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The latest sales figures do not read good for the Nintendo Gamecube at all.
GC sold 10,000
Xbox sold 21,000
and PS2 sold a staggering 95,000 3 times as may as the other two put together.
Pretty poor reading if you are an Xbox owner, but far worst for Ninty fanboys.
Less than half the amount of Xbox, why is the GC doing so poorly well thats is obvious to everyone except hardened Ninty fanboys.
No dvd people would rather pay a little extra for that function.
GC packages are actually no cheaper than the Xbox or PS2.
Rubbish games line-up that prove the gamer has moved on from
games like Mario. Dont take my word for it look at the figures, Starfox was hardly a resounding success either.
Games are taking far too long to produce (I thought the GC was a sinch to program for), people sick of waiting.
Xbox and PS2 get all the really big titles because they have the bigger, better and industry standard format .
GC sold 10,000
Xbox sold 21,000
and PS2 sold a staggering 95,000 3 times as may as the other two put together.
Pretty poor reading if you are an Xbox owner, but far worst for Ninty fanboys.
Less than half the amount of Xbox, why is the GC doing so poorly well thats is obvious to everyone except hardened Ninty fanboys.
No dvd people would rather pay a little extra for that function.
GC packages are actually no cheaper than the Xbox or PS2.
Rubbish games line-up that prove the gamer has moved on from
games like Mario. Dont take my word for it look at the figures, Starfox was hardly a resounding success either.
Games are taking far too long to produce (I thought the GC was a sinch to program for), people sick of waiting.
Xbox and PS2 get all the really big titles because they have the bigger, better and industry standard format .
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Update2.01 wrote:
I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray
CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
That's because it's as cheap as chips.
I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray
CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
That's because it's as cheap as chips.
Update2.01 wrote:
> At least the PS2 (and XBox) have a *proper* disc loading tray, not the
> cheap top loader drive found on the GC.
>
> BTW, I know PS/PS1 had a top loading drive, but that was 1995 - in
> this day and age, we should expect tray loading drives on all
> machines. I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray
> CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
It's cheaper, the benefit of which is (or can be :O) carried over to the consumers. It's less likely to go wrong. It just fits the GameCube, like it did for the DC and PS.
The Xbox and PS2 are partly designed to be stackable with DVD players, VCRs, set-top boxes etc, which is probably why they have a front loading tray.
> At least the PS2 (and XBox) have a *proper* disc loading tray, not the
> cheap top loader drive found on the GC.
>
> BTW, I know PS/PS1 had a top loading drive, but that was 1995 - in
> this day and age, we should expect tray loading drives on all
> machines. I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray
> CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
It's cheaper, the benefit of which is (or can be :O) carried over to the consumers. It's less likely to go wrong. It just fits the GameCube, like it did for the DC and PS.
The Xbox and PS2 are partly designed to be stackable with DVD players, VCRs, set-top boxes etc, which is probably why they have a front loading tray.
Update2.01 wrote:
> At least the PS2 (and XBox) have a *proper* disc loading tray, not the
> cheap top loader drive found on the GC.
>
> BTW, I know PS/PS1 had a top loading drive, but that was 1995 - in
> this day and age, we should expect tray loading drives on all
> machines. I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray
> CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
Why get one? WHen your PS2's go on fire and you want your precious disk back you won't get it becaus the loading tray is faulty or your loading tray breaks but you want to play the game at your friends house (coz he doesn't have it) but you can't get it out, we'll laugh at you since ours requires no machinery.
See, more pro's than cons, plus, it's cheaper.
> At least the PS2 (and XBox) have a *proper* disc loading tray, not the
> cheap top loader drive found on the GC.
>
> BTW, I know PS/PS1 had a top loading drive, but that was 1995 - in
> this day and age, we should expect tray loading drives on all
> machines. I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray
> CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
Why get one? WHen your PS2's go on fire and you want your precious disk back you won't get it becaus the loading tray is faulty or your loading tray breaks but you want to play the game at your friends house (coz he doesn't have it) but you can't get it out, we'll laugh at you since ours requires no machinery.
See, more pro's than cons, plus, it's cheaper.
Ìnšåñë Bär†êndér wrote:
what the fu..?
what the fu..?
Top score wrote:
> Yeh I've heard Ann Whittacombe has a new boyfriend.
Interesting, however irrelevant.
> Yeh I've heard Ann Whittacombe has a new boyfriend.
Interesting, however irrelevant.
No'sse volunt omnes, mercedem solvere nemo
At least the PS2 (and XBox) have a *proper* disc loading tray, not the cheap top loader drive found on the GC.
BTW, I know PS/PS1 had a top loading drive, but that was 1995 - in this day and age, we should expect tray loading drives on all machines. I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
BTW, I know PS/PS1 had a top loading drive, but that was 1995 - in this day and age, we should expect tray loading drives on all machines. I have even seen portable stereo's with front loading tray CD drives - why no tray loading drive for GC?
Insane Bartender wrote:
> What it all boils down to is that Cherry wants me to take away his
> virginity. Unfortunately for him, I'm not only straight, but also
> spoken for.
Yeh I've heard Ann Whittacombe has a new boyfriend.
> What it all boils down to is that Cherry wants me to take away his
> virginity. Unfortunately for him, I'm not only straight, but also
> spoken for.
Yeh I've heard Ann Whittacombe has a new boyfriend.
Top Score is my favourite newbie. I might even second him for that GAD.
Miserableman wrote:
> Top score wrote:
> You mean you popped his cherry
>
> Twisting what I say into a playground insult when you can't think of a
> retort makes you look like a twit. A real, pig-ignorant twit.
I agree again! Ha hah! I've never seen anyone gunned down so viciously. Why don't you stop your bout of verbal diarreah and go home. Your favourite meal is waiting for you - humble pie!
> Top score wrote:
> You mean you popped his cherry
>
> Twisting what I say into a playground insult when you can't think of a
> retort makes you look like a twit. A real, pig-ignorant twit.
I agree again! Ha hah! I've never seen anyone gunned down so viciously. Why don't you stop your bout of verbal diarreah and go home. Your favourite meal is waiting for you - humble pie!
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