Contrary to prior reports, Kyojin no Doshin (Doshin the Giant) does not have an English menu option.

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One of our Japanese Correspondents Tonkatsu Chikara just returned from the store with Kyojin no Doshin (Doshin the Giant) and has informed me that there is no English option in the game.

Exactly how difficult the game is to play without Japanese knowledge is still unknown. Full impressions coming soon!

We've got the new promo direct from Infogrames about their 2 upcoming GBA Dragonball Z games! Another free PGC movie ahoy!

Infogrames sent us the promo for their 2 new GBA DBZ titles: Dragonball Z: The Legacy of Goku, and Dragonball Z: The Collectible Card Game.

We’ve put it on our new Shiggy.Net media server for you to download! Note: Shiggy.Net is under beta testing. You will need the latest Windows

Media Player to view this movie.

While waiting for the game to come out in Japan, check out some new photos/scans we've come across.

The first is a scan from the latest Shounen Jump. In a recent news story we revealed the four principle antagonist characters. Here now is the actual scan of that article:

And here are a couple of photos, thanks to System Error, of the Fire Emblem The Sealed Sword hype in Japan.

Think the GameCube remake of Biohazard (Resident Evil) won’t be all that special? Famitsu begs to differ…

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We have just learned that Famitsu has reviewed Capcom’s Biohazard game for GameCube and awarded it 39/40 –one point shy of perfect! This score also qualifies Biohazard for Famitsu's Dendo Platinum award. This is pretty spectacular news, especially as this score appeared alongside reviews of games from other consoles and wasn’t in the Nintendo-specialized Famitsu!

LAN-KWEI! Looking to get your hands on a fully modified Q? How about some of the import games you hear us ranting about? Click here!

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On behalf of the staff here at Planet GameCube, we'd like to welcome our new import store partner, Lan-Kwei! Based out of Hong Kong, they ship import hardware and software world wide.

They are currently stocking, or will be stocking these well sought after imports.....

Okay, maybe not, but that headline just wrote itself. Power Rangers are getting Wild on GBA! Ok, I'll stop. Isn't that wild? Um. Sorry.

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THQ’S POWER RANGERS WILD FORCE TO RELEASE THIS SUMMER

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., - March 13, 2002 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced Power Rangers Wild Force for Game Boy® Advance. The Power Rangers TV show celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2002 with... Read more...

Europeans are getting an interesting contest due to American Skier Jonny Moseley. Details within...

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3DO HEAD ONLINE GRAFFITI COMPETITION WITH JONNY MOSELEY

3DO Europe Launches World’s First Online Graffiti Competition in Conjunction with Jonny Moseley Mad TrixTM and HEAD®

Keeping tenement walls, motorway arches and assorted rolling stock spray paint... Read more...

And to think, 10 years ago, we all hated this man. Times have changed my friend, times have changed...

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SEGA's Yuji Naka to Receive IGDA'S Lifetime Achievement Award

Legendary Game Developer to be Honored at Ceremony During Game Developers Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) will proudly... Read more...

Check out the first pics and video of this amazing polygon-crunching engine for Game Boy Advance!

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Rayight Studios, a developer in Italy currently working on Wings for Crawfish Interactive and a space-sim called Star Giants, has revealed a remarkable new polygonal 3D graphics engine called BlueRoses for the GBA.

The company has screenshots and video of the engine... Read more...

There were a few of you who want to see more of this game in action. So we’ve got all new FREE movies of Animal Leader in action! Check it out at our new Shiggy.Net media server!

We’ve got two rather large movies of Animal Leader for your enjoyment. We’ve dropped them into our new Shiggy.Net media server for you to download! Note: Shiggy.Net is under beta testing. You will need the latest Windows

Media Player to view these movies.

Movie #1: Click Here

Movie #2: Click Here

THQ is bringing Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold! to GBA.

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THQ ANNOUNCES HEY ARNOLD! THE MOVIE FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE

THQ and Nickelodeon Add Hey Arnold! The Movie to Multi-Property, Interactive Partnership

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - March 12, 2002 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced interactive publishing... Read more...

You can take Pikachu and slit Mickey Mouse's throat! Oh, I'm kidding. But the violence will be there...just not the mascots.

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Crave Entertainment Announces Line-Up for 2002

Licensed & Original Titles Scheduled for Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance

LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2002: Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogame entertainment products, today announced its initial product line-up for the 2002 fiscal year.

Dengeki reviews Doubutsu Banchou, Kyojin no Doshin, Jikkyou World Soccer 2002, and Extreme G3.

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Dengeki GameCube magazine reviewed four games this month – Doubutsu Banchou, Kyojin no Doshin, Jikkyou World Soccer 2002, and Extreme G3.

Doubutsu Banchou received 32 out of 40 (8,8,7,9). Overall reviewers praised the game on its simple, but deep and addicting gameplay.... Read more...

Gee whiz, there must be some sort of explanation for this amazing coincidence!

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Apparently, Japanese investors seem to like this Square-Nintendo thing, and it showed in the markets over yonder.

Nintendo's stocks were bumped up a respectable 5.6% on Monday to ¥21080 (around $162). However, it seems the big winner here is Square, whose stocks spiked 15.4% to ¥2550 (about $20).

Game Designers' Studio working on more than we thought ... including Final Fantasy Tactics for GBA.

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According to Magic Box, Game Designers' Studio is planning on releasing three or four titles for Nintendo's platforms in 2002 (March 2003 in the US, presumably ... MB's date is fuzzy).

One of these titles is Final Fantasy Tactics for GameBoy Advance. Another is likely to be the heavily rumored Final Fantasy Unlimited, this to be the combination GBA/GC game ... a requirement for Fund Q monies.

A new development house and a new RPG, under Nintendo's publishing wing.

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Created in early February, Skip Ltd., a new developer out of Japan has been discovered to be creating a new GameCube RPG by the name of "Gift." First details suggest Nintendo will be publishing the game, which will probably be first shown at E3 later this year.

Coincidentally,... Read more...

Disney Football is coming to the 'Cube... as in Disney Soccer.

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At E3 2001 there were various "Disney Sports" advertisements teasing the attendees. Now known to be a series and not just one title, the Disney Sports franchise has been confirmed for the GameCube, though exclusivity is unknown. According to Gaming Age, Mickey and his... Read more...

Doshin the Giant did well, but what about the other Japanese releases?

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As you read earlier this weekend, Kyojin no Doshin got dendo Gold. However, there are a few other games out this week in Japan that also recieved scores, and here they are, for your enjoyment.

Jikkyou World Soccer 2002 (ISS 2) (GCN, Konami) - 32 Gold (8 8 8 8)

Extreme-G 3 (GCN, Acclaim Japan) - 26 (6 6 7 7)

Konami confirms to Planet GameCube that ISS 2 is not on the GameCube release schedule for North America. What?!

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Most sites like ours assumed Konami’s title ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 was the new name for International Superstar Soccer 2. Unfortunately this is completely untrue.

International Superstar Soccer 2 may be released in Europe, and it will definitely be out in Japan on March 14th, but ISS 2 is currently not on the release schedule for North America. ESPN MLS Extra Time 2002 is a new, completely separate title.

One of the web's funniest talks about the possibility of what Square could do on Nintendo. Plus a funny comic.

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Penny Arcade's new comic tackles the whole Square - Nintendo issue that's all the rage. Tycho has some very interesting comments in the news post and on top of that there is a VERY funny comic. Read and enjoy.