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"NINTENDO pulling out of hardware market......."

Thats according to the Metro news paper, was flicking through it today when I came across this article:

"PARENTS who have spent hundreds of pounds on the latest games console can relax - the current generation of machines will not be replaced until 2005 at the earliest.
Sony, which makes PlayStation2, has ditched plans for a speedy launch of PlayStation3. It had thought of shortening PlayStation2's life cycle to compete with the high sales of Microsoft's Xbox. But, with worldwide sales of 33million - albeit with a year's head start on its rival - PS2 has outshone Xbox's 3.9million sales.

'At this point, the future on the PS3 is pure speculation, adding,'said a Sony spokesman,adding: 'Five years is a reasonable life cycle'.

Just 4million GameCubes have been sold since last autumn, leading to industry speculation that maker Nintendo could pull out of the games hardware market."

End Of Article>>>>>

Do you think this is true, well I think its a load of bull!!! I mean the ninty part is, the PS3 is being delayed.

Now that would be good! Lol, no that's total GameCube sales for Japan, America and Europe as of the beginning of August. That's still very impressive, and more than the X-Box and PS2 in thier first three months.

Recent sales figures have not been released though.

Maverick42 wrote:
> ----------
> Those figures are wrong too. The GameCube was selling 4,000,000 by the
> beginning of August, and I doubt X-Box has already reached 3,900,000.
> Also, with GameCube coming out a few months after X-Box and outselling
> it straight away, I very much doubt Nintendo will be pulling out.
>
> I suggest you check your sources.

are them sales figures just for Europe?

Maverick42 wrote:
> Cool_Dude_2002 wrote:
> I reckon it will stay for a while to come. It might not last aslong
> as
> the PS2 or Xbox but I reckon theat the Gamecube will last a while
> longer.
>
> I think it's fairly safe to say that the GameCube has a lot more
> potential than the X-Box.

Thats true the Cube has got the potential to stay on for about 7 years.

Cool_Dude_2002 wrote:
> I reckon it will stay for a while to come. It might not last aslong as
> the PS2 or Xbox but I reckon theat the Gamecube will last a while
> longer.

I think it's fairly safe to say that the GameCube has a lot more potential than the X-Box.

Maybe the new Nintendo president is allready following Hiroshi's great example.
Remember last year about him saying if the Gamecube doesn't get enough attention he would cancel it or something.
"Bad grammar get"

I reckon it will stay for a while to come. It might not last aslong as the PS2 or Xbox but I reckon theat the Gamecube will last a while longer.

Maverick42 wrote:
> Extract from Nintendo Official Magazine:
> ----------
> The other day, I saw an article that shocked me. Saturo Iwata said
> that Nintendo was not going to make any more machines after GameCube!
> Is this true?
> -----
> This is generally known as misquoting. What Mr Iwata actually said was
> that companies seem to try too hard manufacturing powerful consoles
> without necessarily concentrating on the games. Nintendo won't be
> doing that as they believe games are the most import thing. Don't
> worry yourselves, Nintendo's got a lot of life left.
> ----------
> Those figures are wrong too. The GameCube was selling 4,000,000 by the
> beginning of August, and I doubt X-Box has already reached 3,900,000.
> Also, with GameCube coming out a few months after X-Box and outselling
> it straight away, I very much doubt Nintendo will be pulling out.
>
> I suggest you check your sources.

I just took that article of the Metro Newspaper. I think Ninty will stay on, as the games they have got coming out look good. Also Mario Sunshine helped Ninty sell there cube in USA.

Extract from Nintendo Official Magazine:
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The other day, I saw an article that shocked me. Saturo Iwata said that Nintendo was not going to make any more machines after GameCube! Is this true?
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This is generally known as misquoting. What Mr Iwata actually said was that companies seem to try too hard manufacturing powerful consoles without necessarily concentrating on the games. Nintendo won't be doing that as they believe games are the most import thing. Don't worry yourselves, Nintendo's got a lot of life left.
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Those figures are wrong too. The GameCube was selling 4,000,000 by the beginning of August, and I doubt X-Box has already reached 3,900,000. Also, with GameCube coming out a few months after X-Box and outselling it straight away, I very much doubt Nintendo will be pulling out.

I suggest you check your sources.

GameCube 2?

I've been waiting over 15 years for the NES 2!

Hmmm, Ninty are probably bluffing. Wheres the Gamecube2 then, bet they've got some plan, then they may unveil another console. But for the cube to have a lifespan of 7 years is long indeed.