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From Nintendo this morning:-
22 April 2002 - Nintendo today announced that it’s ground breaking new console, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, will launch across Europe on May 3rd at a recommended retail price of 199 Euros, and is expected to retail in the UK at £129 UK pounds.
This new price is part of Nintendo’s commitment to offer the consumer an unbeatable proposition. Nintendo plans to bring the NINTENDO GAMECUBE to market at the best possible price so consumers can feel confident they are getting the best deal at launch.
“Europe is a very important market for Nintendo and we are committed to making it a success. On May 3rd we will launch the only dedicated games console, the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, with an excellent software line-up, both for launch and throughout 2002, at a very competitive price. This is a very strong offer for consumers and one that we believe will ensure Nintendo’s success across Europe,” said David Gosen, Managing Director, Nintendo Europe.
22 April 2002 - Nintendo today announced that it’s ground breaking new console, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, will launch across Europe on May 3rd at a recommended retail price of 199 Euros, and is expected to retail in the UK at £129 UK pounds.
This new price is part of Nintendo’s commitment to offer the consumer an unbeatable proposition. Nintendo plans to bring the NINTENDO GAMECUBE to market at the best possible price so consumers can feel confident they are getting the best deal at launch.
“Europe is a very important market for Nintendo and we are committed to making it a success. On May 3rd we will launch the only dedicated games console, the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, with an excellent software line-up, both for launch and throughout 2002, at a very competitive price. This is a very strong offer for consumers and one that we believe will ensure Nintendo’s success across Europe,” said David Gosen, Managing Director, Nintendo Europe.
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The masses will buy cheap stuff, you can count on it.
The 'console war' is just getting interesting...
And I save more money that way lol.
The 'console war' is just getting interesting...
And I save more money that way lol.
WHAT??? This is a joke, right? This is seriously amazing! Yeah!! Gamecube all the way!!!
In recent news, both Sony and Microsoft are now paying people to take their consoles. Sony will only give consumers £40, but Microsoft are offering a collosal £42!
:D
Talk About Giving them away!
By the end of the summer i'll have a Cube and a PS2 - No X-Box thought... damn Microsoft! :D
:D
Talk About Giving them away!
By the end of the summer i'll have a Cube and a PS2 - No X-Box thought... damn Microsoft! :D
Nintendo Rule!
I love Nintendo, but I can't help but think the price is TOO low. I'd pay £169.99 no problem... even for the launch-month games that's a good price. But £129.99?!?!?! That's brilliant. People will buy GameCube because money is burning a hole in their pockets!
"Here we are Mr. SRDN, some pocket change, now, give me my GameCube!"
Cool.
I'll get a GC for about £40 now. Lose a few PS2 titles, knock off the pre-order price, and get a handy discount - ah, Christmans has come early!
I love Nintendo, but I can't help but think the price is TOO low. I'd pay £169.99 no problem... even for the launch-month games that's a good price. But £129.99?!?!?! That's brilliant. People will buy GameCube because money is burning a hole in their pockets!
"Here we are Mr. SRDN, some pocket change, now, give me my GameCube!"
Cool.
I'll get a GC for about £40 now. Lose a few PS2 titles, knock off the pre-order price, and get a handy discount - ah, Christmans has come early!
Damn it! I was beaten with news of the XBox price drop and I've been beaten with news of this one as well.
Check out Digitiser on page 471 (on Channel 4 Text, for those who don't know it) and wait for pages 1/8 and 2/8 to come around.
After being ripped off with a N64 price drop a few weeks after I bought one straight away I was a bit cautious about getting a GC at launch. Now I've no problems.
Surely we'll have a £150 PS2 before the end of the summer. Will Microsoft be brave enough to drop to the same price at the same time?
Check out Digitiser on page 471 (on Channel 4 Text, for those who don't know it) and wait for pages 1/8 and 2/8 to come around.
After being ripped off with a N64 price drop a few weeks after I bought one straight away I was a bit cautious about getting a GC at launch. Now I've no problems.
Surely we'll have a £150 PS2 before the end of the summer. Will Microsoft be brave enough to drop to the same price at the same time?
Looks like news of it is popping up now :) Remember where you heard it first ;)
http://www.cube-europe.com/fullnews.cgi ?newsid1019462129,72634,
Remove the space between the "cgi" and "?"
http://www.cube-europe.com/fullnews.cgi ?newsid1019462129,72634,
Remove the space between the "cgi" and "?"
I don't post as often as I used to, but when I get wind of some interesting and reliable news, I like to share the wealth as they say :)
But this has come from Cake Media, the company who handles Nintendo's PR, so it's not going to get anymore reliable, unless Miyamoto-san knocks on your door, dressed as Princess Peach and presents the press-release to you on a silver-platter ;)
But this has come from Cake Media, the company who handles Nintendo's PR, so it's not going to get anymore reliable, unless Miyamoto-san knocks on your door, dressed as Princess Peach and presents the press-release to you on a silver-platter ;)
DM, I'd already asked that ;-)
Bleeders wrote:
> The info came from Cake Media, Nintendo's PR Agency I believe. My
> editor at a video-games website I write for, posted it up over at the
> Edge Forums.
Bleeders wrote:
> The info came from Cake Media, Nintendo's PR Agency I believe. My
> editor at a video-games website I write for, posted it up over at the
> Edge Forums.
Where did you get this info from?
I would imagine they'd be refunded the difference or they would get to choose another game/memory card, something along those lines.
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