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To help you start your GameCube collection, we've created this special bundle, which includes the adventure game Luigi's Mansion, the football simulation Madden NFL 2002, and Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II, a space-combat game. This value pack also comes with an additional controller so you can challenge a friend, a memory card to save your progress through the games, and a six-month trial subscription to Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine to help you keep track of all the latest games.
Though it looks like a toy, don't be fooled: the Nintendo GameCube is a powerful video game console that rightly deserves its place among the other next-generation game systems. In fact, its playful, appealing design and small size (the unit is a not-quite-cubed 6 inches) aren't the only features that set it apart from the others.
For starters, Nintendo has quite clearly made this a game-only machine. It doesn't try to play your CD collection, run your movies, read your e-mail, or store your MP3 files. The company has concentrated its efforts on games. The prelaunch titles we've seen play uniformly smooth, with bright, fast graphics and great sound. Nintendo says its engineers have removed traditional "bottlenecks" that have, in the past, slowed down processing. New components designed by IBM and MoSys, as well as a large-capacity secondary memory cache, keep instructions moving through the system's microprocessor (MPU) at peak levels. In English: the GameCube is optimized to push speed up while pushing costs down, hence its position at the lower end of the price spectrum.
The GameCube is the first Nintendo video game system to use a disc-based media rather than cartridges for its games. Moving the software to disc media generally means lower development costs for the publishers, which, in turn, trickles down to the consumer not only in price, but also in availability and quality, as it's then easier to try out untested game ideas (Pikmin, anyone?). While most other systems likewise have their games stored on discs, the GameCube's 3-inch format is smaller than everyone else's, and is so designed to fit in a shirt pocket as much as it is to deter would-be software pirates.
Of course, the main advantage of the GameCube is that it's the home field of one of the world's premier game designers--Nintendo. While powerhouses Electronic Arts and Sega make games for all systems (including this one), you can only play Nintendo games on a Nintendo system. And Nintendo, you might recall, has been hitting them out of the park since it started with Donkey Kong. In fact, here's a roll call of characters and series you won't find on the other consoles: Mario, Legend of Zelda, Perfect Dark, Metroid, Kirby, and, of course, Pokémon. A few names that the GameCube will share with the other guys: Madden, Tony Hawk, Sonic, Batman, and Star Wars.
The system also comes with four built-in controller ports, so you can easily plug in extra controllers and let friends join in for the multiplayer games--it's even got a built-in handle so you can easily move it to a friend's house. It comes with two memory card slots for saving your progress through games, and there's the capacity for future expansion into the world of online gaming.
In short, the GameCube isn't an all-in-one entertainment system, and neither is it the most powerful of the modern video game consoles. But for video game enthusiasts who want to stick with their favorite characters, its value cannot be beat. --Porter B. Hall
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gamecube is for everyone not just kids,
By "kocheese99" (Winona, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nintendo GameCube Console - Indigo with 3 Games (Video Game)
Ok i have listened to many people rant about how the gamecube is for kids only and if you are an adult go for the x-box. Among the many complaints that come out of this is the fact that it doesn't have a DVD drive at all and never will. Ok this is a gaming machine. If your already willing to drop 2, 3, or even 400 dollars on a machine and games then you should already have a DVD player at your house or in your computer. And if that is still an issue with you go buy a DVD player for hundred bucks. Then you have a gamecube and a seperate DVD player. Easy solution.The one complaint that i have noticed most of all is that Nintendo only produces games that are for kids. This may seem obvious at first but lets look closer. When i looked at X-Box i saw two games that jumped out at me that are launched or will be launched in the future. Those two being Halo and Dead or Alive 3.ANd i even would include Raw is War. When i look at gamecubes games i saw a few more that jumped out at me. Rouge Leader is a definate buy. Played it, loved it, and i own it. Super Smash Bros. Melee this will be a quality buy for me because of all of the fun i can have with my friends with this. The new Perfect Dark game. Same reasoning as with Smash Bros. Wrestlemania, i like this style over the Smackdowns on Ps2. Overall, i wish i could buy the x-box for just Halo and Dead or alive 3 but i cannot justify the extra hundred bucks. I wish i had both of these systems but in my opinion the games are going to be there more for Nintendo and i would rather have the extra cash to go buy two more games than i would for just the x-box. Just my two cents take it for what its worth.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The GameCube takes 1st place in the video game industry!,
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This review is from: Nintendo GameCube Console - Indigo with 3 Games (Video Game)
The GameCube has been hailed by gamers and game developers everywhere as being the best system on the market, putting the XBOX and the Playstation 2 in their shadow. With a large library of games available by the Christmas holidays (far greater than the XBOX lineup for 2001), Nintendo's latest product is a rising star. Nintendo has regained their position on the top of the video game industry, where they were at the time of their Super Nintendo (Known as Super Famicom in Asia) The Gamecube claims a wide variety of games, providing the best in gaming for all, no matter if 5 or 25 years of age. No longer will Nintendo be known for targeting younger audiences. The GameCube has taken over all audiences and has full intent to keep them captivated with some of the finest gaming ever to have existed. The bundle package above allows you to not only own this great new system, but also some of the newest games on the market!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stoked.,
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This review is from: Nintendo GameCube Console - Indigo with 3 Games (Video Game)
I just pre-ordered this system on Amazon.com a couple of hours ago. I am extremely stoked about it. As far as "A gamer from connecticut", he is lying. This console is not adult rated and most of its games are rated "E" (suitable for Everyone). XBox is extremely violent, just check out a game called "Halo." I personally enjoy all types of games and would rather spend my money on a quality gaming system than Microsoft's mediocre products. If your child asks for a Gamecube, don't be afraid to buy it as it has a wide range of games for younger kids. I will be going after games such as Madden NFL 2002, Rogue Squadron 2, as well as other action and sports games.
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