20th April 2003, 7:28 PM
Quote:Originally posted by OB1
they [b]will sell more games, especially third-party games which sell terribly on the Gamecube. Who the hell is going to want to get Madden for the Gamecube if the X-Box and PS2 versions are online?[/B]
But will they? Why buy the GC version when you can just as easily get the Xbox or PS2? Just because the GC version is online doesn't mean that people still won't buy the other versions, which btw are also online. It certaintly won't hurt sales, but will it really help them that much?
Anyway, I think Nintendo should aggressively pursue online gaming on the GC. I never said otherwise. From my earlier posts it seemed like I was against it. Not really, I just felt like helping the other side a little bit. ;)
I do think online games have the potential to help them. Will they in reality help Nintendo? As there is nothing to compare it to. You might try to show Sony and MS's success as proof that it would help Nintendo. But would it? That's simply a question that cannot be answered.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.