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"Nintendo Europe have sealed their fate"

With the recent events involving the heavily rumoured European launch of the GameCube. I think it's absolutely disgusting the way Nintendo Europe have treated the European gaming community, but really, we shouldn't have expected anything less now though should we? I believe Nintendo Europe have sealed their fate as far as I'm concerned

This is the primary reason why I choose to import rather than pay "rip-off Britain" prices and wait months on end for releases. Why do we take it?

Sony has already gained a strong foothold in the European market and I really can't see them letting that slip somehow, anyone to suggest otherwise is probably kidding himself or herself. You have to look at the facts. Sony have reduced the console to an attractive price of £200 which has been evident in the sales figures for the console, the forthcoming games are looking tasty indeed and let us not forget the impending threat of Microsoft's X-Box.

Now tell me, what can Nintendo Europe do about that? But then again, I'm not sure they particularly care if we're not that much of a priority.

My solution? Import if you can, don't give Nintendo Europe the satisfaction that they can treat European consumers like this and expect people to swallow it.

Don't ask him....

he's a monkey.

Ask me....

You should be able to get them from Comet or a more specialist electronics place like Tandy...

Game: probably wrong...

I'd be
> pretty cool, but if you're thinking about getting a PS2 that should surfice
> until Gamecube.

Erm er i got a better replacement for the GC while we wait...

An N64 it is doing fine now back to paper mario.

Bonus wrote:
> What you need, is............

A step up convertor....... from 110v NTSC to
> 234-240v PAL

How much are these and where do u get them from?

Hmmmm....

I'd imagine the games won't be such a problem, provided you can get your GC chipped...

Mind you... if it's all the way from America you're mega clicked if you break it - No warranty and all that other Scottish...

I'd be pretty cool, but if you're thinking about getting a PS2 that should surfice until Gamecube.

IT WILL BE OUT IN SPRING IM GONNA SORT THIS OUT NOW!

What you need, is............

A step up convertor....... from 110v NTSC to 234-240v PAL

A NTSC compatible TV

And games compatible with the system, and that's it. I know this because I have seen a Japanese PS", in my own home before they were released here, and the step up convertor was the only additional hardware needed.

You need:

Lots of Money
A thingy that takes the power from 230v to about 100v.... (?)
To exchange all your GAd's to GBA games...
And....
A plug adaptor....

But i'd ask someone else because i'm guessing... :D

So true. One half of me is saying stick for the Euro launch, while the other says import.

How do you about importing anyway Bleeders? What stuff do you need to get NTSC or whatever it is on a PAL tv?

I agree, Nintendo Europe are taking their same attitude as always and are just *expecting* the GameCube to be successful. Idiots.

Agreed! Nintendo seriously need to do something concerning the European market, they stated that they wasn't going to make the same mistakes they did with the N64, yeah looking that way isn't it Nintendo, pah!

If they release their console before christmas wouldn't more people buy it? Of course they would! Nooooo Nintendo say lets release it sometime in the summer when people dont play games because they are all out enjoying the summer!

Nintendo need to sort out their European marketing strategies!