Nintendo to ship an extra 200,000 GameCube consoles by the end of the year.

Nintendo of America today announced it will increase North American shipments of the new GameCube video game console by 200,000 hardware units before year-end. <br /> <br /> The announcement boosts total North American shipments for 2001 to 1.3 million from the previously announced 1.1 million. <br /> <br /> The move comes in response to overwhelming launch day demand for GameCube on Nov. 18, where it instantly became America's fastest-selling new video game hardware system. GameCube features hit software not available on any other home system, and a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $199.95, $100 less than rival products.