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This is an issue close to my heart and I know its said many times but i'm saying it again.
I went into my local GAME yesterday and to my amazement the Gamecube shelf space has shrunk even smaller. It really was a pitiful sight and quite embarrassing for a die hard Nintendo fan.
The shelf space is now just one block. There were the usual top five slots which were virtually empty and then the 'selection' of naff games underneath. Now yes I suppose you could look at it 2 ways, either they've all sold out (which is laughably unlikely) or that GAME just can't be ars*d with the Gamecube anymore (which I KNOW is whats happening).
Woollies now have hardly any Gamecube stuff. Dixons, Currys, Comet and all those electrical retailers stopped selling it months ago and it looks like even GAME are now on the 'dump Cube' runaway train.
3 years into the life of the N64 was better than this and that was considered a commercial flop.
I went into my local GAME yesterday and to my amazement the Gamecube shelf space has shrunk even smaller. It really was a pitiful sight and quite embarrassing for a die hard Nintendo fan.
The shelf space is now just one block. There were the usual top five slots which were virtually empty and then the 'selection' of naff games underneath. Now yes I suppose you could look at it 2 ways, either they've all sold out (which is laughably unlikely) or that GAME just can't be ars*d with the Gamecube anymore (which I KNOW is whats happening).
Woollies now have hardly any Gamecube stuff. Dixons, Currys, Comet and all those electrical retailers stopped selling it months ago and it looks like even GAME are now on the 'dump Cube' runaway train.
3 years into the life of the N64 was better than this and that was considered a commercial flop.
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gamesfreak wrote:
> Chr1s wrote:
> Maybe people should stop slagging it off all the time. People are
> always saying things like "the Gamecube is dead". These
> kind of comments can't do any good for the GC's image.
>
> What are you? The Prime Minister?
>
> It's the action of Nintendo which needs to be sorted.
You're right, Nintendo needs to get its act together if they want to keep their sales up. But, I'm simply saying that when people go around saying that the GC is crap they are putting potential buyers off which is not helping Nintendo at all.
> Chr1s wrote:
> Maybe people should stop slagging it off all the time. People are
> always saying things like "the Gamecube is dead". These
> kind of comments can't do any good for the GC's image.
>
> What are you? The Prime Minister?
>
> It's the action of Nintendo which needs to be sorted.
You're right, Nintendo needs to get its act together if they want to keep their sales up. But, I'm simply saying that when people go around saying that the GC is crap they are putting potential buyers off which is not helping Nintendo at all.
Chr1s wrote:
> Maybe people should stop slagging it off all the time. People are
> always saying things like "the Gamecube is dead". These
> kind of comments can't do any good for the GC's image.
What are you? The Prime Minister?
It's the action of Nintendo which needs to be sorted.
> Maybe people should stop slagging it off all the time. People are
> always saying things like "the Gamecube is dead". These
> kind of comments can't do any good for the GC's image.
What are you? The Prime Minister?
It's the action of Nintendo which needs to be sorted.
Maybe people should stop slagging it off all the time. People are always saying things like "the Gamecube is dead". These kind of comments can't do any good for the GC's image.
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Chr1s wrote:
> An extra tenner is a lot to some people. Some people have to save for
> weeks to be able to afford a full price game and having to pay
> £10 less is a big help.
Ahahahahahaha.
I think gerrid kind of realised this when he wrote the reply below.....
Games cost too much anyway, GAME are just cashing in on the stupidity of our country.
> An extra tenner is a lot to some people. Some people have to save for
> weeks to be able to afford a full price game and having to pay
> £10 less is a big help.
Ahahahahahaha.
I think gerrid kind of realised this when he wrote the reply below.....
Games cost too much anyway, GAME are just cashing in on the stupidity of our country.
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gerrid wrote:
What's the extra tenner for? GAME's
> excellent customer service?
An extra tenner is a lot to some people. Some people have to save for weeks to be able to afford a full price game and having to pay £10 less is a big help.
What's the extra tenner for? GAME's
> excellent customer service?
An extra tenner is a lot to some people. Some people have to save for weeks to be able to afford a full price game and having to pay £10 less is a big help.
gerrid wrote:
> What's the extra tenner for? GAME's excellent customer service?
:-D
Ahahaha.
> What's the extra tenner for? GAME's excellent customer service?
:-D
Ahahaha.
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat with Bongos: £29.99 from SR.
I've ordered.
It's cheaper than the normal internet competitors!
I've ordered.
It's cheaper than the normal internet competitors!
My guess as to why all the retailers stop selling GC gamesis because GC owners aren't stupid enough to pay £10 extra for their games. £39.99 is the retail price in GAME, etc, whereas at Special Reserve and other excellent retailers, the game is £29.99 - £32.99. What's the extra tenner for? GAME's excellent customer service?
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