| Sorair said: So here you go with the PS3 vs. Wii.... Gamecube nothing new vs. PS2 something new Your saying PS3 nothing new vs. Wii something new. Good logic HappySquirrel |
Well, in general I agree that the Gamecube didn't offer much new in comparison to the PS2 but I don't think that was Nintendo's biggest mistake ...
Nintendo's biggest mistake with the Gamecube is they came late to the generation and were far to passive. Nintendo launched the Gamecube 18 months after the PS2 in Japan, and (about) 12 months after the PS2 in the rest of the world, and alongside and unknown (untrusted) console the XBox; Nintendo needed to make up lost ground and "catch up" to the PS2 while seperating itself from the XBox, but Nintendo didn't release their big guns and (instead) had the release schedule of great first party games sparse in order to maximize their sales. By the time The Legend of Zelda, Metroid Prime, Super Mario Sunshine, Smash Bros. and Mario Kart were released the PS2 was in a dominat position which was impossible to take away.
