Gamecube Price drop!!

Gummy Panda · 24-09-2003 9:52am #1

GameCube to drop under €100/£70 on October 1. And there was reports on Gamescenteral on Channel 4 this morning that games will also drop to £15.

If this really happens, i might grab myself a GC and some games.

DapperGent · 24-09-2003 10:01am

Link?

Giblet · 24-09-2003 10:20am

Everythings dropping, but the Gamecube has the biggest one.

You didn't see me ...right!

Clover · 24-09-2003 10:57am

i'll pick up a gamecube for sure if it drops below 100 and the games drop in price also .

Len_007 · 24-09-2003 11:17am

Have a GC, but if this drop applies to the other consoles as said, an X-box might be the order of the day.

Stormfox1020 · 24-09-2003 11:48am

Jesus then a GBA SP will be more expensive than a Gamecube. Maybe this is a hint of the end of the nintendo console era

.

jerk · 24-09-2003 12:07pm

well if nintendo had even tried to compete with the rest of the consoles they wouldn't be ni this mess, their own fault.
The only game I would want to play on it would be Zelda.

savemejebus · 24-09-2003 12:16pm

The gamecube is a great piece of Kit, it the panasonic Q was released there it's possible that the gamecube could have competed properly with the PS2 and Xbox, but still don't count it out just yet, the price drop in the uk a few months ago did it world of good and there are still great games in development, I bought the metroid pack in xtravision a few months back for 159 and then got a bunch of games in dixons for €15 , it was well worth it and looking back i'd have got it just for rogue squadron and resi-evil remake

jerk · 24-09-2003 12:23pm

no dvd playback, no cigar.

Spunog UIE · 24-09-2003 12:36pm

Giblet whats that game with the top down shooter, black and white stuff, ah buy it for that alone. Love that game.

astrofool · 24-09-2003 12:47pm

while it's great for the consumer initially, in the long term it's only gonna be bad for nintendo

even the dreamcast didn't drop in price this much when it was officially supported

monument · 24-09-2003 12:52pm

Originally posted by DapperGent
Link?

GI.biz's view on the story - http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=ret&aid=2269

oneweb · 24-09-2003 1:03pm

Originally posted by Stormfox1020
Jesus then a GBA SP will be more expensive than a Gamecube. Maybe this is a hint of the end of the nintendo console era .

I was of the impression that the GC was pretty much end of line about a year ago? I know Argos and some other retailers dropped price 'cos of poor sales last year (the result was a higher interest in the console, and a bit of a lifeline).

sod · 24-09-2003 1:31pm

Originally posted by Gideon
Giblet whats that game with the top down shooter, black and white stuff, ah buy it for that alone. Love that game.

eh, not giblet but i reckon you're on about Ikaruga, changing your ships shield colour and all that jazz. it makes eyes water at 20 paces.

[CrimsonGhost] · 24-09-2003 1:59pm

Eh, what dixons was selling GC games for 15 euro??
I'm there

Clover · 24-09-2003 3:20pm

savemejebus,

looking back i'd have got it just for rogue squadron and resi-evil remake

same here , that is what i will get one for.

IgnatiusJRiley · 24-09-2003 3:28pm

does the gc have any good footie games. If so I'm gettin one

Spunog UIE · 24-09-2003 4:57pm

Originally posted by sod
eh, not giblet but i reckon you're on about Ikaruga, changing your ships shield colour and all that jazz. it makes eyes water at 20 paces.

cheers, yeah was playing it at that darkside thing and they had the tele turned on its side. Ah thought it was brillo. Monkey ball was good against people too. Ah like the simple games or racing games, and streetfighter on consoles, leave the strategy and 3dshooters to the pc.

tman · 24-09-2003 6:03pm

i remember hearing murmerings about a selection of games being added to the budget line up as well, can't remember what they were tho.

soul calibur 2, resi 0, 1 & 4, metroid prime, burnout 2, mario sunshine, zelda & twin snakes here i come...

honru · 24-09-2003 6:29pm

Wow, thats a damn competitive move on Nintendo's part. I mean, you could buy a Gamecube and a few games for the price of a PS2 or Xbox (however Microsoft may be forced to follow suit). Hopefully this will shake up the market a little.

Nevertheless, its hard to remove the feeling of worry for Nintendo and their place in home consoles, hopefully this will provide a turn around.

