Nintendo GameCube launches in North America

GameCube

Priced at $199, it undercut both the PlayStation 2 and the upcoming Xbox at launch.

Metroid Prime releases

GameCube

Retro Studios' pivot to first-person 3D revived the series after an eight-year hiatus and earned some of the highest scores of its generation.

Minecraft officially releases (version 1.0)

PC

After two years in public alpha and beta, Mojang's sandbox exited beta and went on to become the best-selling video game of all time.