going to see much of a gap, and that gap will get bigger. For your analogy, I think Bluestars right, you shouldnt really compare it to the core pack. Compared to the 360 premium and especially the PS3 its significantly cheaper. They may drop the price a bit, they did it with the gamecube. You could always import and tbh Id never get a PAL Nintendo machine, Nintendo Europe have always been useless. Edited September 19, 2006 by luckypierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) Is the online interface/emulator stuff going to work with imported consoles? I know they've changed their minds on the games region lock, the twats. Edited September 19, 2006 by nufc4ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Is the online interface/emulator stuff going to work with imported consoles? I know they've changed their minds on the games region lock, the twats. I cant see why not. No other console has had that problem. It would be too complicated to lock on I.P God knows about the region coding. One person says its free, the other not. Im getting a US one. Get games for less than £30 and generally long before they're out over here. Try www.videogamesplus.ca. As it happens Im off to the US on Nov 17th. My case will be a bit heavier coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 http://redsteelgame.uk.ubi.com/ Watching the intro movie on this makes it look like one to have That is fucken awesome! Whats the specifications of this new Wii for a lazy person like myself who cannot be bothered looking. I gather the graphics wont be as good but it seems to have a few canny games for a drunken night before the EPL starts. Whats the estimate in terms of pricing of the 3 systems at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 The Wii will be £115 over here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 336 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 The Wii will be £115 over here Bargaintastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 The Wii will be £115 over here Bargaintastic. Well that's what I read, but now I can't find it for less than £145. still a bargain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 The Wii will be £115 over here Yeah just had a gander at wikipedia and the Wii (pronounced 'we') will be $399.95 in Australia while the Playstation 3 is going to be $829 and the Xbox 360 is going for around $600 bucks at the moment... Dont have a clue what to get, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 The Wii will be £115 over here Bargaintastic. Well that's what I read, but now I can't find it for less than £145. still a bargain though. The Japanese price works out at that but the UK RRP is £180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34801 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 This Wii thing. Do you have to pay a monthly subscription like with the 360 - I assume that's to play online. You'd want to be pretty serious about your game-playing to want to be subscribing to play games tbh. I've got a ps2 and I never touch the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 This Wii thing. Do you have to pay a monthly subscription like with the 360 - I assume that's to play online. You'd want to be pretty serious about your game-playing to want to be subscribing to play games tbh. I've got a ps2 and I never touch the thing. nope, it'll be free. Cant see it being as refined or having the same features as Xbox Live though, going online with the DS is a pain in the arse. £40 is nothing for what you get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) This Wii thing. Do you have to pay a monthly subscription like with the 360 - I assume that's to play online. You'd want to be pretty serious about your game-playing to want to be subscribing to play games tbh. I've got a ps2 and I never touch the thing. I got a 12 month subscription to x-box live free with Fifa 2005. I loved it for 2 months (burnout 3 was particularly good on-line) but I've not touched it in a year and a half and cancelled the subscription. It's a lot of fun like (especially going on after a few drinks and taking the piss out of yanks) and worth trying for a bit. Edited September 19, 2006 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Nice avatar LP, 'Beat' Takeshi is cool as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Nice avatar LP, 'Beat' Takeshi is cool as fuck. Cool enough to dress up like a tit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) This Wii thing. Do you have to pay a monthly subscription like with the 360 - I assume that's to play online. You'd want to be pretty serious about your game-playing to want to be subscribing to play games tbh. I've got a ps2 and I never touch the thing. nope, it'll be free. Cant see it being as refined or having the same features as Xbox Live though, going online with the DS is a pain in the arse. £40 is nothing for what you get The free online portal will be a major plus; like Gemmill says I don't play anywhere near enough to justify a subscription. Already paying for the broadband, then with an Xbox you're required to pay a fee to properly play the games you've already paid for on the console you've already paid for... Edited September 19, 2006 by nufc4ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) Xbox Live is worth far more than the £4 a month they charge. As much as the PS3 looks a load of shite, it'll never flop, the Playstation name is too embedded in the casual gamer's psyche to fail. I expect it to still sell twice as much as the Wii and 360 combined. Don't forget the PS2 is still outselling the 360 worldwide. 360 sales have dropped off due to: A ) Everyone who wants one has one by now B ) People waiting for a price-drop before they make their move. Add that to the fact that there aren't any AAA titles out on it at the minute. Saying that, PES might shift a few units if MS's rumoured advertising push goes ahead. Edited September 19, 2006 by Sima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 How come it's only going to have the same graphical capability as the Gamecube? Or ar people saying that because it isn't HD compatible? It's been reported as such by game critics I trust, and also in most of the videos i've seen. http://www.gamevideos.com/video/watch?vide...largeFormat=wmv might not be up to 360 standard but still looks pretty good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 By the way, the announced US price is without tax, becasue that varies from state to state. The jap one comes without Wii Sports. The UK price is with tax and Wii sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 By the way, the announced US price is without tax, becasue that varies from state to state. The jap one comes without Wii Sports. The UK price is with tax and Wii sports. even with the sales tax it makes the US price around £150. We're still getting shafted a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Is Wii Sports as dodgy as it sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Xbox Live is worth far more than the £4 a month they charge. As much as the PS3 looks a load of shite, it'll never flop, the Playstation name is too embedded in the casual gamer's psyche to fail. I expect it to still sell twice as much as the Wii and 360 combined. Don't forget the PS2 is still outselling the 360 worldwide. 360 sales have dropped off due to: A ) Everyone who wants one has one by now B ) People waiting for a price-drop before they make their move. Add that to the fact that there aren't any AAA titles out on it at the minute. Saying that, PES might shift a few units if MS's rumoured advertising push goes ahead. Confessions of a nerd tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14100 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Well I know some Millwall fans who'd probably be interested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentFox 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Wii boxing -- Better than Fight Night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 (edited) It's all about the controller, I know, I know, but some of these are nothing short of laughable tbh. (From Gamespot). Certainly nothing the Gamecube or Xbox couldn't do. In fact the Far Cry shots look worse than the Xbox version. I hope the final graphics are better than these. Edited September 25, 2006 by nufc4ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I couldn't care less about the graphics for the Wii, but I'd need to see that in full motion before I commented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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