Nintendo GameCube
ニンテンドー ゲームキューブ
Nintendo GameCube
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo
- Type
- Home video game console
- Note
- Model DOL-001
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Overview
Overview
A home console released by Nintendo in 2001, using IBM's Gekko CPU and ATI's Flipper GPU. It replaced cartridges with a proprietary 8 cm optical disc co-developed with Panasonic.
- Name in North America
- Nintendo GameCube
- Name in Europe
- Nintendo GameCube
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Industrial Design
Industrial design
A near-cubic body with a carrying handle at the rear. In Japan it launched in violet, with orange and black added on 21 November 2001.
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Technical Specifications
Technical specifications
- Model number
- DOL-001
- CPU
- IBM PowerPC 'Gekko' 485 MHz
- Memory
- 24 MB 1T-SRAM main + 16 MB DRAM (auxiliary)
- Graphics
- ATI 'Flipper' 162 MHz with 3 MB embedded 1T-SRAM
- Display
- 480i / 480p
- Generation (Wikipedia)
- 6th generation
Values are from the sources below. Where sources differ, see the notes under Sources.
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Controller
Controller
Centred on a large green A button, with an analog stick, a yellow C-stick, pressure-sensitive analog L/R triggers with a digital click, and built-in rumble.
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Media Format
Media format
- 8 cm optical disc (approx. 1.5 GB)
Nintendo GameCube Game Disc
An 8 cm proprietary optical disc based on miniDVD technology, created by Matsushita/Panasonic.
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Launch & Context
Launch & historical context
- Release (Japan)
- 14 Sep 2001[2]
- Release (North America)
- 18 Nov 2001[1]
- Release (Europe)
- 3 May 2002[1]
- Release (Australia)
- 17 May 2002[1]
- Launch price (Japan)
- ¥25,000(Tax excluded)[2]
- Launch price (North America)
- $199.00[1]
- Units
- 21.74 million(sold, as reported · worldwide · Life-to-date in Nintendo IR data through FY3/2025)[3]
Released in Japan on 14 September 2001 at ¥25,000 (excluding tax), with a cut to ¥19,800 in June 2002. Launch titles included Luigi's Mansion.
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Notable Games
Notable games
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Gallery
Gallery
Nintendo GameCube with controller
Nintendo GameCube controller
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Sources
Sources
- [1]GameCubeReferenceAccessed 2026-09-26
Wikipedia (English)
- [2]ニンテンドーゲームキューブReferenceAccessed 2026-09-26
Wikipedia (日本語)
- [3]Consolidated Sales Transition by Region (historical data)ManufacturerAccessed 2026-09-26
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- [4]任天堂の歴史ManufacturerAccessed 2026-09-26
任天堂
Notes on conflicting sources
bits omitted (EN describes Gekko as a 32-bit PowerPC but no console-level bit classification). CPU clock: EN 486 MHz, JA 485 MHz — JA value used. NA launch colours per EN: Indigo and Jet Black. Nintendo IR Japan figure 4.04 million; EN Wikipedia describes the 21.74 million as shipped.
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Image Credits
Image credits
Nintendo GameCube with controller
Nintendo GameCube console with controller
PhotoEvan-Amos
Wikimedia Commons·Public domain
Nintendo GameCube controller
Nintendo GameCube controller
PhotoEvan-Amos
Wikimedia Commons·Public domain