Nintendo · Game Console · 2001
Nintendo GameCube
The Nintendo GameCube is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in Europe on May 3, 2002. It is Nintendo's fourth major home console, succeeding the Nintendo 64, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox in the sixth generation of game consoles.
- Chipset
- IBM PowerPC Gekko @ 486 MHz
- Resolution
- 480i / 480p
- Weight
- 1.4 kg
2000s DOL-001 (US)
Audio
- Output
- Analog stereo, Dolby Pro Logic II
Media
- Format
- Proprietary 8 cm miniDVD GameCube Game Disc (up to 1.5 GB)
Physical
- Weight
- 1.4 kg
- Dimensions
- 150 x 161 x 110 mm
Performance
- CPU
- IBM PowerPC Gekko @ 486 MHz
- GPU
- ATI Flipper @ 162 MHz
Connectivity
- Other
- Serial/hi-speed ports (broadband/modem adapter), GBA link cable
- Controller ports
- 4
Video Output
- Connector
- AV Multi Out (composite, S-Video, component/D-terminal on early units)
- Resolution
- 480i / 480p
Memory & Storage
- I/O RAM
- 16 MB DRAM
- Video RAM
- 3 MB 1T-SRAM
- System RAM
- 24 MB 1T-SRAM
- Memory cards
- 512 KB / 2 MB / 8 MB
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