Nintendo GameCube
ニンテンドーゲームキューブ Nintendo GameCube | ||||||||||||||||
File:Gamecube.jpg A Platinum Nintendo GameCube | ||||||||||||||||
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The Nintendo GameCube (officially abbreviated GCN, NGC in Japan) is Nintendo's sixth-generation console. The console was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. It is a powerful system, with a compact design, 4 controller ports, a controller with an ergonomic design, small but large-capacity discs, a large game library, connectivity with the Game Boy Advance and a form of online play. In 2006, it was succeeded by Wii, which also features ports for most GameCube hardware as well as compatibility for its software.
-Contoller
The controller for the GCN had a strange design with four main buttons(A,B,X,Y, a control stick, a start/pause button, both an L and R button, a Z button located near the R button, a D-Pad, and a C Stick(which replaced the N64's four C-buttons). Many different versions of the contoller have been released including a miniature version, one with a built-in fan, and a wireless version.
-Memory
The GCN does not have built in memry. Instead it uses Memory Cards that hold the saved data in a "block" format. You Can move, copy,and delete data from the memrory cards. These memory cards are needed to play GCN games on the Wii console. The memory cards come with different memory capacities and are mainly made by third-party companies.
A special version of the GameCube was released by Panasonic with the ability to play DVDs and audio CDs as well as GameCube games. It was named the Panasonic Q and was only available in Japan.
Pokémon games
Title | Genre | Release |
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Super Smash Bros. Melee | Versus fighting | 2001 |
Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire | Utility | 2003 |
Pokémon Channel | Virtual pet | 2003 |
Pokémon Colosseum | RPG | 2003 |
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | RPG | 2005 |
With Game Boy Player
Title | Genre | Release |
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Pokémon Red and Green | Main series RPG | 1996 |
Pokémon Blue | Main series RPG | 1996 |
Pokémon Red and Blue | Main series RPG | 1998 |
Pokémon Yellow | Main series RPG | 1998 |
Pokémon Trading Card Game | Card game | 1998 |
Pokémon Pinball | Pinball | 1999 |
Pokémon Gold and Silver | Main series RPG | 1999 |
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge | Puzzle | 2000 |
Pokémon Crystal | Main series RPG | 2000 |
Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! | Card game | 2001 |
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | Main series RPG | 2002 |
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Pinball | 2003 |
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | Main series RPG | 2004 |
Pokémon Emerald | Main series RPG | 2004 |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | Dungeon crawler | 2005 |
Pokémon Picross | Picross | Unreleased |
Cancelled
One additional Pokémon game (Meowth's Party) was announced for the GameCube, but later was canceled. It was incorporated into Pokémon Channel as an episode of Pichu Bros. in Party Panic.
Pokémon specials
A special GameCube was manufactured for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. It is silver in color and features the XD logo and Shadow Lugia in place of the Nintendo GameCube logo.
In addition, a set of Pokémon XD-themed decals were available as a bonus for preordering Pokémon XD.
External links
- Nintendo (Japanese)
Game systems with Pokémon games |
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Nintendo handheld consoles |
GB (Pocket · GBL · SGB · SGB2) • GBC • mini • GBA (SP · GBm · GBP) DS (Lite · DSi · DSi XL) • 3DS (XL · 2DS · New 3DS · New 3DS XL · New 2DS XL) Switch (Lite · OLED) |
Nintendo home consoles |
SNES (BS-X · SGB · NP · SGB2) • N64 (DD) • GCN (GBP) Wii (Family Edition · mini) • Wii U Switch (OLED) |
Sega consoles |
Pico • CoCoPad • Beena |
This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games. |