[robotpony]

No need to replace your console either, they tend to last for ages. We still play our Game Cube and N64 regularly (as well as Wii/Wii U), so total lifetime is pretty huge. It's enjoyable to play these old systems, where a video card isn't really that interesting 5 years later.

[overcast]

Unfortunately not the case for a lot of us Gamecube owners. There is some weird laser alignment bug that has cropped up on mine, and others. Where it no longer plays games. Thankfully Wii plays them.