<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eggs	O
that	O
contain	O
items	O
usually	O
hatch	O
faster	O
than	O
animals	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
eggs	O
which	O
contain	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
minigame	O
download	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billy	O
Hatcher	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
that	O
supports	O
linking	O
between	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
load	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Puyo	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
,	O
ChuChu	O
Rocket	O
!,	O
and	O
Nights	B-Application
:	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
on	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
systems	O
after	O
certain	O
objectives	O
are	O
completed	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animals	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
convey	O
a	O
mood	O
of	O
adventure	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
pet-based	O
Chao	O
creatures	O
highlighted	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
project	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
development	O
over	O
the	O
competing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
wide	O
audience	O
that	O
Naka	O
felt	O
would	O
appreciate	O
such	O
a	O
family-friendly	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
engine	O
that	O
Naka	O
called	O
"	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
engine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Billy	B-Application
Hatcher	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Giant	I-Application
Egg	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
1st	O
British	O
Academy	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
Zachary	O
Brown	O
stated	O
that	O
Billy	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
various	O
other	O
Sega	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
including	O
Sega	B-Device
Superstars	I-Device
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Gravity	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
