Jumpin said:
You're exactly the sort of person I am talking about. Creating a fictionized version of the generation in an attempt justify blind fandom of a failed console. The gamecube era was a terrible and bleakest generation to be a Nintendo fan. It had, perhaps, the weakest and most sparsely released lineup of any Nintendo console; the biggest title being a Smash Brothers game, which is depressing to say the least; Wii U had a stronger lineup in the end. The biggest problem was the philosophy: an economy-class PS2, which they achieved by gimping its features and cheapening its software - then justified it all by aiming the console primarily at children, but with a few gun-games for the big kids. Creating a console whose greatest appeal is in how it immitates the competition is very unNintendo-like. The Gamecube would have been more accurately called the Nintendo PS2 Jr. The only darker time I can remember in Nintendo's history was when nearly all the Japanese third parties flipped Nintendo the bird and moved on to the PSX. Gamecube retained that terrible status quo, but raised the N64 with no DMA (Rockstar) and no Rareware. |
Oh? But that is exactly it. I am not a Nintendo fan!
Baten Kaitos, Tales of Symphonia, Skies of Arcadia, Metroid Prime 1+2, Eternal Darkness, F-Zero GX, a lot of crap I forgot - and a lot of wonderful multiplats, the GCN's place in history is guaranteed. The PS2 Jr. ? Somewhat. But the PS2 is my no'1 console. And the Gamecube stands as my favorite Nintendo home console.
You don't have to be Nintendo to stand the test of time. Soul Calibur 2 on GCN is amazing, even now.
