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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: rastalant on August 22, 2001, 08:11:42 PM
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According to Nintendo press kits handed out at the Spaceworld Conference, Nintendo GameCube is now scheduled for a November 18, 2001 release.
This truly sucks now I may get an xbox now. Its coming out first.:mad: :mad:
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Thursday August 23, 1:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Nintendo
Nintendo Boosts U.S. NINTENDO GAMECUBE Launch Shipments
Will Deliver More Than One Million Gameplay Systems, 17 Titles In U.S. By Year-End
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2001--Nintendo of America today announced it will increase U.S. shipments of its innovative NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) home video game console to 700,000 systems, and deliver them to store shelves on Sunday, November 18th, directly in advance of the key Thanksgiving shopping week.
In addition, continuing flow of NINTENDO GAMECUBE hardware will push total North American shipments to 1.1 million units by December 31.
At a news conference in advance of the Nintendo SpaceWorld video game exhibition, Nintendo also announced that five exclusive first- and second-party games and 12 independent third-party games are scheduled for U.S. launch this year to meet the game play appetites of all video gamers. The scheduled exclusive title releases, each with a manufacturer\'s suggested retail price of $49.95, are:
-- Luigi\'s Mansion(TM) November 18 (street date)
-- Wave Race(R): Blue Storm November 18 (street date)
-- Pikmin(TM) November 19 (ship date)
-- Super Smash Bros.(TM) Melee December 3 (ship date)
-- Eternal Darkness(TM) December 3 (ship date)
These Nintendo-developed hits will be joined by proven franchises and groundbreaking new games from among the world\'s best third party publishers.
Those scheduled for release in North America this year include:
All Star Baseball 2002 (Acclaim)
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (Acclaim)
Extreme G3 (Acclaim)
NFL Quarterback Club 2002 (Acclaim)
Crazy Taxi (Acclaim)
FIFA Soccer 2002 (Electronic Arts)
Madden NFL 2002 (Electronic Arts)
SSX Tricky (Electronics Arts)
Star Wars® Rogue Squadron® II: Rogue Leader(TM) (LucasArts)
NFL Blitz (Midway)
NHL Hitz (Midway)
Super Monkey Ball (Sega)
Nintendo also announced that eagerly anticipated titles NBA Courtside 2002 will debut in January 2002, followed by Star Fox® Adventures: Dinosaur Planet(TM), from Rare Ltd. in the first quarter 2002. They will be joined by other blockbuster 2002 NINTENDO GAMECUBE titles The Legend of Zelda® and Mario Sunshine later next year.
In addition, Nintendo unveiled new forms of connectivity between NINTENDO GAMECUBE and Game Boy® Advance. By linking the two systems, the Game Boy Advance can be used as more than a controller. For instance, players can transfer a character trained on NINTENDO GAMECUBE to Game Boy Advance to continue game play while away from home. Or, transport characters or items via Game Boy Advance to trade with friends. And, with innovative technology such as ``tilt control,\'\' players can maneuver a character just by tilting a Game Boy Advance controller. Nintendo expects to introduce the first NINTENDO GAMECUBE title to take advantage of the Game Boy Advance connectivity later this year in Japan and in 2002 for North America.
``Our industry has learned the dangers of arriving at a launch party without enough gifts,\'\' explains Peter Main, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc. ``By increasing our day one shipments to almost three-quarters of a million, we not only should come close to meeting total demand at launch, but also assure a virtually uninterrupted restocking through the holiday season.\'\'
``We strongly applaud Nintendo\'s move to reduce the anxiety of customers who can\'t find the video game products they want,\'\' says Wayne Yodzio, vice president, Divisional Merchandise Manager, Toys R Us, Inc. ``While there is still no guarantee supplies will fully meet demand, at least we can promise them we\'ll effectively be restocking Nintendo\'s new console on a constant basis through the holiday and beyond.\'\'
NINTENDO GAMECUBE remains on track to launch in Japan on September 14, 2001, and in Europe in early 2002.
NINTENDO GAMECUBE, the most efficiently designed home video game system in history, will initially be available in two console colors, Indigo and Jet Black. In addition, at launch consumers will be able to separately purchase: additional controllers in four colors, Indigo, Indigo/transparent configuration, Jet Black, and Spice (orange); memory cards; Nintendo Power® Player Guides, and other accessories.
The integrated architecture of NINTENDO GAMECUBE\'s processing and graphical chips, memory and controller offers the easiest development environment to date for game creators. Coupled with the exclusive game creations of the world\'s most successful first and second party design teams, and connected in unprecedented ways with Nintendo\'s handheld Game Boy Advance, NINTENDO GAMECUBE delivers all-new forms of interactive fun.
As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems. The systems include Game Boy®, Nintendo® 64, Game Boy Advance and the upcoming NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM). Since the release of its first home video game system in 1985, Nintendo has sold more than 1.4 billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario and Donkey Kong and launching such franchises as Zeldaand Pokemon. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo\'s operations in the Western Hemisphere.
For more information about NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game Boy Advance or any other Nintendo product, visit the company\'s Web site, http://www.nintendo.com.
