Will Gamecube and Xbox be in as much demand as the PS2 was????

I think they both have a good chance of doing better than PS2\'s launch.  If either GC or XBox sweep E3 then I think they could possibly do it.  I also think that GameCube probably has the best chance at sweeping E32k1, because we know so little about it.

Originally posted by ViVi
No

Gamecube:
1) only a little bit more powerful than PS2
2) not as much hype
3) there are going to be more

X-box:
1) many many many people hate microsoft
2) there are going to be more
3) Bill Gates is the Devil!!! (nobody really realigious would but it!)

All this talk about XBox\'s future demise b/c people hate Bill Gates is pure hogwash.  People could care less about what Bill Gates does.  All I have to say is if both companies show us a decent amount of material at E3 and have a huge advertising campaign, both systems will have huge hype.  The games is what caused the frenzy for PS2 and it will be the games that will cause the huge frenzy for XBox and Gamecube.

I doubt it. Nintendo doesn\'t have quite the hype Sony did, and the Gamecube is much easier to produce, so it will likely be in far greater supply. Nintnedo has allready shown its commitment to having systems available with the GBA, they are plannng to have over 10 million of them out before its first year is out.  don\'t think MS would make the mistake of having short supply either.

I doubt it also. Playstation was instant out-of-nowhere success and still sells. That\'s why Playstation 2 was in such high demand.

For GC many Nintendo lovers buy it but many have left the Nintendo\'s ship because they think it\'s going to be another kiddie-console ( if that\'s their opinion about N64 - They\'re wrong but this is the USUAL opinion of a gamer ); or then Nintendo starts hyping and advertizing the new console and reveals all the developers and games in all magazines, all over internet, tv screens... after that, maybe...

For X-box. Could be. It depends on many things \'tho.
1) It\'s Microsoft. Many computer-gamers trust microsoft ( those who think Windows is perfect so forth bugless ) and gets familiar with console-world via X-box

2)Then again it\'s Microsoft. Many console/computer -gamers hate the company for many reasons; here are the most usual reasons:

-Console gamers don\'t like MS to rush its way to console markets just before GC and after PS2; they want good ol\' console-fight between Nintendo and Sega, add Sony here. They don\'t trust MS. It\'s like a stranger to many. Black sheep amongst white.

-Computer gamers don\'t like microsoft ( those who think Windows is full of errors and bugs ); they don\'t trust MS could make X-box bug-free.

and so on.

Time will reveal the answer.

they are plannng to have over 10 million of them out before its first year is out.

24 million to be exact.

It all depends on whether or not Nintendo and Microsoft can show off some pretty good stuff at E3 that better than PS2.

First off, there wasn\'t that much demand as there was a shortage. There wouldn\'t be all the crazy lines, fighting, and PS2s selling for $600 if there wasn\'t a shortage. So, I don\'t think that there will be as much craziness for the NGC or x-box. I do think that there will be the same demand though. And because Nintendo will learn from Sony\'s mistake and produce enough consoles, the demand will be filled. So I think there will be the same amount of demand and because there will be enough consoles, the NGC will sell more.

joyda, why the hell do you bring psx into this argument.  Psx2 is nothing like psx1.  Sure, psx1 did really well because it was mainly between nintendo and sony, also psx1 was easy to develop(key word).  Now, the psx2, hard to develop.  So, don\'t expect th psx2 sells is as high as psx1 was.  About the high demand crap that with the psx2, it\'s all part of the hype skeem.  This is how i see, first they hype everyone with specs so that everone would want to get one then they decided not to release alot of psx2s for the consumers.

As for E3, i\'m really looking forward to it.  I hope they all do well, but i\'m mostly looking forward to see nintendo\'s gcn and their games.  I want to see playable demos of nintendo stuff, if the system and games are as promissing, then i\'ll get one, if not, i won\'t. simple as that.  As for microsoft, i don\'t lot about, but they pretty much doing what\'s sony did with psx2, hyping the system with specs.  I rather having them telling me the truth then fake crap.

in all honesty, nintendo has it\'s own audience and I am sure that loyal nintendo fans will get the new system but I really don\'t think it will be nearly as crazy as the PS2 Launch.  As far as X-box, I\'m not really sure who there target market will be.  With DC and PS2 already way ahead of the game, who will be left to buy an x-box.  I don\'t know about you( meaning all who read this), but I don\'t intend to own more than one console so for me, the PS2 is it, so Gamecube and X box have already lost where I\'m concerned.  I think they are way too late getting out of the box.  Now with x-box launching fall 2001 it will be interesting to see if Gamecube delays it\'s launch.  I have read in magazine that Nintendo has never released a system in direct competition with another console and if they launch as planned, they will be going up against x-box.  Hmmmmm??????????  it will be intersesting to see how all this plays out.