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"GameCube not doing too well...."

Taken from C&VG.com:

Ready for this? Sure, we've thrown more numbers at you in the last few days than a conference of mathematicians discussing the latest quantum giga-flux theory, but we've got another batch for you - perhaps the most visually shocking of the lot.
Australia is the setting - sun-kissed home of natural beauty and natural home of sun-kissed beauties - and the Christmas sales figures for the big three consoles are in.

No surprise at the top, with PS2 securing around 84,477 sales during the last three weeks of December. Microsoft came second, with the Xbox finding its way into a decent 45,939 tinsel-draped homes.

And then there's Nintendo. Ah, Nintendo! We love you, we really do. A fine machine with some of the most creative and downright playable games on the planet. Home of Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, Starfox and, of course, Mario. How did the GameCube sell during the Christmas period in the land they call Oz?

5,846. Five thousand, eight hundred and forty six. Xbox sold over forty-five thousand. GameCube failed to break six. Barely 3% of the overall market share. Hum.

Reasons? Well, if we're to believe EA's Bob Katz, Nintendo's "disappointing reluctance to compete" was behind the shortfall. Katz's comment may also explain why EA started to reduce the price of its games towards the end of last year - simply not enough numbers to do good business.

Will 2003 prove any different? Regional analysts seem to think not, but we can only wait and see.
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Oh dear...

Belldandy wrote:
> But seriously, compare the value from the point of someone who is
> buying it as a present.
>
>

If parents, or anyone without the knowledge of how good a console is, walked in to a games shop then they would most likely ask the assistant. The answer they would get and the console they would buy would depend on the assistant, but more likely would be 'PS2' if the parent wasn't sure, because that's the console with the most choice.

Sibs wrote:
> Fosbe wrote:
> I would love to see nintendos sales if all children under 8 were not
> in to games.
>
> Ironically it's the little 8 year olds who buy PS2s because they're
> obviously 'more grown up'.

I was just about to write the same thing!

More under 8s have PS2s and have the view that the Gamecube is crap because it is childish...

gta vice city!

I'm sooo grown up, mario suks.. i'm only 7 years iold!!!!!!!!!!1111

I've got a Gaycube (purple controller, black unit) because it has some of the best multiplayer games on it!

I've got 4 controllers and as long as the games keep coming out for it I don't care how bad it is doing...

Whitestripes wrote:
> The Gamecube was released at a bargain price, and continues to be one,
> just because someone else drops their price it doesn't mean Nintendo
> should do the same.

Yes it does, it's called C O M P E T I T I O N. Something Nintendo Europe seem to have trouble understanding.

Evidently you are right, 5846 people did consider it a bargain for Christmas.

But seriously, compare the value from the point of someone who is buying it as a present.

GC, 129.99, no games, no dvd, needs memory card to save.
Xbox, 159.99, two games, need a dvd add on but you don't need a memory card to save.
PS2, 169.99, no games, dvd, needs memory card.

Right, assuming someone is choosing a present form these three, and have not been told which to get, or they have no preference other than value, the GC looks pathetic. Sure, like this the PS2 looks expensive, but this is countered by the game library, Sony brand name e.t.c - and of course if someone goes into Game the staff brainwash them into buying a PS2....

Nintendo needs to remember that they are the only one of the big three which treats Europe like cr@p....

~~Belldandy~~

Cyclone wrote:
> Tum te tum.
>
> 2003 is a grat year for Cube games.
>
> And probably for the other two.
>
> But Cube especialy.
>
> :D

*nods in agreement*

Tum te tum.

2003 is a grat year for Cube games.

And probably for the other two.

But Cube especialy.

:D

Still, I don't wan't GC to "go away". It DOES offer some thing a bit different to the other 2. Some people really do prefer GC, and it would not be fair if that option was no longer there for those people.

As for PS3, XBox 2 (just maybe GC2), we will have to wait and see. Broadband will play a big part in that. If my area doesnt get BB, and a console comes out which *requires* broadband (not an option,but required), then that console (whatever it is) would not be on my shopping list.

splint59 wrote:
> i dont like the gc i am happy with my ps2. i do not even like
> nintendo.

Why come in here then????????

Personally, I am not a great fan of the GameCube, I bought one in November, and I have since only gotten 2 games for it. Luigi's Mansion and Rocky. I played them for a short period of time, since then I havnt even touched the Cube, simply because there are no games that appeal to me.

In USED to think that the PS2 was the best console available, that was until I got my X-Box,3 weeks ago, the graphics are FAR superior and most games available for PS2 are also available for the X-Box. Plus there is a much better line up of upcoming games for the X-Box.

So, I am thinking of trading in my GameCube, but I doubt I will, since I wont get much for it, and I would sell the PS2 if it werent for GTA3 and Vice City.

Sorry if I sounded a bit 'fanboyish' there, but, meh.

:)

i dont like the gc i am happy with my ps2. i do not even like nintendo.

Fosbe wrote:
> I would love to see nintendos sales if all children under 8 were not
> in to games.

Ironically it's the little 8 year olds who buy PS2s because they're obviously 'more grown up'.