December 26^th, 2002 (12:00am) - In the spirit of Christmas, Nintendo decided to reveal on Christmas Eve the tentative release dates for their upcoming Japanese titles. If you thought those Pikmin 2 and Animal Crossing 2 announcements were fake then here is the official confirmation from the Big N. Good news for Kirby fan! The once canned Nintendo 64 title, Kirby’s Air Ride, is being revived on the GameCube.

GameCube:

- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Feb. 7)
- Metroid Prime (Feb. 28)
- Giftpia (April)
- F-Zero GC (May)
- Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (Spring)
- Kirby’s Air Ride (Spring)
- Mario Golf GC (Spring)
- Mario Tennis GC (Winter)
- 1080: Silver Storm (Winter)
- Mario Kart GC (TBA)
- Pikmin 2 (TBA)
- Animal Crossing 2 (TBA)

GameBoy Advance:

- Metroid Fusion (Feb. 14)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords (March)
- GameBoy Gallery 4 (TBA)
- GameBoy Music with pocket speaker and mini stereo cable (TBA)
- Lunar Blaze (TBA)
- Mario Golf GBA (TBA)
- Mario Tennis GBA (TBA)

My Thoughts:

I still cannot get over that a sequel to Animal Crossing is coming so soon and with Pikmin 2, Giftpia, and Mario Kart it seems that 2003 will be another great year for Nintendo. But I have one question… Where the hell is Star Fox Armada?!?!?!?!?!