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Sun 21/04/02 at 00:38
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Today, my Dad and I popped out just before dinner to slip into Blockbusters and slap down a £10 deposit for a Gamecube.
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.
Sun 21/04/02 at 00:45
Posts: 0
er-no wrote:
> Nintendo will not drop their price to 100.
>
> Shops already retail the machine at 160-175 and are making a minimum
> profit on all of the GC range. It wouldn't make sense. Nintendo like
> to make profit, unlike Microsoft and Sony who still haven't made any
> profits in terms of being a company with their console ever.
>
> That made no sense?
>
> Great.

Like I said :P
Sun 21/04/02 at 00:45
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"everyone says it"
Posts: 14,738
Nintendo will not drop their price to 100.

Shops already retail the machine at 160-175 and are making a minimum profit on all of the GC range. It wouldn't make sense. Nintendo like to make profit, unlike Microsoft and Sony who still haven't made any profits in terms of being a company with their console ever.

That made no sense?

Great.
Sun 21/04/02 at 00:45
Posts: 0
no I dont think they will drop their price because a shops are hardly making a profit out of the consoles already and b nitendo only drop their price when needs be :)
Sun 21/04/02 at 00:42
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"[SE] Acetrooper"
Posts: 2,527
I wonder if it IS idiocy...:-S
Sun 21/04/02 at 00:41
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cant beat the idoicy of some sales assistants can you :)
Sun 21/04/02 at 00:38
Regular
"[SE] Acetrooper"
Posts: 2,527
Today, my Dad and I popped out just before dinner to slip into Blockbusters and slap down a £10 deposit for a Gamecube.
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.

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