The discs are in a miniDVD- based format, but the system was not designed to play full-sized DVDs or audio CDs unlike its competitors, and mainly focused on gaming instead. The GameCube is the first Nintendo console to use optical discs as its primary storage medium.
The GameCube competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox. The GameCube was Nintendo's entry in the sixth generation of video game consoles and is the successor to the Nintendo 64.
The Nintendo GameCube is a home video game console released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. Select Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games via Game Boy Player
