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Game Boy Player in Europe

by Karlie Yeung - May 21, 2003, 7:37 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Nintendo of Europe

As previously announced, the Game Boy Player will be released in Europe on the 20th June and will also be bundled with the GameCube.

GAME BOY PLAYER COMING TO EUROPE

Play Game Boy Games on your TV!

Nintendo of Europe announces the release of the Game Boy Player, coming to Europe for the 20th June 2003. Game Boy, the most successful video game system ever, is about to get even bigger!

Over 1000 Nintendo games will soon be playable on TV screens through one Nintendo console. The Game Boy Player is a small platform which allows users to connect their Game Boy games to a NINTENDO GAMECUBE and play their favourite games on a TV screen. Virtually all Game Boy games will be compatible with the system - from Game Boy Advance audio-visual treats such as Metroid Fusion, to Game Boy and Game Boy Color classics like Tetris. The Game Boy Player brings a whole new era to large screen gaming.

Connecting to the bottom of the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, the Game Boy Player allows players to use either their console controller or their Game Boy Advance to direct the action on screen.

An extra port for Game Boy Advance Link Cable usage means gamers can hook up to friends' Game Boy Advance systems for a multiplayer party with compatible games. And because the Game Boy Player plugs into the Hi-Speed Port on the bottom of the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, the Serial Ports are left free for your Nintendo GameCube Modem Adapter or Broadband Adapter.

The Game Boy Player, released on 20th June, will be bundled with the NINTENDO GAMECUBE as an official pack, priced at around 199 Euros. The Game Boy Player will also be available to purchase separately at around 60 Euros. Members of www.nintendo-europe.com will also be able to obtain the Game Boy Player as part of an exclusive offer!

Click onto www.nintendo-europe.com for all of the most up to date official information on Nintendo.

Buy a GameCube, get the Game Boy Player FREE

For a limited time, when you buy a GameCube console at $149, you'll receive the Game Boy Player add-on for FREE!

NEW VALUE OFFER EXTENDS NINTENDO MOMENTUM

Worldwide Retail Program Combining Nintendo GameCube With New Game Boy Player Opens Vast Game Libraries

LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2003 – Nintendo today announces a new worldwide retail offer combining its Nintendo GameCube™ home console with the new Game Boy® Player. The combination allows players to enjoy more than 1,200 Game Boy games on the home TV screen, along with the full library of more than 300 Nintendo GameCube titles.

For a limited time, Nintendo will include Game Boy Player for the regular price of the Nintendo GameCube system. This offer will be available at retail on June 23 for an MSRP of $149.99 in the United States, and on June 20 for €199.99 in Europe.

"This offer builds on the incredible momentum generated by our Game Boy® Advance line, which has already sold 35 million systems worldwide," says Peter MacDougall, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America. "Once we saw the enthusiastic reception given to the debut of Game Boy Player here on the show floor at the E3 trade show, it was an easy decision to move ahead with our plans to combine these two products."

The Game Boy Player is a platform less than an inch thick, which acts as a base for the Nintendo GameCube. By simply inserting Game Boy cartridges into a slot in the Game Boy Player, consumers can use their Nintendo GameCube controller to direct action on the TV screen.

In North America, Nintendo is riding a wave of momentum generated by three dominating product launches this spring. Game Boy Advance is the hottest selling system in the market; The Legend of Zelda®: The Wind Waker™ tops the console hit charts; and the combined Pokemon® Ruby and Pokemon® Sapphire are the top two selling titles in the portable game category.

Talkback

YenRugMay 21, 2003

Where is this info from? As an existing signed up member of Nintendo Europe, whenever I try to go to www.nintendo-europe.com, I get taken to the UK/Ireland regional page. The only news story about the GB player simply talks about the bundle and its pricing, nothing about it as a standalone, or mention of this pricing offer. If there is a specific web page with these details on, could that link be posted, rather than just saying go to the main site?

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