GameCube Jet Black Luigi Pack

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Title : GameCube Jet Black Luigi Pack - New Low Price
Author : Nintendo
Release Date : 20010920
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $399.99
Amazon.com Price : $339.99 (15 %)
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Editorial Reviews :
To help you start your GameCube collection, we've created this special bundle, which includes the adventure game Luigi's Mansion, the football simulation Madden NFL 2002, and Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II, a space-combat game. This value pack also comes with an additional controller so you can challenge a friend, a memory card to save your progress through the games, and a six-month trial subscription to Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine to help you keep track of all the latest games.
Though it looks like a toy, don't be fooled: the Nintendo GameCube is a powerful video game console that rightly deserves its place among the other next-generation game systems. In fact, its playful, appealing design and small size (the unit is a not-quite-cubed 6 inches) aren't the only features that set it apart from the others.

For starters, Nintendo has quite clearly made this a game-only machine. It doesn't try to play your CD collection, run your movies, read your e-mail, or store your MP3 files. The company has concentrated its efforts on games. The prelaunch titles we've seen play uniformly smooth, with bright, fast graphics and great sound. Nintendo says its engineers have removed traditional 'bottlenecks' that have, in the past, slowed down processing. New components designed by IBM and MoSys, as well as a large-capacity secondary memory cache, keep instructions moving through the system's microprocessor (MPU) at peak levels. In English: the GameCube is optimized to push speed up while pushing costs down, hence its position at the lower end of the price spectrum.

The GameCube is the first Nintendo video game system to use a disc-based media rather than cartridges for its games. Moving the software to disc media generally means lower development costs for the publishers, which, in turn, trickles down to the consumer not only in price, but also in availability and quality, as it's then easier to try out untested game ideas (Pikmin, anyone?). While most other systems likewise have their games stored on discs, the GameCube's 3-inch format is smaller than everyone else's, and is so designed to fit in a shirt pocket as much as it is to deter would-be software pirates.

Of course, the main advantage of the GameCube is that it's the home field of one of the world's premier game designers--Nintendo. While powerhouses Electronic Arts and Sega make games for all systems (including this one), you can only play Nintendo games on a Nintendo system. And Nintendo, you might recall, has been hitting them out of the park since it started with Donkey Kong. In fact, here's a roll call of characters and series you won't find on the other consoles: Mario, Legend of Zelda, Perfect Dark, Metroid, Kirby, and, of course, Pokémon. A few names that the GameCube will share with the other guys: Madden, Tony Hawk, Sonic, Batman, and Star Wars.

The system also comes with four built-in controller ports, so you can easily plug in extra controllers and let friends join in for the multiplayer games--it's even got a built-in handle so you can easily move it to a friend's house. It comes with two memory card slots for saving your progress through games, and there's the capacity for future expansion into the world of online gaming.

In short, the GameCube isn't an all-in-one entertainment system, and neither is it the most powerful of the modern video game consoles. But for video game enthusiasts who want to stick with their favorite characters, its value cannot be beat.

Buyer Reviews :
For all the people out there that don't know much about the next generation console battle, let me tell you this: the Nintendo Gamecube is awesome!

The Gamecube isn't the most powerful next-gen console coming out this year. That award goes to the Microsoft X-Box. But you know what? Second place isn't bad. Then you have to remember that the reason Nintendo has always been so popular is because of the sky-high fun factor. When it comes to making games that are fun and addictive, Shigeru Miyamoto just can't be beat (that would be Nintendo's top game designer).

Each new game that Nintendo makes is just a little bit better than everything else that came before it (With the exception of their new ideas for the Zelda Franchise). It's one of the only video game companies that constantly continues to come up with fresh new ideas time after time after time.

Eternal Darkness, Luigi's Mansion, Madden NFL 2002, Metroid Prime, NBA Courtside 2002, NHL Hitz 2002, Phantasy Star Online, Resident Evil, Simpson's Road Rage, Soul Calibur II, Star Fox: Dinosaur Planet, Star Wars Rogue Leader, Super Monkey Ball, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Wave Race: Blue Storm are some of the new titles being developed by Nintendo and various other third party companies. Most of these will be released before the year is over. Many of them will be released on Nov. 18, the same day as the Gamecube Console. So to all the people out there who tell me that the Gamecube won't have any good games, let me say that you don't have a clue what you're talking about.

I personally think that no one else can compete with Nintendo. While that's just my own personal opinion, there just happen to be tens of thousands of people out there who would be willing to back me up on that....

(by spyrius95)

Features/Technical Specs :
* Special GameCube pack includes:
* GameCube console (which comes with one controller, manuals, and cables to connect to the TV)
* Luigi's Mansion, Madden NFL 2002, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader games
* An extra controller and a memory card (Note: accessory colors may vary)
* A six-month trial subscription to Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine

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