Why did the Gamecube fail?

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GamingRabbit said:
I dont think the system itself or the games are to blame for it.
From what I experienced, people simply werent interested in a nintendo system at that time.
Nintendo could have build in a dvd player, could have made a big marketing push or released more games.
Nothing would have had a significant impact on the systems sales.
People simply didnt want the GC and Nintendo couldn't have done anything to change that.

I think one of the big problems is it didn’t actually come off as a Nintendo console. It was more like a stripped down PS2 clonebox for kids.

Nintendo’s handhelds sold fantastically well, and the Wii was incredibly hyped. GameCube lacked the inspiration of those other systems.

But I do think software was a big issue, as GameCube also lacked a killer app.