Talk:GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable

Is this really the right name? First off, shouldn't it have a dash, i.e. GameCube-Game Boy Advance, and is the "Nintendo" bit the official name? Hbdragon88 21:01, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Okay, confirmed at the Nintendo Online store. "Nintendo" is still part of the name, but there is in fact a dash there, so I've moved the page. Proof here

I believe you're mistaken, sir. That is not a hyphen in the name, that is a dash which is referring to the fact that the accessory (not called by its formal name in your link) is for the GCN. For example, Accessory -- Nintendo GameCube -- GBA Cable. The proper name can be found here: [1] and here [2] on Nintendo's site. --CBecker 19:45, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Wii

I have yet to see any reference that states whether the cable works with the Wii. If anyone knows of or can find such a reference it would make a nice addition to this page. Rees11 20:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree. That would make a good addition. I don't know if it's confirmed, but through Nintendo's statements of what GCN accessories aren't compatible with the Wii, they did not list this cable. GKMorse 01:51, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Just tested it. These cables do work with the Wii. The only GC accessory that isn't compatible with the Wii, as far as I knew, is the Game Boy Player (there's no port for it). Oh and I guess the broadband and dial-up modems (no port for those either). --Thaddius 17:21, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

I've just been trying to get the cable to work with the Wii and I haven't got it to work. Is there anything special you had to do to get it work for you? --86.136.133.84 12:15, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

You can use it in the same way like with the Gamecube. Nothing special to do. You will have to use the right games though. Just take a look at this article. --84.189.94.102 (talk) 18:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

does anybody know if its compatible with nintendo ds? like connecting with gamecube? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.37.32.122 (talk) 10:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Sure, if you pick a game like Pokémon Battle Revolution. You don't even need a cable for that. But the majority of games don't use this connectability. --84.189.94.102 (talk) 18:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Erm, he means using the DS on the Wii, with GameCube games. If he doesn't, then that's what i'm wondering (Four Swords Adventures, anyone?). I don't think the DS has the right kind of ports on the back for it. Therefore you'd have to use a GBA, or it'd take some sort of custom cable/hack. (JaffaCakeLover (talk) 14:31, 23 June 2008 (UTC))

soul calibur II?

i checked my game and it doesn't have anything on the cable. i also checked gamefaqs.com. someone needs to remove that from the list---vonurb 03:29, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it seems someone decided to add a bunch of games that aren't compatible. Resident Evil 4 was on there earlier as well. --Thaddius 16:35, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Moved

According to http://www.nintendo.com/accessoriesgcn, the title of the article was off by about two characters. For the sake of posterity I corrected the inaccuracy. Don't mention it-- --CBecker 18:33, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Star Wars:Rebel Strike?

What will happen if I use the Cable with this game? 09MurphyM (talk) 10:50, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Edit

@RadioShadow: hello. I don't know anything about the specifics of the subject, but I noticed that you just made an edit that deleted some nontrivial information, with no explanation at all. There are two deletions at the bottom. Are you sure that that is correct? Please write details for factual changes and any significant edits in the future. this

Link Cable should be capitalized

Link Cable should be capitalized à la the Game Boy Game Link Cable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Link_Cable. I would like to get the page moved if there is consensus. Any thoughts? Thanks. --Bchill53 (talk) 23:59, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

I've checked various game and hardware manuals, and the official name of this cable is the "Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable" (removing the ® symbol that appears after "GameCube"). (Note that on the Nintendo Support site and the manual for the cable itself, the name is only used in contexts where the text is rendered in title case, which is why "cable" is capitalized in those sources but not others.) While the official name of the cable isn't necessarily the correct article title (WP:OFFICIAL), the article currently doesn't provide any sources that would indicate that the current title is preferable. --SnorlaxMonster 05:25, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

@SnorlaxMonster:Thanks for looking into this. I keep meaning to look at my stuff for any reference, but I'll likely come up with the same thing as you haha. So are you currently thinking it should be moved to more the formal name "Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable" or leave as is? I don't want to assume anything on your part. :) --Bchill53 (talk) 16:51, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

I think the article should be moved to the official name, "Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable". Funnily enough, the article was originally created at that title, but was moved in 2005. --SnorlaxMonster 09:38, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

@SnorlaxMonster: So you may hate me haha. I agree, but I'll be even pickier than you probably like. I don't have the box or packaging anymore myself, but looking up info on pictures of packaging material, it looks like the name is "Game Boy Advance cable" under the "Nintendo Gamecube" branding. I believe there were two releases: one boxed and one in a compact plastic case. On the product box, "Nintendo Gamecube" is clearly separated from "Game Boy Advance cable", but the name would lose a significant amount of meaning without "Nintendo Gamecube" being there. And then for the plastic packaging release, "Nintendo Gamecube" is one line above "Game Boy Advance cable", something I would argue is meant to be analogous to a heading with a subtitle. Nintendo has a habit of omitting punctuation in game titles (like no colons or dashes or even extra incorrect usage of them), so I consider this likely to be the same. The most proper name for this product that I would push for is to use "Nintendo Gamecube" as a heading into "Game Boy Advance cable" with an em-dash, the same punctuation that the page currently uses. So "Nintendo GameCube – Game Boy Advance cable". A lot of research just to remove the "link" part of the name and add the company name in front, but this is important stuff, darn it! Haha what are your thoughts? Thanks, --Bchill53 (talk) 01:04, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

Might I suggest something totally different, title the article "GameCube – Game Boy Advance connectivity". This article is not about the cable, but about the functionality between the two devices. The interesting stuff here (and the stuff sources talk about) is the ways that the GameCube and GBA games function together. The cable itself is not particularly interesting. Compare to GameCube online functionality (which I took to GA ;) ) which used to be called Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter and Modem Adapter.

And just a side comment, we don't title articles by the "proper" or "official" names, but by the WP:COMMONNAME. That is why the GameCube article is just "GameCube", not "Nintendo GameCube". I think the current title is satisfactory in that sense. TarkusAB^talk 22:25, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

@TarkusAB: Fair enough, I still suppose that "link" should be taken out of the name. --Bchill53 (talk) 23:07, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

@Bchill53: I think it's fair to say that often a line break is used between "Nintendo GameCube" and "Game Boy Advance cable", but that doesn't mean that the correct punctuation between them when written on one line is a dash. As some of the sources I cited indicate, the official name has no punctuation in place of the line break, just a space.

@TarkusAB: I have no issue diverging from the official name of a product, as long as sources that prove that the common name differs from the official name are cited. This article does not currently provide any such sources, and I doubt you would find consistent usage of any particular name for the cable in secondary sources, so we should default to the official name.

Making this article be about the connectivity itself rather than the cable is interesting. It wouldn't end up being substantially different, since this cable was the only one to provide this functionality (perhaps with the exception of third-party equivalents), but its notability would likely be more defensible. --SnorlaxMonster 00:56, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

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