2003 in video gaming

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2003 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Beyond Good & Evil, Call of Duty, PlanetSide, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and True Crime: Streets of LA, and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga

Events

February 27 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Yu Suzuki of Sega to the AIAS Hall of Fame.
March 6–9 — Game Developers Conference hosts 3rd annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Gama Network's 5th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
April 1 — Enix Corporation and Square Co., Ltd. officially merge, forming Square Enix Co., Ltd.
May 14–16 — 9th annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo) held at Los Angeles^[1] Convention Center; 6th annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.
July — IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 4th annual Executive Summit.
July 16 — Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) renamed as Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
September 12 — Valve releases the first stable version of Steam, which would replace the WON system that has been used for Counter-Strike and other Valve games a year later.
October 1 — DreamWorks SKG and Tecmo announce a movie adaptation of the video game Fatal Frame has been fast-tracked with John Rogers and Steven Spielberg involvement.
October 20 — Families of Aaron Hamel and Kimberly Bede, two young adults shot by teens William and Josh Buckner (who in statements to investigators claimed their actions were inspired by Grand Theft Auto III), file a US$246 million lawsuit against developer Rockstar Games, publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, retailer Walmart, and console-maker Sony Computer Entertainment America.
October 31 — British Academy of Film and Television Arts announces that nominations for the 6th annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards will instead be split between the 1st annual BAFTA Games Awards for video game publications and (on November 24) the BAFTA Interactive Awards for multimedia technologies; ceremonies to be held in February 2004.
November — Kazushige Nojima resigns from Square Enix.

Hardware

February 14 — Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP, an enhanced version of its popular Game Boy Advance handheld game console.
March 23 — Nintendo's Game Boy and Game Boy Color are officially axed from production worldwide.
September 23 — Nintendo's Famicom (NES) and Super Famicom (SNES) are officially axed from production worldwide.
Nokia releases the hybrid N-Gage handheld console / mobile phone.
First PlayStation Portable prototype shown by Sony.
Nintendo states that its next generation console will be fully compatible with the GameCube.

Business

Early 2003 — Compile goes defunct.
February 19 — Microsoft announces a deal to buy Connectix Corporation.
Take-Two Interactive buys TDK Mediactive, Inc.
May 7 - Infogrames Entertainment, SA rebrands all its subsidiaries under the Atari brand.
Enix Corporation officially absorbs Square Co., Ltd., forming Square Enix Co., Ltd.
CNN/Money reports that video games are a US$10 billion industry
April — Pan European Game Information (PEGI), a European video game content rating system, comes into use.
May — The 3DO Company announces bankruptcy and closes down its New World Computing subsidiary.
June 12 — Obsidian Entertainment founded.
August 1 — Virgin Interactive is renamed to Avalon Interactive by its owner Titus Software.
August — Microsoft announced ATI as the developer of the GPU for their next generation console, Project Xenon. Their previous contract with Nvidia was finished but the GPU of the Xbox continued in production.
September — Silicon Dreams Studio goes defunct.
December — Interplay closes its Black Isle Studios division.
Late 2003 — Nintendo buys shares from Japanese toy and animation conglomerate Bandai making Nintendo one of Bandai's top 10 shareholders.
Late 2003 — GameSpot reports a rebuttal regarding two statements from Nintendo and Bandai execs denying a potential Nintendo takeover of Bandai; according to the story, Nintendo is working with a Japanese banking firm that has Bandai and Nintendo as their corporate clients to try to take over Bandai.
Late 2003 — Data East goes defunct.

