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In 2005, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo's online gaming service, began with the Nintendo DS. Also, major games such as Resident Evil 4, Mario Kart DS, and many others were released in 2005. It was also the year when the original Nintendo DS was released in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, UK, India, Hong Kong, and China, as well as the release of the Game Boy Micro, the last model in the Game Boy line and the backlit version of the Game Boy Advance SP.
Timeline
Notable Releases
- January 7 - The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures was released in Europe.
- January 10 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap was released in North America.
- January 11 - Resident Evil 4 was released in North America.
- February 14 - Star Fox Assault and WarioWare Touched were released in North America.
- February 24 - The original Nintendo DS was released in Australia and New Zealand.
- March 11 - The Nintendo DS was released in Europe, UK, and India.
- March 23 - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is released in North America for the Game Boy Advance.
- April 7 - The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap were released in Australia.
- April 21 - The Nintendo DS was released in Hong Kong.
- May 1 - Pokémon Emerald was released in North America for the Game Boy Advance.
- May 16 - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was released in Europe.
- June 9 - Pokémon Emerald was released in Australia.
- June 15 - The Nintendo DS was released in China.
- September 13 - The Game Boy Micro was released in Japan.
- September 19 - The Game Boy Micro was released in North America. The backlit version of the Game Boy Advance SP was released in Japan.
- October 1 - The Game Boy Micro was released in China.
- November 3 - The Game Boy Micro was released in Australia.
- November 4 - The Game Boy Micro was released in Europe.
- November 9 - The Game Boy Micro was released in South Korea.
- October 19 - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was released in North America.
- October 21 - Pokémon Emerald was released in Europe for the Game Boy Advance.
- November 14 - Mario Kart DS was released in America for the Nintendo DS.
- November 17 - Mario Kart DS was released in Australia.
- November 25 - Mario Kart DS was released in Europe.
- December 5/8 - Animal Crossing: Wild World was released in North America and Australia
- December 8 - Mario Kart DS was released for Japan.
Events
- January 20 - Activision acquires Vicarious Visions.
- January 25 - The company 2K Games and it's subsidiary 2K Sports were founded by Take-Two.
- March 7-11 - GDC 2005 - Iwata makes "Heart of Gamer" keynote speech.
- May 18-20 - E3 2005.
- June 29 - Hiroshi Yamauchi resigns from Chairman position. He still retains his shares in the company.
- August 22 - Square Enix acquires Taito Corporation.
- September 16-18 - Tokyo Game Show 2005 - Reveal of Wii Remote.
Games released in 2005
GameCube
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47 games were released in Japan.
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98 games were released in North America.
86 games were released in Europe.
Game Boy Advance
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76 games were released in Japan.
173 games were released in North America.
142 games were released in Europe.
Nintendo DS
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00 games were released in Japan.
84 games were released in North America.