Nintendo leak reveals proposals for portable GameCube with dock, powerful GameCube successor

As part of the latest Nintendo leak, proposals for a portable GameCube and powerful GameCube successor on par with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have been revealed.

[After10Ben]

In hindsight I think this would have been the smarter move. As much as I enjoyed the Wii for what it was--it seemed to have put Nintendo in a game of catch-up with Sony and Microsoft, especially in regards to graphics and online gaming. Despite the success of the Switch (a system I really like), Nintendo still hasn't caught up in those two areas.

[Double_O_Revan]

Nintendo are so behind in online gaming only because of their own stubbornness and lack of caring to integrate into an online world. They don't even try for the most part. As for graphics, Nintendo stopped trying to compete years ago and would rather make unique experience games that don't rely on heavy power. The Switch isn't that powerful, but it's a great piece of hardware. They wouldn't be able to make it portable or as small if they tried to make it stronger.

[cyclindk]

Well, they could easily make a top notch powerful portable console, just not for 300.00...

[RosweeSon]

Nintendo gave up on the top end tech after N64 once ps2 happened Nintendo went a different route hence GameCube launched day1 for £130!! 😍🙌🏻
28514; wii was underpowered still done them no wrong tho their first console to clear 100 million think they’ll be alright with how it’s gone. Wii U did Dreamcast numbers but now switch is smashing and gonna do wii numbers again so 🤷🏻‍♂️🤓 ✌🏻😂 agree the online needs to catch up and Nintendo are old school but they in their own battle always innovating always got time for Nintendo 🤓✌🏻😜

[Edgelordsupreme]

The GameCube was considerably more powerful than the PS2.

[Sirk7x]

Gamecube was much more powerful than the PS2.

[RosweeSon]

Edgelordsupreme and Sirk7K I never knew that haha. Shows how much I care about the power side of things I thought they were on par but yeah GameCube slightly faster. Still was a cheap console they weren’t going for top end tech.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

I wish they created this now.

[RaidenBlack]

Yeah ... I was put off by the motion controls and low resolution output of the Wii .

[whitbyfox]

Nintendo are so far ahead that it’s funny to read the other 2 comments claiming otherwise.

[jjb1981]

I know right? Ha ha! Not.

[RosweeSon]

Nintendo introduced for the mainstream. Shoulder buttons, rumble, analogue, touchscreens, motion controls yeah soooo behind. Not being 60 FPS doesn’t make you behind it makes you lower resolution. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷 🏻‍♂️😂

[Minute Man 721]

Nintendo always innovates, everyone else follows

[indysurfn]

DON'T FORGET virtual boy yes it was TOO early tech could not do VIRTUAL reality 25 years ago but they tried and it cost $549 in old money ! OUCH that was like 1200 now. Recently though they are behind yes a SWITCH is 888 gigaflops and xbox 360 was only 240 gigaflops. But now PS4 base is 1,420 gigaflops (or 1.42 teraflops) SWITCH is behind current gen. But if they ever go back to the arms race (and they can with 30 BILLION dollars in cash on hand). They have Nvidia and ARM behind them. Can you imagine them in the arms race again with Nvidia? They would not even need a rtx3070 they can win with the rumored even lower end rtx 3060 GPU card..

[Knightofelemia]

Was hoping this was for a Gamecube Mini

[Inverno]

I would've bought that faster than the switch tbh. An even smaller Gamecube? Maybe palm sized would've been the coolest thing ever. Would be the kind of tech you take around with you to show off. There are youtubers that have shrunk the Wii to the size of a gameboy, and I think thats just flippin amazing

[Donnie81]

This actually sounds pretty awesome. The Wii is the only Nintendo system I didn’t own myself. My son had one and I played it plenty but it just wasn’t my jam.
I enjoy Nintendo for what it does and they try to innovate but they need better hardware. In a world of 4k 120 FPS and ray tracing they are consistently rolling out sub hd games with ps3 level textures. The switch could have been an amazing system if it offered a legit console quality experience docked. It can’t play most 3rd party games now and that’s not gonna get any better. They did the switch lite now do a switch xl improving the big screen experience I’ll buy it day one!

[DarXyde]

You mean the GameCube wasn't already portable? But... the small discs... and the handle on the back.

[BIGBushido]

Out of all the consoles I've had, the GameCube was my absolute favorite with the N64 close behind.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

Why don't they create a Virtual Console...console? I mean, sure, the Switch could be that system too, but if Nintendo wants to make more money they could literally create a device to sell alongside it designed specifically to emulate the wide world of past Nintendo consoles, and maybe even some third party systems too, complete with a digital storefront. With Nintendo controllers changing every gen it may be difficult to capture the exact feel of the controller for every single system they've ever produced (without a ton of accessories), but it could still be pretty neat, and Nintendo's long legacy with decades of great games is one of their strengths.

But, that's something people would actually want and that wouldn't be the kind of consumer exploitation modern Nintendo loves, so it's never going to happen.

[Einhander1971]

Nintendo do there own thing, that's what makes them so different from Sony and Microsoft. Get a bit fed up with all this power bullshit. Nintendo always deliver something special regardless.