AHEAD OF THE GAMES; NINTENDO VIES FOR THE NUMBER-ONE POSITION IN CONSOLE SALES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.(Brief Article)
HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, December, 2003 by Sias, Van
REDMOND, Wash.-Among its plans for the holidays, Nintendo of America is counting on its two gaming options being better than one.
Thanks in large part to a major price reduction, the video game console and software manufacturer said its GameCube grabbed the top spot in sales for home units a few weeks into the season -- ahead of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Corp.'s XBox, according to market-share data compiled at retail. Among all consoles, the GameCube only trails Nintendo's own portable Game Boy Advance, which continues to rule the handheld game arena, the company told HFN.
"Nintendo GameCube sales have skyrocketed since we lowered the price to $99 in mid-September," said Anka Dolecki, public relations manager for Nintendo of America,...
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