I was always a hardcore Sega fanboy growing up. I owned the SMS, Genesis, Game Gear, and (unfortunately) the Saturn, which would end up being the last Sega console I ever owned. Growing up all my friends were die hard Nintendofans, and it was a constant battle between us as to which company was the better of the 2 (especially during the 16 bit era).I ended up purchasing a used PS1 off my friend for 50$ in 1999, and later a PS2. I always vowed to NEVER own a Nintendo console. Ironically, I now own a Wii. :roll:

Genesis and PS2

What were the sales figues for Mario 64 in it's first week?

• Support for higher resolution on some Wii games. If the PS2 and Xbox can do it, I don't see why not.
• More Nintendo 64 games and more games in general for the Virtual Console.
• Price drops on old games.
• Wii Remote + Nunchuck support for ALL virtual console games as it should have been in the first place.
• Less party junk, more real games.
• Online accounts for storing purchased Wii Ware or Virtual Console games, so they can be used on another console.
• Virtual memory card support for GameCube games.
• Stop selling the Nunchuckseperate from the Wii mote, instead include it with the Wii mote and sell it for $49.99. Realistically, I don't like that price, but they are a company who likes to make profits in excess.
• Make a new franchise. I love Mario and Zelda as much as the next guy, but seriously, I'm freaking sick of not seeing anything new from Nintendo.
• Lower the price on the console to $150, it's about freaking time considering that the hardware is ancient and was in the first place.

I could probably think of more things but I'll give it a rest.

UbiquitousAeon

This bugs me too. You have to think that the cheaper launch price was pretty much balanced out by the necessity to spend more on the consoles numerous accessories. Lets face it, most Wii games require the nunchuck anyways, so selling them seperately is about as blatant an effort to cash in as I've ever seen.

I'm a proud Wii owner, but needless to say, if it wasn't for the motion control technology, this would essentially be just another 6th generation console with marginally better visuals.

27, and proud to say I still have every single console that I've ever owned:

-Sega Master System

-Genesis

-Game Gear

-PS1

-PS2

I'm also proud to say that all are still in good working condition ;)

It depends on what you mean by "compete". If you meant WIN the generation or come close, then no. But if you meant, being able to last the whole generation (6-7 yrs), and turn an overall profit then yes i think it could. Nobody has mentioned the obvious problem, and that's the support, or lack there of, from EA. Because it didn't have a DVD player it would have never finished number one, but if EA would have come around and had full confidence in sega sticking it out for the long hall and forgiving them for their mistakes of the past, and develop for the dreamcast, yea they could have went the distance. Maybe even to the point where there would have AT LEAST been discussions of making another console after the Dreamcast. just my opinion

sixringz1

This is essentially what I was leaning towards. Realistically speaking, I don't think for a second that the DC could've overtaken the other 3 consoles. The technology, albeit powerful in its own right, was still pretty much inferior to the competition in just about every aspect. Combine that with the fact that Sega had nowhere near the financial power to compete with Sony, Microsoft, or even Nintendo in terms of marketing/advertising, then it's pretty safe to say that the DC wouldn't have had much of a chance in taking majority market share over the years. At the same time though, could the DC have had the potential to last at least another 3 years on the market? I definitely think so. Had they had the proper 3rd party support, then they most certainly could've gone for a lot longer than they did, thus resulting in considerable revenues, thus perhaps even releasing a new console 7th generation console as well. It sold almost 11 million units in just 2 years, which in my opinion is not too shabby for a console who's company was suffering from a poor reputation and limited 3rd party support. There was definitely a foundation that could be built upon for the DC to experience a solid run, but unfortunately it just didn't pan out that way as Sega once again got scared off by a little competition.

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What was the main reason(s) for Nintendo not including HD and DVD player capabilities in the Wii anyways? Was it due to time constraints in order to get the Wii out in time? Or was it due to the fact that so much money had already been invested into R&D for the motion technology?

BrunoBRS

Yes, I do already own a DVD player, but at the same time I doubt many people would complain about the fact that they could get another along with their gaming system. You'd also think that at this point it would almost be status quo to have at least a DVD built into the console, whether or not you actually plan to make full use of it.

As for the HD being "expensive", wouldn't it have been a worthwhile investment by Nintendo regardless?

Sonic games were pretty easy, with or without a save feature. Collecting the chaos emeralds made it a tad more challenging though of course.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is without a doubt the easiest game I'veplayed in a while though.

Neither. I had a Sega Saturn :P

gameofthering

Likewise. I feel your pain :P

I ended up buying a PS1 for like 50$ a couple years later off my neighbor though :D