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Was the Nintendo GameCube a failure?

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@quinnvortex • 82d

People made money off of producing it 🤷‍♂️

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@jaimecitoamor • 86d

It set up so much

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@commandernici • 89d

it has windwaker so how could it be one?

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@aerialapostle • 125d

GameCube wasn't a failure, or else they wouldn't have made the Wii backwards compatible with it

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@jackalope • 219d

Nope

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@kelseyb • 219d

I mean, I don’t think so. The GameCube is cool.

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@friz • 271d

Absolutely not. The controller was a gem and the game lineup was fantastic.

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@dennis • 354d

Just like most Nintendo consoles, the world at large compares it to it's closest competitor at the time and judges it harshly. When it comes to long term impact on industry and games that stand the t...more

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@buster • 377d

While the GameCube as a SYSTEM was a failure the games that concurred from it were not.

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@castorgarden • 377d

Commercially at the time....looking at the numbers....yes...BUT! In a Retro Console look back, I'd say the GameCube had the better library and the controller design is still loved today. It just di...more

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@ianr • 388d

I wouldn't say the GameCube was a failure, even though I never owned one. The controller itself is still relevant to this day because of Super Smash Bros., and the console had a lot of great games tha...more

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@mariomaestro • 388d

The answer is no but we can we get a yes and no rather than a light and night? Anyway, it didn't sell well. It was Nintendo's 2nd worst selling home console, but it didn't sell much less than the Xbox...more

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@jklein8383 • 391d

I think this is no. I didn't own one or particularly care for the controller(like most Nintendo products post SNES) but there were some great first party games on there that a bunch of people loved.

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@mikboy018 • 422d

No.. I still play Phantasy Star Online. Great memories of couch coop with friends on that.

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@enderphoenix • 443d

How can this be a real question? Maybe financially, I admit I haven't looked at the numbers. But the amount of stellar games, both first and third party, that came out on this system make it a gem.

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@damnravi • 452d

It was the console of my childhood.... I want a long talk with whoever answers yes to this question ...

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@infocynic • 461d

try saying that to Samus' face. the console that gave us Metroid prime cannot possibly be a failure. end of discussion.

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@wiifu • 461d

Heck no. To this day people are still playing games from the gamecube because they were top tier. It was just bad timing competing with Xbox 360 and ps3 at the time.

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@laughatbrian • 461d

No. I never had a GameCube. Only Nintendo console I never had. It came out in a weird time but I also know there's tons of great games for it. Anytime I'm at a Con or a retro store I'm always tempted ...more

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@uxorcist • 462d

No way. There were just too many amazing titles for the GameCube for it to classify as failed (Animal Crossing, Starfox Adventures, Super Mario Sunshine, gtfo - GameCube was amazing). Also it had a ha...more

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@badintel • 469d

I freaking loved my Gamecube

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@nasko0406 • 559d

Has some of the best games ever made.

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@seenitcoveredit • 577d

It did flop pretty hard for a lot of people though.

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@lightning • 602d

One of my favorite systems! durable and cool. great games too!

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@mase • 624d

I think it was. But I think it made Nintendo reassess and then step up there game for the Wii.

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@dan • 624d

At the time yes, long term no. I guess it wasn't even a failure, but it was definitely the last place system. That said, I think the games from that system have had more staying power. As a college-ag...more

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@dadalorian • 624d

This was the bridge between the N64 and the Wii. I would’ve rather had an XBox or PS2 at this point. Kinda like how the WiiU (another failure) was the bridge between the Wii and the Switch, also bot...more

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@james • 624d

I think it was. As a kid, I thought the controller was strange and strayed away from the N64's success. I know it's different from Sony and Microsoft but I don't think it was what it was meant to be.

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@darthsmeagol • 624d

Granted, mini-discs were a bad idea (and presumably impacted 3rd-party development), but this was still an amazing system! The GC had the greatest Smash Bros, one of the best Star Wars games (Rogue L...more

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@gongshowdad • 624d

GameCube was awesome. It was just crap timing. Xbox, ps2, and Dreamcast were all out around then. Nintendo also released GBA. Having a Ps2 and Dreamcast, my GameCube was barely touched. IMO Dream...more

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@zonkedwheat9999 • 624d

Good games first with a built in rumble pack

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@ohtwotwo • 624d

Did Nintendo learn from it? Were ideas generated for future consoles & future games from the experience that is GameCube? Not a failure.