Gummy Panda · 24-09-2003 7:01pm

The gamecube will become the *console* of choose for skint students!!

I'll definitly get one if the reports are true. I asked in GAME and Blanch and they didn't have a clue. But the staff wouldn't to next week.

savemejebus · 25-09-2003 8:11am

Hey Crimson Ghost,

Most of the dixons group (PC World, Currys and Dixons) in limerick sold off their Gamecube games really cheaply around a4 months ago, prices ranged from €10 to €19.99. I bought Resi Evil (the best) for 19.99, wrestlemanicrap IX for 9.99. fifa 2003 for 9.99(dogs naughtybits with surround sound), a james bond game (agent under fire i think) for 15. They had luigis mansion for 9.99, animal crossing for 9.99 and rogue leader for 10.99!! but when i tried to buy rogue leader they couldn't find the disc, typical eh

Don't know what the story is now down there but I was in game in limerick during their sale and all the crap games bmxXXX, legends of wrestling etc. were only 6.99

Gummy Panda · 25-09-2003 8:52am

Originally posted by savemejebus
animal crossing for 9.99

WTF!!! Animal Crossing??

sod · 25-09-2003 9:56am

Originally posted by Gideon
cheers, yeah was playing it at that darkside thing and they had the tele turned on its side. Ah thought it was brillo.

telly on its side? did that not fúck up the controls, cos then stick up = onscreen forward/right. Is there an option in Ikaruga to play left to right rather than bottom to top?

long_b · 25-09-2003 9:58am

It's officially down to US $99 now.

If it did go down to 99 yoyos, wonder what they'd have to drop the GBA SP price down to ... I know the two aren't in competition or anything but it would look a bit silly if the SP stayed at 140 ...

Games for the Cube are a lot cheaper too what with the "platinum" range

Gummy Panda · 25-09-2003 10:25am

Sod,

When i had my GC ages, some nintendo mag had a plasma tv on its side playing it. You'd fighting up the length of the screen. The mag even gave advice on when to turn on the screen as if you turn it on straight away you could damaged it.

sod · 25-09-2003 11:53am

clownboy,

oh right, i was thinking in terms of square telly not widescreen, doing that would make the game pretty cool alright, so there is an option in Ikaruga to display it sideways on screen while keeping same controls? i was thinking people were doing it so as to play it as a sidescroller due to preference or whatever.

i'm assuming the damage that could be caused was cos of using a plasma? they're finicky at best. i hear you have to buy refills for the gas thats inside em every 3-4 years and they cost loads (i could be way off on this one though)

Gummy Panda · 25-09-2003 12:07pm

The damage was turning it back on straight after moving it. The gas have to set or something for a well. Looked amazing in the mag.

Must've of been one expensive TV.

i_am_dogboy · 25-09-2003 2:19pm

Originally posted by jerk
no dvd playback, no cigar.

isn't that what dvd players are for?

savemejebus · 25-09-2003 3:02pm

yeah but to compete with PS2 and Xbox dvd playback woulda been cool, thats why they should have launched the panasonic cube here, they'd have cleaned up cos lots of people would have bought that over an Xbox

honru · 25-09-2003 4:49pm

Originally posted by sod
Is there an option in Ikaruga to play left to right rather than bottom to top?

Yes.

shinzon · 25-09-2003 5:03pm

The gamecube is a good piece of kit, with some pretty decent original games, and if they do in fact drop the price id recommend getting one just for rogue squadron 2 alone plus 3 when its out in november

Shin

smiaras · 25-09-2003 10:07pm

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The Smircher · 25-09-2003 11:31pm

Hmm, was thinking of getting myself a cube for Christmas....this has probably sealed it.

Rogue Squadron 2 and 3....you shall be mine!

Matt Simis · 26-09-2003 4:05pm

Originally posted by sod
clownboy,

i'm assuming the damage that could be caused was cos of using a plasma? they're finicky at best. i hear you have to buy refills for the gas thats inside em every 3-4 years and they cost loads (i could be way off on this one though)

I assure you thats a load of horse$hit. If by "finicky" you mean they break if you drop them, then yes your correct, but I dunno why anyone would think dropping or mishandling something with over 1 metre of exposed glass is a good idea.

Matt

Stormfox1020 · 26-09-2003 4:22pm

R.I.P

Nintendo

Sadly another victim of
the console wars.
They served us well but
as life goes nothing lasts
Forever.

