Talk:GameCube

Because of their length, the previous discussions on this page have been archived. If further archiving is needed, see Wikipedia:How to archive a talk page. Previous discussions:

• Archive 1 (December 12, 2002 to December 7, 2005):
• Archive 2 (December 7, 2005 to November 9, 2006):

Vandalizm deluxe 2.0

Can we revert the vandalism from the article? Thanks 75.49.7.11 02:11, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Vandalizm deluxe

This article serously need to be fixed. It has been vandalized. Big time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.171.152.2 (talk • contribs)

GamePube

All throughout the first paragraph. Should be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.106.2.119 (talk • contribs)

C'mon guys, if you see vandalism, change it. Useight 20:38, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Problem

I'm going to remove the fact that it says "One possible remaining title could be Super Paper Mario." Nintendo has already confirmed that the game has been cancelled on the Nintendo GameCube and will be moving onto the Wii. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.53.126.96 (talk • contribs)

Look at Super Paper Mario's talk page. According to Nintendo, the game has been announced for the Gamecube in US, and for the Wii in Japan. I Am Magnus^talk 00:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

It's a Wii exclusive now, unfortunately. The protoype from E3 2006 probably still exists, but that's it for the GC version. It's probably very incomplete. If it shows up on eBay, though, I wouldn't my taking it, heh.-Mega Man 5 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Hey I just got a gamecube and I was wondering, is it really little kiddish? Because I got paper mario and its really little kiddish, I mean it seems to rely on the pretty graphics and the overacting of the characters and the kiddish way they talk...are all the games like this? Are super smash bros and mario sunshine pretty good? What about the wind waker and four swords?

Lock

Due to recent vandals I move that this article be locked. I naively thought that simply putting up the template would lock it, but that may not be it. I then removed the template saying it was locked, but apparently did that while my account was not logged in so someone reverted my edit. If someone has the ability to lock the article FOR REAL, I would like to ask that they do so. --Thaddius 06:20, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Regions?

There is mention of a third-party device to disable the region lockouts, but no mention of what a region lockout is, or what the separate regions are. I know this might be common knowledge for videogamers, but WP is a resource for the general public. What are the software compatibilites across the world? Identity0 11:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

The words are most likely linked, but I'll check. If they're not, I will link them. --Thaddius 18:30, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I changed it so it is a link to regional lockout. --Thaddius 18:41, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Gamecubes colours ??

the various colours and regional variations also i dont see any reference to the panasonic Q. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Joshfromabove1989 (talk • contribs) 04:28, 5 January 2007 (UTC).

It mentions the colours:

"Shaped roughly like a cube, the console is available in a variety of colors, such as indigo, platinum, and black (also a limited edition Resident Evil 4 platinum and black game console). In Japan, the system is also available in Spice (orange), or in limited edition colors like Crystal White, Mint Green, Copper, and White with black pinstripes."

And:

"The Nintendo GameCube does not have DVD or audio CD support, but Matsushita's Panasonic Q (described below), only available in Japan, does."

"The Panasonic Q, released by Panasonic in Japan under license from Nintendo, is manufactured as a modified GameCube unit with added DVD and audio CD playback functionality."--Thaddius 17:42, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Reference 4 links to a page explaining how to rip GCN games...

Is that allowed? I'm not touching it, I just wasn't sure if it was illegal or not. Bradibus 03:28, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Vandalizisim

This page NEEDS to be restored! The page fell to vandalizisim and can't get back up... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.77.26.128 (talk) 01:55, 2 February 2007 (UTC).

I just fixed some thing on this page, here is what someone wrote:

Shahir has a bent nose!! his favourite quote is " heeeerree whheeeerrreee cheeeerr, heeeerree whheeeerrreee cheeeerr, BENT NOSE wheeeeeeeere!!!"

