Sonic at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Archie announces it will publish the Japanese Super Mario Kun series in North America sometime next year - Excerpt from Planet Gamecube, September 2004
EA pulls out of its buyout of Criterion Software citing a huge price hike from parent company Canon Inc. This price hike was likely due to in part the initial leak of the deal and the response from many companies within the gaming industry. – Excerpt from IGN, October 2004
Sonic makes his grand return to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside a new Super Mario balloon. – Excerpt from the New York Times, November 2004
The original GameWorks in Seattle will be closed at the end of the year in a planned remodeling by Nintendo and will open later in January next year alongside the upcoming Nintendo World Store in New York City. - Excerpt from Wired, November 2004
"At least it sold better than Eternal Darkness." - A Shenmue fan.
“I really hope there's a Half - Life 3!” - Someone who just finished playing Half Life 2
Major Games September – November 2004
Digimon Rumble Arena 2 – Developer: Bandai / Publisher: Bandai / Platforms: PS2, GCN, X-Box / Release Date: Sept-2
Silent Hill 4: The Room – Developer: Team Silent (Konami) / Publisher: Konami / Platforms: PS2, PC / Release Date: Sept-7
Burnout 3: Takedown – Developer: Criterion Software / Publisher: EA / Platforms: PS2, X-Box, GCN / Release Date: Sept-8
Pokemon: FireRed & Pokemon: LeafGreen – Developer: Game Freak / Publisher: Nintnendo / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Sept-9
Gradius V – Developer: Treasure / Publisher: Konami / Platforms: PS2 / Release Date: Sept-14
Fable – Developer: Lionhead Studios / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Sept-14
The Sims 2 – Developer: Maxis / Publisher: EA / Platforms: PC / Release Date: Sept-14
F-Zero GP Legend – Developer: Suzak Inc. / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Sept-20
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Developer: Relic Entertainment / Publisher: THQ / Platforms: PC / Release Date: Sept-21
Star Wars Battlefront – Developer: Pandemic Studious / Publisher: LucasArts / Platforms: PS2, X-Box, GCN, PC / Release Date: Sept-21
Katamari Damacy – Developer: Square Namco / Publisher: Square Namco / Platforms: PS2 / Release Date: Sept-21
Crash Twinsanity – Developer: Traveller’s Tales / Publisher: Microsoft / Platforms: X-Box / Release Date: Sept-28
Mortal Kombat: Deception – Developer: Midway Games / Publisher: Midway Games / Platforms: PS2, GCN, X-Box / Release Date: Oct-4
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 – Developer: Neversoft / Publisher: Activision / Platforms: PS2, GCN, X-Box / Release Date: Oct-4
Mega Man Zero 3 – Developer: Inti Creates / Publisher: Capcom / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Oct-5
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door – Developer: Intelligent Systems / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Oct-11
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams – Developer: Avalanche Software / Publisher: THQ / Platforms: GCn, PS2, X-Box / Release Date: Oct-11
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror – Developer: HAL Laboratory, Flagship, Dimps / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Oct-14
Shenmue III – Developer: Sega AM2 / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Oct-18
Neo Contra – Developer: Konami / Publisher: Konami / Platforms: PS2 / Release Date: Oct-19
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django – Developer: Konami / Publisher: Konami / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Oct-19
Dead or Alive Ultimate – Developer: Team Ninja / Publisher: Tecmo / Platforms: X-Box / Release Date:
Grand Theft Auto Advance – Developer: Digital Eclipse / Publisher: Rockstar Games / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Oct-24
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Developer: Rockstar North / Publisher: Rockstar Games / Platforms: PS2, X-Box, GCN / Release Date: Oct-24
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Developer: Heavy Iron Studios / Publisher: THQ / Platforms: PS2, X-Box, GCN / Release Date: Oct-27
The Incredibles – Developer: Heavy iron Studios / Publisher: THQ / Platforms: PS2, X-Box, GCN / Release Date: Oct-28
Donkey Konga – Developer: Square Namco, Rare (Supervisor, Partial Music Composing)/ Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Sept-27
Killzone – Developer: Guerrilla Games / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Platforms: PS2 / Release Date: Nov-2
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age – Developer: EA Redwood Shores / Publisher: EA / Platforms: PS2, X-Box, GCN / Release Date: Nov-2
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault – Developer: EA Los Angeles / Publisher: EA / Platforms: PC / Release Date: Nov-4
Counter Strike: Source – Developer: Valve / Publisher: Valve / Platforms: PC / Release Date: Nov-7
Perfect Dark 2000 – Developer: Rare / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Nov-7
Mario Power Tennis – Developer: Camelot Software Programming / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Nov-8
Godzilla: Save the Earth – Developer: Pipeworks Software / Publisher: Atari / Platforms: PS2, X-Box, GCN / Release Date: Nov-16
