Guest FatBuu Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Is it true Nintendo Gamecubes are being taken off the market? Here in Australia they arent selling very well, I have one and I dont want them to recall any more stock, Everystore here Kmart, BigW ect Have stopped selling them... Please does anyone have info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylor Hewitt Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Nintendo can't go bankrupt ok. Nintendo will never seise to exist either. Nintendo is like the riches gaming company in the world - don't worry. At one point Microsoft wanted to buy them so if they are in big money problems (highly doubtful) then they can sell to Mictrosoft. Anyways don't worry about it! All the best. Taylor Hewitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinmaru Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 It's widely known that Nintendo has billions stockpiled just in case they need to use it. Billions! I don't think that Nintendo's going bankrupt anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animeforever105 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I don't know if their not selling well. I think they're ok over here. I must agree with the first couple responses though. Nintendo is not going bankrupt. Nintendo will never cease to exist. *says in a heroic voice* Even if it did go bankrupt, the memory of Nintendo would live on forever in are memories and our hearts. *returns to normal voice* Oops! Did I say that out loud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 We had a thread on this not so long ago... [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24133[/url] I'll have to close this, but I'd like to add in something. Nintendo isn't selling well in Australia, it's a fact. The problem is the same problem they have in Europe. The prices and marketing are awful... especially when MS is slashing Xbox prices left and right and packing in games just to gain marketshare. Who wouldn't pay the equivalent of $200 for an Xbox, Halo and a few other games? Plus you have to include the whole PAL problem that makes them get games later than most. Nintendo seems to make huge delays between PAL and western releases. In any case, Nintendo has tons of money. They're making profit off of both GCN and GBA. They're not going anywhere soon, and Australia is a very small market by comparison (although no less important). I don't know about Australia, but in Europe stores refused to stock GCNs until Nintendo of Europe cut prices and offered some incentive so that the stock would actually move. There is no reason to order more units if no one is buying them. As far as I know, NOE still hasn't done anything about it. So yeah, check out that other thread... because really, nothing more can be added to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 [color=#707875]I just thought I'd add...Australia's market is about comparable to the UK (despite the difference in population). And, it's actually incorrect to state that all the stores are no longer selling GameCubes. I know quite a few Kmart stores that still sell 'cubes. BigW...I wouldn't even worry about that. It's not a major video game supplier anyway -- at least, not like Toys 'R' Us and whatnot. GCN isn't doing well here, but GBA is. GBA is Nintendo Australia's lifeblood at the moment. So yeah, I just thought I'd throw that in. Marketing and pricing play a huge role here, as Tony correctly pointed out.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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