A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR NINTENDO
Nintendo today released figures highlighting the continued success of the Nintendo GameCube and the Game Boy Advance across Europe. This Christmas was the biggest ever for the Nintendo GameCube and the stylish Game Boy Advance SP made an impressive Christmas debut, reinforcing its number one position in the handheld market.
The Nintendo GameCube has had its most successful Christmas to date, with sales having increased 88% across Europe compared to the same period last year. These fantastic results have taken total sales in Europe of Nintendo GameCube to nearly 3 million*.
This festive momentum was further fuelled by an excellent software line-up with games such as Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, 1080° Avalanche and Mario Party 5 all launching pre-Christmas. Nintendo GameCube software sales were up 45% on the same period last year.
The Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP have also enjoyed a fantastic year, with sales for the full calendar year 2003 having increased 33% on the previous year.
Game Boy Advance software sales also increased significantly in the Christmas period and were up 104% on the previous year. Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire were the strongest software titles for Game Boy Advance over Christmas and the sales for these games has now reached 2.4 million* in Europe.
Nintendo´s success looks set to continue into 2004 as the incredible software line up highlights. With all time classic games such as Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing and Pokémon Colosseum coming to the Nintendo GameCube in 2004, gamers can expect another great year from Nintendo. The Game Boy Advance will also see some incredible games launching such as Metroid Zero Mission, Pokémon Fire Red & Pokémon Leaf Green ( exact name to be confirmed) and Fire Emblem. All this and more are in store from the world´s most legendary video game company in 2004.
Click onto www.nintendo-europe.com for all of the most up to date official information on Nintendo.
- Lifetime to date cumulative sell-thru figure
For further information please contact
Andrew Muir or Rebecca Strickland at the Nintendo Press Office
on 020 7307 3103
Nintendo Co., Ltd. of Kyoto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 1.8 billion video games worldwide, created such industry icons as Mario® and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda® and Pokémon?. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy - the world‚s best-selling video game system which has sold over 150 million units. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo´s operations in Europe.
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