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The GameCube is often abbreviated as GCN, although in reality this would be an incorrect abbreviation as it would stand for "GameCube Nintendo". A correct abbreviation would be NGC, which is also the Japanese version of the abbreviation. However, NGC is trademarked by the National Geographic Channel in the United States. It is also close to NGPC, which stands for Neo Geo Pocket Color. These are two possible reasons Nintendo changed the abbreviation for the US market. Another possible rumor was that NGC was the name of a phone company located in (quite ironically) Japan.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E2woAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=%22ngc+is+the+name+of+a+japanese+phone+company%22&source=bl&ots=baUQd68fYz&sig=ACfU3U17KOb8eSt7Kf7IwSKPvUpAziHIyA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1vd30loPlAhWUlFwKHZTyB74Q6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=%22ngc%20is%20the%20name%20of%20a%20japanese%20phone%20company%22&f=false</ref> | The GameCube is often abbreviated as GCN, although in reality this would be an incorrect abbreviation as it would stand for "GameCube Nintendo". A correct abbreviation would be NGC, which is also the Japanese version of the abbreviation. However, NGC is trademarked by the National Geographic Channel in the United States. It is also close to NGPC, which stands for Neo Geo Pocket Color. These are two possible reasons Nintendo changed the abbreviation for the US market. Another possible rumor was that NGC was the name of a phone company located in (quite ironically) Japan.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E2woAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=%22ngc+is+the+name+of+a+japanese+phone+company%22&source=bl&ots=baUQd68fYz&sig=ACfU3U17KOb8eSt7Kf7IwSKPvUpAziHIyA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1vd30loPlAhWUlFwKHZTyB74Q6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=%22ngc%20is%20the%20name%20of%20a%20japanese%20phone%20company%22&f=false - The Videogame Style Guide and Reference Manual, Retrieved 4 October 2019</ref> | ||
==Hardware specifications== | ==Hardware specifications== | ||