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Ishy on 15 August 2007

Of course, it will help them turn a profit on something...



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Ishy on 15 August 2007

Lol my sig says it all...



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Games purchased since December 30th 2006:
GBA:The Legend of Zelda:The Minish Cap
DS:Lunar Knights, Pokemon Diamond, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass ,Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Hotel Dusk:Room 215, Mario vs DK 2: March of the Mini's and Picross DS
PS2: Devil May Cry 3:Dante's Awakening, Shadow of the Colosuss, Sega Mega Drive Collection, XIII , Sonic Mega Collection,Fifa 08 and Fifa 09.
GC:Fight Night Round 2
Wii VC:Super Mario 64 ,Lylat Wars ,Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Super Castlevania IV, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage, Kirby's Adventure, Super Metroid, Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 2Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Hyper Fighting,Wave Race 64 and Lost Winds

Wii: Sonic and the Secret Rings, Godfather:Blackhand Edition, Red Steel, Tony Hawks Downhill Jam, Eledees, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Mario Strikers Charged Football,Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Super Mario Galaxy,House of the Dead 2 and 3 Return, Wii Fit, No More Heroes and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

X360: Spider Man
PS3: Resistance: Fall of Man

 

 

 

 

Legend11 on 15 August 2007
superchunk said:
Viva Pinata is also coming to Wii btw.

I think MS should support DS 100%, as this will keep pressure on Sony.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

I don't think it's going to the Wii, only the DS.


NeoRatt on 15 August 2007

I think it is a great strategy... Helps Nintendo push the DS... Helps Microsoft with the Viva Pinata brand name by getting it into the hands of 47+ million users...

Microsoft is a long way if at all from releasing their own handheld game so why not support DS? I think the most important thing hear is the brand recognition for Viva Pinata... If it is good and sells good then the brand will become more recognized as something like Mario (Not near as big, but on the right track to becoming recognized in that sense)...

They have success on the TV, Viva Pinata is probably the best family game on the 360, if it is good on DS it becomes a brand name for portable gamers which usually have or want living room consoles.

This is simply another step to building a brand that is recognizable to everyone.



pmaster4 on 15 August 2007

Didn't Microsoft have something to do with that Mech Warrior game for DS??



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jhlennon1 on 15 August 2007

Considering the DS has already beaten the PSP I don't see what difference it makes at this point. It would help Microsoft recover some of it's losses though since DS games sell like hot cakes worldwide.



nine0nine on 15 August 2007

i dont think MS have anything to lose by supporting the DS (or the Wii for that matter), There is very little market for casual games on the 360 and very much of one on the Wii/ds, if MS wanted to make some casual games (although i dread to think what they would make), its logical to make it for the DS. Theres also the logic that helping DS sales if harming PSP sales.

Im sure rollercoaster tycoon DS has a Microssoft games studio logo at the start anyway, so its not exactly a new thing.



Smashchu on 15 August 2007

If Microsoft was more concerned about profits then yeah. But we all know the Xbox line is about destroying Sony. The wise solution would be to focus this development on the Xbox line, rather then making DS games.



Smashchu on 15 August 2007

If Microsoft was more concerned about profits then yeah. But we all know the Xbox line is about destroying Sony. The wise solution would be to focus this development on the Xbox line, rather then making DS games.



FJ-Warez on 15 August 2007

It could be a way to reach a bigger piece of the japaneze market (Soft only of course)...

So, yeah, they should release some old ports (Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazzoie), spin-offs(Perfect DS, Banjo DS), with a couple of new IPs...



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