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Gamecube: Launch Delayed, Logo Added

Posted by timothy on from the it's-just-two-weeks dept.

transient0 writes: "According to this article from Reuters, Nintendo Corp. has pushed back the U.S. launch of the Gamecube console by two weeks from November 5 to November 18. This means that the X-Box will be hitting U.S. shelves before the Gamecube does." Alec Muzzy adds: "Does anyone remember this article where Nintendo Executive Vice President, Peter Main, said '...Microsoft has announced November 8th as their launch date, but I don't think that's final. The GameCube will definitely launch on schedule though...' In a related story, the GameCube will now feature a logo from IBM."

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  1. Is this a big deal? by cnkeller · · Score: 2, Insightful
    The launch date was not the same date you could by this beast in a store. So in reality, it's only slipping by seven to ten days.

    On the other side of the coin, does this matter? How many people are of the opinion "I gots to get me a next generation game system now! I don't care which it is. Whoever is first to market gets my money."

    The reality of the situation is that if you were going to get an Xbox, you're still going to. If you were getting a Cube, you're still going to, just a week later. In this type of situation, first to market by a few days means very little.

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  2. Re:No problem. by OmegaDan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Its not about the system, its about the titles :)

    Bring back metroid, mega man and zelda and I'll buy a gamecube :)

    the console itself is just the theature the story is told at ...

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