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| BanjoPickles said: I have three: -Gamecube: How could a console that had the best version of Soul Caliber II, Metroid Prime, Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4, Mario Sunshine, Pikmin, Smash Bros. Melee, Super Monkey Ball, Resident Evil Remake, Viewtiful Joe, Baten Katos, Paper Mario: TYD, and so many others sell so poorly? It has never made sense to me! |
A few reasons:
- It's look, particularly the controller, gave people the vibe of a Fisher price toy, giving it a reputation as "PS2 for kids", and no kid wants something "for kids", they want the "cool" system that the grownups have, hence they ask their parents for a PS2 instead.
- Games like Sunshine and Wind Waker also came across as catering too hard to small children, and failed to live up to what a lot of Nintendo fans wanted coming after the likes of the epic Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time.
- PS2 had a head start and as a result by the time Gamecube came out its rival had gathered too much momentum and become the default system of choice, hence sucking the wind out of GC's sales. (heh)
- It lacked DVD playback at a time when this was a hot feature.
- Games like Viewtiful Joe and Baiten Katos were niche, while GC lacked a lot of mainstream heavy hitters like GTA.
