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]]> gdmcor Robert Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:10:55 -0600 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:02:10 -0600 141 http://robertsarcade.com/index.php?showtopic=121 $17,500 Video Game
- by Mike Smith

Think $60 video games are too expensive? You won't hear any argument from us, but you might from JJ Hendricks, a collector who just paid a clinically insane $17,500 for an obscure NES game from 1990. The game in question is an ultra-rare, gold-colored version of Nintendo World Championships, a cartridge specially produced for use in a Nintendo-sponsored gaming contest. According to Wikipedia only 26 were created, and Hendricks calls it the "Holy Grail" of video game collectors. The game itself has a time limit of just 6 minutes and 21 seconds and consists of three short segments from other NES games: Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and Rad Racer. Players are scored according to their performance in each game, and their scores are totaled once the time limit expires. Doesn't sound too riveting to us, but then somehow we doubt Hendricks is in it for the gameplay. And while $17,500 might seem a bit much for a collection of ones and zeroes, Hendricks actually got a bargain: the game was originally listed on eBay for a cool $25,000.]]> Robert Robert Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:29:52 -0500 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:29:52 -0500 121 http://robertsarcade.com/index.php?showtopic=114
Movies from Universal Studios available at launch include Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Death Race, The Incredible Hulk, Burn After Reading, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and The Big Lebowski. NBC's TV programming includes The Office, Heroes and 30 Rock, as well as SCI FI's Battlestar Galactica and Eureka.

With the addition of NBC Universal to the PlayStation Store, Sony now has content from all the major studios, with nearly 6000 TV episodes and movies available. But that number pales in comparison with Xbox Live's 30,000 titles and the much wider selection of content on the iTunes Store. Sony has been trying to play catch-up in the premium content arena, and while its library may not be as wide as other retailers, it may only be a matter of time now that contracts are in place with all the major providers.

Sony's PSN may also have an advantage over its closest competitor, Microsoft's Xbox Live, because the PSN is free to access by any account holder, while Xbox Live requires an annual membership fee. Sony boasts 20 million registered members, compared to Xbox's 17 million users who have accessed their system in the last six months. Sony calls the PS3 "the ultimate entertainment platform," and claims it now has "the largest selection of movies on any gaming platform."

Sony and Microsoft are in a struggle to provide the best all-in-one entertainment device for the home as entertainment moves online. Sony relaunched the PlayStation Network Store last summer, shortly after Microsoft announced a deal to bring Netflix streaming to the Xbox. Neither side can really claim supremacy at the moment, but if Sony can increase its content, the advantage of having a portable device (the PSP) that works with, and separately from, the PS3 may just put it on top.]]> Robert Robert Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:25:32 -0500 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:25:32 -0500 114 http://robertsarcade.com/index.php?showtopic=109 Robert Robert Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:29:12 -0600 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:29:12 -0600 109