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XBox Delayed

Posted by michael on from the just-get-a-playstation-already dept.

rumrum writes: "From CNet: 'The company says it will delay the launch of its video game console by one week to Nov. 15 but declines to clarify exactly how many units it will have available at launch.'" AP has a slightly more informative article which points to production problems, and the LA Times has a story noting that production hasn't yet begun.

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  1. Promoting for the XBox... by FortKnox · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Did anyone read penny arcade today? They make a good point about how marketing is done in stores. Hardly any store is actually actively marketing the N-Cube (because they are both supposed to come out November).

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    1. Re:Promoting for the XBox... by Nerds · · Score: 3, Interesting

      In all fairness, this is partly Nintendo's fault. Nintendo has held firm with the belief that hyping up a system too far ahead of launch is bad for the industry (hurts sales of current systems, which is bad for everyone because gamers just waiting for new systems are not playing current games) and generally a waste of time. Too much hype can easily turn out to be a bad thing. Look at E3, MS had spent months hyping the X-Box, and every gaming writer who attended the show said they came away disappointed. Nintendo said very little about the Cube before the show and blew everyone away. Who knows, maybe the same will hold true with the launch.

      Nintendo will be marketing the Gamecube actively, but they've said on several occasions that they won't start until 6-8 weeks before launch. You'll probably start hearing a bit more about the Cube in October. I'd provide links, but most of my news comes from cube.ign.com and I'm having trouble reaching their site now.

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  2. Has the X-Box EVER worked? by Blackwulf · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When one of the X-Box consoles running Halo went out at E3, there was an RCA box behind the glass that the Microsoft people went to reset - so I don't even know if there's a working X-Box in existence.

    The other funny thing is, I went into E3 expecting to be blown away by the X-Box and go ho-hum at the Gamecube...And I went out being blown away by the Gamecube and going ho-hum at the X-Box. (Personal opinion.)