It's Official -- GameCube is now $99

[SoulBlazer]

Well, as speculated eariler, here's proof:

http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6075612.html

Anyone who does'nt have a GC, PLEASE help save Nintendo and buy yourself one! It may not have as many games as the PS2 does, but a lot of games are a ton of fun and very unique.

[Bratwurst]

The budget gamers jumping on board at this point won't save Nintendo, it didn't work for the Dreamcast.

[Half Japanese]

Yeah I know they have a cash cow with the GBA but anyone wanna place bets as to how much longer Nintendo can keep themselves afloat?

[jonjandran]

Yeah I know they have a cash cow with the GBA but anyone wanna place bets as to how much longer Nintendo can keep themselves afloat?


Oh no you didn't !!!!!!

Run here come the Fan-Boys !!! LOL

[Anonymous]

I would say they've got one more system to dig themselves out of the hole, but I think it has more to do with Sony screwing up than it does Nintendo doing things right (although there are a lot of things they could make right).

[Pantechnicon]

Oh, this hurts. This is worse than when Microsoft was forced to drop prices on the X-Box to half what they wanted to sell it for merely to be competitive with Sony.

Sorry, all you GC fan boys :sob:. I'm kicking back with a bag of popcorn and a beer and I'm gonna enjoy watching this ship sink. :cheers:

I'm still very bitter about Nintendo usurping Atari's market dominance back in 1985, you see. And there's little in this world I find as amusing as entities which collapse under the weight of their own hubris. Yes, it happened to Atari, too. Then Sega. Now it's Nintender's turn to jump the shark.

I'll wait till the GC gets below $50 and then get a used one. Time don't mean nuthin' to pig...

[DogP]

Hmm... does it still come with the free game or GB player now though? One of the places around here sells used GC's for $70 but that's not that great of a deal since the new ones for $150 include about $50 in extras... If it still includes the extras, I can't wait to see what the used ones drop to :) .

DogP

[Oobgarm]

No GBP or free games. That promo ended a few weeks ago, most likely due to the impending price cut. I haven't seen it yet with my own two eyes, but honestly, with that promotion, you were getting the cube for $99 anyway, and still paying full price for the game/GBP.

Yeah, Nintendo's got problems. But I'll still enjoy playing their games no mater what. I'm not a harbinger by any means, but I wouldn't be surprised if their new "announcement" next year will be the GCN's successor.

Used ones at the Gamestop I'm at are $70. I doubt they'll drop, as that is a pretty low price to begin with.

[GrandAmChandler]

I seriously am considering purchasing one with the current price drop. What does DECENT software go for? Luigis mansion, smash bros, metroid, etc. New or used? Any reccommendations? I really want a copy of cubivore too, that game is neat, I played it at a house of an old buddy of mine

[1bigmig]

The budget gamers jumping on board at this point won't save Nintendo, it didn't work for the Dreamcast.

Im still bitter about Playstation usurping the rightful two way battle between Nintendo and Sega. :angry:

[Cafeman]

Good Lord, I already own a Cube but how can the rest of you hold back? It's not like the Cube doesn't have any exclusive and great games. I will never forget the time I had playing Metroid Prime, F-Zero GX, Super Monkey Ball, and Rogue Leader, just to name a few.

Other recommendations of good games you can only get on the Cube:

- Zelda WindWaker and Zelda Ocarina bonus disc(N64 port with more clear visuals) -- I'm not a huge Zelda fan but I must give credit, both of these games have some incredibly designed levels and fun gameplay. I think I like Ocarina more even though it's using older technology. I couldn't get the time to finish either but I've seen Caf Jr do it. I think you could lose yourself for weeks in these games. As a side-note, I've noticed that even my 3-year old likes to play Wind Waker. He picks up pigs, gets soup, cuts grass, sails around -- in other words he doesn't progress the game at all but still spends hours having fun.

