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Nintendo is taking a larger departure from the rest of the market than ever before. While the big boys at Sony and Microsoft have chosen to go the set-top box route, Nintendo has chosen to be even more distinctive than ever. With its very small footprint and seemingly fragile size GameCube truly stands out from the competition physcially, but what about the games? We'll find out soon hopefully...

Japanese Release Date: September 14, 2001

History of Nintendo Software Technology

From Bionic Commando to Mario vs Donkey Kong.... more

By Nicholas Bray May 20, 2013

EXTRA LIFE: The Quest to Keep My Sanity

This...can't...be...happening! Danny finally plays through Eternal Darkness.... more

By Danny Bivens August 27, 2012

Danny Day 30

The eternal darkness has finally subsided. ... more

By Danny Bivens August 16, 2012

Neighbors in Namforth - Part 1

I'm a former resident. He's never played. Now we're sharing a town.... more

By Scott Thompson and Nate Andrews August 8, 2012

Danny Day 14

It's been two weeks and not a whole heck of a lot has been accomplished. ... more

By Danny Bivens July 31, 2012

Day Ten

Rotting flesh never looked so pretty.... more

By Andrew Brown and Neal Ronaghan November 20, 2011

Zach's Story

It was a day filled with joy and also humiliation.... more

By Zachary Miller November 18, 2011

Aaron's Story

This GameCube had quite a story to tell before it ever came into Aaron's possession.... more

By Aaron Kaluszka November 18, 2011

Patrick's Story

Several games were sacrificed for the sake of a GameCube...... more

By Patrick Barnett November 18, 2011

Pedro's Story

Getting a GameCube on Black Friday? PREPOSTEROUS!... more

By Pedro Hernandez November 18, 2011

Danny's Story

GameCube Getting - Bivens style!... more

By Danny Bivens November 18, 2011

Neal's Story

Neal weaves a holiday tale of smashings, dark knights and pro skaters.... more

By Neal Ronaghan November 18, 2011

Resident Evil 4

Got a selection of good things on sale, stranger.... more

By Nicholas Bray November 18, 2011

Soul Calibur II

Nearly ten years later, this fighter's soul still burns.... more

By Josh Max November 18, 2011

Page 3

TimeSplitters to Tetris to Wario to Wind Waker.... more

By Nate Andrews November 17, 2011

Page 2

Kirby, Killer 7, a pair of Primes, and more.... more

By Nate Andrews November 17, 2011

The Music of GameCube

The Cube saw a generous helping of great music in its time.... more

By Nate Andrews November 17, 2011

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Toon Link proves to be just as magnificent as his realistic counterpart, if not more.... more

By Neal Ronaghan November 16, 2011

Day Eight

These Zelda titles may not have cracked the top ten, but they're are amazing in their own right.... more

By Pedro Hernandez November 16, 2011

Metroid Prime

Best. Metroid (Prime). Ever.... more

By Zachary Miller November 15, 2011

Animal Crossing

Living the quiet life was never more fun. ... more

By Pedro Hernandez November 14, 2011

Nick's Cool Cube Stuff

Well, at least I think they are cool.... more

By Nicholas Bray November 14, 2011

GC/GBA Connectivity: Precursor to the Wii U?

Finally—the ability to play as Tingle.... more

By Zachary Miller and Pedro Hernandez November 14, 2011

Super Mario Sunshine

There's something dirty on Isle Delfino...... more

By Andrew Brown November 13, 2011

Day Four

Two Mario party games get their due.... more

By Josh Max and Pedro Hernandez November 10, 2011

Pikmin

One lost spaceman plus hundreds of ant-like creatures equals Nintendo charm like no other.... more

By Andy Goergen November 9, 2011

Stars Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

The force is strong in this GameCube launch title.... more

By Danny Bivens November 8, 2011

Super Monkey Ball

Roll on over to the first game in the GameCube 10.... more

By Nate Andrews November 7, 2011

Day One

Our first honorable mention is one of the greatest arcade sports games ever made.... more

