Nintendo GameCube


 * Note: "GCN" is a term also used to describe the entire series of Animal Crossing games on the Nintendo Gamecube in a single phrase. The GCN games include, , Animal Crossing 2(cancelled) and.

Synopsis
The Nintendo GameCube is Nintendo's fourth home video game console. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and predecessor to the Wii. The Nintendo GameCube is the first Nintendo console to use discs as its game type (mini CDs, 8 cm in diameter). In addition, the GameCube also introduced a variety of connectivity options to Nintendo consoles, and was the third Nintendo console, after the Nintendo 64 and the Japan-only Nintendo 64DD, to support online play officially, via the Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter and Modem Adapter. It also enabled connectivity to the Game Boy Advance to access exclusive features of certain games or to use the portable system as a controller for the Game Boy Player. Some well-known Gamecube games include Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime and its sequel, Star Fox: Assault, Kirby's Air Ride, and others.

Financial History
The console was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. The GameCube sold 21.74 million units worldwide.

Fall of the Nintendo Gamecube
Many people saw the Gamecube's games as being too difficult or un-entertaining, along with only a few games actually seeming enjoyable. Another problem might have been competition with the electronics company Sony. This persuaded Nintendo to create new technology. Nintendo discontinued the Nintendo GameCube in mid-2007. It's games were discontinued in 2008, following the release of the Nintendo Wii. The Gamecube's games are also backwards-compatible with its successor, the Nintendo Wii.

Trivia

 * The Nintendo GameCube has made a cameo in . It appearance in the Pink Box item sold in Tom Nook's Store. Another one is the G box item, which is the gamecube logo. It is also available to be downloaded via Wi-Fi within the game as a special item from Nintendo, serving as as a storage device. Its successor (or rather, its successor's controller) is also downloadable and serves the same purpose.
 * There are two bonus startups to this console.
 * If one holds 'Z' on one controller during startup, the normal music is replaced with a children's theme (i.e. xylophone, squeaks, a "BOING" sound, and a child's laugh at the end).
 * If one holds 'Z' on all four controllers during startup, the normal music is replaced with a Kabuki-esque theme (i.e. woodblock, samurai battle cries, etc.)
 * All three startups can be watched here.
 * If one speeds up the Gamecube's menu theme about 16-25 times, it will reveal that the menu theme is an extremely slow version of the Famicom Disk System's startup jingle, as seen here.
 * The original can be played on this console.