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Title: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on February 15, 2005, 10:10:56 PM
Have a look at the list, which includes games which have been in America for months!

In preperation for the upcoming oh-so-close Nintendo DS launch, Nintendo Australia has supplied their current release schedule.  Obviously, this will probably pretty dull if you don't live in Australia, but if you do then at least you'll know what will be coming out in Australia for the next five or so months.  As usual, all dates are subject to change at any time.  Righto, let's get started:  

 NINTENDO DS  

 

 NINTENDO GAMECUBE  

 

 GAME BOY ADVANCE  

Title: RE:Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Nephilim on February 16, 2005, 12:12:52 AM
quite odd esp when EB and a few other stores have the release of ping pals on the 25th, the day after
oh well
Title: RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 16, 2005, 01:11:16 AM
Mr. Driller in MAY? Hate you, Namco. ;___; And wow, is Australia the first to get Rayman DS or something? Also, anybody got any idea WHY EA isn't releasing a PAL version of NBA Street 3 for GameCube?

Worst decision ever.
Title: RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on February 16, 2005, 01:54:48 AM
Well, you'll just have to wait an extra day before you can sink your teeth into Ping Pals.  Ha ha.

And be happy we're getting Mr. Driller at all - I thought we were going to miss out again, like we did when Europe got Mr. Driller 2.  Hopefully this means that the version we get will have a translated Dristone Mode and Single Card Multiplayer like the Japanese version I got does.
Title: RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: mantidor on February 16, 2005, 03:57:05 AM
O_o wow, I didnt knew Nintendo was so late with their releases... look at the bright side, you are at least getting it in your language, the only spanish Ive seen in a GC game is in RE4, and you are suppose to not understand it... while there's spanish versions of Halo 2.
Title: RE:Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Hostile Creation on February 16, 2005, 07:26:21 AM
Winnie the Pooh: Rumbly Tummy Adventure System seller.
Title: RE:Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Djunknown on February 16, 2005, 05:35:29 PM
What a strange, strange list. Aussies are getting Splinter Cell right around the American release date, but Four Swords is STILL missing in Action? What gives? Lazy/scared publishers who think they won't get good return investments?

I guess this begs for one of my patented dumb questions: Do they tailor-publish these games for the Aussies, or just ship the Euro-Pal versions and say "Come and get it! All 10 copies anyway..."? What's there to localize? English is English is English. It shouldn't matter, if its Canada, England, USA, Or Australia/New Zealand.

Are they not going to understand if say someone uses the word "Band-aid"? Must they input "Plaster?" Instead of Judge, A Barrister? (Imagine Final Fantasy Tatics Advance: Here comes the Barrister!)

Oh well, better late than never....
Title: RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Caillan on February 16, 2005, 06:01:57 PM
The games are European. There's the heath and safety screen at the start which is European, and the language options which are European. A lot of the time numbers aren't even converted to the metric system.
Title: RE:Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Nephilim on February 16, 2005, 09:47:51 PM
Also may want to bring up that Custom Robo isnt on the list
A game myself and a friend are also waiting for
Even if it got bad reviews, I still want it, since I enjoyed Zoids on cube.
Title: RE:Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Talon on February 16, 2005, 10:49:51 PM
Australia is clearly dominated by the PS2 and X-BOX.  Most EB stores or any video-game store usually hide all the gamecube games in a small dark corner or behind a poll and some stores have even stopped selling gamecube games all together.

Although Nintendo has virtually been a non-existant force with its Gamecube in australia for some time now, I did notice PULSE has a huge NINTENDO DS advertisment across their main window on the corner of bourke and elizabeth st in Melbourne today.  It seems in australia the only nintendo products that sell well are handhelds and the only products the shops actually want to display.
Title: RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Caillan on February 17, 2005, 12:12:12 AM
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Although Nintendo has virtually been a non-existant force with its Gamecube in australia for some time now, I did notice PULSE has a huge NINTENDO DS advertisment across their main window on the corner of bourke and elizabeth st in Melbourne today.


I've noticed this over here as well. New Zealand is completely neglected by Nintendo, but the DS is getting a lot of exposure in windows normally dominated by awesome games such as Blood Rayne, Driv3r and Fable. Maybe Nintendo really are right and their market will expand dramatically.  
Title: RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: vudu on February 17, 2005, 07:48:44 AM
What the hell.  You guys get Polarium on March 24th?  EBGames.com has it listed as April 18th for a US release.  PGC's release schedule still has it as May 31st.  It doesn't even show up on Gamestop.com.  I am sad.  
Title: RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 17, 2005, 02:30:50 PM
It's going to be $20-$30 cheaper than the average DS game too, according to DVDCrave. We win! Oh.. every other game..
Title: RE:Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia
Post by: Nephilim on February 17, 2005, 10:16:54 PM
" Most EB stores or any video-game store usually hide all the gamecube games in a small dark corner or behind a poll and some stores have even stopped selling gamecube games all together"
EB adelaide has put DS straight across from the counter, proberly the most prime place
yet GBA is down the back, and Gamecube is between DS and GBA
In my view EB and Toy r us are proberly the biggest supporters of gamecube, they always get alot of stock (10+ of each game) and on release date, even if there 17year old employee's act like they secretly work for ign.