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It's nice to follow it from time to time... here is some good news regarding Nintendo's recent Christmas assault. It is an article printed in Computerandvideogames where a discussion arises about Microsoft's hopes of winning the Christmas war:
Microsoft, by way of announcing its Xbox strategy for Christmas in the UK, has revealed today that there will be no immediate axe taken to the retail price of the console before 2004.
Expectations were high following Nintendo's slashing of GameCube to £79.99 that Microsoft would follow with a price cut of its own prior to Christmas, especially since Nintendo's machine has begun to outsell the Xbox for the first time in months (2 to 1).
However, Microsoft has instead chosen to place its yuletide hopes in a bundle that features the console, Halo and Midtown Madness 3 and a voucher for two months' subscription to Xbox Live. This Xbox bundle will retail for £139.99, on shelves from today.
Industry watchers will be following Sony's, Nintendo's and Microsoft's Christmas fortunes in the UK closely, in particular the clash between GameCube and Xbox.
While Sony is in an unassailable position and likely to do very well with EyeToy this Christmas, Nintendo is looking stronger than it has for some time, sales likely to be driven further by the arrival of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on November 14. Let the battle commence.
Hmmmm exciting.
Microsoft, by way of announcing its Xbox strategy for Christmas in the UK, has revealed today that there will be no immediate axe taken to the retail price of the console before 2004.
Expectations were high following Nintendo's slashing of GameCube to £79.99 that Microsoft would follow with a price cut of its own prior to Christmas, especially since Nintendo's machine has begun to outsell the Xbox for the first time in months (2 to 1).
However, Microsoft has instead chosen to place its yuletide hopes in a bundle that features the console, Halo and Midtown Madness 3 and a voucher for two months' subscription to Xbox Live. This Xbox bundle will retail for £139.99, on shelves from today.
Industry watchers will be following Sony's, Nintendo's and Microsoft's Christmas fortunes in the UK closely, in particular the clash between GameCube and Xbox.
While Sony is in an unassailable position and likely to do very well with EyeToy this Christmas, Nintendo is looking stronger than it has for some time, sales likely to be driven further by the arrival of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on November 14. Let the battle commence.
Hmmmm exciting.
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Nash wrote:
> I'm winner of the console war. Buy me at your leisure.
Is there a price drop?
> I'm winner of the console war. Buy me at your leisure.
Is there a price drop?
I'm winner of the console war. Buy me at your leisure.
Pringle28 wrote:
> I think ninty have a better line up of games for this christmas too.
> There more universally appealing so they should attract a large
> target audience. Weve got f zero, mario kart, soul calibur and fifa
> which will all attract a huge amount of people.
>
> however xbox will have the GTA package wich will shift a few consoles
> of the shelves.
Forgetting Billy Hatcher, Mario Party 5, Viewtiful Joe, 1080 etc... etc...
Plus the biggest games of the last few years going players choice...
Plus the special Zelda disc.
It does appear that Nintendo are going to do well this Christmas... Sony will of course win (although by a reduced margin) but it's a fight between Nintendo and Microsoft.
Nintendo have primed their guns and fired some telling early shots... but Microsoft carries a good weight behind it espcially with attracting the average joe...
The war is on.
> I think ninty have a better line up of games for this christmas too.
> There more universally appealing so they should attract a large
> target audience. Weve got f zero, mario kart, soul calibur and fifa
> which will all attract a huge amount of people.
>
> however xbox will have the GTA package wich will shift a few consoles
> of the shelves.
Forgetting Billy Hatcher, Mario Party 5, Viewtiful Joe, 1080 etc... etc...
Plus the biggest games of the last few years going players choice...
Plus the special Zelda disc.
It does appear that Nintendo are going to do well this Christmas... Sony will of course win (although by a reduced margin) but it's a fight between Nintendo and Microsoft.
Nintendo have primed their guns and fired some telling early shots... but Microsoft carries a good weight behind it espcially with attracting the average joe...
The war is on.
There are almost TOO many games this christmas.
I have never experienced this on a Nintendo console before.
I just don't know what to do with myself.
I have never experienced this on a Nintendo console before.
I just don't know what to do with myself.
I think ninty have a better line up of games for this christmas too. There more universally appealing so they should attract a large target audience. Weve got f zero, mario kart, soul calibur and fifa which will all attract a huge amount of people.
however xbox will have the GTA package wich will shift a few consoles of the shelves.
however xbox will have the GTA package wich will shift a few consoles of the shelves.
It's nice to follow it from time to time... here is some good news regarding Nintendo's recent Christmas assault. It is an article printed in Computerandvideogames where a discussion arises about Microsoft's hopes of winning the Christmas war:
Microsoft, by way of announcing its Xbox strategy for Christmas in the UK, has revealed today that there will be no immediate axe taken to the retail price of the console before 2004.
Expectations were high following Nintendo's slashing of GameCube to £79.99 that Microsoft would follow with a price cut of its own prior to Christmas, especially since Nintendo's machine has begun to outsell the Xbox for the first time in months (2 to 1).
However, Microsoft has instead chosen to place its yuletide hopes in a bundle that features the console, Halo and Midtown Madness 3 and a voucher for two months' subscription to Xbox Live. This Xbox bundle will retail for £139.99, on shelves from today.
Industry watchers will be following Sony's, Nintendo's and Microsoft's Christmas fortunes in the UK closely, in particular the clash between GameCube and Xbox.
While Sony is in an unassailable position and likely to do very well with EyeToy this Christmas, Nintendo is looking stronger than it has for some time, sales likely to be driven further by the arrival of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on November 14. Let the battle commence.
Hmmmm exciting.
Microsoft, by way of announcing its Xbox strategy for Christmas in the UK, has revealed today that there will be no immediate axe taken to the retail price of the console before 2004.
Expectations were high following Nintendo's slashing of GameCube to £79.99 that Microsoft would follow with a price cut of its own prior to Christmas, especially since Nintendo's machine has begun to outsell the Xbox for the first time in months (2 to 1).
However, Microsoft has instead chosen to place its yuletide hopes in a bundle that features the console, Halo and Midtown Madness 3 and a voucher for two months' subscription to Xbox Live. This Xbox bundle will retail for £139.99, on shelves from today.
Industry watchers will be following Sony's, Nintendo's and Microsoft's Christmas fortunes in the UK closely, in particular the clash between GameCube and Xbox.
While Sony is in an unassailable position and likely to do very well with EyeToy this Christmas, Nintendo is looking stronger than it has for some time, sales likely to be driven further by the arrival of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on November 14. Let the battle commence.
Hmmmm exciting.
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