Nintendo GameCube
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Video game console
Generation	Sixth generation era
First available	JP September 14, 2001 NA November 18, 2001 EU May 3, 2002 AUS May 17, 2002
CPU	PowerPC Gekko, 485 MHz
GPU	ATI Technologies, 162 MHz
Media	Nintendo GameCube Game Disc
System storage	Nintendo GameCube Memory Card
Connectivity	Broadband Adapter or Modem Adapter
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Best-selling game	Super Smash Bros. Melee, 7. This is a list of Video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies including the top ten best-selling franchises. often abbreviated SSBM or Melee, is a crossover Fighting game released for the Nintendo GameCube shortly after its launch in ( in the 09 million (as of March 10, 2008)[2]
Backward compatibility	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (Game Boy Player add-on required)
Predecessor	Nintendo 64
Successor	Wii

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Contents 1 Marketing 2 Hardware 2.1 Technical specifications 2.2 Controller 2.3 Technical issues 3 Software library 3.1 Launch titles 3.2 Market share 3.3 Online play 3.4 Reception and sales 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Marketing

Nintendo has used several advertising strategies and techniques for the GameCube. The earliest commercials displayed a rotating cube video, which would morph into the GameCube logo. A female voice whispered "GameCube. " This was usually after the normal commercial for a GameCube game. ^[3]

Subsequent ad campaigns had Nintendo advertising with a "Who Are You" tangent to market the wide range of games Nintendo offers. The idea behind the "Who Are You?" campaign is that "you are what you play"; the kind of game a gamer enjoys playing suggests a dominant trait in that gamer's personality. The "Who Are You" logo is similar to graffiti lettering. Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Most of the "Who Are You?" commercials advertised games developed or published by Nintendo, but some developers paid Nintendo to promote their games, using Nintendo's marketing and advertising resources. This is a list of computer and video games published by Nintendo. One example is the advertisement campaign for Square Enix's GameCube-exclusive Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. is a Video game for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the first Final Fantasy game on a Nintendo console since Final Fantasy VI

Hardware

Like its predecessor, the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo Gamecube was available in a variety of colors. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market The two most common colors, made available during the system's launch, were Indigo (the "default" color) and Jet Black. Later, Nintendo released Gamecubes with a Platinum color scheme which were marketed as limited edition. Gamecubes that were colored orange (and which were nicknamed as being "Spice" colored) were also manufactured, but these were primarily available only in Japan.

The GameCube's model numbers, DOL-001 and 101, are a reference to its Dolphin codename. ^[4] The official accessories and peripherals have model numbers beginning with DOL as well. Also, other types of Nintendo hardware before and after the GameCube has its developer's codename as a model number. Another Dolphin reference, "Flipper" is the name of the GPU for the GameCube. ^[5] Panasonic made a licensed version of the GameCube with DVD playback, called the Panasonic Q. The Panasonic Q multimedia console is a version of the Nintendo GameCube with the ability to play DVDs audio CDs, MP3 and

Benchmarks provided by third-party testing facilities indicate that these specifications, especially those relating to performance, may be conservative. One of Nintendo's primary objectives in designing the GameCube hardware was to overcome the perceived limitations and difficulties of programming for the Nintendo 64 architecture; thus creating an affordable, well-balanced, developer-friendly console that still performs competitively against its rivals. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market ^[6]. The development hardware kit was called the Gamecube NR Reader. Model numbers for these units begin with DOT. These units allow developers to debug beta versions of games and hardware. These units were sold to developers by Nintendo at a premium price and many developers modified regular game cubes for game beta testing because of this. The NR reader will not play regular gamecube games but only special NR discs burned by a Nintendo NR writer.

Technical specifications

The Nintendo GameCube Game Disc is the medium for the Nintendo GameCube, created by Matsushita. A data storage device is a device for recording (storing information (data Chosen to prevent unauthorized copying and to avoid licensing fees to the DVD Consortium, it is Nintendo's first non-cartridge storage method for systems released in North America and Europe (the Famicom Disk System and Nintendo 64DD were only released in Japan). In various types of electronic equipment a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer ("Famicom" console in Japan. The Nintendo 64DD ("DD" being short for "Disk Drive" is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. Some games which contain large amounts of voice acting or pre-rendered video (for example, Tales of Symphonia) have been released on two discs; however, only twenty five titles have been released on two discs, and no games require three or more discs. Full motion video based games, usually abbreviated as FMV-based games, are Video games that rely upon pre-recorded TV -quality movie or is a Video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2. This is a list of games with two discs for the Nintendo GameCube Video game system organized alphabetically by North American release name (when available

The MultiAV port was identical to and compatible with the one used in Nintendo's earlier SNES, and N64 systems. MultiAV (also labeled "Multi-Out" "AV Multi Out" and "Analog AV Out" is a Nintendo proprietary audio/visual port used in its video game The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market

Nintendo found that the digital AV port was used by less than one percent of users, causing the port to be removed from systems manufactured after May 2004. ^[7] This was made noticeable on the "Pearl White" Mario Strikers pak in Europe released in October 2005 also on GameCube paks still in production at this time namely the Mario Kart Pak.

