Nintendo unveils and dates solid line-up for early 2005

Nintendo has today outlined all the forthcoming activity for its two existing consoles, leading up to spring 2005. There's a fairly narrow range of publishers catering for the Cube and GBA in this period, but some of these titles ought to be very impressive. Obviously, all the first party titles will go down very well: like anything Zelda related or Bongo-enabled should; and the second round of NES classics will be snapped up by retro-inclined GBA owners. On the Gamecube front, Capcom will also be proving the value of its input: having already generated a great deal of interest in Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe 2 and the mysterious Killer 7.

There's a sizeable spread of kiddie-orientated titles too, with Rare's THQ-published It's Mr. Pants and Banjo Pilot likely to have the widest appeal. Elsewhere on the roster are potential gems like Advance Guardian Heroes and Timesplitters Future Perfect. It's maybe not as diverse a line-up as that for the PS2 or Xbox, but as PAL territories build up to the release of the DS, there should be plenty of Nintendo goodness to be getting on with.

Here's the Q1 schedule in full:

GAMECUBE:

The Legend of Zelda Four Swords (Nintendo) - 7th January 2005
Megaman X Command Mission (Capcom) - January 2005
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo) - 4th February 2005
Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo) - 25th February 2005
Jimmy Neutron Attack of the Twonkies (THQ) - February 2005
Spongebob Squarepants The Movie (THQ) - February 2005
TimeSplitters Future Perfect (EA) - 11th March 2005
Mario Party 6 (Nintendo) - 18th March 2005
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) - March 2005
Viewtiful Joe 2 (Capcom) - March 2005
Fairly Odd Parents: Shadow Showdown (THQ) - March 2005
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams (THQ) - March 2005
Killer 7 (Capcom) - Early 2005
Disney's Winnie the Pooh Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (Ubisoft) - Q1 2005
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Ubisoft) - Q1 2005
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Ubisoft) - Q1 2005


GBA:

NES Classics (Nintendo) - 7th January 2005
- Metroid
- Zelda II The Adventure of Link
- Dr. Mario
- Castlevania
Smashing Drive (ZOO Digital) - 21st January 2005
It's Mr Pants (THQ) - January 2005
Banjo Pilot (THQ) - February 2005
Jimmy Neutron Attack of the Twonkies (THQ) - February 2005
Spongebob Squarepants The Movie (THQ) - February 2005
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (Disney/Square Enix) - March 2005
Bionicle 2 (THQ/LEGO) - March 2005
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams (THQ) - March 2005
Advance Guardian Heroes (Ubisoft) - Q1 2005
Disney's Winnie the Pooh Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (Ubisoft) - Q1 2005