GameCube

GameCubeConsolePage
Brand
Nintendo
Original Release Date
November 18, 2001
Hardware Versions
GameCube
Original MSRP (USD)
$199, £129, €199
Weight
3 lbs.

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A collage of characters from three excellent GameCube exclusives: Paper Mario from The Thousand-Year Door, Samus Aran from Metroid Prime, and Toon Link from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
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