Post by: jayson on August 23, 2003, 08:45:46 PM
for 100 bucks now or should i wait too the end of spet too get one?
Post by: Infernal Monkey on August 24, 2003, 01:45:55 AM
Post by: rpglover on August 24, 2003, 03:44:09 AM
i remember reading that also- ign had it in their mailbag in one issue and i think some other web sites had the information too-- i think one was www.the-magicbox.com just check their old news (about a week ago i think) and you should see that the price drop is coming for september- i dont know if it is the end of the month or not though
Post by: Aretak on August 24, 2003, 03:47:40 AM
Post by: mjbd on August 24, 2003, 05:06:48 AM
Post by: Grey Ninja on August 24, 2003, 05:56:56 AM
Post by: Berny on August 24, 2003, 06:56:20 AM
EDIT: Sorry, meant to write that somewhere else.
Post by: Aretak on August 24, 2003, 07:25:16 AM
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Originally posted by: Grey Ninja
The question that remains is if Nintendo will continue to offer the free games with it.
I would very much doubt that you'll still get a free game with it for $99, but hey, stranger things have happened...
Post by: Mingesium on August 24, 2003, 10:16:21 AM
Post by: ruby_onix on August 24, 2003, 11:23:53 AM
Sony (which had the PS2 at $200) kicked things off by announcing... that they were making a new version of the PS2. With like, a progressive scan DVD player, a quieter fan, and the network adaptor built-in. It would be $200. And so they dropped the price of the "old" PS2 by $50 just to clear them out.
Microsoft (with the $200 XBox) decided that the addition of extra features, and the clearout of some stock, wasn't really a $50 price drop, especially since the inclusion of the network adaptor was just a move to try and get more even with what the XBox normally offers. So they put out a simple $30 price drop (IIRC).
(I can't remember right now if either the PS2 or XBox are/were coming with free games at the standard MSRP.)
Nintendo had the GameCube at $150, coming with your choice of one of several great games, each with a MSRP of $50. But games always tend to get cheaper with time. So at E3, Nintendo expanded the selection you can choose from to include the $50 GameBoy Player. Since it's hardware, it quite unlikely to drop in price. So it's a more "real" $50 added value.
It basically comes down to almost nobody at E3 having had any "significant" price drops. But they were all ready for them. Which is why people are speculating that there are more looming on the horizon. And Nintendo offering to let people skip the $50 bonus item, and just take the $99 GameCube, is the most obvious idea.
It's like, people can say... that Sony should drop the price of the newer PS2 to match the XBox. But without deep knowledge of Sony's financial situation with the newer PS2, that opinion doesn't mean squat. Sure, a price cut is good for sales, but is it worth the tradeoff? How can you know unless you know exactly what the tradeoff is?
The $99 GameCube is a very simple idea right now. So everyone is expecting it.
Post by: kennyb27 on August 24, 2003, 01:05:03 PM
Post by: ruby_onix on August 24, 2003, 09:04:39 PM
That's even more boring than I had remembered.
Post by: ruby_onix on August 26, 2003, 09:23:51 PM
http://www.the-magicbox.com/game081503.htm
According to the Magic Box, Nintendo of America announced that it'll be $99 by the end of September.
Post by: mattcube on August 27, 2003, 08:03:33 AM
But here I am complaining, and buying F-Zero GX and Soul Calibur II now, when I know in six months I could probably buy them both for the price of one. But hey, buying a game the day it comes out makes me "cool", doesn't it?
Post by: ruby_onix on August 31, 2003, 02:38:05 PM
I kind of thought that everyone else would have heard about it already if it really was official.
So I guess the Magic Box was just fooled by someone, or something like that.
Post by: Mario on September 01, 2003, 03:43:47 AM
