Redestium Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 December 16, 2003 - Nintendo of America today announced that sales of its GameCube console were through the roof for the month of November. The company also revealed that Mario Kart: Double Dash!! was the number-one selling game for the busy holiday shopping period.According to TRSTS data, 754,000 GameCubes were sold during the month of November. This is particularly good news as it proves that the recent $99 price reduction is continuing to spur sales. Though GameCube sales failed to outperform that of Sony's, which sold 850,000 PlayStation 2s, Nintendo did seriously one-up Xbox sales for the month. Microsoft's console sold through only 490,000 units. Just as important, Nintendo's flagship GameCube title for the holidays, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, was the number-one selling game in November with 528,000 units sold. This figure is made all the more impressive because the racer was out available for only two weeks of the month. Game Boy Advance, meanwhile, sold through 1.3 million units in November, easily besting everything else out there. :whistle: IGNCube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufioPan Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Man, who's buying up all those Game Boy Advances?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 see, nintendo is far from dead. good to see them doing well this holiday season :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted December 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2003 Thats for sure, I thought the world was forgetting about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzie22 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 It's just a shame that they've had to cut the cost of the GC so low,to make anybody buy the damn thing. When i paid full price on release :( Good console though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted December 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2003 its amazing to me that so many people are STILL buying PS2's. The system has long since started showing its age but still people buy it. The power of brand I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 When i paid full price on release :( I feel that pain. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted December 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2003 same :laugh: money well spent though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Yep, same as the SNES I went across the border for. I actually waited for the N64, I must have not felt well that year. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted December 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2003 lol! i went to buffalo to get my SNES too hehehe picked up Fzero and Super R-Type as well :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analytical Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Nintendo Rulz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk_illed Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 yea gamecube sales + phantasy star online + broadband adapters lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Nintendo is and always will be the best. Sony is just winning because people think Nintendo is too 'kiddy'. I'll call Nintendo a kiddie console when I can beat the game in less than an hour. Sony has only a few good titles. Stop making Grand Theft Auto and you have no sales...simple as that. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redestium Posted December 18, 2003 Author Share Posted December 18, 2003 Nintendo is and always will be the best. Sony is just winning because people think Nintendo is too 'kiddy'. I'll call Nintendo a kiddie console when I can beat the game in less than an hour. Sony has only a few good titles. Stop making Grand Theft Auto and you have no sales...simple as that. ;) No kidding, the Diamond Cup (F-Zero GX) is insane on even the easiest difficulty. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dessimat0r Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 What happened to all the people who dissed the console in the past on Neowin? ;) I'm assuming they now have one...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted December 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2003 No, I just guess they realised how stupid they look if they came back saying that the Gamecube 'WAZ TEH SUX0R', despite the fact that its flying off the shelves. Go Nintendo :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 No, I just guess they realised how stupid they look if they came back saying that the Gamecube 'WAZ TEH SUX0R', despite the fact that its flying off the shelves.Go Nintendo :D I think people only get PlayStation because the majority has that, so they get it because if they get something else they risk being made fun of (and we know we don't want that, right?). I think it is pathetic that everyone disses the GameCube when in fact, it has the best games....Just don't get caught by your friends because they might 'make fun of you' or 'stop being your friend'. Mav Phoenix: I agree with you 100%. If you can beat that I give you a thumbs up. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovedude Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 umm i was considering getting a gamecube in Jan... :) who knows.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted December 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2003 you wont be dissapointed if you enjoy nintendo's in house games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog4 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Speaking of dissing the 'Cube - I was sitting the other day at the end of the hall with some students and we were talking about credit cards. Well I said I got my first statement, lost it and was worried about that it was gonna be late. Well, I said I got SMB3 and my MK: DD guide - and one kid asked "Why would you get a GameCube?" and before I had the chance to ven think about it; other than the fact he was dissing it - I said "Cause I wanted to." - he was dumbfounded and was like "ohhhh". moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Speaking of dissing the 'Cube - I was sitting the other day at the end of the hall with some students and we were talking about credit cards. Well I said I got my first statement, lost it and was worried about that it was gonna be late. Well, I said I got SMB3 and my MK: DD guide - and one kid asked "Why would you get a GameCube?" and before I had the chance to ven think about it; other than the fact he was dissing it - I said "Cause I wanted to." - he was dumbfounded and was like "ohhhh".moron. Lol. Post your Gamecube stories! I was traveling all over Houston for my Gamecube. Then I finally when to this one Wal-Mart in a poor neighborhood and they had it. I was lucky. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayaba Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Well, a lot of it is probably because of the $99 price. But ah well, whatever it takes to increase the installed userbase :D *goes back to play Smash Bros Melee :cool: * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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