GameCube - Doubles U.S Share, UK Status, Zelda Bundle

nakedxray writes "Yahoo posted a Nintendo press release earlier this morning claiming that the GameCube has almost doubled its marketshare in the U.S, rising from 19 percent to 37 percent. The $99 price point seems to be paying off. Now, how about those online games?" Nintendo are again lagging in UK sales, however, as "the Xbox is now outselling Nintendo's machine by over two to one", according to GI.biz, although a UK variant, including Mario Kart:Double Dash, of the allegedly forthcoming U.S. Zelda bundle may help revitalize Nintendo's hardware in that market. Update: 11/04 20:59 GMT by S : The U.S. GameCube Zelda bundle is no longer 'alleged', since it's due on Nov.17th for $99, and the Zelda disc is available separately "by [consumers] registering their Nintendo GameCube system and two... hot holiday titles... [or] by subscribing to or renewing their subscription to Nintendo Power magazine."

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my 2 cents

[schapman]

I have come to realize that consoles boil down to: PS2: the ultimate for RPGs and some sports/action. good for sitting at home alone and gaming XBox: Great for sports and action (and another other typical "North American" styled game. good for a night of drinking and gaming w/ friends Nintendo: Fun. Though I only buy nintendo products looking at 1st party games... and nintendo makes amazing games. Ive had more success w/ 3rd party for sony than any other company, and xbox has so far seemed one of the best for sports games.

Re:w00t, more support for my favorite system

[pecosdave]

Don't think of it as a mascot, think of it as a legacy mark. Face it, the Mario legacy has stood the test of time. The only one from another company that even compares is Sonic, they had to make good popular games to obtain that status as well. So far Sega has proven itself as a good 3rd party provider. They had some good consoles, but with the exception of GameGear they were never undoubtably the best on the market. (and that unfortunately failed anyways) They were the best on the market several times, but there were other systems close enough that they just cut each others throats. I'm thinking Jaguare vs. 3DO vs. Saturn. Then it was DreamCast vs. PlayStation and the "lets wait for the PS2".

I'll admit, they got the short end of the stick on that, but as a 3rd party developer they strengthen the other systems.