"SP" plus "speakers" equals "SPeakers." Clever.

Radica launches second generation NXT speaker accessory for GBA SP

London, 11 February 2004: Radica UK Ltd, the manufacturer of peripherals under the highly rated Gamester brand, is to launch a second-generation device based on its Game Boy Advance Mini Woofer, an NXT based compact speaker system for use with the Game Boy Advance SP.

The latest release dates for the first and second quarter of 2004 in the UK. European dates are likely to be very similar for these games.

Below is the GameCube release schedule for the UK for the next half-year. Titles in bold are exclusive to GameCube.

February 2004

6th February :: Conflict: Desert Storm (Sales Curve)

6th February :: Rogue Ops (Kemco/Capcom)

6th February :: Sonic Heroes (SEGA)

20th February :: Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (Activision)

Bringing scary eyes to Game Boy Advance systems around the world!

KONAMI SHIPS YU-GI-OH!(tm) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 2004 FOR NINTENDO GAME BOY(r) ADVANCE(tm)

Highly Anticipated Videogame Prepares Fans for the Ultimate Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - February 10, 2004 - Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a subsidiary of Konami Digital... Read more...

The publisher continues to reiterate that it is working on a GameCube successor.

Following up statements to the press yesterday, Nintendo has released a statement regarding the Nikkei News analysis, which suggested that the company was not planning to compete with Sony and Microsoft and would instead release accessories to extend the life of GameCube.

Nintendo's newest comments simply echo what we were told earlier, but here they are anyway:

We present three very different views of Final Fantasy's arrival on GameCube.

As many of our readers already know, sometimes Planet GameCube features multiple reviews of major/controversial games. And sometimes those reviews will give very different perspectives of the same game. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is one of those cases in which our staff simply does not agree.... Read more...

After more than a month of laborious data recovery, it's time for the PGC boat to sail once more.

It's taken a lot of hard work to get here, but I'm now ready to announce that Planet GameCube is healthy and ready to move on from its extensive technical problems, which were incurred in late 2003.

Massive amounts of data were lost in the incident, all of which had to be re-entered manually... Read more...

Successor hardware still planned for 2006. Updated with official comments from NOA.

Earlier today the Nikkei News reported that Nintendo would not be releasing a new home console. According to the report, Nintendo would instead continue to support the GameCube by releasing various peripherals and games. These accessories would take the place of a new console by improving the gameplay and furthering connectivity with the Game Boy Advance.

EA chooses not to announce a version of the game for Nintendo's console.

Today Electronic Arts officially confirmed their publishing contract with Criterion for the upcoming Burnout 3. The first two games in the series were released on GameCube and sold well on the system, but EA's newest press release mentions versions for PlayStation 2 and Xbox only. This is certainly... Read more...

Big blue is still on the fence, but game development seems likely.

Although Nintendo had only revealed their new Nintendo DS system a week or two ago, it was pretty obvious that the backbone of the system was well in place, meaning development kits were surely completed.

This appears to be the case, because according to a report in the Nikkei Keizai, Sega has... Read more...

Virtua Portugal here we come...

ELECTRONIC ARTS SIGNS EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH UEFA

EA SPORTS to produce official licensed videogame for UEFA EURO 2004

Chertsey, UK. – February 6th, 2004 – Electronic Arts and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced today they have signed an agreement... Read more...

Internally developed fighting games to feature Marvel superheroes and original EA characters.

Electronic Arts and Marvel Comics have signed a deal for new video games to be published by EA. The games will star superheroes from a pool of about 100 Marvel characters (though probably fewer will actually be included in each game), as well as original EA characters created exclusively for these games. The deal covers fighting games only, a genre EA is certainly not well known for but is perhaps looking to test in the market.

Cheat death soon on a GameCube near you!

EVOLVED GAMES BRINGS JUDGE DREDD: DREDD VERSUS DEATH

TO NORTH AMERICAN GAMERS

First-Person Shooter to Ship for All Platforms in March

Fort Lauderdale, FL (February 5, 2004) – Publisher Evolved Games and developer Rebellion® announced today that the legendary Judge Dredd comic book character... Read more...

Nintendo's updated their master release list, check out what's coming to a store near you soon.

Nintendo's official website has been updated with some brand new release dates for games coming out in quarter 2. Here's a list of the updates:

Mario Golf: Advance Tour - Jun 28, 2004

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: May 24, 2004

Custom Robo - May 10, 2004

WarioWare, Inc: Mega Party Game$ - Apr 05, 2004

More 'Pandora Next Week' than 'Pandora Tomorrow'

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Release Dates

Ubisoft is excited to announce that the Xbox, PC and GBA versions of Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, the new adventure from the world of Tom Clancy, is on track to ship for the end of March. Due to development issues, and the groups' commitment to... Read more...

Famous RPG to Australia. In other news, people walk on their hands and hamburgers eat people.

Fire Emblem™ - The Fires of War Rekindled!

Melbourne, Australia, February 3rd 2004 – After centuries of peace, smoldering rivals threaten to set the world aflame in a blaze of battle in Fire Emblem™ for the Game Boy Advance™ launching Australia-wide on February 20th, 2004.

A traveler... Read more...

Wouldn't he be the king by the time the game is released?

Among the pages and pages of Ubisoft's latest finacial reports, among which include word of increased revenue thanks to Ubi's well-rounded game lineup (which also bagged them a Louie Award), a simple statement from president Yves Guillemot confirms what seemed to be a no-brainer after the original game was released: A Prince of Persia sequel.

Looks like Nintendo has plenty of free GC-GBA link cables to give out, as European copies of the game will have one included, too.

FINAL FANTASY: CRYSTAL CHRONICLES

"Let the fantasy continue on March 11th 2004!"

The most successful role playing game franchise ever, returns to Nintendo in this stunning fantasy adventure. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is set to launch in Europe on March 11th 2004 exclusively for Nintendo... Read more...

Finally a picture of the box full of goodies heading to Japan.

Konami has finally released an image of the Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Premium Package. Konami stresses that this bundle is being produced in very limited supply, so if you want one, you'd better find an import store carrying it soon.

Again the Premium Package includes:

Limited edition MGS GameCube

The development team at Genius Sonority talks about the upcoming Pokemon battle/RPG title for GameCube.

Today Nintendo hosted a teleconference with members of Genius Sonority, the developer of Pokemon Colosseum. Below are rough notes of the proceedings. Please note that this is NOT a true transcript; most quotes have been paraphrased. However, the very lengthy call would have taken a very long time to transcribe, and we thought our readers would rather have the gist of the information in a more timely manner.

E3 secrets, GBA interchangeabilty, LCDs, and Miyamoto!

The cloud of mystery surrounding the new Nintendo DS product won't be fully lifted until E3, so every scrap of information that comes out about it before then will be jumped on in a hurry. This time is no exception.

The LCD displays on the DS, though reported to be similar in appearance and size... Read more...