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July 23, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 11:17 am EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: NCS
Have a Freeloader? Looking to import F-Zero for the GameCube? You might want to reconsider. Updated with new info!
Codejunkies has posted codes for the GameCube Action Replay which will fix the F-Zero screen issues if you're using that to play import games. There is no fix for the standard Freeloader which doesn't accept codes.
Code #1
1. GE0E-N57N-NG1QW
2. XWUF-2990-RMYFT
3. ETRW-XUTM-4KQ98
4. BU1R-MZAZ-Y68RA
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by Ben Kosmina - 6:18 am EDT
Total comments: 15
Source: Target Australia
Going, going, gone! Nintendo GameCube, cheap at half the price -- Australia only!
Australian Target department stores are having their massive Toy Sale as of Thursday, 24th of July. Target is slashing the GameCube's price to $149, just under half the usual price. Unfortunately, this may seem to indicate that Target, like so many other stores recently, is trying to get rid of... Read more...
July 22, 2003
by Desmond Gaban - 9:03 pm EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: Nintendo of America
Nintendo announces release dates for new titles and highlights for GameCube and Game Boy Advance.
PGA tour rookie Ben Curtis may have clinched the British Open from Tiger Woods, but does he have the chops to take Mario™, Bowser or Princess Peach in the freshly groomed Toadstool Tour? On July 28, professional golfers and every would-be golfer dreaming of greener pastures will get their chance... Read more...
by Steven Rodriguez - 10:45 am EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: Press Release
A company known for cases for cell phones thinks it can bring a hardcase to the GBA crowd.
Saunders Launches Into a New Playing Field With Introduction of the RhinoSkin(TM) Protective Hardcase For Gameboy Advance SP
READFIELD, Maine, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Saunders expands its RhinoSkin(TM) brand to provide case solutions for mobile gaming devices with the launch of the Aluminum HardCase for the recently introduced GameBoy Advance SP from Nintendo.
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July 21, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 8:01 pm EDT
Total comments: 4
Source: Yahoo!/Reuters
Acclaim, Activision and THQ need to submit information to the commission.
The three videogame giants admitted to recieving letters from the Security and Exchanges Commssion that asked them for information about their accounting practices. The SEC said that this request was in no way indicative that any crimes were broken, so the three companies saw every reason to fully cooperate.
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by Rick Powers - 10:25 am EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: ESA
The folks behind everyone's favorite May expo change their name to the Entertainment Software Association
Even in the midst of fighting battles that seek to limit the sales of violent video games, the International Digital Software Association (IDSA) has undertaken a name change. The organization will now be called the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), and has a new website at http://www.theesa.com.
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by Bakudan Yoshinoya - 12:57 am EDT
Total comments: 3
Source: Famitsu
Famitsu speaks with the famous producer about his departure from Capcom and future plans.
Yoshiki Okamoto, who oversaw the production of games such as Final Fight, Street Fighter 2, and the recent handheld Zelda titles, left Capcom last month to take role of principal at Human Academy Game College in Japan. In the latest issue of Famitsu, Okamoto-san speaks out about plans for his future game development studio.
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July 20, 2003
by Bakudan Yoshinoya - 10:34 am EDT
Total comments: 2
Source: Famitsu
This week's Famitsu looks at the Famicom's 20th anniversary, Sega restructuring, and F-Zero GX.
This week's Famitsu celebrates the 20th anniversary of Famicom with a special feature looking back at the history of the Famicom and comments from various people in the gaming industry.
On the news front, Sega Japan announced on July 8 that it will be restructuring its nine development studios... Read more...
July 18, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 11:35 am EDT
Total comments: 5
Source: http://f-zero.jp
This week's movie shows off a snip the mysterious story mode. You'll see the mystery when you download the movie.
The official F-Zero website has updated again. As a service to you, the readers, we're telling you all the juicy details about the new items added to the site.
The big update can be found on the GX game page, in the form of a story mode teaser. The movie shows off Black Shadow in a side-by-side race with an as-of-yet unknown pilot. The Black Bull crashes, and the mystery man comes up and threatens Shadow. Quite interesting.
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by Ben Kosmina - 2:20 am EDT
Total comments: 2
Source: Panasonic Q Website
Why isn't it shiny, eh? Explain that to me.
After months and months of uncertianity and waiting, owners of the Panasonic Q can now breathe a huge sigh of relief -- the Panasonic Q Game Boy Player has been given a release date and a price. Owners of the Panasonic Q who wish to play Game Boy games on their Panasonic Q will be able to do so as of the 1st of October this year. The Q Game Boy Player comes in a dark grey, similar to the pack-in controller that comes with the Q itself.
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July 17, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 12:45 pm EDT
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Source: http://www.extremeg.com
If you still have any doubts about this game, then two new movies will probably change your mind in a heartbeat.
When the game was first revealed, some doubters complained about the tweaking of the combat system and sense of speed would be bad for the game. Perhaps Acclaim has realized that people still feel this way, so they've released two new movies: One showcasing the weaponry, and one showing off the sense of speed.
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July 16, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 10:41 am EDT
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Source: Press Release
They call it a pigskin, but it's neither a pig or the skin of one. That's false advertising!
NCAA Football 2004 from EA SPORTS In Stores Today
#2 Selling Football Franchise Offers Intensity and Atmosphere of Saturday Football and New Online Gameplay
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2003--Kicking off the 2004 EA SPORTS(TM) videogame season, NCAA® Football 2004, the... Read more...
by Bakudan Yoshinoya - 2:22 am EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: Konami
Quietly edge your friend closer to the shade to win.
Boktai’s Japanese homepage has revealed some additional details about
multiplayer modes. By linking up GBAs, up to four players can battle each
other with the parts they earn from the game. The sunlight sensor affects how fast each player is able to charge his or her weapons. Depending on... Read more...
July 14, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 10:33 am EDT
Total comments: 12
Source: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/fc20nen/index.html
Nintendo is giving away 1000 of these babies in a contest, so you'd better high-tail it to Japan if you want one.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the original Famicom (which we all know and love as the Nintendo Entertainment System), Nintendo is holding a contest to give out special limited edition GBA SP systems to 1,000 lucky Japanese. The contest requires that people buy GameCube and GBA games from a list and send in the special entry form included with the game.
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by Steven Rodriguez - 9:44 am EDT
Total comments: 9
Source: Ubi Soft
Holy X-Files, Batman! Adam West and David Duchovny are added to the voice cast of this anticipated shooter.
XIII is the cel-shaded first-person shooter that everyone's talking about, and for good reason. The game's presentation has it pass off for a real-life comic book.
Today, Ubi Soft has announced that two big names have signed on to lend their voice talents to the game. David Duchovny of X-Files fame, and Adam West, the original Batman, will both be heard in XIII.
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July 12, 2003
by Mike Sklens - 11:24 am EDT
Total comments: 4
Source: Taipei Times
Nintendo's breaking out the dust-busters in the GBA screen factories.
According to the Taipei Times, Nintendo has addressed Sharp Corporation, screen manufacturer for the Game Boy Advance, to clean up its act. Nintendo's biggest complaint is dust trapped in the screen of the unit, so they want Sharp to change their manufacturing process to help eliminate the entry of... Read more...
July 11, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 11:34 am EDT
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Source: http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/release3.html
Even though Nintendo's president will be there, it looks like the rest of Nintendo won't.
In the past, the Tokyo Game Show was held twice-yearly, once in the spring and again in the fall. However, organizers of the event saw that attendance was dropping, and decided the right thing to do was to turn it into a giant once-a-year event.
This year from September 26-28, hundreds of thousands... Read more...
by Steven Rodriguez - 10:48 am EDT
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Source: http://www.square-enix.co.jp/games/gc/ffcc/
Square-Enix has opened its FF site, and Nintendo has opened its FF site. How nice of them!
Crystal Chronicles is due out in Japan in less than a month now, so Nintendo and Square-Enix have taken it upon themselves to open up game pages on their respective sites.
Square-Enix has launched the game's official site. Those hoping to catch a garbled translation of the information on the... Read more...
by Lasse Pallesen - 8:55 am EDT
Total comments: 6
Source: Press Release
The international drug cartel called K.R.A.K and the evil drug lord Mr. Big must be destroyed. Time to go drug-busting.
MIDWAY DROPS GAMERS INTO MIDDLE OF DRUG WAR WITH NARC; NONSTOP, ACTION-PACKED DRUG-BUSTING MAYHEM ARRIVES TO NEXT-GENERATION SYSTEMS
CHICAGO - July 11, 2003 - Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that NARC, a stylized third-person action/shooter... Read more...
July 10, 2003
by Desmond Gaban - 9:25 pm EDT
Total comments: 5
Source: Nintendo
This fall, Nintendo will be holding a concert performed by two bands, with guests Shigeru Miyamoto, Koji Kondo, and the Nintendo Sound Staff.
On September 14th, Nintendo will be holding the "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live Concert" at the Tokyo Seinen-kan Large Hall. Two bands, Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr. (Big Band of Rogues) and Yoshihiro Arita with his band, will be performing select songs from the Mario and Zelda games. The songs are new arrangements, performed in latin and jazz styles.
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