It was one of those consoles that was almost a novelty to see for the kids in my school. The systems came out when I was in middle school, so the console popularity went gamecube>>>>>>>PS2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>xbox.
There was only two kids in my school who owned one, both because their fathers were gamers. The only games I remember playing where Halo And Jet Set Radio Future. Both were a lot of fun, but there was no way my parents would let me own an M rated game so I was never interested in getting one if I could only get 1 of those games. Honestly I don't think any kids who weren't friends with those two knew the console existed. Among the young generation the system's awareness was basically none existant.
It's crazy how things have changed since then... I work at a summer camp, and since 2009 all the little middle school kids ever talked about was playing Call of Duty on their 360s, though even that has died down recently. This past summer it was all about the smartphone games.
