Gamecube Price Drop

kencleary · 20-10-2003 4:06pm #1

I thought that the recent Gamecube price drop was supposed to drop the price to €100 in Europe? Am I wrong or are Game just being bast*rds and charging €120 for it?

savemejebus · 20-10-2003 4:18pm

i think that they're doing that to keep in line with the £79 price in england. It's not just game though, gamesworld, smyths and HMV and xtravision are charging the €119 too, it sucks for the people that were hoping to get the cube for €99. I'd imagine you can buy it online for €99 tho.

Also noticed that xtravision are selling the cube with the gameboy player for 149 but I saw the same pack for 119 in gamesworld in cork(could have been a mistake). gamesworld had a 2nd hand cube for €50 which looked a bargain though

IgnatiusJRiley · 20-10-2003 4:31pm

Originally posted by savemejebus
I'd imagine you can buy it online for €99 tho.

Where?

jesus_thats_gre · 20-10-2003 4:51pm

The official price is €99 for Europe and £70 sterking in the UK. There was war over the price in the UK - the whole rip off Britain thing - so Game dropped it to £69 sterling in response. Fair played to them like..

Shame the bastards are ripping us off still!

honru · 20-10-2003 4:58pm

This is really annoying. While I already have a Gamecube, its ridiculous that Ireland still ends up paying more. Plus, £79 doesn't even add up to €120 (its €114), so Ireland (unsuprisingly) ends up paying the most for a Gamecube in Europe, unless there are a few exceptions that I have not heard of.

€120 just doesn't seem as appealing as €99. I'm sure Nintendo will be missing out on many potential consumers due to this.

The best thing to do would be to go for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker pack, which features a pretty essential game for the Gamecube as well and one of the greatest games ever (Ocarina of Time) anyway. As it retails for €150, you're basically paying for the Gamecube at the European standard and €50 for the game, so its the best alternative.

Finally, heres an article which sees complaints over the price premium in the UK.

honru · 20-10-2003 5:01pm

Originally posted by jesus_thats_gre
There was war over the price in the UK - the whole rip off Britain thing - so Game dropped it to £69 sterling in response.

That never happened. Its still £79 over at GAME UK.

Also, I have yet to find a retailer which ships Gamecubes throughout Europe. But if so, with added shipping costs it would be just as well to get it from your local convinience store. Or GAME.

smiaras · 20-10-2003 5:19pm

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DiscoStu · 20-10-2003 5:57pm

Originally posted by smiaras
119 in Game on Henry St but you get either wrestlemania X8 or nightfire free with it

id rather pay 99 with no game than let those travesties into my house

smiaras · 20-10-2003 6:38pm

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theciscokid · 20-10-2003 7:44pm

Originally posted by DiscoStu
id rather pay 99 with no game than let those travesties into my house

lol.. i hear that

by the by,

the gc is down to 70 dollars stateside

you'd do better importing from there

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