Topic: GC pricedrops, new system due soon?

[theraptorred]

I was browsing through the ads in todays paper and I just had to laugh.  A $50 pricedrop, down to just a hundred dollars.  I have yet to get a Gameboy Advance SP, but hopefully they'll drop in price before Christmas rolls around.

But, back to the GC pricedrop.  It's usual for the old to be lowered in price when the new is soon, right?  Now I haven't kept up with what the next generation is going to be, or what is the big secret Nintendo has for 2004, but I think it's very exciting to see this slash in price.  It begins the process.  The first games to roll out were cut too, but the next wave?

Forgive my parallels to Sony's setup, but perhaps it will be like what they have.  Two systems, one backwards compatible.  Both have games still being made for them.  One at the cutting edge of graphics and what-not.  It would give the small game-developers a chance to try out their ideas on the 'old' GC, see if they could do it, before jumping onto the 'mothership' of the Nintendo world.

So it would seem that this event might start the change.  Heck, over half of you reading this already have a good idea about what is going on already.  But to the other millions in the public that don't pay attention to the special details that excite us, before the new system is on the shelve, the drop in price would be sort of a call.  
"Hey look us!  We here at Nintendo have something import to show you, keep watching, I'm sure you'll like what's coming."

[KDR_11k]

The N5 was delayed until late 05/ early 06. The price drop is more or less a reaction to christmas. Last time N lost christmas against MS, this time they're going to take back the second place.

[Bill Aurion]

I believe it's working too.  My local Best Buy, EB, and Gamestop have all sold out of their GC shipments due to the price drop.  A very smart move by Nintendo...

[KnowsNothing]

*nods head*

Indeed, this was a move made with smartness.

It's hard to beleive how much most of us here actually paid for a GC, compared to where it is now.  But we just couldn't stand the wait.  It would have been the death of me.

Off topic, and not important:  When I was looking to buy a GBA SP, I went over the ebay.com and spied auctions on the address of a website that was selling them for, like, $40 or something.  Anyone do this?  Just curious as to if it worked....(I'm not looking for the address or anything, but.....)

[PIAC]

doesn't anyone remember the n64 generation? o_O the price dropped quite alot, incrementaly (sp?) from its $400 release price to $300, $300 with $100 cashback, $250 (when i got mine) and then down a bit further but i forget what... im kinda surprised that all three systems have stayed the same for so long.

[Aslan the Lion]

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doesn't anyone remember the n64 generation? o_O the price dropped quite alot, incrementaly (sp?) from its $400 release price to $300, $300 with $100 cashback, $250 (when i got mine) and then down a bit further but i forget what... im kinda surprised that all three systems have stayed the same for so long.

$400! Where on earth were you shopping?  I could've gotten mine for 199.99 at launch at the local TRU.

Maybe you were talking about some bundle deal or, maybe in moon money or something.  But $400!  

[PIAC]

i was shopping in australia ;P

im used to most people knowing i'm (and several others, 'the aussies') are from australia, so i dont bother going $x au