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GameCube Demand Spiking in U.S.?

Posted by simoniker on from the return-of-the-mack dept.

LlamaRama writes "Reuters reports that Nintendo has nearly sold out of GameCubes in the United States, with Nintendo spokeswoman Perrin Kaplan explaining: 'Store shelves are just running very dry... I'd say about 50 percent of our stores are out.' Seems like the holiday rush on GameCube might last a few months past December!" Kaplan also indicated that "...January hardware sales were up 60 percent year-over-year, while January software sales were up 101 percent" following last year's GameCube price cut to $99, though it's unclear how these increased totals compare with current PlayStation 2 and Xbox sales.

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  1. Re:You've got to be kidding me... by YomikoReadman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For someone who works in a games store, you appear to be way out of the loop. The platinum color of the GC was reissued as a standard color around Christmas.

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  2. Re:You've got to be kidding me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    it couldn't possibly because THEY ARE SOLD OUT AND HAVE NONE TO SHIP TO YOUR STORE

    see, I can shout in all caps and be cool too. Now go restock the deer hunter Online display monkey boy

  3. Re:You've got to be kidding me... by MMaestro · · Score: 4, Insightful
    On the contrary, Nintendo is very good at meeting supply and demand better than some other company *cough*PS2launch*cough*.

    Nintendo is simply trying to avoid manufacturing costs since they already have enough units manufactured as it is. Its cheaper to do a little supply juggling than to start production of a few thousand units only to find out no one wants to buy them. Nintendo is simply trying to finish off selling what they already have out in the market instead of glutting it.