So let me get this straight. You'd spend money to get a Gamecube, and then turn it into a candy dish.
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Just to let you know, Xbox's make dandy doorstops, anchors, and paperweights, as well as effective bludgeons in a pinch.
PS2 can be used to light things on fire, last I heard. Or to scratch up DVDs. Think of the savings! That's killing two birds with one stone right there.
But don't get your hopes up too high. Being a Sony product, it will last all of a year or two before it breaks down. Microsoft products break down every three months, and require you to ship it off to Microsoft so they can upgrade it, when really all they do is make you pay for shipping and a sticker or something.