Looking for help: Gamecube Defining Games Article

[Flake]

Hello all!

Omerta and Prfsnl_gmr have teamed up with me to put together the Nintendo Wii Defining Games article and we expect to be done with that in a couple of weeks. While I'm in the research and writing mood, I figured I'd also do the Gamecube Defining Games article as well. Anyone interested in helping with research and writing?

[Ack]

Do you already have a list of defining games to write about, or are you looking for opinions on what to include as well?

[Flake]

Opinions as well. As experienced as I am with the Gamecube, I think it takes at least two or three points of view to cover what defines a game console across all genres.

[Ack]

I'm willing to collaborate. I want to make sure that the horror titles the Gamecube brought us are in the foreground, since they are important to its history: Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Remake, Eternal Darkness.

[Flake]

I'd ask for some references to confirm that you've got some writing experience but I think that'd break Google.

Ack's in. Anyone else?

[Ack]

Also, some ideas for titles to consider:

Animal Crossing
Donkey Konga
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
F-Zero GX
Harvest Moon series (A Wonderful Life, Another Wonderful Life, Merry Melody)
Ikaruga
The Legend of Zelda series (Windwaker, 4 Swords, Twilight Princess, Master Quest)
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Party series
Mario Sports series
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes
Metroid Prime series
Paper Mario
Pokemon series
Resident Evil series
Sonic series
Soul Calibur II
Super Monkey Ball series
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Viewtiful Joe series

The Mega Man collections are up to you guys.

And here is sales data from Wikipedia:

Super Smash Bros. Melee (7.09 million)[1]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (7 million approximately)[2]
Super Mario Sunshine (5.9 million)[2]
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (3.07 million)[3]
Luigi's Mansion (2.64 million approximately: 2.19 million in US,[4] 348,918 in Japan,[5] 100,000 in UK)[6]
Animal Crossing (2.32 million approximately: 1.68 million in US,[4] 641,300 in Japan)[5]
Mario Party 4 (2.00 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[4] 902,827 in Japan)[5]
Metroid Prime (2 million)[7]
Pokémon Colosseum (1.81 million approximately: 1.15 million in US,[4] 656,270 in Japan)[5]
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (1.73 million approximately: 1.44 million in US,[4] 192,186 in Japan,[5] 100,000 in UK)[6]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (1.64 million approximately: 1.23 million in US,[4] 409,600 in Japan)[5]
Resident Evil 4 (1.6 million)[8]
Mario Party 5 (1.51 million approximately: 807,331 in US,[9] 697,462 in Japan)[5]
Sonic Mega Collection (1.45 million approximately: 1.38 million in US,[4] 72,967 in Japan)[5]
Resident Evil (1.35 million)[8]
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (1.32 million)[10]
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (1.25 million)[11]
Resident Evil Zero (1.25 million)[8]
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (1.22 million approximately: 1.03 million in US,[4] 192,802 in Japan)[5]
Super Mario Strikers (1.2 million)[11]
Pikmin (1.18 million approximately: 680,000 in US,[12] 507,011 in Japan)[5]
Kirby Air Ride (1.17 million approximately: 750,000 in US,[13] 422,311 in Japan)[5]
Soulcalibur II (nearly 1.10 million: 1 million in US,[4] 99,256 in Japan)[5]
Star Fox Adventures (1.08 million approximately: 800,000 in US,[14] 259,069 in Japan)[5]
Mario Party 6 (1 million)[15][16]

[ExedExes]

Well shoot, I've only been collecting and playing Gamecube for the past year (aside from GBA). But I think Ack did nearly 99% of the research as for games I'd consider. I'd also throw in -

Beach Spikers
Chaos Field
Geist
Gotcha Force
P.N.03

As far as I know, these were all at least North American Gamecube-only exclusives.

But yeah, I could definitely help with a few game write-ups and whatever else may be needed.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Depending on how I do with the Wii article, I am happy to scrub in for this as well...

[pierrot]

Ack's list is nearly flawless. If I could make a couple amendments for consideration, though:

Baten Kaitos
Tales of Symphonia
WarioWare

Also, there was a trend of breaking with tradition, and turning a lot of established franchises on their ears on the Gamecube. A few of them are already accounted for in Ack's list, but some others to possibly consider:

Battalion Wars
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Kirby Air Ride
StarFox Adventures
Super Mario Sunshine
Wario World

[Flake]

We've got the list put together pretty solidly. If anyone is interested in writing articles, please let me know. I'd be happy to pick up two authors to help Ack and I.