11-02-2003, 11:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-03-2003, 12:51 AM by Prophet Hero.)
Schultz: Ignore Metier9's summing up of the UK GBA situation - it is extremely popular. The two Pokemon games topped the multi-format charts on release.
However, the Gamecube is in third place in the UK (Gamecube production was stopped worldwide) and two well known high street chains have stopped stocking it. The recent price drop has boosted sales, but I fear it's too late for the Cube in the UK. Nintendo did itself no favours when it screwed the UK with the N64.
The Xbox is widely available in the UK (certainly doing better than in Japan, which, of course, you know all about
) and is attractively priced. I think it's safely in (UK) second place although that means nothing in the face of Sony's dominance.
As with the Sega Megadrive/Genesis, it's primarily the US that is keeping the Xbox afloat, but the success of Xbox Live has led to the UK embracing the machine.
Nokia claims that it has shifted 400,000 units though it has been suggested that this figure refers to the number passed onto retailers rather than sold to consumers. An actual figure of 500 sold in the UK has been floated, but the figure could be higher if you take into account mobile phone deals/packages. I saw one woman with one in my local games store, but she didn't seem interested in buying Tomb Raider or Pandemonium...
Berserker Yes, Resident Evil: Survivor 2 Code Veronica was released in early 2002. I never knew it wasn't released in the US.
However, the Gamecube is in third place in the UK (Gamecube production was stopped worldwide) and two well known high street chains have stopped stocking it. The recent price drop has boosted sales, but I fear it's too late for the Cube in the UK. Nintendo did itself no favours when it screwed the UK with the N64.
The Xbox is widely available in the UK (certainly doing better than in Japan, which, of course, you know all about
) and is attractively priced. I think it's safely in (UK) second place although that means nothing in the face of Sony's dominance.As with the Sega Megadrive/Genesis, it's primarily the US that is keeping the Xbox afloat, but the success of Xbox Live has led to the UK embracing the machine.
Nokia claims that it has shifted 400,000 units though it has been suggested that this figure refers to the number passed onto retailers rather than sold to consumers. An actual figure of 500 sold in the UK has been floated, but the figure could be higher if you take into account mobile phone deals/packages. I saw one woman with one in my local games store, but she didn't seem interested in buying Tomb Raider or Pandemonium...
Berserker Yes, Resident Evil: Survivor 2 Code Veronica was released in early 2002. I never knew it wasn't released in the US.