Is the Indigo Gamecube being discontinued?
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Is the Indigo Gamecube being discontinued?
At Circuit City.com, the Indigo cube is listed as Clearance and while supplies last. The Black and Platinum versions are not listed as such.
Also, BestBuy is letting you buy the Indigo SMS Bundle and still get another free game with it...
Is Nintendo phasing out the Indigo?
(on a somewhat related noted, how "limited" is the limited edition Platinum?)
Also, BestBuy is letting you buy the Indigo SMS Bundle and still get another free game with it...
Is Nintendo phasing out the Indigo?
(on a somewhat related noted, how "limited" is the limited edition Platinum?)
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I hope so. They never should have released it in the first place.
I'm sure they have looked at how the black and Platinum outsells the indigo and discontinued it. Indigo is one of those strange colors that should stay in Japan IMO.
I don't think Platinum is that limited. I see it and black everywhere. I haven't seen an Indigo Cube in a month or so.
I'm sure they have looked at how the black and Platinum outsells the indigo and discontinued it. Indigo is one of those strange colors that should stay in Japan IMO.
I don't think Platinum is that limited. I see it and black everywhere. I haven't seen an Indigo Cube in a month or so.
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I still see them around all the time in Phoenix.
If Nintendo wants to ditch the "teh kiddie" perception that some people have, it's probably for the best to at least feature the Black or Platinum in the ads if the don't want to discontinue the Indigo.
If Nintendo wants to ditch the "teh kiddie" perception that some people have, it's probably for the best to at least feature the Black or Platinum in the ads if the don't want to discontinue the Indigo.
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As Darkside said I feel it never should have been released here to begin with, purple is nice and all but kinda hard to convince friends a system isn't going to be so kiddie this time around when all the ads featured a purple box with a handle on it.
But to stay on topic, now that you mention it I haven't seen an indigo cube in a month now, Best buy , Target and Kmarts that I normally visit all feature black or platinum. So maybe they are phasing it out.
But to stay on topic, now that you mention it I haven't seen an indigo cube in a month now, Best buy , Target and Kmarts that I normally visit all feature black or platinum. So maybe they are phasing it out.
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I personally opted for the Black Cube when I got mine back before Thanksgiving and I'm glad that I did. Now I have a nice black XBox sitting right next to it and they both match.
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Originally posted by C-Killer Redux
Probably not seeing as how the Gameboy Advance SP is coming out in Platinum and Cobalt(or metallic purple). Hence why I'm importing the black one.
Probably not seeing as how the Gameboy Advance SP is coming out in Platinum and Cobalt(or metallic purple). Hence why I'm importing the black one.
I have the Platinum GC, but if I had known how limited it actually was going to be, I would have opted for Black probably.
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All I can say is thank God the "Spice" GC and the Pink one that was intiially shown when first announced didn't hit the states either.
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Originally posted by Tigger
All I can say is thank God the "Spice" GC and the Pink one that was intiially shown when first announced didn't hit the states either.
All I can say is thank God the "Spice" GC and the Pink one that was intiially shown when first announced didn't hit the states either.
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Originally posted by Tigger
All I can say is thank God the "Spice" GC and the Pink one that was intiially shown when first announced didn't hit the states either.
All I can say is thank God the "Spice" GC and the Pink one that was intiially shown when first announced didn't hit the states either.
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I'd have liked one in Glacier (like the GBA), or a clear case. In any case, I own a black one.
It could be as simple as sales numbers, and deciding only to ship those that are selling well over here. You can believe if the Indigo ones were selling like crazy here, Nintendo would continue shipping them here. Obviously competition makes a company review every aspect of its product more, and this is just another example of that.
It could be as simple as sales numbers, and deciding only to ship those that are selling well over here. You can believe if the Indigo ones were selling like crazy here, Nintendo would continue shipping them here. Obviously competition makes a company review every aspect of its product more, and this is just another example of that.
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hey I have an Indigo GC, and it looks sweet I might add
But when I saw the platinum one it made me want to get that one, but I already have a GC.
Eitherway having a choice of colors is nice.
But when I saw the platinum one it made me want to get that one, but I already have a GC.
Eitherway having a choice of colors is nice.
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The Platinum getting hard to find my area rite now.
Samgoody & Suncoast, Target, Walmart, Kmart, Babbage's, Gamestop, Funcoland, and Software Etc, and Bestbuy: They Do carry Alot Indigo & Black GameCube but None Platinum GC
Circuit City & Toysrus: Do carry 4-6 Platinum GC left.
Samgoody & Suncoast, Target, Walmart, Kmart, Babbage's, Gamestop, Funcoland, and Software Etc, and Bestbuy: They Do carry Alot Indigo & Black GameCube but None Platinum GC
Circuit City & Toysrus: Do carry 4-6 Platinum GC left.
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I don't think it was a mistake to make the indigo GC, it was just dumb as hell to market it the way they did.
A lot of people had the impression that it was only available in purple (especially in the months leading up to launch) because that was all you ever saw in ads and magazines.
I wanted, and got a black one at launch, and I'm the type that really doesn't care what color my systems are as they go behind wooden doors under my tv anyway. I waited in line and would have take indigo if I had no choice, but I was hoping for a black one. So I'm sure the marketing was a major downfall in the beginning for people that keep their systems in view and would never by a purple one.
Color choices are awesome though. They should just focus on advertising the normal black one, while noting it's also available in other colors, rather than the other way around.
A lot of people had the impression that it was only available in purple (especially in the months leading up to launch) because that was all you ever saw in ads and magazines.
I wanted, and got a black one at launch, and I'm the type that really doesn't care what color my systems are as they go behind wooden doors under my tv anyway. I waited in line and would have take indigo if I had no choice, but I was hoping for a black one. So I'm sure the marketing was a major downfall in the beginning for people that keep their systems in view and would never by a purple one.
Color choices are awesome though. They should just focus on advertising the normal black one, while noting it's also available in other colors, rather than the other way around.
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Color choices are awesome though. They should just focus on advertising the normal black one, while noting it's also available in other colors, rather than the other way around.
Color choices are awesome though. They should just focus on advertising the normal black one, while noting it's also available in other colors, rather than the other way around.
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Why is indigo a kiddie color? I liked it. I GOT the indigo. :P Besides, Silicon Graphics liked it enough to name one of their best machines (back in its day) after it - good enough for me.
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I ordered the indigo but they gave me a platinum one. I was thinking about exchanging it actually.....
I ordered the indigo but they gave me a platinum one. I was thinking about exchanging it actually.....