17th April 2003, 6:43 PM
Quote:Oh, the adapters have been selling well. But don't expect them to effect the sales of the console. I still haven't come across a non-console owner claiming he would buy the machine to play it online..
Given your exclaimation that online play on the GCN is "necessary", I felt the need to point out otherwise.
You may not have come across anyone like that, but the numbers don't lie. There still isn't an online killer-app for either console, yet the online adapters sell extremely well. You don't need a huge jump in actual hardware sales to show just how successful it is.
Quote:Like whom?
And I'd bet you're hypothetical person would buy the XBox or PS2 over the GCN regardless.
I have all three systems, Hudson. But if I had to choose one I would choose the Gamecube...
Quote:People buy the GCN to play Nintendo's games.. online or not.
"Hardcore" Nintendo fans will buy all things Nintendo but that's not good enough. Just look at the sales numbers for Mario Sunshine and Metroid Prime to prove that point. Nintendo needs to reach out to the casual fan, and who on earth wouldn't buy a Gamecube just to play Mario Kart and Zelda online? If Sony's and MS's online adapters can sell extremely well without any AAA online games, just imagine how many Gamecube systems would fly off the shelves with some AAA online titles.