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Gamecube just doesn't provide people with enough of what they want.
People are going away from stuff like Mario now. The market has moved on, and people are now "getting used" to games like GTA-VC, The Getaway, even Quake3 and Halo. This is what many people look for now.
Both the other consoles have DVD (bigger games, and can pay DVD movies). People do want this on a console. It's handy for playing movies, since not everyone has a standalone dvd player, and even in homes with such a machine, the games console may often be kept in a different room, so the dvd capability is still useful. Even if dvd is not for you, since it's so popular, whenever there is a review of consoles, they will always say the Gamecube is not so good because "it aint got DVD".
The Gamecube is some what limited in terms of upgrades. It's 2 high speed serial sockets can't compare with the internal expansion bay of the PS2, or the USB, or FireWire. And Xbox even has a hard disc and broadband already in there.
Nintendo has the wrong image. The appearance of the unit generally is "toy like", and appears to have been designed with younger kids as the target audience.
If indeed Nintendo are/were trying to make the GC appeal to the younger audience, then they got that wrong. Everyone knows by now, that it's the older ones who are more likely to spend the money on products such as this.
People are going away from stuff like Mario now. The market has moved on, and people are now "getting used" to games like GTA-VC, The Getaway, even Quake3 and Halo. This is what many people look for now.
Both the other consoles have DVD (bigger games, and can pay DVD movies). People do want this on a console. It's handy for playing movies, since not everyone has a standalone dvd player, and even in homes with such a machine, the games console may often be kept in a different room, so the dvd capability is still useful. Even if dvd is not for you, since it's so popular, whenever there is a review of consoles, they will always say the Gamecube is not so good because "it aint got DVD".
The Gamecube is some what limited in terms of upgrades. It's 2 high speed serial sockets can't compare with the internal expansion bay of the PS2, or the USB, or FireWire. And Xbox even has a hard disc and broadband already in there.
Nintendo has the wrong image. The appearance of the unit generally is "toy like", and appears to have been designed with younger kids as the target audience.
If indeed Nintendo are/were trying to make the GC appeal to the younger audience, then they got that wrong. Everyone knows by now, that it's the older ones who are more likely to spend the money on products such as this.
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Go to the Nintendo forum. They've discussed Nintendo's potential 'image change' to death. Scan down the list and read what the Nintendo regulras have said.
Slaveunit wrote:
> I got a cube next to my ps2, and I havent played it in months.
>
> anyone want to buy it off me?
Alright. 5 quid for the PS2.
> I got a cube next to my ps2, and I havent played it in months.
>
> anyone want to buy it off me?
Alright. 5 quid for the PS2.
Hedfix wrote:
> Slaveunit wrote:
> I got a cube next to my ps2, and I havent played it in months.
>
> anyone want to buy it off me?
>
> Alright. 5 quid for the PS2.
Can I have the PS2 then?
Alright 10 quid (you drive a hard bargain).
> Slaveunit wrote:
> I got a cube next to my ps2, and I havent played it in months.
>
> anyone want to buy it off me?
>
> Alright. 5 quid for the PS2.
Can I have the PS2 then?
Alright 10 quid (you drive a hard bargain).
Gamecube is crap! my friend at skool always has arguments over what is better PS2 or Gamecube? Maybe Gamecube has Mario Sunshine But even dat is rubbish!
ill buy it off u
YeAH gAyCOoBe iZ gAy anD iTZ 4 BaBIeZ
Memorandum wrote:
> YeAH gAyCOoBe iZ gAy anD iTZ 4 BaBIeZ
*sniggers*
DAT IZ SO TRU. UR D GOD OF SR
> YeAH gAyCOoBe iZ gAy anD iTZ 4 BaBIeZ
*sniggers*
DAT IZ SO TRU. UR D GOD OF SR
w00tz
TGMbloke wrote:
> Oh - and did CUBE really put that? I don't read it, but im guessing a
> GC mag didnt say the GC was crap!
The mag didn't actually say "the gc is crap"! but it was saying how no one wants to buy it, is ps2 better etc. It is basically sayin it suxs
> Oh - and did CUBE really put that? I don't read it, but im guessing a
> GC mag didnt say the GC was crap!
The mag didn't actually say "the gc is crap"! but it was saying how no one wants to buy it, is ps2 better etc. It is basically sayin it suxs
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