A source close to Nintendo has stated that the GCN will not be out in July.

According to Computer and Video Games, someone high up in Nintendo has commented, "It’s not at all coming out in July. Not a chance." Nintendo will be pushing the GBA, hoping the large numbers of the portable will urge the public to buy GameCubes.

What does this mean for us folks outside of... Read more...

We have some "concept art" (real screens?) for Thunder Rally, a game that is unfortunately cancelled. Prepare to drool...

IGN Cube has got the goods on this cancelled title. We have updated our Thunder Rally profile with the new screens and some thoughts about them. Make sure you check out the new profile!.

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The ever lovable Jeff K has finally updated his site again. And what an update it is. He has posted an article about the upcomming consoles, the PLAYSTARTIAN 2, the GAMMECUBE, and the EXBOX. If you don't get it, then you just don't get it.

I gots anudder Rumar!11! Dis time about the Nintedorks. Many fans want to know what is up with this site. ME TOO! Herez what I know!

Nintendorks have disappeared without a trace. Whether they've gone bust, are planning another comeback or have been abducted by aliens, no one can say...

After Camelot's April Fool's joke, it's good to see a REAL new color.

Nintendo has released a photo of the new "Milky Pink" GBA, which will be released on the 27th at no additional cost. So, without further adue:

"Peter Main: CONFIDENTIAL!" A private letter to retailers from the big "P.M." has surfaced, revealing Nintendo's Vice President of Sales thoughts about the growing Microsoft hype.

In its no-holds-barred coverage of the industry, Fatbabies has run several reports about Sony bullying retailers (here's one & here's another)- including one that came from Ty & a Planet reader who works in retail.

Now Fatbabies reports that Nintendo is up to similar tricks, discouraging retailers... Read more...

Forbes puts up an article that slams Nintendo and says that "It's Game May be Over." Obviously, we disagree!

Forbes.com has written an article called "Nintendo's Game May Be Over" claiming that Nintendo is likely to be ranked third in the next generation of video games. Forbes' attempt to analyze the GC is pathetic and declares it to be a failure due to extreme speculation and twisted facts, along with the... Read more...

THQ to publish games on latest Disney movie...

THQ has made a deal with Disney Interactive to publish games based on the upcoming animated feature film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Versions of the title will appear on Game Boy Color & Game Boy Advance, which will appear in the summer and winter respectively.

PBS columnist, Robert X. Cringely takes another look at Nintendo & the games industry, expanding on his last column while recapping the last decade of Sony & Nintendo. Good stuff!

Last week, we linked to a column by PBS columnist, Robert X. Cringely (wotta name!) which discussed reasons why Nintendo stood to dominate the next generation-wars. Apparently, Cringely got a lot of feedback from gamers, prompting him do to a follow-up.

Quoth Cringely:

"…these readers... Read more...

A Taiwanese developer will make videogame versions of the Oscar-winning movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon! (And guess which platform it's coming to...)

According to The Magic Box, a company called Vista Group will bringing the highest-grossing foreign film of all time to every major console. The PC version will come first later this year, with console versions following in 2002. Best of all, GameCube is listed as one of the target systems! GBA is not, unfortunately, but overall this is great news for the film's millions of fans.

IGNcube recently interview Nintendo head PR, Yasuhiro Minagawa, for various subjects including the linkup between GBA and GCN.

IGN: With Nintendo stressing the relationship between Gamecube and Game Boy Advance, can you say anything about titles in development that take advantage of that link?

Minagawa: As a matter of fact, there is no software I can speak of that can link between Game Boy Advance and Gamecube. This... Read more...

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Check out NOA's best April Fools joke ever...

Although the press release just came out today, April 2, this newest N64 announcement from NOA has "prank" written all over it. The company says it will release a 256MB cartridge for holding MP3 music, and it will have a retail price of $59.95. (Note that a cartridge that size would probably cost... Read more...

The classic horror platform game will be avaliable at the US launch of the Game Boy Advance.

Call the Cops! It's official: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is now a launch title for the Game Boy Advance, to be released june 11th.

3 new color patterns, baby! See it here at the Planet first!

Thanks to Camelot, the Planet has uncovered 3 new casings for the GBA. First up is the previously rumored Pink Cherry:

Next up is Rainbow:

And the craziest one, AYU Panther:

Is this a sign that Camelot might be becoming a Nintendo second-party? Or is it just an April... Read more...

THQ has WWF games on the way for both GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

GameSpot's Spring TGS coverage says that THQ's WWF Wrestlemania series is headed to GameCube, while the GBA will get WWF Road to Wrestlemania. Sounds like they'll be hooking up somehow. No word on who's handling development, but probably the same folks who did all the great N64 wrestling games for THQ.

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Nintendo, in a surprising move, today hired ex-h4x0r Mathew Bevan (aka Kuji). Bevan was accused of breaking into US Military Computer systems. He excaped punishment because the case was dropped. Bevan then moved on to a job at Tiger Computer Security where was an "ethical" hacker and security consultant.... Read more...

The next round of YOUR questions and OUR answers is coming soon, but we want more! Send your questions to mailbag@planetgamecube.com.

The next round of YOUR questions and OUR answers is coming soon, but Louie wants more! Send your nuggets to mailbag@planetgamecube.com.

Nintendo announces a new music making game for the GBA.

Nintendo is making a music game for the GBA. Game Boy Music will allow you to make your own tunes on the GBA. The game features 50 instruments. Plus, 4 players can hook together and have a jam session. And on top of that, the game comes bundled with a Pocket Speaker! The down side: the game is set only to release in Japan at the moment. A shout-out to BayouTapeworm of the Planet Chat for pointing this out to me.

Come see the GBA numbers, and how the system stacked up against the others!

MCV has come up with a rough estimate of the GBA product quantaties sold with the help of Media Create.

531,000 units of hardware were sold in the week ended March 25 after just four days on sale. Comparatively, in the same week PlayStation 2 sold through 70,000 units, Dreamcast 29,000 units, Game Boy Color 15,000 units, Wonder Swan Color 11,000 units, N64 4,000 units and the PS One 4,000 units.