Now that autumn is upon us, you, as the electronic gaming consumer, will be faced with two new choices: Microsoft’s Xbox, and Nintendo’s Gamecube. Both are scheduled for mid-November releases, and are set to unleash themselves onto the salivating masses, who are laying in wait like dogs on a foxhunt.

The first contender is Microsoft’s Xbox- If you want a computer with DVD player, you should just go out and buy one. “Nuff said.

The second contender is Nintendo’s Gamecube- A perfect system for gaming. No more and no less. Here are ten reasons…

1. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who has more than 15 years of experience in the video game entertainment industry.

2. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who has the only original and exclusive titles for a system this fall.

3. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who doesn’t charge you an extra hundred dollars for a DVD movie player that doesn’t work unless you pay another thirty dollars for the remote.

4. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who’s actually built a game system before.

5. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who understands that when you buy a game system, you buy it to play games, not to watch movies, vacuum the house and warm up cold pizza.

6. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who doesn’t stick crappy computer parts into the system that will break down and force you to pay for special repairs.

7. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who don’t know what ctrl+alt+del means. (Or the difference between a cold boot and a warm boot….”What??? Lockup…What?!?!)

8. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who is arguably one of the best game developers in the market today.

9. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who understands that not everyone has elephantiasis of the hands, and build a controller to reflect that.

10. Gamecube is made by Nintendo, who’s sole goal is not world domination (Or at least not outside of the videogame world, anyway.)

So in conclusion, there are many reason this fall to choose the Gamecube over the Xbox. And one of the most compelling arguments that you can make for Gamecube over Xbox is that its made by Nintendo. That is, if I haven’t already said that…

Come this Fall, I hope you and your family will heed my words of wisdom, and make the right choice. (Or at least get a good chuckle out of a Nintendo-fan-boy’s comments.)

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