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@themadbombchu • 624d

I can’t see how it could be a failure at all. It had a handle to carry it around with you! AND IT WAS PURPLE!

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@mrsgargada • 624d

I have many hours and many games saved to memory blocks and I could pick them up and ply tomorrow. My smash bros, Animal Crossing and many other journeys started there.

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@jpegmario • 624d

No way I loved it when I was younger. I don’t know where this opinion lands but I lost interest in Nintendo when the Wii came out

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@crackityjones • 624d

No way. Maybe not as commercially successful as its rivals, but it had a solid library and was a staple in my household.

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@gargada • 624d

Nope. Pretty awesome system imo

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@madharryrackham • 624d

Failure is a strong word, it may not have been as successful as other consoles of it's time, but it was a win as far as advancing Nintendo's graphics and capabilities. It was one step in a long evolut...more

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@joob • 624d

It was a great system that just couldn’t compete with the Xbox and the PS2 juggernaut. Wind Waker, Double Dash, Paper Mario TTYD, Metroid Prime, Luigi’s Mansion, Pikmin were all incredible first p...more

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@whitethunder • 624d

No! CD-I was a failure, the Sega jaguar was a failure. This was ahead of its time! Nintendo with a disk?

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@rescuejoe84 • 624d

Never owned one, played only a few times. Friends seemed to enjoy owning them. Everyone has their certain issues with them, but overall I don't think it was a failure

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@codyb • 624d

The Gamecube was just overshadowed by the success of the Xbox and PS2. It deserved more praise at the time.

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@buddhastank • 624d

I don't think it was a bad system but it was the start of something for Nintendo. If they wanted to keep up with Sony and Microsoft, or dare I say continue to make consoles, they needed to make a chan...more

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@bitzdad • 624d

It's awesome. The GameCube title screen is so good. Not to mention the library of awesome games. We actively chose playing Double Dash and Melee over other games, so it's a winner in my book.

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@rey • 624d

TL/DR There were not enough characters here for me to properly express why the Gamecube was in no way a failure.

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@rusty6713 • 624d

Not at all. Loved the system!

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@seth • 624d

It gave us bangers like melee, metroid prime, windwaker, double dash, and pikmin. Far from a failure. Now the Wii U on the other hand...

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@blockmamba • 624d

Absolutely not! Amazing system and amazing games! It always blows my mind thinking about the poor sales. Everyone I knew had a GameCube.

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@geodad • 624d

I have a lot of good memories on the gamecube including mario strikers/mario party and even playing monopoly during college. its all about perspective, it didn't compete with others but it paved the w...more

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@mcitaly • 624d

Not to me! I have so many good gaming memories from the GC!

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@cknbromein • 624d

In terms of sale, size of discs, and competing with the other 2 companies, yes it was a failure. Overall it was not, it provided us with great games that set the stage for sequel on multiple future pl...more

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@dosandres • 624d

Not saying yes because it wasn’t good. Saying yes because I don’t think their end goal was met. Long term it may have helped them because I believe it’s when they realized they have to stop tryi...more

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@bammonty • 625d

With it being a failure Nintendo would eventually make the Wii and Switch to be better making it pave the way for those consoles to be better meaning that it wasn’t a failure since it made those con...more

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@darkwing • 625d

Good system!

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@thunder • 625d

Did it pave the way for Wii and Switch, yes, and it introduced Animal Crossing. Did it do what it was intended and complete with PS2 and Xbox…HELL NO. Therefore it was a huge failure.

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@jedijohann • 625d

How we define failure depends on our priorities and goals. Did it bring happiness? Did a kid get into gaming because they opened a GameCube on Christmas morning? Or has the business of gaming failed u...more

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@froggy • 625d

I love the thing. It might have been considered a business failure, but I suspect that is around pricing and marketing. The product itself was great with a fun list of games.

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@hrlwesty • 625d

No, it did exactly what a Nintendo system was supposed to do at the time. Provide a platform for all of the popular franchises. Metroid, legend of Zelda wind waker, Mario… they were all there. The...more

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@trashdoc16 • 625d

I am saying yes, only because it did not sell as well as it should have. This was an amazing little system, with even more amazing games. I feel it was underappreciated, and did not get the respect ...more

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@nanner • 625d

No way. Loved this system