<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
predecessor	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
competed	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flagship	O
games	O
include	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
Chibi-Robo	O
!,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
1997	O
formation	O
of	O
computer	O
graphics	O
company	O
ArtX	O
,	O
of	O
former	O
SGI	O
employees	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
acquired	O
by	O
ATI	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
codename	O
Dolphin	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
console	O
to	O
use	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
supplemented	O
by	O
writable	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
for	O
saved	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
solely	O
focused	O
on	O
gaming	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
play	O
mass	O
media	O
like	O
DVD	O
or	O
CD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
supports	O
limited	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
for	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
via	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
broadband	I-Device
or	I-Device
modem	I-Device
adapter	I-Device
and	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
with	O
a	O
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
for	O
exclusive	O
in-game	O
features	O
using	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
as	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
and	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
supports	O
e-Reader	B-Application
cards	I-Application
to	O
unlock	O
special	O
features	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
add-on	O
runs	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	B-Protocol
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	B-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
extensive	O
library	O
of	O
high-quality	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
exterior	O
design	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
multimedia	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
sold	O
GameCube	B-Application
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
much	O
fewer	O
than	O
anticipated	O
,	O
and	O
discontinued	O
it	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
launched	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
with	O
full	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
and	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
has	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
its	O
excellent	O
library	O
;	O
by	O
early	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
highest	O
rated	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
were	O
both	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
a	O
widescale	O
reassessment	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
legacy	O
,	O
recontextualizing	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArtX	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Wei	O
Yen	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
SGI	O
's	O
head	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Operations	O
and	O
of	O
Project	O
Reality	O
,	O
which	O
from	O
1993	O
to	O
1996	O
had	O
scaled	O
down	O
SGI	O
's	O
supercomputer	O
design	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partnering	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
,	O
ArtX	O
began	O
the	O
complete	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
logic	O
and	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
(	O
codenamed	O
Flipper	B-Device
)	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
first	O
publicly	O
announced	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
with	O
the	O
codename	O
Dolphin	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
strategic	O
alliances	O
with	O
IBM	O
to	O
create	O
Dolphin	B-Application
's	O
PowerPC-based	O
CPU	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Gekko	B-Device
,	O
and	O
with	O
Panasonic	O
(	O
Matsushita	O
)	O
to	O
create	O
its	O
DVD	O
drive	O
and	O
its	O
own	O
Dolphin-based	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
then	O
began	O
providing	O
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
to	O
game	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
Rare	O
and	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2000	O
,	O
ArtX	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
ATI	O
,	O
whereupon	O
the	O
Flipper	B-Device
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
design	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
mostly	O
completed	O
by	O
ArtX	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
overtly	O
influenced	O
by	O
ATI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dolphin	B-Application
platform	O
is	O
reputed	O
to	O
be	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
hill	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
video	O
performance	O
with	O
128-bit	O
architecture.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
both	O
"	O
NGC	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
GC	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
"	O
GCN	O
"	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
unveiled	O
its	O
software	O
lineup	O
for	O
the	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
console	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
fifteen	O
launch	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
since	O
the	O
Famicom	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
launch	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
before	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
developed	O
and	O
patented	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
motion	O
controls	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
with	O
which	O
developer	O
Factor	O
5	B-Device
had	O
experimented	O
for	O
its	O
launch	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Thomas	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
VP	O
of	O
Development	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
does	O
worry	O
me	O
is	O
Dolphin	B-Application
's	O
sensory	O
controllers	O
[	O
which	O
are	O
rumored	O
to	O
include	O
microphones	O
and	O
headphone	O
jacks ]	O
because	O
there	O
's	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
someone	O
thinking	O
about	O
something	O
different.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
motion	O
control	O
concepts	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
deployed	O
to	O
consumers	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
until	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
focused	O
resources	O
on	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
and	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
several	O
games	O
originally	O
destined	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
were	O
postponed	O
to	O
become	O
early	O
releases	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
first-party	O
game	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
and	O
