GameCube on: the 'Cube is officially not dead -- yet

Yes, indeed reports of the GameCube's death were highly exaggerated. Last we left off in the soap opera saga of Nintendo's last-gen console, we heard from a rep in the UK what sounded like news that the N wasn't finished with it yet. Well, good news Cubers not ready (or able) to step up to a Wii, we've finally wrangled an official statement from Nintendo:

"We are continuing to manufacture and sell Nintendo GameCube, which is an ideal entry-level value system and has a strong library of games. The continuing appetite for new games is best demonstrated by strong sales of the GameCube version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which is one of the top 10 industry titles. And, Nintendo GameCube still enjoys solid third-party support."

Alright, you heard it, you can still enjoy GC console availability for the time being before they finally scorch that earth. Now stop staring and move on with your life. That means you, Paul.

[jason @ Mar 1st 2007 4:50PM]

i asked Game stop if this was true when i first heard this and they told me yes . because they had no releases for this year

[Todd @ Mar 1st 2007 5:01PM]

Excellent graphic! I love that movie.

[Veritas II @ Mar 1st 2007 5:29PM]

My understanding is that there are some games from Dreamworks and other movie studios that were licensed to be made based on movies and that the game studios want to develop them for the Cube because they already have the development process in place. So the games that are coming out may be licenses based on movies.

[Kev50027 @ Mar 1st 2007 6:52PM]

Bah humbug.. who cares. It was dead when it came out, and still can't even compare its sales to the PS2.

[jonesy @ Mar 1st 2007 7:08PM]

"And, Nintendo GameCube still enjoys solid third-party support."

? When did the GC have that when it was still 'alive' sure the odd few titles here and there.

Still picking a GC up In the UK is very cheap at the moment (£29 in some stores) and with ASDA/Walmart selling the PS2 for £49 it seems like there are a few good bargains to be had (and lots of games to be played).

[ben @ Mar 1st 2007 9:02PM]

Me and my gamecube will die if I get a wii for my birthday or if nintendo drowns the world with wii.
sorry I could not hold it in. heh.

[Jim @ Mar 2nd 2007 11:20AM]

"I've come here to play GameCube and kick a$$. And I'm all out of GameCubes."

[LongshotX @ Mar 2nd 2007 12:12PM]

How could it be when you have the Wii which is nothing more a boosted up Gamecube, with a new controller?

[Mega Man 5 @ Mar 30th 2007 3:58PM]

GameCube did not die when it was released, nor did it when Resident Evil 4 was released. Even today, the GameCube is still officially alive since not only is it still in production but there are a handful of third party games coming this year, including Radio Allergy and Madden NFL 08.