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GameCube

The Nintendo GameCube is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in Europe on May 3, 2002.

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Backward compatibility
Game Boy · Game Boy Color · Game Boy Advance
Best-selling game
Super Smash Bros. Melee (7.09 million)[i] (list)
Codename
Dolphin
Connectivity
Audio/video output AV Multi port Composite S-Video[d] SCART[e] Component (early models)[f] D-terminal (early models)[g] Optical audio (early models)[h] Other Ethernet and dialup… · AV Multi port · Composite · S-Video[d] · SCART[e]
Controller input
GameCube controller, WaveBird, GBA, various
CPU
IBM Gekko @ 486 MHz

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GameCube

Nodes223
Edges222
Triples401
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008969
Components1

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GameCube

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related to Games · 53
GameCube → Animal Crossing, Double Dash, Dreamcast, Echoes, Eternal Darkness, F-Zero GX, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, GameCube's, However, II, In, Japanese, Killer7, Longer, Luigi's Mansion, Mario, Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Power Tennis
related to Third-party support · 48
GameCube → Assault, Banjo-Kazooie, Capcom, Capcom Five, Competition, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Crazy Taxi, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Konga, Dreamcast, Early, Factor, Game Pak, GoldenEye, II, Konami, Longtime Nintendo, Metal Gear Solid, Microsoft, Namco
related to Sales · 38
GameCube → Ars Technica, As, Blue Storm, By, December, Double Dash, Dreamcast, During, However, IGN, II, In Japan, In September, It, Its, Japan, Luigi's Mansion, Many, March, Mario Kart
related to Hardware · 29
GameCube → ArtX, ArtX's Vice President Greg, ATI Technologies, Buchner, CMOS, Codenamed Flipper, CPU, Described, FPU, GameCube's, Gekko, Gekko CPU, GFLOPS, GPU, Hardware, Howard Cheng, I/O, IBM, IBM PowerPC, IBM's
related to Online gaming · 26
GameCube → Avalanche, Double Dash, GameCube's, Homeland, II, II Plus, III, Internet, Japan, Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū, Kirby Air Ride, LAN, Lastly, Mario Kart, Nintendo, Nintendo's GameCube, Online, Only, PC, Phantasy Star Online Episode
related to Market share · 19
GameCube → America, America's, American, By Christmas, GBA, George Harrison, Grand Theft Auto, However, In June, Many, Nintendo, Nintendo's, One, PlayStation, The, The American, The GameCube's, Throughout, Xbox
related to Legacy · 17
GameCube → Chibi-Robo, GameCube Controller, However, Luigi's Mansion, Many, Metroid Prime, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Pikmin, Pro Controller, Super Smash Bros, Switch, Thus, Ultimate, USB, While, Wii
related to Discontinuation · 16
GameCube → August, December, In February, Madden NFL, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, North America, November, Several, Super Paper Mario, The, The Legend, Twilight Princess, Wii, Wii's, Zelda
related to Release · 16
GameCube → Approximately, Dolby Laboratories, Dolby Pro Logic II, Europe, Factor, In, Japan, MusyX, Nintendo, North America, November, On April, Other, September, The, The GameCube
related to Compatibility · 14
GameCube → Expansion Slot, Family Edition, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Player, Game Pak, GameCube Game Discs, GameCube's, Later, The, The GameCube, Wii, Wii Mini

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nintendo games console game controller playstation third-party xbox sales released wii super video launch nintendo's design support system developers consoles

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GameCubeBackward compatibilityGame Boy1.00infobox
GameCubeBackward compatibilityGame Boy Color1.00infobox
GameCubeBackward compatibilityGame Boy Advance1.00infobox
GameCubeBest-selling gameSuper Smash Bros. Melee (7.09 million)[i] (list)1.00infobox
GameCubeCodenameDolphin1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityAudio/video output AV Multi port Composite S-Video[d] SCART[e] Component (early models)[f] D-terminal (early models)[g] Optical audio (early models)[h] Other Ethernet and dialup…1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityAV Multi port1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityComposite1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityS-Video[d]1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivitySCART[e]1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityComponent (early models)[f]1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityD-terminal (early models)[g]1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityOptical audio (early models)[h]1.00infobox
GameCubeConnectivityEthernet and dialup (requires broadband or modem adapter)1.00infobox
GameCubeController inputGameCube controller, WaveBird, GBA, various1.00infobox
GameCubeCPUIBM Gekko @ 486 MHz1.00infobox
GameCubeDeveloperNintendo1.00infobox
GameCubeDimensions150 × 161 × 110 mm (5.9 × 6.3 × 4.3 in)1.00infobox
GameCubeDiscontinuedFebruary 20071.00infobox
GameCubeDisplay480i, 480p1.00infobox
GameCubeGenerationSixth1.00infobox
GameCubeGraphicsATI Flipper @ 162 MHz1.00infobox
GameCubeIntroductory price¥25,000 (equivalent to ¥28,100 in 2024)1.00infobox
GameCubeIntroductory priceUS$199 (equivalent to $360 in 2025)1.00infobox
GameCubeIntroductory price€199 (equivalent to €310 in 2023)1.00infobox
GameCubeManufacturerNintendo1.00infobox
GameCubeManufacturerFoxconn1.00infobox
GameCubeMediaGameCube Game Disc1.00infobox
GameCubeMediaGame Boy Game Pak[a]1.00infobox
GameCubeMediaGame Boy Color Game Pak[a]1.00infobox

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