six	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
shift	O
in	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concurrently	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
developing	O
GameCube	B-Application
software	O
provisioning	O
future	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
Four	I-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
screen	O
and	O
controller	B-Device
when	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
via	O
a	O
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
advertisements	O
have	O
the	O
slogan	O
,	O
"	O
Born	O
to	O
Play	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
ads	O
feature	O
a	O
rotating	O
cube	O
animation	O
that	O
morphs	O
into	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
logo	O
and	O
end	O
with	O
a	O
voice	O
whispering	O
,	O
"	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
price	O
of	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
lower	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
spent	O
$76	O
million	O
marketing	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
leaked	O
documents	O
included	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
model	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
both	O
portable	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
display	O
and	O
dockable	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
later	O
console	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
leaks	O
suggest	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
successor	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Tako	O
,	O
with	O
HD	O
graphics	O
and	O
slots	O
for	O
SD	B-Device
and	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
apparently	O
resulting	O
from	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
ATI	O
(	O
now	O
AMD	O
)	O
and	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
launch	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
5	B-Device
,	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
date	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
available	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
veteran	O
third-party	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
developer	O
Factor	O
5	B-Device
announced	O
its	O
3D	O
audio	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
titled	O
MusyX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Triforce	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
board	I-Application
is	O
a	O
joint	O
development	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Namco	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
games	O
include	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
GP	I-Application
and	O
F-Zero	O
AX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
launched	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
successor	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
ceased	O
first-party	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
had	O
been	O
discontinued	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
shifting	O
its	O
manufacturing	O
and	O
development	O
efforts	O
towards	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
game	O
discs	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
accessories	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
,	O
although	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
later	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
game	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
08	I-Application
,	O
on	O
August	O
14th	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
games	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
were	O
either	O
reworked	O
for	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
or	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launch	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
continued	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
via	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
next	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
adapter	O
in	O
2014	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
2018	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Howard	O
Cheng	O
,	O
technical	O
director	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
technology	O
development	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
"	O
simple	O
RISC	B-Architecture
architecture	O
"	O
to	O
help	O
speed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
games	O
by	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
on	O
software	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initiating	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
design	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
ArtX	O
(	O
then	O
acquired	O
by	O
ATI	O
Technologies	O
during	O
development	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
logic	O
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
with	O
IBM	O
for	O
the	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
designed	O
a	O
PowerPC-based	O
processor	O
with	O
custom	O
architectural	O
extensions	O
for	O
the	O
next-generation	O
console	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Gekko	B-Device
,	O
which	O
runs	O
at	O
486MHz	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
floating	B-General_Concept
point	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
FPU	O
)	O
capable	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
throughput	O
of	O
1.9GFLOPS	O
and	O
a	O
peak	O
of	O
10.5GFLOPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
IBM	B-Architecture
PowerPC	I-Architecture
architecture	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Gekko	B-Device
CPU	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
750CXe	O
with	O
IBM	O
's	O
0.18μm	O
CMOS	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
copper	O
interconnects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codenamed	O
Flipper	B-Device
,	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
runs	O
at	O
162MHz	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
graphics	O
manages	O
other	O
tasks	O
through	O
its	O
audio	O
and	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
(	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
)	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
console	O
to	O
not	O
use	O
primarily	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
media	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
,	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
SNES-CD	B-Device
,	O
and	O
64DD	B-Device
which	O
represent	O
past	O
explorations	O
of	O
complementary	O
storage	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
proprietary	O
miniDVD	B-Device
optical	O
disc	O
format	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
1.5GB	O
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Matsushita	O
Electric	O
Industrial	O
(	O
now	O
Panasonic	O
Corporation	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
proprietary	O
copy-protection	O
scheme	O
unlike	O
the	O
Content	B-Algorithm
Scramble	I-Algorithm
System	I-Algorithm
(	O
CSS	O
)	O
in	O
standard	O
DVDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
