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The Nintendo GameCube (codenamed Dolphin[1]) is Nintendo's fourth system and the successor to the Nintendo 64. It competed in the Sixth generation of video games with the Playstation 2 and Xbox. It was succeeded by the Wii in 2006. The console had a lifetime of 5½ years from when it was first released in 2001 until Nintendo ceased production in February 2007.[1]

Nintendo had initially expected to sell 50 million GameCubes by 2005.[2][3]

GameCube sales figures[]

As of June 30, 2008, Nintendo has shipped 21.74 million GameCube systems; 4.04 million in Japan, 12.94 million in Americas, and 4.77 million in other regions.[4] However, some sources show that the GameCube could have potentially sold more units than what was initially reported with some sources indicating 24 million GameCube units sold,[5][6][7] and one source showing that Nintendo sold 26 million GameCube units worldwide.[8]

GameCube sales figures (based on official financial reports)[9]
Date ending Quarterly sales Total sales Source
6 months (Apr01-Sep01) 0.51 0.51 [2]
6 months (Oct01-Mar02) 3.29 3.80 [3]
2002 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2002) 3.80 3.80 [9][4]
6 months (Apr02-Sep02) 2.88 6.68 [5]
6 months (Oct02-Mar03) 2.87 9.55 [6]
2003 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2003) 5.76 9.55 [9][7]
June 30, 2003 0.08 9.63 [8]
Sept 30, 2003 0.81 10.45 [9]
December 31, 2003 3.50 13.94 [10]
March 31, 2004 0.63 14.57 [11]
2004 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2004) 5.02 14.57 [9][12]
June 30, 2004 0.65 15.22 [13]
Sept 30, 2004 0.75 15.97 [14]
December 31, 2004 2.06 18.03 [15]
March 31, 2005 0.47 18.50 [16]
2005 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2005) 3.92 18.50 [9][17]
June 30, 2005 0.26 18.76 [18]
Sept 30, 2005 0.55 19.31 [19]
December 31, 2005 1.30 20.61 [20]
March 31, 2006 0.23 20.85 [21]
2006 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2006) 2.35 20.85 [22] [9]
June 30, 2006 0.15 21.00 [23]
September 30, 2006 0.2 21.20 [24]

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December 31, 2006 0.31 21.52 [26]

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March 31, 2007 0.07 21.59 [28]

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2007 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2007) 0.73 21.59 [30]

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June 30, 2007 0.04 21.63 [31]
September 30, 2007 0.04 21.66 [32]
December 31, 2007 ~0.06 21.72
March 31, 2008 ~0.02 21.74
2008 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2008) 0.16 21.74 [9]
June 30, 2008 0.00 21.74 [33]

Sales tidbits[]

  • United States
    • January 2003: 3.5 million [34]
    • April 2007: 11.7 million [35]
  • Europe
    • January 2003: 1.5 million [36]
    • January 2004: nearly 3 million [37]
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia:
    • November 2007: 167,899 units [39]

Best-selling games[]

Worldwide[]

The following is a list of the best-selling GameCube games according to Nintendo as of December 2014.[10] Any non-Nintendo published titles on this list are sourced directly.

  1. Super Smash Bros. Melee - 7.41 million
  2. Mario Kart: Double Dash - 6.88 million
  3. Super Mario Sunshine - 5.91 million
  4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 4.43 million
  5. Luigi's Mansion - 3.33 million
  6. Metroid Prime - 2.84 million
  7. Mario Party 4 - 2.46 million
  8. Pokémon Colosseum - 2.41 million
  9. Animal Crossing - 2.27 million
  10. Mario Party 5 - 2.17 million
  11. Mario Party 7 - 2.08 million
  12. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 1.91 million
  13. Star Fox Adventures - 1.82 million
  14. Mario Party 6 - 1.63 million
  15. Pikmin - 1.60 million
  16. Super Mario Strikers - 1.60 million
  17. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 1.43 million
  18. Pokémon XD: Gales of Darkness - 1.42 million
  19. Kirby Air Ride - 1.35 million
  20. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - 1.27 million
  21. Donkey Konga - 1.18 million
  22. Mario Power Tennis - 1.16 million
  23. Pikmin 2 - 1.12 million
  24. Metroid Prime 2 - 1.10 million
  25. Mario Superstar Baseball - 1.05 million

Japan[]

Best-selling GameCube games in Japan (source)
  1. Super Smash Bros. Melee - 1,349,418
  2. Mario Party 4 - 902,348
  3. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - 825,894
  4. Super Mario Sunshine - 789,989
  5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 742,609
  6. Mario Party 5 - 697,462
  7. Pokemon Colosseum - 656,189
  8. Animal Crossing - 641,300
  9. Mario Party 6 - 527,132
  10. Pikmin - 502,996
  11. Pikmin 2 - 483,027
  12. Mario Party 7 - 454,261
  13. Donkey Konga - 427,096
  14. Kirby Air Ride - 422,311
  15. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 409,600
  16. Naruto: Clash of Ninja 3 - 404,951
  17. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! - 400,785
  18. Resident Evil 0 - 400,750
  19. Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 - 396,608
  20. Animal Crossing e+ - 386,258
  21. Mario Power Tennis - 377,172
  22. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - 354,991
  23. Luigi's Mansion - 348,918
  24. Tales of Symphonia - 322,779
  25. Naruto: Clash of Ninja 4 - 314,156

United States[]

Best-selling GameCube games in the US (source) (source)
  1. Super Smash Bros. Melee - 4,060,000
  2. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - 3,850,000
  3. Super Mario Sunshine - 3,730,000
  4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 2,470,000
  5. Luigi's Mansion - 2,190,000
  6. Animal Crossing - 1,680,000
  7. Metroid Prime - 1,490,000
  8. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - 1,440,000
  9. Sonic Mega Collection - 1,380,000
  10. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 1,230,000
  11. Pokemon Colosseum - 1,150,000
  12. Mario Party 4 - 1,100,000
  13. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - 1,030,000
  14. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader - 1,030,000
  15. Resident Evil 4 - 1,000,000
  16. Soulcalibur II - 1,000,000
  17. Super Mario Strikers - 950,000
  18. Mario Party 5 - 832,040
  19. Star Fox Adventures - 820,890
  20. Spider-Man: The Movie - 724,278
  21. Mario Party 6 - 720,908
  22. Pikmin - 678,790

Charts[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.gamesradar.com/f/console-codenames-before-they-were-famous/a-2008081310145746097/p-2
  2. ↑ http://www.gamersmark.com/news/2002/06/1/1497/
  3. ↑ http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php?tid=968
  4. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080730e.pdf
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120531073814/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/10/wii-2/
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121022203837/https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2006/05/6710-2/
  7. ↑ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Innovation_in_the_Cultural_and_Creative/KvK-DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071011071020/https://seekingalpha.com/article/22075-seventh-generation-gaming-consoles-thinking-outside-the-box
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20080910032515/www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e0806.pdf
  10. ↑ Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present

References[]

Sixth generation of video games
PlayStation 2 · GameCube · Xbox · Dreamcast · Game Boy Advance
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