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Media FX News Archives
Saturday
- September 22, 2001
- Xbox Delayed a Week
- Celebration Weekend
in Disney's Hometown
- Friday's Box Office Results
- News Link of the Day
- A Clint Eastwood Loner in a Vampire Cartoon
 Xbox
Delayed a Week
(by digitalmediafx.com) On Thursday,
Digital Media FX announced that Microsoft was backing off of its
original commitment to have 600,000 - 800,000 Xbox units ready
for its launch on November 8. Yesterday, Microsoft quietly announced
a one week delay in getting Xbox units to stores, now planning
for a November 15, 2001 release still without a commitment to
how many units will be shipped.
"Put
a great big X on Nov. 15,'' said Robbie Bach, chief Xbox officer
at Microsoft. ``Xbox is the one worth waiting for. It's the only
video game system being manufactured in North America. This is
significant because it assures retailers that we can keep filling
the retail channel with new Xbox units week after week.''
Microsoft
is committed to having no fewer than 15 games available by the
time the unit launches on November 15. The delay moves the Xbox
premiere closer to that of Nintendo's GameCube, which will launch
on November 18, 2001.
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Celebration
Weekend in Disney's Hometown
(by digitalmediafx.com) The boyhood hometown of Walt Disney
- Marceline, Mo. - is celebrating Walt Disney's Centennial with
a weekend celebration, one that was nearly canceled due to the
September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Walt Disney lived in Marceline from 1906 - 1911 and the surroundings
became his inspiration for Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland. The
celebration started yesterday with several events and will continue
through Sunday. Some people flew in from other countries, despite
airline security concerns, to attend the event.
Walt Disney
was born on December 5, 1901 and died on December 15, 1966.
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Friday
Box Office Results
(by digitalmediafx.com) There were no major animated or visual
effects films in the top 10 on Friday although The Musketeer,
which came in fourth, does have a few visual effect scenes.
Here are Friday's
Top 5 Movies
1. Hardball
- $2.2 Million
2. The Others - $1.4 Million
3. The Glass House - $1.3 Million
3. The Musketeer - $1.0 Million
5. Rock Star - $0.9 Million
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News Link
of the Day - A Clint Eastwood Loner in a Vampire Cartoon
According to the New York Times:
"The
cartoon features that the Japanese call anime have developed a
solid cult following in the United States and Europe, and as their
exportability (and profitability) has grown, they have evolved
tremendously from the crude cut-out animation that characterized
early efforts like Astro-Boy and Speed Racer..."
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