Nintendo: Eine Million GameCubes in Europa

Pressemitteilung Nintendo Storms Through 1 Million Mark ... With The Best Still To Come Nintendo of Europe Announces Outstanding Line-up of Blockbuster NINTENDO GAMECUBE Titles in the Run Up to Christmas 29 July 2002 – As the millionth NINTENDO GAMECUBE is shipped into store in Europe, just 11 weeks after launch, Nintendo continues to raise its game and set its sights from now until Christmas 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 of EXCLUSIVE first party as well as a fantastic host of third party games that will showcase breathtaking graphics 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 from the best sports, action, strategy, adventure and racing games that will suit all tastes 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 Mario Sunshine - Shigeru Miyamoto’s newest masterpiece. Super Mario Sunshine promises an awesome spectrum of brand new adventures and surprises, as the Italian takes on a larger than life holiday adventure to clean up his vacation island. Mario in his coolest game 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 rave reviews. Like nothing you’ve ever seen or experienced before, the title casts an eerily epic journey and mind-bending gameplay that promises to delude, shock and surprise even the older gamers… 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 the top selling home console. On 22 November, Fox McCloud and crew will take on the terrors of reptile evil as they try to save the paradise islands of dinosaur planet in Star Fox Adventures. And it doesn’t stop there. Players can enjoy a number of cool games from Disney’s Magical 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 third party games. The phenomenal Resident Evil franchise from Capcom is guaranteed to keep you awake from fear as the spine-chilling first chapter unfolds exclusively onto the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. From survival horror to pure shooting gameplay in Turok Evolution, players will have to face the dangers of towering dinosaurs 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 is sure to keep your finger firmly on the controls as you take on the role of NYPD Officer John McClane. And if you feel like changing to another pace of fun, fans of extreme sports will be happy to see Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 return in his most toughest skate challenge yet! The ultimate NINTENDO GAMECUBE gameplay experience will be further enhanced with the exciting launch of two major accessories for the console later this year. Being tied to your console and cumbersome leads will also 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 no strings attached! Offering up to 4x more memory capacity, gamers need not worry about deleting game files as they progress in the game because the new digital NINTENDO GAMECUBE Memory Card 251 from 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 releases that fans have been waiting for. With over 100 games by Christmas, including Turok Evolution, our great line-up of games 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: Resident Evil 13 September Turok Evolution 6 September Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 30 November Die Hard: Vendetta 8 November NINTENDO GAMECUBE Hardware Releases for 2002 Accessories NINTENDO GAMECUBE Memory Card 251 20 September NINTENDO GAMECUBE Wave Bird Controller 22 November