How much did the Gamecube cost at launch?

On May 21, 2001, the console's launch price of US$199 was announced, $100 lower than that of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
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How much did a GameCube cost on release?

With a sticker price of $199.95, GameCube became available at the lowest price Nintendo has ever launched a console (inflation adjusted). By some estimates, 310,000 of the 740,000 GameCubes available at launch were sold on the first day.
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How much were Gamecubes in 2002?

"We were the first manufacturer to reach the $199 price level and now we're leading the industry to $149," commented Peter MacDougall, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America.
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How much did the N64 console cost at launch?

Originally intended to be priced at US$250, the console was ultimately launched at US$199.99 to make it competitive with Sony and Sega offerings, as both the Saturn and PlayStation had been lowered to $199.99 earlier that summer. Nintendo priced the console as an impulse purchase, a strategy from the toy industry.
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What is the rarest game on GameCube?

The Rarest GameCube Games (& How Much They're Worth)
  1. 1 Sonic Heroes & Super Monkey Ball Duo Pack ($4,350)
  2. 2 Pokemon Box Ruby & Sapphire ($2,027) ...
  3. 3 Disney Sports Basketball ($1,050) ...
  4. 4 Super Monkey Ball 2 Pack ($926) ...
  5. 5 Metroid Prime & Zelda: The Wind Waker Combo ($750) ...
  6. 6 Sonic Adventure 2 Pack ($720) ...
  7. 7 Gotcha Force ($622) ...
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Why is Twilight Princess for GameCube so expensive?

Because these were limited to retailers like EB Games or GameStop, only the employees who worked there had access to these special variants. Twilight Princess, being a favorite Zelda title for many, combined with the actual rarity, is why this game's so expensive.
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What is the highest selling GameCube game?

This is a list of video games for the GameCube video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the GameCube is Super Smash Bros. Melee. First released in Japan on November 21, 2001, it went on to sell just over 7.4 million units worldwide.
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How much was a PS1 at launch?

Sega dropped the Saturn $100 to match the Playstation's $299 debut price, but sales weren't even close—Playstations flew out the door as fast as we could get them in stock. —Lee Hutchinson of Ars Technica, a Babbage's employee in 1995, recalling how PlayStation preorders greatly outnumbered Saturn sales at his shop.
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How many Gamecubes exist?

Nintendo sold 21.74 million GameCube units worldwide, much fewer than anticipated, and discontinued it in 2007. It was succeeded by the Wii in 2006.
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What was the GameCube launch title?

Luigi's Mansion acted as the console's flagship title, and launched Luigi into a solo adventure, eventually going on to spawn two sequels. Super Monkey Ball is a ported version of the platform party arcade game Monkey Ball, and Wave Race: Blue Storm is a jet-ski racer, the third installment in the Wave Race series.
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How much was Wii at launch?

Nintendo announced the launch plans and prices for the Wii in September 2006. The console was first launched in the United States on November 19, 2006, for US$249.99.
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Is GameCube still selling?

How hard is it to find a GameCube for sale? Since the GameCube was discontinued more than 10 years ago, finding a console in good condition is difficult.
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Why didn t GameCube sell well?

The GameCube used mini disks so obviously couldn't play DVDs. The Xbox could play them but needed an extra accessory to do so. Obviously it wouldn't have been such a big success without good games as well but the DVD thing really kicked it off.
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How many PS1 have been sold?

According to Sony, the original PlayStation's final sales total sits at 102.4 million, with over 960 million software units sold.
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How many PS3 were sold?

The PlayStation 3 sold 87.4 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 43.53 million units behind lifetime PS3 sales.
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How much did a PS5 cost when it came out?

Sony has announced the prices for both versions of the PS5 console. The Base PlayStation 5 will cost $499.99, while the PS5 Digital Edition (without a disc drive) will cost $399.99. Both versions of the system have a custom 825GB SSD storage drive (see hour How to Expand Storage page ifyou'll need more storage space).
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How much was a PSP at launch?

On February 3, 2005, Sony announced that the PSP would be released in North America on March 24 in one configuration for an MSRP of US$249/CA$299. Some commentators expressed concern over the high price, which was almost US$20 higher than that of the Japanese model and over $100 higher than the Nintendo DS.
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How much was the Dreamcast at launch?

Sega's final home console, the Sega Dreamcast, released in 1998. The Dreamcast originally retailed for just $199, a steep decline from the Saturn, and on-par with the Genesis a decade prior.
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How much was Xbox 360 at launch?

At launch, the Xbox 360 was available in two configurations: the "Xbox 360" package (unofficially known as the 20 GB Pro or Premium), priced at US$399 or £279.99, and the "Xbox 360 Core", priced at US$299 and £209.99.
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What is the longest GameCube game to beat?

1 Animal Crossing (205h 59m)

The only game that sits below this entry is New Horizons. The GameCube original, with all of the weirdness fans adore, is the longest at an average of 205 hours and 59 minutes. Animal Crossing is a game that players take a day at a time.
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What was the last GameCube game?

The last game officially released for the system was the North American exclusive Madden NFL 08 on August 2007. There are 651 games on this list. It is organized alphabetically by the games' localized English titles, or by rōmaji transliterations when exclusive to Japan.
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Did GameCube sell more than Xbox?

The OG Xbox did sell more units than the Gamecube (~24 million vs. 21.7 million per Wikipedia anyway), but these seem close enough that it's a bit weird to classify them differently.
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