2002
- January 6
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A "what if" scenario is shown: "what if life were more like a video game". The president of the Earth signs peace with Ambassador Kong (Donkey Kong) of planet Nintendo 64. The Donkey Kong character throws barrels, climbs ladders, and the sounds of the Donkey Kong game can be heard. The Mario character also appears, as the representative of Italy. The group of people escape out of a Warp Pipe from Super Mario Bros.. When the last space ship lands on Earth, out step Donkey Kong and other video game characters. [863]
- January
- Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa retires, replaced by Tatsumi Kimishima. [360.34]
- Nintendo drops the world price of the Game Boy Advance from US$99.99 to US$79.99. [321.30] [396.16]
- January (month)
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. [412.14]
- Top selling Game Boy Advance video game in the USA for the month: Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World. [412.14]
- Top selling Game Boy Color video game in the USA for the month: Pokémon Crystal. [412.14]
- Top selling Game Boy Color video game in the UK for the month: Monsters, Inc. by Disney Interactive. [814.6]
- February 4
- Sega releases the Sonic Advance video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. (This is the first Sonic title on any Nintendo system.) [298.76] [304.72] [779.40] (February 5 [401] [645])
- February 11
- Nintendo releases the Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 for the Game Boy Advance in the US. [392.10] [401] [411]
- February 12
- Sega releases the Sonic Adventure 2 Battle video game for the GameCube in the US. [320.64] [387.20] [401]
- February
- Sega, Namco, and Nintendo announce an agreement to jointly produce a 3D arcade graphics board called Triforce, based on GameCube technology. [321.30]
- (month unknown)
- The D.I.C.E. awards are presented for video and computer games. The Innovation in Console Gaming award is won by Nintendo for the Pikmin game. The Handheld Game of the Year award is won by Nintendo for the Advance Wars game. The Console Children's Game of the Year award is won by Nintendo for the Mario Party 3 game. [412.16]
- March
- Nintendo announces that Square will produce games for the GameCube and Game Boy Advance systems. (Square had shifted its games to the PlayStation in 1996.) [322.24]
- March 4
- Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA. [1149.64]
- March 5
- Midway releases the Gauntlet: Dark Legacy video game for the GameCube in the US. [396.16] [401]
- March 19
- EA Games releases the James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire for the GameCube in the US. [396.18] [401]
- March 31
- Nintendo reports it has sold 3.8 million GameCube systems to date. [597]
- March (month)
- Top selling video game in the USA for the month: Super Mario Advance 2 for the Game Boy Advance. [744.29] [980.56]
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. [744.29] [980.56]
- (month unknown)
- Total sales to date of GameCube video game systems in the US: 1.5 million. [815.60]
- April 15
- Capcom releases the Breath of Fire II video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$39.99. [321.58] [401]
- April 19
- Nintendo releases a black-cased Game Boy Advance in the United Kingdom. [813.9] [814.8]
- Nintendo releases the Super Mario Advance 2 video game in the United Kingdom. [813.9]
- April 22
- Nintendo announces that the launch price for the GameCube in the United Kingdom will be 129 pounds. [815.8]
- April 26
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A handheld video game system appears, looking like the Game Boy Color. [889]
- April 30
- Capcom releases the Resident Evil video game for the GameCube in the US. [298.30] [304.107] [322.60] [346.28] [532.18] [577.103] [834.17]
- May 3
- Nintendo launches the GameCube in Europe. [403.90] [426.28] [597] [813.123] [814.8] [815.60] [980.36]
- May 10
- Triton Labs ships the Afterburner lighted flat-panel display kit for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is U$35. [310.46]
- May 13
- Nintendo announces it will begin selling a network adaptor for the GameCube this fall, as well as a dial-up modem. Each will be priced at US$35. [597]
- May 21
- Nintendo reduces the price of the GameCube from US$199.95 to US$149.95 in the United States. [310.32] [412.26] [441.24] [533.20] [597]
- May
- Unit shipments of GameCube systems worldwide to date: 4-5 million. [441.24]
- May (month)
- Top selling Game Boy Advance video game in the USA for the month: Dragonball Z: Goku. [954.16]
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month: Resident Evil. [954.16]
- June
- THQ and Microsoft announce an exclusive deal for THQ to port Microsoft Xbox titles to the Game Boy Advance. [331.30]
- June (month)
- Top selling Game Boy Advance video game in the USA for the month: Dragonball Z: Goku. [1004.28]
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month: WWE Wrestlemania X8. [1004.28]
- July (month)
- Top selling Game Boy Advance video game in the USA for the month: Dragonball Z: Goku. [955.26]
- Top selling Game Boy Color video game in the USA for the month: Yu-Gi-Oh!. [955.26]
