Nintendo have announced that they sold through 400,000 Gamecube consoles in the European market in the first week of release earlier this month. They have also announced release dates for the best upcoming first and third party PAL software.

Exclusive First Party:

Super Smash Bros. Melee - 24th May, NBA Courtside 2002 - 24th May, Pikmin - 16th June, Super Mario Sunshine - October, Eternal Darkness - October, Star Fox Adventures - November, Metroid Prime - December.

Third Party:

Spiderman The Movie (Activision) - 7th June, James Bond 007 Agent Under Fire (Electronic Arts) - June, Virtua Striker 3 (Sega / Infogrames) Exclusive - June, Resident Evil (Capcom) Exclusive - September, Turok Evolution (Acclaim) - September, Die Hard Vendetta (Vivendi Universal) - September, Rayman 3 (Ubi Soft Entertainment) - November.