Nintendo at E3 1999
Hold up, buddy.
E3 1999 returned to Los Angeles, where the expo would remain permanently. The Dreamcast was introduced at this expo, and the PlayStation 2 was already known to be in production. Nintendo continued to push the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy, while also announcing their own successor to the 64 bit generation.
The Big Announcements
Nintendo officially announced the Dolphin, a code name for the console that became the GameCube, at E3 1999.
At its pre-E3 press conference, Nintendo Chairman Howard Lincoln announced that Nintendo's next console featured some impressive technology for the day, and gave details on the CPU and its DVD player. DVD movie playback was also announced, but removed from the final version of the GameCube. He also announced a list of developers including EAD, Rare, Left Field, Retro Studios and NSTC (Nintendo Software Technology Corporation).
The focus of the show floor was titles such as Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong 64, and Super Smash Bros. The N64 Expansion Pak was also announced, which improved the graphics of games such as Donkey Kong 64.
There was a large booth dedicated to Pokemon Yellow and another to Star Wars: Episode I - Racer.
The Big Games
- Resident Evil GBC
- Star Wars: Episode I - Racer
- Conker's Pocket Tales
- Donkey Kong 64
- Eternal Darkness
- Excitebike 64
- Jet Force Gemini
- Mario Golf
- Perfect Dark
- Pokemon Snap
- Pokemon Stadium
- Pokemon Yellow
- Starcraft 64
- Super Smash Bros.
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