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There seems to be a lot of speculation around about Gamecube losing ground as far as sales are concerned, and I'm sure it is true listening to comments made about the Gamecube by many people in my local games shop.
But whilst I'm not naive enough to think that commercial success doesn't matter at all to Nintendo, I don't particularly think that it matters whether the Gamecube is a huge success or not. As long as Nintendo make enough money to ensure that good, innovative games continue to be made for the 'Cube, then why should we care whether it sells more units than the PS2 or X-box? Personally, it's this smaller user-base that the Gamecube (and the N64 before it) had that makes owning a Nintendo machine feel that little bit special - a bit like being part of an exlusive club.
As such, I wouldn't want the Gamecube to be as dominating as the PS2. I'm not putting PS2 owner down by saying this, but I meet a lot of people who own a PS2 simply because they don't know much about the Gamecube or X-box. A lot of non-gaming people seem to call all games consoles 'Playstations' because they don't realise the differences between the consoles (in the same way that all vacuum cleaners have become 'Hoovers' to some people).
I'm happy for the Gamecube to be in third place in the 'console war'. It doesn't matter one bit. It is still a good machine with some excellent, exclusive games. I just feel sorry for people who may miss out on some of the excellent games the Gamecube has to offer.
Cheers,
Paul Harries
A very wet and windy Aberystwyth.
But whilst I'm not naive enough to think that commercial success doesn't matter at all to Nintendo, I don't particularly think that it matters whether the Gamecube is a huge success or not. As long as Nintendo make enough money to ensure that good, innovative games continue to be made for the 'Cube, then why should we care whether it sells more units than the PS2 or X-box? Personally, it's this smaller user-base that the Gamecube (and the N64 before it) had that makes owning a Nintendo machine feel that little bit special - a bit like being part of an exlusive club.
As such, I wouldn't want the Gamecube to be as dominating as the PS2. I'm not putting PS2 owner down by saying this, but I meet a lot of people who own a PS2 simply because they don't know much about the Gamecube or X-box. A lot of non-gaming people seem to call all games consoles 'Playstations' because they don't realise the differences between the consoles (in the same way that all vacuum cleaners have become 'Hoovers' to some people).
I'm happy for the Gamecube to be in third place in the 'console war'. It doesn't matter one bit. It is still a good machine with some excellent, exclusive games. I just feel sorry for people who may miss out on some of the excellent games the Gamecube has to offer.
Cheers,
Paul Harries
A very wet and windy Aberystwyth.
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Yes, indeed. And I find that it's not only our fault (By "Our" I mean non-Gamecube owners) but the retailers themselves. A few minutes before I came on here, I was reading through the new Argos catalogue and came across the Games section. This is what they said about the PS2:
-Amazing Sound
-Incredible graphics and Gameplay
-Watch DVD's and listen to CD's
-Expandable through USB ports
-Backwards compatability.
Xbox:
-More grpahics power than any other console
-Watch DVD's
-Advanced sound
Put music into your games
and then we come to Gamecube:
-Dedicated games console, supurb graphics
-Features 4 player ports (So does Xbox, but meh)
-Massive choice of games (Oh come on...)
-Two slots for memory cards
It's blatatntly obvious what console they're trying to sell...
-Amazing Sound
-Incredible graphics and Gameplay
-Watch DVD's and listen to CD's
-Expandable through USB ports
-Backwards compatability.
Xbox:
-More grpahics power than any other console
-Watch DVD's
-Advanced sound
Put music into your games
and then we come to Gamecube:
-Dedicated games console, supurb graphics
-Features 4 player ports (So does Xbox, but meh)
-Massive choice of games (Oh come on...)
-Two slots for memory cards
It's blatatntly obvious what console they're trying to sell...
Well, first and foremost, the Gamecube IS a success. It's massively outselling the XBOX in Japan (but then so is the PSOne), and is doing well in the USA as well. In fact, the only place it's not doing well is here, in europe.
Why? Because we're stupid. Not me, personally, but most of us are, I'm afraid.
But that's beside the point. The point is, it's successful in most of the markets in which it is being sold, and as such, innovative titles will continue to be developed for it. What the eventual consequence of the market segmentation could mean though, is that most of these innovative titles aren't released in europe.
Why? Because we're stupid. Not me, personally, but most of us are, I'm afraid.
But that's beside the point. The point is, it's successful in most of the markets in which it is being sold, and as such, innovative titles will continue to be developed for it. What the eventual consequence of the market segmentation could mean though, is that most of these innovative titles aren't released in europe.
Yes, I agree. While I would love to see the Gamecube succeed, it doesn't bother me. Nintnedo have a massive fan-base in both America and Japan, so money isn't an issue.
In this months NGC there was a letter from a bloke, 19, who is getting annoyed at the mainstream public calling them the playstation generation. Excuse me, but meh?
People like that really annoy me, and I don't mean the guy who wrote in...
In this months NGC there was a letter from a bloke, 19, who is getting annoyed at the mainstream public calling them the playstation generation. Excuse me, but meh?
People like that really annoy me, and I don't mean the guy who wrote in...
There seems to be a lot of speculation around about Gamecube losing ground as far as sales are concerned, and I'm sure it is true listening to comments made about the Gamecube by many people in my local games shop.
But whilst I'm not naive enough to think that commercial success doesn't matter at all to Nintendo, I don't particularly think that it matters whether the Gamecube is a huge success or not. As long as Nintendo make enough money to ensure that good, innovative games continue to be made for the 'Cube, then why should we care whether it sells more units than the PS2 or X-box? Personally, it's this smaller user-base that the Gamecube (and the N64 before it) had that makes owning a Nintendo machine feel that little bit special - a bit like being part of an exlusive club.
As such, I wouldn't want the Gamecube to be as dominating as the PS2. I'm not putting PS2 owner down by saying this, but I meet a lot of people who own a PS2 simply because they don't know much about the Gamecube or X-box. A lot of non-gaming people seem to call all games consoles 'Playstations' because they don't realise the differences between the consoles (in the same way that all vacuum cleaners have become 'Hoovers' to some people).
I'm happy for the Gamecube to be in third place in the 'console war'. It doesn't matter one bit. It is still a good machine with some excellent, exclusive games. I just feel sorry for people who may miss out on some of the excellent games the Gamecube has to offer.
Cheers,
Paul Harries
A very wet and windy Aberystwyth.
But whilst I'm not naive enough to think that commercial success doesn't matter at all to Nintendo, I don't particularly think that it matters whether the Gamecube is a huge success or not. As long as Nintendo make enough money to ensure that good, innovative games continue to be made for the 'Cube, then why should we care whether it sells more units than the PS2 or X-box? Personally, it's this smaller user-base that the Gamecube (and the N64 before it) had that makes owning a Nintendo machine feel that little bit special - a bit like being part of an exlusive club.
As such, I wouldn't want the Gamecube to be as dominating as the PS2. I'm not putting PS2 owner down by saying this, but I meet a lot of people who own a PS2 simply because they don't know much about the Gamecube or X-box. A lot of non-gaming people seem to call all games consoles 'Playstations' because they don't realise the differences between the consoles (in the same way that all vacuum cleaners have become 'Hoovers' to some people).
I'm happy for the Gamecube to be in third place in the 'console war'. It doesn't matter one bit. It is still a good machine with some excellent, exclusive games. I just feel sorry for people who may miss out on some of the excellent games the Gamecube has to offer.
Cheers,
Paul Harries
A very wet and windy Aberystwyth.
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