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GameCube and game prices CONFIRMED!
« on: May 21, 2001, 12:18:01 PM »
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Nintendo has officially announced the prices of GameCube and it\'s games. Here\'s the press release direct from Reuters...

Nintendo to price GameCube at $199, below rivals

LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - Video game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. on Monday said it would price its new GameCube console at $199 in the United States, a $100 discount to rival game players.

A company spokesman said that Nintendo\'s video games for the GameCube would be priced at $49.90 each.

Nintendo first unveiled its latest console last week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and said it would launch the system on Nov. 5 in the United States, after a mid-September launch in Japan.

The $199 price for Nintendo\'s GameCube contrasts with the $299 price tag announced last week for Microsoft Corp.\'s (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) new Xbox player. The Xbox and GameCube are scheduled to launch in the United States in the same week.

Sony Corp.\'s PlayStation 2 launched at a price of $299 last September. Although the company officially has said it will not lower its price, several analysts have forecast a $50 discount once its two competitors hit the market.

 

Sweet! Nintendo truly is improving on their past mistakes. Now their games and their systems are way cheaper than they are regularly. I guess the mini-dvd format is paying off. :)
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« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2001, 12:24:55 PM »
Good news for those looking forward to the GameCube. I wasn\'t really worried about the console price. It was the games that I was worried about. Well time to go pay off my pre-order. :D
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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2001, 12:25:10 PM »
Sweet! That\'s great news for all Nintendo fans! :)
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« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2001, 12:27:05 PM »
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Sweet! That\'s great news for all Nintendo fans! :)

Yeah. Now we don\'t have to pay 80$ for our games!
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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2001, 12:31:39 PM »
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One problem the PlayStation 2 faced, and the Xbox could possibly face is a shortage of consoles at launch. In the case of the PlayStation 2, Sony failed to deliver almost half of its promised quantity. Currently Microsoft is facing hardware design issues that could jeopardize the availability of the Xbox console at launch. In Nintendo\'s case, though, final hardware development kits are in the hands of many developers and the console is being readied for production at the appropriate facilities. The Big N plans on selling 2.5 million units to the U.S. and Japanese market combined by the end of the year. It can meet these high production volumes via its ability to produce 600,000 GameCube systems each month according to Nikkei English News.


Here is some more info that hasn\'t been posted yet. This pretty good news. 2.5 million in 4 months is a very nice goal.
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« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2001, 01:07:55 PM »
It may be $199,which is good news,but  still $49 for one game,that is too much,i dont care if they are what half the size of a CD,or if it is zelda or mario,that is stupid.
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2001, 01:16:48 PM »
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It may be $199,which is good news,but  still $49 for one game,that is too much,i dont care if they are what half the size of a CD,or if it is zelda or mario,that is stupid.

Thats the same price as the PS2 games. I guess they are trying to keep the software at a mass market price.
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« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2001, 01:19:05 PM »
geezzzzzz, if PS2 lowers its price like it said by 100, then it will be 200 bucks and gamecube will be 200 bucks the war will leave X-BOX way behind
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2001, 01:23:04 PM »
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It may be $199,which is good news,but  still $49 for one game,that is too much,i dont care if they are what half the size of a CD,or if it is zelda or mario,that is stupid.

I take it your getting tired of buying PS2 games then. ;)

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geezzzzzz, if PS2 lowers its price like it said by 100 to 200 bucks and gamecube at 200 bucks the war will leave X-BOX way behind

Sony will not drop the price of their console by $100, it will be a 50$ price drop. That\'s what most gaming sites say and that sounds the most logical too.
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2001, 02:02:10 PM »
I am getting a Gamecube the day it comes out. I don\'t know about Xbox though...
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2001, 02:22:54 PM »
Nice One Nintendo :D

looks like they are out for a fight and in situations llike this, the Gamer wins with lower price Consoles and games.

Nintendo are totally out for Microsofts BLOOD !.

It\'s Almost as if Bill Gates himself called them ALL GAYLORDS or something.

What with the PRICE and NEW launch date.

It will be very intresting to see how this fight ( X Box Vs NGC) takes off.
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2001, 05:48:37 PM »
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It\'s Almost as if Bill Gates himself called them ALL GAYLORDS or something.

Heh heh. You said Gaylords. :D

A friend of mine lives at 1 Gaylord St. It sucks to be him. I don\'t know why he won\'t just move.

BTW, Sadly this is true.
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« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2001, 06:28:14 PM »
I love discs. No more ludicrous game prices :)
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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2001, 07:22:19 PM »
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$49 for one game,that is too much,that is stupid.



the games have to be able to make a profit
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« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2001, 07:46:04 PM »
yea this news makes me a lot happier

hell thats 100 dollars less i will have to spend in november

alright nintendo keep it up
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