Nintendo puts GameCube on Japanese market

Nintendo puts GameCube on Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - People rush to an electric appliance store in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district on Sept. 14 to buy Nintendo Co.'s GameCube video game console. Nintendo put GameCube, priced at 25,000 yen, on the market the same day to compete with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation2.

Nintendo unveils GameCube console

Nintendo unveils GameCube console

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to a press preview try to play with a new GameCube video game console showcased by Nintendo Co. in Tokyo on Aug. 23. The GameCube, which was jointly developed by Nintendo and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., can be used to access the Internet and can hook up with Nintendo's handheld Game Boy Advance console, among other features. It will be released in Sept. in Japan in a head-to-head battle with similar offerings by Sony Corp. and U.S. computer software giant Microsoft Corp.

Nintendo to release new game console

Nintendo to release new game console

TOKYO, Japan - One of visitors to an electronics fair at Makuhari, east of Tokyo, takes a picture of Nintendo Co.'s next generation of home video game console, dubbed GAMECUBE, on display in a plastic case. The company said Aug. 24 it will release the console, measuring 11 x 15 x 16.1 centimeters, in Japan next July.

Nintendo puts GameCube on Japanese market

Nintendo puts GameCube on Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - People rush to an electric appliance store in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district on Sept. 14 to buy Nintendo Co.'s GameCube video game console. Nintendo put GameCube, priced at 25,000 yen, on the market the same day to compete with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation2.

Nintendo to release new game console

Nintendo to release new game console

TOKYO, Japan - One of visitors to an electronics fair at Makuhari, east of Tokyo, takes a picture of Nintendo Co.'s next generation of home video game console, dubbed GAMECUBE, on display in a plastic case. The company said Aug. 24 it will release the console, measuring 11 x 15 x 16.1 centimeters, in Japan next July.