Nintendo funds old-school gaming expo

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1. January 26, 2006 1:50 PM
   Cartz said:
   [quote]It's not all about nostalgia though - gamers will have the chance to get their sweaty mitts on the latest throbbing hardware and titles. Nintendo general manager David Yarnton said: "This exhibition means not only can we celebrate the great history of gaming, but also inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to get involved in what looks to be an exciting future."[/quote]Sweet! Nintendo is allowed to market its goods in a museum under the guise of 'retro gaming'! Maybe screenshots from the original Xbox can be displayed in an art gallery as some form of modern art? And then you can 'make your own art' on a 360 Kiosk in the lobby! Oh, and maybe Sony can publish 'The history of the Playstation' and put a copy in public libraries!?Seriously, the curator of that museum should be fired, what a sad sad thing to do.[quote]the chance to get their sweaty mitts on the latest throbbing hardware and titles[/quote]I rofled at that line.
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2. January 26, 2006 1:55 PM
   Kaleid said:
   Hope Nintendo doesn't plan on selling the Revolution on pure nostalgia. They need to excite the younger crowd who are not that familiar with Nintendo as people were during NES/SNES times.
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3. January 26, 2006 1:58 PM
   djleyo said:
   this is nice too bad i cant go all the way to london to chek it out hope nintendo takes that expo on the road !!! bring it to san diego but i think all of these games can be played on the revolution and hjope they put like an online feature in so you can play old school games worldwide like duck hunt ,caveman games and others
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4. January 26, 2006 2:08 PM
   vigilante said:
   Sounds like a blast.The Chinese have their ancient artifacts, the Americans have their old gaming consoles. It is part of our history! lolI wish they would remake the PC game Cyber Dogs for 2 player Game Boy Advanced. sigh
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5. January 26, 2006 2:13 PM
   MonkeyMan said:
   Nintendo is historical in the gaming industry. I can remember some classic super nintendo games such as Mario Brothers, donkey kong, and lots of others. This expo should be very interesting, I wish I could go, but more than likely, its probably like thousands of miles from where I live. But anyway, I love ya Nintendo!!!!!!!
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6. January 26, 2006 2:37 PM
   nathanskywalker said:
   [quote]Nintendo is historical in the gaming industry.[/quote]Definently. too bad they've been falling behind lately, considering they've been with gaming scince the begging(almost).[quote] Space Invaders, Pac-man and Donkey Kong?[/quote]Haha! yes! i wonder if my friend still has those.....i think he does. And of course, you can get pac-man for not to much today, but i guess that is not the same as playing it "old-school". I wonder if they are going to have the actual systems, or if they're going to go arcade style...
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7. January 26, 2006 2:44 PM
   DragonMaster said:
   I still have my NES, Genesis and TRS-80 Color Computer. I don't have Pac-Man but Mega-Bug which is the same thing on the TRS-80. I just love "Duck Hunt".
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8. January 26, 2006 2:55 PM
   Need_a_Dell said:
   Sounds like a great idea. Not only would it be totally awesome to play all of those great games from our past, but it would be a source of inspiration for the future generations. Maybe the next big craze could come out of something that was created 25 years ago!
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9. January 26, 2006 3:44 PM
   AeonXX said:
   This sounds pretty cool, but I live in America. By the way, I doubt the Revolution will be sold on nostalgia, most of Nintendo’s games have appealed to young children. The fact that some of their oldest franchises have proved timeless isn’t only drawing in the old school crowd, but also a new generation. I am more of a Sega man myself, having been into somewhat darker titles on the Sega Genesis at the time. I appreciate my NES memories, but games like Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong never excited me.
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10. January 26, 2006 4:49 PM
    exscind said:
    [b]Originally posted by Cartz:[/b][quote]Sweet! Nintendo is allowed to market its goods in a museum under the guise of 'retro gaming'![/quote]That was exactly my thought when I read it . Nintendo has been at the bottom of the market for a long, long time. Nintendo DS is doing all right, but portables can never be compared (nor are they as lucrative) to the mainstream consoles like XBOX and PlayStation. So really, this is Nintendo's coy tactic of "Hey! You there! Remember when we had great games in the past!? For old time's sake, could you buy our newest console which has been aimed at 8 year-olds for at least the past 8 years?" This is a pretty low blow by Nintendo, manipulating the fond memories of old school Nintendo console as a marketing tool. Nintendo's main fault lies in their targeted audience. The average age of gamers rose; no longer do only 5 year-olds play video/computer games, but adolescents, young adults or older.
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11. January 26, 2006 6:01 PM
    gamingmage said:
    Great idea Nintendo. But yea it's sort of a cry for attention in order to get the attention away from Microsoft and Sony. A feeble attempt in my opinion. The good thing is, is that people can go down there and see the history of gaming and how it got where it was today. Nintendo needs to step it up a couple of ages in order to get the mass consumers of the gaming industry. Again this is a great idea, but a very weak maneuver to get attention.
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12. January 27, 2006 12:52 PM
    barfarf said:
    The old NES rocked! I still have my old NES with Mike Tysons punchout, super mario brothers and the original Zelda. What more could you want? The last game counsole i had was a SNES since then i havent had a desire to get a new one. To many other things to do in life then to play videos all the time. I was an addict. Yet i do enjoy following the news in the gaming industry to this day.Check out the oringal 80s first Zelda comerical. they even try to rap . hahahahah[url]http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commer
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13. January 27, 2006 2:18 PM
    Race said:
    This can only be a good thing for Nintendo, since they are somewhat of an afterthought in the minds of many gamers.I am curious as to why they would hold this 'retrofest' in London.I still have one of the original Nintendo machines, and after reading this, I was inclined to power it up for a game of 'Paperboy'.
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14. January 27, 2006 4:41 PM
    Vaulden said:
    Nintendo needs the boost. This might just be the publicity they need.
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15. January 27, 2006 10:26 PM
    jmag034 said:
    I think this could be a fun even and it could make a lot of money for Nintendo and the people that run the event. They will have a massive age spectrum there, theres the new gamers 10-18 and then the people that grew up with the older stuff..they are approaching 35 years old.
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16. January 31, 2006 9:42 AM
    mentaljedi said:
    Nintendo aren't even in the same mind as Microsoft and Sony. It's all about power for them. Sony got away with it because they had a decent balance of games to back it up but the Xbox flopped. Now, the xbox360 still has no games and we're all laughing! The revolution will have games already there + the new metroid, Zelda, etc... Sony will proabably have some good stuff too. If i could, i would get PS3 and Rev purly cos the Rev will be cool and cheap and fun wheres PS3 can be for some hardcore stuff! You know, PS3 is the superhero, Xbox the wanabee, and Rev is the side-kick!
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