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The '''Nintendo GameCube''' (ニンテンドーゲームキューブ, ''Nintendōgēmukyūbu'') is the home console for which ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' have been released. The two games have been released in 2001 and 2004 respectively. The console was released on {{date|14|September|2001}} in Japan, {{date|18|November|2001}} in North America, {{date|3|May|2002}} in Europe, and {{date|17|May|2002}} in Australia, and has sold 21.74 million units worldwide{{cite web|http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e0806.pdf|Official Nintendo sales data|Nintendo.com{{dead link|November|2015}}}}. The console's successor, the [[Wii]], can also play GameCube games, and is the console for the re-releases of the ''Pikmin'' games in the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' range. The GameCube's controller consists of 6 buttons, 2 analog triggers, 2 analog sticks and the D-Pad. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', a game in the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] has also been released for the GameCube, and makes references to ''Pikmin''.

Before being released in Japan, the GameCube's codename was "Dolphin". Due to this, some of the console's games have a reference to the codename, via an illustration or just a name. In ''Pikmin'''s case, it is the name of the ship, the [[S.S. Dolphin]].