Nintendo cannot be forgotten in the two-part console war that is about to reach the United States. While Sega and Sony duke things out in the following months, Nintendo has their sights set on Microsoft with the launch of the Gamecube. The Gamecube promises to be one of the greatest contenders of the current gaming era. With the development of mascots like Pokemon and Mario (who is better known worldwide than Mickey Mouse), the gamecube is sure to turn heads next year.

Hardcore gamers will be happy to know that there will be a good game selection with Nintendo's line-up. Alongside of Mario, there will be plenty of sequels making an appearance on the shelves next year; Zelda, Megaman, and Pokemon to name a few. It will also be interesting to find out what the developers plan to release.

Here are the official stats of this machine, according to IGN.com.

1. Manufacturing process: 0.18 Microns Copper Wire Technology
2. Clock frequency: 405mhz
3. CPU capacity: 925 Dmips (Dhrystone 2.1)
4. Internal data precision: 32bit & 64bit floating point
5. External bus bandwidth: 1.6GB/second (peak), (32bit address, 64bit data bus 202.5mhz)
6. Internal cache: L1: Instruction 32KB, Data 32KB (8 way), L2: 256KB
7. Price: $150-$200 dollars!