Microsoft to Introduce GBA-competitor?

An anonymous reader writes "It seems that Nintendo will have a competition in the handheld market soon. ZDnet has an article that says Microsoft's plan to introduce a 'Media Pad' which includes among other things 'serve as a portable game player in conjunction with Microsoft's Xbox video game console.' So I guess the news I heard regarding their interest in the portable industry will soon come true, the question is, can they take the crown from Nintendo?"

Re:What if....

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, like, and imagine... if like your computer could transform into a giant, like, robot penguin... and, like, beat up those kids that stole your lunch money. That would be SOOO cool.

He who neglects to learn the lessons of history...

[b.foster]

Microsoft will never produce anything to take the "crown" away from Netscape in the browser market. Also, Navigator, given 1 or maybe even 2 years to mature, will prove itself as the dominant browser. Anyone who's surfed the web knows this. Oh and no, browsing MSN.com or whatever in a Wal-Mart doesn't count. I'm talking about comparing comparable sites, like Slashdot or Themes.org, both compatible with several browsers.

Bill

Re:MS in an Even Tougher Market than Consoles!?!!

[garcia]

yep, I coach little kids during the summers and they play that fucking game Pokemon all the fucking time. Their lives consist of three things during the summers... Harry fucking Potter, Pokemon, and aggrivating adults.

Try to get a little kid to do anything other than play Pokemon and you might as well be tearing his fingers off (disabling him from playing Pokemon or turning the pages in Potter).

Now, as far as MS making it in this market.. I like being able to play games and shit from my favorte console but I am not in like dire need of Madden 2002 when I am at work (or whereever). Unless MS starts gearing its games to a younger audience (which it doesn't seem to be doing currently) I can't see it working all that well.

Unless he is trying to get into wireless Internet to interface w/the XBox and him coming over the TV every morning giving his daily address to his nation (and expanding that to his required handhelds) then I don't see him taking over Nintendo.

Harry Potter vs. Pokemon Platinum -- available only on XBox-mini.

Ding

[wbav]

How will microsoft ever top the famous ding of the gameboy starting up? I mean, I've heard it so many times, it's music to my ears.

Ding... Ahh.. I've had my fix for the day.

Re:What if....

[plover]

Three Game Cubes for the kids with quick eyes,
Seven PlayStation 2s for the teens who are stoned.
Nine XBoxes for mortal men, doomed to play Project Gotham Racing until 4:00 AM,
One gamepad for the pocket and home.

One gamepad to play them all,
One gamepad to find them,
One gamepad to play Tony Hawk
And in the darkness grind 'em.
In the land of Microsoft
Where the shadows lie.