Thursday, March 20, 2008

NBA Finals Information - Part 1

The nba Finals are the championship series of the league, set up as a best-of-seven series. The league is divided into two conferences (the Eastern and the Western), and the winner of each conference final meets head on in the nba finals. The event has taken place at the end of every nba and, previously, BAA season in history, dating all the way back to 1947.

At times, the series has been referred to as the World Championship, suggesting that there isnt a team in the world that could compete with the powerhouses that are the nba Finalists. However, this is a controversial term that is not endorsed by the nba. The Boston Celtics lay claim to an amazing winning streak in the Finals, having earned the championship title all but twice between 1957 and 1969, including eight titles in a row from 1959 to 1966. Overall, the Celtics have won a total of 16 championships (1957, 1959-66, 1968-69, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, and 1986), the most of any team in the league.

The nba Finals are a highly anticipated event yearly, and are watched by a larger audience than the Stanley Cup final in the National Hockey league, which occurs at the same time of year.

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How The Games Of Today Give Us A Glimpse Of Future Gaming Technology

I think games in the future will be even more realistic then the games we already have with our xbox 360s and Play Station 3s. Microsoft and Sony will more than likely come out with something even more insane like a virtual game or something and that would be the game of the century. To have a virtual game that you put on but still used an xbox or Play Station and you played shooting games like you play online today. I think that would be the best game to come out ever.

If you just thought about what we have now and just think about we will have in the future you should be amazed because with graphics and games getting so much more finer in quality and look it going to be a good future.

just like I said about the virtual game thing you could have that same idea but have just sunglasses to put on and you see everything through the lenses. That would be a lightweight piece to put on yet a whole big bang of game, if you just had that and an Xbox you would be set for playing online. That would be a whole new online experience for most gamers. I wouldn't think that anyone had ever seen anything like that before.

Also people are suggesting that they would like to be able to speak with characters from the game. The whole point of the game is to play not talk is what I think. I think if you want to talk you need to get online and play a game like Counterstrike or Day of Defeat or maybe get on xbox live and do some Gears of War or Halo 3. That's the type of games that you should want to talk on or to. If you ever go online you will see people talking online a lot and that might motivate you to get involved. It's a lot better to want to talk to other people online then talk to a character in a game that is made to answer questions that you are going to ask unless it has a brain and can speak and think on its own. I don't think something like that would come out for at least another hundred years.

If you are the one to talk then you should just go online or get an Xbox and an xbox live account and get started playing shooting games online or play some type of role playing game. That's if you want to talk in the game that you are playing. You can still not talk and play online or on any other game. I think playing games online like madden and sports games are fun and you don't have to talk with other people. Most people do like the idea of being able to talk with each other especially since you can talk with people from all over the world. I don't see why someone would want to talk with a game character in a game.

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New Xbox 360 Sales Tactic?

In a statement that surprised gamers and non-gamers alike, Peter Moore of Microsoft xbox, endorsed Nintendo's new Wii console. Speculations circulated whether this statement by Moore was a genuine praise or a calculated move designed to offset the launch of Sony PlayStation 3. Moore even referred to himself as a big fan of the Nintendo console. He suggested that for the price of a ps3, gamers would be able to get a new xbox 360 plus a Nintendo Wii, with some leftover for a few games. It can be recalled that Sony pegged the price of their new PlayStation at $499-$599, a price the company claimed to be fit for a Blu-ray console.

This move by Microsoft seemed to be another tactic to push the xbox 360 sales higher with the imminent release of the ps3 at its heels. Peter Moore was downplaying the viability of the ps3 by pointing out the only disadvantage of the new Sony console: its price. But Moore's reason was not only consumer concern. Moore's statement also implied that Microsoft do not see Nintendo as direct threat and competitor. Perhaps he thought that having Nintendo's support would clearly buoy Microsoft's sales. Moore was right to do so in this case, since ugly numbers were cropping up in sales reviews of the Microsoft consoles.

The marketing and research firm, NPD Group supplied numbers and reports that indicated that the prized console of Microsoft lagged behind the ps2 in terms of hardware sales. Launched half a decade ago, Sony's PlayStation 2 still lets its presence be felt at the game console market. The five-year old Sony console even managed to exceed the sales of the then-brand new xbox 360 especially in the month of May. The next-gen console sold only 221,000 units; 11,000 units less than the ps2 sales. Though Microsoft retaliated quickly by revamping shipment processes and adding a third manufacturer for its console, it wasn't enough to draw considerable margin between their sales and that of ps2.

But even if the move didn't suffice, it somewhat improved xbox 360 console sales. Succeeding sales reviews showed that the sales of the console picked up; the influx of consoles ensuring amply supply and brisk sales. But the ps3 was touted to be a bigger threat. It didn't help either that Sony's processing systems have improved since the release of the ps2. Clearly, it became imperative for Microsoft to beef up its marketing operation to ensure their new console's top position within the next-gen hierarchy.

In conclusion, Microsoft's marketing plan included Peter Moore banking on Sony's overly-inflated ego that expected gaming fans to shell out big bucks for the ps3. Moore targeted the rival console's price when he made that statement about xbox 360 and the Wii console. He also hoped to draw in Nintendo fans over to the Microsoft side by actively endorsing the Wii. If Nintendo approves Moore's tactic, the next-gen console battle will be a two versus one fight. Another tell-tale sign of Microsoft and Moore's pricing attack at Sony's new console was the reported price slash for Xbox 360 consoles during the holidays. The price slash was clearly planned to coincide with Sony's ps3 launch. However, the affirmation if Peter Moore's tactic worked still rests on gamers' shoulders.

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