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Why Nintendo's releasing a new wired controller after they discontinued the wonderful wireless WaveBird is unknown to us, but Japan will be able to get a brand new white gamepad for about 2000 yen, or $20 this month. Like most things Nintendo, it'll take a few months to get to the States (if it even does). Looking at the sales numbers of Smash Bros. Brawl makes it seem likely that it will. [Nintendo via Go Nintendo via Kotaku]
Nintendo Releasing NEW White GameCube Controller
Why Nintendo's releasing a new wired controller after they discontinued the wonderful wireless WaveBird is unknown to us, but Japan will be able to get a brand new white gamepad for about 2000 yen, or $20 this month. Like most things Nintendo, it'll take a few months to get to the States (if it even does). Looking at the sales numbers of Smash Bros. Brawl makes it seem likely that it will. [Nintendo via Go Nintendo via Kotaku]
wall-e
Long before the Pixar movie hits the big screen this summer, a group of German modders have been inspired by Wall-E's cuteness to take an old and unloved Nintendo GameCube and some scraps of metal and acrylic, and put together a sweet mod that looks just like the little robot himself. It even has tank treads and a flip-down shutter, like Wall-E's, over the Gamecube's ports. Frankly, its so loveably "realistic" that we're pre-emptively sniffly, imagining what the movie will be like. [Bit-Tech via TechEBlog]
Wall-E GameCube Mod is Too Cute (but Not Too Cute for the Giz)
Long before the Pixar movie hits the big screen this summer, a group of German modders have been inspired by Wall-E's cuteness to take an old and unloved Nintendo GameCube and some scraps of metal and acrylic, and put together a sweet mod that looks just like the little robot himself. It even has tank treads and a flip-down shutter, like Wall-E's, over the Gamecube's ports. Frankly, its so loveably "realistic" that we're pre-emptively sniffly, imagining what the movie will be like. [Bit-Tech via TechEBlog]
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If you're going to turn a Nintendo Gamecube into a handheld portable device, you should really spend a little more effort than this man here. Geekologie doesn't have any details on it, but as you can see, whoever did this just broke a regular GC controller in half, soldered some holes into a piece of plastic, lobotomized a portable DVD player and blended them all together. The result can only be described as something the OLPC's intended market would not want. [Geekologie]
Handheld Gamecube Mod Gets B- For Effort, F For Quality
If you're going to turn a Nintendo Gamecube into a handheld portable device, you should really spend a little more effort than this man here. Geekologie doesn't have any details on it, but as you can see, whoever did this just broke a regular GC controller in half, soldered some holes into a piece of plastic, lobotomized a portable DVD player and blended them all together. The result can only be described as something the OLPC's intended market would not want. [Geekologie]
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Nintendo Wireless Wavebird Controllers Discontinued, World Weeps
Although the GameCube didn't really advance the gaming world in any giant steps on the software side, it did introduce to us the fact that a wireless controller can not suck. The wireless Wavebird controller, which eliminated wires in living rooms everywhere (not really everywhere, since we know how well the GC sold) has now been itself eliminated, which means your only choice for new GC controllers is a standard wired controller. [GoNintendo]
sales
Showing both that they've learned their lesson and just how lousy GameCube sales were, the Wii has passed the latter's lifetime sales in just about a year's time. In the time period between November 27, 2006 and now, the Wii has sold about 4 million units while the GameCube has sold only about 3.9. And the GC came out on September 10, 2001. In comparison, the DS has sold just about the same amount of units as the Wii, with the GBA actually selling more than either of them. More fancy charts if you follow the link. [JoshuaJamesSlone via Go Nintendo via Kotaku]
Nintendo Wii Passes Lifetime GameCube Sales Already (In Japan)
Showing both that they've learned their lesson and just how lousy GameCube sales were, the Wii has passed the latter's lifetime sales in just about a year's time. In the time period between November 27, 2006 and now, the Wii has sold about 4 million units while the GameCube has sold only about 3.9. And the GC came out on September 10, 2001. In comparison, the DS has sold just about the same amount of units as the Wii, with the GBA actually selling more than either of them. More fancy charts if you follow the link. [JoshuaJamesSlone via Go Nintendo via Kotaku]
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Gamecube Tissue Box: Perfect for This Time of Mourning
In the end, shoving the guts of a Gamecube into a tissue box and tissues into the cube is only fitting—it's just about time for it to pass on to the shelf of dusty systems. Sure we can play our 'Cube games on the Wii, but it's just not the same. It's okay to cry. We won't make fun of you. More »
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Wii/Gamecube Coding Contest
We usually don't post coding contests, but this one was too tasty to resist. Programmers, start your engine...err...USB lava lamps. DCEmu is throwing a coding contest for the Nintendo Wii and Gamecube platforms. As to exactly what you design, that much is fairly open-ended.Entries can be Emulators, Homebrew Games, Demos or Applications that work directly on the Gamecube/Nintendo Wii.Winners receive up to $300 in gift certificates to be used at the Gp2x (Linux embedded handheld console) store, as well as props from their geeky gaming brethren. Given a disappointing lineup of Wii titles (after the novelty of Wii Sports wears off), I really hope we see some participation and ingenuity in the contest. More »
before you ask, it's fake
Portable GameCube Advance
At first glance, we thought the Portable GameCube Advance was the product of console miniaturizer Benjamin Heckendorn, who has shrunk some of our favorites into nearly portable packages. More »
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Miyamoto Says the Wii Is Basically a Gamecube
Although Ashcraft is in Japan, we could hear his tears drop loudly on his stained MacBook Pro all the way here across the Pacific here in California when he read Miyamoto say that the Wii is "basically a GC". More »
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Handheld Semi-Portable Gamecube
Ben the Geamecube fan spent a month of lonely nights modding his Gamecube controller, Gamecube, and LCD screen into a portable franken-console of Nintendo delights. This thing cost him around 200 ($370) to build, and weighs 2 kg (4 lbs). More »
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Gamecube Pricing Debacle
Gizmodo's former banner robot was able to land a job being a bilingual translating machine for Nintendo and has tipped us on this little diddy. According to the translated Nintendo report, the Gamecube is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel and Nintendo has decided to allow retailers to set their own prices for it. Might be worthy of a purchase with proper haggling techniques. More »
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