1,335
edits
Nintendo GameCube: Difference between revisions
Added content
(Removed controls.) |
CortexCPU242 (talk | contribs) (Added content) Tag: Mobile edit |
||
| (26 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{game icons|p=y|p2=y}} | {{game icons|p=y|p2=y}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Nintendo GameCube.jpg|thumb|A Nintendo GameCube.]] | ||
The '''Nintendo GameCube''' is the home console for which | {{external|Nintendo GameCube|[[nintendo:Nintendo GameCube|NintendoWiki]]|NintendoWiki logo.png}} | ||
The '''Nintendo GameCube''' ({{j|ニンテンドーゲームキューブ|Nintendō Gēmukyūbu}}) is the home console for which {{p1}} and {{p2}} 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 over 21.74 million units worldwide{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1603.pdf|Official Nintendo sales data|Nintendo.com}}. 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. [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. Melee|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'']], a game in the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] was also released for the GameCube, and makes references to ''Pikmin''. In 2004, a tie-in bundle console was released in Japan for ''Pikmin 2''. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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 | 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 [[Captain Olimar]]'s spaceship, the [[S.S. Dolphin]]. | ||
==Memory Card== | ==Memory Card== | ||
There are three official GameCube memory card varieties: | There are three official GameCube memory card varieties: | ||
*59 blocks ( | *59 blocks (gray) | ||
*251 blocks (black) | *251 blocks (black) | ||
*1019 blocks (white) | *1019 blocks (white) | ||
In the ''Pikmin'' series, the first game requires 19 blocks, and the sequel 27. | In the ''Pikmin'' series, the first game requires 19 blocks, and the sequel 27. | ||
==In-game references== | |||
{{p4}} features two [[treasure]]s in the [[Newly Nostalgic Series]] that are related to the GameCube. These are the [[Winged Freedom Sculpture]], a GameCube controller, and the [[Glinty Circular Disc]], a Japanese disc of ''{{w|Wave Race: Blue Storm}}''. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
A gamecube with Pikmin.jpg|Artwork of some [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] with [[Captain Olimar]] on a Nintendo GameCube. | |||
GameCube Controller Clay Art.jpg|Clay art of a GameCube controller. | |||
Pikmin 2 GameCube Bundle Front.png|Bundle console box front. | |||
Pikmin 2 GameCube Bundle Back.png|Bundle console box back. | |||
Pikmin 2 GameCube Bundle Contents.png|Bundle console's contents, including the console, controller, and Purple Pikmin plush. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{w|GameCube|Wikipedia's article on the GameCube}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{refs}} | |||
{{consoles}} | |||
[[Category:Consoles]] | [[Category:Consoles]] | ||