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If it weren’t for GameCube profits, would there even be a Wii?
As the predecessor to Wii, the GameCube was Nintendo’s worst selling console ever. During its six year life, it sold only 22 million units worldwide. Despite this, Nintendo reportedly turned a profit on the little purple box, thanks to a strong lineup of first party games and low cost hardware. That said, I can’t help but wonder if Wii would have materialized had the GameCube operated ...