[Quick Question] Does anyone miss the GameCube?

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attaboy said:

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oniyide said:

Jumpin said:

MohammadBadir said:
i'm one of those Nintendo fans who loved the GC more than the NES and N64 :P

So, not a true Nintendo fan.

the hell does that mean?

It means that he's not a true Nintendo fan, because Gamecube was more like a Playstation 2 or Xbox for kids rather than a typical Nintendo system.

What's a typical Nintendo system?  I mean, at the time, the only "quirky" Nintendo system was the N64 with its newfangled analog stick.  The Gamecube was right in line with the Nes and Snes, right?  Just more power than what came before and able to capably run most third party games.  The Wii was actually the first time a Nintendo home console went batshit crazy.

Each Nintendo console except GameCube advanced the interface.

NES - added the d-pad and revolutionized videogame genres and interface.

SNES - Added shoulder buttons and diamond face buttons, and chips like the FX chip, AGAIN revolutionizing.

N64 - Added an analog stick and advanced heavily into the realm of free roaming 3D.

Wii - Added motion controls allowing for the thriving of new genre types.

Wii U - Added full touchscreen again advancing the interface.

Gamecube - Took away the diamond face buttons (for no reason at all) thus screwing genres that thrived on it (such as 2D fighters), shrunk the d-pad to child-size, and added a lunchbox handle so kids could carry it to their friend's houses more easily. It also heavily mimicked the PS2, but lacked features and appeal, and had a more child friendly design. This is why I don't see it in the vein of typical Nintendo home consoles.