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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.
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.
Just in Nintendos defence the UK release isn't gonna be a year after the Japan release. Actually it'll b 6 months (Sept-March) as long as we get a March release which is strongly rumoured and practically confirmed by EA when they let slip their release date for SSX tricky for GameCube. Anyways some of us can't afford to import. If the prices are so bad then I'm gonna buy stuff off Ebay, but I can't afford to import a machine.
But it is true- Nintendo must take Europe more seriously or lose all hope of keeping any market at all here.
But it is true- Nintendo must take Europe more seriously or lose all hope of keeping any market at all here.
If *they* had released the console by Christmas 2001, then Nintendo would at least have a fair crack of gaining a little foothold in the market, they wouldn't dominate the market, but at least they would gain somewhat of a user-base at least.
But as it is, it's that all too familiar feeling of deja vu all over again...
But as it is, it's that all too familiar feeling of deja vu all over again...
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!
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!
But that's just it man, Nintendo will NEVER take the European market seriously. If they had, they wouldn't have delayed the console a YEAR after release in it's native Japan.
They're taking the European's for a bunch of mugs sometimes. As much as I adore the games they produce, I will not wait for an inferior GameCube to that of the US/Jap market and pay a higher price for it. It's importing all the way man :)
But, whatever you decide to do man, good luck and I hope you enjoy it :)
They're taking the European's for a bunch of mugs sometimes. As much as I adore the games they produce, I will not wait for an inferior GameCube to that of the US/Jap market and pay a higher price for it. It's importing all the way man :)
But, whatever you decide to do man, good luck and I hope you enjoy it :)
The only problem with that idea is that if everyone buys import Gamecubes then noone will buy one when it comes out in the UK. Then Nintendo will see that noone in the UK likes their console and so will stop bringing out games
We need everyone to go about 5 Gamecubes when it's released so that Nintendo might start to take the UK more seriously!
:)
We need everyone to go about 5 Gamecubes when it's released so that Nintendo might start to take the UK more seriously!
:)
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.
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.