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Offline Cube323

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GBA:SP sells 10 units a Minute!
« on: June 09, 2003, 12:56:23 PM »
According to the website www.GamerFeed.com, the GBA:SP has sold over 1.1 Million units in the US alone.  Thats an average of 10 units a minute, according to the website and national sales data.

I work in retail so this is most certainly true.  We just cant keep these damn things in stock no matter how many we order.  I have a cousin who manages the Video Game Section of a "Toys R US" in NY.  He has the same problem I do, no matter how many GBA:SP's he orders, he just can't seem to keep them in stock!  This is crazy!  And it's not like Nintendo is "shorting" us on systems.  We get tons of them in every shipment.  They just sell incredibly fast.

It makes me wonder two things.  The first is how popular will the GBA player be?  I'm already hearing that we won't have enough to meet our expected demand.  Second, and this question is for those of you with math skills, exactly how many GBA:SP's will be on the shelves by the time that $ony's penis, um I mean, Psp launches in November of 2004?
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RE: GBA:SP sells 10 units a Minute!
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2003, 06:25:40 PM »
a whole assload i imagine, even in a poor nintendo region like australia we were selling them at about 2 a minute or something, which i found quite amazing, go go nintendo!
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GBA:SP sells 10 units a Minute!
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2003, 06:52:09 PM »
Isn't it 1 every 10 minutes?  I remember reading a variant of the story elsewhere, and that's what I remember.
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GBA:SP sells 10 units a Minute!
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2003, 08:47:41 PM »
You can bet Nintendo's gonna drop the SP price down when the PSP launch is near, I'd say within 6 months.  I have yet to get a SP but with the new colors announced, I might be tempted to get it now.
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2003, 10:33:24 PM »
Nope sorry , it's 10 units a minute.  Simply incredible numbers.  Check the article for yourself.  www.gamerfeed.com

I wouldn't doubt an impending GBA:SP price drop.  However I'd bet that the price drop will occur this fall, just in time for the beginning of the holiday season.  That way, at the current rate, Nintendo can add Millions more to it's user base.  Further adding to it's massive lead before the psp launches.

Plus with the "GameBoy Future" well under way and expected in 2005, I'd bet that Nintendo is planning a one-two punch for $ony when it attempts to enter the handheld market.

Also you can't foget about the incredible GBA Player.  A $50 device to play GBA games on TV.  I'm literally counting the days till it's release.

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