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It was at the point when we told the shop assistant what we wanted to do that we encountered this interesting rumour.
"I'd like to put a £10 deposit for a Gamecube, please" Said my Dad.
"ok...yup" replied the shop assistant, and she walked around to the other side of the counter and picked up the sign for the Gamecube deposit, looked at it, and bit her lip.
"You could put down the deposit, but, have you heard the rumour?" She asked. I was slightly miffed by this. At first I thought she meant the Xbox price cut, but that was fact, and everyone knew about it, so I quickly decided that it quite obviously has something to do with Gamecube, and so I proceeded to look politely puzzled...
"No", answered my Dad, after looking at me to check whether I knew something about this"
"Well, there's a fast-spreading rumour that the Gamecube's price tag will drop in a couple of months after launch...to about £100. Which is why, if you were to pay £169.99, you'd feel a bit gutted if Nintendo did suddenly drop the prices" Said the assistant, and I had to think for a moment.
What should I do? Should I still put the deposit down? Should I wait to see if anymore news is heard, and purchase my beloved 'Cube at a cheaper, even more tempting price? No, I want it on the release, and after all, it is just a rumour. And anyway, if I don't put the deposit down, maybe there wouldn't be anymore 'Cubes left!
"Well, if you still want to go ahead and get the Gamecube on the release day, then there'll be plenty here waiting for you. We've only preordered about 10, so there's no need to worry", said the assistant "If you did, just come in on Thursday and leave a note, or, if you're lucky, you could have it on the Thursday, because we'll be getting the deliveries soon, about 5 days before the launch."
"Well, maybe Nintendo will do what Microsoft have done and refund the people who spent more money, by offering a free game and controller?" I said to the shop assistant.
"Yeah, maybe" was the answer I got.
"Ok, then, thanks for that" Said my Dad. We turned and left the shop. We then started talking about how fierce the future console wars will be if Nintendo were to drop their prices to £100, and how the sales will change once people realise that the console they thought was by far the most expensive is now as cheap as the others (Xbox), and how well the 'Cube will sell with this competition (and the fact that PS2 prices will be dropped later on).
What do you lot think of this, eh? All a true story.
I think a this'll be a fine GAD topic idea :-D
Shocktrooper.
> Well, a friend of my milkman's cat's brother's owner's pet goldfish
> told me that Sony are planning to give away an Xbox with every PS2
> sold. And if you buy a memory card and extra controller at the same
> time as you get your PS2, they'll give you a Gamecube too.
>
> Hand on heart - he really did.
LIES DAMN DIRTY LIES ;)
Hand on heart - he really did.
> WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> And you are willing to believe an assistant in Blockbuster?
>
> That's almost as amusing as asking for technical advice in PC World!
>
> Still...t'was an interesting rumour...
Yeah it was an intresting rumour and you've had alot of responses.
But there seems to be alot of rumoir going around in the gaming world at the moment and alot of them are just that "rumours"
> And you are willing to believe an assistant in Blockbuster?
>
> That's almost as amusing as asking for technical advice in PC World!
Still...t'was an interesting rumour...
> And you are willing to believe an assistant in Blockbuster?
>
> That's almost as amusing as asking for technical advice in PC World!
I don't go there, that place reeks of idiots with acne.
That's almost as amusing as asking for technical advice in PC World!
It would make the console war very interesting though because they will be a fiece price war and it will benefit the gamers as the consoles will get cheaper and cheaper as they try to out sell each other
Not a very good employee is she, trying to put you off 'n' all. :0)
Still IF it happened (which I don't think it will) Nintendo wouldn't leave their loyal fans empty pocketed and do what Microsoft did and offer a free game and pad.