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"May 3 2002 - It's Official" - Nintendo of Europe proudly
announced the official European launch date for the Nintendo
GameCube. Nintendo will ship 500,000 units in to Europe for day one
and a total of 1,000,000 units for the launch period.
GameCube
will come to market with a price tag
of €199 or approximately $178/£129. This would give GameCube a MSRP roughly
30% less than that of Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation 2.
Software is expected to be priced at around €60.
With more than twenty titles available on day one, the European
GameCube launch stands to see the strongest lineup of any new
platform release in history. Nintendo will contribute two exclusive
first-party games, Luigi's Mansion and WaveRace: Blue Storm. They
will be complemented by an outstanding selection of third-party
titles - a number of which are also GameCube-exclusive. The
following is a list of games currently planned for release at
launch...
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Batman
Vengeance |
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Gauntlet
Dark Legacy |
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Bloody
Roar Primal Fury |
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ISS 2 |
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Burnout |
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Luigi's
Mansion |
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Cel
Damage |
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NHL Hitz |
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Crazy
Taxi |
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Sonic
Adventure 2 Battle |
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Dave
Mirra Freestyle BMX |
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Spiderman |
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Donald
Duck Quack Attack |
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Star Wars
Rogue Leader |
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Driven |
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Super
Monkey Ball |
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ESPN
Intl.
Winter Sports |
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Tarzan
Freeride |
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Extreme
G: XG3 |
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Tony Hawk
Pro Skater 3 |
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FIFA
World Cup 2002 |
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Wave
Race: Blue Storm |
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Shortly after launch, Nintendo will release Super Smash Bros. Melee
and NBA Courtside 2002 on May 24th. Its popularity already proven,
Super Smash Bros. Melee has won high acclaim from the gaming media
and sold 1,000,000 copies in Japan during only nine
weeks of release. Following closely behind will be top-notch system
exclusives including Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Pikmin,
Star Fox Adventures, and Capcom's Resident Evil. Nintendo
anticipates nearly fifty titles to be available for the GameCube by
the summer.
The Nintendo GameCube will be available across Europe both purple
and black. Controllers will be available in purple, black, and
clear/purple. Nintendo intends to support the launch with a €100,000,000
integrated marketing campaign.
On the issue of demographics, David
Gosen, Managing Director of Sales and Marketing at Nintendo of
Europe comments, "GameCube will not be
targeting kids, will not be targeting teens and will not be targeting
adults. GameCube will appeal to anyone who enjoys being entertained by
interactive gaming. We believe gaming is an attitude - not an age. With
family-friendly, sports, racing, adventure, extreme sports, and action
games available from day one, GameCube is dedicated to good gameplay...
all players, all ages, all genres."
In summary of the coming launch, Gosen states, "The GameCube
delivers great gameplay for all players, all ages and all genres -
all at a winning price. Without a doubt, 2002 will be the year of
the Cube."
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January
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Rick - Editor in
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