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Nintendo Drops GameCube Price to $150

Posted by timothy on from the third-shoe-drops dept.

DarkZero writes: "According to Planet Gamecube, Nintendo, as was expected, has dropped the price of the GameCube to $150. As the consoles currently stand, the GameCube is $50 cheaper than both the X-Box and the PS2, letting it retain half of its price edge on its competitors. Neither Sony nor Microsoft has commented on it yet, but Microsoft might decide to lower the price of the X-Box a little bit more in retaliation. Yay, competitive pricing!"

4 of 343 comments (clear)

  1. What about games? by Iber · · Score: 5, Interesting

    All this "console war" is great, but still can't afford 60+ for a game that's going to last me less than a week.

  2. BestBuy & CircuitCity PS2 Prices by egriebel · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I guess nobody told them big-boxers (nor their customers) that the price has been cut. They were both selling PS2 systems for $299 without any included games in Rochester, NY, USA.

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    ACHTUNG! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen.
  3. Re:Huh? by Xenex · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You then have to pay for a remote control to use the Xbox to play DVDs, because Microsoft crippled the hardware not to play DVDs unless you own the remote.

    Used it to avoid DVD licensing costs, because a company like them couldn't afford to pay it. How quaint.

  4. In related news... by Saxerman · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ...Microsoft is now giving away the XBox for free. A spokesperson for the software giant was quoted as saying, "Our stockholders demand that we extend our monopoly in other branches of the economy like the many tentacles of Great Cthulhu. We are confident we can win a price war against anyone."

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    A steaming cup of soykaf would be real wiz right now.