Nintendo GameCube Hits No. 1Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 @ 12:57:12 pm E.S.T
After rocketing up the charts the past several weeks, the Nintendo GameCube(TM) has now reached No. 1 -- it's America's top-selling home video game console, according to direct sales data from the nation's leading retailers.
Nintendo GameCube sold more than half a million systems to
consumers during Thanksgiving week, easily surpassing its console
competitors. Among all game devices, it trailed only Nintendo's
portable Game Boy(R) Advance, which sold almost 600,000 units to U.S.
buyers during the week.
"All along, our business plan for this year was to maximize
consumer interest and sales during the fourth quarter," says George
Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and
corporate communications. "But frankly, we're overwhelmed by how
successful we've been. Our price cut of Nintendo GameCube has ignited
sales to the degree that it may turn out to be the best-selling
console for the entire month of November. We're tracking to sell more
systems in the last eight weeks of the year than we did in the
previous 10 months combined."
Nintendo GameCube went from No. 3 to No. 1 in just two months,
evidence that the Sept. 25 price drop to an MSRP of $99.99 and the hot
new games were just what the public wanted. The library of games
available for Nintendo GameCube now stands at more than 320, including
America's current hottest game, Mario Kart(R): Double Dash(TM)
exclusively for Nintendo GameCube, role-playing and sports games,
Pokemon titles for younger players and action and racing games for
adults.
Numerous new and upcoming releases that will keep the momentum
going include 1080(R): Avalanche, a shred-'em-up snowboarding game;
Mario Party(R) 5, the ultimate party game; F-Zero(R) GX, the fastest
racing game on the market; Mario Golf(TM): Toadstool Tour, a golf game
that appeals equally to novices and experts; Pokemon Channel(TM), the
first-ever Pokemon game available for Nintendo GameCube; and Final
Fantasy(R): Crystal Chronicles(TM), an upcoming role-playing game that
continues the hit franchise.
The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and
markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video
game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the
best-selling Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems
extend Nintendo's vast game library and continue the tradition of
delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of
all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in
1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.8 billion video games globally,
creating enduring industry icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R)
and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid(TM),
Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of
America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for
Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 120 Reads
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