- August 26
- Nintendo releases the Super Mario Sunshine video game for the GameCube in the US. [309.74] [310.33] [330.64] [347.118] [401] [411] [412.24] [871.38] [980.30]
- August (month)
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month Super Mario Sunshine. [413.20] [745.24]
- Top selling Game Boy Color video game in the USA for the month Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories. [413.20] [745.24]
- Top selling Game Boy Advance video game in the USA for the month Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island. [413.20]
- September 13
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. In a virtual reality video game a giant ape throws barrels down steps and ladders, a reference to the Donkey Kong video game. [890]
- September 16
- Nintendo releases the e-Reader card scanner for the Game Boy Advance in the US. It scans dot codes on e-Reader cards, which can contain games and program enhancements. The reader contains 64 Megabits of memory, and one Megabit of Flash memory. Price is US$39.99. Game titles available are Excitebike-e, Balloon Fight-e, Tennis-e, Pinball-e, Donkey Kong Jr.-e, for US$5 each. [439.40] [532.53] [534] [597]
- Nintendo releases the Animal Crossing video game for the GameCube in the US. [310.33] [347.112] [401] [535.62] [730.164]
- September 20
- IBM announces it has shipped 10 million "Gekko" PowerPC processors for Nintendo's GameCube. [597]
- September 23
- Nintendo releases the Star Fox Adventures video game for the GameCube in the US. [296.60] [297.158] [307.90] [310.33] [346.78] [347.44] [348.122] [401]
- September 24
- Nintendo releases the Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. [310.108] [348.152] [401] [411] [1149.64]
- September (month)
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month: Super Mario Sunshine. [986.21]
- Top selling Game Boy Color video game in the USA for the month: Yu-Gi-Oh!: Dark Duel. [986.21]
- October 21
- Nintendo releases the Mario Party 4 video game for the GameCube in the US. [310.33] [359.55,144] [401] [411] [871.38]
- October 29
- Sega releases the Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 & II video game for the GameCube in the US. The game can be played offline in single-player mode, or online against other players for US$9 per month. Price is US$39.99. [427.109] [597]
- October 30
- Nintendo releases a dial-up modem and a network adapter for the GameCube. Price of each is US$35. [597]
- The European Union fines Nintendo 168 million euros (about US$147 million) for colluding with game distributors to sell products at different prices in different parts of Europe, in violation of European Union treaties. [597]
- November 9
- Electronic Arts releases the SSX Tricky video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. [359.55] [401]
- November 11
- Nintendo releases the Donkey-Kong-e video game for the e-Reader in the US. [401] [439.40]
- Capcom releases the Resident Evil Zero video game for the GameCube in the US. [401] [439.143] (November 12 [834.17])
- Nintendo releases the Mario Bros.-e video game for the e-Reader in the US. [401] [439.40]
- Sega releases the Sonic Mega Collection video game for the GameCube in the US. (November 12 [779.40])
- November
- 3D6 releases the Revenge of Shinobi video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. [436.77]
- Capcom announces five new games for the GameCube in Japan: Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe, P.N. 03, Dead Phoenix, and Killer 7. Killer 7 video game [442.24]
- November 17
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The Pokémon character Pikachu appears. [943]
- November 18
- Nintendo releases the Metroid Prime video game for the GameCube in the US. [310.33] [359.134] [401] [439.143] [536.110] [779.25]
- Nintendo releases the Metroid Fusion video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. [310.33] [401] [536.110] [779.25] [1149.64]
- November 19
- Nintendo announces the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Player. The device will attach to the bottom of the GameCube, and will play all versions of Game Boy cartridges. The adapter is to go on sale in Japan next March. [442.28] [597]
- November 22
- Midway releases the Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance video game for the GameCube and Game Boy Advance in the US. Midway declares the day "Fatality Friday". [322.66] [347.44] [436.165] [808]
- November 24
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says various words, trying to remember a code word. One of the words he says is "Nintendo". [944]
- November (month)
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month: Metroid Prime. [1005.27]
- December 2
- Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. [310.118] [411]
- December 8
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character plays a handheld video game closely resembling a Nintendo Game Boy. [845]
- December (month)
- Top selling Game Boy Advance video game in the USA for the month: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. [1006.20]
- Top selling GameCube video game in the USA for the month: Metroid Prime. [1006.20]
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