From: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com (n64-digest) To: n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: n64-digest V1 #988 Reply-To: n64-digest Sender: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk n64-digest Wednesday, November 17 1999 Volume 01 : Number 988 Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! Re: [N64] Square Re: [N64] Square Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Re: [N64] Square Re: [N64] Square Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Re: [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! Re: [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays Re: [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:24:11 -0600 From: "Thraxen" Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! - -----Original Message----- From: Dexter Sy To: n64@lists.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 12:53 AM Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! >> >> Hmmm...perhaps. Except I did not catch any of my pets in cages or under >> boxes or by having my other pets beat them to a pulp :P But other than >> that, I don't know anything about Pokeballs...I'm not into Pokeman (other >> than I find Pokeman Pinball quite entertaining) enough to know about them. > >Oh dear. The game doesn't even have anything to do with catching pokemon in >cages, slaveships, or whatever you which to call it. This is just a pointless >witch hunt, maybe in response to the fact that Nintendo's pokemon marketing has >been brutally successful, regardless of the fact that people like you enjoy to >poke fun at their lamer commercials. Hold on Dex...taking it a little too personal, huh? I was merely pointing out how it is being advertised. Nothing more, nothing less. Your witch hunt is against me. Stryder > >Dexter > >> >> >> stryder >> >> [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] >> [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > >[ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:32:53 -0600 From: "Thraxen" Subject: Re: [N64] Square - -----Original Message----- From: Davidxvx@aol.com To: n64@lists.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [N64] Square >In a message dated 11/15/99 11:57:04 PM Central Standard Time, >karens@smartt.com writes: > ><< Ya, we wouldn't get crap like Final Fantasy 8 either. > > Dexter >> > > > I don't understand how you can call FF8 crap. That is the best game I've >played to date, next to Chrono Trigger. > >--David Actually his view of it changes to suit his needs it would seem. Sometimes he says it is good but not great. Sometimes it is 'ok', and sometimes he says it is crap. go figure. Stryder] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:36:33 -0600 From: "Thraxen" Subject: Re: [N64] Square - -----Original Message----- From: D Fentie To: n64@lists.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [N64] Square >ick, ick, ick. FF8 was not nearly as good as III. Just play III and >you will understand. It is impossible to describe but its kind of like >comparing Goldeneye in popularity to Quest 64. > It all depends on who you ask....some people hate the direction the FF series has gone..like you Fentie. Some people prefer the older FFs, but think the new ones are still good...like myself. And some people love the news one...like David. I still think FF2 (US) is the best personally. Stryder >Davidxvx@aol.com wrote: >> >> In a message dated 11/15/99 11:57:04 PM Central Standard Time, >> karens@smartt.com writes: >> >> << Ya, we wouldn't get crap like Final Fantasy 8 either. >> >> Dexter >> >> >> I don't understand how you can call FF8 crap. That is the best game I've >> played to date, next to Chrono Trigger. >> >> --David >> >> [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] >> [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > >[ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:39:51 -0600 From: "Thraxen" Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 - -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Finger To: n64@lists.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 >On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > >> Thanksgiving frame a year ago. Playing in >> 3,043 theaters, the hit film averaged a sizzling $10,642 per venue. What > >Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) made more than that per theater in it's >limited opening on 30 or so screens, why won't they release that >nationwide? Is that out? I heard that movie is awesome. I desperately want to see it. Stryder > >-------------------------------------------------------------- >Hold the flame til the dream ignites >A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission >--Rush > > >[ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:46:24 -0800 (PST) From: Geoff Finger Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > > > > Hmmm...perhaps. Except I did not catch any of my pets in cages or under > > boxes or by having my other pets beat them to a pulp :P But other than > > that, I don't know anything about Pokeballs...I'm not into Pokeman (other > > than I find Pokeman Pinball quite entertaining) enough to know about them. > > Oh dear. The game doesn't even have anything to do with catching pokemon in > cages, slaveships, or whatever you which to call it. This is just a pointless > witch hunt, maybe in response to the fact that Nintendo's pokemon marketing has > been brutally successful, regardless of the fact that people like you enjoy to > poke fun at their lamer commercials. This isn't a witch hunt, the thing with the Reverend in um, some square state (i forget exactly) saying that pokemon are agents of the devil and that pokemon products should be burned is a witch hunt =) The line between the Samurai model that i wast talking about and the slavery model that my friend was talking about is pretty