Nintendo GameCube was launched in Japan in 2001 as the successor to Nintendo 64. It was Nintendo’s first home console to use optical discs as its primary medium, although it employed small proprietary 8 cm discs and did not play DVD-Video. It also stood out for its connectivity with Game Boy Advance through a dedicated cable, used by some games to display additional information or turn the handheld into a controller with a screen. It later received the Game Boy Player, an accessory that allowed Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges to be played on a television.