11th November 2003, 7:46 PM
Quote:Since the GameCube's European price drop occurred three weeks ago, European retailers have reported astounding GameCube sales numbers. Ten times the numbers of GameCubes were sold during the first week of the price drop, and sales have only increased since then. Since the price drop Nintendo's overall market share on the continent has increased from 5% to 25% putting them ahead of Microsoft's Xbox.
"Nintendo GameCube is now selling at the fastest rate since its launch proving that at the right price and with the great software line up available this Christmas, it really is the console of choice for all gamers," said Nintendo of Europe Marketing Director David Gosen.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, F-Zero GX, Mario Party 5, and 1080: Avalanche are just some of the games being released for the GameCube in Europe that may be helping those numbers. In addition a special Mario Kart: Double Dash!! package will be released on November 14th which will contain a new GameCube along with Mario Kart and the special Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition. The collector's edition will contain five Zelda games, and is a much anticipated collection from Nintendo. It's definitely good to see that sales are brisk for Nintendo in Europe as well as the United States and Japan.
Go, Nintendo!!
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