Why did the Xbox outsell the GameCube?

[Conina]

tokilamockingbrd said:

Conina said:

tokilamockingbrd said:
That said the Gamecube has a 10x better library than the original Xbox. But hype sells a lot, particularly back in 01-03 when most gamers were still under 18.

10 times better library... really? Even if we leave out all the high rated annual sport games, there are over 40 great Xbox games left with a MetaScore of 85 or higher:

Halo 1 + 2, GTA III + Vice City + San Andreas, Ninja Gaiden Black, Splinter Cell 1 + 2 + 3, Burnout 2 + 3 + Revenge, SW: KotOR + Jade Empire + The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time + The Two Thrones, Forza Motorsport, Project Gotham Racing 1 + 2, Rallisport Challenge 1 + 2, Midnight Club 2, SoulCalibur 2, Half-Life 2 + Doom 3, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Max Payne, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 + Earned in Blood, Psychonauts, Jet Set Radio Future, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, Crimson Skies 2, Dead or Alive 3, Beyond Good & Evil, MGS 2: Substance, Mercenaries, Far Cry Instincts, Fable, The Warriors,...

Please feel free to list 400 GC-games that are as least as good as these Xbox games... or 300... or 200...

many of those games were on the gamecube also. a few, not many... please feel free to put them in your list

many of those are late ports. which ones? please name them, if they were months earlier on other systems

Almost all of those are on the PC. irrelevant for console gamers who don't play on PC

Many in the list you produced were shit games. which ones? please name them

There is a reason the classic GC games sell for well more than they did when they released (on Ebay of course). only a fraction of the GC games and only in mint condition

Xbox was nicknamed the Halobox for a reason. Yeah, the reason were the extreme fans of Nintendo or Sony who wanted to downplay the Xbox

Most got one to play Halo. The Xbox has one of the highest tie ratio of all consoles: http://www.vgchartz.com/platforms/

Some just thought it was cool because it had an X in the name. Your arguments get stupider every minute... any more FUD?

Oh, and again: please feel free to reduce the list of good reviewed Xbox titles above to the Xbox games which were good in your opinion. Then deliver a list of good GameCube titles which is 10x better.