9th January 2005, 11:00 PM
I can tell everyone from painful experience:
The only reason XBox had such great sales this Christmas was because PS2s were in terribly short supply. Had the retailers of America been stocked to meet demand, XBox would have been what it's always been: An afterthought.
What was saddening to see was that my store has had a stack of GameCubes (heretofore known as "The Stack"), many of which have been in my store for over two years, and no one ever, ever buys them. Many of them still have evidence of $149.99 stickers that they originally came with. They are lonely and forgotten, but they are numerous. And even though GameCube was the only machine (besides SP) that we were well-stocked for this season, only a handful of them were purchased in desperation. There are still at least seventy left.
Which is not to say GameCubes are terrible sellers. When we had the bundle packs (with Double Dash + extra control) they sold briskly, if not so fast as the other two. However, like the others, these bundles were in very short supply, and people who were legitimately interested in Cube were more than willing to pass on the base system in hopes of finding a bundle somewhere. I can't blame them, since the bundles were the same price as the base systems.
The only reason XBox had such great sales this Christmas was because PS2s were in terribly short supply. Had the retailers of America been stocked to meet demand, XBox would have been what it's always been: An afterthought.
What was saddening to see was that my store has had a stack of GameCubes (heretofore known as "The Stack"), many of which have been in my store for over two years, and no one ever, ever buys them. Many of them still have evidence of $149.99 stickers that they originally came with. They are lonely and forgotten, but they are numerous. And even though GameCube was the only machine (besides SP) that we were well-stocked for this season, only a handful of them were purchased in desperation. There are still at least seventy left.
Which is not to say GameCubes are terrible sellers. When we had the bundle packs (with Double Dash + extra control) they sold briskly, if not so fast as the other two. However, like the others, these bundles were in very short supply, and people who were legitimately interested in Cube were more than willing to pass on the base system in hopes of finding a bundle somewhere. I can't blame them, since the bundles were the same price as the base systems.
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR