7 Reasons The Nintendo Gamecube Is Still The Best Console Of All Time
3. It Showed Nintendo Weren't Afraid To Stick To Their Guns...
The sixth generation of consoles marked the time that both Microsoft and Sony began deviating from being solely focused on video games and saw them pivoting towards creating multimedia monsters rather than just consoles - though one leaned a bit too heavily into the multimedia side of things. We all remember E3 2013, guys.
This didn't deter Nintendo one iota, however. Rather than provide multimedia support of any kind, Nintendo stuck to their guns - and kind of stuck a middle finger up at Sony and Microsoft in the process. By making a machine with the sole function being for you to play games, Nintendo loudly and proudly made it abundantly clear just how confident they were in their abilities as game developers - and it wasn't hollow boasting either.
Upon announcement and release the GameCube was criticised endlessly for its lack of features. But, frankly, that ended up being its greatest strength.