Hvis man skal tro Nintendo selv, så er salget af deres GameCube eksploderet efter sidste måneds prisnedsættelse, der gjorde deres konsol billigere end både Xbox og Playstation 2. Af dagens pressemeddelelse kan man bl.a. læse, at salget er firdoblet på bare 35 dage. Microsoft og Sony kan have grund til bekymring, da Nintendos markedsandel er steget fra 19 % til 37 % (solgte nye maskiner). Vi bringer her den selvtilfredse pressemeddelelse og ønsker tillykke til Nintendo, der har fundet det rigtige prisniveau for deres konsol.

MARKET SHARE FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE DOUBLES FOLLOWING PRICE DROP TO $99.99



Sales of Nintendo GameCube Continue to Surge


REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 4, 2003 – In the video game industry, momentum has a new name: Nintendo GameCubeTM. In just 35 days of availability at a new manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $99.99, Nintendo GameCube has more than quadrupled its sales rate and grabbed 18 points of market share from its two competitors.


Sales figures gathered from the nation’s largest retailers show that Nintendo GameCube effectively doubled its market share to 37 percent from 19 percent. The system now runs a strong second in the U.S. market as it challenges for leadership during the important holiday sales season.


“In a tough economy, we’ve found the sweet spot on pricing, and players are grabbing Nintendo GameCube systems off the shelves at the fastest rate since the console’s debut,” says George Harrison, senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications, Nintendo of America. “With an $80 price advantage over other systems and the impending launch of the mega-hit Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, this offer is just too good to resist.”

Harrison announced the dramatic sales figures today during Harris Nesbitt Gerard’s Playtime 2003 Investor Conference in New York. Nintendo has been on a roll on a number of fronts and the statistics bear this out.


When combined with the Game Boy® Advance SP, Nintendo is responsible for half of all system sales to date in 2003. In addition, Nintendo game systems are the only ones to show a year-to-date increase in sales compared with 2002. Game Boy Advance sales are up 25 percent from 2002, while Nintendo GameCube sales are 2 percent above last year. In contrast, sales for Microsoft’s Xbox dropped 3 percent and Sony’s PlayStation 2 dropped 17.5 percent.*


To keep the momentum going, Nintendo’s holiday lineup includes a strong series of games, including Mario Kart®: Double Dash!!TM, the season’s expected monster seller. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! raises the bar for competitive game play by letting players choose their karts and two characters – one to drive, one to toss weapons or swipe them from other players. The pair can even switch places during the race to maximize strategy. The game is Rated E for Everyone and will be available Nov. 17 at an MSRP of $49.99.


With its amazing graphics and realistic depiction of wild weather conditions, the new 1080°TM: Avalanche snowboarding game will be a big hit, while Mario Party® 5 builds on a successful franchise to bring family fun to an electronic version of classic board games. Both games are Rated E for Everyone and will be available at an MSRP of $49.99. Mario Party 5 launches Nov. 11, while 1080°: Avalanche will be available Dec. 1. More than 320 games for the Nintendo GameCube and 550 games for the Game Boy Advance will be available by the end of the year.


The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the best-selling Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo GameCubeTM systems extend Nintendo’s vast game library and continue the tradition of delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.8 billion video games globally, creating enduring industry icons such as MarioTM and Donkey Kong® and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as MetroidTM, ZeldaTM and Pokémon®. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere.


For more information about Nintendo, please visit www.nintendo.com.

7 KOMMENTARER

  1. “Nintendos markedsandel er steget fra 19% til 37%.” Det er værd at bemærke, at det naturligvis kun er andelen af nye maskiner (altså maskiner solgt efter nedsættelsen), der er steget så kraftigt. Det er selvsagt ikke det vi normalt kender som markedsandelen (deres andel af det totale antal solgte maskiner inden for samme generation).

    Imponerende ikke desto mindre. Så skulle der bare være en god lavpris serie til de gamle klassikere, som Super Monkey Ball og Waveracer, så ville jeg straks være nede for at købe en maskine

  2. IMO, går man glip af nogle af 2003’s bedste spiloplevelser hvis man ikke har en Gamecube. Der er ikke mange ting i år, hverken på consol eller PC, som slår spil som Metroid Prime, Zelda: Windwaker, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! og F-Zero GX. Når den så også kun koster 700 kr i Elgiganten og man kan få spil til 350 kr fra amazon.co.uk og cdwow.com, er der ikke nogen grund til at man ikke køber en. Nu. Løb.

    …Og tak mig bagefter. =]

  3. Nintendo har, synes jeg da, altid været dem, med de bedste konsoller – holdbarheden, underholdsningsværdigen og i det hele taget spille, har bare været af en lidt højere kvalitet end til andre konsoller..

    Nintendo har jo også selv lavet nogle ekstremt gode spil (Mest Zelda hvis man spør’ mig).

  4. Nintendo HAR en lavprisserie. Gamers Choice hedder den, og man kan pt. erhverve Metroid Prime, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario Party 4, Starfox Adventures, Luigi’s Mansion og Pikmin for omkring 300 kroner.

    Samtidig er der GC-eksklusive spil som Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! og Viewtiful Joe, der alle er musts.

    Super Monkey Ball er dog stadig et fuldpris-spil, men hvis det er dét der holder dig fra at anskaffe en GC kan du godt købe mit eksemplar. Det er i mint condition.

  5. Well… ville ellers have solgt min, men nu er der hverken penge eller grund til at sælge den.

    Er da nice at de har solgt 37% af alle konsoller i den forløbne måned.
    MEN! Er GBA SP med under der, eller er det kun PS2, XBOX og NGC?

  6. 269,- for både Metroid Prime og Super Mario Sunshine hos EB Games. Når konsollen i sig selv er så billig nu, er der ikke mange gode undskyldninger for ikke at købe en Metroid Prime er alt, alt for vildt.