Notable releases

Video game platforms

GBA	Game Boy Advance
GCN	GameCube

PS1	PlayStation
PS2	PlayStation 2

Win	Microsoft Windows
Xbox	Xbox

Notable releases of the year *2003*
Release	Title	Windows	6th Gen	Handheld	5th Gen
January 3	Jazz Jackrabbit	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
January 3	Super Bubble Pop	N/A	GCN	GBA	N/A
January 7	Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
January 11	Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
January 12	Panzer Dragoon Orta	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
January 14	SimCity 4	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 19	The Getaway	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
January 20	Battle Engine Aquila	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
January 22	Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
January 25	Devil May Cry 2	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
January 26	Black & Bruised	N/A	GCN, PS2	N/A	N/A
January 26	HSX: Hypersonic.Xtreme	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 6	GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
February 10	Command & Conquer: Generals	Win	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 10	.hack//Infection Part 1	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 11	Capcom vs. SNK EO	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
February 12	Knight Rider: The Game	Win	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 12	Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Masters	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
February 13	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 15	Disaster Report	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 16	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 17	Dark Cloud 2	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 21	I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 24	Everblue 2	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 24	Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
February 25	EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 25	Master of Orion III	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 26	Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
February 27	Men in Black II: Alien Escape	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
February 28	Praetorians	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 3	Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 4	Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
March 4	Freelancer	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 9	Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc	N/A	GCN	GBA	N/A
March 9	Sonic Advance 2	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
March 10	Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis	Win	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 10	MLB 2004	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 10	World Series Baseball 2K3	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
March 10	Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 11	Mega Man & Bass	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
March 11	Piglet's Big Game	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
March 14	Tom and Jerry in Infurnal Escape	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
March 19	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (North America)	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
March 17	WWE Crush Hour	N/A	GCN, PS2	N/A	N/A
March 18	Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
March 19	Bloody Roar 3	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
March 19	Mobile Light Force 2	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 19	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 20	Pride FC: Fighting Championships	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 24	Amplitude	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 24	Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 24	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	N/A	GCN (US)	N/A	N/A
March 25	Batman: Dark Tomorrow	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
March 25	Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22	N/A	N/A	N/A	PS1
March 25	Dynasty Warriors 4	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 25	Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 25	Primal	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 25	Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
March 25	Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
March 26	Galactic Civilizations	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 26	Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
March 26	Superman: Countdown to Apokolips	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
March 30	Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
April 8	Midnight Club II	Windows	PS2	N/A	N/A
April 9	Burnout 2: Point of Impact	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
April 9	Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
April 9	Evil Dead: Hail to the King	Windows	Dreamcast	N/A	PS1
April 13	Postal 2	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 14	Golden Sun: The Lost Age	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
April 15	Ikaruga	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
April 16	Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
April 17	Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart	Windows (JAP)	PS2 (JAP)	N/A	N/A
April 17	Pinobee: Wings of Adventure	N/A	N/A	N/A	PS1
April 20	Siren	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
April 22	Ninja Five-O	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
April 30	MLB 2004	N/A	N/A	N/A	PS1
May 1	Burnout 2: Point of Impact	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
May 6	Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
May 6	Eve Online	Windows (JAP)	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 12	Finding Nemo	N/A	GCN, PS2, Xbox	GBA	N/A
May 12	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Win	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 12	Iridion II	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
May 12	The Sims: Superstar	Win	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 14	Enter The Matrix	Windows	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
May 20	Inside Pitch 2003	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
May 20	Rise of Nations	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 20	Planetside	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 21	WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
May 27	Brute Force	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
May 27	Hulk	Windows	PS2, GCN, Xbox	N/A	N/A
June 1	Sonic Pinball Party	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
June 2	Toontown Online	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 3	Midnight Club II	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
June 9	Donkey Kong Country	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 17	Mega Man Network Transmission	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
June 17	Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 17	Unlimited Saga	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
June 18	Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
June 19	Drome Racers	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 20	Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
June 23	Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 23	Rock 'N Roll Racing	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 24	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 24	Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
June 24	Mega Man Battle Network 3	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 24	Stuntman	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
June 24	Wario World	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
June 25	Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
June 30	Ape Escape 2	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
June 30	The Simpsons: Road Rage	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
July 1	Pirates of the Caribbean	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
July 1	Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 1	Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 9	Charlie's Angels	N/A	GCN, PS2	N/A	N/A
July 9	Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 16	NCAA Football 2004	N/A	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
July 17	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
July 17	The Italian Job	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
July 23	Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
July 23	Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
July 23	The Great Escape	Windows	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
July 24	Robocop	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
July 28	Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
July 30	Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
July 30	Shrek: Reekin' Havoc	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
July 31	Butt-Ugly Martians: Zoom or Doom	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
August 5	Chaos Legion	Windows	PS2	N/A	N/A
August 5	Freaky Flyers	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
August 5	Silent Hill 3	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
August 6	SplashDown: Rides Gone Wild	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
August 8	Freaky Flyers	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
August 12	Futurama	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
August 13	Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
August 19	Alter Echo	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
August 25	F-Zero GX	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
August 27	Bombastic	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
August 27	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
August 27	Otogi: Myth of Demons	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
