__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 15 September 2006 08:24 \__
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> Darth Chaos <DarthChaosofRSPW@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>> Mark Kent wrote:
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> > Why Nintendo Wii will succeed
>>> >
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>>> >| That would be the Wii "gaming console", as opposed to the forthcoming
>>> >| PS3 and the HD DVD drive equipped Xbox 360s ? all of which are
>>> >| transmogrifying into multimedia, do-it-all entertainment hub-type
>>> >| things.
>>> > `----
>>> >
>>> > http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34384
>>>
>>> The real question for me is how open will it be?
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>> Not open at all, probably, since Nintendo has already stated that they
>> will use DRM with all Virtual Console games...and all Virtual Console
>> games will cost money to download.
>>
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> That's my concern. I'd prefer to see an open platform! Still, the GP2X
> lives on :-)
Give the kids some time with the Wii. I'm sure we'll soon see a wiki-based
site that details a method for opening (or taking apart) the $250 Linux
machine from Nintendo. It's cheaper than an XBox and much more powerful.
Also, it pays somebody else's bill. You get what you pay for: a gaming
console. Just install Quake 3 on it and off you go... and it can also surf
the Web and do some fun XGL stuff, provised you can shove in or make use of
the GPU.
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