Lik-Sang is no more

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:58 pm 0

I dont understand their own viewpoint at all though.

Same number of consoles sold whatever, no?

RageMatrix · Post by **RageMatrix** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:02 pm 0

SONY: "Awww, why you gotta be like dat? You knows you ma queen. Don't ya want any of this?"

SONY: "Yeah...yeah...sure ya do. Sure ya do. Now dance for daddy. An' you gotta smile."

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:06 pm 0

More damage control needed from our resident Nintendo representatives, please.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=1757

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:09 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:I dont understand their own viewpoint at all though.

Same number of consoles sold whatever, no?

Yes, but look at it like this:

[Entirely made up for impact]

New console comes out in Japan, all consumers in US and Europe import the console from Japan as soon as it's released.

Japan sales of console in first year:

Japan residents: Â£5 million in sales
US residents: Â£10 million
Europe: Â£ 5 million

Console owners in all three areas continue to buy all their games by importing them from Japan.

Consequence: No sales at all for US and European branches of console manufacturer and/or games publishers.

Result: US and Euro offices are closed down.

I'm not saying I agree with what Sony have done, but I guess that's how they look at it.

starshipcommand · Post by **starshipcommand** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:18 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:More damage control needed from our resident Nintendo representatives, please.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=1757

I'm not going to defend Nintendo, but this made me laugh in a kind of

way...

Only last month, the company brought legal pressure to bear on small UK-based importer TQ Games, forcing the shut-down of the operation. Neither Sony nor Microsoft has ever taken this kind of action against importers, and both companies have expressed, privately at least, that they have no plans ever to do so.

piku · Post by **piku** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:20 pm 0

I bet everyone will have forgotten about this by the time the PS3 is launched and we'll all be running around spooing over it.

Memory is a selective thing when it comes to new shiny goods...

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:24 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:More damage control needed from our resident Nintendo representatives, please.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=1757

Oh yeah, not that I'm defending Nintendo, the case with Animal Crossing was because it took so damn long to release in Europe (all those foreign languages), people here were importing the Australian version!

I think the difference is, Nintendo were taking action here against importers here bringing goods in to sell to people here. Sony has taken action here to somehow stop a company abroad selling to people here which by all accounts, how is that legally possible?

(emphasis mine)

Does this mean I could take legal action here to stop arms manufacturers in the US from selling their wares to countries in the Middle East? Almost sounds like it's the same parallel.

(money notwithstanding of course!)

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:24 pm 0

starshipcommand wrote:
Rod_S wrote:More damage control needed from our resident Nintendo representatives, please.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=1757
I'm not going to defend Nintendo, but this made me laugh in a kind of way...

Only last month, the company brought legal pressure to bear on small UK-based importer TQ Games, forcing the shut-down of the operation. Neither Sony nor Microsoft has ever taken this kind of action against importers, and both companies have expressed, privately at least, that they have no plans ever to do so.

So 360s all round then?

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:25 pm 0

piku wrote:I bet everyone will have forgotten about this by the time the PS3 is launched and we'll all be running around spooing over it.

Memory is a selective thing when it comes to new shiny goods...

The memory of poor people is made like that ...

Man .. we Italians NEVER forget .. the family and friends never
forget .. not even in 100 years .. ( mouth guitar playing )

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:25 pm 0

Kemper_Boyd wrote:
starshipcommand wrote:
Rod_S wrote:More damage control needed from our resident Nintendo representatives, please.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=1757
I'm not going to defend Nintendo, but this made me laugh in a kind of way...

Only last month, the company brought legal pressure to bear on small UK-based importer TQ Games, forcing the shut-down of the operation. Neither Sony nor Microsoft has ever taken this kind of action against importers, and both companies have expressed, privately at least, that they have no plans ever to do so.
So 360s all round then?

Yes please !

MadHippo · Post by **MadHippo** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:25 pm 0

Well, I haven't bought a PSP, and now I won't get a PS3.

No biggie. It'll save me loads of cash.

Absolute_Zero · Post by **Absolute_Zero** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:32 pm 0

Kemper_Boyd wrote:
starshipcommand wrote:
Rod_S wrote:More damage control needed from our resident Nintendo representatives, please.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=1757
I'm not going to defend Nintendo, but this made me laugh in a kind of way...

Only last month, the company brought legal pressure to bear on small UK-based importer TQ Games, forcing the shut-down of the operation. Neither Sony nor Microsoft has ever taken this kind of action against importers, and both companies have expressed, privately at least, that they have no plans ever to do so.
So 360s all round then?

Given Sony's recent record of product returns and impending products to be sold at a loss, the best way to hurt them is to buy Sony products.

ThetaReactor · Post by **ThetaReactor** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:37 pm 0

Soo...

A couple years down the road, I buy a used PS3, pirate every game I want, and send anonymous $10 donations to the developers.

Yeah, I can live with that.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:46 pm 0

Sony should be fucking well ashamed.

They wont be. But they should be.

Who's next on their hitlist?

mamemeister · Post by **mamemeister** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:46 pm 0

gilesgoat wrote:They will have to convince me VERY HARD to buy any Sony stuff.

Me too although I had already decided to stop buying Sony after the threats of them prosecuting people who had bought import PSPs.

Cocks, hope their PS3 fails.