August 27	Rescue Heroes: Billy Blazes	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
August 27	Soul Calibur II	N/A	PS2, Xbox, GCN	N/A	N/A
August 28	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
September 4	Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 5	Power Rangers: Ninja Storm	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
September 8	Anarchy Online: The Shadowlands	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 8	Final Fantasy Tactics Advance	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
September 8	WWE Wrestlemania XIX	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
September 9	Counter-Strike (Steam and Retail)	Win	N/A	N/A
September 9	EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 9	P.N.03	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
September 10	Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
September 11	Road Rash: Jailbreak	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
September 12	Starsky & Hutch	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
September 14	Asterix & Obelix: Kick Buttix	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
September 16	Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
September 16	Homeworld 2	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 16	NASCAR Thunder 2004	Windows	PS1	PS2, Xbox	N/A
September 16	The Simpsons: Hit & Run	N/A	PS2, Xbox, GCN	GBA	N/A
September 17	Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
September 17	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 22	Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 22	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004	Windows	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
September 24	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
September 24	Digimon Battle Spirit 2	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
September 24	Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 1	Freedom Fighters	Windows	PS2, Xbox, GCN	N/A	N/A
October 3	Dance: UK	N/A	PS, PS2, Xbox,	N/A	N/A
October 6	DemiKids: Light Version	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 7	Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 7	DemiKids: Dark Version	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 7	Sonic Advance	N/A	N/A	N-Gage	N/A
October 7	Viewtiful Joe	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
October 13	Kirby Air Ride	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
October 14	Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MARZ	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 14	Jak II	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 14	Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 14	Mega Man X7	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 14	Mega Man Zero 2	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 14	The Haunted Mansion	N/A	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 15	Tak and the Power of Juju	N/A	GCN, PS2	GBA	N/A
October 20	SSX 3	N/A	Xbox, GCN	N/A	N/A
October 21	Castlevania: Lament of Innocence	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 21	Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 21	ESPN NBA Basketbal	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 21	SSX 3	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 21	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Windows	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 21	Time Crisis 3	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 22	SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon	Win	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 24	The Hobbit	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 26	Super Duper Sumos	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 26	Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 27	Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
October 27	Tony Hawk's Underground	N/A	PS2, Xbox, GCN	GBA	N/A
October 27	WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 28	Amped 2	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 28	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
October 28	Final Fantasy XI	Windows (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 28	Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup	Windows	GCN, PS2, Xbox	GBA	N/A
October 28	SWAT: Global Strike Team	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 28	Top Spin	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 29	Call of Duty	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 29	The Suffering	Windows	PS2, Xbox, GCN	N/A	N/A
October 31	Grand Theft Auto III	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
October 31	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom	Win	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	GBA
November 3	Drake of the 99 Dragons	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 3	Fire Emblem	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 3	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 3	True Crime: Streets of LA	N/A	PS2, Xbox, GCN	N/A	N/A
November 4	Civilization III: Conquests	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 4	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 4	SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 4	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBA
November 4	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
November 5	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	N/A	GCN, Xbox	N/A	GBA
November 6	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 10	Mario Party 5	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
November 10	Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy	N/A	GCN, PS2, Xbox (console)	N/A	N/A
November 11	Beyond Good & Evil	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 11	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 11	Medal of Honor: Rising Sun	N/A	PS2, Xbox, GCN	N/A	N/A
November 11	Muppets Party Cruise	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
November 11	Onimusha Tactics	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 11	Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 11	SSX 3	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 11	The Hobbit	Win	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 11	Uru: Ages Beyond Myst	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 12	Disney's Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey & Minnie	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 12	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 12	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 13	Double Dragon Advance	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 13	Monster Rancher 4	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 13	Muppets Party Cruise	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 13	The Simpsons: Hit & Run	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 15	Crash Nitro Kart	N/A	PS2, Xbox, GCN	GBA, N-Gage	N/A
November 17	Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 17	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 17	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
November 18	America's 10 Most Wanted	Win	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 18	American Idol	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 18	Counter-Strike	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 18	Go! Go! Hypergrind	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
November 18	Kya Dark Lineage	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 18	Final Fantasy X-2	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 18	Manhunt	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 18	Metal Arms: Glitch in the System	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 18	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
November 18	Space Channel 5 Special Edition	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
November 18	Spy Muppets: License to Croak	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 18	Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 18	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 18	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 18	The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules	Win	GCN, PS2, Xbox	GBA	N/A
November 18	Tonka: Rescue Patrol	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
November 18	Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 18	Whiplash	N/A	PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 18	XIII	Windows	GCN, PS2, Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 19	Beyond Good & Evil	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 19	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 20	Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 24	Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
November 25	Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 26	BlowOut	N/A	GCN, Xbox	N/A	N/A
November 30	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 1	1080° Avalanche	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
December 2	Beyond Good & Evil	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
December 2	Deus Ex: Invisible War	Windows	Xbox	N/A	N/A
December 2	Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
December 2	Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma	N/A	Xbox	GBA	N/A
December 2	Pac-Man Vs.	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
December 2	Silent Hill 3	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 2	The Sims Bustin' Out	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
December 3	Gotcha Force	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
December 5	Counter-Strike (EU)	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
December 8	Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
December 9	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	N/A	Xbox	N/A	N/A
December 9	Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective	N/A	N/A	GBA	N/A
December 10	Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
December 11	Beyond Good & Evil	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A
December 14	Medabots Infinity	N/A	GCN	N/A	N/A

