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Old 11-27-2002, 11:41 PM   #1
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Post Metroid and RE0 owning all

http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.c...n=item&id=3735


Well, they are not really owning but they are selling at an exceptional rate. And all of this in a weeks time not bad huh??

Of course by the time I post this you guys would have probadly read the article already.
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Old 11-28-2002, 06:36 AM   #2
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Yeah the GameCube is doing great! I've read on C-E that GC almost sold as many units as PS2!! :eek:

Very interesting!
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Old 11-28-2002, 10:20 AM   #3
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Gamecube released the game of the year plus RE0 and it still doesn't outsell PS2....I wouldn't exactly call that impressive

250K in a week is good for a Gamecube game though
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Old 11-28-2002, 10:50 AM   #4
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I never said it was impressive...I just said it wasn't bad considering the user base the supposely kiddy image.
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Old 11-28-2002, 10:57 AM   #5
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I think I'll say this is better than their normal sales. Pretty good, though
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Old 11-28-2002, 01:41 PM   #6
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here is a press release clip of how GC is beating @$$

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 27, 2002 – After waiting eight years for a return visit from their favorite video game heroine, a quarter million Nintendo GameCube owners in North America purchased the hit title Metroid Prime in its first week of availability. Coupled with the concurrent launch of Capcom’s Resident Evil Ř, also a Nintendo GameCube exclusive, well over half a million teen and older gamers will have purchased the two new games by the end of Thanksgiving weekend.

The appeal of these and other popular Nintendo GameCube titles has boosted Nintendo GameCube into second place in total system sales so far in November, according to a number of retailers.

"While Nintendo retains its legacy as the destination of choice for family gamers, we're also making substantial inroads with more mature players," says Peter MacDougall, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc. "Both of these games are selling through at rates well beyond any game launched this year for Microsoft Xbox, which is skewed almost exclusively at older players."

In addition, Metroid Prime is selling through at a unit rate approximately 50 percent higher than Microsoft's Xbox Live online service. Both products retail at an identical MSRP ($49.95), and debuted simultaneously in the market.
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Old 11-28-2002, 02:39 PM   #7
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I never said it was impressive...I just said it wasn't bad considering the user base the supposely kiddy image.
my comment was intended for Angrist
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Old 11-28-2002, 03:59 PM   #8
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Oh.


My bad.
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Old 11-28-2002, 05:06 PM   #9
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The general consumer does not know metroid is Game of the Year, and may not recall how great Super Metroid is. As well, RE1 wasnt really too much of a hit, so its not a very good argument to say this is in any way, bad.
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Old 11-28-2002, 05:17 PM   #10
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Quote:
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The general consumer does not know metroid is Game of the Year
Why not? If they don't, it's Nintendo's fault...they should advertise the game like hell and include review scores and quotes in those advertisements

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As well, RE1 wasnt really too much of a hit
1) RE1 was a remake...almost all RE fans have already played through a near identical game (story, gameplay wise) on the PSX

2) the RE series was a huge success on PSX...I don't see why it shouldn't be on the GameCube...

3) honestly, how many big 'hits' have there been on the Gamecube?
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Old 11-28-2002, 06:55 PM   #11
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Quote:
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The general consumer does not know metroid is Game of the Year
Actually, on the back of the Canadian Box it says best game of E3 ..that's close enough. I'm not sure if it says this on the US box though.
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Old 11-28-2002, 08:04 PM   #12
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Actually, on the back of the Canadian Box it says best game of E3 ..that's close enough. I'm not sure if it says this on the US box though.
On the back?

Mine, which I got from Future Shop, has that plastered and decaled right on the front. Sneaky NOC..
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Old 11-28-2002, 08:15 PM   #13
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Quote:
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The general consumer does not know metroid is Game of the Year, and may not recall how great Super Metroid is.
Have you taken a mass poll?

Or is this just your opinion?
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Old 11-28-2002, 09:45 PM   #14
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The general consumer doesnt yet know rare is owned by microsoft..
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Its a most likely case...
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