Well, GameCube isn\'t the failure that some people make it out to be.
I saw a guy buying one at EB Games last week while I was there. I know.. stupid argument.. but since I attended the launch, it was the first time I saw somebody purchase the system at a store.
Yes, it\'s getting beaten by PS2 and Xbox.. but it\'s not dead to consumers by any means. NPD stats anyone?
Edit: Got your November numbers right here for North America..
Game Boy Advance 892,438
GameCube 278,284
Nintendo DS 381,619
PlayStation 2 546,096
PlayStation Portable 359,772
Xbox 191,320
Xbox 360 332,121
I was surprised too. I had heard that DS outsold PSP, but GCN over Xbox by a good margin was not expected. Yeaaaaah.. the 360 obviously stole some sales from the original Xbox.. but it\'s also in a different segment at this time.
The Xbox is.. what.. $129? $149? Less than half the price of the less popular 360 Core system.