GC - Massive uk sales increase

[ABCMan]

http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/news/news_6076721.html

Following its recent price reduction, Nintendo announces that sales of the GameCube console have risen by some 400 percent

Following the GameCube price reduction in the UK last weekend, Nintendo has announced that sales of the £79 console have risen by some 400 percent in the first two days. Exact sales figures for the weekend are not available at this time, but Nintendo UK is obviously very pleased with the results of its price drop with a number of key titles scheduled to be released in Europe between now and Christmas.



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Following its recent price reduction, Nintendo announces that sales of the GameCube console have risen by some 400 percent

Following the GameCube price reduction in the UK last weekend, Nintendo has announced that sales of the £79 console have risen by some 400 percent in the first two days. Exact sales figures for the weekend are not available at this time, but Nintendo UK is obviously very pleased with the results of its price drop with a number of key titles scheduled to be released in Europe between now and Christmas.

"The new price for Nintendo GameCube is great news for everyone, ensuring the console and our great range of software is available to all," said David Yarnton, general manager of Nintendo UK. "The Nintendo GameCube library of games are unbeatable, and with all the major players developing exclusive and unique games for our system, there has never been a better time than right now to enjoy Nintendo GameCube."

Announced earlier this month, the GameCube price cut for the UK came into effect on October 10 and will be implemented across the rest of Europe on October 17.

By Justin Calvert, GameSpot

things are looking up, with argos seeing these numbers and realising what a mistake they made looks like things are finaly picking up.

[Arcolite]

The humourous part of this is that Nintendo are still making a profit on every unit they sell!

[Porthos]

Spike how do you know that (not callin u a liar, just wonderin)?


I've gotta a cube but I gotta b honest, 2 me fallin sales don't tend 2 pik up well enuf with a price drop (dreamcast?), I thort the price drop wud increase sales mildly but actually confirm that it is dyin. How wrong I was!! Glad 2 c these tactics hav workd 2 bring it bak in, cuz it certainly dusnt deserve 2 die so soon

[Sanj[UK]]

O come on guys we ALL know the reasons why the sales have picked up and why there is a unbelivable demand for pso and a bba :whistle

[{{909}}]

its hard to be impressed by this, sure its a 400% increse but considereing the sales were vertually nill in the first place it hardy compares to the PS2 sales for the last 2 years. yet another blip in the GCs short life line.

[ultra238a]

From Eurogamer:

According to Nintendo, UK sales of the GameCube have shot up 400 per cent since the console was cut to £79, meaning that the Nintendo system ("the only truly dedicated home video games console" - an interesting way of saying "the only current-generation games console without DVD functionality") is currently enjoying success on both sides of the Atlantic. Last week, Nintendo of America announced that the console was outselling both its rivals on the back of a cut to $99.

However 400 per cent still doesn't put the console anywhere near its closest rivals. In fact, a 400 per cent increase would mean the Cube still doesn't hit 4,000 sales in a week in this country, whereas the Xbox is selling around 7,500 units, and the PS2 is thought to have topped 52,000 in the aftermath of its price cut.

Meanwhile, UK catalogue retailer Argos has reportedly reintroduced the GameCube to its range several months after dropping it, with newspaper ads promoting the machine's new price point. With games like Mario Kart: Double Dash, 1080 Avalanche, F-Zero GX and the like on the way, Argos will no doubt continue to push the console throughout the Christmas shopping season.

Ultra238a