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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: CDTV misleading???!? Air Mouse and things.
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1991 15:53:16 GMT

In article <136800@unix.cis.pitt.edu> cjfst4@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Chad Freeman) writes:
>You mention that software may be an important part in the CD-I/CDTV
>competition.  I read an interesting article in the local paper saying
>that two CD-I companies had licensed Nintendo software and/or
>characters.  If CD-I has a laserdisk version of Super Mario Bros 6.541,
>you can bet it'll have a jump in sales over CDTV, which, according to
>INFO anyway, has boring titles (I have no personal experience).  Also, I
>think the fact that Commodore will be the only ones making a CDTV
>machine will hurt it.  I hate to say 'look at beta', but _look at beta_!
>

	LaserDisc version? I assume that was just a typo, as this
is all CD. Getting Nintendo characters would be useful, but then
again most people already HAVE Nintendos. Why would they buy CD-I
and spend $40 for their Nintendo games when they could just get
it for their Nintendo?
	It would make a difference, but a lot depends on how long
it takes to come out and how much of an improvement it is over
the Nintendo original.
	-- Ethan

Now the world has gone to bed,		Now I lay me down to sleep,
Darkness won't engulf my head,		Try to count electric sheep,
I can see by infrared,			Sweet dream wishes you can keep,
How I hate the night.			How I hate the night.   -- Marvin
