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GameCube was first unveiled on August 24, 2000 at Nintendo's Space World show in Japan. On this day the world got its first glimpse of GameCube's power in a technical demo featuring Nintendo's greatest characters. Included in the demo was a battle scene from The Legend of Zelda fully rendered in beautiful 3D. However, by the following Space World, the game was canceled in favor of a cel-shaded version that featured a much younger looking Link. It was since thought that the adult Link seen in Nintendo's technical demo would be gone forever... until now.

Link will be a playable character in the GameCube version of Namco's Soul Calibur 2 according to IGN Cube. Appearing as he did in Nintendo's Space World 2000 demo, Link will most definitely feature his famed Master Sword and likely his shield or possibly another weapon such as a hookshot, boomerang, or bow and arrow. Though few details are known, Link will likely be a hidden character, unlockable through extensive gameplay. It seems Namco's new relationship with Nintendo will benefit gamers in more ways than anticipated.

In May, Nintendo and Namco announced a partnership to jointly develop software for Nintendo GameCube and the Triforce arcade board. At a joint press conference, leading Nintendo software designer Shigeru Miyamoto commented, "We are expanding our collaborations... We are trying to utilize the game developing expertise of other companies." Both companies are currently developing a
Star Fox shooter title scheduled for an April 2003 release on Nintendo GameCube. Triforce is a 3D computer graphic board for next-generation arcade machines that applies the architecture of the GameCube. Nintendo, Namco, and Sega announced joint development of the Triforce arcade board in January. 

June 10, 2002

Jim - News Contributor, GameCubicle


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