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Nintendo Gamecube

Nintendo's latest home console. The Gamecube is home to all of Nintendo's memorable games and characters such as Mario and Zelda. The Gamecube was crushed by rivals Microsoft and Sony with their Xbox and PS2 respectively. It has since been succeeded by the Wii and Nintendo is no longer producing games for it.

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MSRP $99.00
Release date November, 2001
Brand Nintendo
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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
19 reviews
67
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mixed
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12 positive
4 mixed
3 negative

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Pros:
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Very short loading times
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Easy and cheap to mod
+11agreedisagree

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Top notch Nintendo games
+10agreedisagree

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Tons of multiplayer games
+10agreedisagree

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Compact design makes it ideal for taking on the road.
+2agreedisagree

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Option for higher definition video is worth the upgrade.
0agreedisagree

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Wavebird is quite possibly the best wireless controller ever
-2agreedisagree

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No longer supported by Nintendo
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Only two online games
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Some versions have unreliable optics and will die after several months.
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External Ethernet Connection
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This report was started November 26, 2005 at 1:26 am by Omar
with the last edit occurring November 11, 2009 at 9:42 pm by keatsta
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Competitors

Nintendo Gamecube is ranked 3rd among it's competitors.  See the top picks in Game Consoles »
Microsoft Xbox

Microsoft Xbox

MSRP  $149.00    Released  November, 2001
Pros
  • Can be easily softmodded to run XBMC.
  • Significantly cheaper than current generation of consoles.
  • Xbox Live trumped the competition's alternative online systems.
Cons
  • Outdated and unsupported in favour of Xbox 360.
  • Never going to be a new game made
  • Prone to hardware malfunctions
ProSCORE
26 reviews
74
Vote! (8 votes)
vote Nintendo Gamecube 38% vs. vote Microsoft Xbox 62%
Sega Dreamcast

Sega Dreamcast

MSRP  $100.00    Released  September, 1999
Pros
  • Can play burned games without a modchip
  • A wealth of homebrew software is available
  • One of the first systems to offer online gameplay
Cons
  • Died too early
  • Overshadowed by the hype of the PS2
  • Controller has an awkward design
ProSCORE
17 reviews
84
Vote! (8 votes)
vote Nintendo Gamecube 50% vs. vote Sega Dreamcast 50%
Sony Playstation 2

Sony Playstation 2

MSRP  $99.00    Released  October, 2000
Pros
  • Backwards compatible with original Playstation (PSX) games
  • Built-in DVD movie player
  • Still supported by Sony even though the PS3 is out.
Cons
  • No 4-player out of the box
  • The dual-shock controller layout has the analog stick thrown in as an afterthought; a redesign of the controller would have helped
  • Underpowered compared to the the Xbox and the GameCube
ProSCORE
28 reviews
78
Vote! (13 votes)
vote Nintendo Gamecube 62% vs. vote Sony Playstation 2 38%

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1.  avatar shahana8 said:

why gamecube is making action games,football and cars like gta,maxpayne1and2.god of war. winning eleven 8 ,9 and 10, fifastreet please i want this games to play in my gamecube console
Aug 16, 2007 12:47pm
2.  avatar gbchaosmaster said:

Though I have moved onto the Wii, I still play the Gamecube games.
Apr 16, 2009 10:26pm
3.  avatar keatsta said:

The Gamecube was underrated in its day; compared to the juggernaut PS2, which was having one of the best runs seen in console gaming history and the bold new Xbox, it seemed lacking, but careful retrospection reveals a solid console worthy of the Nintendo legacy. Even though the online play was gimped from day one and the GBA connectivity gimmick never took off, Nintendo still made many good decisions with the overall design - the Gamecube controller is still my #1 choice for a wide variety of genres. Above all was the games, though: Nintendo's ability to design an infinitely fun game that was both simple to learn and complex to master shone through any number of hardware setbacks or lackluster 3rd party showings (Capcom and Sega's efforts aside).
Nov 11, 2009 9:42pm
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justafire

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March 3, 2009
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ProSCORE
50
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2 pros
2 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Easy and cheap to mod
  • Tons of multiplayer games

Cons

  • No longer supported by Nintendo
  • Some versions have unreliable optics and will die after several months.

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fractalhorizon

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January 8, 2009
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ProSCORE
50
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2 pros
2 cons

Pros

  • Very short loading times
  • Tons of multiplayer games

Cons

  • No longer supported by Nintendo
  • Only two online games

Competitors

fractalhorizon prefers Sony Playstation 2, Sega Dreamcast over Nintendo Gamecube
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Davers!

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October 7, 2007
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ProSCORE
75
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3 pros
1 con
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Very short loading times
  • Top notch Nintendo games
  • Wavebird is quite possibly the best wireless controller ever

Cons

  • Only two online games

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KAD

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December 21, 2007
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ProSCORE
100
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2 pros
0 cons
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Top notch Nintendo games
  • Wavebird is quite possibly the best wireless controller ever

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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KAD prefers Nintendo Gamecube over Sony Playstation 2
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shadowtech

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March 31, 2009
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0 pros
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Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Only two online games

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shadowtech prefers Sony Playstation 2 over Nintendo Gamecube
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anon

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September 5, 2008
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100
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1 pro
0 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Easy and cheap to mod

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smw

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October 7, 2007
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100
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Very short loading times

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silence omo7

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May 23, 2007
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0 pros
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

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  • No longer supported by Nintendo

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HK-47m4

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May 23, 2007
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  • No longer supported by Nintendo

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