The Videogame Thread

[IgorPonweed]

Yeah, I think naughty dog or interactive or something like that stopped making the Spyro series after the first three games, and the was in immediate notice in the downgrade of quality.

Insomniac.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Insomniac.

That right. I have all three games so I should know that.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Sony Cuts PS3 Prices By $150 -- If You Have Good Credit

I just do not think that this is helping their case...

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/sony-cuts-ps3-prices-by-150-if-you-have-good-credit-sne-

Sony's (SNE) PS3 goes for around $400, compared to about $200 for Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360 or $250 for Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii (if you can find the Wii in stock). So to better compete, Sony is cutting the PS3's price by $150. Sort of.

To get a discount, prospective gamers have to apply for a Sony credit card, and once the card arrives they can buy a console to get a $150 credit on their statement. (Or they can get an immediate discount at Sony's online store -- which offers a far worse deal than Amazon's (AMZN) PS3 bundles.)


Sony needs to compete more aggressively on price in the game console market, but this is probably the wrong way to do it. There's a credit crunch going on, and a lot of people with marginal credit who might have been approved for a credit card only a few months ago might get rejected now. We can't think of anything more likely to make prospective customers hate you than to promise them a discount, only then turn them down for it after applying. (Plus, who really wants another credit card -- especially a Sony credit card?)


Far better for Sony to cut prices $100 across the board, and get the consoles in more homes. Then if someone buys a PS3 but can't pay for it, it's someone else's problem.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Wow. I found a duo NES and SNES system! I've never seen one before.

http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/hi/71/71296/retro_duo_blue_z.jpg

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Nintendo Wii sells two million units for month of November!

Well, a little over that amount... The DS sold 1.5 million units. X-box sells over 830,000 units, but Nintendo still out manages to out sell it three to one. PS3 with a little more than 370,000 units I think.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122910384683902145.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

 

[The Shoe Fairy]

Just a thought, does anybody here have a Valve "Steam" account? I do, and we could make a Muppet Central group.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

My brother just got Sonic Unleashed. It's actually pretty good!

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Great goo-ga-moo-ga!

Just wow!

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/pos...ntendo-dominates-final-2008-sales-charts.html

 

[dwayne1115]

Wow looks like Nentido is coming back to there glory days!


I have been playing Need for Speed most wanted here lattly and really loving it.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Wow looks like Nentido is coming back to there glory days!


I have been playing Need for Speed most wanted here lately and really loving it.

I used to love the Need For Speed series! I enjoyed the older games! They were fun!