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Nintendo enters "price war" with $229 GameCube

May 20, 2002 › Sandy McMurray | comment

Last week, the price of a new PlayStation or Xbox game console dropped to $299. Today, Nintendo upped the ante, dropping the price of its GameCube console from $299 to $229. The price change takes effect tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21).

"Nintendo is committed to offering our players the best games and the best price," said Ron Bertram, general manager, Nintendo of Canada Ltd. "We were the first manufacturer to reach the $299 price level and now we're leading the industry to $229 - allowing even more players around the world to get their hands on our legendary favourites like Mario, Zelda, Star Fox and Metroid this year."

May 20, 2002 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item

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