Nintendo GameCube

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Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Home console
Release date(s)	September 14, 2001; November 18, 2001; May 3, 2002; May 17, 2002
Media	GameCube Game Disc, Game Pak (Game Boy Player required)
Input	Nintendo GameCube Controller; WaveBird Controller; Game Boy Advance
Predecessor	Nintendo 64
Successor	Wii

The Nintendo GameCube^{[nb 1]} (officially abbreviated as GCN) is a home video game console created by Nintendo and released in 2001. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and the predecessor to the Wii. Three of the first-generation Animal Crossing games—Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+—were released on the GameCube in 2001, 2002, and 2003, respectively. Additionally, Super Smash Bros. Melee, which features three trophies of characters from Doubutsu no Mori, was released for the console shortly before Doubutsu no Mori+ in 2001. The GameCube has the ability to connect to the Game Boy Advance to unlock features in various games, including all three Animal Crossing games.

The GameCube sold 21.74 million units worldwide and was discontinued in mid-2007. The GameCube's games and controllers are also backward-compatible with the original model of its successor, the Wii.

Animal Crossing-related games[edit]

The following titles can also be played on the first model of the Wii through backward compatibility.

Game	Image	Release date(s)
Super Smash Bros. Melee		November 21, 2001 December 3, 2001 May 24, 2002 May 31, 2002
Doubutsu no Mori+		December 14, 2001
Animal Crossing		September 16, 2002 October 17, 2003 September 24, 2004
Doubutsu no Mori e+		June 27, 2003

Memory Card[edit]

"Memory Card" redirects here. For the similar accessory for the Nintendo 64, see Nintendo 64 § Controller Pak.

Save data for Nintendo GameCube games is stored on Memory Cards. There are three official Memory Card capacities: a gray 59-block card, a black 251-block card, and a white 1019-block card. A 59-block Memory Card featuring a unique label and special letter data was included with all copies of Doubutsu no Mori+ and Animal Crossing. The letter on the card contains a welcome message and a Grab Bag containing "K.K. Love Song" and two random NES games.

The Memory Card included with Doubutsu no Mori+
The Memory Card included with the North American version of Animal Crossing
The Memory Card included with the European version of Animal Crossing

Game Boy Advance compatibility[edit]

Main article: Game Boy Advance

The Game Boy Advance link cable

A Game Boy Advance can be connected to the GameCube via Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance link cable. The GBA is used in Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+ to unlock extra features, most notably access to Animal Island in Doubutsu no Mori+ and Animal Crossing, and access to the Doubutsu-tachi to Asobou! minigames in Doubutsu no Mori e+.

Appearances in the Animal Crossing series[edit]

The Nintendo GameCube has been featured and referenced several times in the Animal Crossing series:

The G logo, which is modeled after the Nintendo GameCube logo, appears as a furniture item in Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+.
The GameCube drawer (known as the GameCube dresser in City Folk) appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. It it modeled after the Nintendo GameCube and serves as a storage unit.
The Nintendo GameCube furniture item appears in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
The Nintendo GameCube makes a cameo in Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It appears in the game shelf (known as the pink box prior to New Leaf) furniture item alongside a controller and game. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, customizing the game shelf produces the four different types of GameCube color variations released during its lifetime.
In Animal Crossing, villagers (especially peppy villagers) may sometimes mention the Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance link cable and its function, and will tell the player that they wish they had one.

The G logo in Animal Crossing
The GameCube dresser in City Folk
The GameCube drawer in Welcome amiibo
The Nintendo GameCube in Pocket Camp
The pink box in Wild World
The pink box in City Folk
The Pink variation of the game shelf in New Leaf, showing the Indigo GameCube
The Blue variation of the game shelf in New Leaf, showing the Jet Black GameCube
The Beige variation of the game shelf in New Leaf, showing the Spice GameCube
The Black variation of the game shelf in New Leaf, showing the Platinum GameCube