Industry | Eidos to end relationship with Nintendo

Mike McGarvey, chief executive, said that versions for almost all the upcoming games would be released for Sony’s PlayStation 2 (PS2), Microsoft’s second-ranked Xbox console and desktop PCs.

However, there were no plans for Eidos, Europe’s second largest games developer, to release any games for the struggling GameCube, which has sold about 1.8 million units in Europe compared with sales of 15 million for Sony’s PS2.

Mr McGarvey said: “The GameCube is a declining business.” Nintendo announced last month it would temporarily stop making GameCubes to reduce a backlog of units.

Mr McGarvey said sales of GameCube products had traditionally provided only a fraction of Eidos’S revenues. He added: “If other companies follow us they will have a hard battle to fight.”

News Hound, even though he is not going to be all-analytical this week, just had to have a quick comment on this. 'What a load of *******' was his rather blunt response. And right he is. EA have already said they think Nintendo are the company to be seen with, and Eidos, having done very little for Nintendo and the GameCube, have given up without trying. More on this soon.