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Looking firmly to the future, Nintendo ignored the continuing decline of Gamecube in its CES presentation, instead preferring to focus on the recently released DS. Still, who can blame them? The DS has shown outstanding popularity since its U.S launch, with a quoted 1.3 million units shifted, and shows every sign of doing just as well in Europe. One thing’s for sure, this sets out an interesting battle for the handheld circuit with Sony’s slick PSP.
George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications, had these painfully predictable words to say; “Publishers and game players have only just begun to tap the potential of Nintendo DS, 2005 will continue the excitement we’ve experienced in 2004.”
Publishers were said to have over 120 games planned for the Nintendo DS, key titles of 2005 were said to include; “Need for Speed UndergroundTM 2 from Electronic Arts, WarioWareTM: Touched!, Pokèmonî Dash and Yoshi Touch & GoTM from Nintendo and Retro Atari ClassicsTM from Atari”. So much for a killer-app, you might say.
Gameboy Advance continued its predictably strong showing by shifting over 8 million units in the U.S in 2004, key upcoming titles were listed as; “WarioWareTM: Twisted!, The Legend of Zeldaî: The Minish Cap ( which U.K players have been enjoying since last November ), Mario Partyî Advance, Fire EmblemTM: The Sacred Stones and Pokèmonî Emerald from Nintendo, Ace Combat AdvanceTM and Klonoaî 2 from Namco and Banjo PilotTM from THQî”.
Sucking in its bruised chest, Gamecube boasted the following software for 2005; Star Foxî: Assault, GeistTM, Donkey KongaTM 2 and Donkey Kongî Jungle Beat from Nintendo join top titles like Resident Evilî 4 and Killer 7TM from Capcom, NBA Street V3 from Electronic Arts, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cellî Chaos Theory from Ubisoft and Mortal Kombatî: DeceptionTM from Midway. And a new adventure for The Legend of Zeldaî series remains in development.
