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 (officially abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and predecessor to the Wii. The Nintendo GameCube is the first Nintendo console to use discs as its game type (mini DVDs, 8cm in diameter). In addition, the GameCube also introduced a variety of connectivity options to Nintendo consoles, and was the third Nintendo console, after the Nintendo 64DD, to support online play officially, via the Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter and Modem Adapter, although only a few games supported it. It also enabled connectivity to the Game Boy Advance to access exclusive features of certain games or to use the portable system as a controller for the Game Boy Player. Animal Crossing, an expanded version of Doubutsu no Mori, was released on the GameCube in 2001 and was later expanded and re-released in Japan as Doubutsu no Mori e+ in 2003. Additionally, Super Smash Bros. Melee, which features trophies from the Animal Crossing series, was released on the console in 2001 and later became the console's best-selling game.

The console was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. The GameCube sold 21.74 million units worldwide and held the title of being Nintendo's least successful home console up until the Wii U surpassed it in 2017 with its lifetime sales of 13.56 million units. Nintendo discontinued the Nintendo GameCube in mid-2007. The GameCube's games and controllers are also backwards-compatible with the original model of its successor, the Wii. Later models of the Wii, as well as the Wii U, are incompatible with GameCube software and peripherals, although the Wii U can use GameCube Controllers through the use of a USB adapter which only works with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Animal Crossing-related games

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

Game Boy Advance link cable

The Game Boy Advance link cable

The Game Boy Advance link cable is a cable manufactured by Nintendo that allows connection between the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. It is used in Animal Crossing to allow access to the island. The player can also play NES games on the GBA with it. With the cable, the player can also get designs for free, and design patterns at their house.

Appearances in the Animal Crossing series

The Game Shelf in New Leaf

The Nintendo GameCube furniture item in 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 games.
• A Nintendo GameCube furniture item appears in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
• The GameCube Drawer (known as the GameCube Dresser in City Folk) appears as an item in Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo.
• It is also available to be downloaded via Wi-Fi within the game as a special item from Nintendo, serving as a storage device.
• In Animal Crossing, villagers (especially peppy villagers) may sometimes mention the Game Boy Advance link cable and its function, and will tell the player that they wish they had one.

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