6th February 2003, 1:25 PM
Quote:REDMOND, Wash.--Feb. 6, 2003--Beginning February 9, some of the best video games of the current Nintendo generation will be more affordable than ever.
With the purchase of a Nintendo GameCube™ system, at a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $149.95, Nintendo of America Inc. is offering consumers their choice of one of the following hit games for free -- Metroid® Prime (2002 Game of the Year*), Star Fox® Adventures, Mario Party® 4 or Capcom's Resident Evil® 0 -- at participating retailers.
In addition, the Super Mario™ Sunshine Bundle Pak, which includes a copy of the Super Mario™ Sunshine game, Nintendo GameCube system and Memory Card 59, which was previously $189.95, will be priced at $159.95.
Finally, continuing its prestigious "Player's Choice" program, the MSRP for Luigi's Mansion™, Pikmin™, Super Smash Bros.® Melee, and other classic Nintendo GameCube titles, originally priced at $49.95, will drop to $29.95.
"These three offers are about giving players what they want -- great entertainment at a great value," says George Harrison, senior vice president, marketing and corporate communications, Nintendo of America Inc. "For less than $150, players will find a world of quality only available with Nintendo."
This should do some good for sales of GC, but it really should have been implemted for last year's holiday season. Those are some really good deals, though.
Planet Gamecube
Sometimes you get the scorpion.