X-Box sales in Europe!!

Angrist · 03-14-2002, 03:49 PM

It appears that things are not going very well with the Xbox. Official reports have come in that huge retailers are already dropping the Xbox price because the console does not sell. MediaMarkt is one of the huge retailers dropping their price. They dropped their xbox price from 479 euro to 399 euro. Is is being said that because of the lack in pre-orders they are trying to clear their stock.

The most interesting thing is, that small retailers have already
announced to completly stop selling the xbox....

I know that we sometimes seem fierce against the Xbox, but even we didn't wish that the xbox would sell so bad. Cube-Europe.com

And look here, they posted my comment! http://www.cube-europe.com/fullnews....6120782,77104, scroll down and you'll see me (Angrist, AKA Stephan Moed)

BigJustinW · 03-14-2002, 06:58 PM

do you have an Xbox site that can support this?

Perfect Stu · 03-14-2002, 08:21 PM

did anyone expect the XBox to do well in Europe? Or Japan for that matter?

No...

so this topic is fairly pointless

BreakABone · 03-14-2002, 08:54 PM

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Originally posted by Perfect Stu
did anyone expect the XBox to do well in Europe? Or Japan for that matter?

No...

so this topic is fairly pointless

I actually expected the X-Box to do well in Europe.

Japan I had my doubts about but the European market was always simailr to the US IMO.. but I guess it ain't

Joeiss · 03-14-2002, 08:58 PM

Wow, this isn't good news. But then again, it is a Nintendo site which is spreading the ill news, so there is obviously a HUGE bias there.

fingersman · 03-14-2002, 10:58 PM

well i thought the x-box would sell in europe...I'll wait till another site has it..like IGN or PGC.

Xantar · 03-15-2002, 12:55 AM

I'm going to wait for IGN and GameSpot to confirm this, but in the past, I haven't had complaints against Cube Europe. Well, except for their pop-up ads.

Anyways, it sounds like the price of the Xbox is the deciding factor here. Or am I wrong? Are the British really that fanatical about Nintendo?

*writes down Angrist's real name before he forgets*

And by the way, I like this comment the best:

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I do have a story to tell. I live in a place called wagga wagga in Australia, the xbox did launch here today.

That's weird. I've never heard of a place called "wagga wagga" in Australia. Do any Australians here know what he's talking about? Or is it that he's making some things up...

Angrist · 03-15-2002, 06:21 AM

It was in the Dutch paper this morning. http://www.telegraaf.nl/digilink/tek...troductie.html You can't read it because it's Dutch, but it basicly says that not much were sold the first day.

And Xantar, my real name is Stephan Moed.

Joeiss · 03-15-2002, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by Angrist
It was in the Dutch paper this morning. http://www.telegraaf.nl/digilink/tek...troductie.html You can't read it because it's Dutch, but it basicly says that not much were sold the first day.

Pft, Dutch is probably just like English. So I can read it.

*attempts to read article*

Hmm... Looks like French to me.

Bond · 03-15-2002, 10:37 PM

Please, consider the source. Cube-Europe? I do believe biased comes to mind.

Also keep in mind the Xbox was launched just a few days ago. Official numbers have not even been released, and the actual consoles that were released aren’t even known. At least wait for an independent source to confirm this.

And notice how they use words such as 'low' and 'lack'. They use that because they have no specific information.

How lame is this console war getting? I mean Cube-Europe should report about GameCube news (hence the title) not take cheap shots not even independently confirmed by any source. Maybe they are doing this because they have no better news to report, that's just lame.

Until this is confirmed by an independent source, I would disgrade this. Pointless topic.

Angrist · 03-16-2002, 08:29 AM

Read my other post. It's at least confirmed by Dutch newspapers.
The thing just doesn't sell, easy as that.

Oh yeah, a friend's friend bought one, but he also found scratches on his discs to he got his money back and bought a PS2. (not confirmed though, not sure if I can trust the guy)

Bond · 03-16-2002, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by Angrist
Read my other post. It's at least confirmed by Dutch newspapers.
The thing just doesn't sell, easy as that.

I agree man! Thanks for the Dutch newspaper article. I'm sure now under 1% of the forum believes what you have to say because they can read Dutch.

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Originally posted by Angrist
Oh yeah, a friend's friend bought one, but he also found scratches on his discs to he got his money back and bought a PS2. (not confirmed though, not sure if I can trust the guy)

If you can't confirm it and don't even trust the guy then what is the point of even posting it? Just typing false information.

Shadow_Link · 03-16-2002, 08:47 PM

Bond, if you have been around as long as I have, then you would know that Angrist isn't one to lie.
The Xbox is doing pretty good around Britain, but inner Europe is another story.

Bond · 03-16-2002, 10:36 PM

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Originally posted by Shadow_Link
Bond, if you have been around as long as I have, then you would know that Angrist isn't one to lie.
The Xbox is doing pretty good around Britain, but inner Europe is another story.

May I bring up this article. That is actually in English:

http://www.mad.co.uk/story/breaking....OC200203150009

Xbox tops PS2 sales in first night
By Deborah Bonello

"The launch of Microsoft's much-hyped video games console Xbox got off to a strong start yesterday when the entertainment system went on sale at retailers throughout the UK and outran Sony Playstation 2's firstly monthly sales in one night.

According to figures from the high street retailer Virgin Megastore, it sold more Xbox consoles in Glasgow during the first night of sales than its rival PS2 did in its first month, despite the retailing price of the Xbox being £100 higher at £300.

HMV also said that sales of Xbox on its launch day were "certainly meeting expectations, and we are on target to sell as planned."

Virgin said that demand for the Xbox was so high that stores opened at midnight in London, Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester and Birmingham yesterday to serve people who had been queuing outside the stores hours before opening time.

Virgin sold over 100 Xbox consoles at each of its locations on Xbox's launch night, and its store in Oxford Street sold 250 during the launch night and a further 70 before lunchtime that day.

The launch of Xbox has been heavily marketed by Microsoft, which kicked off a TV ad campaign last week through BBH. An online viral marketing campaign for the system has been running for several weeks.

Microsoft has come under fire for some of its marketing initiatives. The computer giant has been accused of giving preference to its own in-house computer games and software above those of its competitors.

Playstation 2 is expected to present Xbox with stiff competition, and Microsoft has received a number of complaints following the launch of Xbox in Japan in November that the console scratches DVDs and CDs."

Ridley · 03-16-2002, 11:03 PM

*smacks Bond*

That's only about the UK, Angrist and everyone else were referring to Europe as a whole, not just the UK

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