Farewell, GameCube, The Wii U Doesn’t Play You

14 responses to “Farewell, GameCube, The Wii U Doesn’t Play You”

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   ShiggyNinty

   June 9, 2011 at 8:54 am

   Noooo! Lucky I still have my Gamecube hooked up along with my Wii too!

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2. 

   DeeDub

   June 9, 2011 at 9:15 am

   Strange decision considering the Gamecube is almost the same architecture as a Wii.

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3. 

   Braaains

   June 9, 2011 at 9:15 am

   Of course it doesn’t play GameCube games. They’re looking forward to tugging on the teats of the “HD remaster” cash cow.

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   1. 

      ba!

      June 9, 2011 at 9:33 am

      I’d be all over that!

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   2. 

      Snacuum

      June 9, 2011 at 11:21 am

      Don’t forget to take advantage of the new eshop gamecube virtual console where you can buy your gamecube games all over again!

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4. 

   Stevorooni

   June 9, 2011 at 9:44 am

   I’d buy a HD Wind Waker and Mario Sunshine.

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5. 

   Penmonicus

   June 9, 2011 at 9:53 am

   My initial reaction is disappointment, but I’m quite sure I haven’t touched any of my GameCube games in a real long time.

   Though I have still been meaning to finish Eternal Darkness that third damn time…

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6. 

   Humanthehuman

   June 9, 2011 at 10:12 am

   Well, there go four of my favorite games of all time. Along with more than half of my top 50 games of all time…

   I think I’ll buy a new Gamecube.

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7. 

   Lone Wolf

   June 9, 2011 at 10:25 am

   This is the news I was waiting for.

   It sounds like exactly the same approach the Wii took.

   Complete reverse compatibility for one generation.

   Makes me wonder how compatibile the other next gen consoles will be, considering the 360 had extremely limited reverse compatibility and the PS3’s depended on what version you ended up with.

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   1. 

      Steve0410

      June 9, 2011 at 5:49 pm

      Tell me how you suppose the GCN could have possibly played N64 games.

      It’s just a clever tactic for Nintendo to put their greatest hits on the VC so suckers like me can shell out for the 2nd or 3rd time.

      I’m beginning to lose track of how many versions of Ocarina I have: N64… WW collector’s edition… GCN Zelda collector’s edition… VC… 3DS.

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8. 

   Gladice

   June 9, 2011 at 11:03 am

   Dear Nintendo,

   Please release a revamped wavebird which doesn’t require an external receiver. The classic controller pro is ok, but it’s sub-par for playing super smash brothers, and I hate having to plug it into the wiimote. Your cooperation in this matter will result in my eternal gratitude and a cash amount exceeding no more than $100. I will also provide a potato sculpted into the shape of Reggie Fils-Aime’s head. No tricks, just potato.

   Regards and best wishes,
   Gladice.

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9. 

   Stevorooni

   June 9, 2011 at 11:03 am

   It saves them from having to fit 4 controller ports and GCN memory card slots on the thing.

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10. 

    Adam

    June 9, 2011 at 11:23 am

    I hope this means hd remakes or added to the store to download straight to the Wii U

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11. 

    Raif

    June 10, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    Then how am I going to play super smash bros. brawl?:P

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