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Is it for PC as well as Xbox and PS3 or just consoles? And based on the footage...it's too early for me to tell.

Yeah, me. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=847941 Funny you should mention manga cuz someone noted this response with the first half concerning manga: http://doalchemy.org/2010/04/bowing-and-be...gh-fan-loyalty/

The item in bold... that can be argued these days. Considering some groups get out subs out in 24 hours or less, and accuracy...well, that's a matter of opinion. And that's the thing, what is that "thing" that is worth paying for? What is that item that make people go out and actually buy it. And Bri is right, it can't be something that something quality-wise that downloading over the 'Net would replace. Merchandise discounts can work, but is it enough to attract?

Again, why buy episodes of a show when I can download it for free? Why do I have to waste my money on buying something I can just get for free? And if I want a piece of merchandise, I can just wait for it to come down in price or wait for a store to put a 10%-off sticker on it. I don't waste money on a show and I get merchandise for cheaper.

It's important to keep in mind that shows on TV aren't necessarily free. You have commercials and sponsors jammed in there. This whole notion of "Oh it's on broadcast TV in Japan so it's free"-business makes no sense. Really, who came up with that argument? Every TV-rip I've seen has had some sponsor message crammed in there somewhere. If it doesn't, then there's a break for commercials somewhere in there. It's the same for any other broadcast TV show out there. Anybody who says it's free are kidding themselves. Irregardless of whether they're in Japan or not. As the saying goes, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Anime in Japan will not die. Any assertion of the idea is false. But it is experiencing a bubble collapse. How will it recover, is something we're seeing. Very true. And this is affects Japan, as well as everything outside of it. So the issue of sustainability comes in. Which leads us back to the notion of getting something for nothing. You're not getting something for nothing because you're not the one paying for it. Some else is paying for it.

It's actually kind of sad that despite numbers of people watching these shows and people attending conventions, most don't want to spend a penny on it. A frakin penny. They won't buy any DVDs or Blu-Rays. They don't buy the digital copies like those on iTunes. Even having new series show up a day later like Inu Yasha on Hulu isn't enough. Merchandise practically doesn't exist because the return is so small that it's hardly worth putting effort into. Is Crunchyroll even making a profit with their model? Even worldwide simultaneous release isn't good enough. Anime licensors failed to adapt to modern times. That's their fault. But when you think about it, why did they fail to keep up with the times? Cuz people stopped spending money on them. Consumers found the 'Net to be a great place. It's fast. It's free. So people migrated there. Which meant lower revenue. Less revenue means less money coming in, which means cuts and layoffs, which means less people around the office. Less people working means less people to research new ways to get the product to the consumer. So companies have to rely on the time-proven method of home video releases, which NO ONE wants to buy. And it goes on and on until it shrivels and dies. So yes, anime companies get the blame for the state of things, but that's because you have a consumer-base that doesn't want to spend any money on the product.

It's not as bad as the crap-fest going on here: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-...out-fan-support (Look at the # of comments)

Bingo. The only way to know the answers is to get a look at HG's books, which, definitely, ain't gonna happen.

Overseas? Yes, sorta. In the USA? Next week (May 7th).

I'm sure they still know people at Microsoft.

Funny how they have the cooling unit extended in battroid mode. Don't need a Action Base for the Tornado pack.

That's only IF it was under-performing. We don't know if it is under-performing. And even then, the bar could be set low on how much profit it makes so any time that ceiling is surpassed, it could be considered a success. For instance, let's say Shadow Chronicles sold X-number of copies and HG expected to sell Y-number of copies, where X>Y (or where X=Y), that would be considered a success. It could also be considered to be doing well if you have a certain percentage that's not being returned. Again, we'll use Shadow Chronicles as an example. If it sold X-number of copies but was expected to sell Y-number of copies (so X<Y) but X is 80% of Y, it could be considered a success because X is the amount you don't have to get back from a distributor to sell on your own. You can sell that remaining 20% over time and not worry about that 80% of Y because it's out there in the market and not in your hands.

Again, HG's revenue is coming more from other sources than just that Macross license. That license is probably only a very very small part of their revenue with most coming from international licensing and real estate.

Ummmm, fishing?

Siege weapon vs. CQC weapon..... And why compare a lasso to a spear???

Well, they're coming in... "Iron Man 2" isn't as much fun as its predecessor, but by the time the smoke clears, it'll do. (Variety) It may be hard for anyone to claim that "Iron Man 2" is nearly as mindblowingly amazing as the first movie was for its time, though it's still better than 95% of the movies based on Marvel Comics characters. (ComingSoon.net) In its place, "Iron Man 2" has substituted noise, confusion, multiple villains, irrelevant stunts and misguided story lines. (Hollywood Reporter) Rourke and Rockwell make satisfying, complementary villains, while Downey Jr. delivers again. Shame this sequel feels inessential, over-busy and a little, well, mechanical. Nothing they can’t put right for Iron Man 3. (Empire) Tomatometer Watch: Will Iron Man 2 Blast Off With Critics? (Rotten Tomatoes.com) BTW, it premiered overseas first before it premieres in the USA.

B-sheet..... Yet another B-sheet... DYRL?

mmmmm, real lead head.....

There would probably be less press if the Apple employee's name wasn't released or if we didn't find out he paid money for the phone.

Unfortunately, SOME people don't know when a joke has exceeded its humor quota.

Someone wanna explain why in bloody hell they were testing 2 different classes of weapons here? That "sting bomb" is a room-clearing device. A taser is a crowd control device. You use those thing under different circumstances. That was just one of those WTH-moments.

But EXO, didn't you tell me "Won't it be great to have the camera do a speed-up/normal-speed 360-spin around the entire body. Then pan out to Rick, Roy, Max, and Ben doing the slow walk-of-cool as they walk away from their mechs. And won't it be great if Lisa was the one with the rocket launcher with the don't-f*ck-with-me-badass-b*tch attitude? And then Minmay with her bring-down-the-house dance moves? That alone would make the movie!"

That's probably what he's afraid of.

Bandai isn't waiting. They're just not pursuing it. Bandai Visual USA doesn't exist as a separate entity from Bandai Entertainment (Bandai Visual USA was absorbed into Bandai Entertainment a while back). Bandai Visual Japan (who is working with Shogakukan) is only concerned with the Japanese market. When will BV Japan bring it to Blu-Ray? Dunno. Like many companies, the back catalog isn't a real priority.

As Jacob said, "It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress."