Fix a console that underperformed

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PS3 I feel could have given Nintendo a run for their money if they'd made it more affordable from the start, brought in their killer games earlier, dumped the Cell and gone with hardware that was easier to develop for, and fixed their awful 2005/6 marketing and PR.

Wii probably would have still won by a hair, but it would have been close.

Leynos said:

curl-6 said:

As part of "fixing" it I'd make it so Nintendo is better organized on the software front so that their key games are ready on time, as opposed to historically.

Hindsight is indeed 20/20, true, but that's sort of the point of the thread, we are using what we now know to suggest solutions to past problems. I feel like the issues the Gamecube faced could have been recognized and solved at the time and aren't dependent on 2024 knowledge.

I feel Gamecube is one of those you have to fix N64 to start fixing Gamecube. One big thing PS2 had going for it was BC. Not to mention when PS2 launched in Japan it was the best selling DVD player along with copies of The Matrix.

I think Gamecube could have potentially outsold the N64 if Nintendo had played their cards right, even with the baggage they inherited from their 5th gen stumbles. If Gamecube also played DVDs, didn't give PS2 such a head start, looked more "cool" and had a better software lineup, it may not have won the generation but I think it could have grown over N64, by virtue of being a more viable alternative.