Quote:April 16, 2003 - Last week IGNcube reported that in May Nintendo would release a GameCube demo disc with several sneak-peek looks at unreleased games -- in playable form. Today, via a promotional advertisement for the deal, the company may have inadvertently unveiled which titles would be included on the disc, and it looks to be a strong lineup.
Playables on the disc, according to the promo:
Splinter Cell
Viewtiful Joe
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Sonic Adventure DX
IGNcube has also learned that a playable of the US Soul Calibur II will be on the disc.
There could be more playable titles on the disc in addition to these, and though Nintendo hasn't confirmed it, there will likely be a handful of video previews too.
The demo disc will be free of charge.
We'll have more on the disc in the near future. Stay tuned.
Wow, this is the first demo disc Nintendo has ever made (I believe). I bet those Nintendo marketing guys feel real proud of themselves right now.
NOA Marketing Guy #1: Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be blown away!
NOA MG#2: We present to you... the demo disc!
NOA MG#1: It's amazing! What we did was put a bunch of trial versions of games onto one disc, so that people can sample games before they buy them!
NOA MG#2: Is this amazing marketing or what!
NOA MG#1: I bet those guys at Sony and Microsoft are quaking in their boots from this announcement! No one can match our marketing genius!
Quote:Vectorman and Altered Beast on PS2
Gamers.com is reporting that two development studios are working on new installments in two classic Sega series for the PlayStation 2. The latest magazines will be hitting newsstands in a few days, and they'll have the scoop on Vectorman from Pseudo Interactive (Cel Damage) and Altered Beast from Sega's own WOW Entertainment. There's also speculation that the games will be unveiled in video or playable form at E3 in May, so you can expect full coverage from GAF.
Source: Gamers.com
Posted by Soul4ger on 4.15.2003
YESSSSS!!! Vectorman was one of my favorite Genesis games so this is quite the awesome surprise. I already knew about Altered Beast since it was on that leaked Sega Europe release list, but it's also good to hear confirmation.
Quote:Resident Evil 0 on PS2?
Japanese publication GameLabo reports in its Rumor Column this month that Capcom wants to publish Resident Evil 0 on the PlayStation 2 this Autumn. This decision was motivated by poor sales for the title on Nintendo's GameCube. Now, before you begin to speculate about the validity to GameLabo's comments because of an exclusivity agreement, realize that RE's GC-only status is for a limited amount of time. This is a rumor, as of now, but GameLabo has been consistently correct with speculation in the past.
Source: GameLabo/GameFront
Posted by Soul4ger on 4.16.2003
Wow, not good news, huh? I wonder if RE4 is going to be exclusive after all.
This may be old news, I dunno, but I just thought I'd post this anyway. PC and PS2 versions of the game are now being registered for beta testing. I myself signed up JUST in case.
Boy, Nintendo just isn't trying anymore, are they? Not only are they porting DKC for the second time to one of their Gameboys (and alone, of course), but it doesn't even look as good as the SNES version.
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