Nintendo cuts GameCube price

[Julio Franco]

Japanese video game giant Nintendo on Wednesday slashed the price of its GameCube console to less than $100, in an effort to revive sagging sales.

The company announced that, effective Thursday, the console will sell for $99.99 in North America, down from the current price of $150.

Read more: CNet News.

 

[lalaji]

Sweet! Maybe ill pick one up and give my Dreamcast a rest.

 

[StormBringer]

I was just wondering about that a few days ago, been thinking of buying one for my son for christmas and wondered whether to go ahead and pick it up or wait to see if the price would drop.

 

[Julio Franco]

The worrying thing of the Gamecube is longetivity and long-run titles support IMO... not like it's not worth buying, but I'd still prefer a PS2 nowadays, even if it's lacking in the graphics area.