Shouldn’t Nintendo Be Worried About the Competition?
Absolutely! The sooner Nintendo releases the system the better. At the time of GameCube’s original release date (end of 2000) the Dreamcast would have been out for over a year & the Playstation 2 would have just been released during the fall. Nintendo should (& likely will) do everything possible to get the system out before Microsoft’s X-Box that is set to launch on November 8th, 2001. At the same time, Nintendo does not seem overly concerned about its competitors, confident that the GameCube will be revolutionary enough to stand out from the pack. Miyamoto’s comments on GameCube frequently echo this sentiment. Asked whether there was room in the industry for four competitors, Miyamoto offered: “I don’t think there will be enough room. That is why we believe that the battle will be fought between Sega, Sony, and Microsoft. While Nintendo is going to do something really different from them.” As it’s shaping up, it looks like Sega may not be much of a competitor at all anymore. Instead