God Bless its Soul

1980--2003

tman · 26-09-2003 4:33pm

Originally posted by Stormfox1020
R.I.P

what???
do you seriously think this is going to bury nintendo?
i for one will be picking a gamecube up at this bargain price, as will thousands like me, this is just the kick up the arse the console needs to get back in the running.
and lets not forget the gba...

shinzon · 26-09-2003 4:56pm

Just learned that EIDOS interactive have dropped the gamecube as a development platform, dunno whether thats a bad thing considering the disaster that was Tomb raider angel of darkness

Shin

Goodshape · 26-09-2003 5:29pm

Originally posted by savemejebus
yeah but to compete with PS2 and Xbox dvd playback woulda been cool

With a DVD player built in surly the GC would have been more expensive - and definitely a good bit bigger (to fit the disks even). It's completely unnecessary if you ask me. I bought a game console to play games, not movies.

I haven't watched a film on an X-BOX (you have to buy extra kit, right?), but the PS2 is a lousy DVD player. Certainly ships thouse units though :rolleyes:

€99 is a bargin. GC may not have the most games, but from what I've played across all platforms it (probably) has the best.

...slashdot is reporting that Microsoft are going to follow Sony's price lead, not Nintendo's.

Cake Fiend · 26-09-2003 7:10pm

Originally posted by Stormfox1020
R.I.P

Nintendo

Sadly another victim of
the console wars.
They served us well but
as life goes nothing lasts
Forever.

God Bless its Soul

1980--2003

What a really intelligent and insightful thing to say!

:rolleyes:

lordsippa · 27-09-2003 12:38pm

Hopefully at this price the GC will swamp the Irish market and we'll soon be seeing all the games we'd have to import for sale here.

And yet I've a strange feeling that I last had when I was standing by my proud ol' Amiga...

Stormfox1020 · 27-09-2003 5:01pm

Sico, id make a great advertising campaign manager for nintendo huh!

Deadwing · 27-09-2003 6:47pm

The cube is the only choice for good, ORIGINAL games. It might not have the quantity, but it has quality oozing from every orofice.
Lets hope with this price reduction the rest of the games buying public can tear themselves away from playing "Generic car stealing bullet time shooting undercover cop with a shadowy past" Ps2 Crap 'em up long enough to realise what a truly great console the Cube is. To any cube doubters all i say is:

METROID PRIME.

TheSonOfBattles · 27-09-2003 7:28pm

Metroid Prime isn't original, it's a sequel. Sorry. I'd still love to play it, and really, really wanna get a gamecube. But the Gamecube has carbon-copy forgettables same as any other machine. It's just it's smaller % wise, as the gamecube has less games out. A lot of the gamecube greats are sequels: Zelda, Mario, Smash Bros. Metroid etc, etc, you get the pic. This was all argued extensively in a previous thread. Every format has great, good, and crap games. It's just a case of not being biased or fanboyish, and looking.

Still, if the price does drop, i'll definately pick one up, and complete my console collection.

Dont be at yourself · 27-09-2003 7:42pm

The cube is the only choice for good, ORIGINAL games.

Poppycock. You want originality? Take a look at Freakout, Frequency, ICO or Rez.

The PS2's catalogue is so great that it caters for practically every taste better than either of two consoles. Neither the GC or XBox are essential purchases for gamers wishing to experience a certain type of game.

And yeah, Metroid Prime is great. It's been in my GamCube even since I bought it on release day. Although... that could be because there's been shag all else released worth buying since then until this week.

Deadwing · 28-09-2003 1:04am

Originally posted by TheSonOfBattles
Metroid Prime isn't original, it's a sequel.

I didnt mean original as in the first of a series, i meant original as in it did something different within the FPS genre.

Originally posted by NekkidBibleMan
Poppycock. You want originality? Take a look at Freakout, Frequency, ICO or Rez.