thin, thin enough to make me a little uncomfortable at times. This doesn't stop me from watching the anime and buying the cartoons though. You can go ahead and say the slavery aspect isn't important or isn't relevant, but i don't think you can say that it doesn't exist at all. (for those of you wondering about my promise to leave you alone for awhile, yes i did move out. However i've stopped at my girlfriend's for a few days on my way to southern california. Unfortunatly she has classes to go to in the middle of the day, but i can occupy myself catching up with email in the meantime =) - -------------------------------------------------------------- Cast in this unlikely role Ill-equiped to act With insufficient tact One must put up barriers To keep oneself intact - --Rush [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:52:07 -0800 (PST) From: Geoff Finger Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, b er wrote: > --- TreyTable@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 99-11-12 19:16:09 EST, you write: > > > > > And what kind of name is "Moo" for a > > > bad guy, anyhow? > > > > I thought it was Mu. Although Jessie & James really > > sparks of creativity ;) > > not. > > > not mu or moo it's MUW!!! > I think. You know, there is a simple way to solve this. Those of us who watch the show just need to pay attention when they do that little song and dance about the monsters before one of the commercials. One of them is about Mu/Moo/Muw/whatever, the phoenix, and the nagas i think. Given that he came from pangea, i'm guessing his name is spelled Mu, which is also the name of a mythical continent that is supposed to have disapeared long ago, similar to, but not the same as, Atlantis. - -------------------------------------------------------------- Pounding in your temples A surge of adrenaline Every muscle tense To fence the enemy within - --Rush [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:08:50 -0800 (PST) From: Geoff Finger Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Eddy Wu wrote: > Because Princess Mononoke is a cartoon for adults, and therefore has a very > limited audience. Like i said, they did a test release in just twenty cities, it got great revenue on a per theater basis. The only movie to get better/the same in limited release was Becoming John Malkovich, which is going to be getting wide release soon i believe. They both did better than pokemon per theater, why is Malkovich getting wide release and not Mononoke? - -------------------------------------------------------------- We all figure that our homes are set above Other people than the ones we know and love In every place with a name They play the same territorial game Hiding behind lines Sending up warning signs - --Rush [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:53:30 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Square > > > I don't understand how you can call FF8 crap. That is the best game I've > played to date, next to Chrono Trigger. > Its crap. The gameplay obviously takes a back seat to the impressive cinematics. The problem is, the story is less than appealing, not to mention FF 8 is closely bordering the "FMV type" interactive movies found earlier on in thr 90's, which BTW, requires hours of tedious sitting and watching and a few seconds of actually playing. If you know how tedous the battles are, you'll know what i mean. Besides, Quoting a review from Gamespot, FF 8 is one game which could have benefited from the limitations of cartridges. Dex > > --David > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:54:13 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Square D Fentie wrote: > ick, ick, ick. FF8 was not nearly as good as III. Just play III and > you will understand. It is impossible to describe but its kind of like > comparing Goldeneye in popularity to Quest 64. 3 has a certain feeling. I'm looking forward to FF 9. Dex > > > Davidxvx@aol.com wrote: > > > > In a message dated 11/15/99 11:57:04 PM Central Standard Time, > > karens@smartt.com writes: > > > > << Ya, we wouldn't get crap like Final Fantasy 8 either. > > > > Dexter >> > > > > I don't understand how you can call FF8 crap. That is the best game I've > > played to date, next to Chrono Trigger. > > > > --David > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:55:24 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Geoff Finger wrote: > On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > > > Thanksgiving frame a year ago. Playing in > > 3,043 theaters, the hit film averaged a sizzling $10,642 per venue. What > > Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) made more than that per theater in it's > limited opening on 30 or so screens, why won't they release that > nationwide? Its a niche film. Dexter > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Hold the flame til the dream ignites > A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission > --Rush > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:58:15 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 > > Is that out? I heard that movie is awesome. I desperately want to see it. CNN dissed it. Apparently, the major gripe is the inconsistent animation quality and the cheezy feeling you get from dubbed films. I would have preffered subtitles. Life is Beautiful did pretty well with subtitles. I'm more interested in Sleepy Hallow than Monokoke. Dexter > > > Stryder > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------- > >Hold the flame til the dream ignites > >A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission > >--Rush > > > > > >[ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:02:26 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Geoff Finger wrote: > On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Eddy Wu wrote: > > > Because Princess Mononoke is a