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There's no doubt that, when they're at their best, Nintendo make some of the greatest games around. However having read that the GameCube may not be released in Europe until 'well into 2002' I have to say that it's continuing it's trend in not knowing what it's doing when it comes to managing it's hardware. The N64 is facing it's last Christmas - I owned one myself from the release until not long ago so I hate to say that as much as anyone. However the Gameboy is immensely successful and is in no real danger of fading in popularity.
Bearing this in mind, and the fact that the GB Advance is apparently going for a simultaneous European/USA release next Autumn, you've got to wonder why they're doing things this way round. Whether the GameCube delay is down to production of software or manufacture of hardware, wouldn't it make much more sense to temporarily stop (or at least greatly reduce) all work related to the GBA and concentrate on making the GameCube as big a success as it can be, as soon as it can be? This would help replace the dying (but not dead) N64 as soon as possible. It's never going to survive 'well into 2002'.
The GBA doesn't really NEED to be release at all, given the continuing success of it's predecessor. I'm not saying it shouldn't be realsed. Far from it. I'm just saying that Nintendo should take another really hard look at where there priorities lie. Otherwise they'll have given the opposition just as much a head start as when the N64 was launched.
Bearing this in mind, and the fact that the GB Advance is apparently going for a simultaneous European/USA release next Autumn, you've got to wonder why they're doing things this way round. Whether the GameCube delay is down to production of software or manufacture of hardware, wouldn't it make much more sense to temporarily stop (or at least greatly reduce) all work related to the GBA and concentrate on making the GameCube as big a success as it can be, as soon as it can be? This would help replace the dying (but not dead) N64 as soon as possible. It's never going to survive 'well into 2002'.
The GBA doesn't really NEED to be release at all, given the continuing success of it's predecessor. I'm not saying it shouldn't be realsed. Far from it. I'm just saying that Nintendo should take another really hard look at where there priorities lie. Otherwise they'll have given the opposition just as much a head start as when the N64 was launched.
The up-to-date news from ECTS was, from Nintendo itself, that the GC would not be released in Europe until 'well into 2002'. If I can find where I read it from I'll post a link for you.
I suspect they will really try for an Easter-ish release that year at the latest. Much later and they might as well not bother at all.
I suspect they will really try for an Easter-ish release that year at the latest. Much later and they might as well not bother at all.
There's no doubt that, when they're at their best, Nintendo make some of the greatest games around. However having read that the GameCube may not be released in Europe until 'well into 2002' I have to say that it's continuing it's trend in not knowing what it's doing when it comes to managing it's hardware. The N64 is facing it's last Christmas - I owned one myself from the release until not long ago so I hate to say that as much as anyone. However the Gameboy is immensely successful and is in no real danger of fading in popularity.
Bearing this in mind, and the fact that the GB Advance is apparently going for a simultaneous European/USA release next Autumn, you've got to wonder why they're doing things this way round. Whether the GameCube delay is down to production of software or manufacture of hardware, wouldn't it make much more sense to temporarily stop (or at least greatly reduce) all work related to the GBA and concentrate on making the GameCube as big a success as it can be, as soon as it can be? This would help replace the dying (but not dead) N64 as soon as possible. It's never going to survive 'well into 2002'.
The GBA doesn't really NEED to be release at all, given the continuing success of it's predecessor. I'm not saying it shouldn't be realsed. Far from it. I'm just saying that Nintendo should take another really hard look at where there priorities lie. Otherwise they'll have given the opposition just as much a head start as when the N64 was launched.
Bearing this in mind, and the fact that the GB Advance is apparently going for a simultaneous European/USA release next Autumn, you've got to wonder why they're doing things this way round. Whether the GameCube delay is down to production of software or manufacture of hardware, wouldn't it make much more sense to temporarily stop (or at least greatly reduce) all work related to the GBA and concentrate on making the GameCube as big a success as it can be, as soon as it can be? This would help replace the dying (but not dead) N64 as soon as possible. It's never going to survive 'well into 2002'.
The GBA doesn't really NEED to be release at all, given the continuing success of it's predecessor. I'm not saying it shouldn't be realsed. Far from it. I'm just saying that Nintendo should take another really hard look at where there priorities lie. Otherwise they'll have given the opposition just as much a head start as when the N64 was launched.