Nintendo announces Japanese GameCube release schedule

[06.29.01] » Eternal Darkness, Animal Forest GameCube bound for Japan.

   Nintendo of Japan today announced its first- and second-party release GameCube schedule for 2001. Silicon Knights' Eternal Darkness has been confirmed for Japanese release; so has the GameCube port of Animal Forest, which was already released on the Nintendo 64 in Japan. Both these titles will arrive in North America before Japan; however, Shigeru Miyamoto's Pikmin will appear in Japan at least a month in advance of its planned December English release.

   The full schedule:

• Luigi's Mansion: September 14th (launch title)
• Wave Race: Blue Storm: September 14th (launch title)
• Pikmin: October 26th
• Dairantou Smash Brothers DX: November
• Eternal Darkness: December
• Animal Forest GameCube: December

   All the titles will retail for 6800 yen ($55 US).