Nintendo brags about its games and Shigeru Miyamoto reminds us what games are about in the latest NOA press release.
The latest Nintendo press release gets gamers and retailers pumped about the GameCube (as if they weren't already). Read the reproduction below for glorious numbers, quotes, and games!
This Weekend Nintendo Takes Players Outside the Box and Inside the
NINTENDO GAMECUBE
Unique Games Plus Affordable Price Equals Market Magic for New
NINTENDO GAMECUBE
REDMOND, Wash.--Nov. 15, 2001--If you're creeping through a
harrowing haunted house in search of your missing brother...facing off
against a turtle-back behemoth high atop a castle...or directing the
actions of a hundred miniature sprouts across the floor of a
mountainside garden...you know you've finally entered the innovative,
one-of-a-kind realm of NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM).
On Sunday, Nov. 18, video game players will find themselves
immersed in the incomparable game play offered by the world's only new
single-purpose video game console, as 700,000 NINTENDO GAMECUBE
systems go on sale across the country. At a suggested retail price of
$199.95 and boasting a launch library of nearly 20 exceptional games
by the holidays, NINTENDO GAMECUBE stands poised to become the
most-wanted video game system in the United States. Even with hardware
shipments on track to reach 1.1 million by Dec. 23, supplies may sell
out quickly in some locations.
"Nintendo is the only manufacturer in the world solely dedicated
to creating the world's best interactive entertainment," says Peter
Main, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of
America. "And because NINTENDO GAMECUBE isn't concerned with
duplicating the DVD, CD player or computer you already own, we haven't
had to compromise the quality of our software or the affordability of
our hardware."
"Best Buy is excited to offer its customers NINTENDO GAMECUBE,"
says Jill Hamburger, vice president of Video Games & Computer Software
for Best Buy. "We feel that Nintendo is poised to be successful this
holiday season due to their outstanding game heritage."
Among the nearly 20 games available before the holidays are four
unique Nintendo titles: Luigi's Mansion(TM), a spooky, ghost-filled
quest to find Luigi's missing brother Mario; Wave Race: Blue
Storm(TM), a soul-soaking watercraft romp for up to four players;
Super Smash Bros. Melee(TM), a fray pitting more than 20 of Nintendo's
unparalleled franchise characters in face-to-face action; and
Pikmin(TM), the industry's freshest game concept, which breathes new
life into garden growths. These NINTENDO GAMECUBE titles carry a
suggested retail price of $49.95.
These titles join forces with a wide array of third-party games
from the world's most accomplished independent publishers that will
put players inside the cockpit of an X-Wing fighter...on top of custom
skateboards, snowboards and motocross bikes...and in action in front
of riotous crowds at all the venues of the NHL, NFL and MLB.
Legendary Nintendo game-developer Shigeru Miyamoto, responsible
for all of Nintendo's first party NINTENDO GAMECUBE titles including
Luigi's Mansion and Pikmin and the renowned designer of Mario(TM),
Donkey Kong(TM) and other popular characters, directed the design of
the groundbreaking NINTENDO GAMECUBE controller.
"Of course, what you will see before your eyes with NINTENDO
`GAMECUBE are wondrous sights," says Miyamoto. "But this is only half
of your connection with the game because our form of entertainment is
active, not passive. It is your hands that direct the movements on
screen and we believe the NINTENDO GAMECUBE controller allows you to
become far more a part of your adventure than ever before."
NINTENDO GAMECUBE, measuring only 4.3" x 5.9" x 6.2", is available
in Indigo and Jet (black) colors. Also available are: extra
controllers (MSRP $34.95) in Indigo, Jet, Spice (orange), and
Indigo/clear; Memory Card 59 (MSRP $14.95); and magazine-length
Official Player's Guides with the secrets to conquering every
Nintendo-published title (MSRP $14.99). All software is programmed
onto proprietary 1.5GB optical discs, and the hardware is designed to
accommodate both future 56k and broadband network modems.
In addition, games are in development that will allow game play
connectivity between NINTENDO GAMECUBE and Nintendo's handheld Game
Boy(R) Advance.
As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of
interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home
video game systems. The systems include Game Boy(R), Nintendo(R) 64,
Game Boy Advance, and NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM). Since the release of its
first home video game system in 1985, Nintendo has sold more than 1.4
billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such
as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launching such franchises as
Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of
America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for
Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere.
any other Nintendo product, visit the company's Web site,
www.nintendo.com or www.nintendogamecube.com.