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Nintendo Declares GCN Most Popular Console Ever

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the they-musta-made-a-ton-of-the-things dept.

PhReaKyDMoNKeY writes "According to IGNCube, Nintendo has declared GCN the fastest selling console ever. Additionally, Nintendo claims that Luigi's Mansion is the most popular launch title in history as well. I couldn't seem to find the actual press release, but here's a related news story from Nintendo's site. I don't know how valid the claim is, since it's in their best interest to exaggerate, clearly, but it seems like the console demand in general is pretty high. " Now mind you every store in town seems to have plenty of Gamecubes in stock, but if you want an X-Box, you have to kill for it. Fortunately most people in a video game store are like 12, so I can destroy them with my mind bullets.

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  1. Why you can still get them by Nerds · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now mind you every store in town seems to have plenty of Gamecubes in stock, but if you want an X-Box, you have to kill for it.

    Two reasons:
    * Nintendo shipped about twice as many GameCubes to start with.
    * The second shippments have already arrived in many places.

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  2. Launch success vs. system lifespan success by zsazsa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Remember when a certain console that cost $199 at launch sold 410,000 units in the first week?

    Look where it is now.

    Not to knock it -- I love my Dreamcast, and especially now it is an incredible value.

    Ian