With the launch of the GameCube in September 2001, Nintendo finally broke away from the once-mighty cartridge and caught up to the rest of world with a disc-based console. Of course, the discs were half the normal size and the system lacked DVD playback, a major selling point of its competitors, but the GameCube was certainly not lacking in the karting department. Mario Kart Double Dash!! released in November of 2003 and brought the Mario Kart into the new generation.