Originally Posted by Nintendo
Nintendo GameCube Component Video Questions
The Digital A/V Output port was removed from systems produced after May, 2004 (these systems will have a model number of DOL-101).
Additional Information:
* Why have you removed the component video feature from the Nintendo GameCube?
On newer models of the Nintendo GameCube, we opted to remove the digital A/V out port from the system because we found that less than one percent of all Nintendo GameCube players used this feature.