- GameBoy Player -- it isn't much money to be able to play new 2D games on your TV screen. Metroid Fusion, Sonic Advance, Advance Wars,etc.

- Mario Sunshine -- I'm also not a big Mario fan but there is some great platforming in this game. Lots to like. The premise and island character designs are disappointing, but the game has trademark Nintendo quality platforming missions.

- Ikaruga -- not my favorite shooter but it is a shooter, with finely detailed ships and visuals and unrelenting difficulty.

[Darth Sensei]

Sorry, all you GC fan boys :sob:. I'm kicking back with a bag of popcorn and a beer and I'm gonna enjoy watching this ship sink. :cheers:

I'm still very bitter about Nintendo usurping Atari's market dominance back in 1985, you see. And there's little in this world I find as amusing as entities which collapse under the weight of their own hubris. Yes, it happened to Atari, too. Then Sega. Now it's Nintender's turn to jump the shark.

I'll wait till the GC gets below $50 and then get a used one. Time don't mean nuthin' to pig...

I agree, but why would you be bitter about Nintendo and Atari? Nintendo didn't wrest control from Atari, they arrogantly dropped the ball and nearly destroyed the market.

[jonjandran]

I seriously am considering purchasing one with the current price drop. What does DECENT software go for? Luigis mansion, smash bros, metroid, etc. New or used? Any reccommendations? I really want a copy of cubivore too, that game is neat, I played it at a house of an old buddy of mine

BlockBuster carries maost of those titles New for $19.99

[Anonymous]

I don't see how anyone can be happy about any company going out of business. They're not all great game makers, but they do put food on employees' plates, and when there is less competition, the only people that win are the people at the top of the food chain within Sony.

[Darth Sensei]

I'll most likely buy a GC when they are $99 with some extras. I haven't bought one yet, simply because it's not worth more to me.

Dave

[GrandAmChandler]

hey the NES 8-bit system peaked when it sold for $99.99! :D

[chadtower]

I probably still won't buy one. I have like 500 games I've never played as it is.

[Flack]

I was going to buy one at lunch today but didn't get out. $99 is a decent price for any decent console -- "I've paid more for less," as they say. I've probably got more than that invested in N64 controllers.

I wouldn't be particularly happy if Nintendo went out of business, but ... didn't they get the message last time around? I'm not trolling here, but "most" (I'll change that to "many" if you like) gamers were disappointed in the games available for the N64. As a 30 year old guy, I could care less about Pokemon. Nintendo swore they were making a console with "me" in mind this time, and delivered us the exact same thing, but with better graphics. I mean, when Nintendo comes out and says that they don't want to back games like Grand Theft Auto, and then Slashdot runs an article saying that 70% of kids have played GTA ... it's just logical numbers at that point. If the kids want to play a certain type of game, and you don't have it ... then you have to see this coming.
Flack

[chadtower]

There's something to be said for providing an alternative to families that won't buy GTA. If my kids were of that age I would not allow them to play GTA in my house, so having a Gamecube instead of a PS2 is a good solution.

[Arcade Antics]

There's something to be said for providing an alternative to families that won't buy GTA. If my kids were of that age I would not allow them to play GTA in my house, so having a Gamecube instead of a PS2 is a good solution.

A better solution: don't buy GTA.

[can_dude]

Oh yee of little faith....Everyone knows the gamecube has sold less than the PS2 and Xbox, but your forgetting that the gamecube was far cheaper to develope than the XBOX or PS2. Now the PS2 is way ahead of the game, but microsoft loses money every time they sell a system. The Xbox is a 400 dollar machine, being sold for 180. At cost the system costs microsoft a little over 225 to make per machine (used to be 350 then 280, now 225 because of deals going between microsoft and Nvidia), and microsoft rely entirely on peripheral sales and game liscensing sales. The gamecube on the other hand is far cheaper to make. only about 125 bucks, meaning until recently the system was, and here's the key word, PROFITABLE! Nintendo has made more than twice the profit the XBOX has, just because it's third in sales, doesn't not make it the loser...nintendo always has and always will make a profit, even made a profit (albeit small) on the virtual boy. So don't discount Nintendo yet. The gamecube may have had a false start, but nintendo is by no means out of the race (Im talking overall, future consoles included).