use	O
CDs	B-Device
and	O
DVDs	O
up	O
to	O
8.5	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
models	O
were	O
produced	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
color	O
motifs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
limited-edition	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
silver	O
color	O
scheme	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
developed	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
technology	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
supported	O
by	O
one	O
launch	O
game	O
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	B-Algorithm
televisions	I-Algorithm
were	O
not	O
widespread	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
deemed	O
that	O
compatible	O
displays	O
and	O
crystals	O
for	O
the	O
add-on	O
accessories	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
cost-prohibitive	O
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
audio	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
can	O
be	O
invoked	O
when	O
the	O
power	O
is	O
activated	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Z	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
Player	O
1	O
controller	B-Device
held	O
down	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
four	O
controllers	O
connected	O
and	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
"	O
Z	O
"	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
features	O
two	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
ports	O
for	O
saving	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
three	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
options	O
:	O
Memory	B-Device
Card	I-Device
59	O
in	O
gray	O
(	O
512KB	O
)	O
,	O
Memory	B-Device
Card	I-Device
251	O
in	O
black	O
(	O
2MB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Memory	B-Device
Card	I-Device
1019	O
in	O
white	O
(	O
8MB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
with	O
larger	O
capacities	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
third-party	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
learned	O
from	O
its	O
experiences	O
—	O
both	O
positive	O
and	O
negative	O
—	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
three-handled	O
controller	B-Device
design	O
and	O
chose	O
a	O
two-handled	O
,	O
"	O
handlebar	O
"	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shape	O
was	O
popularized	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	B-Device
released	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
its	O
follow-up	O
DualShock	B-Device
series	O
in	O
1997	O
with	O
vibration	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
and	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
to	O
improve	O
the	O
3D	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
similar	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
controllers	O
for	O
their	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
in	O
parallel	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
staggered	O
by	O
swapping	O
the	O
positions	O
of	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
(	O
d-pad	B-Device
)	O
and	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
buttons	O
,	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
a	O
d-pad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
rumble	O
motor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
is	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
with	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
located	O
below	O
and	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
inside	O
is	O
a	O
yellow	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
which	O
often	O
serves	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
in-game	O
functions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
controlling	O
the	O
camera	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Start/Pause	O
button	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rumble	O
motor	O
is	O
encased	O
within	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A	O
button	O
has	O
a	O
uniquely	O
prominent	O
size	O
and	O
placement	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
the	O
primary	O
action	O
button	O
in	O
past	O
Nintendo	O
controller	B-Device
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rubberized	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
within	O
the	O
overall	O
button	O
orientation	O
,	O
addresses	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
thumb	O
"	O
pain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
introduced	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
wireless	O
gamepad	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
first-party	O
console	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RF-based	O
wireless	B-Device
controller	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
communicates	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
with	O
a	O
wireless	O
receiver	O
dongle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
uses	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
Discs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
accessory	O
runs	O
Game	B-Protocol
Pak	I-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
supports	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
and	O
games	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
or	O
other	O
hardware	O
attachments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
—	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Family	O
Edition	O
"	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
—	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
any	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
or	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
with	O
a	O
standard	O
DVD	O
player	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
in	O
a	O
strategic	O
alliance	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
optical	O
drive	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
stainless	O
steel	O
case	O
is	O
completely	O
revised	O
with	O
a	O
DVD-sized	O
front-loading	O
tray	O
,	O
a	O
backlit	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
with	O
playback	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
carrying	O
handle	O
like	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Q	O
supports	O
CDs	B-Device
,	O
DVDs	O
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
discs	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
virtually	O
no	O
integration	O
between	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
DVD	O
player	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
a	O
system	B-Application
menu	I-Application
,	O
activated	O
by	O
powering	O
on	O
without	O
a	O
valid	O
game	O
disc	O
or	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
while	O
one	O
is	O
loaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
lifespan	O
from	O
2001	O
to	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
licensed	O
over	O
600	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
bolstered	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
popularity	O
by	O
creating	O
