Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 19, 2003, 08:01:06 AM
Nintendo of America has announced that GameCube sales in February increased 110% over January sales. The GameCube software tie-ratio now stands at 8.4 games for every system on a year-to-date basis. The sales boost is attributed to Nintendo's bundle offer, which gives new GameCube owners a free game with the system.
Game Boy Advance sold more than 250,000 units in February, representing more than 25% of all game hardware sales, despite the fact that an improved version launches later this month. GameCube and GBA combined to make up 37% of all game hardware sales and more than a quarter of all game sales in February, though Nintendo didn't release a first-party title for either system until mid-March.
In other news, Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire have sold over 4 million copies in Japan so far, while preorders for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker have reached 600,000 units in North America.
Nintendo has also provided updated release dates for its first-party games through the summer:
GameCube
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - March 24
Wario World - June 23
Mario Golf - July 28
F-Zero - August 25
GBA
Game Boy Advance SP - March 23
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak - April 7
Golden Sun: The Lost Age - April 14
Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ - May 26
Donkey Kong Country - June 9
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising - June 23
e-Reader
Donkey Kong 3-e - April 21
Golf-e - April 21
Clu Clu Land-e - April 21
Animal Crossing-e Series 4 - May 12
Post by: Llewellyn on March 19, 2003, 09:03:17 AM
Post by: Grey Ninja on March 19, 2003, 09:06:17 AM
As for the news at hand, I guess we see now that the GameCube outsells the Xbox when on equal ground, considering that MS has been giving away several games with every Xbox for some time.
Post by: EL Pollo DIablos on March 19, 2003, 09:28:59 AM
El Pollo Diablos
Post by: Llewellyn on March 19, 2003, 09:35:43 AM
Post by: BlkPaladin on March 19, 2003, 09:54:25 AM
Post by: BlkPaladin on March 19, 2003, 10:01:18 AM
Unfotuanatly this may mean that a lot people may not get their copies in the first few shipments. The Software Etc which I preordered at said they expect to be sold out within 24-hours of them releasing the game. (They are waiting until five to release it and they close at 8 that day so it is a fair asumpition.
Post by: mouse_clicker on March 19, 2003, 11:16:05 AM
True- even though I LOVED Jet Set Radio Future and with the XBox you get 2 free games, most people aren't interested in either and don't like either once they play them. With the Gamecube, even though you only get 1 game, you get a GOOD game that everybody will like.
Post by: RickPowers on March 19, 2003, 11:22:15 AM
Post by: Gamefreak on March 19, 2003, 11:26:47 AM
Gamestop, Software Etc., Babbages, or Funcoland.
All four of them count as Gamestops...I got mine at Funcoland even.
Anyway, it would be cool if it went platinum before it was released?
Get with it man, it's been platinum...600,000 in America. It has sold about the same in Japan, maybe a bit more. Either way it definately sold 400,000 in Japan, and simple math would tell you it's sold a million copies by now.
Post by: ShanD on March 19, 2003, 11:45:49 AM
Post by: mouse_clicker on March 19, 2003, 12:19:27 PM
Post by: nolimit19 on March 19, 2003, 01:47:57 PM
Post by: Azule on March 19, 2003, 01:52:27 PM
Post by: Djunknown on March 19, 2003, 02:06:13 PM
Cumulative Installed Base:
PS2: 15,870,000
XBOX: 4,601,000
GCN: 3,583,000
GBA: 11,894,000
So tally the new results and see what you find. My math skills are simply not up to snuff
Post by: Azule on March 19, 2003, 02:12:13 PM
Post by: Scyth3r on March 19, 2003, 09:08:19 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on March 20, 2003, 05:36:07 PM
Post by: Gamefreak on April 04, 2003, 09:25:50 PM
But of course if you live in a high class suburb of a big city (such as Marietta where I live, near Atlanta, or say one of those rich type suburbs surrounding LA or Chicago and such...), you should be able to find them in one of those long shopping area things with the big stores like CompUSA, Wal-Mart, or Borders with lots of little stores in between...
