Nintendo GameCube Limited Edition Platinum Hardware

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Title : Nintendo GameCube Limited Edition Platinum Hardware
Author : Nintendo
Release Date : 20030212
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $
Amazon.com Price : $149.99 ( %)
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Editorial Reviews :
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. All the prelaunch titles we've seen play smoothly, 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 medium 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 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 play Nintendo games only 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 :
I have deliberated for months and months over the decision on which game system to get. I researched over and over again to make sure I would get the best for my oh-so hard-earned money. When I get money, it is usually not very much and extremely rarely, so the decision to get a game system was a big one. After hours upon hours of tireless research, these are my findings when it comes to game systems:

Microsoft X-Box Pros- this is the most powerful game system on the market. It has many bells and whistles such as Internet connectivity and multi-player action through a built-in modem. It also boasts the fact that it has built-in memory cache, which does not need memory cards to work with basic saving options.

Microsoft X-Box Cons- the Internet connectivity costs and extra fifty bucks. You cannot have the multi-player feature without many friends with the same system and the same game as you. Processing is the very slowest of all of the systems and it freezes all too often. The buttons on the too-large controller jam in, making you have to purchase a new controller whenever this happens. The system is extremely fragile and overheats all the time. Plus, most games require memory cards for the system. The DVD player requires a special remote that costs an extra thirty dollars. Also, the most expensive price of all of them: over two hundred bucks (not including the extra DVD remote, an extra controller or two, a game and the X-Box Live kit). I don't know about you, but I ain't made of money, honey.

Nintendo Game Cube Pros- compact and stylish, the best graphics and controllers of any system, and the fact that it comes in multiple colors. The most important reason is because Nintendo makes many of our favorite game characters (StarFox, Samus, Mario, Luigi, Link, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong, and many more) and only makes them for their system. You will never find a game with any of the characters earlier mentioned on any system other than GCN. They make Metroid, StarFox, the Mario series, Zelda, and Super Smash Brothers, as well as Donkey Kong and many others. It is quick to load and has many games (including all of the SEGA games) only for their system. The most ergonomically designed controller fits all hands. It also is coming out with Internet connectivity very soon.

Nintendo Game Cube Cons- still searching'

Sony PlayStation 2 Pros- absolutely none.

Sony PlayStation 2 Cons- slow loading, the worst graphics, small fragile controllers, big, bulky and heavy, and many more.

The obvious best choice is the Nintendo Game Cube. Over and out.

(by aceage)

Features/Technical Specs :
* Nintendo video game system
* Includes one controller, manuals, and cables to connect to the TV
* 4 game controller ports built in
* Compact design
* Plays a wide variety of games for all ages

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