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Are you getting for what you pay for?

Im still unclear about the X360 Elites features, but I read on and I noticed that everything was clear. But then I began to compare both systems, and I realized that the X360 doesn’t have a built in HD DVD player. I also did more research, and apparently in order to have HD DVD, you must buy an extra component to have it. But wait, the system itself is $499.99, and the HD DVD component is $169.99! thats a total of $659.99!!!

Meanwhile on the PS3, you have the gameplay, the Bluray, the online features and basically every other thing that the xbox 360 has. I already know that the Online Experience is much better on the X360’s, but I believe that Sony will soon one day compete with it!

Why do i bring this up you ask? Well, I am tired of hearing this BS on how the PS3 is way over priced! The PS3 has all those functions that the 360 has, but the only thing the 360 couldnt bring was its HD DVD player! you have to pay extra! PS3- $499.99 360- $619.99…..hmmm, I wonder who is really over priced!?

Oh, and dont get me started on microsft points! What a jip! Its like going to a carnival and buying 4 tickets, but everything in the park is 3 tickets. But unfortunetly you can only buy tickets in a pack of 2 tickets each! So when you buy something, your gonna be left with an uneven amount of tickets, which means you will be left with tickets you cant use unless you buy more tickets! Its a scam! Send me hate mail! I’ll love it!

GCN Site News…

 

A little website news for you… I am in the process of getting a server name (www.gamingconsolenetwork.com) as well as a server for the site. Right now things are at a stand still until the end of 2007 (Xmas is kicking my wallet’s ass). That means there will be a whole new look and you won’t have to deal with that “wordpress” in the site name. This template (black & red) is also glitchy and generic. Its a slow process but it will happen. Gaming Console Network started 2 years ago but went down last year due to server problems (the server we had went out of business.. imagine that) so I was in limbo for about 7-8 months (and went back to NLG). I will still work at NLG but this website will be my new home as well… We got 4000 hits the last week or so… not too bad…

Thanks everybody for checking us out. We need the support… Also if anybody out there is interested in writing reviews or stories (PS3, 360, Wii, DS, PSP related) please e-mail me at gcnsean@hotmail.com . I could use all the help I can right now.   

Nintendo Wii stolen from retirement home.

This is a really crazy story. It shows even in places that you would never think that there is still good and bad in this world we live in today. Some a-hole decided to jack a Wii system from a retirement community. These folks saved up to buy a Wii for the home and a month later someone stole it. The guy over at GoNintendo says he is going to buy them a new system, which shows that people still have a heart. People also commented on the story and wanted to set up a sort of Paypal fund for these poor folks but it looks like .

I have to give huge props to Go Nintendo’s RawMeatCowboy if he does in fact buy them a new one. I’ll keep you guys posted on this story… but check out the details at the link below.  

Source: http://gonintendo.com/?p=31561

Weekly Thoughts (December 7th 2007)

This is the first of what I guess you could call a end of week thought. Hell, every blog seems to have one now. Everybody has a “end of day thought” or whatever… So here are my thoughts of this weeks gaming news…  

Games Releases for December 3rd – December 9th 2007

December 5th

Alvin and the Chipmunks (PC, Wii, DS, PS2)
Atari Classics Evolved (PSP)
Band of Bugs (PC)
Beowulf (PSP)
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2 (360)
Draglade (DS)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Wii)
Pocket Pets (DS)
The Golden Compass (PSP, PS2, 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 (DS)

December 6th

Godzilla Unleashed (Wii)
Myth Makers: Super Kart GP (DS)
Warriors of the Lost Empire (PSP)

December 8th

The Elder Scrolls: Shivering Isles (PS3)

Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard.

Activision, Inc. and Vivendi today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine Vivendi Games, Vivendi’s interactive entertainment business — which includes Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, the world’s #1 multi-player online role-playing game franchise — with Activision, creating the world’s largest pure-play online and console game publisher. The new company, Activision Blizzard, is expected to have approximately $3.8 billion in pro forma combined calendar 2007 revenues and the highest operating margins of any major third-party video game publisher. On closing of the transaction, Activision will be renamed Activision Blizzard and will continue to operate as a public company traded on NASDAQ under the ticker ATVI.

Never Count A Video Game System Out.