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Controller

The standard GameCube controller has a wing grip design, and is designed to fit well in the player's hands. A game controller is an Input device used to control a Video game. It includes a total of eight buttons, two analog sticks, and a D-pad. An analog stick, sometimes called a thumbstick, control stick, or occasionally A D-pad (short for directional pad) is a flat usually thumb-operated directional control found on nearly all modern Video game console Gamepads Game The primary analog stick is on the left, with the D-pad below it. On the right are four buttons; a large green "A" button in the center, a smaller red "B" button to the left, an "X" button to the right and a "Y" button to the top. Below those, there is a yellow "C" stick, which often serves different functions, from controlling the camera, to one similar to that of the right analog stick on a PlayStation 2 DualShock 2 controller. The DualShock (officially DUALSHOCK and occasionally referred to as Dual Shock) is a line of vibration-feedback The Start/Pause button is in the middle of the controller.

On the top of the controller there are two analog shoulder buttons marked "L" and "R", as well as one digital one marked "Z". The "L" and "R" shoulder buttons have both digital and analog capabilities. In analog mode, the shoulder buttons have an additional "click" when fully depressed. In digital mode, it will register it as digital only when fully depressed. This difference, in effect, serves as two additional buttons on the controller without the need to actually add physical buttons. This works by means of a dual-sensor system inside the controller, a slider piece, which is moved by pressing down on the shoulder button and a separate button press pad at the base.

The GameCube controller comes in four major colors: "Jet Black", "Indigo", "Platinum", and "Orange Spice". There was also a pink colored controller released for a short time.

The GameCube controller in both its original wired version and the wireless Wavebird version is compatible with the Wii. The WaveBird Wireless Controller is a Radio frequency (RF based Wireless controller manufactured for the Nintendo GameCube Video game Virtual Console games and certain Wii games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity can also be played with a GameCube controller. Virtual Console, sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel, an online service that allows players to purchase and download often abbreviated SSBB or Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros is a Kart racing video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Wii console Sonic Riders Zero Gravity (Abbreviate SR0G SRZG released in Japan as, is a Hoverboard -racing video game published by Sega Corporation and developed

Technical issues

Some earlier and later revisions of the GameCube consoles developed disc read problems with the optical pickup becoming thermally sensitive over time, causing read errors when the console reached normal operating temperature. Failures of this sort require replacement of the optical pickup. Affected consoles have sometimes been serviced free of charge by Nintendo even after the expiration of the warranty period. ^[11]

Software library

See also: List of Nintendo GameCube games, Chronology of GameCube games, and Player's Choice

Launch titles

The GameCube launched in North America with the following twelve games:

Title	Developer	Publisher(s)
All-Star Baseball 2002	Acclaim	Acclaim
Batman Vengeance	Ubisoft	Ubisoft
Crazy Taxi	Hitmaker	Sega
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2	Z-Axis	Acclaim
Disney's Tarzan Untamed	Ubisoft	Ubisoft
Luigi's Mansion	Nintendo	Nintendo
Madden NFL 2002	Tiburon	EA Sports
NHL Hitz 20-02	EA Black Box	Midway
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader	Factor 5	LucasArts
Super Monkey Ball	Amusement Vision	Sega
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	Neversoft	Activision
Wave Race: Blue Storm	NST	Nintendo

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One of the defining aspects of the Nintendo GameCube is the rejuvenated relationship between Nintendo and its licensees. Unlike previous generations in which Nintendo was seen by some as bullying its third-party game developers, Nintendo openly sought game-development aid on the Nintendo GameCube. Sometimes, Nintendo would merely request that a third-party developer produce a game based on the third-party's own game franchises; other times, Nintendo would request that the third-party developer produce a game based on Nintendo's own game franchises. In both cases, Nintendo often took an active role in cooperating with the developer. This policy on Nintendo's part resulted in exclusive third-party games for the Nintendo GameCube, and the arrival of multi-format titles on the platform. Because of these efforts, GameCube owners tend to support first-party games more heavily than third party games, whereas the reverse is true for PlayStation 2 and Xbox owners, as fewer first-party titles exist on those platforms.

