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Nintendo's share price is falling faster than a leaf in autumn. Why? The industry is pointing the finger at the poor sales of the Gamecube, citing all the surplus stock sitting on the warehouse shelves.
Nintendo are a big company, of course, but they are pretty worried about the fairly hefty fall in their company's profits by about 37 percent. Even their usual fallback on the handheld market is now being threatened by Sony's new handheld Playstation, currently being readied for release over the next year, and their Pokemon franchise, which is slowing down of late.
The news is that they want to ditch the Cube and try again, but doing this would drastically affect their company image. This was a company founded on trust, when they took back faulty NES consoles without arguement and replaced them with new ones in Japan it made their sales jump through the roof.
Whatever way they decide to stay afloat, it looks bad for the true gamers who were hoping and believing that there could be room for 3 consoles in the market. E3 showed that some companies are cutting back again on their Gamecube titles, despite earlier efforts from Nintendo to gain support from big players like EA Games. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Nintendo are a big company, of course, but they are pretty worried about the fairly hefty fall in their company's profits by about 37 percent. Even their usual fallback on the handheld market is now being threatened by Sony's new handheld Playstation, currently being readied for release over the next year, and their Pokemon franchise, which is slowing down of late.
The news is that they want to ditch the Cube and try again, but doing this would drastically affect their company image. This was a company founded on trust, when they took back faulty NES consoles without arguement and replaced them with new ones in Japan it made their sales jump through the roof.
Whatever way they decide to stay afloat, it looks bad for the true gamers who were hoping and believing that there could be room for 3 consoles in the market. E3 showed that some companies are cutting back again on their Gamecube titles, despite earlier efforts from Nintendo to gain support from big players like EA Games. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
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Alter Ego wrote:
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
If some
> persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability'
> and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy
> (i will not name names).
Please do. Name and shame. Shame and name.
Please.
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
If some
> persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability'
> and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy
> (i will not name names).
Please do. Name and shame. Shame and name.
Please.
....... talk about lameboy *points down*
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Alter Ego wrote:
>
> Oh and i havent played either Mario or Ratchet, but if someone
> prefers
> one to the other, it doesnt nesecerily make them a fanboy. If some
> persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability'
> and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy
> (i will not name names).
>
> Trust me, Top Score is the biggest fanboy you're ever likely to meet.
Worse than WS!?! Holy sweet mary mother of jesus!
> Alter Ego wrote:
>
> Oh and i havent played either Mario or Ratchet, but if someone
> prefers
> one to the other, it doesnt nesecerily make them a fanboy. If some
> persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability'
> and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy
> (i will not name names).
>
> Trust me, Top Score is the biggest fanboy you're ever likely to meet.
Worse than WS!?! Holy sweet mary mother of jesus!
Lack of reaserch throw in some prejudice and you should produce what you just read in the main post
Top score wrote:
> This is why Nintendo are struggling the old hands like Mario and Zelda
> are just not doing the trick anymore Zelda dropped from first to six
> in one week
It was actually a number 1 for 2 weeks in the UK, for country that hasn't really taken to the Cube with open arms, i'd say that's a pretty damn good achievement. It's one of the fastest selling games in Europe, it holds the records for highest number or pre-orders in America and also remained at the top of the charts in the US for weeks on end.
and the Xbox continues to outsell the GC 2 to 1 even the
> price only had a slight effect.
Since when?
I'd love to know where you get these crazy figures from, or is it just your head?
> This is why Nintendo are struggling the old hands like Mario and Zelda
> are just not doing the trick anymore Zelda dropped from first to six
> in one week
It was actually a number 1 for 2 weeks in the UK, for country that hasn't really taken to the Cube with open arms, i'd say that's a pretty damn good achievement. It's one of the fastest selling games in Europe, it holds the records for highest number or pre-orders in America and also remained at the top of the charts in the US for weeks on end.
and the Xbox continues to outsell the GC 2 to 1 even the
> price only had a slight effect.
Since when?
I'd love to know where you get these crazy figures from, or is it just your head?
Alter Ego wrote:
> Oh and i havent played either Mario or Ratchet, but if someone prefers
> one to the other, it doesnt nesecerily make them a fanboy. If some
> persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability'
> and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy
> (i will not name names).
Trust me, Top Score is the biggest fanboy you're ever likely to meet.
> Oh and i havent played either Mario or Ratchet, but if someone prefers
> one to the other, it doesnt nesecerily make them a fanboy. If some
> persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability'
> and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy
> (i will not name names).
Trust me, Top Score is the biggest fanboy you're ever likely to meet.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
>watsit.
Isnt that a bag of hand staining crisps?
Oh and i havent played either Mario or Ratchet, but if someone prefers one to the other, it doesnt nesecerily make them a fanboy. If some persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability' and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy (i will not name names).
>watsit.
Isnt that a bag of hand staining crisps?
Oh and i havent played either Mario or Ratchet, but if someone prefers one to the other, it doesnt nesecerily make them a fanboy. If some persistantly makes irelevent comments about a machines 'suckability' and how supirior EVERY aspect of his console is, then he is a fanboy (i will not name names).
*Roll up in a lexus . . .* :-p
Rool up in a lexus . . . * :-p
Parr wrote:
> p in a Lexus and embaris me . . .
What does 'P in a Lexus' mean?
> p in a Lexus and embaris me . . .
What does 'P in a Lexus' mean?
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