I agree with spoon
ps2 is basically the same as the first ps slightly beefed up in terms of graphics (same as geforce and geforce 2 only dif was geforce 2 was a bit faster)
xbox doesn't look like it has the support of the japanese market just watch the vid with bill gates showing it in japan when he expected applause a tumbleweed drifted by  
Game cube is the most impressive graphically of the 3 ive seen.  They have well known titles and characters such as mario. Mario games have never been equaled in any platform they have names people know and like.  I can see the gamecube whoopin the ps2 and the xbox. 
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