R.i.p. Gc?

SxDxMxF · 02-19-2006, 01:23 AM

So yea...if anyone has noticed, the GC prices have been going down in price...I think theyre at like..$60 right now...I think it should just fade away, seeing as how not very many people liked it.

Macross · 02-19-2006, 09:08 PM

GC wasnt that bad. I just dont think they marketed the games correctly. One of the most amazing games for the system is Killer 7. Yet not too many people have played it and i dont remember hearing much about it when it did come out. Also it may be due to the fact they tend to push the kiddie games down the publics throat while ignoring soem of the very good mature games they have. RE4 probably was the only M rated game they put any major effort into marketing.

SxDxMxF · 02-22-2006, 04:09 AM

I dont ever remember then doing ads for the GC. Maybe one or two at the very beggining, but now I dont see them. GC seems to be stragling behind.

Macross · 02-23-2006, 05:32 PM

theres always ADs on tv for almost any mario game lol. Other then that there isnt much that there pushing

Samm · 01-22-2007, 01:06 AM

Gc was never promoted well in my opinion, after all, nintendo pretty much sells itself, so there is no need, they sold quite a few

Hinesmdc · 01-22-2007, 01:36 AM

it seems nintendo is making good marketing desiscions with the DS, unlike they did with the cube.

Lee · 01-22-2007, 09:41 AM

At least Game Cube fans can boast that the system had gone out with a new Zelda title, regardless if it was a duel release. Not a bad way to bury a system, when everything said and done.

Hootyea · 02-28-2007, 01:02 AM

Nintendo is rather apathetic towards the GC, unlike Sony and their PS2.

An example of this is the upcoming Spider-Man game (*gasp*, Spider-Man 3!). It's coming out for all the next gens (The Wii, PS3, Xbox 360), but it's also making the cut for the PS2, yet not for the GC. This is not due to lack of power. The GC could easily play Spider-Man 3, but Nintendo is content in letting a great console die. The PS2 is still having a lot of games, just look at the games already released this year <link>, and there are a lot more coming out this year.

The GameCube was great, the controller was great, and from what I've heard, the SDK (Software Development Kit) was easy and intuitive. However, Nintendo is burning bridges by going only with their Wii. Too me, this shows a lack of customer loyalty. If I have a GameCube, I have to immediately buy a Wii or suffer with old, stagnant games? The counter-argument may be that the Wii can play GameCube games, but so can the PS3, yet it's still being developed for.

No-one's making the point that the PS2 should still be kicking around months from now, and don't even think of making the point that Sony is just sitting with old, cheap technology (just look at the PS3 for the exact opposite!), but it's customer loyalty. People can easily slide into the next generation, and Sony gets to make money on an already established market.

I think this is a poor mood in Nintendo's part, but at least the GC names will still be playable in the Wii.

....slain.... · 03-12-2007, 01:56 PM

did we forget super smash bros melee i mean people still play it to this day

Lee · 03-12-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ....slain....

did we forget super smash bros melee i mean people still play it to this day

That is true, and, since the newest chapter in the franchise that was supposed to be debuting on the Wii has had its publishing date pushed back nearly a year, fans may be holding onto that game even longer.

Hinesmdc · 03-16-2007, 04:44 PM

yea but people still play halo 2, and the xbox is dead.

mamab · 04-03-2007, 08:27 PM

We just got a GameCube off ebay, because it's all we could afford right now. I'd love to get a Wii, but just don't have the extra money to plunk down for one right now. So, this will have to suffice until we can save up for one.

My husband really liked the Twilight Princess game for GameCube, but it mirrors the Wii game.

cesc · 04-08-2007, 04:59 PM

By the way...when was the latest Gamecube game released?

White_Fox101 · 01-07-2008, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cesc

By the way...when was the latest Gamecube game released?

It was either special editions of older games, or remade games of original games already made. If anything, Resident Evil 4 for the Gamecube was last released in early 2005 if I can remember correctly. But I think some were still being released during 2006, and maybe stopped before the Nintendo Wii started being sold in North America.

Now if you go to game stores, they may not have newly made Gamecube games, only special edition cases such as the "Double Evil Package of Resident Evil"; which includes Resident Evil 1 & 0, no new full game with new plot, characters, setting and etc.

But other then that, I don't think your chances with finding a new Gamecube game in stock at a game store will be very high. Your best bet is to try to find them on a reliable online source such as Ebay, or Amazon.

8_bit_man · 03-31-2008, 03:20 AM

Maybe it's just because more people are getting the Wii, which lets you play GC games?