The Nintendo GameCube - What Happened?

Check out the DYKG video (which I narrated) on Star Fox Grand Prix HERE ➤ https://youtu.be/ZmRN7pF9k5I

That stat on the Saturn library being larger than the N64 library despite selling less was really eye owning

The positive side is, thanks to the Wii having the Gamecube packaged in, folks who bought the more popular console were still able to enjoy that generation of games. And thank goodness for that, because the Gamecube had some real hits.

My dad was an area manager at Target when the GC game out. He still shudders when he hears the words "Gamecube" or "purple lunchbox" because of how poorly they sold compared to what they were told to expect These days everyone knows about the newest console release, but in 01 if you weren't in to video games it would have just been "hey, it's a Nintendo, I'm sure it'll sell"

I remember buying my GameCube at Toys r Us in 2004, for $119 it came with two memory cards, a wavebird, and Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2. I don't think I've ever had a deal like that ever since.

Lord of the Rings: Gollum: What Happened

The GameCube is the console that you wouldn't think to be talked about in this show at first, but it makes total sense when you think about it. The GameCube was my first Nintendo console and I had fond memories of it but it always was stuck in third place and this video puts context into why. Excellent analysis, keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing new episodes each week! On another note, it's scary to think that Yamauchi's relations with Nintendo of America mirrors Sega of Japan Vs Sega of America. Thank goodness Iwata turn things around.

Genuinely wild that GameCube's MSRP was all the way down to $99 less than two years after its launch - WITH a pack-in title like Zelda: Collector's Edition or Melee. That would never happen with today's console market; the Wii U never even budged below $299.

You know the lunchbox left an impact on your childhood when you recognize every game soundtrack used in the video and think "Those were some amazing experiences"

Max's cameo of "Dude! Duuude!" made me laugh out loud, great video as always, Matt!

This was my first console. As a kid, I never understood why none of my friends or cousins had a NGC, they all owned a PS2. However, everytime I showed them games like Mario Strikers, Melee, Double Dash and party, they all loved them.

16:04 I think Twin Snakes deserves its own episode. I rather liked it, but there were some bizarre behind the scenes things that occurred.

The GC will always have a special place in my heart, I remember I was chillin at home with my brothers and my parents came home from shopping and they bought me a GameCube, that caught me off guard lol. Tarzan Untamed was my first game and then my late grandma bought me Melee. This console made my childhood awesome.

Just keep in mind. What Happened is not necessarily about games, movies or consoles that are bad. Just ones that suffered from a troubled production. The Gamecube qualifies and even though it was my first console as a kid, even I could see that it took a lot of trial and error to finally come to fruition.

Gamecube has some of the most unique games Nintendo has ever produced.

It is very interesting that, despite the GameCube being beaten by not just the PS2 but the og Xbox as well, it was a very well selling console here in Mexico. Growing up the GameCube was my Sixth Gen console I had all that time, and a lot of my friends from elementary/middle school had GameCubes too, with only a few people having a PS2 or an og Xbox. I heard more people talk about their GameCube consoles than their PlayStation or Xbox consoles till the Seventh Gen consoles came out and they transitioned to those. I wonder why the GameCube was very beloved here in Mexico versus other parts of the world. Maybe Melee had something to do with that, lol.

The GameCube era was a happy feeling time in my life. Sadly the lasers in both mine and my brother's GameCubes are dying. Takes a lot of resets to get a game to boot up.

I never knew as a kid growing up in the 2000s that the Gamecube had the poorest sales out of the sixth generation consoles. Gamecube was my childhood, although it kickstarted my linearity of sticking with Nintendo until at least the early 2010s, so I missed out on a lot of cool PS2/PS3/Xbox (360) games.

My absolute favorite thing about the GameCube other than the insanely unique games was the futuristic aesthetic used in so many of it's games. F-Zero, PSO, Custom Robo, Metroid Prime, Star Fox Assault, etc. all look STUNNING.

Having grown up with a GameCube as my first system, I don't think I could've ask for a better taste-defining experience.