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The [[Nintendo]] GameCube (officially abbreviated as GCN), Nintendo's entry into the sixth generation of the [[Console Wars]], was released in late 2001. It marked Nintendo's shift from cartridges to optical discs in response to third parties being driven away by the [[Nintendo 64]]'s continued use of cartridges, using miniature proprietary discs. The graphical capabilities were better than the [[Play Station 2]], and in some cases, on par with those of the [[X Box]]. ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Rogue Squadron (Video Game)|Rogue Squadron]] III'' actually holds the sixth-gen record for polygon count, at 20 million polygons. The GameCube was the first Nintendo console to have fewer buttons on its controller than its predecessor; this was due to the introduction of a second analog stick, though this C-stick was smaller than the primary analog stick.
 
Nintendo offered many of its properties to other developers. [[Namco]] ran around with ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' and made the ''[[Donkey Konga]]'' series, [[Dolled-Up Installment|Dolled Up Installments]] of the ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' series of drumming games. Namco and Rare (under the company's last days with Nintendo before getting bought out by Microsoft) both had ''[[Star Fox (Video Gameseries)|Star Fox]]''-based games (although Rare's was too a Dolled Up Installment, this one born out of Nintendo [[Executive Meddling|meddling]] with the [[What Could Have Been|would-have-been]] [[Nintendo 64]] game ''Dinosaur Planet''.) Most famously, [[Retro Studios]] rose to fame with the smash hit ''[[Metroid Prime]]''. [[Capcom]] was working on ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' and liked the 'Cube so much they promised a few exclusive games for it, dubbed the "Capcom 5":
 
* ''Dead Phoenix'' ([[What Could Have Been|cancelled]])
* ''[[PN P.N.03]]: Project Number 03'' (the only game to stay exclusive)
* ''[[Killer 7]]'' (ported to the [[PSPlay Station 2]])
* ''[[Resident Evil 4 (Video Game)|Resident Evil 4]]'' (ported to the [[PSPlay Station 2]] again)
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe (Video Game)|Viewtiful Joe]]'' (ported to-you guessed it-the [[PSPlay Station 2]])
 
Oh, and this thing is ''[[Tonka Tough|tough]]'', as in physically. There are stories of people having dropped GameCubes off the top of tall buildings and them still being perfectly intact. It's gotten a reputation for being [[Tonka Tough|damn near indestructible]]; someone once fended off a mugger with a knife with his Gamecube and ''it wasn't even damaged.'' Intentionally trying to break it is just about the only way to go. Considering Nintendo's history of making their products [[Tonka Tough]], there might be a reason for that.
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=== GameCube games and series include: ===
 
