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Dear Nintendo
I am no marketing genius, or advertising company. But I do have a fear, as a large Nintendo fan, for the Gamecube this Christmas. The line up for the Gameboy Advance is almost surreal, 3 Mario titles, 2 Pokemon games and even a special Zelda game. This will ensure a fantastic result for what could be the GBA’s last big Christmas.
Yet I can’t help but wonder what will happen to the Gamecube especially with the competition this year. It’s not about Nintendo losing in the sales, that is a giver, it is about the Gamecube being swept aside and destroyed. GTA on the Playstation 2 and Halo 2 for the X-box are by far the biggest home console games released at Christmas and Nintendo’s efforts to counter-act this is Paper Mario 2 and Metroid Prime 2. Now I prefer the Gamecube line up to the X-box and the PS2, but I’m sure I could find millions who don’t have my preference.
Paper Mario 2 appeals to Children gamers and, as GTA and Halo do not, I can see it doing very well, undercutting the GTA and Halo threat. Yet Metroid Prime 2, in my eyes a far superior title, could be ignored by the consumer. With sales of the original reaching 1.2 million (which is a miracle for an adult Nintendo game) I’d just love to see Metroid Prime 2 reaching even larger sales. In fact I’d love to read news articles around the Internet that informs the gaming community that after just a week at number 1, Halo 2 is knocked from its perch by Metroid. What a score by Nintendo.
I don’t expect Metroid Prime 2 to even nearly reach the sales of Halo 2, Halo 2 after all is one of the main reasons anyone would want an X-box, Metroid Prime is just one in a collection of must own Nintendo titles. Yet if only Nintendo could advertise MP2 as a rival to Halo 2 then it’ll get so much more attention. At the moment Metroid Prime 2 seems to have no connection to Halo 2, yet I saw a clever website the other day that had a picture of Samus with the slogan “never send a man to do a woman’s job!” That’s what I like to see! A bit of competitive spirit.
Imagine watching the TV then seeing a Halo 2 advert with a Metroid Prime 2 advert directly after. Suddenly Metroid will get hype as a competitor to Halo 2, one of the most hyped games this year. I am not expecting a miracle with Metroid beating Halo 2’s sales. Yet it would mean the Gamecube would be fighting well into next year. In time for Resident Evil 4.
Christopher Dring.
(Dringo)
I am no marketing genius, or advertising company. But I do have a fear, as a large Nintendo fan, for the Gamecube this Christmas. The line up for the Gameboy Advance is almost surreal, 3 Mario titles, 2 Pokemon games and even a special Zelda game. This will ensure a fantastic result for what could be the GBA’s last big Christmas.
Yet I can’t help but wonder what will happen to the Gamecube especially with the competition this year. It’s not about Nintendo losing in the sales, that is a giver, it is about the Gamecube being swept aside and destroyed. GTA on the Playstation 2 and Halo 2 for the X-box are by far the biggest home console games released at Christmas and Nintendo’s efforts to counter-act this is Paper Mario 2 and Metroid Prime 2. Now I prefer the Gamecube line up to the X-box and the PS2, but I’m sure I could find millions who don’t have my preference.
Paper Mario 2 appeals to Children gamers and, as GTA and Halo do not, I can see it doing very well, undercutting the GTA and Halo threat. Yet Metroid Prime 2, in my eyes a far superior title, could be ignored by the consumer. With sales of the original reaching 1.2 million (which is a miracle for an adult Nintendo game) I’d just love to see Metroid Prime 2 reaching even larger sales. In fact I’d love to read news articles around the Internet that informs the gaming community that after just a week at number 1, Halo 2 is knocked from its perch by Metroid. What a score by Nintendo.
I don’t expect Metroid Prime 2 to even nearly reach the sales of Halo 2, Halo 2 after all is one of the main reasons anyone would want an X-box, Metroid Prime is just one in a collection of must own Nintendo titles. Yet if only Nintendo could advertise MP2 as a rival to Halo 2 then it’ll get so much more attention. At the moment Metroid Prime 2 seems to have no connection to Halo 2, yet I saw a clever website the other day that had a picture of Samus with the slogan “never send a man to do a woman’s job!” That’s what I like to see! A bit of competitive spirit.
Imagine watching the TV then seeing a Halo 2 advert with a Metroid Prime 2 advert directly after. Suddenly Metroid will get hype as a competitor to Halo 2, one of the most hyped games this year. I am not expecting a miracle with Metroid beating Halo 2’s sales. Yet it would mean the Gamecube would be fighting well into next year. In time for Resident Evil 4.
Christopher Dring.
(Dringo)
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Hmmm...
Would Zelda OOT have triumphed against FF7?
If there were the same amount of Playstations to N64's then perhaps.
The fact is, there are so many PS2 owners out there...
But perhaps FF's following in the west has shrunk a little.
Still no chance in Japan though.
FF release day is treated like a national holiday!
Would Zelda OOT have triumphed against FF7?
If there were the same amount of Playstations to N64's then perhaps.
The fact is, there are so many PS2 owners out there...
But perhaps FF's following in the west has shrunk a little.
Still no chance in Japan though.
FF release day is treated like a national holiday!
Still. We all know relaistic Zelda will triumph.
Well, consider that there's about 5 PS2's per Gamecube out there to have it bought for. In FF Mad Japan, Zelda stands no chance.
Even here, even if half of all GC owners bought Zelda, it would only take one PS2 owner in 10...
Even here, even if half of all GC owners bought Zelda, it would only take one PS2 owner in 10...
Marcini wrote:
> well actually FF12 is likely to be out next xmas on PS2 so thats
> likely to do better
No way would Final Fantasy out sell Zelda.
That's just funny.
> well actually FF12 is likely to be out next xmas on PS2 so thats
> likely to do better
No way would Final Fantasy out sell Zelda.
That's just funny.
I really doubt it that.. no Final Fantasy game has been quite as good since Final Fantaasy 7 according to my mate but I don't really care if they miss on something as class as Zelda.
well actually FF12 is likely to be out next xmas on PS2 so thats likely to do better
Marcini wrote:
> well its all interlinking. if they lose sales to other consoles then
> thy wil lose money and shrink while others grow. they will just stunt
> further development
Nintendo can't be expected to compete with Halo 2 and GTA without a major release this Christmas.
Just like Sony and Microsoft couldn't hope to compete with Double Dash last Christmas without a major release. May I remind you it was need for speed that was the game that sold on the PS2 and X-box.
I doubt there will be a GTA 6 next year... with that in mind I'd presume that the new zelda will wipe the floor.
> well its all interlinking. if they lose sales to other consoles then
> thy wil lose money and shrink while others grow. they will just stunt
> further development
Nintendo can't be expected to compete with Halo 2 and GTA without a major release this Christmas.
Just like Sony and Microsoft couldn't hope to compete with Double Dash last Christmas without a major release. May I remind you it was need for speed that was the game that sold on the PS2 and X-box.
I doubt there will be a GTA 6 next year... with that in mind I'd presume that the new zelda will wipe the floor.
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well its all interlinking. if they lose sales to other consoles then thy wil lose money and shrink while others grow. they will just stunt further development
It's not about beating sales. I do not care if Nintendo are not top of the console market.
What I do care about is Nintendo struggling. And they can do a lot to help themselves. Using Halo 2 as a leaverage to propel sales is a smart idea. Even if it won't outsell it.
What I do care about is Nintendo struggling. And they can do a lot to help themselves. Using Halo 2 as a leaverage to propel sales is a smart idea. Even if it won't outsell it.
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