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To: SusieQ1065 who wrote (5255)	5/21/2001 9:26:43 AM
From: keithcray	Respond to of 5732

<<<<<<I'm dazed and confused<<<<<<<<< LOL, common West-coaster ailment on Monday morning. AE's in play again today. ;0)

To: SusieQ1065 who wrote (5255)	5/21/2001 9:27:35 AM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5732

Nintendo To Undercut Sony, Microsoft Game Consoles-Nikkei OSAKA (Nikkei)--Nintendo Co. (7974 or J.NTD) will set the suggested retail price of its new video-game console, to be released on Sept. 14, at Y25,000, a company source told the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Monday. Nintendo's "Gamecube" will be more than Y10,000 lower than Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s (J.SNY) "PlayStation2" and Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) "Xbox." The company aims to ship a total of about 2.5 million units in Japan and the U.S. this year on the strength of such a low price. Dedicated only for video games, the Gamecube cannot play DVDs or access the Internet, helping to keep the price low, an important factor given that Nintendo is primarily targeting the children's market, the source noted. In the U.S., where it will go on sale in November, the suggested retail price will be $199 for the Gamecube and $49.90 for each software title. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (6752 or J.MAT) will start producing controllers for the console in June. However, because Matsushita's capacity is limited to 600,000 devices a month, Nintendo will not be able to ship more than 2.5 million units this year, the source said. Nintendo will suggest a Y6,800 retail price for Gamecube software titles sold in Japan. It will release two to three titles when the console goes on sale, planning to increase the number to six by November. The company expects to sell 6 million software units at home and abroad within the year. (END) DOW JONES NEWS 05-21-01 09:26 AM * end of story *