Author Topic: The Struggles of Marketing GameCube (Read 21148 times)

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #15 on:** September 12, 2013, 08:40:46 PM »

It's that thing! Shoot, where did I first see that as a kid...

Weegee · « **Reply #16 on:** September 12, 2013, 09:01:25 PM »

Suffix · « **Reply #17 on:** September 13, 2013, 12:45:47 AM »

That's one ugly N64 controller.

The Chef · « **Reply #18 on:** September 13, 2013, 01:49:34 AM »

That's because it's not an N64 controller. It's a console called the iQue Player. :V

Suffix · « **Reply #19 on:** September 13, 2013, 03:35:50 AM »

Yes, yes, I can read.

Chocobo · « **Reply #20 on:** September 14, 2013, 05:32:46 PM »

Mark my words, Kiddos, this here Nintendo StarCube is going to be the death of Nintenda'.

Weegee · « **Reply #21 on:** September 14, 2013, 05:39:34 PM »

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #22 on:** September 14, 2013, 07:26:11 PM »

Did you borrow that from J.J. Abrams?

Glowsquid · « **Reply #23 on:** January 08, 2014, 06:46:07 AM »

Bumping this thread since the author made a follow-up article on the GameCube's genesis and commercial history. It's a longread, but well worth it.

It especially put into perspective just how throughously Nintendo misread the market during that period. Western developers getting traction? Gut your western subsidiary and double-down on the shrinking Japanese market, duh. Multiplatform releases becoming more common? How dare these parasistes cheapen the ~Nintendo Difference~! Online gaming on the rise? Pfffft, kids will love that GBA connectivity right, right?

Luigison · « **Reply #24 on:** January 08, 2014, 07:19:44 AM »

Quote from: Weegee on September 12, 2013, 09:01:25 PM

Quote from: Suffix on September 13, 2013, 12:45:47 AM

That's one ugly N64 controller.

Quote from: The Chef on September 13, 2013, 01:49:34 AM

That's because it's not an N64 controller. It's a console called the iQue Player. :V

It's much better than the N64 controllers in my opinion. The analog stick doesn't wear out and the d-pad is comfortable. I just wish there was a easier way to transfer and translate the games in America. Also, it's not an N64 controller; It's an official Nintendo 64 in a new N64 controller for the Chinese market.