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Originally posted by DoctorGonzo: <STRONG> The Game Cube shipped 700,000 units in the first week and sold out less than 50% of them. 50% of 700,000 is 350,000. In Japan, the console completely flopped. 140,000 units sold the first week out of a shipment of half a million. It still hasn't broken 300,000 units yet and Nintendo has only sent out another 64,000 units to stores.</STRONG> |
I'd like to know how you came up with those figures. Do you have any links to support your claims? According to Nikkei News Nintendo sold 60-70% of their units (280,000 to 300,000) in the first 3 days of their Japan launch. Although it wasn't a sellout, it sure wasn't a flop considering it only had 3 games. The U.S. sell figures aren't out yet but I'll bet they sold more than 50% during the first week. If not, then why are they shipping another 125,000 to the U.S. before Christmas?
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<STRONG> A few points to consider: - Consoles make money on the games. They lose money on the hardware. The GC sold an average 1.3 games in Japan upon its launch. And only 1.7 in the U.S. That is the lowest sales rate of any console other than the N64 (which had far fewer titles). - Luigi's Mansion and Rouge Squadron are selling. Nothing else is. Fifa sold 4,400 copies in Japan between November 12-18. Did I mention it was the 3rd most popular GC game? Figures like thast speak for themselves, they tell developers "Game Cube games don't make us money". While, on the other hand, Microsoft is paying the way for developers to cover their some of their expenses while an installed base is established. Helps Microsoft a hell of a lot. The developers risk very little. </STRONG> |
The average number of games sold with the GC in the U.S. was somewhere between 2 or 3. Because the Gamecube is $100 cheaper than the x-box, people were using that extra money to buy more games. I can't find the link right now but I remember reading on IGN, an interview with the head honcho at Sega stating how happy he was with the sales figures of Super Monkey Ball. The game held the #4 slot in the U.S. following Luigi's Manson (most popular console launch game), Rouge Leader and WaveRace.
[ 12-01-2001: Message edited by: Stogieman ]