It may have had faults. It may have lacked a GTA title then made up for it with True Crime: Streets of LA. It may have lacked an MGS title then made up for it with a remake of the original. It may have lacked halo then made up for it with Red Faction 2...
...But it had Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, it had Metroid Prime 1 & 2, it had Tales of Symphonia, it had SSX Tricky and SSX3, both with far better control schemes than the other two consoles, and it had many other fantastic titles.
If I had the money, I'd order a GCN with
Tales of Symphonia and two controllers (and a memory card) and be satisfied for gaming for the rest of my life.
(I'd also buy Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Wind Waker, Gladius, Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles)