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"N64 still selling!"

Those predicting the end of the life for this console could take a look at the latest Japanese console sales charts.
1) Gameboy Colour
2) PSOne
3) PS2
4) N64
5) SPCH-4000

So no Dreamcast on the list then. That's not so good.

But it is good to see that the N64 is still selling. If you look on the shelves here you'll see that most retailers are kicking themselves for not having a few more units on their shelves, as they're sold out in most places!
If people keep on buying it, then those games like Eternal Darkness, and Dinosaur Planet may get a release, otherwise, they might have to wait until the Gamecube comes along before they see the light of day.

source www.theregister.co.uk

sharpshooter wrote:
> We still want the games to come!
> If they don't i will not surrender to Sony or Sega.
> Please keep making the last bunch of games something to remember
> in the future! And that is Nintendo brought some of the best games
> ever.


Sorry, but 'surrendering' to Sony or Sega may not be a bad thing. The games comming out on the DC, PSX and even PS2 far outshine the very few games destined for the N64. Maybe you should stop having "brand loyalty" (ie not buying good games because they don't play on the N64), and open your eyes, rather than be a biased fool!

Rav

Very true. I tend to refer to Perfect Dark as Goldeneye v1.5
It is esentially the same game, with bots and a few more options, and a much lamer single player mode.
I havent played Timesplitters, but Goldeneye is probably better. Not that I'm remotely biased. Ever.

Yeah but Perfect Dark uses the N64's full powers so it is better than TimeSplitters!
But wait until the developers get used to the PS2, i'm not saying i'm glad it will happen but it will.

But then the other day, people were saying Perfect Dark is better than Timesplitters, and Goldeneye isn't THAT much different to Perfect Dark...

Apart from hi-res, better multiplayer, bots, challenges, more cheats, cheese, harder game...

Yes but, i cannot imagine the peer pressure you get when you keep your N64. Imagine playing a game on PS2 and compare it to say Goldeneye, they would laugh at you so bad!

Less money on N64, more on Gamecube.

I'm all for that.

We still want the games to come!
If they don't i will not surrender to Sony or Sega.
Please keep making the last bunch of games something to remember in the future! And that is Nintendo brought some of the best games ever.

Maybe you're right. Considering the Gamecube is out in a year, (Yeah, right...), humm, perhaps it is best the N64 is taken off the market.

I expect the number of N64's in the country won't run out too fast, mind.

At this point, success of the N64 would be a bad thing. It will lessen the need for Nintendo to release the GameCube ASAP.

Seriously? Why on Earth not? Surely that's not a good idea, sales-wise, with the GameCube still a year or so away.

Obviously the games will keep coming, but it must be a risky move. You know the saying, out of sight, out of mind. If people want an N64 now, but can't get one, it *could* have an adverse affect on GameCube sales.