Here in the Search nav, you can.... SEARCH. Start typing a game or gamer, it will autosuggest. Press one to go, or hit Enter to get the full search results.
Below the searchbox, you'll see recent games, gamers, clubs, events, and quests you've visited.
Below that is the full site map with all of the different pages on this platform. Most of these are accessible in the other navs too. But here they're all in one place, if you're into that sort of thing.
Jump in a virtual or IRL event, tournament, or league. Participate in a Quest (a gaming challenge that you can do any time). Channel 3 has something for all skill levels, including gaming-focused daily minigames.
Go to Events below to search for real-time tournaments or other events. Quests will show you offline challenges you can complete at any time.
Every once in a while, you may get lucky and get a "personal quest" at the top of your feed. Complete it for bonus xp, or simply dismiss it if you are not interested.
You may have friends here already, or you may meet your next lifelong squadmate here. Either way, Channel 3 is most fun when you find your people and can have friendly competitions and participate in challenges together.
Below you can navigate all the gamers, clubs, and causes on Channel 3.
If you'd like to create and run a Club, submit an New Club Request.
Whether it's 1 to 2, or 99 to 100, leveling up is the best feeling in the world. On Channel 3, when you participate in quests, when your post gets 1Up'd, when you crush a daily minigame, you get XP. Get 1k XP, and you level up and unlock rewards. Rewards can be custom reaction GIFs, cool backgrounds, or prize wheel spins for IRL gaming gear or in game currency.
Turbo is an optional subscription for superusers. You don't need Turbo to enjoy Channel 3. Turbo users get early access to new features, and are able to unlock more levels in a season.
On Channel 3, seasons last 3 months. They will always run January 1 - April 1, April 1 - July 1, July 1 - October 1, and October 1 - January 1.
Open channel3.gg in Chrome. Click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar:
Click Install when you get this prompt.
After installation, you can pin to the Windows taskbar alongside your other favorite apps.
Open channel3.gg in Safari. It has to be Safari.
Tap the Share button in the middle of the footer.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add on the prompt.
BOOM. You're done. iPhones try to act like it's "just a website bookmark" because they want everyone to go through the App Store but really it functions just like an app... Full screen, moveable icon on your home screen. All of it.
Enjoy.
Install the Channel 3 app from the Google Play Store.
Every once in a while, you may get lucky and get a "personal quest" at the top of your feed. Complete it for bonus xp, or simply dismiss it if you are not interested.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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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