Planet Gamecube E3 2001 Video Part 4

Travel back in time to the E3 where Nintendo first demonstrated games for the Nintendo Gamecube. This video features Pikmin, Eternal Darkness, Donkey Kong Racing, and more.

[@Artictoc]

"I cant belive how many polygons they must be using, I mean the characters are perfectly round!" Oh 2001.

[@sebastianfernandez6146]

That's insane. Their core values stay to this day. Honestly every Wii u game I've played has run really smooth with no dips in framerates.

[@mrgamer21799]

Ironically, the Wii U was probably not very fun to develop for lol

[@sebman6031]

@@mrgamer21799 Neither the switch tbh. Only nintendo main teams and few others like platinum games or Panic button know how to optimize on it. Every other company it's launching underpowered ports

[@mrgamer21799]

@@sebman6031 last time I heard, the Switch is highly developer friendly. I don't think it's just Nintendo and partners that are using the hardware extensively.

[@sebman6031]

@@mrgamer21799 For indies maybe. Also a lot of people just want their games there becuase any switch game could potentially sell like crazy. But more complex games always have something odd about them (resolution, fps, textures, light effects, draw distance) Like how both xenoblade titles on switch run worse than their counterparts on wiiu

[@mrgamer21799]

@@sebman6031 I wouldn't say that's a problem with the architecture of the system though, more like the limitations of the hardware.

[@SonicToZelda]

pikmin 2 coming for the wii in us this year and a new pikmin :D

[@redpikmin017]

And now we're still waiting for pikmin 4

[@Trisky]

the best console gamecube brings back so many childhood memories

[@NewFoxDeluxe]

pikmin... my first gamecube game :)

[@TheShadyProfessor]

I love how nobody knows how to react to pikmin lol.

[@SuperTrainStationH]

13:40 "something tells me he (miyamoto) is growing something else in is backyard". lol

[@Wildpikmin1]

Back when the plural for pikmin was pikmins...

[@jj-lw5xx]

Sure Nintendo’s graphics have improved but the experience is not the same anymore as it was on the GameCube ,back then Nintendo actually cared about the fans making a machine that you could play with friends etc, and it had zero load times no other console has achieved that, and the fact that it made the multiplayer and single player experience better than ever

[@nman78]

did I see Kameo Elements of Power in the trailer in the beginning? the launch title to xbox 360?

[@MistaSparkyy]

Haha! Yes, it is Kameo. I know MS bought Rare shortly after this because Grabbed By The Ghoulies was originally developed for the GC and then changed around for the Xbox.... Its just funny that it was probably intended for the cube. Makes me wonder how awesome (Well...even more awesome) Gamecube would have been if they had kept Rare. Nintendo had a chance to counter offer for Rare but they refused. A bad move on their part honestly.

[@deanwilbourn4170]

lol that chick was like "he must be growing something else in his backyard. like marijuana plants"

[@Nvortex15]

even iwata calls them pikmins

[@MrRainandThunderrelaxingsounds]

@stitch1993 lol yeah and it never got released until Xbox 360 :P

[@MrRainandThunderrelaxingsounds]

@Artictoc Haha yeah right on

[@keenangrove460]

im really glad pikmin succeeded

[@Wildpikmin1]

Its weird that they say 'Meet the Pikmin" and not "meet the Pikmins" but later at the onion menu it says "Put red pikmins in?" instead of "Put red pikmin in".

[@DarkbluesEXE25]

Nintendo Gamecube is the best

[@Artictoc]

@GilucZ Around 12:58 the girl in the background says something like it.

[@Onara557]

And it was. :)

[@3333218]

The Pikmin announcement was like if they were showing Duchamp's Fountain or something.

[@MrRainandThunderrelaxingsounds]

@Artictoc When is that being said?

[@nandeska12]

Miyamoto is boss :D

[@alphfromkoppai4446]

Look how the game looks now.

[@greenweegee64]

i wish i could hear the croud better though

[@Wildpikmin1]

Good point... I guess it is really a matter of what you are used to. Its just I have never really seen "pikmins" used in a pikmin game. Although in this beta they do use the word pikmins in game.

