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Prince
03-19-2003, 11:39 AM
Following Dixon and Comet, another retailer is set to drop the GameCube.

Nintendo seems to be in a fight for it's life in Europe, and today's announcement doesn't help the situation. Argos, a retail chain in Europe, has announced that they will be "slashing" the price of the GameCube in an effort to dispose of it's inventory.

This comes on the heels of two other large retailers, Comet and Dixons (No Not the reindeer), announcing their own liquidation plans of the GameCube. Argos will be cutting the price of the system to 79.99 (euro), which is 50.00 cheaper than Nintendo's suggested retail price, and lower than even Dixon's liquidating price of 99.00 (euro).

Argos claims that they will be reconsidering the future of GameCube sales after they have sold out of the inventory that they currently have, and will base a decision on the demand of the console at that time.

"Sales have been slow so we wanted to speed these up by selling it at a good price," according to Argos marketing director Paul Geddes. "In terms of what happens after that, we haven't yet taken a decision on the format."

Hopefully Friday's launch of Metroid Prime stimulates the market enough. Although, if you think about it, the Metroid Bundle costs 129.99 (euro). Theoretically you can buy a GameCube and a separate copy of Metroid at Argos with this new price cut for cheaper than the Nintendo Metroid Bundle.




Looks like only Virgin will be the only large retailer left. Right before Metroid Prime too, thats gotta hurt.
sagara0510
03-19-2003, 11:48 AM
its strange that they're all dropping the cube just BEFORE the release of Metroid Prime which u'd expect to boost cube hardware/software sales
OnBake Platinum
03-19-2003, 12:14 PM
this is so sad
Prince
03-19-2003, 01:41 PM
it's going to hurt nintendo if none of the big stores are carrying hardware.

People are going to want to buy the GCN hardware w/ Metroid Prime coming out and they will have nowhere to go.. (maybe a mom and pop shop!).
sagara0510
03-19-2003, 02:50 PM
yep...not good news at all
and i thought australia was the bottom of the barrel when it comes to games. actually i'm feeling kinda glad i'm not livin in europe somewhere atm
Nigel
03-19-2003, 05:07 PM
Nintendo will get by. Hopefully Nintendo won't cave and give these stores any GBA or SP support. Be stern Nintendo, make them come back to you.
HolyPaladin
03-19-2003, 05:11 PM
Originally posted by Prince
Following Dixon and Comet, another retailer is set to drop the GameCube.

They might want to start being more careful with Gamecubes. Dropping them like that might damage them.
Michael Bluth
03-19-2003, 05:15 PM
Nah, they're tough. If someone were to drop an XBox, on the other hand............ watch out.
Kenshin2
03-19-2003, 05:36 PM
Damn, I hate European retailers now.
Prince
03-19-2003, 05:41 PM
Originally posted by Phantagram
Nah, they're tough. If someone were to drop an XBox, on the other hand............ watch out.

6 feet under!
JackieChanIsGOD
03-19-2003, 05:51 PM
MOAB! Mother of all boxes...


*BOOOOOM*

yeah... too bad about those dumbasses...
Nintendo should make their own store... with like, boothes set up and free food...
Hehe, that'll show em.
Kenshin2
03-19-2003, 06:03 PM
Why would more retailers drop it? If only dixon and cornet dropped it, that would give more sales to argos and virgin. But now all the sales go to virgin megastore.
Sandman
03-19-2003, 10:31 PM
Like I said, Nintendo has brought this upon themselves. Nintendo needs to become a smarter company.
advancemonkey
03-19-2003, 10:34 PM
Originally posted by JackieChanIsGOD
MOAB! Mother of all boxes...


*BOOOOOM*

yeah... too bad about those dumbasses...
Nintendo should make their own store... with like, boothes set up and free food...
Hehe, that'll show em.
tazz3
03-20-2003, 05:28 AM
this is bull crap
from the time they droped the price of the cube to 79 pounds
its selling like hot cakes
Freeman_JI
03-21-2003, 07:51 AM
Originally posted by tazz3
this is bull crap
from the time they droped the price of the cube to 79 pounds
its selling like hot cakes

Yet the Xbox is Still selling Better, Yes this did stimulate sales, but nintendo can't do this forever, eventually the Cube will get Dreamcast fever.
Prince
03-21-2003, 09:11 AM
Originally posted by tazz3
this is bull crap
from the time they droped the price of the cube to 79 pounds
its selling like hot cakes

Why would they want to sell it at a loss? :confused: The store isn't making any money by selling it for so cheap with a memory card and a game, and if thats the only way they can sell it then its probably no use to them.