TecToy new console news.

Reading news at some forums and sites I read about Zeebo (ex-Genie), the new tectoy console. That will be launched 12/10/2009.


"Technical_Specification":

“chipset” MSM7201A
WCDMA (UMTS) R6 850/1900/2100 MHz
HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) 7.2Mbps

HSUPA (High-Speed Uplink Packet Access) 5.76Mbps
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS/EDGE
Processor ARM 11 400MHz
Processor ARM9 274MHz
graphic support 2D e 3D
Video Codecs MPEG4, H263 e H264
Audio MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA


The console can
- Run high quality 2D and 3D games
- Read MP3 audio
- Run video and images (JPG)
- Shows 1.6 mi. polygons per second"


Reading some users chat at forums they say that Zeebo might be like Playstation or maybe like Dreamcast. Tectoy wants to compete with Playstation 2 (that will be produced in Manaus soon). And the president director of TecToy said that is almost a playstation 2. And their target are mid classes childrens 10-13 years / 6-9 years as secondary. TecToy presents the console with the game Quake, and also said "Quake might be old for us, but for mid classes is something new". - Hey, wait! So... the mid classes do not play piracy games? Do you really think mid classes will abandon their Paraguay's Playstation 2 or 3 to play an "almost" playstation 2 cause they are out of game world? I bet some nine years children can beat my ass in Metal Gear Online.¬¬

The games will be available for download and be stored in the 1GB console memory and also will have for download a MegaDrive (genesis) and MasterSystem emulation library.

There is about 12 enterprises behind the development of this console. But the North American Qualcomm is the principal. Qualcomm possess 43% of TecToy in the USA and will chage the name to Zeebo.Inc. - Sounds like a black metal band. BeelZeebo Inc. \m/

In forums there is the information that Ubisoft, EA and Gameloft are the developers in the list to create games for it. But at the newspaper Folha site said that EA, Namco, Capcom, Sega, Activision and ID are the developers working with Zeebo. Games like "Crash Bandicoot", "Resident Evil", "Street Fighter", "Ridge Racer", "Tekken", "Virtua Tennis", "Double Dragon" and "Sonic".
Lets hope that some of this developers read the Warchild curriculum uh? Lets make something new. Call me for work dudes! C'mon ¬¬

Some guys really don't believe that TecToy could launch some good console after many years living in the shadow of MD and MS. But speaking by myself - sure, duh! - I really hope that it might be such good thing for the Tupiniquim territory \o/ - Sure. I choose to live for games, I have to hope the things get better or I'll be unemployed "forevah"!

Now see what is cool about Zeebo, and why the little warchild here thinks that is a good business:

- Have FREE wireless connection with ZeeboNet 3G, where you can download some games - this part I think isn't free uh?
- The games will cost about R$ 10, 00 to R$ 30, 00 (about US$ 4,67 to US$ 14) - I said it! Mm...but it's a pretty good price x)
- The console will cost R$ 599, 00 (US$ 279, 00) - ouch! the price of my DS!
- Games in Portuguese - Shame on you warchild and your English blog.
- It has usb compatibility and SD cards.
- The console have 1 GB memory - mmm, ok it's few.
- The console will have already 6 games on its memory. ("FIFA", "Super Action Hero", "Treino Cerebral", "Prey Evil", "Quake" e "Need for Speed: Carbon";)
- The games can be bought with credits, like mobile games. Credit cards same as mobile.
- Its a damn good step for a market evolution. - C'mon guys, who wants to live in a nule zone like Brazil? Play Xbox live with North American address? ¬¬
- Controller something like a Wii-Remote. (Accelerometer)

Now... the bad things; (With mine ignorant* consumer mind)
*ignorant in the meaning of do not know the reality behind this thoughts.

- In my evil brain I always ask: "why government put a tax on consoles and games about competition with national products, if we do not have national products?" - MD and MS??? c'mon! Now with a national product this tax have meaning to exist, so... fresh new games launched all over the world will still be expensive.
- Download games from 3G... oh dear, please don't tell me that Zeebo will be a huge mobile phone without the phone ability. - make games like nDS and I shut my mouth, i mean it.

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Oh that's enough! I will not be thinking bad things nor good things. I will get tapped on my face till some email popup at my window calling me for work! xD - Well man, after you show how damn much strange you are, and mostly important mr warchild, that you talk with yourself in second person... who in good conscious could call you to work with them?

Final Thoughts: Good! Will be something like a DS, with a price of a DS at MercadoLivre.com. With some old games and maybe some good thing can come of this. I hope good future for it. Fuerza TecToy!












Check it out the official site [Zeebo]
Fonts: [Folha] [UOL]
Gallery: [UOL]