Nintendo officially announced their European Gamecube launch earlier today, in a webcast which leaked out across the internet before the weekend.
As we reported on Friday, the console will launch on May 3rd, and will retail for around 249 Euros, or somewhere between £150 and £175 in the UK, depending on the exchange rate and retailers.
Purple and Black variations of the console will be available at launch, and controllers will come in Purple, Black, and Purple and Clear. No prices have yet been announced for accessories, but Nintendo have said that games will retail at around 60 Euros (£40) each.
Day One Launch titles - From Nintendo:
WaveRace: Blue Storm
Luigi's Mansion
Day One Launch titles - Third party
Star Wars Rogue Leader Rogue Squadron II (LucasArts) Exclusive
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (Sega) Exclusive
Super Monkey Ball (Sega)
ISS2 (Konami)
ESPN Winter Sports (Konami)
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (Activision)
Spiderman (Activision)
Tarzan Untamed (Ubi Soft)
Batman Vengeance (Ubi Soft)
Donald Duck Quack Attack (Ubi Soft)
Crazy Taxi (Acclaim)
Burnout (Acclaim)
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (Acclaim)
NHL Hitz (Midway)
Gauntlet Dark Legacy (Midway)
Universal Studios (Kemco)
Batman (Kemco)
Tetris World (THQ)
2002 FIFA World Cup (EA Sports)
Nintendo will be supporting the launch of the Gamecube with a 100 million euros marketing campaign across Europe, with 500,000 machines available for the launch day, and a total of 1 million consoles available during the launch period.
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