[chadtower]

There's something to be said for providing an alternative to families that won't buy GTA. If my kids were of that age I would not allow them to play GTA in my house, so having a Gamecube instead of a PS2 is a good solution.

A better solution: don't buy GTA.

That doesn't prevent them from borrowing it from a friend. Anyway, you can't completely prevent it, but you can do some things to make it less likely. Besides, if Nintendo doesn't produce another console, there goes Mario/Zelda and I like Mario/Zelda.

[Arcade Antics]

Besides, if Nintendo doesn't produce another console, there goes Mario/Zelda and I like Mario/Zelda.

Nah, Sega has stopped making consoles, but we've still got Sonic games. Even if Nintendo were to quit the hardware biz and just make games, there'll always be Mario/Zelda. :)

[can_dude]

There's something to be said for providing an alternative to families that won't buy GTA. If my kids were of that age I would not allow them to play GTA in my house, so having a Gamecube instead of a PS2 is a good solution.

although the gamecube is Aesthetically childish, it is by no means a childs toy, as the N64 was. Unfortunately for Nintendo they have to shake this kids toy image...I dont know if you've notice but lots of very mature games are out on the Gamecube that no child should play, but every adult should love. Eternal Darkness is exclusive (great game) as is the resident evil series, Zero through 4. The only difference between the games on the gamecube and the other two systems is that the younger audience games are actually GOOD on the gamecube making them stand out.

I know I'm coming off as a Nintendo fanboy, but Im not. I'm a lover of all consoles and all companies that are willing to release them. Im just trying to stop the prejudice of all systems... :-D

[can_dude]

Besides, if Nintendo doesn't produce another console, there goes Mario/Zelda and I like Mario/Zelda.

Nah, Sega has stopped making consoles, but we've still got Sonic games. Even if Nintendo were to quit the hardware biz and just make games, there'll always be Mario/Zelda. :)

well said

[Darth Sensei]

The gamecube on the other hand is far cheaper to make. only about 125 bucks, meaning until recently the system was, and here's the key word, PROFITABLE! Nintendo has made more than twice the profit the XBOX has, just because it's third in sales, doesn't not make it the loser...nintendo always has and always will make a profit, even made a profit (albeit small) on the virtual boy. So don't discount Nintendo yet. The gamecube may have had a false start, but nintendo is by no means out of the race (Im talking overall, future consoles included).

I have to disagree. Market share is important. Some people won't buy a product simply because it isn't selling. Therefore, if Nintendo continues to sell less than Ms or Sony then it will affect how many people choose to buy their next console.

Dave

[chadtower]

Besides, if Nintendo doesn't produce another console, there goes Mario/Zelda and I like Mario/Zelda.

Nah, Sega has stopped making consoles, but we've still got Sonic games. Even if Nintendo were to quit the hardware biz and just make games, there'll always be Mario/Zelda. :)

Yeah, and have you noticed that the Sonic games not on Sega hardware aren't nearly as good as the ones that are on Sega hardware? Half the reason the Mario/Zelda games are always amazing (more Mario really) is because the Nintendo developers have a major headstart on their own hardware. They practically design the console around what they're going to want to do with the next mascot games. Remember Mario 64 and how long that was in development in parallel with the console? If they're developing these games for someone else they won't be able to do that. The games will only suffer if they continue.

[Cafeman]

I have been surprised that Nintendo is in 3rd place. I suppose that is a sign that the game scene & market has indeed changed significantly. I'm not a big Nintendo fan per se, but I like the Cube. I'm just surprised more gamers haven't bought it just to play some of the must-plays like Metroid Prime.

