The Nintendo GameCube (also known as the GCN or NGC for some people) is a gaming platform made by Nintendo and is the fourth home video game console that belongs to the sixth generation era. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, November 18, 2001, in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. The system is one of the least expensive consoles next to the Dreamcast. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and the predecessor of the Wii. The GameCube, codenamed The Dolphin was first announced at E3 in 1999 but kept hidden until August 22, 2001. It has 128 bits.
Overview
The GameCube comes in a variety of different colours such as indigo, platinum, and black. There was also a limited edition Resident Evil 4 platinum and black console. In Japan the system is available in Spice (orange), or in limited edition colors like Crystal White, Mint Green, Copper, and White with black pinstripes.
The disks are approximately 8 centimeters (3 1/8 inches) in diameter, much smaller than the 12 cm CDs or DVDs used in other consoles. and have a capacity of approximately 1.5 gigabytes.
Mic
The Mic
The GameCube Mic is an accessory that was used in Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7. It basically was a microphone used in various Mini-games throughout Mario Party 6 and 7.
Games
- Super Mario 128 (scrapped) (2000)
- Luigi's Mansion (2001)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
- Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
- Mario Party 4 (2002)
- Donkey Kong Racing (scrapped) (2002)
- Wario World (2003)
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003)
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2003)
- Mario Party 5 (2003)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
- Mario Power Tennis (2004)
- Mario Party 6 (2004/2005)
- Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005)
- Mario Superstar Baseball (2005)
- SSX on Tour (2005)
- Mario Party 7 (2005/2006)
- Super Mario Strikers (2005/2006)