I am really tired of reading every other day that “The Nintendo Wii is just a gimmick and will lose the system war” or “Sony will be in last place with the Playstation 3″ or “The Xbox 360 is doomed”. I just read a story on a everyday typical Gaming Blog that was talking about how the Nintendo Wii will not last against the Xbox 360 and Sony PS3. So I thought I would throw out there my personal take on this system war.

Energizer’s Top 10 List of Must-Have Gadgets for Christmas.

The Energizer Top 10
1.) Hi-Definition TV/Plasma
2.) Nintendo Wii
3.) Laptop Mac/PC
4.) Satellite navigation system
5.) Digital camera
6.) Nintendo DS Lite
7.) Sony PS3
8.) iPod/MP3
9.) Mobile phone
10.) Digital radio

Source: http://www.energizertop10.co.uk/index.html

Black Friday System & Game Sales.

VGChartz has just released a list of sales for systems and games. Looks like Super Mario Galaxy has gone over the million mark. Below are the hardware sales for Black Friday week as compared to the previous week for the current platforms (PS3, 360, Wii, PSP, and DS). 

Hardware Sales, 24th Nov 2007
          Japan  America  Others Total
 DS – 120,031 684,202 521,085 1,325,318
Wii – 47,497   421,419 174,503 643,419
PSP – 90,034  194,723 82,915 367,672
PS3 – 56,211   174,045 102,631 332,887
360 – 6,006     254,680 71,785 332,471

Did Greenpeace even do their research on Nintendo?

It seems like Greenpeace did not even do their research on that pathetic little story they did on electronic companies and how green they are. In this article they gave Nintendo a big, fat Zero. Microsoft did not fair too well either. ARS Technica did some great research of their own, and it looks like Greenpeace did minimal research…

Myst coming to Nintendo DS first quarter 2008.

 

Empire Interactive PLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings, has signed a publishing agreement to bring the classic adventure title, Myst, to the Nintendo DS platform in North America in the first quarter of 2008.

Everybody’s Nintendo Channel: Demonstration.

Video showing off the new Nintendo Wii channel in Japan.

No TV Guide Channel in US for Wii, says Reggie Fils-Aime.

Will Nintendo try to turn its Wii console into a platform for delivering movies and other content to consumers? The company is experimenting with it.

Nintendo of America Reports Historic Sales Week.

In the first week of the 2007 holiday shopping season, Nintendo of America has sold more Nintendo products than at any other time in its history. This includes more than 653,000 Nintendo DS portable video game systems, 350,000 Wii home systems and millions of games and accessories throughout the United States – and the season is just getting started.

Japan gets new Wii Channel today.

Wii owners in Japan got a nice surprise today with the Wii Download Channel. This new channel allows you to watch game trailers, interviews, etc as well as being able to use your Nintendo Wii as a hub to download Nintendo DS demo’s right to your DS system. Very cool… But no word on as to when this channel will hit other parts of the world (US and UK).

Source: http://www.ds-x2.com 

Greenpeace hippies at it again, this time with Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft.

Those Greenpeace hippies are at it again. This time they are rating big electronic companies. I honestly thing this report is a big joke. But this is news about the “Big Three” so here is the link to this rubbish. LOL… Nintendo scored a big fat “Zero”? Um… er… ok…

PS3 tops Wii in sales in Japan for second week.

The sales figures from japan for the week ending November 18 are in. The PS3 sold almost 20,000 units more then the Nintendo Wii. The PS3 ended up selling 53,000 consoles while the Nintendo Wii sold 36,000. The Nintendo DS still kicked everybodys ass with 81,000 systems sold. The Sony PSP sold 66,000 systems. Sadly the Xbox 360 sold about 5,000 systems. I know people really don’t give a crap about japanese sales, but blogs are making a big stink over the fact that the PS3 outsold Wii for the second week in a row in Japan. Take it for what it is worth I guess…

Happy Thanksgiving from GCN…

Happy Thanksgiving everybody… Everybody have a great Thanksgiving and stuff yourself until you drop. Be sure to play plenty of Call of Duty 4 and Super Mario Galaxy…

GameStop’s Black Friday…

Gamestop has it’s Black Friday deals up online. Go check them out…

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/weeklyad/current/112307/default.asp?affid=3002&mc_id=1123nl