Market share

Despite Nintendo's efforts, the GameCube failed to reclaim the market share lost by its predecessor, the Nintendo 64. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market It was in third place compared to its competitors, Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox (the latter was discontinued in 2006). is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. The console's "family-friendly" appeal and lack of third-party support skewed the GameCube toward a younger market (see chart), which represents a minority of the gaming population. Some third-party games popular with teenagers or adults, such as first-person shooters and the controversial Grand Theft Auto series, skipped a GameCube port in favor of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A first-person shooter ( FPS) is an action Video game from the Shooter game The initial development of Maze War The GameCube does, however, have over forty M (for Mature) rated games, a considerably larger amount than Nintendo's previous consoles.

Also, due to Nintendo's lack of support for the online capabilities of the GameCube, as opposed to Microsoft, Sega, and later Sony, who actively promoted online gaming by releasing first-party online titles and soliciting developers, multi-platform games with online functionality were released offline-only on the GameCube. Although online support was added in late 2002 and both Sony and Nintendo followed a similar decentralized online model (in contrast to the centralized Xbox Live), lower sales of the GameCube versions of games during its launch year precluded developers from including online support. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation The 1. 5 gigabyte proprietary disc format may also have been a limiting factor since the Xbox and PS2 used the 8. 5GB Dual-Layer DVD. However, the Nintendo disc still has sufficient room for most games, although a few games require two discs or tend to have less extra content than other versions, and video compression for some games is slightly more apparent.

The strong preference of GameCube owners for first-party titles also put the system at odds with independent third party developers. Cross-platform games—such as sports franchises released by Electronic Arts—sold far below their PlayStation 2 and Xbox counterparts, prompting developers to scale back or completely cease support for the GameCube. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. After several years of losing money from developing for Nintendo's system, Eidos Interactive announced in September 2003 that it would end support for the GameCube, canceling several titles that had been in development. Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and Computer games with its parent company based in England. ^[12] Since then, however, Eidos has resumed development^[13] of GameCube titles, releasing hit games such as Lego Star Wars: The Video Game and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend. Lego Star Wars The Video Game is a Video game based on the ''Star Wars'' themed toy line by the Lego Group, that takes place during the Due to sagging sales, Nintendo was forced to cut GameCube production for a limited time in order to sell off surpluses. In October 2002, Nintendo issued a profit warning. ^[14] Sales rebounded slightly after a price drop to US$99 on September 24, 2003^[15] and the release of the The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition bundle. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. is a compilation of four Video games from Nintendo 's ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, a twenty-minute demo of The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker A demo disc called the Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc was also released in a bundle in 2003. Since this period, GameCube sales continued to be steady, particularly in Japan, but the GameCube was still in third place in worldwide sales during the sixth generation era.

Some third-party companies, such as Ubisoft, THQ, Disney Interactive Studios, Humongous Entertainment, and EA Sports, continued to release GameCube games in 2007. Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) ( is a French computer and Video game publisher and developer with headquarters in THQ Inc ( Toy Headquarters) is a global American developer and publisher of Video games. Disney Interactive Studios Inc (initially Walt Disney Computer Software, later Disney Interactive and Buena Vista Games Inc Humongous Inc is an American Video game developer. The company is known for its line of educational sports games for Children that Atari owns from EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on Sports Formerly a gimmick inside Electronic Arts sports ^{[16][17][18][19]} These titles include TMNT, Meet the Robinsons, Surf's Up, Ratatouille, and Madden NFL 08. TMNT is a Single player Action/adventure Multi-platform Video game starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Disney's Meet the Robinsons has three different video games that coincided with the film's release Surf's Up is the Video game based on Sony Pictures Animation movie of the same name. Ratatouille is a Video game based on the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007 Madden NFL 08 is the 2008 edition of the American football Video game series published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon

Online play

The GameCube was at one point online compatible by using a GameCube Modem Adapter or Broadband Adapter, though the only four games that had an online component were Homeland, Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus, and Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution. Homeland is an RPG for the GameCube by Chunsoft only released in Japan. Phantasy Star Online ( PSO) is an online RPG title originally released for Dreamcast in 2000 Phantasy Star Online ( PSO) is an online RPG title originally released for Dreamcast in 2000 This online play was ended as of April 2007, but LAN gameplay is still available for the three titles that originally supported it: Mario Kart Double Dash!!, 1080° Avalanche and Kirby Air Ride. Mario Kart Double Dash!! is a Racing game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the is a racing Video game developed by HAL Laboratory Inc and published by Nintendo for the GameCube Video game console starring

Reception and sales

See also

• Nintendo GameCube accessories
• Nintendo GameCube Linux

References

External links

• Nintendo GameCube Official webpage by Nintendo of America
• Nintendo GameCube at Nintendo. com (archived versions at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
• GameCube at the Open Directory Project

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