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"The Cube reached it's targets?"

Before it's release, Nintendo said promised that the GameCube will live up to be the most innovative and fun console, with a classic line-up of games on the way throughout it's first year. They also said that with it's cheap, yet friendly price of £130 on launch, it would challenge Microsoft and Sony's next-gen attempts in the console sales.
Obviously die-hard Nintendo fans will say that so far this is true, but do you really think that the GameCube has lived up to expectations.

I personally feel that it has. I wasn't a big Nintendo fan before I got the GC but Nintendo convinced me that it was the right choice to buy the GC. I did, and am very pleased with it so far. To be honest though, I was having second thoughts just after I purchased it because I thought the titles on offer at launch weren't exactly the best you could choose. Nevertheless the GameCube has never been a major dissapointment to me, or to many fans out there. With many good games already out and many on the way, I feel that the GameCube will still be around for years to come, and I hope that it will challenge the X-Box and PS2 right till the next console war.

What does everyone else think on this matter?

Random_guÿ™ wrote:
> actually no, dont think of the next console...i want GC to be around
> for at least 3 more years :(

doubt it will but but fingers crossed

And also think of the effects this will have in the future, i was a fan of the N64 but sales were bad, id admit that then and i still will.

and the jump from N64 to GC has been massive, imagine the next console even bigger than that :D

actually no, dont think of the next console...i want GC to be around for at least 3 more years :(

Insane Bartender wrote:
> "GTAVC is da best gaem eva FFS!!!!! I liek to kill peeps wiv da
> bassbul batt!!"
>
> Or those that type like this:
>
> "Scientists have proven that smokers are 47% cooler than
> non-smokers".

god those people so annoy me, and the thing is they think they are so cool so no matter what they say THEY are right, feck sake, they wont even play a game on GC cause THEY are right.

Solskjær wrote:

> But I don't know about the console sales, and I don't really care -
> just as long as I'm able to played the games I want.

yay im with you, nintendos making money from it no matter how bad people say the sales are, and as long as they make money they will make more games...and ill be VERY happy :D

I believe the 'Cube has surpassed expectations worldwide.

It's top game (everyone knew this would be the GameCube's best seller) Zelda has had more pre-orders placed in the states than the previous champion, GTA Vice City, and the console is currently doing a lot better than the Nintendo 64 did in terms of sales and titles.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> The trend? Both statements are false.

Heh heh!

The only people I know of who don't like the Cube are those who type like this:

"GTAVC is da best gaem eva FFS!!!!! I liek to kill peeps wiv da bassbul batt!!"

Or those that type like this:

"Scientists have proven that smokers are 47% cooler than non-smokers".

The trend? Both statements are false.

I'm pleased with the games we've got so far, and I really cannot wait for the ones that are still to come! :)

And with the FreeLoader, there's no-way we'll be able to miss-out on a single one! :D


But I don't know about the console sales, and I don't really care - just as long as I'm able to played the games I want.
£130's a nice initial price for any console though - especially the GameCube.

There is a Harvest Moon GBA game being made in conjunction with the GC version. They will link up, obviously.

1080: Avalanche better be the best game ever - I played the original to death and loved every last second of it. Anything less than perfection and I'll be well dissappointed.

Harvest Moon should be great too. The PS2 3D incarnation was awful, hopefully they'll return to form, though a GBA version is what I really want.

My Cube has.