Trends

Computer games continue to lose ground to console video games with a US sales drop of 14% in 2003. (NPD) Total 2003 entertainment software sales in the United States grew slightly to $7 billion USD; console sales increased to $5.8 billion and computer games accounted for the remaining $1.2 billion. ESA (pdf)

Video game consoles

The dominant video game consoles in 2003 were:

Handheld game systems

The dominant handheld systems in 2003 were:

Nintendo's Game Boy Advance

Additionally, two new handheld consoles were introduced in 2003, the Game Boy Advance SP (an enhanced GBA) and Nokia's N-Gage.

Video game sales

The top 10 selling console video games in 2003 in the United States ranked by units sold, according to NPD, were:

**Top Best Video Games of 2003**
Rank	Title	Platform	Publisher
1	Madden NFL 2004	PS2	EA Sports
2	Pokémon Ruby	GBA	Nintendo
3	Pokémon Sapphire	GBA	Nintendo
4	Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3	GBA	Nintendo
5	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	GameCube	Nintendo
6	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	PS2	Rockstar Games
7	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	GameCube	Nintendo
8	Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga	GBA	Nintendo
9	Enter the Matrix	PS2	Infogrames
10	WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain	PS2	Yuke's

Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)

Number	Video Game	Publisher	Platform	Release Date	Average score	Number of reviews	Refs
1	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo	GameCube	March 24	96	80 reviews	^[2]
2	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	LucasArts	Xbox	July 17	94	72 reviews	^[3]
3	Madden NFL 2004	EA Sports	PlayStation 2	August 12	94	29 reviews	^[4]
4	Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	Game Boy Advance	October 21	94	26 reviews	^[5]
5	NCAA Football 2004	EA Sports	PlayStation 2	July 16	94	15 reviews	^[6]
6	Viewtiful Joe	Capcom	GameCube	October 7	93	52 reviews	^[7]
7	SoulCalibur II	Namco	GameCube	August 27	93	45 reviews	^[8]
8	SSX 3	EA Sports	PlayStation 2	October 20	93	41 reviews	^[9]
9	Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution	Sega	PlayStation 2	August 13	93	30 reviews	^[10]
10	World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International	Konami	PlayStation 2	March 11	93	24 reviews	^[11]

References

↑ "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for Madden NFL 2004". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for BSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews NCAA Football". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for Viewtiful Joe". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for SoulCalibur II". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for SSX 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ "Reviews for World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

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[1] "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.

[2] "Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[3] "Reviews for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[4] "Reviews for Madden NFL 2004". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[5] "Reviews for BSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[6] "Reviews NCAA Football". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[7] "Reviews for Viewtiful Joe". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[8] "Reviews for SoulCalibur II". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[9] "Reviews for SSX 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[10] "Reviews for Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[11] "Reviews for World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.