Cheap GameCubes comin up @ Dixons

**kracken** · 11th March 2003

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/29691.html

Dixons ditches GameCube
By Tim Richardson
Posted: 11/03/2003 at 10:33 GMT

Dixons is ditching Nintendo Gamecube from its stores, according to a leaked memo from PC World seen by the Mirror.

Said the memo: "Due to the continued poor sales on GameCube we are beginning to take our first steps to clear out the format." The clearing of shelves is being undertaken at all of Dixons' stores including its other brands PC World and Currys.

And in a bid to ditch the GameCube pronto, Dixons is cutting the cost of the games console as well.

However, in a statement just received from Nintendo it insists that its relationship with the high street electrical retailer is still sound.

Said Nintendo: "Nintendo is continuing to actively trade with Dixons."

It continued: "Nintendo GameCube is currently available in 4,500 stockists across the UK including Comet, HMV, Toys R Us, GAME, Virgin Megastore, Argos, and Woolworths. The current Nintendo GameCube price promotions are retailer initiatives." �

**Freaky** · 12th March 2003

yep dixon group are doin them for �99 with game now m8, i think im gonna get one while they this cheap, i was gonna get one while back but never (sorry abc man) but now i think me going to.

**biggy7** · 12th March 2003

ive always been a bit iffy about the cube, for �99, prob worth it

**radii** · 12th March 2003

I dunno guys a a gamecube costs �12.66 to make- so is �99 worth it. At least when you buy a Xbox microsoft lose money

Check it out. Do you guys like being ripped?

**Freaky** · 12th March 2003

Originally posted by radii
I dunno guys a a gamecube costs �12.66 to make- so is �99 worth it. At least when you buy a Xbox microsoft lose money

Check it out. Do you guys like being ripped?

dont really matter how much it costs, its what the end user gets out of it.

same shit with the games tho, the cost fcuk all to make but sell for �30/�40, its fckuin scandelous and shouldnt be allowed to get away with it.

but i dont think its gonna stop people buyin them.

$20 tho thats ****in criminal

**spoonman2** · 13th March 2003

Got one at my local pc-world today, �99 with eternal darkness.
Was the last one in the whole store tho, and is a `kin huge store too, so must be selling off quick, or is just the fact that they wont be re-stocking them?

I had to ask for the cube too, as it wasn`t on the shelf, i also had to spend 15 minutes talking about the offere, to get them to SUDDENLY realise that it was on!

Was still �99 at Dixons WITHOUT a free game today too :/

Oh well.

Spoony

P.S. Offer is including one game from a list of 6:

eternal darkness,
Pikmin,
Mickey mouse!,
Mario sunshine,
And 2 other cra* games.

**Freaky** · 13th March 2003

Was still �99 at Dixons WITHOUT a free game today too :/

wot the **** without a free game, what they playing at there then.

shit i hope they got some left tommorow now when i get there, there is a currys and pc world right next door to each other so i can look in both.

whats eternal darkness like then m8, is it any good
failing that id go for mario sunshine.

cheers for the update