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hmmm..i gotta echo what i think LIC stated in another thread...i too believe that ps3 will sell out on launch day, but what happens after that? say some 6 - 9 months down the road..and the price is still 499, 599?...i think that will be a huge problem for sony,..even if they do stage a price drop, i think it will only be what? 20 - 30 dollars tops? $470, $570...that is still pretty steep after the "newness" wears off...

as far as what i handheld i would buy my kids?...well a couple of years ago my son wanted an xbox, but price and the content of games on that system made the difference and gamecube bein 99 bucks at the time,..you just couldn\'t beat that,...and you also couldn\'t go wrong with games on that system being mostly geared to tha younger set...so the decision was a no brainer for me...if i were to buy a hh(if i were into to them) it would be psp for me and the ds for him...

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as far as what i handheld i would buy my kids?...well a couple of years ago my son wanted an xbox, but price and the content of games on that system made the difference and gamecube bein 99 bucks at the time,..you just couldn\'t beat that,...and you also couldn\'t go wrong with games on that system being mostly geared to tha younger set...so the decision was a no brainer for me...if i were to buy a hh(if i were into to them) it would be psp for me and the ds for him...

And who would you buy for first?
Most likely your son.

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And who would you buy for first?
Most likely your son.

yep,..pretty much, and i think the average parent would buy his/her child the more cheaper, child friendly ds...you will still have thee occasional spoiled brat that get whatever he wants, but on average i think most parents will go with the ds...

For a child...

"less likely to break", "Easy to play", and "Inexpensive."

PSP feels more like a business trip PS3 than a pacifier.

I want one but the $600 price tag is screwing me out of one. And then you talk about games, controllers, blah....blahh looks like a $1000 launch. I got bills and other shit to worrie about so spending $1000 on a system is just stupid. If only sony would have came with the $399 pricing of the 360 then I could justify it.

  The 360 is starting to look better and better. Even though I still want a ps3 over a 360. In the long run around the holiday season I see myself going with the more reasonable 360. And if Microsoft throws a price drop on that 360 they would sell like hot cakes. Maybe Sony has not look at the economy lately. People are out of work and trying to get by. Things are not as strong as say when ps3 launched.

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Here\'s my console purchase list for the rest of the year.

Nintendo DS lite.

Rebuy PSTWO (gave mine to my father when I moved out) - get Guitar Hero

Nintendo Wii

MS 360.


I can\'t find almost a grand to put down on the PS3 with that list.

17% tax? Wow, that sucks You guys are getting raped on launch day.

Yes we are. But we\'re used to it, so we have no feeling in that part of the body. ;P

Btw I pay 25% tax, but I also get a 2 year warranty, so that helps a little. :fighting:

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Rebuy PSTWO (gave mine to my father when I moved out) - get Guitar Hero

*high fives LIC* I love Guitar Hero. I\'m so damn addicted to it and can\'t wait for the second one in November.

I In the long run around the holiday season I see myself going with the more reasonable 360.

That Sony made the Xbox 360 pricetag seem reasonable is unreal. Easiest bit of marketing Microsoft ever had to do.
 
And Nintendo is fixing to undercut both of them. The only question is, by how much.
 
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well by Xmas 2006 it won\'t matter what console is "reasonable" because the PS3 won\'t be found anywhere and sold out.

It won\'t be till summer of 2007 will be be able to see where the PS3 price point is going to do to Sony or for Sony.

No doubt about it MS has gained market share, and Sony has done the marketing.

Nintendo will be Nintendo, and will probably stay on par with Gamecube sales numbers. Most people are just bored with Nintnedo accept some old school diehards.

I agree, the pricepoint will matter August of \'07 or holiday \'07. Beyond the launch, it\'s tough to speculate on the success of PS3.
 
I\'m looking for Nintendo to pick up some steam with this generation. How much, I don\'t know, but I\'m one gamer who is typically bored with what Sony and Microsoft are doing.

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Like Eik said, it is hard to say how the PS3 will do beyond launch. We all know that it is a gurantee\'d success on launch day, but once the holiday craze calms down, MS does a price drop and Nintendo launches at around $250, how will the $600 dollar system fare? I\'m guessing it\'ll lose steam fast and force Sony to do a price drop come holiday season of \'07.


Nintendo has a chance to pick up a lot of the market this come around, provided they do the right marketing. Something they can\'t do is become forgotten in the midst of the Sony hype - that\'s one of the big things that killed the Dreamcast. Some aggressive marketing, solid launch titles (No Mario on launch is already a big dissapointment) and cheap price tag could really help Nintendo. Not to mention people are buying the DS and lovin\' it.


MS, on the other hand, I would imagine will throw in a price drop sometime next year (this holiday season would be too nice) and undercut Sony some more. The worst part is, Sony\'s new price tag makes the 360 look like a deal (let\'s not argue about the lack of Blu-Ray, average consumer does not loko at that). Throw in a price cut sometime next year, Halo 3 and a few other titles and I think MS has a decent chance of fixing what they broke with the Xbox 360 botched launch.

Having Zelda and Metroid at launch (current plan) will be nice for Wii, in addition to things like Wii Sports, Red Steel and whatever else. Maybe Wario Ware and Monkey Ball, two franchises just begging to be used with the Wii controller.
 
Mario should hit early \'07 to continue sales and then bolster summer with Super Smash Bros. Throw Animal Crossing and say, Pikmin next holiday season and sprinkle the new ips (Hammer, Excite Truck, that other game I keep forgetting) throughout the year. If Nintendo can keep Wii interesting while the other guys are still overpriced, they\'ll be doing themselves a huge favor.
 
And for God sakes, someone announce a Punch-Out!! sequel!

so you can "punch" the air in front of you?

come on bro, that\'s just rediculous talking

I\'d buy a wii for a new punch-out game

seriously