Nintendo GameCube
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The Nintendo GameCube is Nintendo's fourth home console system released outside of Japan. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and the predecessor to the Wii. It primarily competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and newcomer Microsoft's Xbox. It was codenamed "Dolphin" during development; several GameCube games make reference its codename.
The Nintendo GameCube was not very successful when compared to its competitors, only outselling former rival Sega's Dreamcast (which was discontinued in March of 2001 due to Sega's exit from the console market), with its successor, the Wii outselling its lifetime sales of 22 million in only 16 months. Furthermore, the GameCube also held the title of being Nintendo's least successful home console up until 2017, when the Wii U displaced it with its lifetime sales of 13.56 million units.
The Wii is backwards compatible with the GameCube's Controllers, Memory Cards, and software, although later Wii models removed GameCube compatibility. The Wii U, though incompatible with GameCube software, can use GameCube Controllers through a USB adapter solely for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
The Legend of Zelda Games
The Nintendo GameCube saw three new entries in The Legend of Zelda series. Through the use of the Game Boy Player as well as the compilation releases Collector's Edition and Ocarina of Time / Master Quest, every prior game in the series (including concurrent releases on the Game Boy Advance) can be played on the GameCube. This includes Zelda (Game & Watch), playable as part of Game & Watch Gallery 4.
Main
Compilations
Game Boy Player
Other
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (Features Link, Princess Zelda, Sheik, Ganondorf and Young Link as playable characters.)
- SoulCalibur II (Features Link as a guest character in the GameCube release.)
Trivia
- If the player has a file of both The Wind Waker and the GCN version of Metal Gear Solid, in the latter game the boss character Psycho Mantis makes a cameo mention of the former game during the battle.
- The GameCube has an 18-bit color mode, which is used when hardware limitations force the use of a lower color depth. All Zelda games for the GameCube and Wii have made use of this mode.[citation needed]
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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Japanese | ニンテンドーゲームキューブ (Nintendō Gēmukyūbu) |