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__** ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ Nintendo Game Cube **__

__**Definition: **__ The Nintendo GameCube (officially abbreviated as GCN and unofficially as NGC), is Nintendo's fourth home video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and predecessor to the Wii.

__**History: **__ The Nintendo Game Cube first came out in Japan on September 14, 2001. It was released in North America on November 21, 2001. On May 2, 2002 it was released in Europe, and on May 17, 2002 in Australia. It was apart of the Sixth Generation of Gaming consoles(1999- 2004). To play it you had to use a Nintendo Game Cube Game Disc. The console was discontinued, however on February 22, 2007. It sold about 22 million units worldwide during its six years of sales.

__**Comparison :**__ The Game Cube is much different from gaming consoles today. Consoles such as the Wii and PlayStation 3 look much more advanced.

Game Cube Wii PlayStation 3

You can tell that the Game Cube is much older.

__**Purpose :**__ The purpose of the Game Cube is to enable players to play digital games using the system and a controller. On these games players accomplish a certain goal.

__**Pictures/Colors :**__ The Game Cube came in three different colors. The two primary colors were indigo and black. An orange colored console was available in Japan, but in other areas controllers of this color(as well as others) were availible. A limited edition Platinum Silver console was released, and any other colors for the console(such as red) were only available in Japan.

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__ Nintendo Game Cube. __ April 23, 2011. "Wikipedia- The Free Encyclopedia." April 12, 2011, [] 