Nintendo
Announces Canadian Launch Date for Game Boy
Advance
Nintendo of
Canada today announced a Canadian launch date of
June 11, 2001 for its highly anticipated Game
Boy(R) Advance handheld. Powered by a 32-bit CPU,
Game Boy Advance represents a major leap forward
in portable gameplay, displaying up to 512
colours simultaneously with stunning graphics.
Nintendo's Game
Boy(R) Colour represents more than 50 per cent of
all hardware systems sold through in Canada in
2000, as many as all consoles combined. This
success has brought the total of Game Boys sold
worldwide to 120 million units. The backwards
compatibility of the all new Game Boy Advance
allows gamers to continue playing their favourite
Game Boy games.
As a wholly owned
subsidiary, Nintendo of Canada Ltd. leads the
$650 million video game industry in Canada. From
its headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Nintendo distributes and markets the Nintendo 64
system, and the portable Game Boy Colour - the
world's best-selling video game system. Nintendo
video games are known throughout the world for
their superior quality, state-of-the-art 3-D
graphics and appeal to players of all ages. To
date, Nintendo has sold more than 1 billion video
games worldwide, has created such industry icons
as Mario® and Donkey Kong® and launched
franchises like The Legend of Zelda® and
Pokémon(tm). Nintendo is dedicated to the
long-term development of the interactive
entertainment industry, devoting its resources
towards maximizing the latest technology to
create the most innovative interactive
entertainment products in the world.
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