Editing 2004 (section)

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{{Main|2004 in film|2004 in television|2004 in video games}}
2004 was a year marked by many popular and highly grossing film releases such as ''[[Shrek 2]]'', [[Spider-Man 2|''Spider Man 2'']], ''[[The Incredibles]]'', ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' and ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]''. 2004 was also the year where [[Toho Studios]] would release [[Godzilla]]'s 50th anniversary movie, ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]],'' the last Godzilla movie until [[Legendary Entertainment]]'s [[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]] in [[2014]], and the last Japanese Godzilla movie until ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' in [[2016]].

Many shows would debut and end in 2004, with ''[[Friends]]'' airing its final episode on May 6, 2004 after nearly a decade on air, and [[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]] airing its first episode on September 22 of the same year. [[Tsuburaya Productions]] would air the highly controversial [[Ultraman Nexus]], the 17th entry of the [[Ultraman|Ultra Series]] on October 2, 2004. Though the series was poorly received when it first began its broadcast, it is now seen as one of the best entries of the Ultra Series.

The gaming industry would see the release of many [[First-person shooter|FPS]] and sequel games in 2004, with some of the most famous being ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''<ref>{{Cite web |first=Rob |last=Fahey |date=2004-03-01 |title=Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for October '04 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rockstar-announces-grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-for-october-04 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074031/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rockstar-announces-grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-for-october-04 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Halo 2]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halo 2 prepares to storm retail shelves - Nov. 12, 2004 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2004/11/08/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=money.cnn.com |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074031/https://money.cnn.com/2004/11/08/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |first=Rob |last=Fahey |date=2004-02-09 |title=Nintendo hints at 2004 launch for Metroid Prime 2 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-hints-at-2004-launch-for-metroid-prime-2 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074031/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-hints-at-2004-launch-for-metroid-prime-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oxford |first=Nadia |date=July 9, 2020 |title=Paper Mario: The Origami King Isn't the Thousand Year Door, Nor Does It Want to Be |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/paper-mario-the-origami-king-review-impressions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209022706/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/paper-mario-the-origami-king-review-impressions |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2021 |website=[[USGamer]]}}</ref> and [[Half-Life 2|''Half Life 2'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dransfield |first=Ian |date=2004-10-18 |title=Half Life 2 Gold: 2004 release |url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/half-life-2-gold-2004-release/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=VideoGamer.com |language=en-US |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074032/https://www.videogamer.com/news/half-life-2-gold-2004-release/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These titles are considered some of the greatest video games of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Video Game Hall of Fame Website |url=http://www.ivghof.info/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=www.ivghof.info |language=en-US |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074033/http://www.ivghof.info/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Gabe Newell: IVGHOF 2020 - 2000's era game - "Half Life 2" | date=May 6, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIXjylwvhCQ |access-date=2023-08-17 |language=en |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074032/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIXjylwvhCQ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Influential Games Of The 21st Century: Half-Life 2 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/most-influential-games-of-the-21st-century-half-li/1100-6466992/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116123449/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/most-influential-games-of-the-21st-century-half-li/1100-6466992/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Sam |last2=Leedham |first2=Robert |date=2023-05-10 |title=The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-video-games-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510142624/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-video-games-all-time |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref> The ''[[Nintendo DS]]'' also released this year, which grew to become the [[List of best-selling game consoles#Best-selling_game_consoles|best-selling handheld console]] of all time. {{TOC limit|2}}