- Stage Debut
Stage Debut was a game planned to be published and developed by
Nintendo for theNintendo Gamecube video game console . The game was intended for a 2004 release, but was indefinitely delayed, probably due to the cancellation of its sister peripheral for theGame Boy Advance , the GameEye.Gameplay
Stage Debut was designed similarly to a game titled developed for the
Nintendo 64 'sNintendo 64DD peripheral. The player would take a picture of their face using the Game Boy Advance's Game Eye peripheral (which was planned to be, in short, a spiritual successor to theGame Boy Camera ). Then, by linking the GameEye to the Gamecube system via theNintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable , the player would be able to insert the image onto a 3D model within the game's virtual world.tatus of Development
Stage Debut was widely assumed as either a canceled project or a project in
development hell after no progress in development was announced on the title by Nintendo for quite some time. However, in a 2008 interview withShigeru Miyamoto by the popular gaming news siteIGN cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/890/890256p1.html|title=IGN E3 2008: Stage Debut Updates|accessdate=2008-08-13] , an official answer was made. Not only did he cite Stage Debut as an inspiration for the Wii'sMii Channel function, he also said that "In my mind, it's still alive." While this does not deny the cancellation of the project, it does not confirm it will never come to pass.References
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