Hmmmmmm...........thats actual a decent looking launch. There shipping 700,000 systems!!!! That pretty good.:thepimp:
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Can you give me a link to this news NOW?
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Here you go........
http://cube.ign.com/news/37654.html
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Where\'s the Resident Evil release, what about Metroid?
Star Fox was pushed back?!?!?!!?!? That was the reason I wanted a GC.
Well, I will confirm it now. I will be getting an Xbox on Nov. 5
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If mario and zelda disppoints.(which I doubt) I will proably be joing you in getting a xbox. :thepimp: :thepimp:
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Originally posted by raslant
If mario and zelda disppoints.(which I doubt) I will proably be joing you in getting a xbox. :thepimp: :thepimp:
I really doubt that they will suck to.They will probably be shown tommarow :D I can hardly wait :bounce:
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I never doubted the quality of the games...Nintendo doesn\'t make bad games, it just doesn\'t happen.
I\'m just sorta upset that I have to wait so long. It will probably be Fall 02 when I get my GC. Zelda, Mario, StarFox, Metroid, and some others should all be out by then...
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Okay it\'s offical; Nintendo takes crack with their coffee.
This is also official; the GC has lost one of its biggest advantages... almost to the point of failure.
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*doesn\'t care as he is getting GameCube in December*
Although it\'s not a horrible business decision either. Having rushed software is definitely not good(something you\'ll probably see with the Xbox launch), and 2 weeks is nothing. It\'s not going to hurt them. There\'s going to be 1.1 million GameCubes shipped by the end of the year so I don\'t see the major problem.
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Nintendo INVITED Microsoft to get way ahead of the race for November. Are you saying that\'s not a bad buisness decision?? Which console will the casual gamer buy; the console that comes first delivering godly graphics, or a purple box with a handle with moderate looking software??
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Nintendo INVITED Microsoft to get way ahead of the race for November. Are you saying that\'s not a bad buisness decision??
Who says Microsoft will keep their date? Nintendo has started GameCube production waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy before Microsoft did and final dev kits were out match faster and final hardware was completely much sooner etc etc. I\'ll be surprised if they make their launch date.
Even if it does, I thought Nintendo wasn\'t in direct competition with Microsoft? Still, they have a huge fanbase, microsoft has none.
Which console will the casual gamer buy; the console that comes first delivering godly graphics, or a purple box with a handle with moderate looking software??
Yeah make the Xbox seem so all-mighty. :rolleyes:
Nintendo franchises, the 100$ price tag, the fact that people know and trust Nintendo, the fact that Xbox has no killer ap(and they know it), will all make a huge difference. And Xbox barely surpasses NGC with graphics. Seen Rogue Leader lately? No Xbox game looks that good.
You also didn\'t mention the fact that Xbox is fricken\' huge and NGC is launching in more than one colour.
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wtf? Even Smash Brothers was pushed back?
Goodbye GC. I\'ll get one in the future and no longer @ launch.
How many disappointments can I endure this week? Hmm,.
the count so far; 8.
/ dm /
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Originally posted by datamage
wtf? Even Smash Brothers was pushed back?
Goodbye GC. I\'ll get one in the future and no longer @ launch.
How many disappointments can I endure this week? Hmm,.
the count so far; 8.
/ dm /
*group hug*
Its okay man, I feel your pain also. I\'m not sure how much more I can deal with. So far SpaceWorld has been nothing but terrible news.
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This is not good..
Now Sony and Microsoft might get alot of potential GC buyers..
Bad move by Nintendo..
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Originally posted by fastson
This is not good..
Now Sony and Microsoft might get alot of potential GC buyers..
Bad move by Nintendo..
Not true for the most part. The people interested in the GC are not interested in it because of 1) low price tag, 2) Nintendo Franchises and 3) Family oriented software titles. These three things are something both Sony and MS are lacking , so this small delay really won\'t effect Nintendo that much.
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All the hardcore gamers/Nintendo fans will buy the system.. Im sure of that..
Well.. I can see a positive side of it aswell..
GC is releasing closer to x-mas.. Which means that they\'ll sell alot of systems..
But Xbox might still grab some potetial GC buyers..
(mainstream gamers)
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I don\'t think it\'s the end of the world, i think it might even help hinder XBox sales... :laughing: people might wait a couple days to see a GC in action before committing their $$$ to the XBox,...
slowing first week sales of XBox... ...:laughing:
just my 2 Cents.
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Its only 2 weeks for goodness sake. Xbox has a press conference on the 28th do you think they will announce a delay? If they are smart yes. There extreme lack of a killer app is killing them and they need more time to produce units. Thier hardware wasn\'t even finalized let alone in production until June. Nintendo has been producing them since April. If Microsoft sees this as anadvantage and goes with their Launch date anyway they might lose more customers than Nintendo. Picture it: MS decides to keep their launch date. After about a week there are almost no Xboxes to be found because they didn\'t produce enough. The next week all of the gamers who wanted to get an Xbox can now get a GCN instead and a truckload of games. Those people fall in love with some of Nintendo\'s launch games and the Nintendo hype machine rolls on.
