But how many multitaps really sell? I have yet to meet (other then you) someone who bought one (but don't know a single N64 owner who didn't have at least 3 or 4 controllers... working ones!) It can't be more then maybe 3-5% of the console owning population.
Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:34 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Soccer games (was:Shock) > Tens of millions of dollars (depending on how many of the platform sell): > > 1) Each unit would cost more to produce...not much more, but say $2 per > unit...multiply this by 20 million units and it ads up. > 2) It causes even more money loss because people then aren't buying > multitaps. This is a way for hardware manufacturers to actually make some > profit on hardware (instead of software only). > > Hugh > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Soccer games (was:Shock) > > > Hugh Falk boldly stated: > > > >I agree with more esoteric peripherals...but not a multi-tap. If you have > >an 4-player game concept, you will support it without doubt. Multitap > >support is easy and multitaps are plentiful (relatively). > > Only if there is a standard multi-tap method. As I recall, the Sega > Gensis ended up with two multi-tap standards. [Pause....] Ah, here > we go (http://www.alienbill.com/vgames/multiplayer.html). Okay, so it > seems it's actually EA's fault for introducint their own multi-tap > system before Sega themselves did. > > And really, I have to ask, just how much cost does two controller > ports add to a console? > > -- > Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ > Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie > (The asterisk is to keep from mucking up people's Usenet search > results. Replace it with an "a", if you didn't know.) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > Archives are available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
