NINTENDO STORMS THROUGH 1 MILLION MARK … WITH THE BEST STILL TO COME

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NintendoPosted: July 30th, 2002.

Nintendo of Europe Announces Outstanding Line-up of Blockbuster NINTENDO GAMECUBE Titles in the Run Up to Christmas

As the millionth NINTENDO GAMECUBE is shipped into store in Europe, just 11 weeksafter launch, Nintendo continues to raise its game and set its sights from now untilChristmas with the ultimate line-up, starring the biggest names in interactive entertainment.

Coming soon, Nintendo’s dedicated gaming console kick-starts a top-class line-up ofEXCLUSIVE first party as well as a fantastic host of third party games that will showcase breathtakinggraphics and some of the best gameplay to hit the shelves this year.

By Christmas, gamers will be able to pick and choose from over 100 titles ranging fromthe best sports, action, strategy, adventure and racing games that will suit alltastes and ages.

Nintendo’s all-star cast will pave the way with the console’s heavyweight games portfolio.October 4th will see the most eagerly anticipated release of the year when Mario,the biggest star of video gaming culture, returns to the screens in Super MarioSunshine – Shigeru Miyamoto’s newest masterpiece. Super Mario Sunshine promises anawesome spectrum of brand new adventures and surprises, as the Italian takes on alarger than life holiday adventure to clean up his vacation island. Mario in his coolestgame yet? A must-own piece of gaming history? Definitely!

Also available on the NINTENDO GAMECUBE from November 1st is the critically acclaimed Eternal Darkness:Sanity’s Requiem,a psychological thriller that has already set the U.S. games industry alight with ravereviews. Like nothing you’ve ever seen or experienced before, the title casts an eerilyepic journey and mind-bending gameplay that promises to delude, shock and surprise even the oldergamers… You don’t play this game – it plays with you.

And that’s not all! Join some of the biggest names as they make their debut onto thetop selling home console. On 22 November, Fox McCloud and crew will take on the terrors ofreptile evil as they try to save the paradise islands of dinosaur planet in Star Fox Adventures. Andit doesn’t stop there. Players can enjoy a number of cool games from Disney’sMagical Mirror starring Mickey Mouse, Doshin the Giant, Mario Party 4 to Wario World -all EXCLUSIVE to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE.

If that wasn’t enough – the console will continue to play host to a portfolio of excellent thirdparty games. The phenomenal Resident Evil franchise from Capcom is guaranteed to keepyou awake from fear as the spine-chilling first chapter unfolds exclusively onto the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. From survival horror topure shooting gameplay in Turok Evolution, players will have to face the dangers of toweringdinosaurs in this adrenalin-fuelled action thriller published by Acclaim. To keep your heart racing,there is the eagerly awaited Die Hard:Vendetta from VUG/NDA Productions which issure to keep your finger firmly on the controls as you take on the role of NYPDOfficer John McClane. And if you feel like changing to another pace of fun, fansof extreme sports will be happy to see Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 returnin his most toughest skate challenge yet!

The ultimate NINTENDO GAMECUBE gameplay experience will be further enhanced with the exciting launch of twomajor accessories for the console later this year. Being tied to your console and cumbersome leads willalso be thing of the past with the revolutionary NINTENDO GAMECUBE WaveBird wireless controller. Using radio frequency,the controller allows gamers to take control of their game up to 20 ft away with nostrings attached! Offering up to 4x more memory capacity, gamers need not worry about deletinggame files as they progress in the game because the new digital NINTENDO GAMECUBE Memory Card 251from Nintendo will boost the amount of saves you make.

David Gosen, Managing Director Sales and Marketing, Nintendo of Europe comments:“The NINTENDO GAMECUBE offers the most exciting range of games in the run up to Christmas. Super Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil will lead our heavyweight schedule of exclusive releasesthat fans have been waiting for. With over 100 games by Christmas, including Turok Evolution, our great line-up ofgames that people want to play will continue to make the NINTENDO GAMECUBE a great success.”

NINTENDO GAMECUBE Software Releases for 2002

Exclusive First Party:
Disney’s Magical Mirror starring Mickey Mouse (13 September)
Doshin the Giant (20 September)
Super Mario Sunshine (4 October)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (1 November)
Star Fox Adventures (22 November)
Mario Party 4 (29 November)
Wario World (6 December)

There will be over 100 titles available by Christmas including,

Third Party Games:
Turok Evolution (6 September)
Resident Evil (13 September)
Die Hard: Vendetta (8 November)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (30 November)

NINTENDO GAMECUBE Hardware Releases for 2002 (Accessories)

NINTENDO GAMECUBE Memory Card 251 (20 September)
NINTENDO GAMECUBE Wave Bird Controller (22 November)

NINTENDO GAMECUBE is available in purple and black colours at around 199 Euros.

News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2002.