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Originally posted by Shadow_Link
 And I guess Microsoft should have just kept the price at £299?
Nintendo are trying to be competitive, and offer gamers the best deal that is available at present.
And who really cares if Nintendo are running from the competition or not? This makes gamers happy.
BJW, I don't think it would have sold as good even if it was 'only' £40 more. This way, the gamers can buy one more game at launch (£39). I bet this price drop will boost pre-orders even further, just like the pice drop did for the Xbox.
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Well... I'm not saying that what they did is a bad thing.
If you look at how money hungry Nintendo is (Mem Card 59. Development fees) it makes me wonder why they would drop the price like that.
Gamecube, any way you look at it, has the price advantage. They should just test the waters with thier normal price, and if GCN does have problems competing drop it. But I don't see it having a problem if it's still the cheapest, so what difference will this make in sales?
If somebody isn't willing to spend $200 on a cube you think they are willing to spend $170 (american)?