Why did the Gamecube do so poorly? (with respect to sales)

[Esa-Petteri]

mrstickball said:

Lets see:

• Kiddie console with tons of Nintendo games (lack of 3rd party support)
• Worst console design in the past ~10+ years
• Bad brand image (N64 had ruined what they had during the NES/SNES years)
• Lack of core audience (audience was either kids, or hardcore Nintendo users) - Sony had already begun to gather the core audiences, and Microsoft was comitted to get the hardcore/PC users

The problem with their marketing was that they were indeed targeting younger kids - and had no games that anyone that was a teen, or SWM would give a care about, outside of an N-fanatic.

 

 

Are you talking about wii or gamecube? :O I really don't see any difference between last nintendo consoles. Other than the amount of shovelware that is.