2003 in video gaming

## Console Hardware Releases

* Nintendo
	+ GBA SP

## Notable Software Releases (Jan-June)

* Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising - (NA) June 24, (EU) October 3
* All-Star Baseball 2004 - February 23
* Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits - (JP) March 20, (NA) June 25
* Battlecruiser Millennium: Gold Edition - April 4
* Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - February 16
* Clock Tower 3 - (NA) March 18, (EU) June 25
* Command & Conquer: Generals - (NA) February 14
* Day of Defeat - (NA) May 6, (EU) May 15
* Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball - (NA) January 22, (JP) January 23, (EU) March 28
* Dino Crisis 3 - June 26
* Disgaea: Hour of Darkness - January 30
* Dynasty Tactics 2 - (JP) June 26, (US) September 23, (EU) November 17
* Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends - (JP) February 27, (US) May 25
* Evil Dead 2 - (US) June 17, (EU) June 27
* Final Fantasy Origins - (EU) March 14, (NA) April 8
* Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee - XBox April 16
* Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town - (JP) April 18, (NA) March 26
* Ikaruga - Gamecube - (JP) January 16, (US) April 15, (EU) May 23
* The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - (NA) March 23, (EU) May 2
* Marvel Vs. Capcom II - XBox (NA) March 27
* Metroid Fusion - (JP) February 14
* Metroid Prime - (JP) February 28, (EU) March 21
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! - April 11
* Ocarina of Time Master Quest - February 18
* P.N.03 - (JP) March 27, (EU) August 29, (NA) September 9
* Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire - (NA) March 17, (EU) July 25
* Rise of Nations - May 20
* Skies of Arcadia - Gamecube (NA) January 27, (EU) May 23
* Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack - Game Boy Advance (NA) June 17
* Super Monkey Ball Jr. - (EU) April 4
* Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time - (JP) February 27
* Viewtiful Joe - Gamecube (JP) June 26, (US) October 7, (EU) October 24
* Wario World - (JP) June 20, (NA) June 24, (EU) May 27
* WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ - (JP) March 21, (NA) May 21, (EU) May 23
* X2 - Wolverine's Revenge - (NA) April 15, (EU) April 17

## Notable Software Releases (July-Dec)

* .hack//Outbreak Part 3 - (NA) September 9
* Amped 2 - October 28
* Alter Echo - August 19
* Army Men: Air Combat - July 14
* Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean - (JP) December 5
* Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu - (NA) November 12, (EU) December 5
* Beyond Good & Evil - (US) December 11
* Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing - November 20
* Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand - (NA) September 16
* Call of Duty -- December 18
* Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour - October 31
* Contract J.A.C.K. - November 21
* Crash Nitro Kart - November 11
* Dead or Alive 3 - August 28
* Deus Ex: Invisible War - (NA) December 2
* Fire Emblem: The Blazing Sword - (NA) November 3
* Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - (JP) August 8
* Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - (JP) February 14, (NA) September 8, (EU) October 24
* Final Fantasy X-2 - November 18
* Freedom Fighters - (EU) September 26, (NA) October 1
* F-Zero GX - (JP) July 25, (NA) August 29, (EU) October 31
* Gladius - (NA) October 28, (EU) November 28
* Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town - (JP) December 12
* Hot Shots Golf Fore! - (JP) November 27
* Karaoke Revolution - (US) Octboer 24
* The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition - (EU) November 14, (US) November 17
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - November 5
* Manhunt - PS2 (NA) November 18, (EU) November 21
* Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - (NA) July 29, (JP) September 5
* Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - (JP) November 07, (EU) November 14, (NA) November 17
* Mario Party 5 - (NA) November 10, (JP) November 28, (EU) December 5
* Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga - November 17
* Medal of Honor: Rising Sun - (US) Noveber 11, (EU) November 28, (JP) December 4
* Metal Arms: Glitch in the System - (NA) November 18, (EU) December 5
* Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma - (EU) December 5, (US) December 8
* Mojib Ribbon - November 20
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 2 - December 4
* Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - November 12
* Project Gotham Racing 2 - November 18
* Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - (US) November 11, (EU) November 21, (JP) December 11
* Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - February 21
* Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu - (JP) August 29, (US) December 1
* Soul Calibur II - (EU) September 26
* Space Channel 5 Special Edition - PlayStation 2 (NA) November 18
* Spawn: Armageddon - (US) November 21
* Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy - November 10
* Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - November 19
* Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - (JP) July 11, (EU) October 17, (NA) October 21
* Tales of Symphonia - (JP) August 29
* Tron 2.0 - (US) August 26, (EU) December 19
* Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne - July 1
* XIII - November 18

## Key Events

* The Half Life 2 source code was leaked from Valve's internal network.
* The first annual Childs Play Christmas charity event was begun by the fine creators of Penny Arcade.
* XBox price drop to $179US
* The Wheel of Time: Crossroads of Twilight, by Robert Jordan, is released.
* Europe's ELSPA rating system was replaced by PEGI.
* Sega's UGA studio merges with Sonic Team
* April 1st, Square and Enix merge.
* Uwe Boll creates House of the Dead the movie. The world groans.
* NIS America is formed on December 24.