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Nintendo Gamecube most durable game system!

Shadow said:
If you haven't noticed, Sony products are lazy pieces of dookie that always break; game consoles, walkmen, headphones, CD players, etc. made by Sony all break down within the first year of use 87% of the time (I got one of the lucky PS2s, my dads doesn't play half of his games [in perfect condition themselves] though).

Well saying Sony headphones are bad isn't saying much. >>
*has a huge pile of Sony and non-Sony headphones that all stopped working after a month of use*
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Even so, this experiment didn't demonstrate it well. They could have proved the same point by using mroe realistic situations. Results could be compared too, rather than 'broken after one drop' vs 'not broken after one drop'. By dropping it from a lower hieght, you would get realistic info, not to mention, multiple drops.

Results could be like:
GCN- 12
PS2- 7
X-Box- 5

Instead of:
GCN- Not Broken
PS2- Broken
X-Box- Broken

Although they demonstrate the same thing, one is a little more misleading than the other statistic-wise, and less realistic too.
 
Brittany said:
Even so, this experiment didn't demonstrate it well. They could have proved the same point by using mroe realistic situations. Results could be compared too, rather than 'broken after one drop' vs 'not broken after one drop'. By dropping it from a lower hieght, you would get realistic info, not to mention, multiple drops.

Results could be like:
GCN- 12
PS2- 0
X-Box- 1

Instead of:
GCN- Not Broken
PS2- Always Broken
X-Box- Broken

Although they demonstrate the same thing, one is a little more misleading than the other statistic-wise, and less realistic too.
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I corrected some errors in your information. And people aren't going to sit there and drop their consoles repeastedly, they might drop them once or twice by mistake and its good to know that the PS2 and X-Box would probably break from that mishap.
 
Shadow said:
I corrected some errors in your information. And people aren't going to sit there and drop their consoles repeastedly, they might drop them once or twice by mistake and its good to know that the PS2 and X-Box would probably break from that mishap.
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Thanks for the two cents, it's much appreciated :P
*puts the pennies in pocket*

Anyway, the second part of your statement is exactly my point. You're right, it is realistic to drop it one or two times- not out of a window though. A more realistic drop would be... waist-chest high, no? And because the test goes down to the death, repeating it is the only way to get accurate information.
 
Actually, believe it or not, Mullet tells me he once accidentally dropped his gamecube out a two story window off the balcony of his hotel room when he had gone on vacation. Still worked like a dream afterward too. so that height drop test isn't so implausible as you might think.
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Pogiforce-14 said:
Actually, believe it or not, Mullet tells me he once accidentally dropped his gamecube out a two story window off the balcony of his hotel room when he had gone on vacation. Still worked like a dream afterward too. so that height drop test isn't so implausible as you might think.
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Even so. How often does that happen?
 
I hope my Gamecube never has to go through that kind of punishment oO; *hugs GCN*

It probably could've been more accurate to just measure how much PSI of force a console could withstand.
But it wouldn't be anywhere near as funny as dropping it off a balcony, now would it? ;)
 
Kairi said:
I didn?t mean it to come off like that. I wouldn?t say that hate the GCN, either. I just mean the nature of the last test really hurt the Xbox because of its weight.
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The X-Box also has a greater area to disperse the force.

The GCN's laser has been known to break after time (two to three years), and it can break much easier if you drop it. If you looked at the long-term effects of the test, the GCN would suffer, too. At least you would get some short-term use out of it after dropping it, unlike the other consoles.
 
PS2 isn't extremly frail... I stood on in and jumped... Just tonight, and I am currently playing now! Not broked! I still love my GCN though!
 
My GCN is actually annoying me now. It takes it a few tries to read the discs. And the discs aren't dirty either. I open a game on Christmas straight from the package and it won't read it on the first try. << Most tries it's taken has been about seven I think. Bareable but annoying.

I went on a cleaning spree once and I think (I was stupid) may have attempted to clean the lens that reads the games. Stupid idea that was.
 
The laser wears out on the GCN very easily. GCNs that were bought near their release date (2001) or even a bit later (2002) are now having disc reading errors because the laser has weakened with use.

I had to buy another GCN, and I take great care of my electronic devices. The old one is rubbish now. I could increase the laser power, but then the laser will have a shorter life and will suffer from the same problem again.
 
Pogiforce-14 said:
Actually, believe it or not, Mullet tells me he once accidentally dropped his gamecube out a two story window off the balcony of his hotel room when he had gone on vacation. Still worked like a dream afterward too. so that height drop test isn't so implausible as you might think.
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That was so cool, I ropped it off a second story landing, at my condo, when I was on vaction, and it ecapsed without a scratch! :D
 
HellishHades said:
The laser wears out on the GCN very easily. GCNs that were bought near their release date (2001) or even a bit later (2002) are now having disc reading errors because the laser has weakened with use.

I had to buy another GCN, and I take great care of my electronic devices. The old one is rubbish now. I could increase the laser power, but then the laser will have a shorter life and will suffer from the same problem again.
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I got it the day it came out, so that could be a problem. Drat. There is a Nintendo repairing place around here, I wonder if they could do anything.
 
You know, with the Gamecube's durability, they ought to just make new Bulletproof Vests out of the same material...

I've pretty much come to the conclusion that the hosts of X-Play are on something reeeeeeeeally great. And Mass System Destruction simply proves my theory.
 
HellishHades said:
They charge about the same as getting a new one, at least in Canada. Bloody money-hungry leeches they are.
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Hmm...yes, especially consider their price now. *is Canadian, Btw* Gives me things to think about.
 
Ultimately this has nothing to do with the gameplay performance of either console.
 
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