Dreamcast.

Easily, Dreamcast had some great games. It even made me and the rest of my family uninterested in a PS2, because it seemed unnecessary as there was no real visual improvement and it didn't have classics like SoulCalibur, and so nobody in my family ever got one. Obviously the PS2 lived for much longer, but it was already too late and notably more powerful consoles, XBox and GameCube, were around the corner. To this day I have never even touched a PS2 because of the early life of the Dreamcast.

GameCube was a dud though, and the worst Nintendo console until the WiiU (which did make the GameCube seem like it was the SNES itself but that's another topic). I found it's games were inferior to their N64 predecessors more often than not and there wasn't really anything that felt new and fresh, of what I played at least, and interest waned. With it, interest in Nintendo and console gaming as a whole was at a low-point for a couple of years, until Wii's new gameplay concepts and PS3's HD games.

I only played XBox with my cousin's, because I never had one of my own, but I liked what I played. Plus it has Knights of the Old Republic so that should already put it over GameCube at least by default. Overall the 6th generation, speaking of consoles including handhelds, is one of my lesser favorites and holds only a small amount of games in my all-time favorites list. PC gaming of the era was at it's peak though, and that was where I could usually be found instead.

Glad I'm not the only one that feels this way. Coming after the N64, GCN was a real letdown for me; several of their flagship first party franchises nosedived in quality, while the decline and subsequent absence of Rare left a gaping hole. To go from Starfox 64 to Adventures, Mario 64 to Sunshine, and Ocarina of Time to Wind Waker was a bitter draught.

Xbox for the best box, Gamecube for the best cube, and Dreamcast for the best dream.

Seriously though I only played PS2 and GC during 6th gen, so my vote goes to Gamecube

Yep, exactly that. I experienced similar disappointment and thoughts. I doubt we're alone. Personally I'd even include Mario Kart in that list, but that's probably an unpopular opinion, and I admit there was a different family-situation surrounding Mario Kart 64, which gives me a bias towards the 64 game.

Gamecube easily. Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Party 5/6, Mario Kart Double Dash, Smash Bros Melee, Zelda's, Mario Strikers...

Xbox had some gems too though. Kotor, Blinx, PGR2.

Dreamcast I couldn't give a damn about.

Yeah I also felt Double Dash was a step in the wrong direction as it reduced the accessibility of the series by overcomplicating it.

And I'm sure we're not alone; GCN sold 10 million less than the N64 after all.

The Gamecube has Wind Waker, so...

Double Dash is one of the best Mario Karts, ofcourse this is just opinion, Gamecube was a beast, made my PS2 look like a joke.

I'm not the biggest GC fan, but it had a good catalogue overall, though some games like Sunshine, SF:Adventures or F-Zero:GX suffered in comparison to the previous games in the franchise. Still, it had really good games like RE4, MK:DD, Eternal Darkness, Rogue Leader... I have never had any interest, and still haven't, in MS consoles or Sega consoles, so GC takes the win automatically XD.

oh lord, tough one...

Pro Xbox:

- Halo started here and it turned out to be the best gaming franchise ever created.
- Xbox Live started here and it turned out to be the best gaming network ever created
- The first console ever with a HDD drive
- Great online gameplay for consoles. finally.

Pro Dreamcast:

- ShenMue I and II were niche, but awesome and not too Japanese for me. Loved both games.
- First online gameplay on a console, that did not work out so well, but they were pushing it.
- well designed console all around, great visuals, just ahead of its time

Pro GCN:

- ... nothing really ...

So, I go with Xbox but Dreamcast was awesome as well.