# So what's the Nintendo Gamecube like? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 23, 2001, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886 "2001-11-23T11:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886/21 "2001-11-25T17:17:06Z")
That picture is small, any game picture would look nice at that size. Wait until its 27". I would think that Link would have a human face with the power of the GC. ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886/22 "2001-11-26T03:21:55Z")
Well, it turns out that that picture is over a year old. They’ve completely revamped the graphics to look like a cartoon. See **bouv** ’s link above. I mean the graphics and animation are amazing, but the style is very childish and cartoony. See [here.](http://cubemedia.ign.com/media/space2k1/zeldamario/zelda17.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ColdPhoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@ColdPhoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdPhoenix)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886/23 "2001-11-26T17:43:06Z")
I was wondering if anyone knew if Nintendo have plans for a new Mario Kart for the GC. If so that alone would make me want to buy one. ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886/24 "2001-11-26T19:26:37Z")
**Jonnyb** , I’m pretty sure they have plans for a **Mario Cart** game for the Gamecube because they have plans for just about all of their franchise games including **Starfox** and **Metroid**. **Metroid** should be interesting because they’re planning on making it first person. They’re also working on sequal to **Perfect Dark** , which was the real sequal to **Goldeneye** , not that piece of crap **TWINE**. Also I managed to hunt down a **Gamecube** last week (on Black Friday to boot!), and so far I’m more than happy with my purchase. The only games I have are **All-Star Baseball** (where I drafted a new Orioles team so I can actually win with them) and **Rogue Leader** which is a game that all by itself makes the **Gamecube** worth buying. ---
**Author:** ![Mats\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Mats\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mats_K)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886/25 "2001-11-29T03:32:49Z")
Aslyum, is Rogue Leader that good? It looks amazing, definitely one of the games I want to purchase when the GC makes it way to Australia. We have to wait until at least March/April for the Cube, and now there are rumours flying around that we might not get it until September… Stupid PAL… _sniff_ Any Americans wanna send me one?? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mersavets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mersavets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mersavets)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886/26 "2001-11-29T03:43:53Z")
Most new televisions are NTSC/PAL compatible. If you are that desperate, you might be able to buy one and use a US-Australian AC adapter. NTSC picture quality isn’t as good but I’m not sure that would matter so much with a vidseo game.t ---
**Author:** ![Mofo\_Rising](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886/27 "2001-11-29T05:47:27Z")
Here’s my guesses on the console survival wars. I think Gamecube will survive. Nintendo has a HUGE fanbase, and they always have good games up their sleeve. Count in all their licenses and it’s a no fail. Playstation 2 has been established for a year now. It’s specs may not be up to Xbox standards, but it’s in so many households, and the Playstation One is so revered I don’t see how it can fail. That leaves the Xbox. I like this console. It seems the developers went so out of their way to woo gamers and game developers. And the power of the hardware. . . I want this one to succeed, but I don’t think it will. And I don’t think the market can bear more than two platforms for too long. That said, I really like the size of the Gamecube. A sweet little gaming package that won’t take up any room. Combine that with a $200 base price. . . Of course their controller, while nice, can not stand up to the comfort of the Xbox controller, which fits my hands perfectly. At any rate, I’m not buying a new console until the new year. And I won’t buy any system that doesn’t support Grand Theft Auto 3. That game looks so good I almost bought a Playstation 2 the other day just so I could play it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-nintendo-gamecube-like/94886.md?page=1)