Why did the Xbox outsell the GameCube?

[Eddie_Raja]

HomokHarcos said:

I think back and I find it strange how Xbox was able to sell more than the GameCube. The first-part games seem a lot stronger on the GameCube than the Xbox, and the third-party support for the GameCube was far better than the Wii U's today. It seems that several third-party games on the Xbox were also released on the GameCube.

I hope I don't like sound I'm bashing the Xbox, because I really do think it was a great console. But what was the reason for gamers chosing the Xbox over the GameCube?

I mean imo it was two things:

1) The new thing effect - it was the new thing that did a lot of new stuff (DVD, Xbox Live, Internet)

2) It had some mega big games like Halo and Fable.  Sure Nintendo had all of the usuals but people wanted more mature experiences and MS delivered far better than Nintendo in that department.