According to FGN the GameCube is rumored to be delayed until 2002. Ick. It's noted that European children have run rampant through the streets crying. Well, maybe not. Here's the buzz.
U.K. publication CTW has reported that the trade is already resigning itself to the console not seeing the light of day until early 2002.
Nintendo has not yet announced a European release date, and isn't expected to until E3 comes around in May. If the news turns out to be true, it would make for an interesting battle between Nintendo and Microsoft.
Xbox is due to be released in the same time frame as Gamecube in the U.S., and if these reports turn out to be true, the same battle will take place early next year in Europe, with both consoles also being launched within the same time frame.
Nintendo Europe's PR department told FGN Online, "We still haven't announced an official release date for Gamecube in Europe." When asked when that announcement is likely to be made, we were told, "We haven't announced that either yet."