Nintendo are shrewd businessmen though. Least popular or not, they are still quite rich and haven't lost money on their system. They are in no danger of disappearing or dropping out of the console race.

I gotta say though, Nintendo needs to get a fresh new look to their in-house games. Quality software or not, Mario and company are in too many games (again). Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Smash Bros, Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart DD, and Mario Party. Give Mario a friggin break already. Couple all this Mario stuff with toonish Zelda, even Waverace's characters have a rather silly appearance to them (but the racing experience makes that a moot point, but still..). I wish EAD and Miyamoto and co. would make something fresh and new that would drop jaws in the manner that Mario 64 and Rare's DK Country once did.

I shed a tear for the lack of VF Quest too ... WHERE'D IT GO, SEGA?!

[Cafeman]

Yeah, and have you noticed that the Sonic games not on Sega hardware aren't nearly as good as the ones that are on Sega hardware?

I don't know, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is improved over the original Dreamcast one in many little, but noticeable, ways. Sonic DX I've heard has a glitchy frame rate though (sloppy rush job performed by interns no doubt! BAH!). What other Sonic games are there to compare?

[Half Japanese]

I'm not biased for or against Nintendo, but fact is that they need to rethink their strategy. You don't send an army of Pokemon and multiplayer pac man to the front lines of a fierce console war in 2003. I loved Metroid Prime, I enjoyed SSBM and a slew of other GCN games (although I will say that Mario Sunshine was shit straight from a dog's butt), but they can't rely on their fanbase forever.

[chadtower]

Yeah, and have you noticed that the Sonic games not on Sega hardware aren't nearly as good as the ones that are on Sega hardware?

I don't know, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is improved over the original Dreamcast one in many little, but noticeable, ways. Sonic DX I've heard has a glitchy frame rate though (sloppy rush job performed by interns no doubt! BAH!). What other Sonic games are there to compare?

I don't know what consoles those two games are for, but if they're for consoles after the DC, then comparing them to a DC game on those terms isn't valid. If a game jumps to a more powerful platform it had better be a LOT better, not better in "many little but noticeable ways".

[Arcade Antics]

I don't know what consoles those two games are for, but if they're for consoles after the DC, then comparing them to a DC game on those terms isn't valid. If a game jumps to a more powerful platform it had better be a LOT better, not better in "many little but noticeable ways".

@_@

Many gamers consider the DC in the same league as the PS2, GC and XBox, so it's a very valid comparison. Comparing them to the 2600 or the Genesis is not a valid comparison. And even gamers who don't consider the four newest platforms as "current gen" would point out that we're not seeing the quantum leaps of generations past. So if you're looking for "a LOT better," better grab a Stephen King novel or ten - you've got a long wait in store.


Half the reason the Mario/Zelda games are always amazing (more Mario really) is because the Nintendo developers have a major headstart on their own hardware. They practically design the console around what they're going to want to do with the next mascot games. Remember Mario 64 and how long that was in development in parallel with the console? If they're developing these games for someone else they won't be able to do that. The games will only suffer if they continue.

:roll: That's quite a leap. The Nintendo game designers can code stuff with their eyes closed. What platform their hypothetical future games wind up on will ultimately make no difference. The games won't suffer a bit.

[bigdaddychester]

WOW!! Reading all of this, I get the feeling of deja vu :o :D

[Anonymous]

two more cents from my end. First of all, Nintendo has dropped their price to 99 dollars while the other systems are 199 each (though they often sell for 179 or even less). This will probably change sooner rather than later, but that can be a very big deciding factor for joe fence sitter.

Secondly, Nintendo has stated that when they stop making consoles, theys top making games. It could simply be a threat to get people to buy the system, and if Nintendo does die, then the programmers and designers will simply go to other developers, but let's face it; video games would never be the same without Nintendo games.

[kai123]

Isn't Nintendo only third place in the USA and Europe? Also aren't we forgetting the GBA?

