You are looking at the best console of this generation, the Nintendo GameCube. Biased coming from a Nintendo blog? You bet. Bold statement? Oh yeah. Has the most “great” games? Yup. Has the fastest load times? Undisputed. Best controller? Yes. Most affordable? Check. Has a kiddy connotation attached to it? Check that one too. Did you really care? No.
She had her down falls (think online), but the fact remains that I have yet to see someone’s face not light up after experiencing one of Nintendo’s great first party games. I don’t care how young or old you are.
As we come to the close of a generation, Infendo’s subjective opinion rates the GameCube as the official winner. We know the numbers don’t support this, but that doesn’t always indicate the winner. Feel free to make your case though…
Nicholas Roussos
I’m right with you bro, but I have the best reason of all on why the GameCube is the winner of this generation.
It’s the only one I own. 😉
Peace out.
josh
I agree with you 100%. Try to explain to te jerks none as casual gamers though, bleh I hate them. Or just the jocks who only play Halo, I hate them too. They already show me up in sports, now they think they can do it at games. Let’s see one of them play Ikaruga, then we’ll decide who’s better at videogames.
Steve
I’d rather have my platinum GC sitting next to my N64, SNES and NES than any other console. There’s space next to my GC for a revolution now too.
How could I possibly buy any console that would deny me any of the Mario games?
Sturek
The GC definitely is the best console of this generation. Of course we are biased, but if you read articles on this topic, most reviewers agree at least wit hthe fact, that the GC offers the best package….
bubblemonkey
It’s the best console overall.
I had a PS2, and an XBOX, but never fell in love with them as I did with my lovely Cube.
And I’m extremely excited about the Revolution!
Anonymous
You’re wrong about one thing. Some of the figures do support your conclusion. Specifically, the profitability figures. Cheap and *still* made Nintendo a profit on hardware sales? None of the others could claim that.
robotplague
Agreed. Quite cliche of us, yes, but oh well. Numbers don’t mean anything ever in correlation to quality. The top grossing movies out in box offices typically are generic flicks that the masses are quick to rant and rave about based off of the films potty humor/boobs/explosions content as opposed to a well written story. Just look at the top 10 movie rentals right now (or the majority of the time for that matter of fact). Theres only like two or three movies on the list that should be seen by any human eyes. But somehow week after week awful movies still sell the best. The top selling bands/artists are usually run of the mill cookie cutter bands that don’t offer anything new and appeal only to the lowest common denominator. I’m not saying the other two machines suck. But when it comes to wide mass market sales, the majority of the public usually in most cases favors the product that is marketed best (though not necessarily the best product), appeals to the layman, and the one which offers more style over substance. Ok, I went off on a tangent there. Oh well, you read all of it, I win.
NeuroMan42
Nintendo is the ONLY company that I am consistantly happy with there products. They have NEVER let me down yet, with games or hardware.
Anonymous
Don’t forget Durability.
I watched the X-play torture test of the GameCube, PS2, and X-box. The gameCube was the only one the still worked after they had their fun.
Spud Crowley
NeuroMan42, I can’t help but assume that you have never owned a Virtual Boy. Coca-Cola cans look grey now.
Adam
I have had far more fun with my GameCube than with my Xbox or PlayStation 2 during the current console generation. With games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (and the upcoming Twilight Princess!), Metroid Prime (and Prime 2 Echoes!), Paper Mario 2, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat… the list goes on! I have purchased more games for my GameCube than for my Xbox or PlayStation 2 by a long shot. I think that says something for the viability of the GameCube as platform and for Nintendo being the only software development house that keeps bringing the highly polished fun and consistency that I crave from video gaming.
Anonymous
Using the power of the Cube, I have turned my girlfriend away from the Dark Side.
~Fred Dudek
Anonymous
You know, the sad thing about the next generation of systems is that probably they all going kiddie, if that’s what they meant with nintendo having franchises with their characters. Look at the PS2, which anytime is going to get banned and thanks to a little porn Rockstar slip in there. Now “25 to Life” which was about to be released is delayed, to fix some bugs, but not because a major part of the game is killing cops. Or maybe they are scared of the goverment crashing down on them?? nah, it’s just bugs… Now they Big Ace of Sony is under fire and it’s gonna get burned. Thank god Nintendo in all their wisdom Didn’t release “Grand Theft Kart: Mushroom Kingdom”. Sex with princesses not included?
Anonymous
What bugs me the most is that when people use the phrase ‘kiddie,’ they mean it so negatively. Why can’t games be kiddy and fun? Look at Pokemon. Yes, it was kiddy. But it was a damn fine RPG that’s still going fine. Smash Bros had no blood or even deaths, and had cute characters such as Pikachu. I can’t stress how awesome that game is. But let’s look at non-kiddy games. Yes, there are some good ones out there. GTA games, RE4, etc. But there are SO MANY BAD ONES! But do people realize this? Of course not, they just look at ‘kiddy’ and instantly it’s a bad thing. Twerps.
ieeye
“What bugs me the most is that when people use the phrase ‘kiddie,’ they mean it so negatively. Why can’t games be kiddy and fun? Look at Pokemon. Yes, it was kiddy. But it was a damn fine RPG that’s still going fine. Smash Bros had no blood or even deaths, and had cute characters such as Pikachu. I can’t stress how awesome that game is. But let’s look at non-kiddy games. Yes, there are some good ones out there. GTA games, RE4, etc. But there are SO MANY BAD ONES! But do people realize this? Of course not, they just look at ‘kiddy’ and instantly it’s a bad thing. Twerps.”
My thoughts exactly!