Nintendo can never seem to satisfy fans

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Jumpin said:

Significant_leap said:
The Gamecube is the best console ever
Metroid prime, Zelda WW and Resident evil series say hi

I am not sure how people can forget so easily how depressingly bad the Gamecube era was; it was a time when even Nintendo's handheld systems were killing their Home Console market in terms of games released. The most exciting games on Gamecube were a cartoonish Zelda that was a step down from the previous Zeldas, Metroid games that cloned Turok Dinosaur Hunter, Dreamcast & Resident Evil ports, and Pikmin; that should tell you something.

To top it off, while all other Nintendo home consoles advanced the industry, the GameCube became the one home console where Nintendo didn't bring anything new or innovative to the table; they just released PS2 jr. A PS2 that was more appealing to children with its purple lunchbox shape and big green button controller.

I did not realize that but you makre  a very good point Jumpin.

The Wii gets chastised for its 'gimmicks'; in the Wii's case the word gimmick had a negative connotation, like it was being used to trick customers into buying a product that really had no substance upon further investigation. However that could not be any farther from the truth!

What was the Gamecube's main draw, what was the hook to bring customers in? Nothing. It did not revolutionize graphics, or methods of gameplay control. As a result of no new interface or control, it was just a PS2 with none of the 3rd party support. Also, it was handicapped by no DVD playback and limited space minidisks. There was no gimmick.

Granted I loved the Gamecube, but that was because of the following titles:

SSB Melee (fighting kids in the neighborhood) Wrestlemania X8,X9, Day of Reckoning 1 & 2, Def Jam Vendetta & Fight for NY, Fire Emblem POR, Resident Evil Remake.

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