[Captain Wrong]

I dont know if you've notice but lots of very mature games are out on the Gamecube that no child should play, but every adult should love. Eternal Darkness is exclusive (great game) as is the resident evil series, Zero through 4.

...and if you don't like survival horror, you're left with.....?

(Or, for that matter, if you don't like replaying games as is the case with RE 1-Code Veronica.)

Really, I don't want to see Nintendo out of the race if for no other reason than I like to see competition, but they really aren't doing anything to help their case. I know my tastes are pretty non-mainstream, but still the only GC game I'm even half way interested in is a port of a DC game I had over a year before it was released for GC.

I think Dr Justin has it right. Nintendo is really milking nostalgia and their licenses and that's just not the way to stay on top. Unless they return to a position of innovator, or unless they really like pissing money away on consoles, I'd give them one more home console.

[Ed Oscuro]

I'm not biased for or against Nintendo, but fact is that they need to rethink their strategy. You don't send an army of Pokemon and multiplayer pac man to the front lines of a fierce console war in 2003.

Awesome quote :D

I don't think Nintendo really has much leverage in terms of rethinking its strategy -- it's not going to go "darker," and it's certainly not apt to do well if they go further into the realm of "toy manufacturer" if they don't have some games to support that. And who buys the e-Reader, honestly? Neat concept, but not terribly well executed. Magnetic swipe cards wouldn't store as well as what they have currently, but even putting more dots on a card would help decrease the number of silly cards to make. Too bad they didn't have this idea back when card games were ACTUALLY POPULAR. Maybe they are in Japan-land, but here it seems that stuff died out for the mainstream (or is it just because I'm out of high school?)

[tom]

Its a shame.
Here in the UK the Game Cube is totally dead. Argos (a high street retailer) dropped the GC price from 120 pounds to 90 pounds, and the GC sold like no other console. The truth is that Argos only wanted to get rid of surplus stock, and there is no Game Cube in the new Argos Winter catalog, only PS2, Xbox, PSone (+ PC and GBA). Other important shops like Dixons, PC World and Curry's all discontinued the Game Cube a while back. Woolworth only sells about 10 titles. Independant shops sell little or no GC, because software prices are high.
Here in the UK you even get PSone adverts featuring new software, but no Game Cube.
We also don't get the e-Reader for GBA.
Nintendo never cared about Europe.

Nintendo R.I.P.

[can_dude]

Secondly, Nintendo has stated that when they stop making consoles, theys top making games. It could simply be a threat to get people to buy the system, and if Nintendo does die, then the programmers and designers will simply go to other developers, but let's face it; video games would never be the same without Nintendo games.

That's pure rumor...Nintendo is quoted to say that they are in this thing for the LONG haul, even if they didn't quite do so well with the Cube, they are going to keep making consoles and keep making a profit. They believe that when all is said and done (and this is very very far into the future) Nintendo will be on top...I don't know about that, but the point is that they are going for the profit.

[can_dude]

for more info read GMR magazine October 2003 issue

[Flack]

There's something to be said for providing an alternative to families that won't buy GTA. If my kids were of that age I would not allow them to play GTA in my house, so having a Gamecube instead of a PS2 is a good solution.

A better solution: don't buy GTA.

That doesn't prevent them from borrowing it from a friend. Anyway, you can't completely prevent it, but you can do some things to make it less likely. Besides, if Nintendo doesn't produce another console, there goes Mario/Zelda and I like Mario/Zelda.

It also doesn't stop them from playing GTA at a friend's house -- and with 70% of the kids in America having played GTA, there's a pretty good chance one of your kid's friends has it.

Like I said, I'll probably buy a Gamecube just for the Star Wars packages.

