A look back at the Gamecube: One of the most underrated consoles ever

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curl-6 said:

Gamecube was a disappointing console to me.
It wasn't bad, but it was below par with what I expected from Nintendo.

Metroid Prime, F Zero GX, and Resident Evil 4 were amazing, but Mario Sunshine, Starfox Adventures/Assault, and Zelda Wind Waker were serious letdowns.

The Wii was a return to form in my view.

I agree that the Gamecube felt more like Playstation junior than a real Nintendo console. For example, where each Nintendo console added something interesting to the interface (NES = D-pad, SNES = diamond face buttons & shoulder buttons, N64 = analog, Wii = motion controls, Wii U = touch screen) the Gamecube just had a really messed up PSX controller.

Resident Evil 4 was a good game for Gamecube, but it was much better when it was released on PS2 and Wii, especially the Wii version. It also sold significantly better on those consoles, which is exceedingly rare for a port.