cartoon for adults, and therefore has a very > > limited audience. > > Like i said, they did a test release in just twenty cities, it got great > revenue on a per theater basis. The only movie to get better/the same in > limited release was Becoming John Malkovich, which is going to be getting > wide release soon i believe. They both did better than pokemon per > theater, why is Malkovich getting wide release and not Mononoke? Ummmm.. here's a report from Box Office Guru (boxofficeguru.com) which tacks these sorts of things: "The offbeat comedy Being John Malkovich expanded from 175 to 467 theaters and grossed $2.4M, up 26% from last weekend. The Spike Jonze film's cume has hit $6.1M while its average gross of $5,005 per theater remains quite good." Pokemon did 10,000 plus per theatre. Dex > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > We all figure that our homes are set above > Other people than the ones we know and love > In every place with a name > They play the same territorial game > Hiding behind lines > Sending up warning signs > --Rush > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:04:31 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! > > Hold on Dex...taking it a little too personal, huh? I was merely pointing > out how it is being advertised. Nothing more, nothing less. Your witch > hunt is against me. > Just annoyed. If you want to be the moral voice on advertising, i'm ok with it. But be consistent. I does seem like you pick stuff to criticize based on your biases. I could be wrong and I'll be glad if you can prove me wrong, but there are a lot of questionable advertising on the videogame industry as a whole that i don't see you ranting on. Dexter > > Stryder > > > > >Dexter > > > >> > >> > >> stryder > >> > >> [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > >> [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > > >[ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:09:33 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, in a recent interview with Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun, reiterated the company's plans to sell Dolphin at a cheap price. "A game machine that sells for close to 40000 yen [$380] can be bought by young people old enough to work part-time jobs, but at any rate, is too expensive to be aimed at children," said Yamauchi in a comparison to Sony's next-generation hardware. "The Dolphin will not be that expensive." Meanwhile, the Japanese businessman reaffirmed the company's plans to launch Dolphin shortly after PS2 late 2000. "We would like to release theDolphin closer to the PS2, but since we're aiming for the Christmas 2000 shopping season, I don't think the time difference is that big of a handicap." Yamauchi indicated that strong software on Nintendo's part will make up for Sony's head-start. "What's important is the side that clearly distinguishes itself by the quality of its software." ign64.com - ------------------ Well, this makes things a lot more interesting and confusing.... thoughts? Dexter [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:13:17 +1100 From: Alex Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 At 18:03 16-11-99 -0500, you wrote: >Because Princess Mononoke is a cartoon for adults, and therefore has a very >limited audience. > Huh? There are more adults than there are children. Not to mention adults are the ones with the money. alexh@ivanhoe.starway.net.au [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:23:21 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon the movie #1 Alex wrote: > At 18:03 16-11-99 -0500, you wrote: > >Because Princess Mononoke is a cartoon for adults, and therefore has a very > >limited audience. > > > > Huh? There are more adults than there are children. Not to mention adults > are the ones with the money. That statement is flawed :-) So i agree w/ alex. but still, Monokoke is very much a niche film, bacause its a foreign film that has supposedly gone through a rather shoddy redubbing process, something which takes away from the movie's appeal. Besides, animation is not often associated with adult filmgoing, and the Japanimation narritive elements will likely turn some people off. Dex > > > alexh@ivanhoe.starway.net.au > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:19:03 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays In a message dated 11/16/99 10:03:06 PM Central Standard Time, karens@smartt.com writes: << Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, in a recent interview with Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun, reiterated the company's plans to sell Dolphin at a cheap price. "A game machine that sells for close to 40000 yen [$380] can be bought by young people old enough to work part-time jobs, but at any rate, is too expensive to be aimed at children," said Yamauchi in a comparison to Sony's next-generation hardware. "The Dolphin will not be that expensive." Meanwhile, the Japanese businessman reaffirmed the company's plans to launch Dolphin shortly after PS2 late 2000. "We would like to release theDolphin closer to the PS2, but since we're aiming for the Christmas 2000 shopping season, I don't think the time difference is that big of a handicap." Yamauchi indicated that strong software on Nintendo's part will make up for Sony's head-start. "What's important is the side that clearly distinguishes itself by the quality of its software." ign64.com ------------------ Well, this makes things a lot more interesting and confusing.... thoughts? >> I still think it's unlikely that Dolphin will be released next year. However, Nintendo still insists on the same date. I hope that Yamauchi is right about adequate software. I hope that Nintendo can show Sony up this time. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:23:19 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! In a message dated 11/16/99 4:08:49 PM Central Standard Time, glacion@earthlink.net writes: << It's alos quite interesting that we can debate endlessly on PSX vs N64 over and over again going over the same points, but we can't stand a few days of Pokemon talk. >> I also can't see why people can't stand Pokemon talk (of course, it's me, the big time Pikachu freak). What I think is amazing is that I was able to sit through Pikachu's Vacation 3 times. The pattern for me is: Pikachu's Vacation gets worse every time I see it, and Mewtwo Strikes Back gets better every time I see it. I can't wait to get MSB on video. I do mean the original, not the dub. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:13:00 -0600 From: "Thraxen" Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! - -----Original Message----- From: Dexter Sy To: n64@lists.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! >> >> Hold on Dex...taking it a little too personal, huh? I was merely pointing >> out how it is being advertised. Nothing more, nothing less. Your witch >> hunt is against me. >> > >Just annoyed. If you want to be the moral voice on advertising, i'm ok with it. >But be consistent. I does seem like you pick stuff to criticize based on your >biases. I could be wrong and I'll be glad if you can prove me wrong, but there >are a lot of questionable advertising on the videogame industry as a whole that >i don't see you ranting on. You seem to miss the point. I just thought that since there had been an ongoing debate about Pokeman that I would point out how the commercial itself advertises the game....it has zero to do with my own feeling about it. I also don't even think it is questionable advertising. Stryder [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:30:51 -0800 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Pikachu, I choose you!! > > You seem to miss the point. I just thought that since there had been an > ongoing debate about Pokeman that I would point out how the commercial > itself advertises the game....it has zero to do with my own feeling about > it. I also don't even think it is questionable advertising. OK :-) I can understand that. I don't read all the post so the slavery thing slipped my net. i'm sure you guys don't read all the stuff too. Speaking to all the people in the list, i think it would be helpful if we attach or included relevant posts in our mails for conversation's sake, because people like stryder might come up with a statement that i take the wrong way because i didn't know he was responding to something else. > > > Stryder > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 03:35:57 -0500 (EST) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: Re: [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays I still doubt Nintendo will release Dolphin anywhere next year. GBA? Maybe. On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > > Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, in a recent > interview with Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun, reiterated the company's > plans to sell Dolphin at a > cheap price. > > "A game machine that sells for close to 40000 yen > [$380] can be bought by young people old enough to work part-time jobs, > but at any rate, is too expensive to be aimed at children," said > Yamauchi in a comparison to Sony's next-generation hardware. "The > Dolphin will not be that expensive." > > Meanwhile, the Japanese businessman reaffirmed the > company's plans to launch Dolphin shortly after PS2 late 2000. "We > would like to release theDolphin closer to the PS2, but since we're > aiming for the Christmas 2000 shopping season, I don't think the time > difference is that big of a handicap." > > Yamauchi indicated that strong software on Nintendo's > part will make up for Sony's head-start. "What's important is the side > that clearly > distinguishes itself by the quality of its software." > > ign64.com > > ------------------ > > Well, this makes things a lot more interesting and confusing.... > > thoughts? > > Dexter > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > sx [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 03:35:57 -0500 (EST) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: Re: [N64] Yamanuchi says no dolphin delays I still doubt Nintendo will release Dolphin anywhere next year. GBA? Maybe. On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > > Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, in a recent > interview with Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun, reiterated the company's > plans to sell Dolphin at a > cheap price. > > "A game machine that sells for close to 40000 yen > [$380] can be bought by young people old enough to work part-time jobs, > but at any rate, is too expensive to be aimed at children," said > Yamauchi in a comparison to Sony's next-generation hardware. "The > Dolphin will not be that expensive." > > Meanwhile, the Japanese businessman reaffirmed the > company's plans to launch Dolphin shortly after PS2 late 2000. "We > would like to release theDolphin closer to the PS2, but since we're > aiming for the Christmas 2000 shopping season, I don't think the time > difference is that big of a handicap." > > Yamauchi indicated that strong software on Nintendo's > part will make up for Sony's head-start. "What's important is the side > that clearly > distinguishes itself by the quality of its software." > > ign64.com > > ------------------ > > Well, this makes things a lot more interesting and confusing.... > > thoughts? > > Dexter > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > sx [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of n64-digest V1 #988 ************************* [ To quit the n64-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe n64-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]