Game Cube

[Darth Sensei]

I own an X-Box and PS2 (among other older consoles). How long do you think it'll be before they're dumping Game Cubes near $50?

It seems that very few people own them as it is.

[hezeuschrist]

Just as many cubes in the US as there are Xboxes. They won't drop the price down to $50, ever.

[Arcade Antics]

I own an X-Box and PS2 (among other older consoles). How long do you think it'll be before they're dumping Game Cubes near $50?

Don't hold your breath for $50, but now that the free GB player/game promo is over you might see another price drop before the holidays, maybe $99?

[hezeuschrist]

Cubes are available at select blockbusters for $99. Make some calls.

[Sylentwulf]

When the next gen consoles come out, the current gen consoles will be $50, simple as that. Dates all the way back to the NES at least..

[grayejectbutton]

Just as many cubes in the US as there are Xboxes. They won't drop the price down to $50, ever.

Huh? There are a million more people with Xboxes in the US than there are Gamecubes. In Japan, it's a different story, but the Xbox is way more popular in America than the 'Cube.

[hydr0x]

50.000 more cubes than xbox here in germany :)

[lendelin]

50.000 more cubes than xbox here in germany :)

I knew it, I knew it!! We Germans are smart people, right hydr0x?? ;)

Wo kommst du denn her? Ich bin aus Baden-Baden, hab' lange and der Uni Freiburg gearbeitet, und lebe seit 15 Jahren in den USA.

Don't worry about the German, guys, I just made fun about you Americans, that's all. ;)

[XpOsUrE]

Just as many cubes in the US as there are Xboxes. They won't drop the price down to $50, ever.

I would not say ever because I am sure the price will go down that low but not anytime soon maybe in like 3 or more years maybe is my best guess.

[Slipdeath]

i wouldnt say anytime soon

[hezeuschrist]

Usually the only time a system drops that low is because it's out of production and it's run it's course. N64, PSOne, ect.

[hezeuschrist]

In related news, holy shit:

The GBA tops the Japanese sales charts this week, while the GameCube ekes out a victory over the PS2.

According to Bloomberg Japan and research company Media Create, Nintendo's GameCube outsold the PlayStation 2 last week in Japan by a margin of 300 units.


Holy crap. I know the PS2 already has a much wider and decidedly massive install base, but wow.

[SoulBlazer]

I noticed that also.

There's a good article in this months's GMR (I think that's the name -- the magazine that EB is affliated with) about Nintendo and what they are doing.

I don't really think this means much, but reports indicate the GC is defentily outselling Microsoft in both Japan and Europe.

If Nintendo can increase third party production of games, continue to push ahead with their new ideas and games, get their new console and replacement out for the GBA ahead of anyone else, and expand into market areas that Sony has'nt allready dominated, and Nintendo can get right back on top to give Sony a run for it's monty and destroy Microsoft's console division (which is draining money away from the company -- we'll see what happens next year).