People were able to buy it in Japan on 21 March 2001 . Nintendo released it in North America on 11 June 2001 and for Europe on 22 June 2001 . It was released in Japan on March 21 , 2001 ; in North America on June 11 , 2001 ; in Australia and Europe on June 22 , 2001 ; and in the People 's Republic of China on June 8 , 2004 ( excluding Hong Kong ) .