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Take from N-Philes.com
Market researchers forecast that Nintendo will sell 2.5 million Gamecube units in Europe by year-end. The same researchers also forecast that Microsoft will sell 1.5 million XBox units by year-end. This means the Gamecube is most likely outselling the XBox and is projected to continue doing so through the rest of the year.
*waits for Belldandy to come in and refute the figures and throw a hissy fit*
Market researchers forecast that Nintendo will sell 2.5 million Gamecube units in Europe by year-end. The same researchers also forecast that Microsoft will sell 1.5 million XBox units by year-end. This means the Gamecube is most likely outselling the XBox and is projected to continue doing so through the rest of the year.
*waits for Belldandy to come in and refute the figures and throw a hissy fit*
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AfroJoe wrote:
> Nice to see that the GC is doing really well so far, and top games
> like Mario Sunshine, Starfox and Super Smash Brothers have helped it
> on it's way
No offence, but I didn't think Sunshine and Starfox were too good at all. Mario was fun for a few minutes, but then got thoroughly frustrating. Even more so when I found out it was too late to send it back. I didn't make that mistake with Starfox, which was promptly sent back.
> Nice to see that the GC is doing really well so far, and top games
> like Mario Sunshine, Starfox and Super Smash Brothers have helped it
> on it's way
No offence, but I didn't think Sunshine and Starfox were too good at all. Mario was fun for a few minutes, but then got thoroughly frustrating. Even more so when I found out it was too late to send it back. I didn't make that mistake with Starfox, which was promptly sent back.
Tribute wrote:
> WHO CARE ABOUT SLES FIGURES? As long as the games are good and
> Nintendo make money, it is all fine by me.
YOU should care about sales figures!!!
Publishers decided if a game should be released on a certain console. They look at the installed user base for each console and decided which machine to release a game on. Thus the reason the PS2 get's LOADS of games. It's harder to program for, but more games are released for it, because more people have PS2s. So if more people have Gamecube's, and figures are publised about this, then publishers can be pursuaded more easily by developers to let them release their games on the Cube.
In short. Better sales figures, more Cube games for you and me!
That's why you should care!
:)
> WHO CARE ABOUT SLES FIGURES? As long as the games are good and
> Nintendo make money, it is all fine by me.
YOU should care about sales figures!!!
Publishers decided if a game should be released on a certain console. They look at the installed user base for each console and decided which machine to release a game on. Thus the reason the PS2 get's LOADS of games. It's harder to program for, but more games are released for it, because more people have PS2s. So if more people have Gamecube's, and figures are publised about this, then publishers can be pursuaded more easily by developers to let them release their games on the Cube.
In short. Better sales figures, more Cube games for you and me!
That's why you should care!
:)
Tribute wrote:
> WHO CARE ABOUT SLES FIGURES? As long as the games are good and
> Nintendo make money, it is all fine by me.
And Boy Oh Boy do Nintendo make profit. !!!
> WHO CARE ABOUT SLES FIGURES? As long as the games are good and
> Nintendo make money, it is all fine by me.
And Boy Oh Boy do Nintendo make profit. !!!
Metroid Prime, should, really kick the GC into the higher sales bands.
Like RM18, I'll be getting it, regardless.
Like RM18, I'll be getting it, regardless.
WHO CARE ABOUT SLES FIGURES? As long as the games are good and Nintendo make money, it is all fine by me.
For many people, Mario, Mario Kart and Zelda are something of a known quantity. I'm banking on Metroid Prime to be the killer app - like Goldeneye did for the N64, and Halo for the Xbox (well, to an extent), people will buy a GC just to play Metroid.
Well I'm going to get it.
Well I'm going to get it.
:-D
Excellent stuff - I just couldn't stand it if Bill Gates' clunky black monster was ahead of the GameCube in overall sales, just because it wouldn't be right.
Nice to see that the GC is doing really well so far, and top games like Mario Sunshine, Starfox and Super Smash Brothers have helped it on it's way - and still with Zelda GC, Mario Kart GC and Metroid Prime to come, the future is looking very bright indeed for the GC.
Excellent stuff - I just couldn't stand it if Bill Gates' clunky black monster was ahead of the GameCube in overall sales, just because it wouldn't be right.
Nice to see that the GC is doing really well so far, and top games like Mario Sunshine, Starfox and Super Smash Brothers have helped it on it's way - and still with Zelda GC, Mario Kart GC and Metroid Prime to come, the future is looking very bright indeed for the GC.
Take from N-Philes.com
Market researchers forecast that Nintendo will sell 2.5 million Gamecube units in Europe by year-end. The same researchers also forecast that Microsoft will sell 1.5 million XBox units by year-end. This means the Gamecube is most likely outselling the XBox and is projected to continue doing so through the rest of the year.
*waits for Belldandy to come in and refute the figures and throw a hissy fit*
Market researchers forecast that Nintendo will sell 2.5 million Gamecube units in Europe by year-end. The same researchers also forecast that Microsoft will sell 1.5 million XBox units by year-end. This means the Gamecube is most likely outselling the XBox and is projected to continue doing so through the rest of the year.
*waits for Belldandy to come in and refute the figures and throw a hissy fit*
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