Nintendo GameCube



The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; officially abbreviated as GCN by Nintendo of America) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the Sixth generation era—the same generation as Sega's Dreamcast, Sony's PlayStation 2, and Microsoft's Xbox. The GameCube itself is the most compact and least expensive of the sixth generation era consoles. The GameCube was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan; November 18, 2001 in North America at $199.95 USD [2]; May 3, 2002 in Europe; and May 17, 2002 in Australia.

The GameCube was unveiled during Spaceworld 2000. Physically shaped similar to a geometric cube, the outside casing of the Nintendo GameCube comes in a variety of colors, such as indigo, platinum, and black (also a limited edition Resident Evil 4 platinum and black game console). In Japan, the system is also available in orange (known there as Spice, like the orange controllers), or in limited edition colors like Crystal White, Mint Green, Copper, and White with black pinstripes.