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Sales Data Indicates GameCube Underperforming

Posted by Zonk on from the not-much-call-for-mario-anymore? dept.

MikeT writes "FileFront is reporting that Nintendo's GameCube underperformed in 2004 and this holiday season by almost half! While Nintendo's spokespeople remain mum, the reporter from FileFront claims that Nintendo's beloved console's numbers are dwindling, quoting industry professionals and reputed sales figures. Clip: "The early word hardly looks promising. Market information group NPD Funworld put GameCube console sales at 350,000 for November 2004, far behind Xbox's 708,000 and PS2's 694,000."" We ran a related story recently discussing the possibility of UK retailers dumping the system.

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  1. Re:DVD capability would have helped by Squatchman · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ahhhh the virtual boy. An answer to a question that nobody asked. As for the N64 controller. Did they ever release one that had all of the available(Rumble, that thing that Majora's mask required) built-in like the Dual shock? Sony didn't "redesign" their controller so much as they added features to it.

  2. However in Japan... by Demon-Xanth · · Score: 4, Informative

    Year to date console sales as of 12/26:
    Nintendo DS 1,286,074
    GameBoy Advance SP 2,530,961
    PlayStation 2 2,691,666
    GameCube 696,839
    PlayStation Portable 352,295
    GameBoy Advance 198,025
    Xbox 37,083
    PSone 14,029
    Swan Crystal 7,464 ...looks like the GC isn't doing that bad. The Xbox on the otherhand...

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