Moreover the Gamecube was very front loaded and enjoyed deep price cuts due to the price war with Sony.
All of it's top ten best selling games were released between FY 2001-2003 except Mario Party 7 (FY 2005).
The top ten best sellers on the Gamecube were also all Nintendo first party titles. (listed below in order)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee - FY 2001 (JP/NA)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ - FY 2003 (JP/NA)
- Super Mario Sunshine - FY 2002 (JP/NA)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - FY 2002 (JP)/FY 2003 (NA)
- Luigi's Mansion - FY 2001 (JP/NA)
- Animal Crossing - FY 2001 (JP)/FY 2002 (NA)
- Mario Party 4 - FY 2002 (JP/NA)
- Metroid Prime - FY 2002 (JP/NA)
- Mario Party 7 - FY 2005 (JP/NA)
- Pokémon Colosseum - FY 2003 (JP/NA)
Breakdown by fiscal year (FY) -
FY 2001
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Luigi's Mansion
- Animal Crossing (JP)
FY 2002
- Super Mario Sunshine
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (JP)
- Animal Crossing (NA)
- Mario Party 4
- Metroid Prime
FY 2003
- Mario Kart: Double Dash‼
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (NA)
- Pokémon Colosseum
FY 2005
- Mario Party 7
In May of 2002 in the U.S. they cut the price to $149 from $199 and in September of 2003 was another cut to $99.
Here is a chart I made for Software + Hardware sales during the Gamecube years.
Below are sales for the years that are covered by the Gamecube:
Console and Handheld Sales for FY 2001-2006 (Hardware + Software) in Millions JPY (¥)
| Fiscal Year | Handheld | Console | Other Hardware |
| FY 2001 | 354,532 | 163,114 | 26,878 |
| FY 2002 | 255,615 | 200,879 | 41,453 |
| FY 2003 | 318,086 | 140,628 | 49,679 |
| FY 2004 | 352,301 | 116,418 | 41,690 |
| FY 2005 | 396,530 | 75,171 | 32,947 |
| FY 2006 | 665,979 | 238,839 | 54,258 |
Gamecube was released near the tail end of 2001 (JP/NA)
DS was released near the tail end of 2004 (JP/NA)
Wii was released near the tail end of 2006 (JP/NA)
