I've Given Up on Gamecube

[The Jinjo]

I've never had ps2 or xbox. just gamecube. but ive always been happy with it, because nintendo released lots of good games that made it worth having. it's launch was a little weak, but we still had great games like ssbm and pikmin. the next holiday season was amazing. we had mario sunshine, metroid prime, starfox, and a couple months later zelda. not to mention some decent 2nd/3rd party support. and at the time i thought it was a good idea how they released lots of games from well known franchises. that was their "plan". and it worked well. but never did i expect them to continue doing it for the rest of the gamecube's life. and what even makes it worse is that all they release are spin-offs. sure, it was good to have mario sunshine, but did we really need mario golf, tennis, basebase, strikers, party 4, party 5, party 6, and many many more? did we need kirby air ride? my point is, nintendo is (for the most part) only releasing spin-offs from popular franchises. i dont know about you, but id much rather have them making new franchises, new ideas. they're killing the classics. how about a new DK 3D adventure instead of donkey konga, donkey konga 2, donkey konga 3 (soon to come), and donkey kong jungle beat (i know its an adventure, but its different. i find it gimmicky). just look at the list of Nintendo made games this holiday season.

Mario Superstar Baseball -- August 29, 2005 Battalion Wars -- September 19, 2005
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness -- October 3, 2005
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance -- October 17, 2005
DDR Mario Mix -- October 24, 2005
Mario Party 7 -- November 7, 2005
Super Mario Strikers -- December 5, 2005
So......4 mario spinoffs, and a pokemon game. fire emblem just might be the only thing of interest for me this year. im sure all the mario games are good games, but those are the kind of games i would rent, not buy. and i know a lot of people who feel the same way as me with that. i only buy the best games, im not rich! The only thing that Nintendo had going for it this holiday season was Zelda, and now they pushed it pack. Gamecube is going to have a horrible year.
So yeah, I'm pretty much done defending the console that doesnt put up a fight worth defending. And from the looks of it, Revolution will be the same. Miyamoto wants to make another luigi's manion and a pikmin for it. if they actually repeat the exact same laugh as GCN, there is no way im buying it. I'm glad nintendo still gives us new Marios, Zeldas, DKs, Kirbys, Metroids, but they should only release adventures. No more spinoffs. And no more than one or two per console. I feel nintendo is killing mario with overexposure. Instead, make new franchises, But I don't see that happening. The only nintendo game i can think of that i want is New Mario Brothers (DS). That shouldn't be. Is anyone else on the same page here with me?

 

[Captain Harlock]

I gave up on the Gamecube about one & 1/2 years ago. Post 2004, there was really only two games i wanted on the system - Resident Evil 4 and Geist. Upon hearing that RE4 would be ported to the Ps2, there was even less reason for me to hang on to my Gamecube. Whenever there was a multiplatform release of a game, I'd just usually get the Xbox version. I owned about 7 games when I had my Gamecube, but I only really felt that there was a total of 12 games that were really worth owning in my opinion. This isn't a general Gamecube bashing post on my behalf, I was just severely disappointed in Nintendo's offering. This has been two generations in a row that Nintendo hasn't delivered to me - and so that's my jumping off point. I'm going to be reluctant to support the Revolution unless it just knocks me off my feet with greatness. But given how the last two generations have gone, I won't hold my breath.

 

[Tanooki]

i've been thinking of giving up on nintendo as well recently. ultimately i decided not to because legend of zelda is my favorite game series of all time, plus i like all those mario spin-offs. i'm getting mario baseball when it comes out but i'll probably pass on mario strikers as i don't like soccer too much

 

[silverwings]

*shrugs* it's your money. It all depends on which system makes you happy and has the type of games you like to play. If it does neither of these, then it doesn't make sense to own the system, regardless of which system it is.

 

[Zyzzybalubah]

As long as Nintendo keeps releasing good first party titles, I will support them. They gotta step it up in that department a bit though.

 

[Marble]

Nintendo have given up in the console race, so are trying to cement themselves in history by putting Mario in every genre every thought up. Nah not really (duh). But you make it sound like these games are awful, when they're actually pretty fun. The Mario Party series is especially fun for playing with 3 friends, a microwave and a mini-fridge full of snacks. Mmmhmm.
But yah that new Pokemon game looks to be just as terrible as the first Cube RPG of the series.

 

[Demonic Raven]

XD is a smily, damnit!

It's not all that bad, just not all that good either. The Mario spinoffs certainly look like fun, I might pick up Mario Superstar Baseball and Super Mario Strikers. The Fire Emblem game doesn't look too shabby. I'll agree with you on the Pokemon game, though.

As far as the Gamecube goes, Zelda was their major player this holiday season, and now the lineup looks kind of wimpy. The real show will be for the DS though. Nintendo's going to start the new WiFi online service, along with a bunch of awesome, must-have games. Maybe it's good for my wallet that the Gamecube doesn't have much going for it...

 

[Artimus Gigan]

Meh I only have around 20 GC games...compared to my 50+ N64 games..


Really GC has slumped alot. N64 did have two very good Zelda games that were released in a timely fashion, it also had one pretty good Mario game, two excelent kart racers(MK64 and DKR), and a larger variety of high quality games overall...

I mean Mario KartD pretty much paled to it's predecessor in level design, everything was more controled rather than free roaming(i.e. the Cannon on the DK stage in DD sent you automaticly to the next ledge, you couldn't alter the course of your flight path no matter what). Also the battle areas were incredibly small and limited(why no black fort 2.0 is beyond me).

