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Unless Nintendo drop to at least £109.99 - £99.99 by mid november at the latest then they'll lose the Christmas sales war and may as well give up. The X Box and PS2 are just too strong at their new prices, especially Microsoft's black box.
DVD on the two above consoles is selling them. Many people argue that if you want to play DVD's you buy a DVD player, but thats missing the point. Firstly, many PS2'/X box's are going to be Christmas presents for kids, who probably don't have a DVD player in their rooms. Secondly, it's another feature, you CAN play DVDs on them but the Gamecube CANNOT. You don't have the choice, but pay another 30-40 and you get that choice with the PS2 and X Box.
Games wise, things are looking rosy - Resident Evil 13/9, Mario Sunshine 3/10, Eternal Darkness 1/11, Starfox 22/11, and thats just the big titles. Sony still have an edge though, they've got the reputation for mature gaming. They don't neccesarily appeal to mature gamers, but to teenagers who want to appear more mature, like 14 years olds watching an 18 rated film. Sony also have a quality budget line up, another thing the Gamecube lacks because of it's newness :) (Is that a word ??) Microsoft are slowly on the up as decent games filter out at a faster rate.
To us, Gamers, the console sales war, and ultimately which consoles succeed and fail, is determined by the games adn the quality of them. Problem is, it isn't like that in the real world. A low price point and cheap games usually win the day, unless you've got something really special behind you, like a plumber maybe ? :)
~~Belldandy~~
DVD on the two above consoles is selling them. Many people argue that if you want to play DVD's you buy a DVD player, but thats missing the point. Firstly, many PS2'/X box's are going to be Christmas presents for kids, who probably don't have a DVD player in their rooms. Secondly, it's another feature, you CAN play DVDs on them but the Gamecube CANNOT. You don't have the choice, but pay another 30-40 and you get that choice with the PS2 and X Box.
Games wise, things are looking rosy - Resident Evil 13/9, Mario Sunshine 3/10, Eternal Darkness 1/11, Starfox 22/11, and thats just the big titles. Sony still have an edge though, they've got the reputation for mature gaming. They don't neccesarily appeal to mature gamers, but to teenagers who want to appear more mature, like 14 years olds watching an 18 rated film. Sony also have a quality budget line up, another thing the Gamecube lacks because of it's newness :) (Is that a word ??) Microsoft are slowly on the up as decent games filter out at a faster rate.
To us, Gamers, the console sales war, and ultimately which consoles succeed and fail, is determined by the games adn the quality of them. Problem is, it isn't like that in the real world. A low price point and cheap games usually win the day, unless you've got something really special behind you, like a plumber maybe ? :)
~~Belldandy~~
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Unless Nintendo drop to at least £109.99 - £99.99 by mid november at the latest then they'll lose the Christmas sales war and may as well give up. The X Box and PS2 are just too strong at their new prices, especially Microsoft's black box.
DVD on the two above consoles is selling them. Many people argue that if you want to play DVD's you buy a DVD player, but thats missing the point. Firstly, many PS2'/X box's are going to be Christmas presents for kids, who probably don't have a DVD player in their rooms. Secondly, it's another feature, you CAN play DVDs on them but the Gamecube CANNOT. You don't have the choice, but pay another 30-40 and you get that choice with the PS2 and X Box.
Games wise, things are looking rosy - Resident Evil 13/9, Mario Sunshine 3/10, Eternal Darkness 1/11, Starfox 22/11, and thats just the big titles. Sony still have an edge though, they've got the reputation for mature gaming. They don't neccesarily appeal to mature gamers, but to teenagers who want to appear more mature, like 14 years olds watching an 18 rated film. Sony also have a quality budget line up, another thing the Gamecube lacks because of it's newness :) (Is that a word ??) Microsoft are slowly on the up as decent games filter out at a faster rate.
