E3: Big GameCube announcement

[Hero]

For a limited time, Nintendo will include Game Boy Player for the regular price of the Nintendo GameCube system. This offer will be available at retail on June 23 for an MSRP of $149.99 in the United States, and on June 20 for €199.99 in Europe.

"This offer builds on the incredible momentum generated by our Game Boy® Advance line, which has already sold 35 million systems worldwide," says Peter MacDougall, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America. "Once we saw the enthusiastic reception given to the debut of Game Boy Player here on the show floor at the E3 trade show, it was an easy decision to move ahead with our plans to combine these two products."

The Game Boy Player is a platform less than an inch thick, which acts as a base for the Nintendo GameCube. By simply inserting Game Boy cartridges into a slot in the Game Boy Player, players can use their Nintendo GameCube controller to direct action on the TV screen.

So if you don't have a GC and were waiting for the GBA Player to get one, you are the luckiest SOB in the world right now.

[Starfox]

Holy potatoheads,
I just have to get this one! Does anybody know which colours will be available in Europe?

[Nick]

Europe gets it first? Does the President know about this? (By the way, the press release I saw had the price at .99 euro. Now that would be something to truly get worked up over.)

I have not seen any official announcement about the available colours in Europe. I can tell you that it comes in indigo, platinum, black, and spice in Japan, but the last we heard it will only be released in black over here. Nintendo of America even sent out pictures of different color GameCubes attached to black GB Players, just to assure us that we had nothing to complain about. I haven't read much on the matter beyond that.

[Starfox]

Originally posted by Nick
Europe gets it first? Does the President know about this? (By the way, the press release I saw had the price at .99 euro. Now that would be something to truly get worked up over.)

I have not seen any official announcement about the available colours in Europe. I can tell you that it comes in indigo, platinum, black, and spice in Japan, but the last we heard it will only be released in black over here. Nintendo of America even sent out pictures of different color GameCubes attached to black GB Players, just to assure us that we had nothing to complain about. I haven't read much on the matter beyond that.

There have already been loads of rumours of a Gamecube pricedropping to €99, but I don't think they would take their Gamecube price under the one for GBA SP. If there would be a pricedropping my guess goes to €149

[Nick]

That's why I thought the 0.99 euro price point seemed a little odd. :)