Nintendo of America announced today upcoming releases for the GameCube slated for the first half of 2002. It looks like the americans have to wait quite a while for some games to be released. Look for full details in the press release below:

REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 11, 2002 – Nintendo of America Inc. announced today upcoming releases for NINTENDO GAMECUBE slated for the first half of 2002.

StarFox� Adventures debuts June 10, a joint development effort by the world-renowned game designers at RARE, Ltd., and Nintendo, only for NINTENDO GAMECUBE, retailing for $49.95. Click here for the latest screen shots.

The eerily intriguing Eternal Darkness™: Sanity’s Requiem takes players on an action-filled, psychological adventure on June 24. Rated “M” for mature, this game offers spine-tingling thrills for $49.95.

Nintendo will offer a revolutionary wireless controller using RF technology: the innovative WaveBird™ Controller. The WaveBird Controller will allow people to play NINTENDO GAMECUBE from anywhere in the room, without wires and without having to be directly in front of an infrared receiver. The WaveBird Controller, priced at $39.95, arrives June 24.

With a total library of 60 games expected by the end of June, the first-half line-up has substantial third-party support, including Spiderman: The Movie and Bloody Roar: Primal Fury from Activision, Smashing Drive from Namco, Evolution Worlds from Ubi Soft, Resident Evil from Capcom, Soccer Slam and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle from Sega, Wrestlemania X8 from THQ, James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire from Electronic Arts, Spy Hunter from Midway and more from additional developers including Interplay, Kemco, Konami and Take Two.

In November, U.S. sales of all Nintendo systems (NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Nintendo� 64, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color) nearly equaled the combined sales of all systems from all other manufacturers.