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From Cube-europe.com
Eidos are to stop making software for the GameCube.
Mike McGarvey, chief executive of Eidos, stated that versions for all upcoming Eidos games will be released for the PS2, PC and Xbox but not the GameCube according to Times Online.
Mike McGarvey from Eidos, the second largest developer in Europe, said "The GameCube is a declining business." He also said GameCube sales contribute a small portion of Eidos' overall profits. "If other companies follow us they will have a hard battle to fight."
Not the best of news at all, seing as the they published great games like Timesplitters 2 and Hitman 2, although hopefully if Free Radical make TS3, they'll find a better publisher (Ninty should just buy 'em anyway)
Here's the link if you wanna check it out for yerself:
http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=5335
Eidos are to stop making software for the GameCube.
Mike McGarvey, chief executive of Eidos, stated that versions for all upcoming Eidos games will be released for the PS2, PC and Xbox but not the GameCube according to Times Online.
Mike McGarvey from Eidos, the second largest developer in Europe, said "The GameCube is a declining business." He also said GameCube sales contribute a small portion of Eidos' overall profits. "If other companies follow us they will have a hard battle to fight."
Not the best of news at all, seing as the they published great games like Timesplitters 2 and Hitman 2, although hopefully if Free Radical make TS3, they'll find a better publisher (Ninty should just buy 'em anyway)
Here's the link if you wanna check it out for yerself:
http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=5335
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Josh 64 wrote:
> What is the point? companies don't care if they make gamers happy all
> they want is more money in there pockets if they cared more about the
> gamers and how they feel and what they are "into" maybe
> they would get more sales but if all they care about is money there
> hopeless, its like a football players some now a days just want more
> money instead of actually playing the sport there supposed to love,
> companies keep quitting game cube because they don't care what
> Nintendo fans like.
No, that's all wrong. You say companies don't feel for the games and only care about the money, right. Well, to a developer who's making a game. They make a game because they want to. They feel for that game, and make it. They decide to release it on the most popular console because more gamers will get to play it. To them, they don't care what the 'Nintendo' fans want. They make there game, and if people are that bothered about playing it, if it is only released on certain platforms, then the gamer will have to invest in that platform.
Why should a developer go, "Oh, I think Nintendo fans are feeling a bit down in the dumps because their console is doing pants and no games are released for it. Let's make some."
To a developer, you want people to play your games. Thus you release it on the most popular platform. You get more revenue back, and so can make even more games!
:)
> What is the point? companies don't care if they make gamers happy all
> they want is more money in there pockets if they cared more about the
> gamers and how they feel and what they are "into" maybe
> they would get more sales but if all they care about is money there
> hopeless, its like a football players some now a days just want more
> money instead of actually playing the sport there supposed to love,
> companies keep quitting game cube because they don't care what
> Nintendo fans like.
No, that's all wrong. You say companies don't feel for the games and only care about the money, right. Well, to a developer who's making a game. They make a game because they want to. They feel for that game, and make it. They decide to release it on the most popular console because more gamers will get to play it. To them, they don't care what the 'Nintendo' fans want. They make there game, and if people are that bothered about playing it, if it is only released on certain platforms, then the gamer will have to invest in that platform.
Why should a developer go, "Oh, I think Nintendo fans are feeling a bit down in the dumps because their console is doing pants and no games are released for it. Let's make some."
To a developer, you want people to play your games. Thus you release it on the most popular platform. You get more revenue back, and so can make even more games!
:)
du du du another one bites the dust du du du another one bites the dust
EA wont pull out - not unless GameCube sells less than 100 units a week or something.
They ain't put all their sports titles into Cube, but they make enough out of the most popular ones on the Cube!
As for Eidos, they're a rubbish publisher - after all, with the failure that is Bumb Raider (childish, yes, does it amuse me, yes), they've resorted to changing their image completely. Why don't they ditch the PS2 - they're obviously not making enough on their top franchises there :D
They ain't put all their sports titles into Cube, but they make enough out of the most popular ones on the Cube!
As for Eidos, they're a rubbish publisher - after all, with the failure that is Bumb Raider (childish, yes, does it amuse me, yes), they've resorted to changing their image completely. Why don't they ditch the PS2 - they're obviously not making enough on their top franchises there :D
Probably Microsoft going "Here take the large wad of cash. Just stop making games for the GameCube! mwahahahahah! *rubs hands together*"
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What is the point? companies don't care if they make gamers happy all they want is more money in there pockets if they cared more about the gamers and how they feel and what they are "into" maybe they would get more sales but if all they care about is money there hopeless, its like a football players some now a days just want more money instead of actually playing the sport there supposed to love, companies keep quitting game cube because they don't care what Nintendo fans like.
If EA and/or THQ pullout then the Cube is in trouble.
Regardless it'll weather the storm and Nintendo will wake up and release the GC 2 with a new approach.
Regardless it'll weather the storm and Nintendo will wake up and release the GC 2 with a new approach.
Maybe if Eidos RELEASED MORE GAMES, they'd get more sales.
From Cube-europe.com
Eidos are to stop making software for the GameCube.
Mike McGarvey, chief executive of Eidos, stated that versions for all upcoming Eidos games will be released for the PS2, PC and Xbox but not the GameCube according to Times Online.
Mike McGarvey from Eidos, the second largest developer in Europe, said "The GameCube is a declining business." He also said GameCube sales contribute a small portion of Eidos' overall profits. "If other companies follow us they will have a hard battle to fight."
Not the best of news at all, seing as the they published great games like Timesplitters 2 and Hitman 2, although hopefully if Free Radical make TS3, they'll find a better publisher (Ninty should just buy 'em anyway)
Here's the link if you wanna check it out for yerself:
http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=5335
Eidos are to stop making software for the GameCube.
Mike McGarvey, chief executive of Eidos, stated that versions for all upcoming Eidos games will be released for the PS2, PC and Xbox but not the GameCube according to Times Online.
Mike McGarvey from Eidos, the second largest developer in Europe, said "The GameCube is a declining business." He also said GameCube sales contribute a small portion of Eidos' overall profits. "If other companies follow us they will have a hard battle to fight."
Not the best of news at all, seing as the they published great games like Timesplitters 2 and Hitman 2, although hopefully if Free Radical make TS3, they'll find a better publisher (Ninty should just buy 'em anyway)
Here's the link if you wanna check it out for yerself:
http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=5335
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