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"Nintendos snowboarding dilemna"

I'm sure you all know that SSX: Tricky will be playable at Spaceworld for the GCN, and is due to be released shortly after the GAMECUBEs launch, but where does this leave 1080?

It's strongly rumoured that this title is very far along the development process, and it was thought that Nintendo would be showcasing this at Spaceworld.

So what should Nintendo do. Go head to head with EA with their snowboarding games?

This could displease EA, and they could revoke support for the GAMECUBE if they don't sell well, as the Ninties settle for Nintendos 1080 offering.

However, with a head to head battle, it could generate more interest, leading to people buying a snowboarding game, simply because of the attention that the battle will bring.

Or will Nintendo hold off 1080s sequel, until the coast is clear, ready for next winter?

Ö= ResŒvilfan =Ö wrote:
> yeah, i'm just playing

I know :-)

AliBoy wrote:.

Wouldn't this push
> up the price of games as optical disks aren't cheap to produce. Or
> would it be similar to the PSX where games with multiple discs are
> the same price as 1 disc games??

I'm not to sure about the costs of optical discs, but I doubt Nintendo would be daft enough to make the games more expensive, simply because they used more discs.

yeah, i'm just playing

Ö= ResŒvilfan =Ö wrote:
> PS2 will have SSX tricky first and SSX2 not to mention cool boarders
> code alien.

> muhahahaha

Um, well, I'm older than you, so NER!

I don't think it really matter who gets them first. Especially considering that the GCN isn't released yet. What's more important is how the games play.

Meka_Dragon wrote:

One of the main differences between cartridge and
> disc is that it would have been highly impractical to have a game on
> multiple cartridges, but having multiple GAMECUBE discs will be no
> problem, if necessary.

Wouldn't this push up the price of games as optical disks aren't cheap to produce. Or would it be similar to the PSX where games with multiple discs are the same price as 1 disc games??

PS2 will have SSX tricky first and SSX2 not to mention cool boarders code alien.

muhahahaha

AliBoy wrote:

Wont the
> same happen this time round with the optical disks. I know 1.5 GB is
> alot more than the N64 carts but with the way games these days are
> designed and made will this be enough?

One of the main differences between cartridge and disc is that it would have been highly impractical to have a game on multiple cartridges, but having multiple GAMECUBE discs will be no problem, if necessary.

Meka_Dragon wrote:
> EA may not bother with any more games on the 'CUBE if everything
> they release is bettered (in sales) by another game in the same
> genre, as it may not be profitable for them to do so.

Even if they don't get more sales, they will probably still sell enough to make money.

Meka_Dragon wrote:


Also
> Nintendo need to stay on 3rd Party's good sides, after the N64s poor
> support. - Though this was more down to a lack of storage space on
> carts.

Wont the same happen this time round with the optical disks. I know 1.5 GB is alot more than the N64 carts but with the way games these days are designed and made will this be enough?

I think they will release them both when they are ready, maybe at the same time maybe not.
There isn't much point holding back on releasing it, and if they do it will be unfair to the fans. From a marketing point of view they would be better to release the worst of the 2 then about a month later release the better one. That way they get better sales. This isn't fair on the fans, but most developers don't care anyway.