Nintendo GameCube: Difference between revisions

The '''Nintendo GameCube''' (ニンテンドーゲームキューブ, ''Nintendōgēmukyūbu'') is the home console for which ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' have been released. The two games have been released in 2001 and 2004 respectively. The console was released on {{date|14|September|2001}} in Japan, {{date|18|November|2001}} in North America, {{date|3|May|2002}} in Europe, and {{date|17|May|2002}} in Australia, and has sold 21.74 million units worldwide<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e0806.pdf Official Nintendo sales data]</ref>. The console's successor, the [[Wii]], can also play GameCube games, and is the console for the re-releases of the ''Pikmin'' games in the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' range. The GameCube's controller consists of 6 buttons, 2 analog triggers, 2 analog sticks and the D-Pad. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', a game in the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] has also been released for the GameCube, and makes references to ''Pikmin''.