* ''[[Alien Hominid (Video Game)|Alien Hominid]]''
* ''[[Amazing Island]]''
* ''[[Animal Crossing (Video Game)|Animal Crossing]]'' 1.x ([[Sequel First|the series made its international debut on this system]], though there was a [[Nintendo 64]] version [[No Export for You|in Japan]], which is why there is a Nintendo 64 logo item in the game)
* ''[[Backyard Sports (Video Game)|Backyard Sports]]''
* ''[[Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance (Video Game)|Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance]]''
* ''[[Baten Kaitos (Video Game)|Baten Kaitos]]''
* ''[[Batman Rise of Sin Tzu]]''
* ''[[Batman: Vengeance]]''
* ''[[Battalion Wars]]''
* ''[[Beyond Good and& Evil (Videovideo Gamegame)|Beyond Good and Evil]]''
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and Thethe Giant Egg]]''
* ''[[Legacy of Kain (Video Game)|Blood Omen 2]]''
* ''[[Chibi-Robo!]]''
* ''[[Crash Bandicoot the Wrath of Cortex]]''
* ''[[Cubivore: (VideoSurvival Game)of the Fittest|Cubivore]]''
* ''[[Custom Robo (Video Game)|Custom Robo]]'' ([[Sequel First|international debut again]])
* ''[[Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix]]''
* ''[[Darkened Skye]]''
* ''[[Donkey Konga]]''
* ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Video Game)|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''
* ''[[Doshin the Giant (Video Game)|Doshin the Giant]]''
* ''[[Eternal Darkness (Video Game)|Eternal Darkness]]''
* ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing]]''
* ''[[Evolution Worlds (Video Game)|Evolution Worlds]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Videovideo Gamegame)|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]''
* ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius (Video Game)|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' (although not the first game in [[Fire Emblem (Video Game)|the series]] to be released internationally, this was the first non-handheld installment to be released internationally)
* ''[[F-Zero (Video Game)|F-Zero]] GX''
* ''[[Geist]]''
* ''[[Gotcha Force]]''
* ''[[Gun (Videovideo Gamegame)|Gun]]''
* ''[[The Haunted Mansion]]''
* ''[[Harvest Moon a Wonderful Life]]''
* ''[[Harvest Moon (Video Game)|Harvest Moon]]: Magical Melody'' (in Japan and North America; it was released for the Wii in PAL countries and later it was given an [[Updated Rerelease]] for the same console in North America.)
* ''[[Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue (Video Game)|Hello Kitty Roller Rescue]]''
* ''[[Ikaruga (Video Game)|Ikaruga]]'' (For those who didn't ''import'' a Dreamcast.)
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]''
* ''[[Killer 7]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Four Swords Adventures]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''
* ''[[Lost Kingdoms]]''
* ''[[LuigisLuigi's Mansion (Video Game)|Luigis Mansion]]''
* ''[[Medabots (Video Game)|Medabots]]''
* ''[[Mario Kart (Video Game)|Mario Kart]] Double Dash''
* ''[[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]]'' 4, 5, 6 and 7
* ''[[Mario Golf (Video Game)|Mario Golf]] Toadstool Tour''
* ''[[Mario Tennis (Video Game)|Mario Tennis]]''
* ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]]'' ''[[Compilation Rerelease|Anniversary Collection]]''
* ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]]'' ''[[Compilation Rerelease|Collection]]''
* ''[[Mega Man X Command Mission (Video Game)|Mega Man X Command Mission]]''
* ''[[Metal Arms]]: Glitch In The System''
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] [[Video Game Remake|The Twin Snakes]]''
* ''[[Metroid Prime (Video Game)|Metroid Prime]]'' (the first two installments were released on this system)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat Deception (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat Deception]]''
* ''[[Naruto Clash of Ninja (Video Game)|Naruto Clash of Ninja]]''
* ''[[Odama]]''
* ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' (''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]'' was originally going to be a GameCube game, but didn't get the treatment ''Twilight Princess'' got. Also had misfortune of being released the same day as Halo2)
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online (Video Game)|Phantasy Star Online]] Ep. 1 & 2'' (improved from the Sega Dreamcast/PC version), ''Ep. 3 C.A.R.D. Revolution'' & ''Ep. IV Blue Burst''. These were the only games on the GameCube that had online capabilities.
* ''[[Pikmin (Video Game)|Pikmin]]''
* ''[[PN P.N.03]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Channel (Video Game)|Pokémon Channel]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Colosseum (Video Game)|Pokémon Colosseum]]'' and ''Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness''
* ''[[Rayman]] 3: Hoodlum Havoc''
* ''[[Resident Evil (Videovideo Gamegame)|Resident Evil]]'' (the "[[Fan Nickname|REmake]]")
* ''[[Resident Evil 0 (Video Game)|Resident Evil 0]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil 2 (Video Game)|Resident Evil 2]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (Video Game)|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil Code Veronica (Video Game)|Resident Evil Code Veronica]] X''
* ''[[Resident Evil 4 (Video Game)|Resident Evil 4]]''
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons Road Rage]]''
** ''[[The Simpsons Hit and Run]]''
* ''[[Second Sight (Videovideo Gamegame)|Second Sight]]''
* ''[[Skies of Arcadia (Video Game)|Skies of Arcadia]] Legends'' (For those who didn't buy a Sega Dreamcast)
* ''[[SNK vs. Capcom (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom]]''
** ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium]]''
* ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]] DX'' (Again, for those who didn't buy a Sega Dreamcast)
** ''[[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure 2]] Battle''
* ''[[Sonic Heroes (Video Game)|Sonic Heroes]]''
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]''
* ''[[Soul Series (Video Game)|Soul Calibur II]]''
* ''[[Star Fox Adventures (Video Game)|Star Fox Adventures]]''
* ''[[Star Fox Assault (Video Game)|Star Fox Assault]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces Saga (Video Game)|Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast]]''
* ''[[Rogue Squadron (Video Game)|Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]''
** ''Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike''
* ''[[Summoner 2|Summoner: A Goddess Reborn]] (A port of [[Summoner 2]] for the [[PSPlay Station 2]])''
* ''[[Super Mario Sunshine (Video Game)|Super Mario Sunshine]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars GC]]''
* ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros]]. Melee'' (The [[Killer App]] for the 'Cube.)
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]''
* ''[[Tom Clancy]] Series''
** Tom Clancy's [[GhostTom ReconClancy's (VideoGhost Game)Recon|Ghost Recon]]
*** Tom Clancy's [[GhostTom ReconClancy's (VideoGhost Game)Recon|Ghost Recon]] 2
** Tom Clancy's [[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Videovideo Gamegame)|Rainbow Six]] 3
*** Tom Clancy's [[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Videovideo Gamegame)|Rainbow Six]]: Lockdown
** Tom Clancy's [[SplinterTom CellClancy's (VideoSplinter Game)Cell|Splinter Cell]]
*** Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
*** Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
*** Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
* ''[[Ultimate Spider -Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Ultimate Spider Man]]''
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe (Video Game)|Viewtiful Joe]]''
* ''[[Wario World (Video Game)|Wario World]]''
* ''[[Wario Ware (Video Game)|Wario Ware]], Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''
* ''[[Wave Race (Video Game)|Wave Race]]: Blue Storm''
* ''[[XIII (Comic Book)|XIII]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh the Falsebound Kingdom (Video Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Falsebound Kingdom]]''
 
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