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Nintendo I think are the greatest console makers of all time, but due to the time difference of the release of the Gamecube and the PS2 they will start to fall behind. OK maybe the Gamecube is supposed to be an all around better console than the PS2 but with the 2 year release date difference most people will get fed up of waiting and turn to the PS2.
I think that most people would agree with me here by saying that the N64 was the greatest console of it's time, but there are more powerful consoles out and Nintedo are still constructing. The PS2 has already sold over half of of what the N64 has sold all over the world, and if Nintendo take the to long to release the Gamecube they will suffer the same fate as Sega.
I don't know if any of you know this but recently the owner of Nintendo turned down a contract offer from square which could've of boosted the sales of the Gamecube when it is released. Many people would say that Nintendo won't need the developing expertise fromn square with all the great games that will be made by RARE and themselves, but they can't just count on themselves and RARE to hold them together, if you ask me they will need all the help they can get with a release date as late as it is.
I don't want to sound like i'm putting Nintendo down because i'm not, but they do need to improve on the tactics they are using. I thought they would of tried to improve on the mistake they made when they released the N64, but they haven't they are still taking to long to releases their console and Sony are getting alll the public support.
Raven
P.S. i only posted my last message because i was bored
Nintendo have the Pokémon franchise which is making them loads of money!
The Gameboy systems and games have always sold millions each year and even more last year with Pokémon!
Nintendo currently don't have any competition in the handheld market and because the GBA is fully backwards compatable with ALL gameboy systems I'd be suprised if another handheld did as good!
I hope Nintendo's Gamecube (current official release date is December) will live up to expectations! It has a bigger chance than Sony to succeed because of the huuge amount of money Nintendo can put into it. But saying that Microsoft (or should I say the monopolising prat Bill Gates) has over 70Billion pounds and is the richest man on hte planet! Microsoft can put as much money as they like into the X-box!
Maybe the games market will do a sudden turn and PS2 will go kerplunk sinking right down to the bottom of the gaming business!
Same could happen to the X-box!
It just depends on what the customers think!
Since Microsoft are doing the same... I'm sure they have some marketing reson for doing this... besides, the Dreamcast cam out 2 years before PS2 and that didnt do SEGA much good?
It would be a hard push for Nintnedo to suffer the same fate as SEGA... at least for a few years yet... if nothing else, they own the Handheld market... and even if Microsofts handheld does well, I think the GB+ will be a tough act to superseed...
Thanks to the Gameboy, in all of its various forms, Nintendo made more money than any other company in the gaming market last year.
Sega, on the other hand, have suffered 4 consecutive years of financial losses.
Whilst the Gameboy (including Advance this year) is selling so many units, and games Nintendo will continue to turn in a profit.
Nintendo seem to have learnt from their mistakes made with the N64, and have made the GameCube platform very developer-friendly, so there should be no shortage of games.
Also the GC is being released just over 1 year after the Playstation 2 in Japan, so where you have grabbed the 2 year figure from is quite a mystery to me!
Nintendo I think are the greatest console makers of all time, but due to the time difference of the release of the Gamecube and the PS2 they will start to fall behind. OK maybe the Gamecube is supposed to be an all around better console than the PS2 but with the 2 year release date difference most people will get fed up of waiting and turn to the PS2.
I think that most people would agree with me here by saying that the N64 was the greatest console of it's time, but there are more powerful consoles out and Nintedo are still constructing. The PS2 has already sold over half of of what the N64 has sold all over the world, and if Nintendo take the to long to release the Gamecube they will suffer the same fate as Sega.
I don't know if any of you know this but recently the owner of Nintendo turned down a contract offer from square which could've of boosted the sales of the Gamecube when it is released. Many people would say that Nintendo won't need the developing expertise fromn square with all the great games that will be made by RARE and themselves, but they can't just count on themselves and RARE to hold them together, if you ask me they will need all the help they can get with a release date as late as it is.
I don't want to sound like i'm putting Nintendo down because i'm not, but they do need to improve on the tactics they are using. I thought they would of tried to improve on the mistake they made when they released the N64, but they haven't they are still taking to long to releases their console and Sony are getting alll the public support.
Raven
P.S. i only posted my last message because i was bored