MANUFACTURER: Nintendo
RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2001 in the United States
VIDEO GAME QUANTITY: Over 600 games would be released for the GameCube throughout its six-year lifetime. Some of the best-selling games included Super Smash Brothers Melee, a sequel to a popular fighting game featuring a variety of Nintendo characters. Others included Mario Kart
GENERATION: 4th
It was the first not to use cartridges. The GameCube would be the first Nintendo home console to use optical disks, although instead of DVDs, Nintendo used a proprietary format of miniature-sized disks. The GameCube was also small in size, and would eventually come in a variety of colors. It also featured a handle on the back. Originally, the GameCube featured wired controllers, but in 2002, the WaveBird wireless controller would be released, the first developed from a major video game console maker. The GameCube would be discontinued in 2007, after the launch of Nintendo’s next console, the Wii.
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