wraggster
June 14th, 2004, 18:22
Nintendo Europe was recently proud to reveal that the European market share for Nintendo's GameCube console has recently doubled, going from 16% to 32%. The rise in hardware sales is directly attributed to the release of Pokémon Colosseum which launched to rave reviews across Europe on May 14, 2004 and marked the biggest launch for a Nintendo GameCube title this year.[br][br]European fans of Pokémon had reason to "catch em' all" as the game was being offered with plenty of extras. Pokémon Colosseum could be purchased alone with a free Memory Card 59, but fans looking for a bit more could purchase The Mega Pak. This special bundle contains a copy of Pokémon Colosseum plus a Nintendo GameCube, a Memory Card 251, a Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable and the Pokédex Organizer, Pokémon Box - all for around 159 Euros. [br][br]It appears as though the Nintendo and Pokémon alliance shows no sign of slowing down in Europe as the total number of Pokémon games sold in Europe currently exceeds 25 million, with the hugely successful Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire(Game Boy Advance) having sold approximately 3.3 million in Europe last year. [br][br][br] [br][br]