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"Price-Drop on the 10th..."

Yup, on the official Nintendo-Europe site it's been announced that on the 10th the GameCube's price will drop to £80. Pretty good deal if you ask me.

Also, Metroid Prime, Mario Sunshine, StarFox Adventures and Mario Party 4 are all Player's Choice range on the same day. Too bad I have all of them :-\

Not for me they ain't.

If they were, then I wouldn't have made my statement.

Pro Evolution 3 and Devil May Cry are enough to warrant a purchase alone.

Right now I look at GameCube and see very few games I actually want that are out now - but quite a few due out before Christmas.

The same with the Xbox.

But when I look at the Playstation 2 (which I'm slightly tempted to get), there's hardly anything at all out that I consider worth getting.

Tis a shame seeing as there are so many games out for it.

Well EyeToy Groove makes at least 3 killer PS2 XMas titles, probably along with some others. It may not be much in comparison to the Cube's line-up, but it's not dire like Nintendo's line-up last year.

Mav what handful of PS2 games are you talking about? I have Pro Evolution 3 on pre-order and I will be getting Manhunt. Aside from that I can just see Smackdown 5 *yawn*.

Cyclone wrote:
> I think Mario Kart carries quite a name really.

Yeah, sure does. Bit like Goldeneye or Perfect Dark. Anyone in gaming knows those names. No really, ANYONE knows them.

Oh god how I loved those games :o)

Sony are going to have a rather solid Christmas this year, what with their price drop and handful of AAA exclusives (e.g. Pro Evolution Soccer 3). However, I think this season will see gamers opting for a second console or a 'change of scenery', as it were, and Nintendo may just prove themselves worthy adversaries for the 'king of christmas' crown.

This price drop will see an increase in sales dramatically (it has done in the US, and a few of my PS2-owning friends are now considering 'Cubes). But I can't help feeling a little screwed over. £80? Now I know Nintendo can do better than that. As well as this price drop being long overdue, that's £20 dearer than the current price in the US, and £10 more than that across the rest of Europe. Considering they REALLY need an impact in Britain, it looks like NOE have once again slipped up.

But I digress. This price drop, coupled with the many system-selling exclusives soon to be released (Harvest Moon and MGS may have slipped back, but there are plenty more), an inevitable large advertising scheme and the fact that Microsoft have confirmed that they won't follow suit with a similar cut, I can really see this being a 'make' Christmas for Nintendo. No break about it.

With a bit of messing around, the Xbox can turn out to be a cheap computer to buy too.

DreamWarBird wrote:
> We still have the Xbox price drop remember.

Microsoft are already losing one hell of a lot per console sold.

They'll literally be giving them away soon!

However, they can afford to do so, in order to build up a fan base for the next Microsoft system.

As for the GameCube price drop - Nintendo needed to reduce it to atleast £100. This drop to £80 will allow retailers to make up packs to sell for £100 meaning kids get great games/consoles and the parents spend a penny less than a ton on them this Christmas.

Yeah my friend loves Mario Kart... and now that he has just heard of the Gamecube price drop he's picking up a Cube on the 15th when he gets paid.

As for my "i hate Nintendo" brother... he can't wait for Mario Kart.