And now you can see it.

BLUE BOMBER FANS REJOICE AS NUBYTECH ® AND CAPCOM ® ANNOUNCE NEW MEGA MAN ® CONTROLLERS

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – August 25, 2004 – NubyTech ® and Capcom ® today announced the upcoming release of its limited edition Mega Man ® controllers for the PlayStation ® 2 computer entertainment... Read more...

Younger gamers who love Pokémon and Mario Party should read this press release.

SEGA SHIPS AMAZING ISLAND ON GAMECUBE

SAN FRANCISCO (August 24, 2004) - Dubbed "Pokẽmon meets Mario Party" by Game Informer; and featuring an innovative monster-creation set that GMR calls "excellent", SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the launch of Amazing IslandTM exclusively for... Read more...

See Nintendo's new ad for the strategy sequel.

Nintendo of America has provided their new TV commercial for Pikmin 2 for you to download. The ad will be airing on national television up to and beyond the game's August 30th release date, but we know you crazed Nintendo fans love to download these videos to watch them over and over.

The thirty second ad is titled "Hot Dog" and was produced by Leo Burnett USA, the firm responsible for Nintendo's other recent "Who Are You?" commercials.

If you live near Buckinghamshire and available on the 3rd of September, you could be chosen for the filming!

Nintendo is giving the chance for you to star in the television advertisment for Donkey Konga.

Filming begins at the last stop of the Donkey Konga Beach Tour at Woburn Safari Park in Buckinghamshire. To apply in advance you need to send an e-mail to donkeykonga@leoburnett.co.uk with the following details:

Let the speculation begin...

According the an interview with Mitsuaki Hagiwara in the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, the Nintendo DS includes a port which Nintendo has not yet commented on a use for. The small square port is located on the lower right side of the unit, next to the headphone port. Higiwara... Read more...

The GBA version, which is developed by Amaze Entertainment, will be out in April 2005.

EIDOS SIGNS LEGO STAR WARS

EIDOS SECURES DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS FOR LEGO® STAR WARS® GAME

Eidos, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, announces it has secured the distribution rights to LEGO Star Wars with Giant Interactive Entertainment Ltd for... Read more...

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom came out in 2003 in North America and 2002 in Japan, and now Europe's finally getting it.

Konami enters the Falsebound Kingdom

Konami of Europe announces the first Yu-Gi-Oh!TM title for Nintendo's GameCube format

Konami of Europe has announced it is bringing its ever-popular Yu-Gi-Oh!TM franchise to the GameCube in Yu-Gi-Oh!TM The Falsebound KingdomTM; a game specifically developed to complement the Nintendo console.

If you haven't checked them out yet, there are quite a few up now.

See the Future with Second Sight

New In-Game Videos now Available

New York (August 19, 2004) ­ With episodic levels split between the past and the present, see what the future holds for Second Sight with the latest in-game videos now available from www.codemasters.com/secondsight.... Read more...

Rare fanatics rejoice. Mr. Pants is starring in his own puzzler on a GBA near you.

For the uninitiated Americans, in other parts of the world, the word pants refers to your undergarments. I once had an English friend who was freaked out because all day people were telling him how nice his pants looked. "You can see my pants!?" was often his reply.

However this article is... Read more...

Someone has leaked pictures of the E3 model, sans the casing. Pictures confirm that GBA SP power adapters are DS-friendly.

A few days ago, GameCube-Europe posted interesting screens of the E3 Nintendo DS’s innards and stress testing.

The biggest tidbit of news is a photo of the Lithium-Ion Battery, which confirms what many observant Nintendo fans suspected when they studied the floor model: the DS’s power port... Read more...

Handheld developers and gaming journalists weigh in the contenders for the first serious handheld system war.

The upcoming launches of Nintendo DS and Sony's PSP handhelds will feature major competition for the first time in the handheld gaming market. Our friends at GameCube Advanced have rounded up commentary on the impending system war from a number of industry experts, including experienced handheld developers and gaming journalists. PGC's own Jonathan Metts is included in the roundtable.

You'll be racing on those eternally shiny streets soon.

GET READY TO TURN IT LOOSE –

STREET RACING SYNDICATE  GOES GOLD!

Backed By Strong Pre-Sale Campaign, Namco’s Authentic Street Racing Title

Drives Towards Store Shelves August 31

San Jose, Calif., (Aug. 18, 2004) – The streets may never be the same again…Leading video... Read more...

SNK NEOGEO promises a comprehensive site with lots of extras and updates for their fans.

SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER Launches New, Enhanced Website

WWW.SNKNEOGEOUSACONSUMER.com to Support Massive Game Roll-Out in 2004-2005

WALL, NJ. – August 17, 2004 –SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION, the North American publishing arm of the SNK NEOGEO CORPORATION, announced today that... Read more...

Treasure's game is released after a very long North American delay.

SEGA RELEASES TEZUKA'S ASTRO BOY ON PLAYSTATION 2, GAME BOY ADVANCE

Anime Sensation Gives Home Console and Handheld Gamers a 100,000 Horsepower Kick in the Pants

SAN FRANCISCO (August 17, 2004) - Dubbed "One of our favorite games on GBA" by IGN and touted as "the number-one icon in platform... Read more...

The craziest arcade person in Missoula turns a year older!

Senior Shenanigan Ty “S-U-P-E-R” Shughart is now 23 years old. That’s right, the christener of forum titles, speaker of l33t, and editor of PinkuGC reviews has danced his way through another year of annoying arcade patrons and forum idiots. Not to mention Pac-Man’s advances…

Now that... Read more...

Reggie gives an interesting talk about Nintendo and the DS, but doesn't reveal any juicy details.

On August 10th, NOA Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Reggie Fils-Aime reconfirmed Nintendo’s commitment to the Nintendo DS and elaborated on the philosophy behind the product in a private presentation.

After citing a few examples of popular technology with “wow” factor, he... Read more...

Nintendo launches Japanese page for wacky spinning Wario game.

Nintendo of Japan has just opened up their teaser page for Mawaru Made in Wario, the crazy new Wario Ware GBA game that we reported on last week. There's unfortunately little information, however this certainly confirms that the game is not a hoax and that Nintendo continues to use the Wario Ware series to explore its zanier concepts.

He'll be playing the villain role: Rayne's evil vampire papa.

Oscar-winner Sir Ben Kingsley to play Kagan, King of the Vampires in film adaptation of BloodRayne Video Game

Thesp joins T3 star Kristanna Loken Boll KG and Brightlight Pictures to begin shooting late August

(Vancouver, BC) – Sir Ben Kingsley, best known for his Academy Award winning... Read more...

The German developer reveals another of Majesco’s Nintendo DS titles—and the magic word “internet” is mentioned

PGC reader Diego has pointed out a new game profile on Shin’en’s website called Nanostray.

The teaser profile sets up the story: you recover from getting knocked out to find yourself with amnesia inside your spaceship. Majesco’s 3D space shooter is DS exclusive featuring a wireless two-player mode and an internet hi-score ranking system.

Nintendo's got more classic lovin' headed your way.

Game Informer Online has learned that Nintendo will be releasing four more games into the Game Boy Advance Classic NES series later this year. The four games are:

Dr. Mario

Castlevania

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link

Metroid

The four games will be available on October 25th and will carry a suggested retail price of $19.99.