DID YOU KNOW?...from NINTENDO

Nintendo and the video game industry experienced a landmark year

in 2001. Much of the growth was due to two new hardware platforms

released by Nintendo and unparalleled support from second- and

third-party developers and publishers. Continuing into 2002, NINTENDO

GAMECUBE(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance will lead the video game industry

with innovative, entertaining software and a commitment to quality.

-- While final year-end TRSTS numbers are still being tabulated, we

are confident that the video game industry has completed the best

holiday season ever and will easily exceed $8 billion retail

revenue for 2001 -- revenues that are at least equal to the movie

industry

-- The 2001 Holiday Season was one of the best ever for Nintendo of

America, producing record retail sales

-- Of the 2.7 million NINTENDO GAMECUBE units shipped worldwide in

2001, more than 90 percent sold through by year-end

-- Since its June debut, nearly 5 million Game Boy Advance hardware

systems have been sold in North America, making it one of the most

successful new hardware introductions

-- In 2001, Nintendo was responsible for half of all video game

hardware units sold in North America

-- In 2001, Nintendo was the No. 1 game publisher in North America

-- Preliminary TRSTS data for December shows NINTENDO GAMECUBE Super

Smash Bros. Melee(TM) outselling any Xbox title -- it's the

hottest game going. Pikmin(TM) also was in the top 10 during

December

-- NINTENDO GAMECUBE titles coming this year include Star Fox(R)

Adventures, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem(TM), Zelda(TM),

Metroid Prime(TM), Mario(TM) Sunshine, and many more. Nintendo's

list of third-party titles is rapidly growing and should bring the

total library to more than 70 titles by year end

-- The best-selling handheld game for the holiday season was Pokemon

Crystal(TM)

-- While other industries hit a slump, video games remained strong in

2001. Industry estimates show the number of camcorders sold in

America in 2001 was down nine percent ... the number of television

sets down 12 percent ... while through November the number of

video game systems sold jumped 44 percent.