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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.
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Jim - News
Contributor, GameCubicle |
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