Absolutely fitting bad post. Swinging in with a console that was easier to develop for, more powerful than and $100 USD cheaper than the PS2 could have been a KILLER move. But of course Nintendo's commitment to mini DVD bullshit and their typical stubbornness with developers (there are accounts from devs who first saw the Gamecube at Spaceworld/E3 2000 who hadn't received invites or offers to dev for the system) doomed the system.
Also the cube form factor is cute, but the Xbox and PS2 both look closer to hi-fi components and often sat with big A/V systems, so the odd toylike form factor probably did not help.
Absolutely fitting bad post. Swinging in with a console that was easier to develop for, more powerful than and $100 USD cheaper than the PS2 could have been a KILLER move. But of course Nintendo's commitment to mini DVD bullshit and their typical stubbornness with developers (there are accounts from devs who first saw the Gamecube at Spaceworld/E3 2000 who hadn't received invites or offers to dev for the system) doomed the system.
Also the cube form factor is cute, but the Xbox and PS2 both look closer to hi-fi components and often sat with big A/V systems, so the odd toylike form factor probably did not help.