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The '''Nintendo GameCube''' ({{ja|ニンテンドーゲームキューブ|Nintendō GēmuKyūbu}}, ''Nintendo GameCube''), also known as '''GCN''' or simply '''GameCube''', is the fourth internationally released  home video game console released by Nintendo in 2001. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' is one of its games, and its top-seller.
The '''Nintendo GameCube''' ({{ja|ニンテンドーゲームキューブ|Nintendō GēmuKyūbu}}, ''Nintendo GameCube''), also known as '''GCN''' or simply '''GameCube''', is the fourth internationally released  home video game console released by Nintendo in 2001. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' is one of its games, and its top-seller. First announced in 1999 by the codename "Dolphin" alongside what would become the Game Boy Advance, the GameCube would release in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, in Europe on May 3, 2002, and in Australia on May 17, 2002. An iQue version of the console for the Chinese market was in the planning stages before being canceled.
 
The GameCube is a significant upgrade over it predecessor, the [[Nintendo 64]], in terms of CPU and GPU capabilities. The GameCube abandoned cartridge based media in favor of discs, utilizing a proprietary variant of the 8 cm MiniDVD. The four controller ports return from its predecessor, which are also compatible with link cables that allows games to be played with a Game Boy Advance. The GameCube is the first Nintendo console to properly support online play, although in an extremely limited fashion, using a special add-on and only being used by a few select games. The system sold 21.74 million units worldwide, selling significantly less its main competition of the Sony {{iw|wikipedia|PlayStation 2}} and slightly less than [[Microsoft]]'s {{iw|wikipedia|Xbox|console}} console, only outselling former rival [[Sega]]'s {{iw|wikipedia|Dreamcast}}. This continued decline in sales is due its native inability to be a CD-ROM and DVD player, something the PS2 possessed and marketed as an all in one media machine. A DVD compatible GameCube titled the ''Panasonic Q'' did release in 2003, but only in Japan. Publishers already burned by the Nintendo 64 were also not willing to learn the proprietary software, again creating a small game library.  


The GameCube's successor, the [[Wii]], is backward compatible with the Nintendo GameCube, capable of playing all of its games and accepting its controllers and Memory Cards. Various Wii games have allowed use of a [[GameCube controller]] as a way to have a more traditional way to play, including ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The control scheme in ''Brawl'' works much like it did in ''Melee''. However, later released Wii models removed the backwards compatibility.
The GameCube's successor, the [[Wii]], is backward compatible with the Nintendo GameCube, capable of playing all of its games and accepting its controllers and Memory Cards. Various Wii games have allowed use of a [[GameCube controller]] as a way to have a more traditional way to play, including ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The control scheme in ''Brawl'' works much like it did in ''Melee''. However, later released Wii models removed the backwards compatibility.
==General information==
The Nintendo GameCube is unique in that its discs are smaller than any other game disc, utilizing a proprietary variant of the 8 cm MiniDVD. The [[GameCube controller|controller]] features a considerably different layout from the [[Nintendo 64 controller]]. The C-buttons are replaced with a C-Stick which is identical in function, its shoulder buttons are pressure-sensitive, and sports a new binary wing grip design as opposed to the Nintendo 64 controller's ternary wing grip design, along with many other differences. It is the first Nintendo console to introduce online play, although in an extremely limited, decentralized manner unlike its competitors, the Sony {{iw|wikipedia|PlayStation 2}} and Microsoft's {{iw|wikipedia|Xbox|console}} console. The system sold 21.74 million units worldwide, selling significantly less than the PS2, and slightly less than the Xbox, only outselling former rival Sega's {{iw|wikipedia|Dreamcast}}.


==In the {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} series==
==In the {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} series==
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|desc-ntsc=Nintendo's latest bundle of joy arrived in North America on November 18, 2001, and video-game fans rejoiced. This little beauty is sleek, compact and full of cutting-edge technology. Incorporating optical media for the first time, the Nintendo GameCube was truly born to play. Rumor has it that Super Smash Bros. Melee is a software title for this wondrous device.
|desc-ntsc=Nintendo's latest bundle of joy arrived in North America on November 18, 2001, and video-game fans rejoiced. This little beauty is sleek, compact and full of cutting-edge technology. Incorporating optical media for the first time, the Nintendo GameCube was truly born to play. Rumor has it that Super Smash Bros. Melee is a software title for this wondrous device.
|desc-pal=Nintendo's latest bundle of joy arrived in Europe in May 2002, and video-game fans rejoiced. This little beauty is sleek, compact and full of cutting-edge technology. Incorporating optical media for the first time, the Nintendo GameCube was truly born to play. Rumor has it that Super Smash Bros. Melee is a software title for this wondrous device.
|desc-pal=Nintendo's latest bundle of joy arrived in Europe in May 2002, and video-game fans rejoiced. This little beauty is sleek, compact and full of cutting-edge technology. Incorporating optical media for the first time, the Nintendo GameCube was truly born to play. Rumor has it that Super Smash Bros. Melee is a software title for this wondrous device.
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