Why was the GBA Successful but the Gamecube wasn't

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TheRealSamusAran said:

curl-6 said:

Halo wasn't the only reason, but it was a significant one. Unlike Wind Waker or Metroid Prime, Halo was a killer app that moved hardware, and helped give Xbox the edge they needed as a newcomer to the market to outsell the veteran Nintendo.

Their superior third party support was a factor as well, but it arose in part due to superior sales as the generation progressed. It was Combat Evolved that got their foot in the door.

Halo wasn't anywhere near being a killer app, if the Xbox had a killer app, it wouldn't have sold 10+ times less than the PS2.

Even consoles that don't set the world on fire can have 1 or 2 system sellers, Halo is what propelled Xbox to 24 million instead of Dreamcast numbers. Those two games alone just weren't enough to rival the PS2.