This Christmas will be the first in which next-generation offerings from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all battle for the consumer wallet.
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Atari has acquired Intellivision. The company announced today that it had acquired its long-time rival, ending one of the original console rivalries, dating back to the 1970s.
Wow.... two of my earliest gaming platforms. All they need is Coleco to round things out.
This is like Nintendo buying SEGA.
Good piece of history here.
edit: I wanted to read it but the cookies pop up is stopping me.
This was just before my time. I do remember my mom's friend having one all dusty in her apartment back in the day.
[R.I.P.} Ms. Irene
People forget that console wars are part of the history of this industry. The console wars were started by competitive companies all the way back then and continued through Sega vs Nintendo, Jaguar/3DO/NeonGeo, and PlayStation vs Nintendo and Xbox.
These companies are across oceans and competing for the same business. These companies created the console wars, not crazy fanboys.
I had both. Snafu on Intellivision was addicting as hell. Also had Colecovision which had Time Pilot. Combat was probably my favorite Atari game and both Atari and Intellivision had similar games like Pitfall and Jungle Hunt. It’s been so long I don’t really remember which game I liked bettter out of those but I did play my Intellivision a bit more than Atari though I’m not sure why besides Snafu. That was 40+ years ago damn I’m old lol
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last xmas, kids persuaded their parents for PS3. of course only a few could afford it. This year, parents can now afford it. This will be an interesting console battle.
My prediction, Wii 1st, PS3 2nd (close to 1st) and xbox 360 very weak 3rd.
Were an eye opener for Sony. The month when they dropped the price $100 and still couldn't outsell the 360 had to hit Sony hard.
Call it desperation to drop the price another $100. I call it a comeback.
I say, Wii 1st, 360 2nd, PS3 3rd but close 2nd.
Thats if Nintendo can actually stock the shelfs with their product. We all know it will sell but will it be there when you go to buy it.
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