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No More GameCube, Wii 2.0 On the Far Horizon
Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 8:46
by News Reader
No More GameCube, Wii 2.0 On the Far Horizon
The little purple machine that could is no longer being manufactured. Hardware revisions are in store for the Nintendo Wii eventually. These announcements aren't terribly shocking, but they're still interesting admissions from Perin Kaplan, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Affairs for Nintendo of America. GameDaily has the interview, which also discusses Wii sales, the lull in games, new IPs, and some details on plans online. Don't worry, you won't have to buy a new Wii anytime soon. Kaplan is immediately talking about the planned Japanese version with DVD Playback capability, but does say 'Sure, absolutely' to the question of whether we'll eventually see hardware changes on the order of the DS/DS Lite.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 11:21
by The Incredible...
I don't understand why that's news.
Is i not standard practice to stop making the previous generation console whn you put out a new one?
i'm pretty sure sony aren't making psones anymore are they?
Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 11:27
by Dr. kitteny berk
The Incredible... wrote:i'm pretty sure sony aren't making psones anymore are they?
nope, but i'm fairly sure they kept making psones for a while after the ps2 came out.
Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 14:04
by Woo Elephant Yeah
Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
nope, but i'm fairly sure they kept making psones for a while after the ps2 came out.
Yep, they continued to make PSOne's for a long time after the PS2 came out.
This was fairly obvious, but it just confirms that the GameCube is pretty much dead in terms of new content.
I'll still play on mine from time to time I expect.
Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 14:12
by FatherJack
Plus their new console is 100% compatible with old titles.
Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 18:37
by pixie pie
Sony plan for the PS2 to carry on outselling the PS3 until at least 2009. The PS2 outsold both the PS3 and the XBox360 in January this year. So it's not necessarily obvious to stop making the old units as soon as the new one comes out. However in Nintendo's scenario where there isn't a huge price difference in the two consoles, it makes more sense to replace it entirely.
Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 19:19
by FatherJack
Anyone who wants a GameCube has been able to get one for £40 or so for a couple of years, and there will be a few knocking around even cheaper now people can play the games on the Wii.
There's still a few reasons for owning a real one - third party controllers (at least the one I had) don't work on the Wii, and the GameBoy player attachment won't fit it.
But they really couldn't have been making any money on new ones.