Gates: Nintendo our "toughest" foe

Seta-San · January 11th, 2007

Microsoft chairman cites the "surprising" strength of the DS and Wii as the biggest challenge to Xbox 360 supremacy.

When it comes to console rivalries, many think the most bitter feud is between Sony and Microsoft. Apparently Bill Gates doesn't. In an interview with Japanese TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the Microsoft chairman and world's richest man says he sees another console-maker as the Xbox 360's primary rival.

"The strength of Nintendo ... in the portable space, has been very impressive," Gates said in a video interview currently viewable on YouTube. "[It's] surprised a lot of people, I think, [that] and the Wii. We see Nintendo as our toughest competition."

Given that the interview was with Tokyo TV, it is possible Gates' comments were about the Japanese market, where the Xbox 360 trails far behind both the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. Naturally, many fanboys have taken Gates' comments as another indicator of Sony's greatly exaggerated demise. That viewpoint, though, overlooks the possibility Gates was intentionally slighting Sony in public as part of its ongoing war of words with the electronics giant.

By Tor Thorsen -- GameSpot
Posted Jan 10, 2007 7:04 pm CT

Story from GameSpot: Gates: Nintendo our "toughest" foe - News at GameSpot
Copyright ©2006 CNET Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Splatt · January 11th, 2007

Typical MS bull****.
Spewing **** trough their mouth every second like there is no tomorrow.
The only thing i agree is that Nintendo is very strong in handheld field.

**Cid Highwind** · January 11th, 2007

Meh, just trying to make Sony look insignificant, he'll eat his words once the production of PS3 has gone up and some good games are being released.

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January 11th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
Seta-San PCSX2ベータテスター Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,420	Gates: Nintendo our "toughest" foe Microsoft chairman cites the "surprising" strength of the DS and Wii as the biggest challenge to Xbox 360 supremacy. When it comes to console rivalries, many think the most bitter feud is between Sony and Microsoft. Apparently Bill Gates doesn't. In an interview with Japanese TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the Microsoft chairman and world's richest man says he sees another console-maker as the Xbox 360's primary rival. "The strength of Nintendo ... in the portable space, has been very impressive," Gates said in a video interview currently viewable on YouTube. "[It's] surprised a lot of people, I think, [that] and the Wii. We see Nintendo as our toughest competition." Given that the interview was with Tokyo TV, it is possible Gates' comments were about the Japanese market, where the Xbox 360 trails far behind both the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. Naturally, many fanboys have taken Gates' comments as another indicator of Sony's greatly exaggerated demise. That viewpoint, though, overlooks the possibility Gates was intentionally slighting Sony in public as part of its ongoing war of words with the electronics giant. By Tor Thorsen -- GameSpot Posted Jan 10, 2007 7:04 pm CT Story from GameSpot: Gates: Nintendo our "toughest" foe - News at GameSpot Copyright ©2006 CNET Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. __________________

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January 11th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
Splatt Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my throne made of win and lulz Posts: 262	Typical MS bull**. Spewing ** trough their mouth every second like there is no tomorrow. The only thing i agree is that Nintendo is very strong in handheld field.

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	Meh, just trying to make Sony look insignificant, he'll eat his words once the production of PS3 has gone up and some good games are being released. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*