Eidos to Pull GCN Support

[Bond]

September 05, 2003 - It looks as though another publisher is set to end support for Nintendo's GameCube console. Publisher Eidos Interactive yesterday revealed that due to a decrease in profitability it would not continue to develop for Nintendo's system.

The company's chief executive Mike McGarvey said that versions of big games would continue to be released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC.

"The GameCube is a declining business," said McGarvey, who added that traditionally Eidos has not invested heavily in Nintendo systems. "If other companies follow us, [Nintendo] will have a hard battle to fight."

Eidos recently released a port of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin for GameCube.

Source: IGN

And another one bites the dust.

[Null]

eidos is still around?

huh, *shrug*

[Crash]

did they ever make a cube game? who gives a flying fok...

games they made:

Backyard Wrestling (PS2, Xbox), Chain Gang (previously known as Spanx, PS2, Xbox), Deus Ex: Invisible War (PC, Xbox), Commandos 3: Destination Berlin (PC), The Italian Job(PS2, Xbox, GameCube), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (PS2, PC), Republic: The Revolution (PC), and the next iteration in the Thief (Xbox, PC) series.

good thing i dont care....

[bobcat]

Who's Eidos?

[Seth]

said McGarvey, who added that traditionally Eidos has not invested heavily in Nintendo systems.

That's the problem. You have to put some effort into the system to get a profit out.

They released hitman:silent assassin long after the xbox, ps2, and pc.
You can't expect the same sales from a 6 month old game that's been badly ported.

[viruscool]

Yeah they just dont understand that if they dont make a quality game then its not going to sell!!! The only good game that has come through them is timesplitters 2.