To us, Gamers, the console sales war, and ultimately which consoles succeed and fail, is determined by the games adn the quality of them. Problem is, it isn't like that in the real world. A low price point and cheap games usually win the day, unless you've got something really special behind you, like a plumber maybe ? :)
~~Belldandy~~
DVD on the two above consoles is selling them. Many people argue that if you want to play DVD's you buy a DVD player, but thats missing the point. Firstly, many PS2'/X box's are going to be Christmas presents for kids, who probably don't have a DVD player in their rooms. Secondly, it's another feature, you CAN play DVDs on them but the Gamecube CANNOT. You don't have the choice, but pay another 30-40 and you get that choice with the PS2 and X Box.
Games wise, things are looking rosy - Resident Evil 13/9, Mario Sunshine 3/10, Eternal Darkness 1/11, Starfox 22/11, and thats just the big titles. Sony still have an edge though, they've got the reputation for mature gaming. They don't neccesarily appeal to mature gamers, but to teenagers who want to appear more mature, like 14 years olds watching an 18 rated film. Sony also have a quality budget line up, another thing the Gamecube lacks because of it's newness :) (Is that a word ??) Microsoft are slowly on the up as decent games filter out at a faster rate.
To us, Gamers, the console sales war, and ultimately which consoles succeed and fail, is determined by the games adn the quality of them. Problem is, it isn't like that in the real world. A low price point and cheap games usually win the day, unless you've got something really special behind you, like a plumber maybe ? :)
~~Belldandy~~
Firstly thats a load of crap.
Secondly the PS2s christmas line up is dismal.
Secondly the PS2s christmas line up is dismal.
Thirdly, the 'Cube is cool
Games like Resident Evil and Mario Sunshine boosted sales greatly for the Cube in Japan and America, regardless of the fact that it doesn't have a DVD player.
That's the consoles main selling point you see, it's games, not it's ability to play movies.
That's the consoles main selling point you see, it's games, not it's ability to play movies.
The Gamecube rocks, it'll never loose out, never.
*runs off and touches wood.
And yes we do have a plumber at hand ;)
*runs off and touches wood.
And yes we do have a plumber at hand ;)
Ah yes, him.
;)
;)
I agree with Belldandy actually.
A reasonably priced Q might change things, but hey, that's not about to happen :^)
If i were buying my first n-gen console and didn't have a dvd, i'd go with the xbox (i think i mentioned that somewhere else).
Could see ninty falling back on the gba?
I think there's a good chance that with the correct marketing, eternal darkness and resi can steal the ps2's thunder, but the xbox is a different question.
A reasonably priced Q might change things, but hey, that's not about to happen :^)
If i were buying my first n-gen console and didn't have a dvd, i'd go with the xbox (i think i mentioned that somewhere else).
Could see ninty falling back on the gba?
I think there's a good chance that with the correct marketing, eternal darkness and resi can steal the ps2's thunder, but the xbox is a different question.
The good thing about the GameCube is that you only pay for what you want. Now, the Q Cube is about £150.00 and that's rumoured to be coming out in Europe (someone got a 'maybe' when they e-mailed Panasonic). The PS2's DVD player is only worth about £30.00 at most, and the X-Box's requires a £30.00 add-on.
I doubt we'll see the q, and if we did, itwouldn't be at that price.
As for the 'maybe', i'd just put it down to a customer services rep giving a non-commital answer to a difficult question.
Hope i'm wrong though.
As for the 'maybe', i'd just put it down to a customer services rep giving a non-commital answer to a difficult question.
Hope i'm wrong though.
The Pansonic Q, sells for around £299 at Lik Sang, I dont think even if Europe gets the Q, it will not be for £150, as it not only plays dvds, it plays vcds, mp3s, Ninty cube games, and comes with an LCD Screen, and Looks damn heavy!
Also I think that the gamecube will do well this Xmas, Xbox will be in third place, as you always read on the net that the box is 3rd.
Also I think that the gamecube will do well this Xmas, Xbox will be in third place, as you always read on the net that the box is 3rd.
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