new	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
renewing	O
some	O
that	O
had	O
skipped	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longer	O
standing	O
franchises	O
include	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
at	O
7	B-Application
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
are	O
successors	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
;	O
Mario	B-Device
Golf	I-Device
:	I-Device
Toadstool	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
;	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
;	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
5	B-Device
,	O
6	B-Device
,	O
and	O
7	B-Application
;	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
committed	O
to	O
its	O
software	O
library	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
still	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
releasing	O
enough	O
launch	O
window	O
games	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
was	O
focusing	O
on	O
more	O
mature	O
audiences	O
and	O
online	O
connections	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
regained	O
older	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
gravitated	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
during	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
aimed	O
at	O
older	O
audiences	O
were	O
critically	O
and	O
financially	O
successfulmore	O
than	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
less	O
than	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
examples	O
include	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
,	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Calibur	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
well-known	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
for	O
mature	O
audiences	O
is	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
’s	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
,	O
which	O
underperformed	O
financially	O
,	O
but	O
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
achieved	O
considerable	O
success	O
with	O
third-party	O
developer	O
support	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competition	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
changed	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
landscape	O
and	O
reduced	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
obtain	O
exclusive	O
,	O
third-party	O
support	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
cartridge	B-Protocol
format	O
increased	O
the	O
cost	O
to	O
manufacture	O
software	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
cheaper	O
,	O
higher-capacity	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
intended	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
trend	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
third-party	O
games	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successful	O
exclusives	O
include	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
from	O
Factor	O
5	B-Device
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
from	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
from	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
discontinued	O
its	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
console	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
,	O
porting	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
such	O
as	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
developing	O
new	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longtime	O
Nintendo	O
partner	O
Rare	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
developed	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
,	O
released	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
its	O
final	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
before	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
third-party	O
developers	O
were	O
contracted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
new	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
,	O
including	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
(	O
which	O
became	O
a	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
re-release	O
)	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
and	O
Wario	B-Application
World	I-Application
from	O
Treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
GameCube	B-Application
support	O
was	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
extensive	O
of	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
predating	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Midway	O
,	O
Namco	O
,	O
Activision	O
,	O
Konami	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
THQ	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
,	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
EA	O
and	O
EA	O
Sports	O
,	O
continued	O
to	O
release	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
into	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
third-party	O
GameCube	B-Application
developers	O
was	O
Sega	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
quit	O
the	O
console	O
hardware	O
market	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
third-party	O
game	O
developer	O
after	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
partnered	O
with	O
long-time	O
rival	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Sony	O
,	O
to	O
recuperate	O
profits	O
lost	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
was	O
a	O
successful	O
third-party	O
developer	O
since	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
mostly	O
those	O
for	O
the	O
family	O
market	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Battle	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Application
did	O
not	O
put	O
heavy	O
focus	O
on	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
eight	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
support	O
network	O
connectivity	O
,	O
five	O
with	O
Internet	O
support	O
and	O
three	O
with	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
Internet	O
capable	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
territories	O
are	O
three	O
role-playing	O
games	O
(	O
RPGs	O
)	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
series	O
:	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Episode	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Episode	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
Plus	O
,	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
C.A.R.D.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
servers	O
were	O
decommissioned	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
still	O
connect	O
to	O
fan	O
maintained	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
received	O
two	O
additional	O
games	O
with	O
Internet	O
capabilities	O
,	O
a	O
cooperative	O
RPG	O
,	O
Homeland	B-Application
and	O
a	O
baseball	O
game	O
with	O
downloadable	O
content	O
,	O
Jikkyō	O
Powerful	O
Pro	O
Yakyū	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
three	O
racing	O
games	O
have	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
modes	O
:	O
1080°	B-Device
Avalanche	I-Device
,	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
can	O