[@MathewMkay]

Let's hope for Pikmin 3 being announced at this years E3 =)

[@Deepfried_duck]

@The SNES Man im from the future and pikmin 4 IS STILL NOT OUT YET but we got 3 deluxe

[@fireheartis1]

Ha ha look at Bill's hair here. It is so late 90's. Of course the 90's were barely over and that hairdo was still in. Man I am sure glad he cut it lol.

[@luciomatos0806]

Imagine pressing B to throw pikmin instead of the A button

[@OmegaBasedGod]

THEY DID!

[@lylatfox4]

err it was announced last E3, but it was in a showcase

[@Jordan7466]

EPIC

[@RoChocovid]

That's just cruel. 3 cancelled games one after another!

[@311fob]

@pokemoneinstein I think Donkey Kong Racing became Donkey Kong Barrel Blast for the Wii. lol

[@liams5830]

A

[@Nvortex15]

it is still pikmins

[@Poever]

everybody's like "GameCube's gonna be the place for third party development!" yep...

[@Wildpikmin1]

No the plural for pikmin is "Pikmin" not "Pikmins" In olimar's notes and such you never see "Pikmins" you see "Pikmin" for the plural.

[@FrankSandqvist]

Sorry, but maybe /this/ E3! For the WiiU! :D

[@RobinotX]

You poor soul :(. BUT! SWitch

[@lylatfox4]

tada

[@stitch1993]

hey look Kameo

[@PixelPerfect28]

I was just watching a video of Starfox on Wii U and it's barely a step up from the gameplay shown in this video, and this footage is 15 years old lol, what a joke, Nintendo have been left in the dust

[@17mrbrightside]

But look at how beautiful Pikmin 3 is compared. Star Fox is not a great example.

[@PixelPerfect28]

Sorry but nothing Nintendo is making today looks much better than what they were releasing 15 years ago.

[@17mrbrightside]

With all due respect, that's kind of an ignorant statement. They haven't released much in this last year that looks great but Nintendo have released many games that hold up graphically to this day. Not that graphics are even the most important thing about video games. Super Mario 3D World and the new Paper Mario are extremely vibrant and look wonderful. The new Zelda looks great. Bayonetta 2 was great looking even if that wasn't directly a Nintendo game. Though you may disagree with me and that's fine, video games are an art form and it's really up to the individual how to interpret each game.

[@PixelPerfect28]

I didn't say their games arent nice to look at, but i dont think it's at all ignorant to claim their games dont look light years ahead of what they were producing 15 years ago. Do me a favor, check out the difference between GTA San Andreas and GTA 5. I believe there's only only an 8 year gap between them and the difference is staggering. Now look at Mario Sunshine and Mario 3d World...they're comparable other than the fact one game is in HD and the other isn't. I actually think a HD version of Mario Galaxy would look better than 3D World graphically.

[@17mrbrightside]

I agree with you on the Galaxy thing for sure. The Galaxy series is among the most beautiful video game series I've had the pleasure of playing. Though I definitely disagree with the Sunshine being at all comparable to 3D World. Pikmin 3 is leagues above 1&2. Smash Bros 4 looks much better than Melee. I understand what you mean though, they haven't wow'd anyone graphics-wise in a long time. Hopefully they can remedy that with their next console.

[@miniroll32]

This console shat all over the PS2.

[@christophersavart5589]

@The SNES Man Ps2 had a lot more choice in terms games and was the beginning of very popular franchises. GameCube±ps2 was the greatest consoles combo to have under your TV imo.

[@paulsmith9192]

@Christopher Savart the ps2 had better variety especially rpgs.the GameCube lacked rpgs

[@lylatfox4]

to this day i wonder why 3rd parties willingly ignored it...

[@Luneth]

Wow, they did not promote Pikmin well at all.

[@redpikmin017]

Not miyamoto's fault people focus too much on melee or ps2 back then

[@redsoysauce]

firstes :0