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| Nintendo GameCube | |
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Sixth generation |
| Media | 3.5" optical disc |
| Predecessor | Nintendo 64 |
| Successor | Wii |
The Nintendo GameCube (ニンテンドーゲームキューブ, Nintendō GēmuKyūbu), often abbreviated GCN, is a gaming console released by Nintendo in 2001. Super Smash Bros. Melee is one of its games, and its top-seller. Its successor, the Wii, is backward compatible with the GameCube; capable of playing all of its games and accepting its controllers and memory cards. Various Wii games have allowed use of a GameCube Controller as way to have a more traditional way to play, including Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The control scheme in Super Smash Bros. Brawl works much like it did in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
General Information
The gamecube's disk are unique as they are smaller than any game disk at the time. Most of the controls are similar to the N64s, with a new remote layout, c-buttons are replaced with a c-stick, and a new d-pad. It is the 1st Nintendo system to introduce limited online play. Released on: Japan 14-9-01, North America 18-11-01, Europe 3-5-02, and Australia 17-5-02, the system sold about 22 million units worldwide. It was back-compatible with the Gameboy Advance, as long as you buy the equipment required for this. North American units did not come with Melee however. It succeeded the N64 and preceded the Wii.
In the Super Smash Bros. series
Cameo
The GameCube appears within SSBM as a trophy, with its description breaking the fourth wall.
Trophy description
Nintendo's latest bundle of joy arrived in North America on November 18, 2001, and video-game fans rejoiced. This little beauty is sleek, compact and full of cutting-edge technology. Incorporating optical media for the first time, the Nintendo GameCube was truly born to play. Rumor has it that Super Smash Bros. Melee is a software title for this wondrous device.
Nintendo Gamecube
Hardware
Originating Playable Characters
Multiple characters used as playable fighters, made their debut in GCN titles. Also notable is that the Gamecube is Sonic's debut on a nintendo console.
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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance |
| Pikmin & Olimar |
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Pikmin |
| Toon Link |
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
