Nintendo Readying Early 2005 Line-Up
Details on Nintendo's current gen titles.
Not one to rest on its laurels, Nintendo is still hard at work supporting the current hardware generation - despite launching its own opening salvo in the next, in the form of the Nintendo DS.
The company has announced release details for the titles gamers can expect to see on shelves in the first quarter of 2005.
Nintendo will be releasing some of its biggest GameCube titles during the early months of next year, including new instalments in its popular Zelda, Mario Tennis and Donkey Kong franchises. Capcom will also unleash Resident Evil 4 exclusively on GameCube.
On the portable front, the Game Boy Advance will see the release of four more entries in the NES Classics range as well as Square Enix's portable Kingdom Hearts game.
Release details for Nintendo's major releases for early 2005 are below:
- Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - 7 January
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - 4 February
- Mario Power Tennis - 25 February
- Mario Party 6 - 18 March
- Resident Evil 4 - March
Game Boy Advance:
- Metroid - 7 January
- Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link - 7 January
- Metroid - 7 January
- Castlevania - 7 January
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories - March
GameCube:
Expect Nintendo coverage to pick up around here with this line-up on it way. Hurrah!
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games
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