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Ignore my pathetic attempt at poetry and you’ll soon notice I have just posted in chat. Those who know me know when it comes to a topic I only post in chat for 3 reasons:
1: Important Information
2: A Notable Hunter Story
3: Me being stupid
Number 1 is the reason today and it is to do with the Gamecube storming the US on its release on Sunday. Ok so it cheated a little by selling some a day early but that is besides the point in one day Nintendo sold over $1 million worth of Gamecube’s outselling Harry Potter also released that weekend. Nintendo of course are delighted to hear people stand in a que for hours to get the Gamecube hearing how Walmarts an other leading retailers all over America were selling out I spoke to a fellow American and he claimed when he went into his local Walmart all they and left was Luigi’s mansion, Wave Race and Madden with only one Gamecube in stock.
The massive success of the GC is good news reassuring the future of the Gamecube and proving the average Japanese launch was just a one off. But there is erm how shall we say an odd felling inside me…
I am a Nintendo fan but the success of America, which involved more sales of the Gamecube than the X-box, is disappointing because I’m not just a Nintendo fan… I’m a European. If Nintendo were a success in America they would allocate more stock to them, stock coming from guess where, you guessed it EUROPE. The success in America could mean a delay in Europe something we have all been dreading. Nintendo did sell between 2-3 GC titles for every console bought the top 3 selling ones being, Luigi’s Mansion, Star Wars Rogue Leader and Wave Race in that order. 2 of which is made by Nintendo themselves so much of the revenue could of come from software rather than hardware nevertheless the US success could prove to be a problem.
We might get a bigger and better picture when we find out exactly how much of the 700,000 Allocated Gamecube’s were actually sold.
Dringo
1: Important Information
2: A Notable Hunter Story
3: Me being stupid
Number 1 is the reason today and it is to do with the Gamecube storming the US on its release on Sunday. Ok so it cheated a little by selling some a day early but that is besides the point in one day Nintendo sold over $1 million worth of Gamecube’s outselling Harry Potter also released that weekend. Nintendo of course are delighted to hear people stand in a que for hours to get the Gamecube hearing how Walmarts an other leading retailers all over America were selling out I spoke to a fellow American and he claimed when he went into his local Walmart all they and left was Luigi’s mansion, Wave Race and Madden with only one Gamecube in stock.
The massive success of the GC is good news reassuring the future of the Gamecube and proving the average Japanese launch was just a one off. But there is erm how shall we say an odd felling inside me…
I am a Nintendo fan but the success of America, which involved more sales of the Gamecube than the X-box, is disappointing because I’m not just a Nintendo fan… I’m a European. If Nintendo were a success in America they would allocate more stock to them, stock coming from guess where, you guessed it EUROPE. The success in America could mean a delay in Europe something we have all been dreading. Nintendo did sell between 2-3 GC titles for every console bought the top 3 selling ones being, Luigi’s Mansion, Star Wars Rogue Leader and Wave Race in that order. 2 of which is made by Nintendo themselves so much of the revenue could of come from software rather than hardware nevertheless the US success could prove to be a problem.
We might get a bigger and better picture when we find out exactly how much of the 700,000 Allocated Gamecube’s were actually sold.
Dringo
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ResÆvilfan wrote:
> The more people with gamecubes, the less people with an Xbox so horray :-)
depends. Those who are filthy rich might want one more. and its a matter of preference.
> The more people with gamecubes, the less people with an Xbox so horray :-)
depends. Those who are filthy rich might want one more. and its a matter of preference.
According to IGN all 700,000 gamecubes were sold.
VenomByte wrote:
> 0.8 games per console sold on the PS2 at launch?
Are you seriously telling me
> that over 20% of the inbred Sonylings didn't even buy a game to play on their
> new machines?
I heard that most people in Japan just used it as a DVD player.
> 0.8 games per console sold on the PS2 at launch?
Are you seriously telling me
> that over 20% of the inbred Sonylings didn't even buy a game to play on their
> new machines?
I heard that most people in Japan just used it as a DVD player.
Strafex wrote:
> It is popular in Japan.
It didn't fly of the shelves on the first day but
> there are a fair few reasons for that...
So why us the PS2 outselling it at 3:1?
> It is popular in Japan.
It didn't fly of the shelves on the first day but
> there are a fair few reasons for that...
So why us the PS2 outselling it at 3:1?
I'd have bought SSX and then waited all the way down the line for GTA3... all the games in between were crap.... except maybe GT£, but that wasn't revolutionary!
0.8 games per console sold on the PS2 at launch?
Are you seriously telling me that over 20% of the inbred Sonylings didn't even buy a game to play on their new machines?
Are you seriously telling me that over 20% of the inbred Sonylings didn't even buy a game to play on their new machines?
I always knew the Gamecube would do well...
I'm not THAT bothered about a later launch, say May/June, because I have my PS2 games to plough through.
The PS2 is no alternative for the GameCube, in my opinion. But I'll probably be addicted to Pro Evolution Soccer, Jak and Daxter and MGS2 for a while... and I haven't even finished GTA3 yet!
I wont invest too much in the PS2, and I think there's every chance i'll trade it in when Gamecube Comes, but I needed something now, and it's perfect for a little gap-filler - if a little expensive.
I'll need to buy a new DVD player though..... :D
I'm not THAT bothered about a later launch, say May/June, because I have my PS2 games to plough through.
The PS2 is no alternative for the GameCube, in my opinion. But I'll probably be addicted to Pro Evolution Soccer, Jak and Daxter and MGS2 for a while... and I haven't even finished GTA3 yet!
I wont invest too much in the PS2, and I think there's every chance i'll trade it in when Gamecube Comes, but I needed something now, and it's perfect for a little gap-filler - if a little expensive.
I'll need to buy a new DVD player though..... :D
It is popular in Japan.
It didn't fly of the shelves on the first day but there are a fair few reasons for that...
It didn't fly of the shelves on the first day but there are a fair few reasons for that...
the Pre-order sales for release alone was 700,000+ consoles!! Not bad, but then again the yanks love thier nintendo systems... shame the japanese aren't quite as convinced about the GCN!!... It's not selling well out there at all!!
Yeah, dammit, Nintendo just can't be bothered with those "gentle" Europeans. ALthough there is that language barrier that developers all have to get past.
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