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The '''Nintendo Gamecube''' is the home console in which [[Pikmin 1]] and [[Pikmin 2]] are played, apart from the fact that the Nintendo Wii can also be used to play these games. The Gamecube's media hardware is a specially designed disc, which is read and written in a different style as other known discs. Nintendo did this to prevent pirating of the company's videogames.
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[[File:Nintendo GameCube.jpg|thumb|A Nintendo GameCube.]]
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It's predecessor is the Nintendo 64, and the successor is the Nintendo Wii.
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 on September 14, 2001 in Japan, the Gamecube's codename was project 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 1's case, it's the name of the ship, the [[S.S. Dolphin]]. The Gamecube sold 21.74 million units worldwide.
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]].
 
==Controller==
The Gamecube's controller is constituted by a total of 6 buttons, 2 analog buttons, 2 analog sticks and 1 D-Pad. On the Pikmin games, this is the general button distribution for the Pikmin series:
*'''A''': Punch/pluck Pikmin/throw Pikmin/confirm options.
*'''B''': Whistle/cancel options.
*'''X''': Dismiss Pikmin.
*'''Y''': View monitor (Pikmin 1)/change Captain (Pikmin 2).
*'''Z''': Change viewpoint.
*'''Analogue stick''':
**Lightly: Move cursor.
**Fully: Move captain.
*'''C Stick''': Move group of Pikmin.
*'''L''': Change the camera's angle to match the direction the cursor is pointing.
*'''R''': Toggle zooms.
*'''D-Pad''': Lay Olimar down (Pikmin 1)/use sprays (Pikmin 2)/change color of Pikmin (Pikmin 2).
*'''Start''': Pause the game.


==Memory Card==
==Memory Card==
Memory cards are easily purchased, and Nintendo created 3 types:
There are three official GameCube memory card varieties:
*59 blocks (grey)
*59 blocks (gray)
*251 blocks (black)
*251 blocks (black)
*1019 blocks (white)
*1019 blocks (white)
Although, third-party memory cards can be bought with different memory blocks available.


In the Pikmin series, Pikmin 1 uses 19 blocks, and Pikmin 2 uses 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==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamecube Gamecube's article on Wikipedia]
*{{w|GameCube|Wikipedia's article on the GameCube}}
 
==References==
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