GC's release date wasn't an issue at all... Nintendo had plenty of software to release for the N64 in 2000 and wasn't going to try to rush the console out the door just to match the PS2's NA launch in fall 2000. As mentioned previously, the biggest obstacles the GC faced were it's "kiddy" image thanks to the purple lunchbox design, and Nintendo's failure to appeal to the older / mass audiences with things like DVD playback functionality and groudbreaking mature games like GTAIII which singlehandedly won the generation for Sony.
Also, the marketing for the GC's entire life cycle was abysmal. You hardly saw any TV commercials for GC or its games compared to the bombardment of PS2 ads, even the Xbox had plenty of advertising as Halo was everywhere and Halo 2 was a mega event. The GC had a very good software library overall, but it sorely lacked that killer app like a Halo or GTA that moved tons of consoles and reached huge audiences.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
