GameCube almost had 3D functionality

[Fatality]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6286296.html

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admits the last-generation console could have displayed 3D images when fitted with never-released LCD-screen peripheral.

 

[Altanis]

I had heard about this already- I want to say it was on Kotaku or somewhere similar a week or two ago.

Not surprised that they were thinking about 3D. It's like they said- LCD screens back then were expensive as hell, and would have made it extremely expensive and likely would have been a failure.

It's a bright idea really to just wait until the price of LCDs plummeted.

 

[bigdaddy]

[quote name='Altanis']

It's a bright idea really to just wait until the price of LCDs plummeted.[/QUOTE]

Yeah and with the price of the the 3DS already at $250 just think how much the screen would have been, probably as much as the GC itself.

Plus who would play the GC on a screen? Doesn't make sense. Much better to have waited.

 

[UncleBob]

I would highly recommend checking out this article: http://www.electricpickleonline.com/?p=38

In particular, page three.

 

[200STM]

The gamecube was a great console, I have one with the gameboy player there is so much games I need to get.

 

[Mospeada_21]

this thread is just too funny to pass up!

alternative titles:

GameCube almost had internet.