And yet another hand-held system contender....
11-05-02 | 10:31 AM
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The biggest reason the Gameboy is such a success is because it is hugely popular with kids. Cell phones aren't going to appeal to kids, so they have no chance of threatening the Game Boy.
Plus it will be costly, and the games aren't as good currently (bassically Palm quality games).
Plus it will be costly, and the games aren't as good currently (bassically Palm quality games).
11-05-02 | 10:41 AM
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Re: graduate Catalog
Originally posted by White Knight
...the cell phone is a little more mature and less conspicuous!
...the cell phone is a little more mature and less conspicuous!
11-05-02 | 10:43 AM
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Do you mean like 5-12 year olds, or teenagers?
Teenagers have cell phones (though other than the rich brats, many will have trouble talking their parents into buying this phone/handheld gaming/digital camera thing due to it's cost).
But I don't see too many of the younger crowd with them, and the younger crowd is a big part of the success of the gameboy. I mean you can't go in the electronics dept. of wal-mart without a kid or two whining to their parents to buy them a new GB game. Plus the success of games like Pokemon demonstrate the power of the younger crowd.
Teenagers have cell phones (though other than the rich brats, many will have trouble talking their parents into buying this phone/handheld gaming/digital camera thing due to it's cost).
But I don't see too many of the younger crowd with them, and the younger crowd is a big part of the success of the gameboy. I mean you can't go in the electronics dept. of wal-mart without a kid or two whining to their parents to buy them a new GB game. Plus the success of games like Pokemon demonstrate the power of the younger crowd.
11-05-02 | 11:26 AM
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Originally posted by viscera
Nintendo is the undisputed champ of handhelds. This Nokia phone is the Peter McNealy of handhelds.
Nintendo is the undisputed champ of handhelds. This Nokia phone is the Peter McNealy of handhelds.
It's the 'Trip Hawkins' of handhelds.
12-01-02 | 02:33 PM
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I believe to use the phone you have to use the headphone jack on that Nokia. Its a bad idea IMO. Who wants a phone that freaking big and bulky? The future of phones is smaller phones not Game Boy Advance size phones. The games are Palm OS quality or worse. I just don't see going to that much trouble to play Bejeweled and Solitaire.
