In other handheld news, the Game Boy Color was officially discontinued on March 23, 2003. This announcement came five years after the handheld's release in 1998. The Game Boy Advance, which recently released its SP variation, was a solid two years into its lifespan at this point.

Noteworthy Releases, Anniversaries

Major milestones for this week include the 15th anniversary for Kingdom Hearts II and the 10th anniversary of Crysis 2. We're also looking back at the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo 64 classic Pokemon Stadium 2.

Take a look at some of the biggest releases during the current week from throughout the years below (this list focuses on releases in North America only).

March 22:

1999 | RollerCoaster Tycoon (22 years)

2005 | God of War (16 years)

2009 | Pokemon Platinum (12 years)

2011 | Crysis 2 (10 years)

2019 | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2 years)

March 23:

2004 | Far Cry (17 years)

2010 | Just Cause 2 (11 years)

2012 | Kid Icarus: Uprising (9 years)

2018 | Detective Pikachu (3 years)

2018 | Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (3 years)

March 24:

2003 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (18 years)

2009 | The Last Remnant (12 years)

2013 | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (8 years)

2013 | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (8 years)

2015 | Bloodborne (6 years)

March 25:

2013 | Warframe (8 years)

2014 | Smite (7 years)

March 26:

2001 | Pokemon Stadium 2 (20 years)

2013 | BioShock Infinite (8 years)

2015 | Pillars of Eternity (6 years)

March 27:

2011 | Pilotwings Resort (10 years)

2011 | Nintendogs + Cats (10 years)

2011 | Steel Diver (10 years)

2018 | Far Cry 5 (3 years)

March 28:

2005 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (16 years)

2006 | Kingdom Hearts II (15 years)

2010 | WarioWare D.I.Y. (11 years)

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