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(More customer reviews)Becuase I always liked Nintendo systems and games. They have a very good reputation when it comes to quality. The GameCube system is cheaper, smaller, and cooler looking than the other systems, yet it's still as powerful when it comes to hardware and graphics. The controller is the best ever created as far as i know (a million times better than the Xbox controller). The exclusive Nintendo games are numerous and they all look awesome (trust me i've surfed the web for many hours). There are great ones out now like: Super Smash Brothers Melee, Pikmin, Star Wars: Rogue Leader, Super Monkey Ball, NBA Courtside, etc. A few to look out for in the future: Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Star Fox: Dinosaur Planet, Legend of Zelda, Eternal Darkness: Sanitys Requiem, Animal Forest+, Soccer Slam, Bomberman Generations, Banjo-Kazooie 3, Kameo: Elements of Power , Perfect Dark 2, Mario Kart, all the past Resident Evil games (completely re-done with unbelievable new graphics) and the future Resident Evil games. And those were all exclusive to Nintendo's GameCube, they won't be coming out for ANY other system. Plus there's even major third-party support (Square is even back!), and the new triforce arcade board (Sega, Namco, and Nintendo made it) which is based on the GCN hardware, this guarantees many excellent arcade games will be easily ported to the Cube. These were the main reasons i choose the GameCube over the other systems, not to mention the fact that it's... cheaper.
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Twinkleberries Classmates Set EmilyThis GameCube starter kit comes with one indigo GameCube, two indigo controllers, and one memory card Though it looks like a toy, don't be fooled: the Nintendo GameCube is a powerful video game console that rightly deserves its place among the other next-generation game systems. In fact, its playful, appealing design and small size (the unit is a not-quite-cubed 6 inches) aren't the only features that set it apart from the others.
For starters, Nintendo has quite clearly made this a game-only machine. It doesn't try to play your CD collection, run your movies, read your e-mail, or store your MP3 files; the company has concentrated its efforts on games. The prelaunch titles we've seen play uniformly smooth, with bright, fast graphics and great sound. Nintendo says its engineers have removed traditional "bottlenecks" that have, in the past, slowed down processing. New components designed by IBM and MoSys, as well as a large-capacity secondary memory cache, keep instructions moving through the system's microprocessor (MPU) at peak levels. In English: the GameCube is optimized to push speed up while pushing costs down, hence its position at the lower end of the price spectrum.
The GameCube is the first Nintendo video game system to use a disc-based media rather than cartridges for its games. Moving the software to disc media generally means lower development costs for the publishers, which, in turn, trickles down to the consumer not only in price, but also in availability and quality, as it's then easier to try out untested game ideas. While most other systems likewise store their games on discs, the GameCube's 3-inch format is smaller than everyone else's, and is so designed to fit in a shirt pocket as much as it is to deter would-be software pirates.
Of course, the main advantage of the GameCube is that it's the home field of one of the world's premier game designers--Nintendo. While powerhouses Electronic Arts and Sega make games for all systems (including this one), you can only play Nintendo games on a Nintendo system. And Nintendo, you might recall, has been hitting them out of the park since it started with Donkey Kong. In fact, here's a roll call of characters and series you won't find on the other consoles: Mario, Legend of Zelda, Perfect Dark, Metroid, Kirby, and, of course, Pokémon. A few names that the GameCube will share with the other guys: Madden, Tony Hawk, Sonic, Batman, and Star Wars.
The system also comes with four built-in controller ports, so you can easily plug in extra controllers and let friends join in for the multiplayer games. It even has a built-in handle so you can easily move it to a friend's house. It comes with two memory card slots for saving your progress through games, and there's the capacity for future expansion into the world of online gaming.
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