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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Still a good time to get a GameCube?

« on: December 04, 2003, 05:48:09 AM »

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With that said the big N will want to continue supporting the GC until the end of it's lifespan so that the customers aren't left with a bad taste in their mouth when it comes time for the next round of console wars.

That's a really good point, Matt! What Nintendo does with the GameCube will indeed have an impact on how well their next system is received.

In the past I was a big fan of Sega consoles and I know how the eventual failure of the Saturn and Sega's lack of support for their own console ulitimately hurt Dremcast sales later on.  Sega had to work pretty hard to regain customer confidence with the Dreamcast, but there was always that "but are they going to support it?!" question.

I agree with you that Nintendo won't make the same mistake.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Still a good time to get a GameCube?

« on: December 03, 2003, 09:37:24 AM »

Thanks, again.  

I'm mostly interested in the first-party and/or GC exclusives like Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Sunshine, Viewtiful Joe, etc.

Has anyone heard if Nintendo is going to release a Mario Tennis game for GameCube?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Still a good time to get a GameCube?

« on: December 02, 2003, 09:24:51 AM »

Excellent, thanks for the feedback.    For me being able to play Ocarina and Majora's Mask again is worth the 99 bucks, but it's good to know there are some other games still in the pipeline.

I know this is a different topic, but do you think the next Nintendo console will be backward-compatible with GameCube games?

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Nintendo Gaming / Still a good time to get a GameCube?

« on: December 02, 2003, 06:49:33 AM »

The $99.00 Zelda bundle has me very interested in getting a GameCube, but I was wondering if it's still a good time to get one?  Are companies still going to make a lot of games for the GameCube? Does Nintendo still have plans to release some exclusives for it or do you think they'll wait and start designing games for their next system? I'm just curious to know if you think the current GameCube system still has a lot of life left in it.  Thanks!