is it too late?

If I would buy a Gamecube, would it be too late? What are the games that makes Gamecube worth buying?

It is most definitely not too late. The system and all the games are cheap now. Here are some games to get:

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Metroid Prime

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Super Mario Sunshine

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Luigi's Mansion

Starfox Adventures

Starfox Assault

F-Zero GX

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Animal Crossing

Bomberman Generation

Batallion Wars

Custom Robo

Geist

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Mario Power Tennis

Mario Kart Double Dash!!

Mario Superstar Baseball

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Pikmin

Pikmin 2

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 0

Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader

Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike

Super Mario Strikers

Super Smash Bros Melee

Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Party Game$

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Soul Calibur II

Tales of Symphonia

Skies of Arcadia Legends

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Mario Party 4

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Winds and the Lost Ocean

Beyond Good and Evil

Baten Kaitos Origins

Killer 7

That's a good list to start with. 

If I were you, I'd buy a Wii since it is compatible with GC's disks and most of GC's accesories-- Just buy GC controllers and a  memory card. I suggest you these GC titles:

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Soul Calibur II
Super Smash Melee
Resident Evil 4
Prince of Persia series

And of course, the Wii version for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. But if you buy the GC instead of the Wii, be sure to get TLOZ:TP for it.

But if you don't want to spend much money, buy a GC with used games and accesories in good state, they're really cheap. GC is a very very resistant console and it will keep working after years and years of use.

If you can find one, I'd say get a Wii instead, if you have the money.

It's never too late to get a console. Might be too late to get a brand new one for a decent price, but the console can still be had. Heck, I'd recommend getting a Nintendo 64, too!

i saw brand new gamecubes at my local sears

Depends.  If you want state of the art buy something else.  If you want to play some good games, then check it out.  You can find many cheap games on eBay or at Gamestop/EB Games.

For the price of a 360/PS3 or Wii, you can buy a Cube and get a crapload of games.

My personal favourites are Super Monkey Ball 2, Timesplitters 2, Spider-Man 2, Pool Paradise, Pinball Hall of Fame and Animal Crossing.  Should be able to find all of those for under $20.00.

It's quite the opposite; it's the ideal time to buy. Everything GameCube-related is at about as low a price as it's gonna go, and most titles are still possible to find. Pick one up now, or feel regret later.RoyalsBlue13

 Yes, I agree. It's never too late to buy a console that had good games. You can get used Gamecubes for 30 USD now, so that's a good deal. You saw the games that were recommended, I think you won't regret it. And get it now before people who had forgotten about the Cube in the previous generation and now want to get a Wii start realizing what great games there were on the Cube.

Get a Wii and use that to play GC games.luke1889

I'd have to disagree. The Wii isn't as cheap as the Gamecube and only time will tell if it is as stable.

If you want to be able to play Gameboy games, the Gameboy Player is excellent and doesn't work with the Wii.

If you find a cheap Cube, you can always bring along your Cube games if you ever upgrade to a Wii.

Do the math and see how many Cube games you can buy for the price of a Wii - it's a lot.

[QUOTE="luke1889"]Get a Wii and use that to play GC games.d_parker

I'd have to disagree. The Wii isn't as cheap as the Gamecube and only time will tell if it is as stable.

If you want to be able to play Gameboy games, the Gameboy Player is excellent and doesn't work with the Wii.

If you find a cheap Cube, you can always bring along your Cube games if you ever upgrade to a Wii.

Do the math and see how many Cube games you can buy for the price of a Wii - it's a lot.

I must admit that my suggestion probably was based on an unfair assumption that the situation was not restrained by cost.  :P  I was simply thinking that with a Wii, GC games could indeed be played, but you could also pick up Wii games as well.

If there's no intention of playing Wii games, then yeah, just go for the GC.

And no, it's not too late.  :)