GameCube.(Brief Article)

Mario. Metroid. Zelda. Wario. Star Fox. F-Zero. A roster of Nintendo's biggest game series of all time or a list of GameCube titles due out by this winter? As Executive VP of Sales and Marketing Peter MacDougall reminded everyone at E3, it's both. "We will launch more major franchise titles in the next nine months than in any nine-month period in Nintendo's history," said MacDougall. "These are among the most recognized and popular characters in the history of [video games]."

Even better, playable versions of these "Game Giants'" new 'Cube incarnations at the expo proved they won't be skating by on reputation alone. Talk on the show floor about the best games inevitably turned to Mario's control, Zelda's look and Metroid's promising new direction. Great news for GameCube owners after some lean summer months--too bad there was little to get excited about outside of Nintendo's own games. Besides Capcom's Resident Evil A, big third-party GameCube exclusives were tough to find....

GC: By the Numbers

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