I took a look at those games sometime last year. Freakout may have been original, but it was also piss poor. Frequency is just a rhythm action game. ICO was great, i loved every minute of it. Rez was cool, but hardly an original PS2 game as it was released on Dreamcast first. And you could finish it in an evening.
The PS2 doesnt have any FPS's that can even compare to Metroid, it doesnt have a platformer that can touch mario sunshine, or an action adventure/rpg to touch Wind waker. And Resident Evil on the cube is done a milion times better than the PS2 ever could.
I love my Ps2, but its showing its age something terrible nowadays, and tho it has cool games, you can only shout "GTA!" for so long. You might say "Gamecube has had f*uck all come out since metroid!" But in all honesty, whats come out on PS2 lately? Def jam vendetta? Tomb raider?

tman · 28-09-2003 11:49am

ah ffs, i've just been over at a mates gaff playing vice city on his ps2 all night, bleurgh!
its made me appreciate the pc & cube so much more than i already did!

Dont be at yourself · 28-09-2003 12:57pm

I took a look at those games sometime last year. Freakout may have been original, but it was also piss poor.

Oh right. Your well-reasoned argument has won me over! Freakout may have had it's flaws, but it wasn't piss-poor by any stretch of the imagination.

Frequency is just a rhythm action game.

Then by your logic, Metroid is just a FPS, and Monkeyball is just a platrofmer.

Rez was cool, but hardly an original PS2 game as it was released on Dreamcast first.

You miss my point. You argued that the GameCube was the only choice for "good, original games", yet you've just contradicted yourself. I agree that the GameCube has played host to original games, but to say it's the only choice for gamers seeking original games is absurd.

And you could finish it in an evening.

You could beat Pikmin in an evening too, you know.

The PS2 doesnt have any FPS's that can even compare to Metroid, it doesnt have a platformer that can touch mario sunshine, or an action adventure/rpg to touch Wind waker. And Resident Evil on the cube is done a milion times better than the PS2 ever could.

I'll agree on the Metroid point. It is a truly original game. Zelda is, well, Zelda. I could equally say find an RPG in the same vein as KOTOR or Final Fantasy on the GameCube - you can't.

However, for an alternative to Super Mario Sunshine, fantastic as it is, try Jak & Dexter. No really, try it.

And, on an argument on originality, why are bringing up an update of an eight year old game? I'd like to stress that I'm not trying to say that the PS2 or Xbox is better than the GameCube, simply that originality is spread across the three platforms.

I love my Ps2, but its showing its age something terrible nowadays

Again, if we're arguing about originality, why are you referring to the hardware?

and tho it has cool games, you can only shout "GTA!" for so long.

Wait a second, are you trying to say the GameCube has a stronger games catalogue than the PS2?

You might say "Gamecube has had f*uck all come out since metroid!" But in all honesty, whats come out on PS2 lately? Def jam vendetta? Tomb raider?

Eye-Toy? SOCOM?

lordsippa · 28-09-2003 1:43pm

Hang on... this thread isn't about the originality of the games. It's about the Gamecube dropping in price making it the perfect time to snap up one of these beauties...

Personally, I've found the Game Cube a lot more enjoyable to play than the x-box or ps2 and the games that are released on it tend to be more to my liking.

As it stands, I'd personally go for the X-Box or Cube... the Playstation has more choice but doesn't quite match the competition in their specialities. Then again, if I wanted X-Box games I'd buy a PC and wait for the ports.

Big Ears · 28-09-2003 3:51pm

for the person who wanted to know about soccer games for the cube it has ISS and fifa i believe. Also to the person who said nintendo 1980 to 2003 its christmas soon and the cube looks like a cheap favourable option for a lot of people.

Deadwing · 28-09-2003 5:10pm

Originally posted by NekkidBibleMan
Wait a second, are you trying to say the GameCube has a stronger games catalogue than the PS2?

Eye-Toy? SOCOM?

Not stonger, better. Youre thinking in terms of quantity over quality here. All im saying is for the price it is, or will soon be, the cube is a much better offer than a PS2. Face facts, PS2 is a 3 year old console and has been pretty much pushed as far as it can. Its had its hey day, and there hasnt been one triple A title released in months, and only a couple this year, if that. And im sure im not the only one here whos sick to death of the endless sequels us Ps2 owners have to put up with.
Whereas in its first year ont he market the Cube has had Metroid, Zelda, Res evil 1 + 0, Rogue Leader, Mario sunshine etc. Most of these are first generation games, so they can only get better from here.

Socom was a mediocre team based shoot em up, no different from something like project eden, only with an internet option not many people can use, anyway, unless youve got broadband. Its a 7 out of 10 at best. Eye toy may be a fun party game, but are you telling me youre honestly gonna sit in your room on your own jumping about like a knob in front of your telly?

Gamecube Price drop!!

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