Nintendo Stops GameCube Production

22 Feb

Posted by Matt Stone as Business, GameCube, Technology

Nintendo’s Perrin Kaplan has confirmed that the company has stopped manufacturing GameCubes and making software for the console. Kaplan asked herself the questions, so we didn’t have to:

Are we producing any more GameCubes? No. But do we have the inventory there for people to still purchase? Yes”.

The GameCube lost the last gen console war to Sony and Microsoft, mostly due to weak 3rd party support and lack of decent online play. The console was released in 2001 in Japan and North America, while Europeans had to wait to 2002. Nintendo managed to sell around 22 million unts worldwide.

On the software side, Super Smash Bros. Melee was the best selling game with 6 million copies sold, followed by Super Mario Sunshine (5.5 million), Mario Kart Double Dash (3,5 million) and Zelda: Wind Waker (3 million).

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Tags: Business, GameCube, Technology

6 Responses

Gibran Nawaz

February 22nd, 2007 at 4:33 pm
1

This is depressing.
Quartecks

February 22nd, 2007 at 5:18 pm
2

No kidding, they should have killed it sooner.
monir

February 22nd, 2007 at 6:57 pm
3

it just stopped now??? i thought they stopped making them over a year ago. nintendo may have lost the last console ‘war’ but they might be able to win the current one thanks to good ole innovation.
Quartecks

February 23rd, 2007 at 12:14 am
4

You were only recomending Xbox because you’re compensating for something.
john q

February 23rd, 2007 at 1:06 pm
5

they stop the production to the public but nintendo is still producing gamecubes, this time there white and shiny and can stand. i guess i can say that the wii is a gamecube with a nextgen controller
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February 23rd, 2007 at 4:11 pm
6

[...] Perryn Kaplan once again lied to the press when she said the GameCube was no longer in production. And as usual, Nintendo UK corrected Kaplan, saying the Cube is indeed still in production and [...]