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Paris, 4 January 2002 /
Nintendo, a world leader in interactive entertainment and
videogames, will showcase its GameCube just a few weeks ahead of its
official European consumer launch at Milia 2002, Palais des
Festivals, Cannes, France - 4th to 8th February 2002. Nintendo will
preview the GameCube alongside 20 brand new, revolutionary games
affording Milia visitors a unique opportunity to see the GameCube
for themselves. Already on the market in Japan and North America,
GameCube has received unanimous praise from both the international
press and consumers.
Nintendo has confirmed that it will take a 250 sq. metre stand
dedicated to games for the Nintendo GameCube. These will include the
long-awaited Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and
Eternal Darkness together with the impressive catalogue from third
party publishers such as Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2 Rogue Leader ,
FIFA World Cup 2002 and Sonic Adventure 2.
In addition, Nintendo has also confirmed that its European Managing
Director - Sales and Marketing, David Gosen and Stephan Bole,
Managing Director of Nintendo France, will host an exclusive press
conference on 5 February 2002 at 12:00 in Auditorium A - Palais des
Festivals Cannes. This must-attend press conference will mark the
European launch of the console and highlight Nintendo GameCube's
future developments underway in the major European and world-wide
studios.
Stephan Bole said: "The best development studios around the
world are now working on Nintendo GameCube. For its first appearance
at Milia, we felt it important to present right from the launch a
broad range of games featuring unrivalled originality and
quality," said Stephan Bole.
David Gosen added: "GameCube has been a phenomenal success in
Japan. In North America, sales have been so fast that we have had to
upscale our stocks from 1.1 to 1.5 million items to meet high demand
driven by the festive season."
"The GameCube is a fantastic games console. Nintendo's
pre-launch Milia event will give Europe the chance to get its hands
on the new system as well as getting a unique and exclusive insight
into some of the fantastic new titles that GameCube promises"
said Laurine Garaude, Director of MILIA.
She added, "As a first time exhibitor, Nintendo has seen the
opportunities that Milia presents as central to its launch planning.
In terms of timing and impact Milia will, I believe, be a tremendous
opportunity for Nintendo, its partners and all Milia delegates and
exhibitors."
MILIA is the world's premier interactive content event that brings
together developers, producers and publishers of interactive
entertainment, online games and digital media content with senior
decision-makers from broadband and wireless networks, telecoms,
interactive TV operators and major Internet portals.
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