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Price is much more than just the cost of something. Some people think that the more they pay for something the better it is. People buy pricey things as status symbols.
Will Nintendo's decision to sell the Gamecube at £150 actually count against them in the eye of the consumer?
Will the Gamecube be seen as the Kwik-Save console?
I've always been told that the goods in Aldi's are of equal quality to those in the more well known supermarkets, but those tins with horrible yellow/brown logo's just don't look appealing.
Will the casual gamer dismiss the Nintendo for these reasons? It's cheap, so it can't be as good as a Playstation2 or an Xbox. Will that purple colour detract people?
It all depends on how Nintendo market it. If they don't do anything it will just sit on shelves, and people won't buy it as they won't know what they're getting. They need pods in stores to show it's quality. They need ads on TV and in the cinema to show that the graphics are just as good as those on the Xbox, or Playstation2.
I think Nintendo have a good enough reputation for quality to not be tarred with a 'cheap rubbish' tag. As such I see a £150 price tag as being excellent. Parents will certainly try to convince their children that a Gamecube would suit them better, as kids are expensive to raise, and saving £50 or £150 does make a real difference.
Having a large number of third party titles on the system, and as such, many games that are multi-format will also help Nintendo win the consumer over. We can pick up the games for each system, and have a good look, see which really does have the best graphics. Nintendo fans will know what Pikmin is all about, but the casual gamer will be more impressed by Tony Hawk's. With Star Wars Episode 2, Spiderman and Resident Evil all hitting the cinemas over summer, as well as the World Cup, the line-up of games certainly looks to appeal to a mass market as well as the Nintendo faithfull.
Also, it looks as though the RRP of the games will be no more expensive than the PS2 or the Xbox games. This is great news, as some of the N64 games were ridiculously expensive. If the game prices are equal to the competitors, and the games look just as good, why buy the more expensive console? Of course, a DVD player is a good incentive, and should be something that the PS2 and Xbox stress that they have.
Mind you, there will still be those out there that will see the Xbox as the most expensive, and assume it's best without looking at their options. 'Reassuringly expensive' is what I believe they say.
Will Nintendo's decision to sell the Gamecube at £150 actually count against them in the eye of the consumer?
Will the Gamecube be seen as the Kwik-Save console?
I've always been told that the goods in Aldi's are of equal quality to those in the more well known supermarkets, but those tins with horrible yellow/brown logo's just don't look appealing.
Will the casual gamer dismiss the Nintendo for these reasons? It's cheap, so it can't be as good as a Playstation2 or an Xbox. Will that purple colour detract people?
It all depends on how Nintendo market it. If they don't do anything it will just sit on shelves, and people won't buy it as they won't know what they're getting. They need pods in stores to show it's quality. They need ads on TV and in the cinema to show that the graphics are just as good as those on the Xbox, or Playstation2.
I think Nintendo have a good enough reputation for quality to not be tarred with a 'cheap rubbish' tag. As such I see a £150 price tag as being excellent. Parents will certainly try to convince their children that a Gamecube would suit them better, as kids are expensive to raise, and saving £50 or £150 does make a real difference.
Having a large number of third party titles on the system, and as such, many games that are multi-format will also help Nintendo win the consumer over. We can pick up the games for each system, and have a good look, see which really does have the best graphics. Nintendo fans will know what Pikmin is all about, but the casual gamer will be more impressed by Tony Hawk's. With Star Wars Episode 2, Spiderman and Resident Evil all hitting the cinemas over summer, as well as the World Cup, the line-up of games certainly looks to appeal to a mass market as well as the Nintendo faithfull.
Also, it looks as though the RRP of the games will be no more expensive than the PS2 or the Xbox games. This is great news, as some of the N64 games were ridiculously expensive. If the game prices are equal to the competitors, and the games look just as good, why buy the more expensive console? Of course, a DVD player is a good incentive, and should be something that the PS2 and Xbox stress that they have.
Mind you, there will still be those out there that will see the Xbox as the most expensive, and assume it's best without looking at their options. 'Reassuringly expensive' is what I believe they say.
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I think that because of it's brilliant price, the fact that there'll be brilliant games, and cuz Nintendo are possibly the best games company, the GameCube will outsell the rest and become no.1! It's NOT a 'kwik-save console' and I don't think abyone would buy it if they saw it on sale in Kwik-Save! Imagine a completely plain, white box, with GAMECUBE printed in black on it (nothing else) and a massive 'NO FRILLS' stamp on it...appealing or what!
BAH! Can't please some people can you? Always complainig about games too expensive, and when you finally do them a favour it's too cheap!
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Anyway, I think it's great! £150! By Summer (when I get a GC probably as I have exams before Summer!) it might even be a bit less, maybe £125-£130!!! That'll be great! A next gen console at such a low price should sell like hot cakes! No more expensive carts or pricey base units, the GC looks to be the economists dream machine!!!
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Anyway, I think it's great! £150! By Summer (when I get a GC probably as I have exams before Summer!) it might even be a bit less, maybe £125-£130!!! That'll be great! A next gen console at such a low price should sell like hot cakes! No more expensive carts or pricey base units, the GC looks to be the economists dream machine!!!
Nice post :-D
However I don't think Nintendo's problem will be if the console is too cheap. If there is a problem, then it is Nintendo's attitude to marketing. Its all well and good to keep quiet while developing the console, but once it is announced, there should be uproar! There should be parties, and ads, and juicy rumours leaking out to get people's interest. I hate the way that Nintendo seem to think the console will sell itself. If the N64 had had much more marketing, then it would have done much better. I really would not like to see the GC going down the pan, because it is cactually a really impressive console.