Flack

[Anonymous]

That's pure rumor...Nintendo is quoted to say that they are in this thing for the LONG haul, even if they didn't quite do so well with the Cube, they are going to keep making consoles and keep making a profit. They believe that when all is said and done (and this is very very far into the future) Nintendo will be on top...I don't know about that, but the point is that they are going for the profit.
You're right. It's a rumor.

[Lady Jaye]

Nintendo dropping the price of the Cube is probably part of their move towards the next console. Frankly, such a drop shouldn't occur when a console hasn't even reached its second birthday, but my opinion is that Nintendo is phazing out the Cube and probably want to move on to the "N5" console late next year or early in 2005.

[Zaxxon]

Oh yee of little faith....Everyone knows the gamecube has sold less than the PS2 and Xbox, but your forgetting that the gamecube was far cheaper to develope than the XBOX or PS2. Now the PS2 is way ahead of the game, but microsoft loses money every time they sell a system. The Xbox is a 400 dollar machine, being sold for 180. At cost the system costs microsoft a little over 225 to make per machine (used to be 350 then 280, now 225 because of deals going between microsoft and Nvidia), and microsoft rely entirely on peripheral sales and game liscensing sales. The gamecube on the other hand is far cheaper to make. only about 125 bucks, meaning until recently the system was, and here's the key word, PROFITABLE! Nintendo has made more than twice the profit the XBOX has, just because it's third in sales, doesn't not make it the loser...nintendo always has and always will make a profit, even made a profit (albeit small) on the virtual boy. So don't discount Nintendo yet. The gamecube may have had a false start, but nintendo is by no means out of the race (Im talking overall, future consoles included).

Where are you getting these figures from?


The gamecube on the other hand is far cheaper to make. only about 125 bucks, meaning until recently the system was, and here's the key word, PROFITABLE!

Where's the profit? They probably had to spend hundreds of millions of dollars developing the system, getting it made, distributed, promoting it. You can't just instantly recoup all that money because you broke even on a console sale or maybe cleared a few dollars. They need to sell a lot for GC's before they recoup their investment. I read that there were millions of unsold GC's sitting in warehouses around the world. Does anyone know the actual number? There's tons more sitting unsold in stores, occupying valuable shelf space. The stores managment can't be happy with the GC's performance, especially with how demanding Nintendo is and makes retailers jump through all kinds of hoops just to carry their stuff.


Nintendo has made more than twice the profit the XBOX has,

Figures?


just because it's third in sales, doesn't not make it the loser...

Mmm... Marketshare counts. After the getting beat by the 16 bit Genesis(SNES eventually caught up), the Virtual Boy debacle, the N64 losing to the PS big time, and now the GC going down in flames I think they can be considered a loser on the console side. Nintedo only sold 80,000 units in the April-June quarter, compared to the 2.65 mln PlayStation 2 consoles sold during same period. Those are pathetic Atari Jaguar-like numbers. The big 3 are more concerned with gaining marketshare than making a quarterly profit. Any profits Nintendo may be making now (doubtful) are probably going to be wiped out when Sony releases the PSP. The GBA is the only thing that Nintendo might be making money on.



nintendo always has and always will make a profit, even made a profit (albeit small) on the virtual boy.

What?!?! Now I know your talking out your ass. :P A profit on the Virtual Boy!? LOL


Nintendo lost 360 yen or 3.58 pct to 9,700. The maker of Gameboy hand-held
game machines and Gamecube game consoles announced yesterday it sold only 80,000
Gamecube consoles in the April-June quarter, compared to the 2.65 mln
PlayStation 2 consoles sold during same period by arch rival Sony.
Hirotoshi Murakami, an analyst with Mitsubishi Securities, said he has
maintained his 'strong sell' recommendation on Nintendo, saying that the company
has not tried to address the problem of falling sales for its Gamecube consoles,
which are now running far behind not only Sony's PlayStation 2 consoles but also
Microsoft's Xbox in overseas markets.
yasuhiko.seki…asia.com

[Zaxxon]

Nintendo dropping the price of the Cube is probably part of their move towards the next console. Frankly, such a drop shouldn't occur when a console hasn't even reached its second birthday, but my opinion is that Nintendo is phazing out the Cube and probably want to move on to the "N5" console late next year or early in 2005.

