If the Gamecube flopped, the Xbox caused a new chernobyl incident. The Gamecube made money for Nintendo. The Xbox lost money for Microsoft. Lots of money.
Xbox only sold like 10 million more then the Gamecube at most. If I remember it was PS2 120M, Xbox 30M and Gamecube 23M.
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