
It also supported connectivity to Nintendo?s newest handheld, the Game Boy Advance.Īlthough the GameCube possessed superior graphics to its main rival, the PlayStation 2, it lacked the ability to play DVDs, one of the PS2?s main selling points. The GameCube represented a number of firsts for Nintendo, becoming its first console to use optical discs instead of cartridges for its games, and its first console to allow online gaming.

It competed primarily against Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox.

Released in 2001, the GameCube is Nintendo?s fourth home console video game system.
