Nintendo-Europe officially announces GameCube launch details
by Julius Bautista

Monday, January 28, 2002

500,000 consoles go on sale May 3rd with 20+ titles.

Nintendo of Europe today officially announced the launch date, pricing, units, and game lineup for GameCube's release in Europe. 500,000 units will be available on May 3, 2002, with a total of 1 million units to cover the launch period. The GameCube hardware will be available in Purple and Black colours, priced at ~249 Euros, and software priced at ~60 Euros. First-party launch titles include Luigi's Mansion and Wave Race: Blue Storm. Two more, Super Smash Bros. Melee and NBA Courtside 2002, will follow on the release date of May 24. The 20+ launch game lineup is shown below:


From Nintendo:
WaveRace: Blue Storm
Luigi's Mansion

3rd party:
Star Wars Rogue Leader Rogue Squadron II (LucasArts) Exclusive
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (Sega) Exclusive
Super Monkey Ball (Sega)
ISS2 (Konami)
ESPN Winter Sports (Konami)
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (Activision)
Spiderman (Activision)
Tarzan Untamed (Ubi Soft)
Batman Vengeance (Ubi Soft)
Donald Duck Quack Attack (Ubi Soft)
Crazy Taxi (Acclaim)
Burnout (Acclaim)
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (Acclaim)
NHL Hitz (Midway)
Gauntlet Dark Legacy (Midway)
Universal Studios (Kemco)
Batman (Kemco)
Tetris World (THQ)
2002 FIFA World Cup (EA SPORTS)