GameCube Sales Quadruple, Nintendo Debuts New Slogan

Thanks to GameSpot for their report that sales of Nintendo's GameCube have quadrupled, following the price cut to $99. The piece quotes an effusive GameStop spokesman as saying: "Our sales of Nintendo GameCube have increased more than fourfold. We are currently increasing our shipment requests for the system throughout the holidays." Meanwhile, the Chicago Sun-Times reports on the new Nintendo adverts, both TV and print, with the tagline "Who Are You?" - the print ads "...show the heads of Nintendo characters superimposed on famous images, including players in the rock band Kiss, a person straddling the now-demolished Berlin Wall and no less an icon than the Mona Lisa", and the massive $100 million ad spending will also feature "a 60-second cinema commercial... shot on location in Asia... [and featuring] more than 500 extras."

Comments

1 x 4 = 4

[stryck9]

While it is great that sales quadrupled, the big N is still isn't selling as many GCs as they projected or expected. 1 x 4 = 4

Well, it seems to have hit the magic point

[M3wThr33]

Since this latest drop, I've been hearing a LOT more people interested in the system. It's sort of like the people who picked up the PSOne, but with better games and a smaller installed userbase, meaning more sales potential.

And I'm even more surprised to see an ad campaign involving the word "millions", "dolllars" and "Nintendo" in it, being that aside from simple commercials, they've survived on pure word-of-mouth advertising for over 100 years.(Yes, they're over 100 years old, they used to make playing cards in 1890ish)

Honestly

[Retzy]

I mean honestly, out of everyone that has played Animal Crossing, who hasn't enjoyed it? Also, it's kind of interesting that XBOX has all these games, yet they all suck. Out of the top 10 games of 2002, one was an XBOX game, rightfully Halo. 4 were Nintendo-brand products, including what I believe to be the best game in a while, Metroid Prime taking the top spot. Nintendo is not dead, they have never been dead, they will probably never be dead. People will always buy their products because you always get a good time from Nintendo. No matter which system you are on, there are always awesome games being made.

Havent you noticed?

[AzraelKans]

Has anyone noticed they are just advertising the COMPANY not the gamecube?

This campaign ad is not for upcoming gamecube games, actually there are no plans for big gamecube games next year (other than twin snakes which was delayed and metroid 2 which we know nothing about except they will use the same engine), the gamecube has dropped its price to 1/2 its real price and ITS NOT being produced anymore, I would check on those "details" before shelling $100 bucks for it.

If nintendo sales have quadrupled with the price drop and it still is number 3 (or 2) on sales.. doesnt that mean that their sales were incredibly low before the drop? I mean the console has been around for almost 2 years! and those are not even new consoles, those are the ones that werent sold! (they dont make gamecubes anymore!)

Maybe nintendo wants their fans on their side again because they are about to release their new handheld next year? maybe they are doing it because the gamecube is not doing so well? and PSP is around the corner (which means big trouble for their GBA?)

Nothing is what it seems.

Re:Havent you noticed?

[FortissimoWily]

"(they dont make gamecubes anymore!)"
That's very bad misinformation, good sir. The production of the GameCube console was temporarily halted, in anticipation of sales picking up, which they now have. It'll likely be back in production in a couple of weeks.

"and PSP is around the corner (which means big trouble for their GBA?)" Again, horrendous misinformation, I'm afraid. The PSP, with all of it's three-to-six hour battery life and ludicrous specifications too overblown for a portable machine, simply won't be able to compete with the Game Boy Advance. Nintendo's strategy for the GBA focusses on gameplay over graphics, whereas it appears Sony's strategy for the PSP is exactly the opposite - graphics over gameplay (as usual).