The Nintendo GameCube is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in Europe on May 3, 2002. It is Nintendo's fourth major home console, succeeding the Nintendo 64, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega’s Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox in the sixth generation of game consoles.
