OUCH Nintendo!

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Terry Bogard
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OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 04:51

G A M E C U B E

- Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht announced they will no longer develop any new titles for Nintendo GameCube, the studio is currently developing new software for other platforms.

- The Canadian developer Silicon Knights has ended its second party status with Nintendo of America. The company will effectively immediately be allowed to develop game titles for other consoles, include Xbox and PlayStation 2.


Is this a sign of things or just a random occurrence. I think the lost of Factor 5 is a significant OUCHIE since they worked some technical wonders on the Cube.

If this is a sign, and with the PSP over the horizon I' m getting a little nervous about Nintendo' s fate.

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 16:01
What games has factor 5 put out for the gamecube?

Terry Bogard
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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 18:16
I believe they developed the technically impressive Star Wars games for the GameCube.

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 19:11
This isn' t as bad as it initially seems. Factor 5 are only quitting development for the GameCube and not necessarily leaving Nintendo altogether. They might already be working on N5 games (there are rumors of Pilot Wings being developed by them).

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 19:15
I' m curious to see what these companies will do on other platforms.

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 19:28
Why are you worried about the big N' s fate? If they do go bankrupt (not likely-I hope) they will be bought by someone because of thier great franchises. (God, if it happens dont let EA buy them) But the purchase of the Big N would make any game company automatically gain millions of Nintendo loyals. As for the (SLIM) possiblility of a bankruptcy and purchase, it would be between Sony, Microsoft, and EA, in my opinion. They are the biggest, but I would say MS could outbid them all.
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Terry Bogard
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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 19:51
Why am I worried about their fate? Because, with Sega out of the console race, as far as console makers go Nintendo is the last piece of tradition we have left in this industry. Sony and Microsoft are the new generation while Sega and Nintendo are old school companies steeped in tradition... I' ll admit I am a traditionalist.
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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 19:56
I don' t think there' s any chance of Nintendo going out of business any time soon. They posted a quarterly loss for the first time in 41 years last year. Not exactly like they' re having the worst of times.

As bad as things are with the GameCube (and, realistically, it' s not all that bad, since there are excellent first party products), the Game Boy Advance is the dominant force in gaming right now. The GBA outsells all the home consoles quite consistently and brings in a tidy some for Nintendo.

The situation is very different to SEGA, so I don' t think anyone needs to worry just yet.

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 20:07
Factor 5 did have very good games on gamecube, *sighs*. I don' t think nintendo will go out of business, they have been doing sich a good job! Sega was doing good for a while too, I loved sega genesis back in the day. Sonic rules!

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 15, 2004 21:55
I was never worried about Nintendo going bankrupt or out of business, but as someone else pointed out, the Gameboy Advance is their cash cow. They have gone unchallenged in that area for quite some time but Now they are being challenged - by the dominant console maker in the industry.

IF the PSP becomes highly successful, I don' t think companies like Squaresoft will have much incentive to continue fully supporting the Gameboy Advance

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 16, 2004 00:17
Has there been anymore info released about DS? Or are they pretty much gonna wait for E3

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Apr 16, 2004 18:03
Nope, no new DS info. Can' t wait for E3 though. But, as many people misunderstood, I didn' t say N was goin out, I was speaking the posibillity of the PSP stomping the GBA and future N handhelds (DS). If that happens, it would be in third in the console race and second in the handheld market. But, I doubt the DS will fail. As I said, I was discussing the SLIM to NONE chance.
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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Aug 27, 2004 01:09
no one should worry about the ds its going to make it.


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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Aug 29, 2004 13:34
Nintendo has been slowly losing third-party support for some time now...

Can you say Sega repeat?
Videogaming is the contemporary interactive pasttime.

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Aug 29, 2004 15:19
The thing about SEGA as opposed to nintendo is that SEGA was poorly Run as a company regarding it' s overall direction.

Although having said that. Nintendo are against two bullies that are dishing the same tactics that Nintendo were doing back in the early days. Read Game Over and you will see what I mean.

There is definitely room for both the PSP and DS. Nintendo have had such a strong hold on the Handheld market for so long.....

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Aug 30, 2004 07:18
damn it!!! I can' t stand the GC being knocked down!!!Nintendo IS tradition, and a good tradition... I was looking forward for a GameCube . Go Nintendo and ALL of their products!!!
Games I want: Starcraft: Ghost (went to gamestop and saw it on the shelf labeled " coming soon, reserve your copy today"
Halo 2

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Aug 30, 2004 14:27
i agree alley.


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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Aug 30, 2004 16:17
Nintendo put out some of the best games ever but they come so few and far between! Whyyyy?

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Sep 01, 2004 17:01
Man Nintendo if you fall off the market I would die. It' s not fair don' t let these 2 bullies start bullying you. No matter what I will always support you you have gone too far and achieved way better things then they did to start worrying. I bet those Playstation and X-Box company employess have a Nintendo gamecube in there house secretly playing Nintendo games.

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Sep 01, 2004 17:16
I bet you' re right, Starman Anthony.

Just as M$ employees have PS2' s, and Sony employees have XBOX' s.

It' s all about the gaming, not the loyalty to one specific company, that matters.
Videogaming is the contemporary interactive pasttime.

Starman Anthony
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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Sep 01, 2004 17:39
Yeah it just makes me mad

Regret in 2010
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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Sep 10, 2004 03:07
no, they probly just try to get the game on their own system

u know, viewtiful joe...

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Sep 10, 2004 06:03
tisk tisk... jsut like sega. when will these game creators learn to stop putting kiddy crap out on thier systems? monkey ball? mary kate and ashley games? 2 people bought these... and they were grandma' s who dont understand what a video game IS. we need more games like LSL and the guy game, only mix them with half life 2, halo 2, so when you beat a level... your uber rewarded.... ;)

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RE: OUCH Nintendo! - Sep 11, 2004 17:32
no, what makes the gc the gc is its good games, not its mature games. if it comes out with games like that it will be a lot like the other systems. i think they should come out with a lot of games like that legend of zelda and stuff like that, also when they get a gc exclusive thats really good they should keep it a gc exclusive. that' s one big problem