Check out these free movies of one the year's hottest GameCube titles.

Tales of Symphonia is certainly the biggest RPG yet for GameCube. We've got a few brand new movies of the U.S. version, free for all our readers.

Update: More movies have been added, including a lot more battle footage.

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Entire Anime Intro (16 MB, DivX format)

Sammy-Sega Holdings Logo Get! Also, Sega’s development teams undergo more reorganization.

Sammy and Sega today revealed the logo for their new corporate parent, Sammy-Sega Holdings. Sammy and Sega will become one in October as a subsidiary of the company still in creation.

Commencing business with an impressive 10 billion ($91 million) yen in capital and fifty employees, Sammy... Read more...

Here it is, the hidden footage Metroid fans have been waiting for.

You may have seen the E3 footage of Samus wall-jumping back and forth through a vertical corridor. What you probably haven't seen is the other Screw Attack footage, the one proving that this famous move can indeed be used anywhere in the game, and that it even includes (or can be combined with) a new Space Jump, which lets Samus literally fly.

Well, well, look at this little guy.

Famitu's website has published the above screenshot from Pikmin 2, clearly showing one of the game's enemies with a Pikmin-like leaf growing from its head. Though we are waiting for a detailed translation, the surrounding text makes it clear that this creature is friendly and can be used to carry items and attack enemies, just like a Pikmin. We'll update this article once we know more about how to acquire this most unusual companion.

Check out a nice little video of Konami's upcoming movie-licensed game.

The tale of King Arthur is based on fact...at least according to the upcoming movie and Konami's game adaptation, which will be released on GameCube as well as other platforms. The game looks to be very similar to EA's Lord of the Rings action games, as you can see in the trailer.

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See the huge E3 trailer for this light-sensing sequel, complete with a manga kid tutorial and loads of Engrish.

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django was unfortunately not playable at E3 2004, but Konami has provided this monstrous (40 MB) trailer to satisfy your Boktai needs. The movie is structured as a tutorial, with a kid explaining how the game works to his friend. There's also plenty of gameplay footage, plus a few hints at the sequel's new features.

See what this new card-battler for GBA is all about.

Atari has provided us with a trailer for their new GBA game, Duel Masters: Sempai Legends. The game is scheduled for release this week, and the publisher describes it as a virtual collectible trading card game, somewhere between Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering in terms of complexity.

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See it for yourself.

A couple of days ago, we showed you some photos from the set of the new Mario vs. Donkey Kong commercial in Japan. Now you can see just how crazy the ad turned out to be.

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong Japanese TV Commercial (2.5 MB, MPEG format)

Thanks to ChryZ at the GA Forums for finding this file, and to the anonymous Japanese person who originally uploaded it.

Here's a cool contest for you Spidey fans.

Check out five new movies of Spidey swinging and battling around New York City.

We've got five short but high-quality Spider-Man 2 movies for you, free to download as always. The files are 4 to 5 MB each and in Quicktime format (sorry).

Just left-click on the links below to download the files.

Spidey's new combat moves

Riding a helicopter

Web-yanking bad guys all over the place

Say goodbye to the GBA. The SP now reigns supreme. Also, China gets GBA.

The Magicbox is reporting on a new announcement form Nintendo of Japan. The company has taken the old model of the Game Boy Advance out of mass production. The system isn't gone for good though. From now on they will only be produced on a per order basis. The Game Boy Advance SP will stay in mass production.

Nintendo remains mum on the system itself, but discusses funding and Nintendo DS numbers.

During Nintendo’s fincancial briefing on Thursday, Nintendo discussed its future plans—most notably Nintendo Revolution and Nintendo DS.

Repeating the company’s E3 statement that its next home system will provide a totally new gaming experience, Senior Managing Director Yoshiro Mori stated,... Read more...

Games based on movies show less than stellar sales.

It has become common that a video game will be released alongside a major motion picture. In addition to the usual critical malaise surrounding these games, an article from the New York Times reports that licensed games also sell poorly. The article mentions that of all the licensed games published last year, only Enter the Matrix reached the top 10 in NPD sales charts.

Now if only I could buy a Mini-Mario.

Nintendo seems to be going all out for the Japanese release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong. The Japanese website Game Watch was on site during the filming of the game's commercial. The promo, which stars three very good looking Japanese girls, takes place in the Mini-Mario toy factory. The girls, who are... Read more...

Nintendo are the masters of stating the obvious.

According to news coming out of Japan, Nintendo held a briefing today in Osaka, Japan. The company spokesman said that Nintendo would like to debut their next home console system at the 2005 E3 show, which is being held next May from the 18th to the 20th. Earlier this month at the 2004 E3 expo Nintendo's... Read more...

For hardcore Metroid fans in Japan, Nintendo has created yet another two-tone system color.

Nintendo Co. Ltd. in Japan is now offering yet another color option for GBA SP owners. This limited edition Samus Aran model is orange and red, with an insignia in the lower-right corner of the inner face. The new color theme is apparently available only as a casing swap through NCL's Club Nintendo service.

Warner Bros. will start raising royalty fees for games that make a mockery of its properties.

Warner Bros. Interactive hopes that by charging game publishers higher royalty fees for not making good games based on WB intellectual properties, the traditional bad movie game and other similar licensed games can be avoided.

The WB will refer to popular game review websites (such as GameRankings)... Read more...

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a lock for "best conga-based platformer."

The Nominees for the official E3 Awards were announced tonight. Here’s a quick breakdown of the stats. Nintendo and Electronic Arts led in number of nominations with eleven each. That’s six more than Nintendo got in 2003. GameCube games had a total of 18 nominations, which is four more than last... Read more...

Over a million counterfeit goods found. Employees facing prison sentences.

DID YOU KNOW? - COUNTERFEITERS PAY HEFTY PRICE IN TAIWAN FOR ILLEGAL MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF NINTENDO PRODUCTS

May 24, 2004 – Taiwan's Pan-Chiao District Court has rendered a judgment against Taiwan's Yudian Company, a major manufacturer and distributor of counterfeit Nintendo Game... Read more...

Three systems, one tunneling program. It's likely as close to Xbox Live! as the GameCube will ever get.

After months of toiling behind keyboards, XLink Kai: Evolution VII is finally ready for public consumption. Boasting superior tunneling software compatible with all three home consoles, GameCube owners itching to go online now have a new alternative for all LAN-enabled games.

Using a chatroom-like... Read more...