be	O
forced	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
with	O
third-party	O
PC	B-Device
software	O
capable	O
of	O
tunneling	B-Protocol
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
network	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
play	I-Application
requires	O
an	O
official	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
or	O
modem	B-Application
adapter	O
because	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
lacks	O
out	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
box	I-General_Concept
network	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
never	O
commissioned	O
any	O
Internet	O
services	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
allowed	O
other	O
publishers	O
to	O
manage	O
custom	O
online	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
following	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
overall	O
hardware	O
design	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
games	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
gave	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
rating	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
console	O
lacks	O
a	O
few	O
features	O
offered	O
by	O
its	O
competition	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
relatively	O
inexpensive	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
great	O
controller	B-Device
design	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
a	O
decent	O
lineup	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
poor	O
sales	O
figures	O
and	O
the	O
associated	O
financial	O
harm	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
a	O
Time	O
International	O
article	O
called	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
an	O
"	O
unmitigated	O
disaster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Joystiq	O
compared	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
launch	O
window	O
to	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
games	O
"	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
subpar	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
damaged	O
its	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
between	O
280,000	O
and	O
300,000	O
GameCube	B-Application
consoles	O
were	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
sale	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
an	O
initial	O
shipment	O
of	O
450,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
launch	O
weekend	O
,	O
$100	O
million	O
worth	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
products	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
sold	O
out	O
in	O
several	O
stores	O
,	O
faster	O
than	O
initial	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
of	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
launch	O
game	O
is	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
with	O
more	O
sales	O
at	O
its	O
launch	O
than	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
popular	O
games	O
include	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
and	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
predicted	O
50	O
million	O
GameCube	B-Application
units	O
by	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
sold	O
22	O
million	O
GameCube	B-Application
units	O
worldwide	O
during	O
its	O
lifespan	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
slightly	O
behind	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
's	O
24	O
million	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
manage	O
to	O
outsell	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
well	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
155	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sales	O
exceeded	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
also	O
outperformed	O
it	O
at	O
nearly	O
33	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
exceeded	O
the	O
short-lived	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
yielded	O
9.13	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
16th	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
behind	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
its	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
competitors	O
:	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
3rd	O
)	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
(	O
8th	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
(	O
11th	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
9.55	O
million	O
GameCube	B-Application
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
behind	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
initial	O
goal	O
of	O
10	O
million	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
articles	O
from	O
2006	O
showed	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
officially	O
sold	O
24	O
million	O
GameCube	B-Application
consoles	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
first-party	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
,	O
had	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
typically	O
benefit	O
third-party	O
developers	O
or	O
directly	O
drive	O
sales	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
these	O
first-party	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
second-party	O
and	O
third-party	O
games	O
,	O
elevated	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
many	O
cross-platform	O
games	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
sports	O
franchises	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
—	O
were	O
far	O
below	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
counterparts	O
,	O
eventually	O
prompting	O
some	O
developers	O
to	O
scale	O
back	O
or	O
completely	O
cease	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exceptions	O
include	O
Sega	O
's	O
family	O
friendly	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
,	O
which	O
reportedly	O
yielded	O
more	O
sales	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
than	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2003	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
CEO	O
Rod	O
Cousens	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
system	O
"	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
deliver	O
profits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2003	O
,	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
to	O
end	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
was	O
losing	O
money	O
from	O
developing	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
's	O
CEO	O
Mike	O
McGravey	O
would	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
declining	O
business	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
purchase	O
by	O
the	O
SCi	O
Entertainment	O
Group	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Eidos	O
resumed	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
released	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
third-party	O
games	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusives	O
—	O
most	O
notably	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
—	O
were	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
maximize	O
profits	O
following	O
