The GameCube is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 (1996), and predecessor of the Wii (2006). In the sixth generation of video game consoles, the GameCube competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox. Flagship games include Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Chibi-Robo!, and the original Animal Crossing.
The GameCube was launched in Japan on September 14, 2001. Approximately 500,000 units were shipped in time to retailers. The console was scheduled to launch two months later in North America on November 5, 2001, but the date was pushed back in an effort to increase the number of available units. The console eventually launched in North America on November 18, 2001, with over 700,000 units shipped to the region. Other regions followed suit the following year beginning with Europe in the second quarter of 2002.
Title | Year | Console | Publisher | Genres | |
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Metroid Prime | 2002 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Adventure | Download |
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Namco | Download | |
Jimmy Neutron: Jet Fusion | 2003 | GAMECUBE | THQ | Download | |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 2004 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | RPG | Download |
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Natsume | RPG | Download |
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | 2005 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | RPG | Download |
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Download | |
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | 2005 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Strategy | Download |
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem | 2002 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Adventure | Download |
Super Mario Sunshine | 2002 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Adventure | Download |
Baten Kaitos Origins | 2006 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | RPG | Download |
Kirby Air Ride | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Driving | Download |
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 2002 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Adventure | Download |
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | 2004 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Adventure | Download |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Racing | Download |
Skies of Arcadia Legends | 2002 | GAMECUBE | SEGA | RPG | Download |
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | 2004 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Adventure | Download |
TimeSplitters 2 | 2002 | GAMECUBE | Eidos | Action | Download |
Tales of Symphonia | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Adventure | Download |
Ultimate Spider-Man | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Activision | Action | Download |
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle | 2001 | GAMECUBE | SEGA | Action | Download |
SSX Tricky | 2001 | GAMECUBE | Electronic Arts | Racing | Download |
Viewtiful Joe | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Capcom | Action | Download |
Animal Crossing | 2001 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Simulation | Download |
Mario Smash Football | 2005 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Action | Download |
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes | 2004 | GAMECUBE | Konami | Adventure | Download |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 2006 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Action | Download |
Chibi-Robo | 2005 | GAMECUBE | Nintendo | Action | Download |
The Simpsons Hit & Run | 2003 | GAMECUBE | Radical Entertainment | Download | |
Killer7 | 2005 | GAMECUBE | Capcom | Action | Download |