GCN: Q1 Looks Promising

I know we\'ve had threads before looking at the lack of quality titles coming to Gamecube in the next few months, but an updated release list at Planet Gamecube shows some hope.

Of course there\'s NBA Courtside 2002 in January and Virtua Striker 3 in March which might mean something to somebody, but with that out of the way, there\'s a few titles that I personally am looking forward to.

Right away, WWF Wrestlemania 2002 is set for March 15.  There\'s also the snowboarding title Dark Summit, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, and (with a grain of salt) Eternal Darkness back up at March 18.

If these dates hold up, I\'ll have three -new- games (WWF, Sonic, ED...and SSX Tricky ) to buy this quarter...

Not bad.

-Eik

I\'m still going to wait until Metroid Prime and Perfect Dark 2 come out before I get a Cube...

Since your such a NGC fan, do you have any idea when these two are expected to come out?

Actually, no, neither have a set release date.

Because Rare is most likely going to release Star Fox, Donkey Kong Racing, and Cameo first, I wouldn\'t look for Perfect Dark Zero until Summer 2003, despite being listed at Q3 2002.

Metroid is Retro\'s only project right now, but they\'re also taking their time with it.  If I had to guess I would say they shoot for holidays 2002, but end up delaying it to Q1 2003, like we\'ve seen with Eternal Darkness.

Just speculation, but I\'d guess it\'s a pretty accurate timeframe.

-Eik