| During the sixth generation of console gaming, each system had an advantage. The Sony PS2 was the first one to be released, the Microsoft Xbox boasted better graphics due to its more powerful hardware, and the Nintendo GameCube was the most economically priced console. Nintendo also had an exciting lineup of exclusive first-party games. As was the case with each previous Nintendo console, the GameCube release featured a Mario Bros. launch title. This time around, Luigi was the main character of the game instead of Mario. In Luigi's Mansion, a ghost-busting Luigi had to find his missing brother Mario, sucking up ghosts into his vacuum cleaner along the way. This game was such a big seller that it became one of Nintendo's Player's Choice titles. Nintendo has always been criticized for being a kid-friendly company, and its Nintendo GameCube didn't help shed this reputation. The console's tiny cube shape made the system look like a toy rather than a gaming console, and it came in an assortment of fun colors as well. However, appealing to younger gamers hasn't hurt Nintendo too much, especially since its exclusive Pokemon games have been very profitable for the company. Nintendo's solution in the past when it came to releasing adult-themed games was to censor them. It removed the blood and swastikas from the SNES version of Wolfenstein and changed the blood into sweat in the original Mortal Kombat game, also for the SNES. But with the Nintendo GameCube, some adult titles were released to appeal to older gamers. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and a number of Resident Evil titles were released for the GameCube, all of which received a Mature rating from the ESRB, preventing anyone from under the age of 18 from purchasing the games. |
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