Nintendo iniziò lo sviluppo del GameCube nel 1998, segnando una svolta rispetto al passato. Abbandonando le cartucce ROM che avevano caratterizzato le precedenti console, il GameCube puntò su dischi ottici proprietari. Per i salvataggi, invece, vennero introdotte le schede di memoria. Al contrario delle dirette concorrenti, il GameCube si concentrò unicamente sull’esperienza di gioco, evitando di integrare lettori DVD o CD per la riproduzione di contenuti multimediali.
Innovazione e connessioni:
Nonostante l’assenza di multimedia, il GameCube offrì interessanti funzionalità. Tramite un adattatore a banda larga o modem, un numero limitato di giochi poteva beneficiare del gioco online, un’opzione ancora agli albori all’epoca. Inoltre, la console poteva connettersi a Game Boy Advance tramite cavo link, trasformando la console portatile in un secondo schermo e controller per funzioni esclusive all’interno di alcuni titoli.
Un’altra particolarità fu l’introduzione degli e-Reader card, schede che sbloccavano contenuti speciali in determinati giochi. Ciliegina sulla torta, l’accessorio Game Boy Player permetteva di giocare a cartucce Game Boy, Game Boy Color e Game Boy Advance direttamente sul proprio GameCube.
Un successo tiepido, ma un catalogo stellare:
Il GameCube ricevette un’accoglienza mista. Da un lato, il controller ergonomico e il parco giochi di alta qualità vennero elogiati, dall’altro la mancanza di multimedia e il minore supporto da parte di sviluppatori terzi rispetto alle console rivali furono fattori penalizzanti.
Nonostante le vendite inferiori alle aspettative (circa 21.74 milioni di unità vendute a livello globale), il GameCube vanta un catalogo di titoli indimenticabili che continuano ad appassionare i giocatori ancora oggi. Tra i più iconici troviamo Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Star Fox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Pikmin, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Animal Crossing e Luigi’s Mansion.
Il GameCube uscì di scena nel 2007, lasciando spazio alla rivoluzione del motion control inaugurata dalla Wii. Nonostante le vendite non siano state da record, rimane una console con un’identità ben definita e un parco giochi che continua a divertire i fan Nintendo.
Lista Completa dei Giochi per Nintendo Game Cube
4×4 Evo 2
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
1080° Avalanche
2002 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006PAL
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion
Aggressive Inline
Alien Hominid
All-Star Baseball 2002
All-Star Baseball 2003
All-Star Baseball 2004
Amazing Island
American Chopper 2: Full Throttle
Animal Crossing
Dōbutsu no Mori+JP
Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt
The Ant Bully
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis
Army Men: Air Combat – The Elite Missions
Army Men: RTS
Army Men: Sarge’s War
Asterix & Obelix XXL
ATV: Quad Power Racing 2
Auto Modellista
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Legend of AangPAL
Backyard Baseball
Backyard Football
Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown
Bad Boys IIPAL
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Barnyard
The Baseball 2003: Battle Ballpark Sengen Perfect Play Pro Yakyū
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Baten Kaitos Origins
Batman Begins
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
Batman: Vengeance
Battalion Wars
Battle Stadium D.O.N
Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball
Beyblade VForce: Super Tournament Battle
Beyond Good & Evil
Big Air Freestyle
Big Mutha Truckers
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Bionicle
Bionicle Heroes
Black & Bruised
Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami
Blood Omen 2
BloodRayne
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury
BlowOut
BMX XXX
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Dassutsu! Hajike Royale
Bokujou Monogatari: Shiawase no Uta
Bomberman Land 2
Bomberman Generation
Bomberman Jetters
Bratz: Forever Diamondz
Bratz: Rock Angelz
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Burnout
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
Bust-a-Move 3000
Super Bust-a-Move All-StarsPAL
Butt-Ugly Martians: Zoom or Doom
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2
Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO
Captain Tsubasa: Ōgon Sedai no Chōsen
Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
Cars
Casper: Spirit Dimensions
Castleween
Spirits & SpellsNA
Catwoman
Cel Damage
Chaos Field
Charinko Hero
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie’s Angels
Chibi-Robo!
Chicken Little
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
City Racer
Cocoto Funfair
Cocoto Kart Racer
Cocoto Platform Jumper
Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.
