According to The Magic Box, a Japanese magazine has surveyed many retailers and developers about the future of the next-generation consoles. Primarily focusing on the X-Box and the GameCube, the results are very interesting.

Here's a quick rundown:

• The 25,00 yen retail price of GameCube is... 67% of both retailers and developers said appropriate.

• How well will GameCube sell after 1 year? 38% of developers and 52% of retailers said 1-2 millions.

• What are the pros and cons of GameCube?

  
  
  Pros:

  • Average quality of games is high

  • Synchronization between GameCube and GB Advance

  • Lower retail price helps expanding market

  • Easy to develop

  • Kids will buy the system

  • Killer apps like Mario and Pokemon

  Cons:

  • Not enough third-party developers

  • High price tag of games

  • People only buy Nintendo brand of games

  • Worries on Nintendo's game distribution system

  • The online capabilities are inferior

  • The system is classified as toys

• What will be the market share of the systems?
  • Playstation 2: 51.2%

  • GameBoy Advance: 28.5%

  • GameCube: 14.1%

  • XBox: 3.1%

  • PS One: 1.7%

  • GameBoy Color: 1.4%