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PS2 has gathered a big enough fan base so far in the Gaming Market, and the PC is still going strong despite its age, and is still churning out quality games, which leaves Microsoft to fight it out with Nintendo this Christmas. Well, if you've been keeping up with the gaming news in the last few weeks then you'll have noticed that Microsoft have put a new and even lower deal on the X-Box, allowing it to be sold for £154.99 with 2 controllers and 2 games. This is surely a great selling scheme, and even though Nintendo have the GC at a fairly low price, in my opinion, they could just make it a little lower - which could affect the sales a lot.
Many of you will disagree that the GC needs a price cut, but I'll stand by that statement - Microsoft X-Box and Nintendo GameCube were released at nearly the same time, and since then, Microsoft have cut their console down to half the money it was on release date, and Nintendo have done naff all in the ways of price cuts. Sure, this proves that Nintendo are confident with the way the GC is doing in the market, and they don't feel that they need a price cut, and it also proves that Microsft aren't too happy with the way things are going, but I still think that Nintendo will need to make a move soon, or they could lose quite a lot of sales to the 'now cheaper when you buy with games and peripherals - X-Box'.
So far:
~PS2 - Got enough sales after various different price cuts and special offers - just needs its games to sell well now.
~GBA - Doing very well indeed - good price now and plenty of quality games to play.
~X-Box - Not doing too well at all - needing all these price cuts to ensure it makes even a few sales. I think these price cuts will help it a lot over the Christmas period.
~GC - Ninty have done naff all so far with the GC except release it at a fairly good price. Although it still costs less than the X-Box and PS2, I feel a price drop is in order just to get those extra few sales.
Many PS2 owners that weren't too keen on the GC before would possibly buy one if the price went down a little more, and many would buy it over the X-Box when they'd originally thought they'd've been getting an X-Box. Ok, so I couldn't really care any more because I have a GC now, but c'mon Ninty, give us a price cut, it WOULD help you know.
Many of you will disagree that the GC needs a price cut, but I'll stand by that statement - Microsoft X-Box and Nintendo GameCube were released at nearly the same time, and since then, Microsoft have cut their console down to half the money it was on release date, and Nintendo have done naff all in the ways of price cuts. Sure, this proves that Nintendo are confident with the way the GC is doing in the market, and they don't feel that they need a price cut, and it also proves that Microsft aren't too happy with the way things are going, but I still think that Nintendo will need to make a move soon, or they could lose quite a lot of sales to the 'now cheaper when you buy with games and peripherals - X-Box'.
So far:
~PS2 - Got enough sales after various different price cuts and special offers - just needs its games to sell well now.
~GBA - Doing very well indeed - good price now and plenty of quality games to play.
~X-Box - Not doing too well at all - needing all these price cuts to ensure it makes even a few sales. I think these price cuts will help it a lot over the Christmas period.
~GC - Ninty have done naff all so far with the GC except release it at a fairly good price. Although it still costs less than the X-Box and PS2, I feel a price drop is in order just to get those extra few sales.
Many PS2 owners that weren't too keen on the GC before would possibly buy one if the price went down a little more, and many would buy it over the X-Box when they'd originally thought they'd've been getting an X-Box. Ok, so I couldn't really care any more because I have a GC now, but c'mon Ninty, give us a price cut, it WOULD help you know.
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Whitestripes wrote:
> Why should they cut the price after relasing it at a mere £130,
> compared to the PS2s and X-boxes £300.
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Because stupid people (who there are millions of) will buy a console because it's 'at half the price it was', which is what both the PS2 and X-Box are at now.
> Why should they cut the price after relasing it at a mere £130,
> compared to the PS2s and X-boxes £300.
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Because stupid people (who there are millions of) will buy a console because it's 'at half the price it was', which is what both the PS2 and X-Box are at now.
Why should they cut the price after relasing it at a mere £130, compared to the PS2s and X-boxes £300.
PS2 has gathered a big enough fan base so far in the Gaming Market, and the PC is still going strong despite its age, and is still churning out quality games, which leaves Microsoft to fight it out with Nintendo this Christmas. Well, if you've been keeping up with the gaming news in the last few weeks then you'll have noticed that Microsoft have put a new and even lower deal on the X-Box, allowing it to be sold for £154.99 with 2 controllers and 2 games. This is surely a great selling scheme, and even though Nintendo have the GC at a fairly low price, in my opinion, they could just make it a little lower - which could affect the sales a lot.
Many of you will disagree that the GC needs a price cut, but I'll stand by that statement - Microsoft X-Box and Nintendo GameCube were released at nearly the same time, and since then, Microsoft have cut their console down to half the money it was on release date, and Nintendo have done naff all in the ways of price cuts. Sure, this proves that Nintendo are confident with the way the GC is doing in the market, and they don't feel that they need a price cut, and it also proves that Microsft aren't too happy with the way things are going, but I still think that Nintendo will need to make a move soon, or they could lose quite a lot of sales to the 'now cheaper when you buy with games and peripherals - X-Box'.
So far:
~PS2 - Got enough sales after various different price cuts and special offers - just needs its games to sell well now.
~GBA - Doing very well indeed - good price now and plenty of quality games to play.
~X-Box - Not doing too well at all - needing all these price cuts to ensure it makes even a few sales. I think these price cuts will help it a lot over the Christmas period.
~GC - Ninty have done naff all so far with the GC except release it at a fairly good price. Although it still costs less than the X-Box and PS2, I feel a price drop is in order just to get those extra few sales.
Many PS2 owners that weren't too keen on the GC before would possibly buy one if the price went down a little more, and many would buy it over the X-Box when they'd originally thought they'd've been getting an X-Box. Ok, so I couldn't really care any more because I have a GC now, but c'mon Ninty, give us a price cut, it WOULD help you know.
Many of you will disagree that the GC needs a price cut, but I'll stand by that statement - Microsoft X-Box and Nintendo GameCube were released at nearly the same time, and since then, Microsoft have cut their console down to half the money it was on release date, and Nintendo have done naff all in the ways of price cuts. Sure, this proves that Nintendo are confident with the way the GC is doing in the market, and they don't feel that they need a price cut, and it also proves that Microsft aren't too happy with the way things are going, but I still think that Nintendo will need to make a move soon, or they could lose quite a lot of sales to the 'now cheaper when you buy with games and peripherals - X-Box'.
So far:
~PS2 - Got enough sales after various different price cuts and special offers - just needs its games to sell well now.
~GBA - Doing very well indeed - good price now and plenty of quality games to play.
~X-Box - Not doing too well at all - needing all these price cuts to ensure it makes even a few sales. I think these price cuts will help it a lot over the Christmas period.
~GC - Ninty have done naff all so far with the GC except release it at a fairly good price. Although it still costs less than the X-Box and PS2, I feel a price drop is in order just to get those extra few sales.
Many PS2 owners that weren't too keen on the GC before would possibly buy one if the price went down a little more, and many would buy it over the X-Box when they'd originally thought they'd've been getting an X-Box. Ok, so I couldn't really care any more because I have a GC now, but c'mon Ninty, give us a price cut, it WOULD help you know.
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