 That's
all, folks!:
(May
25, 2002)
The
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2002 (E3) officially ended yesterday, and
while it wasn't quite as big as last years E3, it was still very interesting
to watch. More and more details are coming out about such titles as Super
Mario Sunshine, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid Prime. Along with changes
in management, game delays, and more. I'm hoping to get some previews done
based on the new E3 information that's come out. I'm also working on a
few reviews right now, so stay tuned.
Animal
Crossing details:
(May
25, 2002)
It
has now been discovered that the upcoming Animal Crossing GameCube title
will be fully translated (text, furniture, holidays) to English. It was
also discovered that a memory card will be included with the title, just
like in Japan. It's being bundled with the game to make it easier to trade
your town with friends. It will most likely be the Memory Card 59 and not
the Memory Card 251, since the 251 is more expensive, and much more space
than will be needed for game saves.
Yamauchi
officially retires!!:
(May
24, 2002)
It
was announced today that Hiroshi Yamauchi, the president of Nintendo for
over 40 years, will retire and be replaced by Satoru Iwata at the end of
the month. Iwata has already made a name for himself at Nintendo, being
a board member and Nintendo's business planning department. The retiring
Hiroshi Yamauchi made Nintendo into the company you know today, and really
deserves his retirement. Good luck to Mr. Yamauchi!
Harvest
Moon GCN:
(May
24, 2002)
In
the latest issue of Nintendo Power it was revealed that "Harvest Moon:
A Wonderful Life" will be released for the Nintendo GameCube sometime in
2003. It will feature all new vegetables, farmyard animals, and the return
of the ability to get married. Expect to see more on Harvest Moon: A Wonderful
Life in the coming months.
GBA
Cartridge price drop:
(May
24, 2002)
While
Nintendo was unveiling it's top Game Boy titles at a press conference it
privately informed licensees that they would once again be dropping the
production price of the Game Boy Advance game cartridge. The price of the
4k EEPROM cartridge has dropped from $12 to $9 a unit, bringing the cost
for GBA cartridges lower than those for the Game Boy Color. This new price
cut is sure to lead to lower GBA game title prices in the coming year.
Nintendo's
E3 Press Release:
(May
22, 2002)
Nintendo
has released there official press release for E3 2002. Go ahead and check
it out, it should catch you up on quite a few things that have already
happened. To see it, Click
here.
GCN/GBA
connectivity details:
(May
21, 2002)
Thanks
to Nintendo's press conference today, we have learned some more details
about the GCN/GBA link cable and what it will be used for in the future.
They reconfirmed it's use as a motion sensing controller, like in Kirby
tilt and Tumble. But they also announced a new feature which will allow
you to upload edited levels from the Donkey Kong GBA version to the GameCube
version. They also announced the new Game Eye, which will capture an image
of someone's face and morph it onto a character body in a GameCube title.
E3
2002 is underway!:
(May
21, 2002)
E3
2002 has finally arrived. You will be able to find all the latest information,
news, images, and more from the show all day long. To kick off the festivities
I've uploaded a batch of screenshots from upcoming games (Zelda, Metroid
Prime, Mario Sunshine, ect.) shown off E3. You can check them out, and
all E3 Updates at the newly launch E3
2002 Zone. You can also talk about events and other things related
to E3 at the
Nintendo Zone Forum with me and other Nintendo Zone readers. |