What defines "Major Second and Third Party" Titles

What's the standard when adding and removing titles from that list? Sonic Riders, by any sort of metrics (sales, reviews) should not be considered "Major". Games like WarioWorld is not Second/Third Party. Frankly I beleve we need a standard for that list, one that makes more sense than the current list. --AlphaTwo 15:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

It should be games that stand out either by ratings, sales, maybe even popularity too. These types of sections can be merged, like what the PS2 and X-Box articles have. IGN's, GameSpot's, etc, "Game of the Year" (and/or those that stood out in there genre) can help too. Something like this, but for the GCN. FMF|contact 01:27, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I have to agree, as much as I like Skies of Arcadia Legends, the noticably absent Prince of Persia Sands of Time (which I believe made it to become a player choice title) is much more relevant to what success Gamecube has had than a nice Dreamcast port.

Re: /* First-Party and Officially Licensed Accessories/peripherals */

The article stated that: >[The Hori Game Boy Player Controllers] were released only in Japan, and are officially licensed Nintendo products.

These controllers were not released only in Japan - they were sold in the US (in English packaging) through Game Crazy and a few other mom-and-pop retailers. However, while they were sold in both black and indigo in Japan, they were only sold in black in the US. Also, since this section is for Officially Licensed accessories, the second part of this line is kinda redundant.... 71.124.42.16 07:42, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

If you have a source feel free to add that to the article. --Thaddius 04:32, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I'll let someone else decide if this is a good enough source, but http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=3&threadid=11133&STARTPAGE=1 is a post by a Hori rep talking about them coming out in the US and http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=3&threadid=10630&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE= is some early, early talk about this particular controller coming to the states. 71.124.42.16 14:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

what's up with the blurb about the gpu? no ati?

i thought ati did the graphics. so it says at the top synopsis also. maybe at least mention of them in the body of the article would make sense? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.85.194.29 (talk) 03:19, 23 February 2007 (UTC).

Merger from Nintendo GameCube Memory Card

Small Article not needed to be seperate from main article. Should either be here or deleted. I thought I would try this before an AfD. EnsRedShirt 09:24, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

A dozen or so pages link directly to "Nintendo GameCube Memory Card", so the instances would have to be de-linked or redirected. Just64helpin 14:22, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Err, so what? A few instances is not reason to keep a useless page. Merge! Scepia 04:05, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

He wasn't saying that the article should stay, he's saying that all the pages that link to the GC mem card have to be re-linked to the section in the gamecube article where the mem card stuff is mentioned. --Thaddius 23:51, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Not a good picture

That picture of a GameCube is bad. See the bunched up wire and memory card? Look at it compared to the Wii, Xbox, PlayStation, and other console pictures. I suggest replacing it with something like this: http://www.diskidee.nl/images/g/gamecube_di.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.129.247.128 (talk • contribs)

I edited an image from Amazon.com to give it a transparency. The image is here, but I'm reluctant to upload/use it because I'm not sure if fair use would be applicable. (I'd say yes, but a fair-use image was deleted in favor of the free (current) one.) Anyone want to just say "yes, do it"? — SheeEttin {T/C} 01:05, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Promotional images aren't fair use. --Thaddius 02:20, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

{{promotional}}? But yes, I suppose that it does say "for which a free image could not be created". So is anyone with a Gamecube and photography skillz willing to take a picture? — SheeEttin {T/C} 19:56, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

I'll get on it this weekend once I have a chance. Unless someone wants to jump in first.--AlphaTwo 06:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Project Dolphin

I was redirected to this article while searching for a completely different "Project Dolphin" - I wasn't even aware that was a working name for the Gamecube in development. The term shouldn't redirect here if it's not explained in the text, or it's just going to confuse people. I haven't got the time right now, or the expertise, to find an appropriate place to work this into the text, but could someone with the right knowledge stick it somewhere? PaladinWhite 05:58, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Deleted a hate edit from a sony fanboy.

