@keith:
1. Please stop using the red font - it hurts the eye.
2. A GC has far superior graphical capabilities than the PS2. Just take a look at Resident Evil 4 on the GC and on the PS2 and you will realize. Some games end up looking crappy on the GC because developers don't pay enough attention - case in point most EA multi-platform titles. However, even the newest PoP looks fabulous on the GC.
It is a shame that the GC never took off in India. The older Nintendo systems were pretty popular and I believe the GBA is well-known too. It is difficult, though not impossible, to pirate games for the GC. It's too much of a mess. I hate to say it, but the PS2 seems a better bet. You could even try the Xbox. With very little knowledge in the country about the nifty GC, it will be a pain to procure the console and games for it. Or you could get the DS - I think that should be readily available along with games.