However I don't think Nintendo's problem will be if the console is too cheap. If there is a problem, then it is Nintendo's attitude to marketing. Its all well and good to keep quiet while developing the console, but once it is announced, there should be uproar! There should be parties, and ads, and juicy rumours leaking out to get people's interest. I hate the way that Nintendo seem to think the console will sell itself. If the N64 had had much more marketing, then it would have done much better. I really would not like to see the GC going down the pan, because it is cactually a really impressive console.
#Outta interest... ehy are there TWO copies of this topic in this forum?
I think that the Gamecube could easily stand up to the Xbox in a highstreet store.
They see a Gamecube playing Rogue Leader and an Xbox playing any Xbox game.
The Xbox game might look slightly superior to a really picky eye, but is the average consumer going to pay an extra £150 for that?
If they wouldn't choose the N64 over the Playstation, I doubt they'd choose the Xbox over the Gamecube.
They see a Gamecube playing Rogue Leader and an Xbox playing any Xbox game.
The Xbox game might look slightly superior to a really picky eye, but is the average consumer going to pay an extra £150 for that?
If they wouldn't choose the N64 over the Playstation, I doubt they'd choose the Xbox over the Gamecube.
Price is much more than just the cost of something. Some people think that the more they pay for something the better it is. People buy pricey things as status symbols.
Will Nintendo's decision to sell the Gamecube at £150 actually count against them in the eye of the consumer?
Will the Gamecube be seen as the Kwik-Save console?
I've always been told that the goods in Aldi's are of equal quality to those in the more well known supermarkets, but those tins with horrible yellow/brown logo's just don't look appealing.
Will the casual gamer dismiss the Nintendo for these reasons? It's cheap, so it can't be as good as a Playstation2 or an Xbox. Will that purple colour detract people?
It all depends on how Nintendo market it. If they don't do anything it will just sit on shelves, and people won't buy it as they won't know what they're getting. They need pods in stores to show it's quality. They need ads on TV and in the cinema to show that the graphics are just as good as those on the Xbox, or Playstation2.
I think Nintendo have a good enough reputation for quality to not be tarred with a 'cheap rubbish' tag. As such I see a £150 price tag as being excellent. Parents will certainly try to convince their children that a Gamecube would suit them better, as kids are expensive to raise, and saving £50 or £150 does make a real difference.
Having a large number of third party titles on the system, and as such, many games that are multi-format will also help Nintendo win the consumer over. We can pick up the games for each system, and have a good look, see which really does have the best graphics. Nintendo fans will know what Pikmin is all about, but the casual gamer will be more impressed by Tony Hawk's. With Star Wars Episode 2, Spiderman and Resident Evil all hitting the cinemas over summer, as well as the World Cup, the line-up of games certainly looks to appeal to a mass market as well as the Nintendo faithfull.
Also, it looks as though the RRP of the games will be no more expensive than the PS2 or the Xbox games. This is great news, as some of the N64 games were ridiculously expensive. If the game prices are equal to the competitors, and the games look just as good, why buy the more expensive console? Of course, a DVD player is a good incentive, and should be something that the PS2 and Xbox stress that they have.
Mind you, there will still be those out there that will see the Xbox as the most expensive, and assume it's best without looking at their options. 'Reassuringly expensive' is what I believe they say.
Will Nintendo's decision to sell the Gamecube at £150 actually count against them in the eye of the consumer?
Will the Gamecube be seen as the Kwik-Save console?
I've always been told that the goods in Aldi's are of equal quality to those in the more well known supermarkets, but those tins with horrible yellow/brown logo's just don't look appealing.
Will the casual gamer dismiss the Nintendo for these reasons? It's cheap, so it can't be as good as a Playstation2 or an Xbox. Will that purple colour detract people?
It all depends on how Nintendo market it. If they don't do anything it will just sit on shelves, and people won't buy it as they won't know what they're getting. They need pods in stores to show it's quality. They need ads on TV and in the cinema to show that the graphics are just as good as those on the Xbox, or Playstation2.
I think Nintendo have a good enough reputation for quality to not be tarred with a 'cheap rubbish' tag. As such I see a £150 price tag as being excellent. Parents will certainly try to convince their children that a Gamecube would suit them better, as kids are expensive to raise, and saving £50 or £150 does make a real difference.
Having a large number of third party titles on the system, and as such, many games that are multi-format will also help Nintendo win the consumer over. We can pick up the games for each system, and have a good look, see which really does have the best graphics. Nintendo fans will know what Pikmin is all about, but the casual gamer will be more impressed by Tony Hawk's. With Star Wars Episode 2, Spiderman and Resident Evil all hitting the cinemas over summer, as well as the World Cup, the line-up of games certainly looks to appeal to a mass market as well as the Nintendo faithfull.
Also, it looks as though the RRP of the games will be no more expensive than the PS2 or the Xbox games. This is great news, as some of the N64 games were ridiculously expensive. If the game prices are equal to the competitors, and the games look just as good, why buy the more expensive console? Of course, a DVD player is a good incentive, and should be something that the PS2 and Xbox stress that they have.
Mind you, there will still be those out there that will see the Xbox as the most expensive, and assume it's best without looking at their options. 'Reassuringly expensive' is what I believe they say.
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