Nintendo Dismisses Online For GC Successor

Posted by simoniker on Monday July 7, 2003 @07:41AM from the gamecube-live-not-a-big-priority dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a GamePro article discussing Nintendo's public attitude to online gaming, even as it extends to the GameCube successor. According to Nintendo's senior VP George Harrison, "[Online gaming] is a consideration. We're looking into it for the next iteration of the GameCube. We just don't believe consumers are ready for it. Right now, no one's paying for subscriptions. The real test comes when you have to start coughing up $15 per month." However, analyst Michael Goodman doesn't concur: "The game console isn't just a game console anymore. It's evolving into a home entertainment system. Nintendo has refused to acknowledge that and it's hurt them."

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Why? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-07 07:42 · Score: 0, Troll

Why would anyone want to pay to play gamecube games online when no one wants to play gamecube games offline?
Re:Here's what's funny by Mike+Hawk · 2003-07-07 11:23 · Score: 0, Troll

Defend Nintendo blindly. Check.