# Nintendo Gamecube production halted **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 8, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760 "2003-08-08T04:23:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/1 "2003-08-08T04:23:27Z")
> **[MSNBC News - Breaking News and News Today | Latest News](https://www.msnbc.com/)** > > MSNBC breaking news and the latest news for today. Get daily news from local news reporters and world news updates with live audio & video from our team. Doesn’t sound like they are too sure if they’ll resume production later this year or just wait and launch a new “product”. ---
**Author:** ![Crimson\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@Crimson\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crimson_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/2 "2003-08-08T04:25:02Z")
Ahh… they’re probably realizing that it’s time to sap more money from people. I expect them to go back to cartridge games. ---
**Author:** ![boerjog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@boerjog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boerjog)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/3 "2003-08-08T04:42:54Z")
[www.atariage.com](http://www.atariage.com) you can get ALL the old atari games here. REBEL!!! oh get stella too! > [@ME](#): > > NOT SPAMM! not for profit site I have no affiliation with! ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/4 "2003-08-08T05:57:20Z")
Yee-ouch. It’s a shame really. Nintendo is probably the only company I have a follow loyally. It seems to have the highest ratio of [good:crap] games than other companies. The N64 had a few real gems, and I seen a few nice ones for the Gamecube too. Perhaps they’re waiting to develop a Gamecube/DVD-RW/TiVo box? Well, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/5 "2003-08-08T06:36:39Z")
Well, I’ve been wanting to play Zelda and Mario on my Playstation. I never thought it would ever happen but this seems to give me hope. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/6 "2003-08-08T07:23:00Z")
What, nobody saw this coming? The Gamecube has been viewed as the weakest of the three systems for years. Their games simply don’t appeal to the masses. Nintendo can have all the Pokemon games they want. I’ll be sticking with the blood and action of my ps2, thanks much. ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/7 "2003-08-08T08:09:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Their games simply don’t appeal to the masses. [Zelda: The Wind Waker breaks pre-order sales records](http://www.lawrence.com/news/video_games/story/122572) “Nintendo just announced that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has presold 560,000 copies. It is due in stores March 23. This staggering number flies in the face of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City which only sold 400,000 before its release.” ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/8 "2003-08-08T15:46:13Z")
That preorder hazel-rah, sold so many because the preorder included two games right away & another game later. So…no surprise that it sold. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/9 "2003-08-08T15:51:33Z")
Hah! Finally! About bloody time it happened to someone else! **Garius** Bitter Dreamcast Owner ---
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/10 "2003-08-08T17:17:15Z")
Saddening news, even though the Gamecube is the only current-generation console I don’t own. Still, this brings some hope that Nintendo will reinvent itself as a pure software development company, as Sega did- that’s what they’ve been best at, anyway. And the idea of Zelda or Mario on Xbox Live makes me all tingly inside. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/11 "2003-08-08T17:28:00Z")
Damn it, I knew this was going to happen. I thought of buying an Atari Jaguar and look what happened. I bought a Sega Saturn and look what happened. I bought a Dreamcast and look what happened. I bought a Gamecube and look what happened. I am the kiss of death for video game companies. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/12 "2003-08-08T18:01:51Z")
So I guess everyone missed this line in the article: > [@](#): > > THE HALT IN PRODUCTION will last until autumn The GameCube isn’t going anywhere for the forseeable future. Especially after a new Zelda game was announced. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/13 "2003-08-08T18:03:02Z")
I got my money out of mine. Not that it really even cost that much, considering that games are $50 each. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/14 "2003-08-08T18:26:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Justin\_Bailey \* > \*\*The GameCube isn’t going anywhere for the forseeable future. Especially after a new Zelda game was announced. \*\* I did read that, but I wouldn’t bet money on it if I were you. Let’s revisit this thread in Sept/Oct and see what the situation is. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/15 "2003-08-08T18:39:11Z")
What can I say. I like to root for the underdog. And you can never underestimate the appeal of a new Zelda game. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/16 "2003-08-08T19:15:44Z")
It’s not that big deal of a deal dudes.Production was paused, not halted. This is merely being done to clear out Nintendo’s warehouse of GameCubes. Once this is complete, production will resume. OH, and for comparison sakes, Xbox and GameCube are dead even with 9.5 million units sold each worldwide. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/17 "2003-08-08T19:44:20Z")
So we shouldn’t worry because they are halting production to clear the warehouse of Gamecubes that couldn’t clear the warehouse. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/18 "2003-08-08T19:52:36Z")
It’s being blown out of proportion World Eater. Corporations do this all the time with various electronics. This decision by Nintendo will remain invisible to the consumer; it’s not as if Nintendo is canceling all of the great games planned for the next 2 years. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/19 "2003-08-08T20:10:46Z")
I think that in 20 years whenever there’s a discussion of the best current game systems there will _still_ be bitter Dreamcast owners popping up. Man, that was a great system. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760/20 "2003-08-08T21:05:00Z")
It was a good system, not a great one. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-gamecube-production-halted/193760.md?page=2)