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{{Distinguish|[[Nintendo Cube]], the subsidiary of Nintendo}}
{{Infobox System
 | name=Nintendo GameCube
 | logo = [[File:Nintendo GameCube Logo.svg|200px]]
 | image = [[File:Nintendo GameCube.png|200px]]
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 | manufacturer = [[Nintendo]]
 | type         = Home console
 | released     = {{Flag|JPN}} September 14, 2001<br>{{Flag|USA}} November 18, 2001<br>{{Flag|EUR}} May 3, 2002<br>{{Flag|AUS}} May 17, 2002
 | media        = GameCube Game Disc, Game Pak <small>({{wp|Game Boy Player}} required)</small>
 | input        = GameCube Controller<br>WaveBird Controller<br>Game Boy Advance
 | predecessor  = [[Nintendo 64]]
 | successor    = [[Wii]]
}}
The '''Nintendo GameCube'''{{Note|{{Nihongo foot|ニンテンドーゲームキューブ|Nintendou Geimukyuubu}}}} (officially abbreviated as '''GCN''') is a home video game console created by [[Nintendo]] and released in 2001. It is the successor to the [[Nintendo 64]] and the predecessor to the [[Wii]]. Three of the [[First generation|first-generation ''Animal Crossing'' games]]—{{DnM+}}, {{PG}}, and {{DnMe+}}—were released on the GameCube in 2001, 2002, and 2003, respectively. Additionally, {{SSBM}}, which features three trophies of characters from {{DnM}}, was released for the console shortly before {{DnM+|nolink}} in 2001. The GameCube has the ability to connect to the [[Game Boy Advance]] to unlock features in various games, including all three ''Animal Crossing'' games.

The GameCube sold 21.74 million units worldwide and was discontinued in mid-2007. The GameCube's games and controllers are also backward-compatible with its successor, the Wii, although this feature was removed in later Wii models.

==''Animal Crossing''-related games==
The following titles can also be played on the first model of the [[Wii]] through {{Wp|backward compatibility}}.
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| {{SSBM}} || [[File:SSBM Box.jpg|100px]] || {{Flag|JPN}} November 21, 2001<br>{{Flag|USA}} December 3, 2001<br>{{Flag|EUR}} May 24, 2002<br>{{Flag|AUS}} May 31, 2002
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| {{DnM+}} || [[File:DnM+ Box.png|100px]] || {{Flag|JPN}} December 14, 2001
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| {{PG}} || [[File:PG Box NA.png|100px]] || {{Flag|USA}} September 16, 2002<br>{{Flag|AUS}} October 17, 2003<br>{{Flag|EUR}} September 24, 2004
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| {{DnMe+}} || [[File:DnMe+ Outer Box.png|100px]] || {{Flag|JPN}} June 27, 2003
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==Memory Card==
:''"Memory Card" redirects here. For the similar accessory for the Nintendo 64, see [[Nintendo 64#Controller Pak|Nintendo 64 § Controller Pak]].''
Save data for GameCube games is stored on Memory Cards. There are three official Memory Card capacities, each named for their capacity in blocks: The Memory Card 59 (grey, 4 Megabit), the Memory Card 251 (black, 16 Megabit), and the Memory Card 1019 (white, 64 Megabit).

The town save data for {{DnM+}}, {{PG}} and {{DnMe+}} takes up 57 blocks, almost the entire capacity of a Memory Card 59. [[NES games|NES data]] is saved in a separate 1 block file, while travel data gets saved as a separate 3 block file and must be stored onto a separate memory card from the one containing the town data.

A Memory Card 59 featuring a unique label and special [[letter]] data was included with all copies of {{DnM+}} and {{PG}}.{{Note|In {{DnMe+}}, which was never bundled with a Memory Card, this letter is instead contained in the game itself and sent to each player upon moving into town.}} The letter on the card contains a welcome message from Nintendo and a {{I|grab bag|PG}} containing "[[K.K. Love Song]]" and two random [[NES game]]s. The special data, titled "Bonus Letters:1" ("Gift:1" in the European version), places the welcome letter in the mailbox of the first player to load their save, which in practice is always the first player to move to town, since the data natively cannot be copied or moved to a Memory Card with existing town data. After the letter is sent, the counter decrements to zero and the special data can no longer be used.

