Why were GameCube games so small?

Its an anti piracy measure. Nintendo was scared of piracy throughout their entire life up to that point. Most notably, they used cartridges on the N64, despite the Playstation and Sega Saturn using CDs, giving them much more space. Gamecube games are extremely hard to pirate due to to their much smaller form factor.
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Why did GameCube have such small discs?

The GameCube Game Disc is a 1.46 GB, 8 cm miniDVD-based technology which reads at a constant angular velocity (CAV). It was chosen by Nintendo to prevent copyright infringement of its games, to reduce manufacturing costs compared to Nintendo 64 Game Paks, and to avoid licensing fees to the DVD Forum.
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Why did the GameCube do so poorly?

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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Why are all GameCube games the same size?

GameCube games can't be larger than 1.4GB. * If a game is bigger, they have to reduce sound or texture quality, or remove cutscenes, until it fits on the disc. The smaller size is a result of using smaller discs. The PS2 used full sized DVDs with a capacity of 4.7 GB.
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Are GameCube games rotting?

Disc Rotting is a real thing for Gamecube discs!
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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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What's the longest GameCube game?

1 Animal Crossing (205h 59m)

That applies to every game in the series. 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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Why is the GameCube not a cube?

In order for a cube to be a cube, all of its faces have to have the same square dimensions, otherwise it becomes a rectangular prism or some other cuboid. Even GameCubes found in mint condition are soiled by their incorrect proportions.
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Can the GameCube play dvds?

DVD films cannot be played with the Nintendo GameCube.
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Is GameCube weaker than PS2?

The GameCube was factually more powerful than the PS2, and it's easily noticable when you compare the same game on the two systems. The GameCube version of the game usually would look sharper, clearer than the PS2 versions of the games.
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Do GameCube games look worse on Wii?

Therefore, if your Wii seems to look clearer on your TV than your Gamecube, then it's because you're using superior video cables. A Wii will look worse than a Gamecube if the Gamecube is using Component/RGB and the Wii is using Composite, so it's nothing to do with extra processing power.
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Was the GameCube a flop?

Its not so much that the Gamecube failed, its more of a case that the PS2 succeeded beyond all reasonable expectation, much like the Wii did a bit later on. There's a variety of reasons the GameCube failed. But some of the biggest ones were it's lack of 3rd party support, which was caused by a limiting mini-DVD format.
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Was the Wii less powerful than the GameCube?

Of course! The Wii far outsold the 'cube despite being only about 1.5 times as powerful. The architecture both systems were built on is very similar, so on a technological level, the Wii is basically a more powerful Gamecube.
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Why can't GameCube read discs?

As GameCubes get older their ability to read discs decreases. You will have to follow The Turning Up the Laser Power Guide, to open your GameCube up and turn up the laser's power, which will increase its ability to read discs.
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Why wasn t the GameCube popular?

There were of course quite a lot of good games for the Gamecube. But outside of the Nintendo first party stuff there just wasn't much interesting exclusive stuff there. And the Xbox with Halo and the ability to LAN really gave the Gamecube competition in the couch multiplayer space.
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What was the last GameCube game ever made?

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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How much RAM did the GameCube have?

I was then reading about GCN and its graphic chip has 3MB of eDRAM (with less bandwidt than PS2), 2MB for Frame/z buffer and 1MB for texture cache. To store textures it has a 24MB external memory with only 2.6GB/s bandwidth.
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Was GameCube the most powerful?

Its graphics and CPU power were comparable to the original Xbox, but it was held back by a smaller storage medium. If it had used normal DVDs (and allowed mature games like San Andreas), it would probably have been in first or second-place in popularity, rather than third.
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What is the most sold GameCube game?

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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What game took the longest to complete?

Duke Nukem Forever might just be the completed video game that spent the longest amount of time in production. This first-person shooter started out in development with 3D Realms in 1996 and was officially announced a year later. Footage from the game wasn't available until eight years later in 2004.
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What is the longest game ever made?

According to HLTB, the crown for longest overall video game belongs to Melvor Idle, a Runescape-inspired idle/incremental game with an estimated playtime of 3,126 hours. On the other end of the spectrum lies Trivia Vault: Super Heroes Trivia with an estimated playtime of 1 minute and 12 seconds.
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What was the first GameCube game?

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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