Editing Nintendo (section)

==== 1999–2003: Game Boy Advance and GameCube ====<!-- 6th generation of video game consoles -->
{{Further|Game Boy Advance#History|GameCube#History|label1=History of Game Boy Advance|label2=History of GameCube}}

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In May 1999, with the advent of the [[PlayStation 2]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/1999/05/13/mu2.html#452ac1713c1e |title=Nintendo pairs with IBM and Panasonic to head off Sony |website=[[Forbes]] |date=13 May 1999 |last=Joseph |first=Regina |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616052820/https://www.forbes.com/1999/05/13/mu2.html#452ac1713c1e |url-status=live }}</ref> Nintendo entered an agreement with [[IBM]] and [[Panasonic]] to develop the [[128-bit computing|128-bit]] [[Gekko (microprocessor)|Gekko processor]] and the DVD drive to be used in Nintendo's next home console.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/2181.wss |title=IBM, Nintendo Announce $1 Billion Technology Agreement |website=[[IBM]] |date=12 May 1999 |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805120756/https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/2181.wss |url-status=dead }}</ref> Meanwhile, a series of administrative changes occurred in 2000 when Nintendo's corporate offices were moved to the Minami-ku neighborhood in Kyoto, and Nintendo Benelux was established to manage the Dutch and Belgian territories.<ref name="Nintendo History"/>

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In 2001, two new Nintendo consoles were introduced: the [[Game Boy Advance]], which was designed by Gwénaël Nicolas with stylistic departure from its predecessors,<ref>[http://curiosity.jp/works/en/product/gameboy-advance.html Gameboy Advance | Works – Curiosity – キュリオシティ – ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726081507/http://curiosity.jp/works/en/product/gameboy-advance.html |date=26 July 2017 }}. Retrieved 21 December 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Van Tilburg |first=Caroline |title=Curiosity: 30 Designs for Products and Interiors |date=2002 |publisher=Birkhauser Verlag AG |isbn=978-3764367435 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXouFPGhPDkC&q=editions:ISBN3764367431 |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809063732/https://books.google.com/books?id=uXouFPGhPDkC&q=editions%3AISBN3764367431 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[GameCube]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/29/the-peripherals-of-the-game-boy-advance |title=The Peripherals of the Game Boy Advance |website=[[IGN]] |date=28 August 2000 |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806005013/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/29/the-peripherals-of-the-game-boy-advance |url-status=live }}</ref> During the first week of the Game Boy Advance's North American release in June 2001, over 500,000 units were sold, making it the fastest-selling video game console in the United States at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98471&page=1 |title=Game Boy Advance Breaks Sales Records |first=Paul |last=Eng |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=21 June 2001 |access-date=5 December 2017 |archive-date=6 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206142248/http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98471&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> By the end of its production cycle in 2010, more than 81.5&nbsp;million units had been sold worldwide.<ref name="GameBoySales"/> As for the GameCube, even with such distinguishing features as the [[miniDVD]] format of its games and Internet connectivity for a few games,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/24/gamecube-a-digital-wonder |title=Gamecube: A Digital Wonder |website=[[IGN]] |date=23 August 2000 |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625172833/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/24/gamecube-a-digital-wonder |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/27672/nintendos-expansion-ports-gamecube-broadbandmodem-adapter|title=GameCube Broadband/Modem Adapter – Feature|last=Bivens|first=Danny|date=31 October 2001|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406003238/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/27672/nintendos-expansion-ports-gamecube-broadbandmodem-adapter|url-status=live}}</ref> its sales were lower than those of its predecessors, and during the six years of its production, 21.7&nbsp;million units were sold worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1106.pdf |title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region |access-date=4 September 2011 |date=June 2011 |publisher=Nintendo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027052007/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1106.pdf |archive-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The GameCube struggled against its rivals in the market,<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2003 |title=GameCube 'may die out' |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3049609.stm |access-date=24 May 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524124339/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3049609.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrd |first=Matthew |date=27 February 2017 |title=How the GameCube Made Nintendo Cynical |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/how-the-gamecube-made-nintendo-cynical/ |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524124339/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/how-the-gamecube-made-nintendo-cynical/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and its initial poor sales led to Nintendo posting a first half fiscal year loss in 2003 for the first time since the company went public in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2003 |title=Nintendo Reports Loss |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/14/nintendo-reports-loss |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524124339/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/14/nintendo-reports-loss |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2002, the [[Pokémon Mini]] was released. Its dimensions were smaller than that of the Game Boy Advance and it weighed 70 grams, making it the smallest video game console in history.<ref name="Nintendo History"/> Nintendo collaborated with [[Sega]] and [[Namco]] to develop [[List of Sega arcade system boards|Triforce]], an arcade board to facilitate the conversion of arcade titles to the GameCube.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/18/gamecube-arcade-hardware-revealed |title=GameCube Arcade Hardware Revealed |website=[[IGN]] |date=18 February 2002 |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116040945/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/18/gamecube-arcade-hardware-revealed |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the European release of the GameCube in May 2002,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1963749.stm|title=GameCube gets midnight launch|date=2 May 2002|work=BBC News|access-date=8 July 2013|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502211811/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1963749.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] announced his resignation as the president of Nintendo, and [[Satoru Iwata]] was selected by the company as his successor. Yamauchi would remain as advisor and director of the company until 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2002-yamauchi-steps-down/1100-2867848/ |title=E3 2002: Yamauchi steps down |website=[[GameSpot]] |last=Walker |first=Trey |date=24 May 2002 |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805010000/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2002-yamauchi-steps-down/1100-2867848/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and he died in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150 |work=BBC |access-date=19 September 2013 |date=19 September 2013 |archive-date=19 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919164203/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150 |url-status=live }}</ref> Iwata's appointment as president ended the Yamauchi succession at the helm of the company, a practice that had been in place since its foundation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/495d344a0d10421e9baa8ee77029cfbd/Article_2015-07-12-AS--Japan-Obit-Nintendo%20President/id-62869fddfd054d72b98981cf64a6cfab |title=Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Dies of Tumor |first=Yuri |last=Kageyama |date=12 July 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015 |agency=Associated Press |location=Tokyo, Japan |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904004626/http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/495d344a0d10421e9baa8ee77029cfbd/Article_2015-07-12-AS--Japan-Obit-Nintendo%20President/id-62869fddfd054d72b98981cf64a6cfab |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/business/satoru-iwata-nintendo-chief-executive-dies-at-55.html |title=Satoru Iwata, Nintendo Chief Executive, Dies at 55 |first=Liam |last=Stack |date=13 July 2015 |access-date=13 July 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=15 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715042950/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/business/satoru-iwata-nintendo-chief-executive-dies-at-55.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2003, Nintendo released the [[Game Boy Advance SP]], an improved version of the Game Boy Advance with a foldable case, an illuminated display, and a rechargeable battery. By the end of its production cycle in 2010, over 43.5&nbsp;million units had been sold worldwide.<ref name="GameBoySales"/> Nintendo also released the [[Game Boy Player]], a peripheral that allows Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games to be played on the GameCube.

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