Ebiquity Share Discussion Threads

[bowser] 17/2/2002 11:32

Xbox in the Mail on Sunday today.

[bowser] 13/2/2002 18:14

The game cube is apparently aimed at the kids, and in my opinion Nintendo concentrates on the Japanese markets more than the western ones when it comes to consoles (brand loyalty blah blah). There are going to be few big games like Luigies Mansion, Biohazard and of course Mario. Game cube is for serious gamers but with its game types skewed towards the innocent and cute instead of the mature.
Game cube obvious advantage is its price (£100 less than Xbox)and it does this by omitting DVD capability and by making the architecture leaner than Xbox.

But hey, who cares?? EB will supply all the console types anyway!!.

BRING ON PS3........

[fevs] 13/2/2002 10:34

I've just been looking at the info on the EB web site about the Game Cube and it states that it doesn't play DVD's or CD's ( X-box plays dvd's, not sure about cd's). I would of thought that most families who where looking at buying a new console would go for the dvd/cd option as their first choice of console, unless they have already bought the ps2. Is the game cube going to be for serious gamers???.

please post your thoughts

FEVS

[bowser] 10/2/2002 00:38

Just been reading Edge magazine, theres 3 pages on EBQ. It talks about the relationship between retailers (esp EBQ) and publishers. Saying that retailers have publishers over a barrel. EBQ apparently charges £10,000 to publishers just to put their game in the catalogue, and many smaller publishers simply cant afford it and can actually end up making a loss at the outset. Hmm, i'm putting money in EBQ and EID then. EID is a bargin right now and is big enough to collaborate with EBQ better than the smaller publishers not even to mention the likes of Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and maybe Sega. Hmmm, I see a sort of oligopoly forming in the computer games industry.

[trumpet] 10/2/2002 00:17

If I remember correctly I read on one of the games sites that full price Xbox titles were likely to be £45. Amazon pre-orders are pegged at £42.99.

[raveningwolverine] 08/2/2002 17:05

GAMES FOR THE GAMECUBE WILL BE £39.99.....

[fevs] 08/2/2002 15:13

Hopefully the price will continue to make steady progress up until the x-box is released then we might see a bit more action right up until the gamecube comes out.
Will the games for these two consoles be about the same price as ps2 games,does anyone know??

FEVS

[sasimini] 08/2/2002 14:33

slow steady progress

[bowser] 06/2/2002 23:53

Nintendo's Gamecube is due for release on May 3rd at around £150-£170. So, Microsoft's Xbox is being released the beginning of March and the Gamecube two months later...hmmm, two peaks coming up or maybe just one big one!!.

[trumpet] 05/2/2002 10:47

It hasn't gone unnoticed ;-)

I'm a late arrival, at £1.30 and £1.35. Looking forward to another exceptional statement covering the Easter period and following months - Xbox Launch, Gamecube Launch, PS2 price reduction to £170 to fend off competition. Unusually the launch titles look strong too.

The price moved in anticipation of the Xmas period sales, looks like the same this time around for Easter.

[pjw956] 05/2/2002 00:31

big buys going through this morning but stuck at 140...looks promising for this week.

[panagos] 04/2/2002 23:18

I believe it will not fall below 1.35-1.37, not unless some really bad news hit the street

[boroklyn] 04/2/2002 19:59

some big sells aswell???.needs to rise a bit more to sugest total breakout.

[bowser] 04/2/2002 15:18

Heh! Total break out!!

[panagos] 01/2/2002 17:59

bought some back at 1.40, if it falls below 1.35 im selling

[fevs] 01/2/2002 16:43

The way these are going at the moment i think 150p could be reached fairly soon.
Today it broke through the 12 month high of 140p.

the following was copied from investtech.com

Has risen 221% since the bottom on 17 Aug 2000 at 43.00. Is within a rising trend, which indicates a continued growth. Has also broken a resistance level in the short term and given a buy signal for the short-term trading range

It also say there is resistance at 180p and support at 92p.

92p doesn't look likely to me so is 180p the next real resistance???

Let me know your thoughts.

FEVS

[ah20206] 31/1/2002 18:48

I have read a few reports suggesting waiting until 1.70 or 2.00 before selling. I'm holding on to mine for a little bit longer.....

[panagos] 31/1/2002 17:16

I sold some at 1.35 just before the resistance of 1.37 has broken. I believe I can see an inverted head n shoulders....so I belive 1.50 is getting closer. I might buy back 2torrow morning. Any opinions??

[fevs] 31/1/2002 16:45

These are ticking up nicely at the moment.
what do people think will happen when x-box and game cube are released?.
There is bound to be high demand for the latest consoles and games, which should help EBQ's position.

When are the next set of results/trading statements out?

FEVS

[united again] 31/1/2002 15:48

Just an enquiry to the 'harami' and ' bearish engulfing pattern' posters above....what did Monday's close show, and what does it mean now?

I'm not being flippant, I just don't have a clue what you're talking about (that is 'I' don't have a clue, I don't suggest that you don't) and wonder if your thoughts and projections have transpired.

[raveningwolverine] 30/1/2002 13:11

GBA IS DROPPING TO £60 FROM NEXT MONTH...

[trumpet] 30/1/2002 10:45

Good point - if you want a slice of the games market it is safer to go with the retailer rather than developer/producer.

Also saw reports on iii from Dailyradar I think, that PS2 price could be dropped again to £170 to fend off competition.

[pjw956] 30/1/2002 09:12

x box launch mid march, game cube anounced for early may and at a heavy discount according to an article in yesterdays times....should all lead to positive news flow in coming months.

as for games manufacturers , I know rage are in there , expect Eidos and others, but their shares have had a very rough ride.IMHO stick with the seller of their products ...EBQ

[sasimini] 29/1/2002 15:01

Should rise steadily now to April