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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Nintendo
Color: Platinum
EAN: 0045496940393
Edition: Console
Item Dimensions: 550975540975
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Model: 45496940393
Modem Description: None
MPN: 45496940393
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: GameCube
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Studio: Nintendo
Features:- The 485MHz processor makes loading & starting the games faster than ever -- no more long load times
- The processor creates 6 to 12 million ploygons per second -- no more slowdowns in the middle of the game
- Supports instructions for incredible effects -- your games will be brighter, faster, and more dramatic
- External bandwidth of 3.2GB/sec, for really fast gameplay
- It also includes 64 sound channels -- you'll feel like you're in the game, with the top-quality audio
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The Nintendo GameCube system is loaded with innovative features. From its fast loading, high capacity optical disk to its four controller ports, Nintendo GameCube was made to provide you with the most entertaining gaming experience possible.One look at the Nintendo GameCube hardware and you know it's different. The compact shape is not only practical - the unique design is symbolic of Nintendo's commitment to focus on creating the world's most original and innovative video games.Nintendo GameCube is focused on fun. With a game library of hundreds of titles in all possible genres, powerful technical specs, and a cast of exclusive characters unrivaled by any other system, players in search of a great gaming experience need look no farther.
Amazon.com Review:
Though it looks like a toy, don't be fooled: the Nintendo GameCube is a powerful video game console that rightly deserves its place among the other next-generation game systems. In fact, its playful, appealing design and small size (the unit is a not-quite-cubed 6 inches) aren't the only features that set it apart from the others.
For starters, Nintendo has quite clearly made this a game-only machine. It doesn't try to play your CD collection, run your movies, read your e-mail, or store your MP3 files. The company has concentrated its efforts on games. All the prelaunch titles we've seen play smoothly, with bright, fast graphics and great sound. Nintendo says its engineers have removed traditional bottlenecks that have, in the past, slowed down processing. New components designed by IBM and MoSys, as well as a large-capacity secondary memory cache, keep instructions moving through the system's microprocessor (MPU) at peak levels. In English: the GameCube is optimized to push speed up while pushing costs down; hence its position at the lower end of the price spectrum.
The GameCube is the first Nintendo video game system to use a disc-based medium rather than cartridges for its games. Moving the software to disc media generally means lower development costs for the publishers, which, in turn, trickles down to the consumer not only in price, but also in availability and quality, as it's then easier to try out untested game ideas (Pikmin, anyone?). While most other systems likewise have their games stored on discs, the GameCube's 3-inch format is smaller than everyone else's, and is so designed to fit in a shirt pocket as much as to deter would-be software pirates.
Of course, the main advantage of the GameCube is that it's the home field of one of the world's premier game designers: Nintendo. While powerhouses Electronic Arts and Sega make games for all systems (including this one), you can play Nintendo games only on a Nintendo system. And Nintendo, you might recall, has been hitting them out of the park since it started with Donkey Kong. In fact, here's a roll call of characters and series you won't find on the other consoles: Mario, Legend of Zelda, Perfect Dark, Metroid, Kirby, and, of course, Pokémon. A few names that the GameCube will share with the other guys: Madden, Tony Hawk, Sonic, Batman, and Star Wars.
The system also comes with four built-in controller ports, so you can easily plug in extra controllers and let friends join in for the multiplayer games--it's even got a built-in handle so you can easily move it to a friend's house. It comes with two memory card slots for saving your progress through games, and there's the capacity for future expansion into the world of online gaming.
In short, the GameCube isn't an all-in-one entertainment system, and neither is it the most powerful of the modern video game consoles. But for video game enthusiasts who want to stick with their favorite characters, its value cannot be beat. --Porter B. Hall
Unit Specifications
- MPU (Microprocessor Unit): 485 MHz custom IBM PowerPC Gekko
- Graphics Processor: 162 MHz custom ATI/Nintendo Flipper
- Texture-Read Bandwidth: 10.4 GB per second (peak)
- Main Memory Bandwidth: 2.6 GB per second (peak)
- Pixel Depth: 24-bit color, 24-bit Z buffer
- Sound Processor: 81 MHz custom Macronix 16-bit DSP
- Sound Performance: 64 simultaneous channels, ADPCM encoding
- Polygon Performance: 6 to 12 million polygons per second (peak)
- System Memory: 40 MB
- Main Memory: 24 MB MoSys 1T-SRAM
- Disc Drive: 128 ms CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) system
- Data Transfer Speed: 16 Mbps to 25 Mbps
- Media: 3-inch, 1.5 GB capacity disc
- Controller Ports: Four
- Memory Card Slots: Two
- Audio-Video Output: Analog and digital
- Dimensions: 4.3 by 5.9 by 6.3 inches (height by width by depth)
Average Rating: 
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I bought the Nintendo GameCube console because of the previous console Nintendo 64.The PlayStation and the Xbox are good consoles but I had to go with the GameCube. It would be pretty difficult to live up to the Nintendo 64 but the GameCube did a good job.
Well right off the bat, the console is smaller and takes up less room, and instead of a Cartridge the GameCube uses a disc. (There smaller than DVD's) I guess I am a gamer of the past but I like using Cartridge's better, I feel like ... Read More
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In my opinion, a more advanced system than that of XBOX OR PLAYSTATION 2; however, it's downfall was the lack of interesting titles. It seems Nintendo simply put it out there and then "forgot" to make a decent library of games for it. I have lost faith in Nintendo. SuperNintendo was the last great effort that Nintendo made. Now we are onto PS3 and XBox 360, so I would not recommend this system to anyone at this time.
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It can't play DVDs, but if you want to play DVDS, buy a dvd player.
It has awesome games, both for children and adults. The Harvest Moon franchise, a bunch of rpgs, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, Metroid, Super Mario, just to name a few.
I highly recommend this console. It's portable, cheap, and fun. The controllers are pretty good too.
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The GameCube was received quickly and my 5 & 4 yr old granson's play their games on it daily.
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Seller was a fast shipper, game cube is great value and actually pretty fun. GAmes are cheap to it also.
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