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Posted: March 8th, 2003.
More Than 20 Titles in Development for Nintendo GameCube and At Least Fourto Link With Game Boy Advance
March 6, 2003 The world¹s two foremost video game developers, Nintendo andElectronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced a collaboration on gamesthat will include exclusive features for connected play between the NintendoGameCube console and the portable Game Boy Advance system. The creativeeffort will be led by EA, with Nintendo¹s legendary game producer, ShigeruMiyamoto, providing input on technical game play elements.
The first three EA titles to support connectivity between the two systemswill be FIFA 2004, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 2004 and Madden NFL 2004. FIFA2004 will be available on both systems when the game launches in Europe thisautumn and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2004 is scheduled for launch in October.Madden NFL 2004 will launch on the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advancesimultaneously in August. Over the next 12 months, EA plans to introduceapproximately 20 Nintendo GameCube titles from their EA SPORTS, EA GAMES,and EA SPORTS BIG brands. Some of the additional Nintendo GameCube titlesare also expected to support connectivity with Game Boy Advance.
A Game Boy Advance can be connected to the Nintendo GameCube system using acable that links the two systems. Connectivity, depending on each softwaredesign, can allow users to exchange various forms of data, unlock new gamelevels, or use the Game Boy Advance as a supplemental game screen orcontroller.
“NINTENDO GAMECUBE and Game Boy Advance link up to bring gamers enhancedgameplay, and allows developers to stretch their creativity inunique and original ways.² says David Gosen, Managing Director, Nintendo ofEurope. ³This alliance with EA will build this connectivity into some of theworld’s most popular entertainment franchises and demonstrates EA¹s commitment toNintendo.²
³This agreement means that three of the world¹s most popular sports games FIFA soccer, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR golf, and Madden NFL football are goingto include a new way to play, and new way to compete on Nintendo systems,²said EA Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe, GerhardFlorin.
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News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2003.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.