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I still plan on getting GC at Christmas time
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On top of the delay, Starfox won\'t even be available @ launch. It being the main game that I wanted. Oh well. More time for MGS2 and Shenmue II!
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Originally posted by Jumpman
Who says Microsoft will keep their date? Nintendo has started GameCube production waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy before Microsoft did and final dev kits were out match faster and final hardware was completely much sooner etc etc. I\'ll be surprised if they make their launch date.
Even if it does, I thought Nintendo wasn\'t in direct competition with Microsoft? Still, they have a huge fanbase, microsoft has none.
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As it stands, there have been no signs of a X-Box delay. I\'m looking at things as they are right now.
MS will gain fanbase with their advertising campaign. Toys R\' US already houses numerous logos and ads, and I\'m sure other chains are doing the same. Most magazines and websites have a positive attitude toward MS, praising DOA3\'s graphics. Unfortunately, graphics and theme of a game play the most important factor for a casual gamer\'s purchase. In terms of grabbing people\'s attention, Nintendo has RL2; but what else do they have now?? Wave Race, Eternal Darkness, SSBM, Star Fox, and NBA Courtside 2002, five of Nintendo\'s major in-house titles have been pushed back from launch; the rest are third-party sports titles, and a lone contender, RL2 (One of only two launch games holding my interest). Monkey Ball will probably be a niche title. Nintendo is plagued by these problems while MS is flashing beautiful shots of Halo and Amped, with the bulk of Sega\'s support (Jet Grind Radio, Gun Valkyrie, and Panzer Dragoon). Believe it or not, MS is getting attention.
Yeah make the Xbox seem so all-mighty. :rolleyes:
Nintendo franchises, the 100$ price tag, the fact that people know and trust Nintendo, the fact that Xbox has no killer ap(and they know it), will all make a huge difference. And Xbox barely surpasses NGC with graphics. Seen Rogue Leader lately? No Xbox game looks that good.
You also didn\'t mention the fact that Xbox is fricken\' huge and NGC is launching in more than one colour. [/B]
Oh?? And how would you know that X-Box doesn\'t have any killer-aps?? On the same token, how would you know that the GC\'s titles are killer-aps?? You obviously haven\'t played them.
IMO, the XBox launch is leaps and beyond the GC\'s. Most of MS\'s launch titles are adventure and action with a moderate to intriguing story... games I can get into. There\'s not a Nintendo mascot in sight for the GC launch. There are only two exclusive titles; RL2 and Monkey Ball. Some people will like the graphics of RL2 better, and some people will like DOA3. I personally think they\'re neck and neck.
I posted this reply before news of the different colors. But you failed to mention that purple will be Nintendo\'s main color, that the X-Box will come with a HD and an option for DVD, with diversity in launch games. Size hardly matters.
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Originally posted by Gohan
all of the gamers who wanted to get an Xbox can now get a GCN instead and a truckload of games.
A truckload of the few (good) available launch titles? The xbox might not have a killer-app ready (DOA3 doesn\'t count now that tekken 4 is out ;) ) but it has enough games that 1 or 2 will surely manage to distinguish themselves.
The GC launch doesn\'t impress me nearly enough to even consider passing the xbox up. IMO, if one the the consoles can wait it\'s the gamecube. All it looks to have is random crap, Rogue Leader, and Luigi.
-greg
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Originally posted by Gohan
Picture it: MS decides to keep their launch date. After about a week there are almost no Xboxes to be found because they didn\'t produce enough. The next week all of the gamers who wanted to get an Xbox can now get a GCN instead and a truckload of games. Those people fall in love with some of Nintendo\'s launch games and the Nintendo hype machine rolls on.
That\'s being optimistic. People who wanted a X-Box will wait for a X-Box, just as they waited for the PS2 instead of getting a DC. As for the GC\'s launch games... RL2 alone just doesn\'t cut it for me... nor rolling monkeys in diapers. :)
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How can most of you say Xbox doesn\'t have a Killer App
I consider Halo, Munch\'s Odysee, DOA3 killer Apps, and If not killer apps definitely Really Good games. Xbox will have close to 20 games at alunch. Game consumers like that
Heck the PS2 1 Killer App in SSX and a solid handful of really good and good games and it didn\'t slow the PS2 down none
IMO Xbox is a MUCH better buy this November if you\'re comparing GC to Xbox. The PS2 still easily has the most to offer this holiday season Though
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Originally posted by ddaryl
How can most of you say Xbox doesn\'t have a Killer App
I consider Halo, Munch\'s Odysee, DOA3 killer Apps, and If not killer apps definitely Really Good games. Xbox will have close to 20 games at alunch. Game consumers like that
Heck the PS2 1 Killer App in SSX and a solid handful of really good and good games and it didn\'t slow the PS2 down none
IMO Xbox is a MUCH better buy this November if you\'re comparing GC to Xbox. The PS2 still easily has the most to offer this holiday season Though
Hey ddaryl with the killer app add Ridge Racer 6, Soul Calibur 2, and Dead To Right to the list. Xbox!!!!!!:thepimp: :thepimp: