Gamecube overhauls Xbox in Germany since start altogether 600,000 Gamecubes sold Nintendo sold 2004 four times as many Gamecubes according to GRP in the first half-year, as in the same period of the previous year. Thus the play console Microsofts Xbox overhauled and sits now on the second place behind the market leader, the PlayStation 2 of Sony. Altogether so far 600,000 Gamecubes a at home are to have found in Germany. However between January and June 2004 were there according to Nintendo over 100.000 pieces. The NINT DO market share was in the first half-year 2004 with on the average 22 per cent, in June 2004 alone already about 26 per cent. On the added sales figures of Gamecube and Game Boy Advance sees itself based to Nintendo as market leaders: For the first half-year 2004 GRP determined that all sold 52 per cent in Germany video game devices from Nintendo came. "Basis our success are characters and interactive plays, those partially a cult character geniessen", Dr. Bernd Fakesch, general manager says of Nintendo Germany on a press conference on the fair before day. "Der trend to the active Gaming verstaerken." itself with the next console generation, which already stands before the door,; Further growth expects Nintendo of the portable Nintendo DS, which comes as GBA successors still 2004 in Japan and the USA and at the beginning of of 2005 into Europe into the trade. The Gamecube successor "Revolution" Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo announced, only recently.
