March 25^th, 2002 (12:00am) - Thanks to EGM’s Mark McDonald for this press release.

What do MTV, Britney Spears and Mario(TM) have in common? They were all born in 1981 and will be celebrating their 21st birthdays
this year. Not only will Mario turn 21, but he will also make his
NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) debut later this year. Other personalities will
also be making appearances on NINTENDO GAMECUBE as the library is
expected to grow to more than 100 titles by the end of September.
Nintendo fans better be ready to get the party started.

On August 26, the latest title in the blockbuster Mario
franchise, Super Mario(R) Sunshine, a 3-D action-adventure game,
will debut exclusively for NINTENDO GAMECUBE.

NINTENDO GAMECUBE endorsement is considerable, with more than 20
publishers, including such heavyweights as: Activision, Acclaim,
Capcom, Electronic Arts, Konami, Midway, Namco, Sega, THQ, and
Ubi Soft providing support.

From its inception, NINTENDO GAMECUBE was built to be the easiest
of all video game platforms to develop games for. More than ever
before, programmers, artists and designers are joining Nintendo’s
noteworthy development roster and, to date, nearly 400 teams are
currently developing games for NINTENDO GAMECUBE.
Star Fox(R) Adventures, a joint development effort by the
world-renowned game designers at RARE, Ltd. and Nintendo,
will be available this fall only for NINTENDO GAMECUBE,
retailing for $49.95.

The eerily intriguing Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem(TM)
will take players on an action-filled, psychological
adventure on June 24. Rated "M" for mature, this game will
offer spine-tingling thrills for $49.95.

Beginning June 24, Memory Card 251 will offer consumers more
storage capacity for saving NINTENDO GAMECUBE games at a
price of $19.95.

Nintendo will offer a revolutionary wireless controller using
RF technology: the innovative Wave Bird(TM) Controller. The
Wave Bird Controller will allow people to play NINTENDO
GAMECUBE from anywhere in the room, without wires and without
having to be directly in front of an infrared receiver. The
Wave Bird Controller, priced at $39.95, arrives June 24.