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is that what your thinking ? why is the gba cheaper .. why ?
well i think i have the answer.
the gamecube comes out in may right ... so nintendo have to :
1) get people to buy the gba instead of a ps2 or xbox , as most people wont buy both in the same week. to do this they made it cheaper.
2) the more people that buy them , the more will see the gamecube link up on the back of the box , so the more people who will be interested in gamecube. and so more people will see the quality of the gba , forget the ps2 or xbox and wait that extra little bit for the quality gamecube.
3) then they will show there new gba to their mates , who will say WOW ! they will say how cheap it was , then they will go and buy one , then they will see the gamecube , think the link up is cool (which it is , but even more for joe bloggs) and they will also wait for it to come.
so basically what im trying to say is , for nintendo to sell more gamecubes they need to sell more gba's , which in the long run results in more and more people getting interested in the gamecube. And then nintendo are back on top , dominating the market.
dankashon.
well i think i have the answer.
the gamecube comes out in may right ... so nintendo have to :
1) get people to buy the gba instead of a ps2 or xbox , as most people wont buy both in the same week. to do this they made it cheaper.
2) the more people that buy them , the more will see the gamecube link up on the back of the box , so the more people who will be interested in gamecube. and so more people will see the quality of the gba , forget the ps2 or xbox and wait that extra little bit for the quality gamecube.
3) then they will show there new gba to their mates , who will say WOW ! they will say how cheap it was , then they will go and buy one , then they will see the gamecube , think the link up is cool (which it is , but even more for joe bloggs) and they will also wait for it to come.
so basically what im trying to say is , for nintendo to sell more gamecubes they need to sell more gba's , which in the long run results in more and more people getting interested in the gamecube. And then nintendo are back on top , dominating the market.
dankashon.
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The controller was a shoddy remake of the N64s?!!
lol, the Dreamcast controller had 2 analogue buttons and a space for a vmu unit, it was the closest thing to a revolutionary controller since the N64....
And alot of the games were absolute classics that you will soon be playing on your GC...
lol, the Dreamcast controller had 2 analogue buttons and a space for a vmu unit, it was the closest thing to a revolutionary controller since the N64....
And alot of the games were absolute classics that you will soon be playing on your GC...
hopefully they will make a new Sonic, thats actually good, as for Dreamcast and Saturn i neverhad much to do with either, im a ninty at heart...
Saturn was overpriced, underbacked and generally lacking, i prefered the SNES... Saturn had some good games, but i had little money back then.
Dreamcast - again SEGA launched at the beginning of the new next-gen, its almost forgotton that it was actually a new next-gen console, seems ancient. It had some good games - Crazy Taxi and Soul Calibur come to mind... but under developed for... the control pad a shody remake of the n64...
Anyway i apologise for any pain i may have caused...
Saturn was overpriced, underbacked and generally lacking, i prefered the SNES... Saturn had some good games, but i had little money back then.
Dreamcast - again SEGA launched at the beginning of the new next-gen, its almost forgotton that it was actually a new next-gen console, seems ancient. It had some good games - Crazy Taxi and Soul Calibur come to mind... but under developed for... the control pad a shody remake of the n64...
Anyway i apologise for any pain i may have caused...
OH! Nights was the finest game ever created in the platform mold!! I would buy any console if Sega decided to plant Nights 2 on it... Oh the memories!
As for Sonice, I LOVED Sonic Adventure, one of my favourite games, it was just plain fun so I went out of my way to get Sonic Adventure 2...
Basically I thought it was rubbish and probably the worst game to convert to GC..
As for Sonice, I LOVED Sonic Adventure, one of my favourite games, it was just plain fun so I went out of my way to get Sonic Adventure 2...
Basically I thought it was rubbish and probably the worst game to convert to GC..
El Blokey...
I will definately NOT get Sonic 2 on the GC. I had it for the DC, and it is the WORST sonic game I have ever played. It took 4 days to finish and was just so lacking. If you've played Sonic Adventure 1, you'll understand what I mean.
Anyway, I did have a Dreamcast. And no, I didn't lose my sanity- I think hat anyone with a barin would realise that it's a great console, with the most original line up of games ever. It didn't sell well because complete morons (casual gamers) believed Sony's lies about the PS2...
As for the saturn , I never had one, but friends did, and I have to say, I need to buy a second hand one soon. NiGHTS! is my fave game ever- more original than anything else ever. Oh, and panzer dragon is cool... but costs £100 in auctions!
Sonic
I will definately NOT get Sonic 2 on the GC. I had it for the DC, and it is the WORST sonic game I have ever played. It took 4 days to finish and was just so lacking. If you've played Sonic Adventure 1, you'll understand what I mean.
Anyway, I did have a Dreamcast. And no, I didn't lose my sanity- I think hat anyone with a barin would realise that it's a great console, with the most original line up of games ever. It didn't sell well because complete morons (casual gamers) believed Sony's lies about the PS2...
As for the saturn , I never had one, but friends did, and I have to say, I need to buy a second hand one soon. NiGHTS! is my fave game ever- more original than anything else ever. Oh, and panzer dragon is cool... but costs £100 in auctions!
Sonic
sonic i know this is probably the most pointless question uve ever been asked, but will you get sonic da hedgehog on GC? and also, did you own the abysmal saturn and/or dreamcast? if so had u lost ur sanity?
p.s. i having nothing else to say, i just thought a p.s. would look nice and sound good in the scheme of things...
p.s. i having nothing else to say, i just thought a p.s. would look nice and sound good in the scheme of things...
Good topic Indian-Dude, and a good question...
Of course, part of any price cut is low production prices, however, it's a well known fact that manufacturers make a loss on hardware, and then make money on software sales.
And with a console like the GBA, the profits ninty gets of software is soooooo high. 2 years ago ninty was the ONLY console manufacturer to make a profit after the Japanese economic collapse- simply on game boy games sales!
So, why else would Ninty lower the price. Well, ignoring the GC for now, consoles sales completely collapse after Xmas- everyone wants one for Xmas, and afterwards the demand is gone. So, drop the price, increase sales again.
With the GC's launch approaching, Ninty no doubt want to have lots of kids with GBAs in their pockets, thus making them prime targets for the GC. Once again, ninty has hit it's target market perfectly.
Sonic
Of course, part of any price cut is low production prices, however, it's a well known fact that manufacturers make a loss on hardware, and then make money on software sales.
And with a console like the GBA, the profits ninty gets of software is soooooo high. 2 years ago ninty was the ONLY console manufacturer to make a profit after the Japanese economic collapse- simply on game boy games sales!
So, why else would Ninty lower the price. Well, ignoring the GC for now, consoles sales completely collapse after Xmas- everyone wants one for Xmas, and afterwards the demand is gone. So, drop the price, increase sales again.
With the GC's launch approaching, Ninty no doubt want to have lots of kids with GBAs in their pockets, thus making them prime targets for the GC. Once again, ninty has hit it's target market perfectly.
Sonic
solskjaer ur completely correct, cheaper is better, lower the cost of the console the more games u can buy, they lower the cost of the games, even more games you can buy, ninty in the end make an even bigger profit! and we also benefit! every1 wins, except for sony and microsoft, so as i said we all win!
Cheaper prices are greater just like the GameCube's!!
Nintendo are showing that they don't need high prices to make huge profits, as they'll sell loads!!
Nintendo are showing that they don't need high prices to make huge profits, as they'll sell loads!!
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