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Nintendo News for January 2002
01/31/2002
Three Sega classics are coming to the Game Boy Advance
Sega has announced that three Genisis games will be put in one Sega Smash Pack for the Game Boy Advance. The game will be published by THQ and is scheduled for a spring release. The following is a fact sheet with screenshots of Golden Axe:
SEGA(r) Smash Pack
For Game Boy(r) Advance
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
SEGA Smash Pack includes three of the greatest SEGA games together on one cartridge, Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe and Sonic Spinball.
OVERVIEW:
Genre: Compilation
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Projected Ship Date: Spring
Target Audience: GBA owners
Players: 1
SRP: $39.99 USD
Developer: Codefire/Sega
Website: www.thq.com; www.sega.com
FEATURES:
* Ecco the Dolphin: There's trouble in paradise! Cast alone in a beautiful and dangerous undersea world, players must use Ecco's speed, sonar, and mammalian instincts to rescue the other dolphins and save the world!
* Deep story and content that provides for hours of gameplay
* Beautiful environments including coral reefs, sunken pirate ships, hostile prehistoric seas, and the lost city of Atlantis
* Amazing undersea creatures including killer whales, great white sharks, octopi, poisonous jellyfish, dolphins, and other sea life
* Golden Axe: Defeat the Evil Death Adder and his hordes of minions in one of SEGA's most popular action adventures of all-time. Jump, slash, charge, roll, and cast magical spells to save the kingdom from evil.
* Play as one of three selectable characters - each with unique magic spells, character attributes, and attacks.
* Three game modes to choose from including Arcade Mode, Easy Mode, and Duel Mode
* Player Rankings allow users to gauge their performance
* Sonic Spinball: Bust loose your attitude in Sonic the Hedgehog's pinball pandemonium! Help Sonic defeat the Evil Doctor Robotnik in this addictive combination of Sonic style and pinball action.
* Starring everyone's favorite SEGA character, Sonic the Hedgehog
* Easy to learn, fun to play, difficult to master
* Four challenging levels to complete and conquer
  
01/29/2002
Nintendo Announces Global Price Drop for Game Boy Advance.
In a surprising move, Nintendo has dropped the price of the GameBoy Advance. Here is the press release:
REDMOND, Wash., January 28, 2002 - Nintendo today announced a global price drop for its best-selling, hand-held video game wonder Game Boy® Advance, effective February 1, 2002. In the U.S., the new suggested retail price is $79.95, representing a 20-percent decrease. This simultaneous global price drop is the result of production efficiencies and decreased component costs.
The U.S. video game industry generated a record-breaking $9.4 billion in 2001, and Game Boy Advance was responsible for more than 20 percent of total hardware units sold. Since its release in June 2001, Game Boy Advance has sold nearly 5 million hardware units in North America. To stay ahead of the game, Nintendo remains on track to ship 23.5 million Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color units to retail outlets worldwide during its current fiscal year, ending March 2002.
"The new price point truly positions Game Boy Advance as a video game system for the mass market," says Peter Main, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc. "Coupled with an explosive amount of incredible software scheduled for the year, Game Boy Advance is positioned to become the best-selling video game hardware system of all time."
This year will see the release of more than 200 games for Game Boy Advance, including Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, launching on February 11th. Nintendo will also introduce innovative new game play formats to take advantage of the new Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable. The first games to feature this game play synergy are Sonic Advance from THQ for Game Boy Advance and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle from Sega for NINTENDO GAMECUBE, both launching in February. Using this new device, players can transfer data between the two systems, giving gamers a brand new level of game play never before experienced.
"The enormous success of Game Boy Advance has made publishing games for the system a clear triumph for us," says Brian Farrell, President and CEO, THQ Inc. "With this price drop our products will now reach even more consumers."
Source - Nintendo
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