lackluster	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
now-defunct	O
UK	O
retailer	O
Dixons	O
removed	O
all	O
GameCube	B-Application
consoles	O
,	O
accessories	O
and	O
games	O
from	O
its	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
another	O
UK	O
retailer	O
Argos	O
,	O
cut	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
their	O
stores	O
to	O
£78.99	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
more	O
than	O
£50	O
cheaper	O
than	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
SRP	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
eventually	O
re-stock	O
their	O
supply	O
of	O
consoles	O
after	O
a	O
price	O
drop	O
was	O
ordered	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
console	O
sales	O
to	O
outpace	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
sales	O
sagging	O
and	O
millions	O
of	O
unsold	O
consoles	O
in	O
stock	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
halted	O
GameCube	B-Application
production	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
nine	O
months	O
of	O
2003	O
to	O
reduce	O
surplus	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
rebounded	O
slightly	O
after	O
a	O
price	O
drop	O
to	O
US	O
$99.99	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
disc	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
Preview	O
Disc	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
sales	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
steady	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
remained	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
in	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
during	O
the	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
era	O
because	O
of	O
weaker	O
sales	O
performance	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
fortunes	O
would	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
better	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
forecasted	O
to	O
investors	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
sell	O
50	O
million	O
GameCube	B-Application
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
only	O
sold	O
21.74	O
millionfewer	O
than	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
highest	O
attach	O
rate	O
of	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
at	O
9.59	O
and	O
was	O
profitable	O
,	O
even	O
more	O
than	O
Xbox	B-Application
with	O
higher	O
sales	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
failed	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
market	O
share	O
lost	O
by	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
its	O
generation	O
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
sales	O
remained	O
far	O
behind	O
its	O
direct	O
competitor	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
slightly	O
behind	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
though	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
times	O
when	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
would	O
upstage	O
its	O
rival	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
family-friendly	O
appeal	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
from	O
certain	O
third-party	O
developers	O
skewed	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
toward	O
a	O
younger	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
minority	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
population	O
during	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
third-party	O
games	O
popular	O
with	O
teenagers	O
or	O
adults	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
blockbuster	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
and	O
several	O
key	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
skipped	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
entirely	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
had	O
a	O
13%	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
tying	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
sales	O
but	O
far	O
below	O
the	O
60%	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
market	O
share	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
had	O
gone	O
up	O
from	O
19%	O
to	O
37%	O
in	O
one	O
year	O
alone	O
due	O
to	O
price	O
cuts	O
and	O
high-quality	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
profitability	O
never	O
reached	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
profitable	O
than	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
first	O
two	O
years	O
had	O
slow	O
sales	O
and	O
struggles	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
2004	O
and	O
2005	O
vastly	O
improved	O
to	O
a	O
32%	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
market	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
price	O
drops	O
,	O
which	O
saved	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
markets	O
,	O
and	O
high-quality	O
games	O
from	O
various	B-Device
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
improved	O
to	O
put	O
Xbox	B-Application
down	O
to	O
third	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
three	O
European	O
countries	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
success	O
included	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
modestly	O
in	O
Spain	O
and	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
falling	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
successful	O
and	O
profitable	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
games	O
that	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	O
!,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
became	O
popular	O
and	O
profitable	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
or	O
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
have	O
limited	O
support	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Switch	B-Application
,	O
to	O
play	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
respectively	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
correlation	O
between	O
violence	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
2009	O
study	O
by	O
Iowa	O
State	O
University	O
found	O
that	O
certain	O
games	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
and	O
Chibi-Robo	O
!,	O
which	O
were	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusives	O
,	O
would	O
help	O
players	O
learn	O
positive	O
skills	O
about	O
helping	O
others	O
,	O
empathy	B-Language
,	O
and	O
cooperation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusive	O
,	O
could	O
help	O
surgeons	O
perform	O
laparoscopic	O
surgery	O
better	O
than	O
surgeons	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
play	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
has	O
been	O
wildly	O
positive	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
its	O
excellent	O
library	O
;	O
by	O
early	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
highest	O
rated	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
were	O
both	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
a	O
widescale	O
reassessment	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
legacy	O
,	O
recontextualizing	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
