GameCube accessories
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GameCube accessories are hardware that are compatible with the Nintendo GameCube home video game console, which first launched in 2001. Accessories can be either first-party releases from Nintendo or third-party devices from an outside manufacturer.
First-party accessories include the GameCube controller, the WaveBird Wireless Controller, audio/video cables, memory cards, link cables, network adapters, the Game Boy Player, a microphone, development tools, and carrying cases. Third-party companies such as Datel and Mad Catz produced their own versions of some first-party devices along with specialized accessories of their own.
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Controllers
GameCube controller
The GameCube controller was released alongside the console and comes bundled with every unit. Standard colors include Indigo, Black, Spice (Orange), Emerald Blue (Turquoise, only available in Japan), Platinum, Indigo/Clear, and Pearl White (Only available in Europe). There are also limited edition controllers available such as a two-toned blue and red, with the Mario "M" emblem replacing the regular GameCube logo seen on standard controllers (There have also been green and navy blue Luigi "L" controllers and similarly yellow and purple Wario "W" controller). There are also specially colored controllers bundled with systems, such as the Mobile Suit Gundam Edition (Red/Dark Red), Symphonic Green Edition (Sea Green) and the Final Fantasy Crystal White Edition. The controller can also be used to play certain games on the Wii system and as a result in 2008 Nintendo issued a white GameCube controller (Japan only). This controller also features a white 3 m/10 ft long cable, rather than the standard 2 m/6.5 ft black cable.
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