By Neal Ronaghan November 7, 2011

The GameCube 10

We celebrate 10 years of the GameCube with our 10 favorite games.... more

By Zachary Miller and Neal Ronaghan November 7, 2011

The GameCube Game Boy Player

Nintendo's Game Boy classics on the TV screen!... more

By Pedro Hernandez October 31, 2011

GameCube Broadband/Modem Adapter

How the little cube that could connected to the internet.... more

By Danny Bivens October 31, 2011

Nintendo's Expansion Ports

What's the deal with those expansion ports on Nintendo's older systems?... more

By Danny Bivens and Aaron Kaluszka October 26, 2011

Celebrate Ten Years of GameCube with NWR!

Take a trip down memory lane with an online re-release of the Planet GameCube Japan Experience 2001, featuring classic PGC coverage of the Japanese GameCube launch.... more

By Billy Berghammer, Michael "TYP" Cole, Mike Hrusecky, Hong Hang Ho, Aaron Kaluszka, Jared Rosenberg, Joe Fletcher, and Justin Wood September 14, 2011

EXTRA LIFE: Sega Soccer Slam

A little haggis goes a looong way! ... more

By Nicholas Bray July 18, 2011

EXTRA LIFE: One Piece: Grand Battle

Being King of the Pirates isn't as easy as you'd think. . .  ... more

By Josh Max July 5, 2011

Ten Years of Reviews

We've been reviewing games for 10 years. Crazy, right?... more

By Neal Ronaghan June 13, 2011

Danny's Predictions

There are still Japanese Wii and DS titles out there that can leave Japan, ya know!... more

By Danny Bivens June 2, 2011

The History of the Resident Evil Series on Nintendo Systems

The Resident Evil legacy has spread on Nintendo systems as wide as the T-Virus.... more

By Pedro Hernandez March 19, 2011

Super Paper Mario is Awesome

Josh explains why Super Paper Mario is better than its predecessors. ... more

By Josh Max February 17, 2011

Worst Surprise

The PGC staff picks its favorites from the year's biggest funfest!... more

By Michael "TYP" Cole May 22, 2006

CONNECTIVITY: Episode 81: Another Dimension

Check out an unreleased episode of Planet GameCube Connectivity on this week's show.... more

By Zachary Miller, Neal Ronaghan, Patrick Barnett, and Tyler Ohlew April 13, 2013

CONNECTIVITY: Episode 53: Did You Hear Neal Went to Florida?

Alternate title: So, I was really drunk in college, and...... more

By Zachary Miller, Neal Ronaghan, Mike Sklens, and Scott Thompson September 29, 2012

CONNECTIVITY: Episode 34: Mental for Wii U

Digital download hesitation and Wii U hype.... more

By Mike Sklens, Carmine "Cai" M. Red, Andy Goergen, Pedro Hernandez, Zachary Miller, and Scott Thompson May 12, 2012

CONNECTIVITY: Episode 33: The Up to God Game

In which The Connectables discuss weird Japanese stuff, and ponder the almighty's influence over minigames.... more

By Mike Sklens, Andy Goergen, Pedro Hernandez, Neal Ronaghan, Danny Bivens, Josh Max, and Daan Koopman May 5, 2012

CONNECTIVITY: Episode 9: The GameCube 10 Plus More

We're kicking it old school in this roundtable on the GameCube 10.... more

By Zachary Miller, Mike Sklens, Scott Thompson, and Karl Castaneda November 20, 2011

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: RFN Special: Jonny's E3 2001 Audio Diaries

Long before podcasts were invented, Jonny recorded these audio logs for his trip to E3, including first impressions of GameCube, GBA, and the Planet GameCube staff.... more

By Jonathan Metts April 27, 2011

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DeveloperNintendo

Worldwide Releases

NA: GameCube
ReleaseNov 18, 2001
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