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Wed 09/01/02 at 12:08
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Look at www.tendobox.com.

The European announcement is coming on the 5th a february, apparently only a "few weeks" before the machine launches.

Secondly, there was a conference transcript where Peter Main said "All we can confirm is that it's set for early Spring".

Space World 2000 - Gamecube announce with short demo's.

Everything goes quiet. Nintendo threatens to axe the Gamecube.

Leading up to EŁ, details are leaked on games like Rogue Leader and Smash Brothers.
E3 comes and the Gamecube lets out all its games in one go, and blows EVERYONE (apart from a few hardened anti-Nintendo Zealots) away.

More publicity with Spaceworld and odd announcements like the Resident Evil announcement but since then it's been realtively quiet for six months...

Do you think that Nintendo are planning to drop their bombshell in one big go?


Think of it as R-type.

Microsoft fires every single shot the moment it gets it.
Nintendo fires nothing for ages but charges up and releases the biggest blast ever, which gets forgotten within a few months.

Sony seem to have the balance right, firing regularly but still sending the odd bombshell in.

Congratulations for your marketing Sony.
It's clearly the work of a genius as you didn't have other factors helping your success!
Wed 09/01/02 at 17:59
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Cus you crazy fool.

Good console mind.
Wed 09/01/02 at 17:05
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Dringo sits a prays for early march, before or the same day as the x-box so i can afford a good launch... why did i spend all my money on DC????
Wed 09/01/02 at 16:06
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I'd go into shock if Nintendo really do release it in mid/late Feb... I just hope Grix get's another controller, they were damn comfortable in E3...

I can't think if he's won any multiplayer games yet, mind...

Damnit Nintendo, get the prices sorted, we need to pre-order.
Wed 09/01/02 at 12:37
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All its preliminary buyers will be hardcore gamers that have been waiting a year for it.

I think that the idea is to suddenly burst onto the shelves (just before the XBox) and use all the amunition they have to steal the show before Microsoft know what's going.

And if it is released in Early march, I might be able to play it for a few weeks before I have to pack it in for exams.
Wed 09/01/02 at 12:32
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Hmmmm. Still Early Spring.

I still refuse to Believe that they will announce the Release date just a few weeks before launch though. Surely they need to give an early release date so they can calculate wha sort of demand there is going to be? Unless of course they are going for a PS2 style launch...get demand up by keeping supply low.
Wed 09/01/02 at 12:08
Regular
Posts: 9,848
Look at www.tendobox.com.

The European announcement is coming on the 5th a february, apparently only a "few weeks" before the machine launches.

Secondly, there was a conference transcript where Peter Main said "All we can confirm is that it's set for early Spring".

Space World 2000 - Gamecube announce with short demo's.

Everything goes quiet. Nintendo threatens to axe the Gamecube.

Leading up to EŁ, details are leaked on games like Rogue Leader and Smash Brothers.
E3 comes and the Gamecube lets out all its games in one go, and blows EVERYONE (apart from a few hardened anti-Nintendo Zealots) away.

More publicity with Spaceworld and odd announcements like the Resident Evil announcement but since then it's been realtively quiet for six months...

Do you think that Nintendo are planning to drop their bombshell in one big go?


Think of it as R-type.

Microsoft fires every single shot the moment it gets it.
Nintendo fires nothing for ages but charges up and releases the biggest blast ever, which gets forgotten within a few months.

Sony seem to have the balance right, firing regularly but still sending the odd bombshell in.

Congratulations for your marketing Sony.
It's clearly the work of a genius as you didn't have other factors helping your success!

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