- Model Number: DOL-001 (original model), DOL-101 (2004 revision)
- Released: November 18, 2001
- Discontinued: 2007
- CPU: IBM PowerPC Gekko (486 MHz)
- RAM: 24 MB
- GPU: ATI Flipper (162 MHz, 3 MB VRAM)
The GameCube was released in 2001 and was Nintendo's first console to use optical discs rather than cartridges.
The console received a small hardware revision around 2004 that made some very minor changes, mainly removing a couple ports.