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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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The Sims on PS2 looks better than the PC incarnation. The game is still close to the PC original, but some areas have been reworked significantly. PS2 Sims uses a different system for the graphics compared with the PC Sims.
I also remember the conversion of Reckless had more in it (being able to run people over being one of the extras) on the ported PS2 version than was present on the XBox original, even though people originally said that Reckless could never make it onto PS2.
I also remember the conversion of Reckless had more in it (being able to run people over being one of the extras) on the ported PS2 version than was present on the XBox original, even though people originally said that Reckless could never make it onto PS2.
What's that got to do with the Gamecube?
You always wander way off topic.
Every discussion I've had with you goes like this.
You always wander way off topic.
Every discussion I've had with you goes like this.
People never said Wreckless would make it onto PS2 due to the great graphics - which were scaled down for Sony's release.
*wouldn't
Bah.
Bah.
PS2 SUXS!!!!!
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