News: Pokémon Lifts European GameCube Sales
Posted 10 Jun 2004 at 20:56 by Tim Symons
The launch of Pokémon Colosseum has lifted Nintendo GameCube hardware sales across Europe, more than doubling its European market share from 16% to 32% in the first week of release. Pokémon fever is alive and kicking!
Pokémon Colosseum launched to rave reviews across Europe on 14 May 2004 and marked the biggest launch for a Nintendo GameCube title this year. In addition to the game, which included a free Memory Card 59, the Pokémon Colosseum Mega Pak also launched on the same day. The Mega Pak contains a copy of Pokémon Colosseum plus a Nintendo GameCube, a Memory Card 251, a Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable and the Pokédex Organiser, Pokémon Box � all available for around 159 Euros.
Click here to check out our review of Pokémon Colosseum.