What Will Be The GCNs Legacy?
Going The Way Of The Dreamcast? Nintendo hasn’t fared well with its latest console system. Before its latest price drop to $99, the GameCube fought against slumping sales and fading into console obscurity. Now it’s Christmas of 2005, the console is now gasping new breaths of life as it has a more respectable library of games, a price that’s still lower than its competitors, and is gaining the respect it initially lacked. However, it remains to be seen what the legacy will be for the GameCube. It’s obvious that it won’t outsell the PS2 or Xbox 360 in the coming year, but will it help usher in the era for the next console, the Nintendo Revolution? The Xbox did what the GameCube couldn’t, which was garner more 3rd party support thoughout its lifespan. The GameCube meanwhile has lost what little 3rd party support it had just like the Dreamcast. In this era of gaming it’s hard to separate the fanboy fluff from the facts, so it’s difficult to gauge the true value of each console, especially