Halo 2 – Developer: Bungie / Publisher: Microsoft / Platforms: X-Box / Release Date: Nov-9
Jak 3 – Developer: Naughty Dog / Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment / Platforms: PS2 / Release Date: Nov-9
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kongs Quest – Developer: Rare / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Nov-15
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes of the Hunters – Developer: Nintendo Development USA / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Nov-15
Need for Speed: Underground 2 – Developer: EA Black Box / Publisher: EA / Platforms: GCN, PS2, X-Box / Release Date: Nov-15
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 – Developer: Dimps / Publisher: Atari / Platforms: PS2 / Release Date: Nov-16
Half Life 2 – Developer: Valve / Publisher: Valve / Platforms: PC / Release Date: Nov-16
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Developer: Konami / Publisher: Konami / Platforms: PS2 / Release Date: Nov-17
Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space – Developer: Artoon / Publisher: Microsoft / Platforms: X-Box / Release Date: Nov-16
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and Lost Ocean – Developer: Monolith Software, tri-Cresendo / Publisher: Square Namco / Platforms: GCN / Release Date: Nov-16
Asphalt Urban GT – Developer: Gameloft / Publisher: Gameloft / Platforms: DS / Release Date: Nov-21
Feel the Magic:XY/XX – Developer: Sonic Team / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: DS / Release Date: Nov-21
Super Mario 64 DS – Developer: Nintendo EAD / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: DS / Release Date: Nov-21
Puyo Puyo Fever DS – Developer: Sonic Team / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: DS / Release Date: Nov-21
Killer Instinct DS – Developer: Rare / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: DS / Release Date: Nov-21
JFK: Reloaded – Developer: Traffic Software / Publisher: Traffic Software / Platforms: PC / Release Date: Nov-22
Alien Hominid – Developer: The Behemoth / Publisher: 03 Entertainment / Platforms: PS2, GCN, X-Box, / Release Date: Nov-23
World of Warcraft – Developer: Blizzard Entertainment / Publisher: Microsoft / Platforms: PC / Release Date: Nov-23
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls – Developer: Square Namco / Publisher: Nintendo / Platforms: GBA / Release Date: Nov-29
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits – Developer: Square Namco/ Publisher: Square Namco / Platforms: DS / Release Date: Nov-30
Most Played Online Games November 2004
1. Super Smash Brothers Melee
2. Battlefield 1942
3. Mario Kart: Double Dash
4. Pokemon: FireRed
5. Pokemon: Leafgreen
6. Perfect Dark 2000
7. Pokémon: Ruby
8. Counter-Strike
9. Pokémon: Sapphire
10. Animal Crossing
11. Mario vs. Donkey Kong
12. Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II
13. Mario Party 5
14. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
15. Puyo Puyo Fever DS
Nintendo Power Players Choice GameCube November 2004
1. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
2. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
3. Shadow the Hedgehog
4. Perfect Dark 2000
5. Pikmin 2
6. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
7. Tales of Symphonia
8. Donkey Konga
9. Alien Hominid
10. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
11. X-Men Legends
12. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
13. Madden 2k5
14. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
15. Terminator 3: Redemption
16. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
17. Madden NFL 05
18. Mega Man Anniversary Collection
19. Beyond Good & Evil
20. Spiderman 2
Nintendo Power Best Selling GameCube Games November 2004
1. Spiderman 2
2. Tales of Symphonia
3. Mega Man Anniversary Collection
4. Sega Genesis Mega Collection
5. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
6. Super Smash Bros Melee
7. Soul Calibur II
8. Pokemon Colosseum
9. Shrek 2
10. F-Zero GX
11. Sonic: Adventure DX: Director’s Cut
12. Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
13. Luigi’s Mansion
14. Star Fox: Uncharted Space
15. Harvest Moon: It’s a Wonderful Life
16. Sakura Wars: Burning Passion & Peril in Paris!
17. Super Mario Sunshine
18. Mario Party 5
19. Custom Robo
20. Pac – Man Vs.
Nintendo Power Player’s Choice Gameboy November 2004
1. F-Zero GP Legend
2. Mario Pinball Land
3. Advance Guardian Heroes
4. Astro Boy: Omega Factor
5. Fire Emblem
6. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
7. Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
8. Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
9. Mario Golf: Advance Tour
10. Puyo Puyo Fever
Nintendo Power Best Selling Gameboy November 2004
1. Spiderman 2
2. Mario vs. Donkey Kong
3. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Reshef of Destruction
4. Super Mario Bros (Classic NES Series)
5. Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
6. Pokemon Ruby
7. Sonic Advance 3
8. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3
9. Kid Icarus: Underworld
10. Sonic Battle
Nintendo Power Most Wanted November 2004
1. Perfect Dark 2000 - GCN
2. The Legend of Zelda - GCN
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - GCN
4. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes of the Hunters - GCN
5. Resident Evil 4 - GCN