![]() ![]() While neither would reach the astronomically high sales figure of the PlayStation 2, both the Xbox and GameCube are still wildly beloved today. The headline stealing development came late in the year, however, when Nintendo and new comer to the console space, Microsoft, released new hardware within days of one another in North America. It didn’t hurt that it landed in North America with franchises like Mario, F-Zero and Castlevania out of the gate either. During the summer, the Game Boy line would finally get a significant upgrade with the launch of the Game Boy Advance, a portable that could generate Super Nintendo and beyond level visuals. ![]() Though Sega would announce that the Dreamcast would be their last piece of hardware early in the year, Sony’s PlayStation 2 would get classics like Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Silent Hill 2, Ico, and Devil May Cry among many others. In but a moment, the world was changed forever when United Airlines Flight 93 struck the World Trade Center, taking countless lives and spawning a war that would steal even more.įor many, an escape from the real world came in the form of video games, and 2001 just happened to be one of the best years for the medium. ![]() ![]() It’s impossible to not look back on the year 2001 without thinking of the 9/11 tragedy. ![]()
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