The letter reads:
{{Letter
|top=Dear <player>,
|line1=Welcome to Animal Crossing!
|line2=What we've created isn't just
|line3=another game, but a whole
|line4=new experience! Invite your
|line5=friends and family to join
|line6=you in your brand-new life!
|bottom=The AC Development Team
}}

In the European version, the welcome letter also features translations to French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

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DnM+ Memory Card.png|The Memory Card included with {{DnM+|nolink}}
PG Memory Card NA.jpg|The Memory Card included with the North American version of {{PG|nolink}}
PG Memory Card NA 2.jpg|The Memory Card included with later North American Player's Choice copies of {{PG|nolink}}.<ref>{{Cite web|author=PushDustIn|date=June 6, 2016|url=https://sourcegaming.info/2016/06/06/all-about-gamecube-memory-card-variants/|title=All About GameCube Memory Card Variants|site=Source Gaming|retrieved=January 1, 2024}}</ref> This card has a black front and translucent red back.
PG Memory Card EU.jpg|The Memory Card included with the European version of {{PG|nolink}}
</gallery>

==Game Boy Advance compatibility==
{{Main|Game Boy Advance}}
[[File:GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable.png|thumb|left|200px|The Game Boy Advance link cable]]
A [[Game Boy Advance]] can be connected to the GameCube via Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance link cable. The GBA is used in {{DnM+}}, {{PG}}, and {{DnMe+}} to unlock extra features, most notably access to [[Animal Island]] in {{DnM+|nolink}} and {{PG|nolink}}, and access to the ''[[Doubutsu no Mori e+: Doubutsu-tachi to Asobou!|Doubutsu-tachi to Asobou!]]'' minigames in {{DnMe+|nolink}}.
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==Appearances in the {{SER|nolink}}==
The GameCube has been featured and referenced several times in the {{SER|nolink}}:
*The {{I|G logo|PG}}, which is modeled after the Nintendo GameCube logo, appears as a furniture item in {{DnM+}}, {{PG}} and {{DnMe+}}.
*The GameCube drawer (known as the GameCube dresser in {{CF|short|nolink}}) appears as a furniture item in {{CF}} and {{NLWa}}. It it modeled after the Nintendo GameCube and serves as a [[storage unit]].
*The {{I|Nintendo GameCube|PC}} furniture item appears in {{PC}}.
*The GameCube makes a cameo in {{WW}}, {{CF}}, and {{NL}}. It appears in the game shelf (known as the pink box prior to {{NL|short|nolink}}) furniture item alongside a controller and game. In {{NL|nolink}}, [[furniture customization|customizing]] the game shelf produces the four different types of GameCube color variations released during its lifetime.
*In {{PG|nolink}}, [[villager]]s (especially [[peppy]] villagers) may sometimes mention the Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance link cable and its function, and will tell the player that they wish they had one.

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G Logo PG Model.png|The {{I|G logo|PG}} in {{PG}}
GameCube Dresser CF Model.png|The {{I|GameCube dresser|CF}} in {{CF|short}}
GameCube Drawer NL Model.png|The {{I|GameCube drawer|NL}} in {{NLWa|short}}
Nintendo GameCube PC Icon.png|The {{I|Nintendo GameCube|PC}} in {{PC|short}}
Pink Box WW Model.png|The {{I|pink box|WW}} in {{WW|short}}
Pink Box CF Model.png|The {{I|pink box|CF}} in {{CF|short|nolink}}
Game Shelf (Pink) NL Model.png|The Pink variation of the {{I|game shelf|NL}} in {{NL|short}}, showing the Indigo GameCube
Game Shelf (Blue) NL Model.png|The Blue variation of the game shelf in {{NL|short|nolink}}, showing the Jet Black GameCube
Game Shelf (Beige) NL Model.png|The Beige variation of the game shelf in {{NL|short|nolink}}, showing the Spice GameCube
Game Shelf (Black) NL Model.png|The Black variation of the game shelf in {{NL|short|nolink}}, showing the Platinum GameCube
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Note list}}

==References==
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