2003 in video gaming

Console Hardware Releases

 * Nintendo
 * Game Boy Advance 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 - Nintendo 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 - Nintendo 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 - Nintendo 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 in the United States drops to $179.
 * 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.
 * NIS America is formed on December 24.