So maybe the Revolution will be better...

 

[Tanooki]

i have a question about the ds's wifi capability. i live in an area where i'm pretty much 1 of 8 who own a ds. if i get animal crossing with online play, will i be able to co-exist with other online gamers or will i pretty much be by myself?

 

[Peter Paltridge]

Even when the Cube launched, I knew I couldn't survive on it alone, and started saving for a PS2. I learned my lesson back with the N64.

Buying more than one console doesn't mean you're "giving up." It means you want to play as many good games as possible, and that hasn't meant "Nintendo only" since 1991.

Though next-gen, it appears Sony aims to put a stop to this. Thanks a lot for pricing me out of the multi-console system, dummies.

 

[JohnCrichton]

Sadley my console nemesis, the Playstation 2 seems to have the all around best library this console season.

I don't worry... I still love my little Cube. Since I barely play any games enough as it is, having about three incredible games for the system is actually more than enough for me.

I still haven't beat RE4 or the first Zelda title... there's Tales of Symphonia out there and the new Zelda game has yet to land. So, at the rate I play games that's a good year and a half of gaming for me.

I know, sad and pathetic.

Coupled with Wild ARMs 3 on my PS2 and Jade Empire on my Xbox I've yet to dig into.... or KOTOR II to beat, all my consoles are alive and well. Even my Dreamcast could get some milage out of it if I get me some emulators for it.

For those of you who play video games like I read books and comic books, yeah... I do feel sorry for you. Real gamers who back the GC are getting seriously punked.

Why doesn't Nintendo have a ton of 3rd Party Developers making games for it at all? I thought the NGC was suppose to be the easiest of the consoles to program for and get incredible graphics out of.

 

[Scirel]

Nintendo should just give up making home consoles and stick to what they do best.

Make their famous 1st party games for Other systems and continue to support the gameboy/DS.

 

[JohnCrichton]

Bah... so long as they're making profit, I'm good. While people who go through games like mad may not feel like they're getting their money's worth, I know I am and I for one find a sense of comfort that there's a Nintendo console out there for me to play.

 

[Punisher]

I almost gave up on the cube once. I know, things are rough with Xbox and PS2 getting alll the good games(tell me a freaking good reason why Burnout 3 didn't reach the cube) but there are so many good games that only Nintendo has. If I never played cube, I would never have experienced the awesomeness of the Metroid Prime games, or that great F-Zero game. I know, some spinoffs are annoying, like Mario Strikers, but I do genereally like most other a spinoffs and am looking foward to Mario Baseball.

Right now I can almost gurantee me getting the Revolution, not just because it being cheaper, but I do not want to miss those first party games.

 

[auto]

I wouldn't go as far to say Nintendo's given up on the Gamecube, it just seems that they're spending most of their time on making killer-aps for the DS this holiday season when it needs it most (directly in competition with PSP mind you). New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS, that new Animal Crossing game and Mario and Luigi 2 are all awesome games that could sell a system in addition to awesome games coming out now (Nintendogs, Advance Wars, Kirby, Meteos) and a ton of great third party stuff too (Viewtiful Joe DS, Castlevania).

With all those awesome games, I doubt the PSP will be able to compete with the DS for the holiday season. The only big non-launch titles I can think of that the PSP's getting are Burnout Legends and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (and judging by the amount of information out now, it could potentially suck).

Also, remember the Gamecube is at the end of its lifecycle. The only people who would buy one now are either gamers short on cash (in which the great player's choice line-up reaches out to) and little kids (in which Mario spin-offs and Pokemon XD are for). If you look at the holiday line-ups for the other consoles, it isn't really much better looking, so I wouldn't necessarily blame this all on Nintendo but more or less the end of this generation.

As long as I can get my new Prince of Persia game for my Gamecube I'm happy, and that new Zelda game looks like the best in the series, which is more than enough reason for me to hold onto mine.

 

[Sketch]

Nintendo should just give up making home consoles and stick to what they do best.

Make their famous 1st party games for Other systems and continue to support the gameboy/DS.

No. It's bad enough Sega did that. Nintendo should never do that. Gameboy/DS will keep them afloat. As it is the Revolution will be the only remotely affordable console in the next war. Nintendo is too stubborn to drop consoles anway. I believe they said the day they drop out of consoles is the day they drop out of the industry entirely.

 

[Assembler]

nintendo is a good company,i hope they don't stop making home consoles and handheld consoles.i heard alot of people say they don't want there GC's anymore.i'm glad to have mine.

 

[Marble]

I can't see Nintendo using their properties for 3rd party titles on other consoles as a last resort. It'd be an issue of pride.
But yah, the Cube is pretty dead at the moment upcoming-game-wise, but the DS has some awesome titles coming to it as well as a 3rd party cart to give it some fantastic media player and emulation capabilities. As well as the DS's upcoming online play so, focus your attention on the DS and help push Sony back in their place in terms of handhelds.

 

[Noukon]

The GameCube gets skimped for third party games because not many people buy third party games for the GameCube.

Nintendo itself still makes an insane amount of money off of it, so there's no reason for them to leave the console market.

 

[EinBebop]

I believe they said the day they drop out of consoles is the day they drop out of the industry entirely.

That's the kind of thing you say when you're trying to convince people not to give up on your console systems.