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Nintendo being nice to Europe/UK - is anyone else shocked?

Stalkid64

Stalkid64

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Mainly for the UK/European faction of the boards, but is anyone else really really shocked by how decently Nintendo is treating us this time around? I mean, first we have the lovely low price of £150... then we hear of a 60hz mode being added rather than the weird progressive scan mode... which the great Rogue Leader will support! THEN they tell us we`ll also be getting a nice RGB SCART lead in the box rather than having to fork out separately for one, and now, better yet we`re getting an improved, lengthened version of the already damn good Luigi`s Mansion especially for us. (note for anyone who hasn`t heard about this, the story is on tendobox.com) I LOVE NINTENDO AGAIN!

<--------Spinning exicitedly... just look at it go! Now THAT`S excitement....
 
blizz

blizz

New member
rest easy fellow traveler for I have also heard this news, I have been excited by the prospect of FF: Tactics on the GBA
 
Redah

Redah

Go Sweden! Not!
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Here's the 'bad' news:

Nintendo Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg) has ALWAYS supplied a composite-> SCART connector with the consoles... soo... that's not really new.

What is new, is that Nintendo Europe has a *bigger* launch budget than Microsoft has for it's XBOX (due tomorrow). It is also far bigger than the GBA campaign, and we all know, that was a -good- one. It really surprised me, didn't know Nintendo Europe was up to that.

Anyhoo, it's looking bright. I don't know about other countries, but over here Nintendo Netherlands is holding the famous Cube Clubs like Nintendo of America did.

That's sweeeeeeet :D
 
Smiff

Smiff

Emutalk Member
I'll take 100Hz progressive PAL over 60Hz interlaced NTSC... or was that not the choice? Anyway who cares, £150 is gooooood.
 
sytaylor

sytaylor

Sy
Redah said:

What is new, is that Nintendo Europe has a *bigger* launch budget than Microsoft has for it's XBOX (due tomorrow). It is also far bigger than the GBA campaign, and we all know, that was a -good- one. It really surprised me, didn't know Nintendo Europe was up to that.
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jeebies, seen the xbox adverts? theyre EVERYWHERE here in the uk!!! :look: :!!!:
 
Smiff

Smiff

Emutalk Member
yeah, I've got X-box spam... and it went straight in the bin :) I haven't yet got any Cube spam so that's looking like the favourite ATM (note - i really hate spam).
 
sytaylor

sytaylor

Sy
Smiff said:
yeah, I've got X-box spam... and it went straight in the bin :) I haven't yet got any Cube spam so that's looking like the favourite ATM (note - i really hate spam).
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/me remembers smiff on a spamming spam hating spam mission on spinals old old old but not his oldest old board a while ago... my GOD that was funny, anywho

the xbox adverts are pretty cool... but that one in the middle of the man u game last night was weeeeeeeird:blush:
 
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Slougi

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We got x-box spam here in finland too and i don't remember ANYONE ever doing this much promotion for one product, not even the ps2. And those are the only 2 consoles that were ever advertized here :alien:
 
Macca

Macca

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here they spraypainted big green x's on the footpath at the beach........now the council is trying to sue :D
 
Jaz

Jaz

Ex-Mod
I spent about 2 hours in Dixons yesterday, playing on Luigi's Mansion.. :D

Pressing A makes him cry.. `Maaaaaaario.. Maaaaaario`.. ;)

Sweet. :D
 
blizz

blizz

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Jaz said:
I spent about 2 hours in Dixons yesterday, playing on Luigi's Mansion.. :D

Pressing A makes him cry.. `Maaaaaaario.. Maaaaaario`.. ;)

Sweet. :D
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LOL

I saw the X-Box ads last night (talk about last minute advertising I saw nothing until last night) they're trying to do the stylish thing like Sony did, the only problem being the console itself is an ugly beast compared to the PS2 and not as cute as the GameCube

for example

PS2 = "I have nice fine straight lines"
Gamecube = "I'm so small and cute!"
X-Box = "WTF do you want?"

there is a saving grace to all of these consoles, perhaps EB will stop filling their shelves with crappy second hand PSOne games ;)
 
zorbid

zorbid

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Nintendo being nice to Europe/UK - is anyone else shocked?
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Japanese companies (at last:sleepy: )realised that Europe had a big potential video games market. Editors are meeting and making agreements for games distribution here.(I can't reveal my source, but it's reliable. ;) ) Another example is special edition of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 2 for Europe...
Be prepared for more good things happening in the future :d
 
Reznor007

Reznor007

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Smiff said:
I'll take 100Hz progressive PAL over 60Hz interlaced NTSC... or was that not the choice? Anyway who cares, £150 is gooooood.
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No, in the US when you hold B when turning the system on you get 60Hz 480p progressive scan. And I don't think it's 100Hz progressive, I think that's interlaced, and 50Hz is the progressive mode.
 
Jaz

Jaz

Ex-Mod
blizz said:
there is a saving grace to all of these consoles, perhaps EB will stop filling their shelves with crappy second hand PSOne games ;)
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That is so true.. And who the hell wants to buy a knackered copy of Tomb Raider for a tenner? :term:
 
blizz

blizz

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I bought Alundra and Smash Brothers second hand, and Alundra was pretty scratched up :(

I bought them from CEX though, the problem with EB for example is they had FFIX for £35 second hand or £40 brand new, but just opposite EB in Dixons they had FFIX brand new (shrinkwrapped and everything) at £25 :D
 
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