Why would Nintendo even want to rush out another console after getting burned again and again? I could see them focusing all their energies to try and protect their handheld marketshare with a new handheld.

[Lady Jaye]

Because they're already been hinting for the past few months that they're working on their next console, that's why. Just in the same way that the Saturn didn't last long before it was replaced by the Dreamcast.

Of course, maybe Nintendo will just bypass any kind of hook-to-TV console and just make the N5 portable (the GameCube-size mini-DVDs are small enough to fit a handheld without making it too cumbersome). Who knows? Nintendo is just kinda unpredictable.

I'm just thinking that it's bad omen to drop the price so much on a console, so soon.

[Evil E]

I will probably buy one when used prices on them lower a bit, or if they will sell them with a game package for$99--until then, I am quite content with my DC and Xbox!! :P

[kai123]

Hows the xbox doing? All I ever hear is how the Gamecube is doing compared to the ps2. Why not compare it to a system that came out a few days before it?

[Zaxxon]

From Gamespy:

Xbox U.S. Sales Outpace PS2
Aramo | 6:54 | Console

Microsoft is boasting figures from NPD Group incidating a positive market share growth on a year-over-year basis (August 2002 to August 2003). Sales of the Xbox console increased 6 percent from this same period last year, while the Sony's PlayStation 2 dropped 36 percent and Nintendo's GameCube fell 22 percent.

With Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 2 still firmly ahead of Microsoft's console, the Xbox market share in the U.S. has increased to 27 percent. Microsoft aims on increasing its share a bit, counting on its respectable line-up of Xbox titles scheduled for this holiday season that includes Ninja Gaiden, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Counter-Strike and Grabbed by the Ghoulies

[Slipdeath]

if people are mad at sony for making the nintedo and interfering in the sega vs nintendo era, uve just got nintendo to blame

[SoulBlazer]

Nintendo IS hard to work on N5. That's been confirmed. They want to get their new console out before the PS3 and the XBox 2 in the hopes of getting a good market share. But they also want to have enough games released for the system. Indications are that the N5 will be released at some point in 2005, probaly a few months before Sony's and Microsoft's systems.

Gee, have'nt we allready debated this to death? I'm honestly surprised my simple note started this again. :roll: LOL

[Anonymous]

Just so everyone's clear, Work on "N5" has been underway since before the gamecube was released. Work on the Gamecube was underway since before the N64 was released. Work on the N64 was underway since before the SNES was released. Console R&D is an ongoing process, but it is poor business sense to talk about the 'next system' when you're busy marketing the current system.

And the people who have speculated about Nintendo's next system being released are on the right track. It has been said that the reason companies are pulling support for the Gamecube is because the Nintendo is saving it's original innovative SW for the next generation, and other companies are following suit. It is all just a rumor, however.

[john_soper]

There's something to be said for providing an alternative to families that won't buy GTA. If my kids were of that age I would not allow them to play GTA in my house, so having a Gamecube instead of a PS2 is a good solution.
Wouldn't it be funny if a parent bought a GC because the PS2 had too many
adult games, then the kid gets the GC (aka uncensored) BMX XXX somewhere. Imagine coming home from work and seeing a fireman on the screen talking about "can't get it up" to a topless rider.

[Evil E]

There's something to be said for providing an alternative to families that won't buy GTA. If my kids were of that age I would not allow them to play GTA in my house, so having a Gamecube instead of a PS2 is a good solution.
Wouldn't it be funny if a parent bought a GC because the PS2 had too many
adult games, then the kid gets the GC (aka uncensored) BMX XXX somewhere. Imagine coming home from work and seeing a fireman on the screen talking about "can't get it up" to a topless rider.

Hilarious