Why did the Gamecube fail?

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Leynos said:
Another forum I frequent they test the PPS on 6th gen console minus Xbox. I believe Rogue II pushed Gamecube the most at 9 million PPS.

I can't find a source still live today, but I remember reading back in the day that Factor said they hit 20 million polygons per second in Rogue Squadron III.