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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3049609.stm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3049609.stm
Nothing new really, saw this topic headline and thought you were talking about the Spectrum game Pssst by the way.
Silly topic subject lines should be banned :)
Silly topic subject lines should be banned :)
True
Back onto the original topic.
It is rather worrying to know the fact that Gamecube profits are'nt shaping up as Nintendo expected. The Gamecube is failing, and Nintendo need to get off their backsides to do something about it.
"The firm's profits fell to 67.3bn yen (£350m; $572m), and it has predicted a further fall in profits in the current year."
ack.
It is rather worrying to know the fact that Gamecube profits are'nt shaping up as Nintendo expected. The Gamecube is failing, and Nintendo need to get off their backsides to do something about it.
"The firm's profits fell to 67.3bn yen (£350m; $572m), and it has predicted a further fall in profits in the current year."
ack.
Ninty are a lazy bunch of chimps when it comes to marketing.
Nevermind though, as long as they carry on making games i'll be happy.
Nevermind though, as long as they carry on making games i'll be happy.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Ninty are a lazy bunch of chimps when it comes to marketing.
>
> Nevermind though, as long as they carry on making games i'll be happy.
Exactly.
Nintendo need to do something though, otherwise there'll be no Gamecube altogether.
> Ninty are a lazy bunch of chimps when it comes to marketing.
>
> Nevermind though, as long as they carry on making games i'll be happy.
Exactly.
Nintendo need to do something though, otherwise there'll be no Gamecube altogether.
It's sometimes hard to know who to believe on these kinds of things, 'an analyst' - hmm, doesn't seem completely convincing, and the facts and figures are kind of tricky to put in context.
Ah well, it's a shame things aren't going as well as we'd like, and I think whoevers' figures you take you'd have to agree that things aren't exactly rosy. But so long as I still get the games it's not that big an issue what proportion of the rest of the world do too...
Ah well, it's a shame things aren't going as well as we'd like, and I think whoevers' figures you take you'd have to agree that things aren't exactly rosy. But so long as I still get the games it's not that big an issue what proportion of the rest of the world do too...
I don't think they will fail. I mean look at the E3 line-up! It's supurb and did you see the screenshot of Zelda, underneath it says "Can cute game characters save Nintendo." The Zelda series is not "cute" it may look bold and colourful but underneath they are great games. And calling Nintendo a "kiddy console" just makes me laugh.
The general public are all a bit stupid, really, aren't they?
I haven't touched my PS2 since I got my GC about 2 months ago and would say, at the moment, it's got nothing going for it.
Every PS2 game released lately seems to fall just below the standard and dissapoint - I've seen very little that interests me.
Yet it still sells.
I haven't touched my PS2 since I got my GC about 2 months ago and would say, at the moment, it's got nothing going for it.
Every PS2 game released lately seems to fall just below the standard and dissapoint - I've seen very little that interests me.
Yet it still sells.
Oh my god I think I might have to go and stab myself.
Not a loss of profit for a company I have nothing to do with!
NOT THAT!
Not a loss of profit for a company I have nothing to do with!
NOT THAT!
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