Owning a GC is depressing

corblimey

Is it just me, or is the current state of GC gaming just depressing? When I first bought it about a year ago, there were lots of great games that I wanted to try out (Viewtiful Joe, Metroid Prime, Res Evil, Pikmin) but there doesn't appear to have been anything even close to these released in the last few months, and with most of the rest of the GC catalogue available on the other consoles, there seems little reason to own one these days.

Every time I go into Game or somewhere, I look at the pitiful selection available for GC and gaze longfully at the PS2 section (until last Sunday that is, when I caved and bought a new PS2 along with Shadow of the Colossus). I know Game is not the be all and end all, but the situation is the same in Gamestop and Smyths these days. Even quality second hand games seem few and far between.

I could buy online, but nothing in the current catalog grabs my attention, or if it does, like I say I can buy it for the XBox or PS2 (Super Monkey Ball, anyone?)

I'll still use it from time to time, when I have a hankering for some Killer 7 brutality, but my GC will no longer get a permanent SCART slot on my TV.

honru

The Gamecube doesn't depress me, no, I've had great fun out of it.

I've been using this year to catch up on the previously released games that I've missed so far, to tide me over till Twilight Princess is out and, eventually, the Revolution.

rainbow kirby

It would have really depressed me if I hadn't caved to the other consoles last year, first an Xbox 9 months ago and then a PS2 3 months ago... The new release situation for the Cube is pretty dire, but then again I have about 25-30 GC games already.

yawnstretch

Yeah, unfortunately there's no way you can rely on the GC for all your gaming goodness but many of this generations greatest games can only be enjoyed on ye old cube.

I think it was worth getting personally and Im looking forward to the Revolution too.

Long Live Nintendo!:)

Laguna

Has the dire Gamecube situation only just dawned on you?, it's been this way for quite some time now.. alas, it had some of the greatest games in the last generation of consoles but due to the marketing might of Sony and Microsoft, fell by the wayside, at least Nintendo made up for it with the fabulous DS!..

corblimey

Well, that's sort of my point Laguna. I have a DS too, and the number of games out now and coming soon for it is going to make my wallet sweat for many months to come. So how the situation isn't the same for the GC? 2 of the best games on the DS (imho - Trauma Center and Phoenix Wright) could quite easily be made for the GC (and now I hear that they are indeed going to be released on the Revolution). I guess just like Ninty appear to have given up on the GC and started to concentrate on the Revolution, so have the third party developers.

Retr0gamer

Not really depressing for me but I view the Cube as a fantastic second console. Get yourself Battlion Wars it's far better than the reviews give it credit for. I've plenty of excellent GC games in my to play pile and I doubt you have played all the classic GC games. The situation with the lack of GC stock is depressing but you can get the games on line and for cheaper anyway.

WallysWorld

Ive had a GC from its first year of release and i can honestly say its been gathering dust since Resi 4, ive been on the damned ps2 since but it was definitly worth getting for those few games Zelda eternal darkness smash bros etc. plus of course (hopefully!) twilight princess that were really great. sniff.

Senbotsu

I dont find it depressing, I find the game prices depressing, most game shops are looking to get rid of there GC games and yet they wont lower the prices. Bah

speedboatchase

The depressing thing is if Nintendo just cut their losses they'd realise porting Zelda to the Revolution makes it the perfect launch title instead of what's it's gonna be - a poor seller which is gonna be lucky to even be sold in stores the way most shops don't even stock GC games anymore