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GameCube launches with little fanfare
News Nintendo has finally launched its GameCube console in Japan and the reception so far has been relatively low-key. Some of those in line actually came from the United States to buy the Japanese import version of the GameCube hardware and software.
[September 17, 2001, 10:49]
Xbox, Gamecube fight for second place
News Sony had shipped 40 million units of its PlayStation2 as of last month, while Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube were each edging past about a tenth of that. The upcoming Christmas holiday season will be a critical test for Nintendo, O'Rourke...
[October 30, 2002, 9:46]
GameCube chip shipments reach 10 million
News IBM plans to announce Friday that it has shipped its 10 millionth processor for Nintendo's GameCube console. The Japanese game giant uses a customised version of IBM's PowerPC processor, dubbed "Gekko," for the GameCube.
[September 20, 2002, 9:25]
GameCube hits the UK
News GameCube launches in Europe Nintendo cuts European GameCube price Mon 22 April: The price war for next-generation consoles goes a step further as Nintendo lowers the European launch price for its GameCube
[May 3, 2002, 11:47]
GameCube with DVD gets a Japanese release date
News Matsushita has announced the release date for its DVD player that will include the GameCube hardware. Matsushita, which owns the Panasonic brand, has announced that it will release Q, its DVD player that includes GameCube hardware, on 14 December...
[November 6, 2001, 12:23]
GameCube outsells the competition
News Nintendo has announced that in its first week of availability more than half a million GameCube consoles were sold through to consumers. The company claims those sales numbers make the GameCube the fastest selling console in history -- the...
[November 29, 2001, 11:26]
GameCube arrives in North America
News The Nintendo GameCube, which was released in Japan in September, launched this past weekend in North America. And because the Nintendo GameCube isn't concerned with duplicating the DVD, CD player, or computer you already own, we haven't had to...
[November 20, 2001, 10:39]
GameCube launches in Europe
News After what seems like a lifetime since the console was first launched in Japan (it was actually September 14th, 2001) Nintendo has finally let its new GameCube console off the leash in Europe. As previously reported, Nintendo stunned the gaming...
[May 3, 2002, 16:40]
Support wanes for GameCube
News Software executives interviewed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in Los Angeles said they're reconsidering the number of titles they plan to produce for Nintendo's GameCube in the wake of declining sales for the console.
[May 16, 2003, 8:05]
Nintendo's GameCube to be co-branded by IBM
News Mario Bros.creator Nintendo will show off its GameCube in Tokyo on Thursday. And each GameCube will bear an "IBM Technology" emblem, a first for Big Blue as it tries to boost its profile as a supplier of technology components.
[August 23, 2001, 10:42]
Nintendo cuts European GameCube price
News Nintendo has on Monday announced that its GameCube console, which was set to launch at around £169 on 3 May, will now be available on day one for a mere £129 -- or 199 euros as opposed to the original 249.
[April 22, 2002, 9:46]
Nintendo announces GameCube European launch date
News In a Webcast on Monday morning, David Gosen, managing director of Nintendo Europe, confirmed that the GameCube will go on sale throughout Europe on 3 May priced at a mere £150. In his prerecorded speech, Gosen claimed that "GameCube will not be...
[January 28, 2002, 9:43]
Nintendo to delay GameCube launch
News Gamers were warned on Wednesday that the launch of Nintendo's next-generation GameCube console would be later than previously expected. The GameCube is the successor to the Nintendo 64 console. Once on sale, the GameCube will compete with the Sony...
[April 18, 2001, 7:53]
Play your Game Boy on a TV screen
News At a Japanese press conference on Tuesday, Nintendo announced a new peripheral for the Nintendo GameCube. The new device will connect to the bottom of the GameCube and allows Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges to be connected...
[November 19, 2002, 11:30]
Nintendo readies console counterpunch
News As Yogi Berra said, it's deja vu all over again: on Sunday, Nintendo launches its GameCube in the US, a mere three days after Microsoft entered the video game market with its Xbox console. The GameCube and Xbox both launch early next year in the UK.
[November 16, 2001, 12:31]
Nintendo reveals online plans
News Nintendo on Monday announced plans to bring Internet play to its GameCube, making the company the last console maker to step into the as-yet unproven online market. The first games to take advantage of online GameCube play will be two new versions...
[May 14, 2002, 8:58]
Microsoft cuts Euro Xbox price - again
News Microsoft has today cut the price of its Xbox console in Europe from 249 euros (£159) down to 199 euros (£129), making it the same price as Nintendo's GameCube and cheaper than Sony's PlayStation 2. Microsoft also confirmed today that it has sold...
[April 10, 2003, 10:34]
Sony: Game wars are over - we win
News Kaz Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, used the company's press conference in advance of the Electronic Entertainment Expo to tout the huge sales lead of Sony's PlayStation2 over Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube.
[May 22, 2002, 8:46]
PlayStation2 price drops in Europe
News Sony's announcement comes as no surprise in Europe, where the Xbox and GameCube will enjoy their first Christmas on sale this year. Today's announcement means that the PS2 still costs £40 more than the GameCube but is some £30 more affordable than...
[August 28, 2002, 11:31]
Q&A: What next for Xbox?
News We sold more units of software per Xbox than GameCube or PlayStation ever have. Any publishers that shifted on Xbox and GameCube did better on Xbox, even though GameCube had almost as many hardware units.
[March 13, 2002, 16:39]
