| The F-Zero franchise has always been very popular with Nintendo fans and it's latest incarnation (F-Zero X) was a very good game, however due to the limitations of the N64 the graphics were spared for a smooth and fast framerate. However with the power of the Gamecube and the new Triforce arcade chip the series can be fully realised with over 30 cars racing head to head on floating twisting, gravity defying tracks.
In an unexpected announcement Nintendo announced that 2 seperate games are being made, one for the arcades and one for the Gamecube and that somehow data will be able to be transfered between the two, and that Sega's Amusement Vision (the guys behind Super Monkey Ball) would be joining with them for development of the game.
We'll have more details soon on these games but enjoy the full press release below and the official poster (click for larger version).
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March 28, 2002 - Tokyo, Japan - SEGA Corporation and Nintendo Co., Ltd. today announced that the two companies have teamed up to develop "F-Zero (working title)" video game titles for the next-generation 3D-CG Triforce arcade board and the Nintendo GameCube. As part of the agreement, SEGA and Nintendo will collaborate on the projects using a new game system that will enable the arcade and console games to interact via "Memory Card 59." The announcement builds off the previously announced alliance between SEGA and Nintendo on February 18, 2002 to develop the Triforce arcade board and reinforces the companies' strategies to integrate arcade and home console entertainment.
Under the agreement, SEGA and Nintendo will co-develop two new video game titles - "F-ZERO AC (working title)" for the arcade and "F-ZERO GC (working title)" for Nintendo GameCube. AMUSEMENT VISION, LTD, a SEGA Studio, will develop the "F-ZERO" games under the supervision of Nintendo. "F-ZERO AC (working title)" will be published by SEGA and "F-ZERO GC (working title)" will be published by Nintendo. "F-ZERO" titles will be unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and released in late 2002. The Triforce board and Nintendo GameCube are based on the same architecture, and they will be interfaced through the special peripheral, "Memory Card 59."
This joint project originated from AMUSEMENT VISION, which had a vision to create an arcade game that could interact with the Nintendo GameCube. SEGA and Nintendo have now come together to make this joint project a reality.
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