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Undo revision 2954951 by Mario Sakuraba (talk) Accurate info. Please stop giving me a hard time.
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The '''Nintendo GameCube''' is a home console system developed by [[Nintendo]], and released in late 2001 as the successor of the [[Nintendo 64]]. The console's preproduction codename name was "Project Dolphin" and was originally a console that used cartridges, as noted references appear in games such as ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. The Nintendo GameCube has six ports on its front: four controller ports just like the Nintendo 64 and two memory card ports. It has three buttons on top: Open, Reset, and Power. On the bottom are two serial ports and one hi-speed port for add-on expansions. The system uses Game Discs based on a {{wp|MiniDVD}} that are the size of an MP3 disc, and are able to hold up to 1.35 GB (1,459,978,240 bytes), making it the first Nintendo console to use optical discs as the primary storage medium | The '''Nintendo GameCube''' is a home console system developed by [[Nintendo]], and released in late 2001 as the successor of the [[Nintendo 64]]. The console's preproduction codename name was "Project Dolphin" and was originally a console that used cartridges, as noted references appear in games such as ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. The Nintendo GameCube has six ports on its front: four controller ports just like the Nintendo 64 and two memory card ports. It has three buttons on top: Open, Reset, and Power. On the bottom are two serial ports and one hi-speed port for add-on expansions. The system uses Game Discs based on a {{wp|MiniDVD}} that are the size of an MP3 disc, and are able to hold up to 1.35 GB (1,459,978,240 bytes), making it the first Nintendo console to use optical discs as the primary storage medium. | ||
The Nintendo GameCube was released in four colors: Indigo, Black, Orange, and Silver. Indigo is the original color seen in advertisements, the trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and other places. Silver was released after the first three colors. Orange was not available in the United States, but controllers matching its color were. | The Nintendo GameCube was released in four colors: Indigo, Black, Orange, and Silver. Indigo is the original color seen in advertisements, the trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and other places. Silver was released after the first three colors. Orange was not available in the United States, but controllers matching its color were. | ||
The original version of the [[Wii]], the successor of the Nintendo GameCube, is mostly compatible with Nintendo GameCube hardware and software. Like the Nintendo GameCube the Wii has 4 controller ports and 2 memory card slots which support all controllers, like the dance mat and microphone, though it does not support add-ons that attach to the console. Later revisions of the Wii, such as the Wii Family Edition and Wii Mini, would remove Nintendo GameCube support. The [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] are also not compatible with any Nintendo GameCube games, but ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and most Nintendo Switch games are compatible with the controllers through a special adapter. | The original version of the [[Wii]], the successor of the Nintendo GameCube, is mostly compatible with Nintendo GameCube hardware and software. Like the Nintendo GameCube the Wii has 4 controller ports and 2 memory card slots which support all controllers, like the dance mat and microphone, though it does not support add-ons that attach to the console. Later revisions of the Wii, such as the Wii Family Edition and Wii Mini, would remove Nintendo GameCube support. The [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] are also not compatible with any Nintendo GameCube games, but ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and most Nintendo Switch games are compatible with the controllers through a special adapter. | ||
Like the [[Virtual Boy]] and [[Nintendo 64DD]] before it, the Nintendo GameCube has proven to be a commercial failure when compared to the {{wp|PlayStation 2}} or even the newcomer {{wp|Xbox (console)|Xbox}}, with the Wii outselling its lifetime sales of 22 million in only 16 months.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_sales Wii sales</ref> Commonly cited reasons for why the GameCube was a failure when compared to the PS2 or Xbox include lack of third-party titles, lack of online, having [[Luigi's Mansion|a poor launch title]], loss of [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]], using miniDVDs instead of full-sized ones, missing genres, the controller, being targeted at kids instead of older gamers, its toy-like design, and the lack of DVD playback.<ref>https://www.goliath.com/gaming/10-reasons-why-the-nintendo-gamecube-failed/?__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=e21e317c8b8fed1b2d6168ef1bcefdd3b942cede-1591084477-0-Aa_SOOXrXqoAT7FGLMWxahp_1Hshjie5b8AYDrPraj4Z8n06j3-8r9zX3_rPvVEr9qeH3NAYPEIXx1t8mox9Yz1cbxwu-Avd567kEeQKyEKASwdun_CbHWq4NshlDeGd4QF6kUEe8vRnrEpz63t7MVX_stOU_kCieDvYQkZOF5A8DbiAkvi6GpJfW7HNni6V-uqmx1Qy20aHFAn1OOy0ALqn3rwh3kZWkvRubnq-f-SK4nORxXyWfZl1qAk7FDSCIwlyNIWJtweJHA_-B6rbCi8cmzh1dK_FMUUxtkKnT0zjEXaLrL-muaAxPQQ8u730ptVfgQtpae1ftmDMyJlgv4J9TfqEzI8R2n0xALGHbMWeAGK3_JKzVTgqALAWJnOoRUc2HsGi22Hx-6moC0GNWMPsG7jYuNsRsfZ4XMHWmqX9tndb8usMRokAGQNhfmmacgNhRAb66b_a_wNTyFpHGIU9qxe65J8WITotNsXUdB-0oxywQePVncSYolOE-KvcZgh6gL7cg_MWXDevym7eAcY58xfp65acI850EMsIpIQrJvpOsTVQmnrvuv94y6Jodg Here’s Why The Nintendo GameCube Failed</ref> | |||
However, the GameCube's release was accompanied by that of the {{wp|Panasonic Q}}; the result of a collaborative project between Nintendo and former rival Panasonic, the Q was capable of playing both GameCube games and DVD movies. It ended up failing due to the price of a Q being noticeably higher than that of a standard GameCube and separate DVD player combined, and as a result, was never released outside of Japan. | |||
The Nintendo GameCube was officially discontinued in 2009 due to the leaving of [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]]. | |||
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