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In my never-ending quest to find, hold and use a GameCube controller, I travelled to Leeds today. However, I still couldnít find one. Anywhere. Strange, that.
Stranger still though, is the apparent lack of anything to do with the GameCube at all. I am right in thinking that itís going to be released in March? Thatís 5 months away, yes? But still, thereís no sign that it even exists in G*me, Electronics Bout*que or V*rgin. Hell, the guy in Dixons didnít even know what the hell I was going on about, and the checkout bloke at G*me could only tell me it was made by Nintendo, and still there were 2 people standing behind me with GT3 bundles in their grip and parents twisted round their little finger.
So, am I missing something here? I mean, People were raving about the PS2 back in March 2000 at the Jap launch. Well, the Jap launch of the GC has been and gone but still the public are virtually unaware.
In my eyes, there are two possibilities as to why this is going on:
1. Nintendo are failing in their duty. They are supposed to make console and get people to buy them. At the moment, theyíre only doing half that. The N64ís advertisement campaign was virtually non-existent, and the only advert I can actually remember is the Zelda one, which was utter pants anyway. It seems to me that Nintendo donít actually want to win this war, because theyíre just not trying. Apart from the magazines, thereís nothing to let the public know that the GameCube even exists, never mind what itís all about. Also, it appears the public donít care either. Everyone was dying to hear more news on the PlayStationís successor, but not so with the GameCube apparently.
2. Nintendo are failing full stop. One of my regular hangouts in Leeds is a place called Just Men Barbers. I know the owner and he puts a little web design business my way. Now, that shop is very, very busy. It takes 5-10 minutes to cut someoneís hair and thereís always a queue. Being called Just Men as well, all the customers are lads, and by lads I mean proper lads, the kind who go to footy matches, get ratted on Saturday night and rarely get home before 10pm, whatever the day. Those kind of lads. Iíve always found it fascinating, though, how every single one of the guys who came in owned a PlayStation 2. Also, the subject of ìHow far have you got on GT3/ISS/Red Factionî always crops up. Itís obvious that this is standard barbershop banter that goes on. Thereís nothing ìchildishî or ìgeekyî about it. However, in all the years Iíve gone there (about 5 then), theyíve never talked about Nintendo machines, only PlayStations. I think that Nintendo have given up on the older market, and are sticking to the <18 range. The problem is, you donít get the media attention that Sony do, and consequently, if the machine was right for >18 gamers, they wouldnít be aware of it. As far as the publicís concerned, Nintendo donít have a 128bit console and they donít care either. Nintendo are going to have a big, big problem beating Sony, and my honest opinion is that theyíre not going to, even if the GameCube is a better console, because Nintendo have totally the wrong image and the wrong sort of people like them.
The impending release of the GameCube is having no impact on the world at all (In Leeds, at least) and the poor launch in Japan only backs me up. Nintendo need to get their butts in gear and let the public know they exist, and if they donít do it within the next couple of months, theyíre going to get beaten to a bloody pulp by Sony.
Stranger still though, is the apparent lack of anything to do with the GameCube at all. I am right in thinking that itís going to be released in March? Thatís 5 months away, yes? But still, thereís no sign that it even exists in G*me, Electronics Bout*que or V*rgin. Hell, the guy in Dixons didnít even know what the hell I was going on about, and the checkout bloke at G*me could only tell me it was made by Nintendo, and still there were 2 people standing behind me with GT3 bundles in their grip and parents twisted round their little finger.
So, am I missing something here? I mean, People were raving about the PS2 back in March 2000 at the Jap launch. Well, the Jap launch of the GC has been and gone but still the public are virtually unaware.
In my eyes, there are two possibilities as to why this is going on:
1. Nintendo are failing in their duty. They are supposed to make console and get people to buy them. At the moment, theyíre only doing half that. The N64ís advertisement campaign was virtually non-existent, and the only advert I can actually remember is the Zelda one, which was utter pants anyway. It seems to me that Nintendo donít actually want to win this war, because theyíre just not trying. Apart from the magazines, thereís nothing to let the public know that the GameCube even exists, never mind what itís all about. Also, it appears the public donít care either. Everyone was dying to hear more news on the PlayStationís successor, but not so with the GameCube apparently.
2. Nintendo are failing full stop. One of my regular hangouts in Leeds is a place called Just Men Barbers. I know the owner and he puts a little web design business my way. Now, that shop is very, very busy. It takes 5-10 minutes to cut someoneís hair and thereís always a queue. Being called Just Men as well, all the customers are lads, and by lads I mean proper lads, the kind who go to footy matches, get ratted on Saturday night and rarely get home before 10pm, whatever the day. Those kind of lads. Iíve always found it fascinating, though, how every single one of the guys who came in owned a PlayStation 2. Also, the subject of ìHow far have you got on GT3/ISS/Red Factionî always crops up. Itís obvious that this is standard barbershop banter that goes on. Thereís nothing ìchildishî or ìgeekyî about it. However, in all the years Iíve gone there (about 5 then), theyíve never talked about Nintendo machines, only PlayStations. I think that Nintendo have given up on the older market, and are sticking to the <18 range. The problem is, you donít get the media attention that Sony do, and consequently, if the machine was right for >18 gamers, they wouldnít be aware of it. As far as the publicís concerned, Nintendo donít have a 128bit console and they donít care either. Nintendo are going to have a big, big problem beating Sony, and my honest opinion is that theyíre not going to, even if the GameCube is a better console, because Nintendo have totally the wrong image and the wrong sort of people like them.
The impending release of the GameCube is having no impact on the world at all (In Leeds, at least) and the poor launch in Japan only backs me up. Nintendo need to get their butts in gear and let the public know they exist, and if they donít do it within the next couple of months, theyíre going to get beaten to a bloody pulp by Sony.
