What, they are? Link?LakeEarth said:Since Nintendo is losing money on each Gamecube sold right now
AniHawk said:Xbox: March or E3 to $130 or $100 to bleed several more gallons and get some followers leading up to the Xenon launch.
GDJustin said:No one picking up an Xbox for $99 will be buying a Xenon at launch.
Grubdog said:What, they are? Link?
X2 not having BC might make them have to continue production to offset the games still on shelves...AniHawk said:Good point. I wonder if they'll just discontinue the system outright since it's losing them money and Xenon wont be backwards compatable.
The Faceless Master said:X2 not having BC might make them have to continue production to offset the games still on shelves...
Rhindle said:I don't believe anyone in the biz is expecting another round of price drops this year. The money is better spent on promoting the big fall releases rather than price cuts.
What you will see is new Xbox and PS2 holiday bundles announced pretty soon. If Nintendo is smart, they'll drop the Metroid bundle and replace it with something their market actually wants.
At this point, Sony is probably making money on the PS2 hardware, or breaking even at the very least.Broshnat said:Nintendo are losing no more money on cubes than sony and microsoft are on playstations and x-boxs
Early reports are indicating that the Prime bundle is selling well. Besides, what game would better drive a bundle? Besides Smash Bros. (which is selling far too well as a standalone product right now to bundle or even drop to PC price), there really aren't many other GC games that are as prolific as Metroid Prime.Rhindle said:If Nintendo is smart, they'll drop the Metroid bundle and replace it with something their market actually wants.
I don't believe the Metroid bundle is selling well at all. Stores still seem to be selling out of PS2s and rarely have more than a couple of Xbox in stock, while big piles of Metroid cubes are sitting around untouched.human5892 said:Early reports are indicating that the Prime bundle is selling well. Besides, what game would better drive a bundle? Besides Smash Bros. (which is selling far too well as a standalone product right now to bundle or even drop to PC price), there really aren't many other GC games that are as prolific as Metroid Prime.
Plus, as Anihawk said, Nintendo is trying to go after the older market, and a Mario Kart or even Wind Waker bundle wouldn't be the best way to do that.
Broshnat said:Nintendo are losing no more money on cubes than sony and microsoft are on playstations and x-boxs
GDJustin said:No one picking up an Xbox for $99 will be buying a Xenon at launch.
Insertia said:yeah they are.
Musashi Wins! said:well...the same probably applies to the GC. People are going to assume their going to have yet another shitty round with 3rd party support and take another rush to be the bargain console. Maybe they'll launch much cheaper than their competitors next time.
TheGreenGiant said:not really. Haven't you met the Nintendo fans on this forum.
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Rhindle said:It's too late in the game to be trying to "go after an older market." Metroid didn't do that for them in 2002, free Metroid isn't going to do that for them in 2004. They would be far better off capturing more holiday sales to parents with a Mario/WindWaker/SSBM bundle.
SiegfriedFM said:Screw console price drops. I've owned all of them since 2000/2002. I'm not buying any more of them. Where's my game price drop?