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| Also known as | Dolphin (code name) |
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| Developer | Nintendo |
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| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Sixth generation |
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| Lifespan | 2001–2007 |
| Introductory price | $199[5] |
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| Operating system | Proprietary Nintendo operating system |
| CPU | 32-bit IBM PowerPC 750CXe Gekko @ 486 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Removable storage | GameCube memory card (16 MB max. capacity) |
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| Graphics | ATI Flipper GPU @ 162 MHz with 3MB embedded 1T-SRAM |
| Sound | Analog stereo (Dolby Pro Logic II) |
| Controller input | GameCube controller, WaveBird, Game Boy Advance, various other input devices |
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| Online services | |
| Dimensions | 150 × 161 × 110 mm[8] 5.9 × 6.3 × 4.3 in (width × depth × height) |
| Mass | 1,400 g[8] 3 lb. 1 oz. |
| Best-selling game | Super Smash Bros. Melee, Over 7 million [9] |
| Backward compatibility | Select Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games via Game Boy Player |
| Predecessor | Nintendo 64 |
| Successor | Wii |
| Website | Official website |
The Nintendo GameCube (also called GameCube, NGC, GCN, or GC for short) is the fourth home video game console made by Nintendo. The console was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. The GameCube sold 21.74 million units worldwide.
The GameCube had many new features compared to the previous Nintendo video game console, the Nintendo 64. It was the first Nintendo console to support online gaming (playing together without wires). It could also connect to the Game Boy Player to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games.
The GameCube was discontinued in early 2009 to focus production on the Wii and DS.[6] It was discontinued in Japan on October 28, 2007, Australia on December 3, 2007 and Europe on May 17, 2008. The last game for the console was Madden NFL 08 (also released for the Wii and Nintendo DS), which was released on August 14, 2007. However, first-party development (when the creator, Nintendo, was making games for the console) ended six months before that.
Nintendo's next console is called the Wii, released in 2006. The original model of the Wii is able to play games made for the GameCube.
- ↑ "Nintendo reports record GameCube launch". CNET News. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Martyn Williams (August 24, 2001). "Nintendo unveils Gamecube launch plans". CNN. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ "NEW MEDIA | GameCube price dropped". BBC News. April 22, 2002. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Cameron, Nadia (May 20, 2002). "GameCube launch rounds out console troika". PC World. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Nintendo sets GameCube price - May 21, 2001". money.cnn.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" (PDF). Nintendo. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ↑ "Nintendo Jumps Online - IGN". 13 May 2002 – via www.ign.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ニンテンドーゲームキューブ取扱説明書. Nintendo. p. 36.
- ↑ "At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii!" (Press release). Nintendo. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
The previous installment in the series, Super Smash Bros. Melee, is the best-selling game for Nintendo GameCube with 7.09 million copies sold worldwide.
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