Why did Gamecube get served???

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enrageorange said:

I honestly don't see why there is so much hate with gamecube's first party titles. If it wasn't for the sheer briliance of mario galaxy, I would consider them much much better then wii's first party titles.

Mario Kart Double Dash is much better then mario kart wii, almost equal to mario kart 64.

SSBM is the best super smash bros period.

Super Mario Sunshine is a big weakness as both mario 64 and mario galaxy are much better. It was still a great game though.

Metroid Prime very different style of the previous metroids so can't be compared, but was in my opinion the best gamecube game and as a  single player game has not been matched by any first person adventure yet.

Legend of Zelda Wind Waker was a pretty different style from previous 3d zeldas and was very good. Twilight Princess proved that the typical 3d zelda formula was starting to grow stale. Wind Waker was unique and a much better zelda then twilight princess.

Animal Crossing series has now grown stale as well. When released for the gamecube it was one of the most addicting games around.

Pikman brought about fun rts style gameplay that wasn't a pain to play for the first time on consoles.

It was a failure, saleswise, due to lack of third party support, and lack of casual appeal. Kids didn't want what looked like a console for babies. Casual players wouldn't be interested with most of the games other then animal crossing and mario kart. The original purple only color made it an ugly addition to a living room. Its first party offering was fine though.

Thats personal opinion. Sales say otherwise. A lot of people bailed on Wind Waker. Personally I thought it was too short and too easy. It was equivalent to Star Wars: Phantom Menace - aimed towards the younger audiences. Twillight Princess was a lot more in-depth and alive.