GameCube production halted~Nintendo clears console inventory, hints at new product

GameMaster · 08-10-2003, 03:03 AM

Interesting. Is this "radical new product" the big surprise that has been speculated for so long now?

*cough*Megaton*cough*

Stonecutter · 08-10-2003, 03:46 AM

/me sits and waits for nintendo's "radical" product to be a system that hooks up to a closed network so that gamers can play eachother in multiplayer titles with a broadband connection for a reasonable price.

GameMaster · 08-10-2003, 03:58 AM

*wakes Stonecutter up from his wonderful dream and shows him Nintendo's crappy new E-Reader Advance aka, the radical new product*

Stonecutter · 08-10-2003, 04:54 AM

It wasn't so much a wonderful dream as it was poking fun at nintendo for potentially ripping off Xbox Live and making it their own, but claiming to be revolutionary.

Idiot · 08-10-2003, 09:12 AM

Well, I just hope that this new product meets the high standards I expect of Nintendo. On the issue of a temporary production halt, I believe that it makes sense for Nintendo, seeing as videogame sales are lowest traditionally around the summer season. All in all, a very upbeat message in my opinion, even ignoring Iwata-sans unnessecerly pessimistic message.

Jonbo298 · 08-10-2003, 05:07 PM

Jewel's....posting.....'Cube news?

meh

I heard about it a couple of days ago. Not the greatest of news, but it is useless to continue making a product for a period of time, if that time period is the slowest time of the year.

Jason1 · 08-10-2003, 06:19 PM

While a revolutionay new product sounds fantastic, Im not overly thrilled with some of his other comments...the ones about making games simple...I mean I guess we really dont know what exactly he means by that...I just hope we dont see games that are so simple to the point where they're not challenging anymore...thats my biggest concern I suppouse...

Shadow Fox · 08-10-2003, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stonecutter

me sits and waits for nintendo's "radical" product to be a system that hooks up to a closed network so that gamers can play eachother in multiplayer titles with a broadband connection for a reasonable price.

Um, haven't you heard how much Nintendo is against the pay-for-play practice? If Nintendo is unvieling their Gamespy plans, I'm sure they'll be for FREE, considering how much they've harped on "gamers not wanting to pay again to play a game online they just spent $50 on".

Could it be an online plan? Sure. Would it be ripping off XBL? Hell no. Infact, it would be alot closer to Sony's model right now, since they still have free online gaming going on strong right now; alongside the glorious PC an Mac online realms...

Or, it could really just be the 64-bit GameBoy prototype they've denied for four years now...

-Official Ninja of [coming soon]...

Jason1 · 08-10-2003, 11:59 PM

Or it could be something horrible like Virtual Boy. We'd all be blind if we kept playing that thing, its good that nobody ever played it.

thatmariolover · 08-15-2003, 02:01 AM

[sarcasm=OH MY GOD!!! It's the MEGATON announcement!!!!!!!!!!!]NOT!
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All kidding aside, this had better be good. I'm rather getting tired of Nintendo's lackluster performance. I'm sticking it out for them, but I am REALLY sick of their, shall we say, non-traditional way of fixing things. But I suppose, that's what makes them Nintendo. I just wish their luck would change.

Crash · 08-15-2003, 02:34 AM

i bet its a nintendo flame thrower, or nintendo machine gun....maybe nintendo nuclear warhead!!!! They said that it would change the world...but is it video game related?

DeathsHand · 08-15-2003, 02:47 AM

It had best be good... And not expensive... I spent money on me Gamecube and I sorta regret ever buying it... 200 on the system, some money on games... Sure I wanted the games I got, but if I didn't get them I could have just spent the money on some of the many PS2 games I also want...

Bah... Stupid having to get Nintendo games on Nintendo consoles...

I bet it will just end up being a big overhyped bundle of nothing special...

But hey if it's something worth buying, fine by me