I concur, I think Project Dolphin is better known as the keystroke logging thing than as some project name for GameCube. There's no disambiguation page either, so I suggest either deleting the redirect or creating a Project_Dolphin(bla) page. 84.197.157.31 23:45, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I've reverted the Project Dolphin page to an earlier version that features a disambiguation link. It'll need some work if it is to be kept, though. Dancter 00:45, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Gameplay problem

What's the problem of the Nintendo Gamecube when the console "could not read the disk" and how can I fix it? BlueEarth 19:50, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Questions about an article's subject rather than the article itself should be directed either to the Wikipedia:Reference desk or to knowledgeable individual contributors on their personal talk pages.—WAvegetarian (talk) 12:53, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

note on the memory cards

The size of the memory cards(59, 251, 1019) is equal to (a power of 2) - 5. Accounting for the missing 5 blocks we have (64, 256, 1024). This is used for gamecube formatting and such. Also, I have no idea how big a block is (in bytes)71.168.108.51 21:47, 2 May 2007 (UTC) AKA VentusIgnis who is too lazy to sign in

Top selling game?

The top selling Gamecube game has long been Super Smash Bros. Melee, as stated on the article. However, VGCharts now state that Mario Kart: Double Dash!! has sold more copies. http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=&console=GC&publisher=&sort=Total Is this enough evidence to fix this reference? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.44.225.61 (talk) 13:16, 12 May 2007 (UTC).

I don't know if VG Chartz should be trusted. They still say Twilight Princess has sold 1.17 million, even though the last released chart containing the GC version shows that it's sales are 1.32 million. Mega Man 5 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Well the source currently given for SSBM being the top selling game is an article written in December '01, before Mario Kart was even released. Surely we should be looking for a new source one way or the other? 82.44.225.61 17:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Game recently added to key First-Party games list

Elmo's Spelling Adventure is not available for GameCube. I don't believe it even exists. Even if it does, it is not one of the GameCube's key First-Party games. So, I've removed it from the list.-Mega Man 5 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Image

A picture without a non-official cheap brand memory card left in the socket please... Mr.bonus 01:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Change the Image! Please!

I really wish someone with a great camera and photography skills would take a better picture of the GameCube. IMHO the current one looks bad due to the cheapo 3rd party memory card and the bunched-up wire behind the controller. I'd do it myself but my digicam sucks, and my platinum Cube has a few little scratches in the paint... Preferably take the pic with two matching first party memory cards inserted and no messy cables. Nintenboy01 01:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

At first glance (thumbnail), I thought it looked good enough to be a Nintendo stock photo. I have no qualms. By all means, if you can do better, go right ahead. -Etafly 20:37, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I would be happy to photograph my GameCube, but I've only one memory card. Perhaps if I have time tomorrow I'll do it. Got to remember to remove my third-party Wavebird wirelesses first. PaladinWhite 02:43, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

It'd probably look better without any memory cards inserted. -Etafly 08:25, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks dudes. Nintenboy01 17:52, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Memory card discrepancies

Here is the section about memory cards in this article:

1. Memory Card 59 (4 Mib), 251 (16 Mib), or 1019 (64 Mib) blocks, with a maximum of 127 files can be stored on a single card (Memory Card 59 bundled with Animal Crossing) - each card requires 5 blocks of system data meaning that the actual size of cards are 64, 256 and 1024 respectively

And here is the same section in the Memory card article:

1. Nintendo GameCube Memory Card (59- (512KB), 251- (2MB) and 1019-block (8MB) versions) This memory is simply a modified SD card.

Note that the memory card article's sizes are far smaller. I'm also bringing this up in that article's discussion page. HoCkEy PUCK 19:21, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Note that I changed the numbers in that article to read as the ones in this article do. However, I am not certain these numbers are correct. If someone would verify for me, I would appreciate it. HoCkEy PUCK 19:27, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

1 byte (B) = 8 bits (b). The only discrepancy is that one article lists bit sizes, the other lists byte sizes. The actual values are identical. 82.44.225.61 16:25, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Upcoming Games

Are there any upcoming games coming out for Game Cube?? Because now the system is starting to go out of style! Which REALLY sucks!!!!

Questions about an article's subject rather than the article itself should be directed either to the Wikipedia:Reference desk or to knowledgeable individual contributors on their personal talk pages.—WAvegetarian (talk) 12:49, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes. One game anyways. Madden NFL 08 will be released for the GameCube along with the other versions on August 14.[1] Nintendo Power lists Backyard Football 2007 and Foodfight! as upcoming games for the GC. Mega Man 5 30 June 2007 (UTC)