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"Why the Gamecube could fail."

I have been a nintendo fan for all of my gaming life, but it brings me to tears to say that it is a relationship that could soon be coming to an end. The reason for this is the Gamecube. Ok the gamecube sounds like a good idea and probably would have been if it was released around the same time as tthe ps2 and not in the spring of 2002. In spring 2002 the ps2 will have probably have fallen in price, will have a vast selection of software available to choose from and in my opinion will be firmly placed as the people's fav next gen console. Also by Spring of 2002 there will probably be rumors of ps3 being developed, thus making the Gamecube sales go down. It seems to me that nintendo are and could always be one step behind playstaion. For nintendo to get one step in front and rule the console market again as they used to, i think they should dump the gamecube idea and start work on a 256bit console. If they keep on going at the rate they are now and keep on bring their consoles out after sony and the rest of the competition then they will never again rule the console market.

What are your views? what next gen console would you buy out of the ones that will be available when Gamecube is released? what next gen console will dominate the market? try to show me the light, try to guide me bakc to nintendo heaven please.

No, it's already had it's slip.

The Japanese release was put back, but they've put the Euro release so far ahead, that it's unlikely to slip again.

I'm still hoping it will be brought forward!

Your Honour wrote:
> Why the 'Cube won't fail.

Whens it out? Plenty of time left yet.
> Anyway, maybe Nintendo don't want loads of hype surrounding the
> launch, unlike the PS2?

Last I heard it ws was set for release in spring 2002, dont know if thats changed yet. The date will probably slip back though, remeber what happened with the N64 release date.

Why the 'Cube won't fail.

Whens it out? Plenty of time left yet. Anyway, maybe Nintendo don't want loads of hype surrounding the launch, unlike the PS2?

Why the GAMECUBE could fail:

There aren't too many people that are excited by it yet. How many casual gamers know of it's existance?

How many people on this site know next to nothing about it?

Turbonutter wrote:
> semajal wrote:
> gamecube rules. enough said. It will beat Xbox
> and p**s 2


With an attitude like that you could get yourself
> killed round here. We take a more intelligent approach to consoles
> wars. If you haven't got anything sensible to contribute, naff off
> back to the Nintendo forum.

Is it really worth killing someone just to try and prove which console is the best. I know your a turbonutter but come on, you dont have to do this. : D

semajal wrote:
> gamecube rules. enough said. It will beat Xbox and p**s 2


With an attitude like that you could get yourself killed round here. We take a more intelligent approach to consoles wars. If you haven't got anything sensible to contribute, naff off back to the Nintendo forum.

gamecube rules. enough said. It will beat Xbox and p**s 2

GC has GBA and it comes out in Japan this september!!!!!!!!

The GC looks to do better than the 64 and be better! It is cheaper, plays better games and smaller!

It will succedd especially eith the gBA to back it up!

Maybe I'm wrong here, but didn't the Saturn come out before the Playstation???

Look what happened to that! It just goes to prove that you need a decent console to win the war.

I have a feeling that that might happen, because Sony has like a year headstart so as you said PS2 will have a vast selection of games while Nintendo will only have release games. PS2 hasent been sucsesful as the PS1 in my view, but the true Nintendo fans will beat off the Sony and Microsoft opposition with a very large stick. The true Nintendo nus in your blood will shine through, think of the games, the quality and the graphics, Ohh the graphics! The games will develop faster because they will be on disk not on cartridge which means bigger games and more of them ;)