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Also, with the PS2 being the ONLY console this Chistmas, it'll have an absolutely massive head start, and this is Nintendo's fault for not being quicker.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> All I'm saying is Metal Gear Solid 2 has been PS2 game of the show for about two
> years, in every show.
Must be a good game then, but it's the ONLY bloody
> game.
Stop being so biased, just play whatever the hell you want to, and stop
> being such an idiot.
Erm...try looking at IGN's list of upcoming PS2 games.
Then you'll see why the PS2 will most likely beat the GC.
> All I'm saying is Metal Gear Solid 2 has been PS2 game of the show for about two
> years, in every show.
Must be a good game then, but it's the ONLY bloody
> game.
Stop being so biased, just play whatever the hell you want to, and stop
> being such an idiot.
Erm...try looking at IGN's list of upcoming PS2 games.
Then you'll see why the PS2 will most likely beat the GC.
Resvilfan wrote:
> The gamecube will keep the fans happy but it'll never be as popular as the PS2.
i have to agree with that it will be like the N64 and the PS1 the N64 kept fans happy but over all PS1 beat N64
> The gamecube will keep the fans happy but it'll never be as popular as the PS2.
i have to agree with that it will be like the N64 and the PS1 the N64 kept fans happy but over all PS1 beat N64
The gamecube will keep the fans happy but it'll never be as popular as the PS2.
You're calling me biased, but yet you say that MGS2 is the only game?
How ironic.
How ironic.
All I'm saying is Metal Gear Solid 2 has been PS2 game of the show for about two years, in every show.
Must be a good game then, but it's the ONLY bloody game.
Stop being so biased, just play whatever the hell you want to, and stop being such an idiot.
Must be a good game then, but it's the ONLY bloody game.
Stop being so biased, just play whatever the hell you want to, and stop being such an idiot.
Turbonutter Waffled:
The impending release of the GameCube is having no impact on the world at all (In Leeds, at least) and the poor launch in Japan only backs me up. Nintendo need to get their butts in gear and let the public know they exist, and if they donít do it within the next couple of months, theyíre going to get beaten to a bloody pulp by Sony.
Now its time for er-no to deconstruct this to a 'bloody pulp'.
Well then, its having no impact on the world is it? Could it actually be the case that Nintendo are being thoughtful before the launch in the US and the UK? Let's see, what else is happening in the news at the world which might easily overshadow a consoles launch... good, glad you got that one quickly.
It would be seen as disrespectful for Nintendo to launch a huge campaign at the moment, the press would tear them apart for this and Nintendo will wait until the 'calm of the storm'.
The poor launch in Japan?? Hypocrite.
Nintendo: 500,000 consoles sold.
Sony: 980,000 consoles sold.
On the console front Sony sold much better than Nintendo, but don't just look at that, look at the whole picture. Nintendo had three games at launch, and per console the average for sales was two games sold. Then we have Sony with a near twenty games launch catalogue, they managed to sell about one game per console. Now think about that, We have twenty games on one half, selling nowt, and we have three games on the other selling at a 66% ratio per console.
Not failed or poor at all! and I didn't even mention the console region or controller pak mess ups.
Sony are going to beat Nintendo to a bloody Pulp? I don't think so, the GameCube is going to sit on the PS2 and redefine the rectangular and pointlessly squashed image.
The impending release of the GameCube is having no impact on the world at all (In Leeds, at least) and the poor launch in Japan only backs me up. Nintendo need to get their butts in gear and let the public know they exist, and if they donít do it within the next couple of months, theyíre going to get beaten to a bloody pulp by Sony.
Now its time for er-no to deconstruct this to a 'bloody pulp'.
Well then, its having no impact on the world is it? Could it actually be the case that Nintendo are being thoughtful before the launch in the US and the UK? Let's see, what else is happening in the news at the world which might easily overshadow a consoles launch... good, glad you got that one quickly.
It would be seen as disrespectful for Nintendo to launch a huge campaign at the moment, the press would tear them apart for this and Nintendo will wait until the 'calm of the storm'.
The poor launch in Japan?? Hypocrite.
Nintendo: 500,000 consoles sold.
Sony: 980,000 consoles sold.
On the console front Sony sold much better than Nintendo, but don't just look at that, look at the whole picture. Nintendo had three games at launch, and per console the average for sales was two games sold. Then we have Sony with a near twenty games launch catalogue, they managed to sell about one game per console. Now think about that, We have twenty games on one half, selling nowt, and we have three games on the other selling at a 66% ratio per console.
Not failed or poor at all! and I didn't even mention the console region or controller pak mess ups.
Sony are going to beat Nintendo to a bloody Pulp? I don't think so, the GameCube is going to sit on the PS2 and redefine the rectangular and pointlessly squashed image.
Grrr...
You know what I mean.
You know what I mean.
Tubonutter wrote:
One of my regular hangouts in Leeds is a place called Just Men Barbers. I know the owner and he puts a little web design business my way.
LOL! Sorry, when I read that, I loved the phrase 'he puts a little business my way'. Heh. I could imagine Rob sidling up to a barber in a dark alley and exchanged a name, followed by a friendly smoke, some sort of secret handshake, and then they go their seperate ways... :-D
One of my regular hangouts in Leeds is a place called Just Men Barbers. I know the owner and he puts a little web design business my way.
LOL! Sorry, when I read that, I loved the phrase 'he puts a little business my way'. Heh. I could imagine Rob sidling up to a barber in a dark alley and exchanged a name, followed by a friendly smoke, some sort of secret handshake, and then they go their seperate ways... :-D
Hmm, I'm sure I saw that. Must investigate....
See ya later, it's been just like old times. Bye!
See ya later, it's been just like old times. Bye!
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