why are gamecube component cables still so expensive?

[ubersaurus]

It may sound stupid given all the opinions about the GC component cables ... but i want one !!!!!!

Is there any site where i can buy them cheaper than eBay ? or i just should wait to win it in an auction ?

I have another question: Nintendo released S-Video cables for the SNES or N64 on North America or Japan ?, i have seen quite a few third party cables, but never an official one :S

Thanks !!!

Yes, the SNEs/N64 s-video cable is the same ones you can get for Gamecube. Only works on the SNES-1, though.

[Iron Draggon]

what I don't understand is why they won't make a GB player for the Wii... the ONLY reason to own a GC now is for the GB player, and it seems that's the only reason why they won't make a GB player for the Wii... TOTALLY LAME!

[eskobar]

what I don't understand is why they won't make a GB player for the Wii... the ONLY reason to own a GC now is for the GB player, and it seems that's the only reason why they won't make a GB player for the Wii... TOTALLY LAME!

The decisión to make a GB player for the Cube was just to support sales of the system, the GBA was selling millions and it did help.

The Wii has strong sales, it doesn't need that kind of device ...


Thanks a lot for the info on the cables, in fact i checked the Nintendo Online Store and the have those S-Video for sale ... no luck on the component cable, i think that eBay is the only way

[Neil Koch]

what I don't understand is why they won't make a GB player for the Wii... the ONLY reason to own a GC now is for the GB player, and it seems that's the only reason why they won't make a GB player for the Wii... TOTALLY LAME!

Probably because Nintendo will eventually be doing Virtual Console releases for Game Boy games, either via the Wii or DSi.

[Leo_A]

What good would it do? The handheld has been dead for several years. They released the Game Boy Player since it probably made a small profit and they could expand the Game Boy Advance's reach to people not interested in buying a handheld who would then start buying software for it and give current GBA owners a way to play their games on a television..

If they released it now, its just an accessory cluttering the shelfs. They're not releasing and publishing Game Boy Advance titles now so they can't benefit from game sales on the platform like they could before.

I'm betting on the Virtual Console comment, either with the Wii's Virtual Console or on a successor's Virtual Console.