Conan
Conflict: Desert Storm
Conflict: Desert Storm II – Back to Baghdad
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Nitro Kart
Crash Tag Team Racing
Crazy Taxi
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Cubix Robots for Everyone: Showdown
Curious George
Custom Robo
Dakar 2: The World’s Ultimate Rally
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Dancing Stage Mario MixPAL
Darkened Skye
Dark Summit
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Dead to Rights
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Def Jam Vendetta
Defender
Defender: For All MankindPAL
Densetsu no Quiz Ou Ketteisen
Derby Tsuku 3: Derby Uma o Tsukurou!
Die Hard: Vendetta
Digimon Rumble Arena 2
Digimon World 4
Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey
Disney Sports Basketball
Disney Sports Football
Disney Sports: American FootballJP
Disney Sports Skateboarding
Disney Sports Soccer
Disney Sports: FootballPAL
Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure
Disney’s Hide & Sneak
Disney’s Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse
Disney’s Party
Dōbutsu no Mori e+
Dokapon DX: Wataru Sekai wa Oni Darake
Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers
Donald Duck: Quack AttackPAL
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Donkey Konga
Donkey Konga 2
Donkey Konga 3
Doraemon: Minna de Asobō! Minidorando
Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet
DreamMix TV World Fighters
Doshin the Giant
Dr. Muto
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot
Dragon’s Lair 3D: Return to the Lair
Dragon’s Lair 3D: Special EditionPAL
Driven
Drome Racers
Duel Masters: Nettō! Battle Arena
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness
Eggo ManiaPAL
Eisei Meijin VI
Enter the Matrix
ESPN International Winter Sports 2002
International Winter SportsPAL
ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
Evolution Skateboarding
Evolution Snowboarding
Evolution Worlds
Extreme-G 3
F-Zero GX
F1 2002
F1 Career Challenge
The Fairly OddParents: Breakin’ Da Rules
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown
Family Stadium 2003
Fantastic Four
FIFA 06
FIFA Soccer 06NA
FIFA 07
FIFA Soccer 07NA
FIFA Football 2003
FIFA Soccer 2003NA
FIFA Football 2004
FIFA Soccer 2004NA
FIFA Football 2005
FIFA Soccer 2005NA
FIFA Soccer 2002: Major League Soccer
FIFA Street
FIFA Street 2
Fight Night Round 2
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Finding Nemo
Fire Blade
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Flushed Away
Franklin: A Birthday Surprise
Freaky Flyers
Freedom Fighters
Freekstyle
Freestyle MetalX
Freestyle Street Soccer
Urban Freestyle SoccerPAL
Frogger: Ancient Shadow
Frogger Beyond
Frogger’s Adventures: The Rescue
From TV Animation – One Piece: Treasure Battle!
Future Tactics: The Uprising
Gakuen Toshi Vara Noir
Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Geist
Gekitō Pro Yakyū
Generation of Chaos Exceed: Yami no Miko Rose
Giftpia
Gladius
Go! Go! Hypergrind
Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Gotcha Force
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
GT Cube
Gun
Gurando Batoru! 3
Happy Feet
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneNA
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
The Haunted Mansion
Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue
Hikaru no Go 3
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
The Hobbit
Homeland
Home Run King
Hot Wheels: Velocity X
Hot Wheels: World Race
Hudson Selection Vol. 1: Lode Runner
Hudson Selection Vol. 2: Star Soldier
Hudson Selection Vol. 3: PC Genjin
Hudson Selection Vol. 4: Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima
Hulk
Hunter: The Reckoning
I-Ninja
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Ikaruga
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
The Incredibles
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
Intellivision Lives!
International Superstar Soccer 2
Jikkyō World Soccer 2002JP
International Superstar Soccer 3
The Italian Job
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Jeremy McGrath Supercross World
Jikkyō Powerful Major League
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 9
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 9 Ketteiban
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 10
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 10 Chou Ketteiban
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 11
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 11 Chou Ketteiban
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 12
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 12 Ketteiban
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2
Karaoke Revolution Party
Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer
Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Z Gundam
Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senshitachi no Kiseki
Killer7
King Arthur
Kirby Air Ride
Kiwame Mahjong DX2
Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
Knockout Kings 2003
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Yūjō no Tag Battle Full Power
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!!
Korokke! Ban-Ō no Kiki o Sukue
Kururin Squash!
Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat
Legend of Golfer
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Legends of Wrestling
Legends of Wrestling II
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lost Kingdoms
Lost Kingdoms II
Lotus Challenge
Luigi’s Mansion
Madagascar
Madden NFL 06
Madden NFL 07
Madden NFL 08
Madden NFL 2002
Madden NFL 2003
Madden NFL 2004
Madden NFL 2005
Major League Baseball 2K6
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Party 4
Mario Party 5
Mario Party 6
Mario Party 7
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Superstar Baseball
Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16 – Licensed to Drive
Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2
MC Groovz Dance Craze
Medabots Infinity
Medal of Honor: European Assault
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Meet the Robinsons
Mega Man Anniversary Collection
Mega Man Network Transmission
Mega Man X Collection
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Men in Black II: Alien Escape
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Micro Machines
Midway Arcade Treasures
Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Minority Report: Everybody Runs
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma
Mr. Driller Drill Land
MLB Slugfest 2003
MLB Slugfest 2004
Momotarō Dentetsu 11: Black Bombee Shutsugen! No Maki
Momotarō Dentetsu 12: Nishinihon Hen mo ari Masse!
Monopoly Party
Monster 4×4: Masters of Metal
Monster House
Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena
Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Muppets Party Cruise
Muscle Champion: Kinnikutō Kessen
Mutsu to Nohohon
MVP Baseball 2004
MVP Baseball 2005
MX Superfly
Mystic Heroes
Namco Museum
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Naruto: Clash of Ninja
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
Naruto: Clash of Ninja European VersionPAL
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup
NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona
NASCAR Thunder 2003
NBA 2K2
NBA 2K3
NBA Courtside 2002
NBA Live 06
NBA Live 2003
NBA Live 2004
NBA Live 2005
NBA Street
NBA Street Vol. 2
NBA Street V3
NCAA College Basketball 2K3
NCAA College Football 2K3
NCAA Football 2003
NCAA Football 2004
NCAA Football 2005
Need for Speed: Carbon
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Underground
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Neighbours from Hell
NFL 2K3
NFL Blitz 2002
NFL Blitz 2003
NFL Blitz Pro
NFL QB Club 2002
NFL Street
NFL Street 2
NHL 06
NHL 2003
NHL 2004
NHL 2005
NHL 2K3
NHL Hitz 2002
NHL Hitz 2003
NHL Hitz Pro
Nickelodeon Party Blast
Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island
Nicktoons Unite!
SpongeBob SquarePants & Friends: Unite!PAL
Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Odama
Ohenro-San
One Piece: Grand Adventure
One Piece: Grand Battle!
One Piece: Grand Battle! RushJP
One Piece: Pirates’ Carnival
Open Season
Outlaw Golf
Over the Hedge
P.N.03
Pac-Man Fever
Pac-Man Vs.
Pac-Man World 2
Pac-Man World 3
Pac-Man World Rally
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution
Piglet’s Big Game
Pikmin
Pikmin 2
PK: Out of the Shadows
Donald Duck: PKPAL
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Channel
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
The Polar Express
Pool Edge
Pool Paradise
Power Rangers Dino Thunder
The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage – Pickled Edition
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Pro Rally
Puyo Pop Fever
R: Racing Evolution
R: RacingPAL
Radirgy GeneriC
Rally Championship
Rampage: Total Destruction
Ratatouille
Rave Master
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Rayman Arena
Red Faction II
RedCard 2003
RedCardPAL
Rei Fighter Gekitsui Senki
Reign of Fire
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X
Resident Evil Zero
Ribbit King
Road Trip: The Arcade Edition
Gadget RacersPAL
Choro Q!JP
RoadKill
RoboCop: Aratanaru Kiki
Robotech: Battlecry
Robots
Rocket Power: Beach Bandits
Rocky
Rogue Ops
Rugrats: Royal Ransom
Rupan Sansei: Umi ni Kieta Hihou
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku
Scaler
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
SD Gundam Gashapon Wars
Second Sight
Sega Soccer Slam
Serious Sam: Next Encounter
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shaman King: Soul Fight
Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures
Shark Tale
Shikigami no Shiro II
Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula: Road to the Evolution
Shrek 2
Shrek: Extra Large
Shrek Smash n’ Crash Racing
Shrek Super Party
Shrek SuperSlam
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
The Simpsons: Road Rage
The Sims
The Sims 2
The Sims 2: Pets
The Sims Bustin’ Out
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Smashing Drive
Smuggler’s Run: Warzones
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut
Sonic Gems Collection
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Riders
Soulcalibur II
Space Raiders
Spartan: Total Warrior
Spawn: Armageddon
Special Jinsei Game
Speed Challenge: Jacques Villeneuve’s Racing Vision
Speed Kings
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman