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Xbox Holiday Bundle confirmed?
- Thread starter PhatSaqs
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CrimsonSkies
Member
Sounds like a good bundle.
radios shipping overview
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This holiday season will be a lot MORE exciting if they bring that damned crystal system to the US.
The Fronde
Member
That's a fine bundle for people who like sports games, but a pretty weak for one for everyone else 
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Now all Microsoft has to do is release the crystal Xbox as a limited edition unit for 149.99 and things will be great this holiday season for them. IMO, the Xbox is going to be one of the hottest things this Christmas.
TheGreenGiant
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Code_Link said:
in truth MS is smart about their titles going platinum sooner; the consumer will see the box and think a) value b) quality.. how this is so, however is a mystery
but about 80% of their titles are not even qualified to go Platinum. Unlike PS2 or GC
Not stocked yet, but only 2 per customer.DarienA said:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002Y50KY/qid=1097882006/sr=1-15/ref=sr_1_15/102-6345336-3102536?v=glance&s=videogames
The sports bundle is fine. It'll bring in casuals. I doubt it'll bring in multiconsole owners though, and those are the people MS need to attract with their bundles. There were so many other, optimal games to include in a bundle. It confounds me as to WHY they've chosen those two games. Madden would have been a superior title to include, but I doubt EA would have given the go-ahead. Top Spin is a modern day classic, IMO. However, tennis games don't usually sell very well. I can definitely see why they made the game a part of the bundle though. It's SCWEEET and personifies every strength of the Xbox.
I think MS has chosen bundles based upon the type of gamer they want to attract. The first bundle you could call a ->Hardcore Bundle<-. Two Sega games. The second one was a ->Geek/Live Bundle<- Star Wars and GrandMaster Tetris. This one will be a ->Casual/Wide Appeal<- bundle. Football and Tennis. I like the strategy, but it, IMO has some flaws. And why does MS continue to stiff us over on the Crystal/Kasumi Blue Xbox bundles? Those two would, I feel, have much greater gravity on sales than what they're doing now. However, there is some consideration about how they would keep up stock and the cost of making a Kasumi Blue/Crystal Xbox on a huge US market.
MS is in a tough spot, but they could improve their position if they were a bit more aggressive. Bundles or not. They've, IMO, been very soft on allowing games to slip through their fingers and on game sales.
and personifies every strength of the Xbox.I think MS has chosen bundles based upon the type of gamer they want to attract. The first bundle you could call a ->Hardcore Bundle<-. Two Sega games. The second one was a ->Geek/Live Bundle<- Star Wars and GrandMaster Tetris. This one will be a ->Casual/Wide Appeal<- bundle. Football and Tennis. I like the strategy, but it, IMO has some flaws. And why does MS continue to stiff us over on the Crystal/Kasumi Blue Xbox bundles? Those two would, I feel, have much greater gravity on sales than what they're doing now. However, there is some consideration about how they would keep up stock and the cost of making a Kasumi Blue/Crystal Xbox on a huge US market.
MS is in a tough spot, but they could improve their position if they were a bit more aggressive. Bundles or not. They've, IMO, been very soft on allowing games to slip through their fingers and on game sales.