Melbourne, Australia January 30th 2003 – These days, gamers have insatiable appetites – and Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy Advance™ consoles fill that hunger. The Nintendo game library continues to broaden its appeal to video game players of all ages, interests and lifestyles. This reflects an increasing amount of support from third-party publishers, adding to a strong calvary of first- and second-party selections.

With more upcoming exclusive additions, including the most anticipated GameCube titles to date, Metroid® Prime launching on April 3rd, Capcom’s thrilling, mature-rated Resident Evil series, the high-speed action of F-Zero® and the role-playing adventures of The Legend of Zelda®: The Wind Waker, the Nintendo GameCube offers a plethora of titles for everyone. Older gamers will drool over titles such as Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon from UbiSoft and new versions of Resident Evil, proving Nintendo has the stuff to thrill the souls of men.

“Nintendo’s growing list of diverse video games is what hard-core and recreational gamers desire," says David Yarnton, Director of Sales and Marketing, Nintendo Australia. “Nintendo has the games and hardware to provide consumers young and old the best game-play experience".

In the exciting portable gaming arena, the announcement of both the Game Boy Advance™ SP launching March 28; and the Nintendo GameCube™ Game Boy® Player, launching in June, will support the continuing popularity of the Game Boy franchise. With new versions of popular games available this year such as Golden Sun™: The Lost Age, Pokémon® Ruby, Pokémon® Sapphire and Advance Wars 2™, Nintendo will continue to sell Game Boy Advance units and games at lightning speed.

To illustrate, here are just some of the new Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance offerings for 2003:

Nintendo GameCube™

• Shrek Extra Large – February 7, 2003 (TDK Mediactive)

• Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance – February 14th, 2003 (Acclaim)

• Rayman 3: Hoodlam Havoc – February 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Evolution Worlds – February 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – March 10, 2003 (Electronic Arts)

• Resident Evil Zero – March 14, 2003 (THQ)

• The Sims – March 27, 2003 (Electronic Arts)

• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon – March 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Zapper – March, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Phantasy On-line – March, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Sega Sports Series – March, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Monsters Screamarena – March, 2003 (THQ)

• Metroid Prime – April 3, 2003 (Nintendo)

• Robotech Battlecry – April 11, 2003 (TDK Mediactive)

• Def Jam Vendetta – April 27, 2003 (Electronic Arts)

• X-MEN 2: Wolverine’s Revenge – April 2003 (Activision)

• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – May, 2003 (Nintendo)

• Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray – May, 2003 (Activision)

• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell – May 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter – May, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• RTX Red Rock – May, 2003 (Electronic Arts)

• Burnout 2 – May, 2003 (Acclaim)

• Enter That Matrix – May, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Shrek Super Party – June 5, 2003 (TDK Mediactive)

• The Hulk – June, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• AFL 2004 – August, 2003 (Acclaim)

• Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life – October 2003 (UbiSoft)

• True Crimes: Streets of L.A. – Spring 2003 (Activision)

• Lost Kingdoms II – Winter 2003 (Activision)

• WWE Crush Hour – Q2, 2003 (THQ)

• Red Faction 2 – Q2, 2003 (THQ)

• WWE Wrestlemania X9 – Q3, 2003 (THQ)

• Finding Nemo – Q3,2003 (THQ)

• The Hobbit – Q3, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• Starcraft: Ghost – Q4, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• 1080 Avalanche – 2003 (Nintendo)

• Animal Crossing – 2003 (Nintendo)

• F-Zero – 2003 (Nintendo)

• Mario Golf – 2003 (Nintendo)

• Mario Kart – 2003 (Nintendo)

• Wario World – 2003 (Nintendo)

Game Boy Advance™

• Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc – February, 2003 (UbiSoft)

• James Bond: Nightfire – March 21, 2003 (Electronic Arts)

• TOCA World Touring Cars – March, 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Crash Bandicoot: N-Tranced – March, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• Sonic Advance 2 – March, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Super Monkey Ball Jnr – March, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Zapper – March, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Pokémon® Ruby – April 3, 2003 (Nintendo)

• Pokémon® Sapphire – April 3, 2003 (Nintendo)

• Golden Sun : The Lost Age – April, 2003 (Nintendo)

• X-MEN 2: Wolverine’s Revenge – April, 2003 (Activision)

• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell – May, 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon – May, 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Hamtaro – May, 2003 (Nintendo)

• Sega Arcade Gallery – May, 2003 (Infogrames)

• Warioware Inc. Mega Microgames – June, 2003 (Nintendo)

• The Hulk – June, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town – October 2003 (UbiSoft)

• Wild Thornberries The Movie – Q1, 2003 (THQ)

• SpongeBob: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman – Q1, 2003 (THQ)

• GT Advance 3 – Q2, 2003 (THQ)

• Disney Princesses – Q2, 2003 (THQ)

• The Hobbit – Q3, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• Finding Nemo – Q3, 2003 (THQ)

• Spyro III (working title) – Q4, 2003 (Vivendi Universal)

• Advance Wars 2 – 2003 (Nintendo)

• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land – 2003 (Nintendo)

As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems. The systems include Game Boy®, Nintendo® 64, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo GameCube™. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.6 billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario™ and Donkey Kong® and launching such franchises as Zelda™ and Pokémon®.