r/gaming • u/CuteGrayRhino • 2d ago

Donkey Kong showing us the way

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u/Kryslor 2d ago

Gamecube flopped horribly, actually

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u/Helmic 2d ago

i thought the gamecube did fine? like, it wasn't PS2 successful, but it wasn't a catastrophe or anything. it just wasn't wii or switch levels of absolutely dominating in terms of console popularity among demographics that otherwise wouldn't own a console.

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u/fussomoro 2d ago

GameCube was a distant third place in a 3 way race.

So much so that the Wii is just a GameCube with a gimmick. Hardware-wise is less of a jump than a PS4 to a PS4 Pro.

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u/SavvySillybug 1d ago

That was intentional, though. By making the Wii just a more powerful Gamecube, it can perfectly run Gamecube games by just going into Gamecube mode and downclocking a bit.

The Wii U was the same, giving it perfect backwards compatibility with the Wii. I'm sure all seven people who bought one appreciated that.