Nintendo may soon begin manufacturing GameCube in China to cut costs ...

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co said on Wednesday it was considering starting production of its GameCube console in China this summer, joining a growing camp of Japanese companies seeking cheaper labour and operations costs.

Nintendo said the costs of production and distribution per unit are currently higher than the machine's sales price, and the firm aims to bring the business into the black quickly.

Capcom’s amazing remake of the first Biohazard/Resident Evil will be the first GameCube game with multiple discs.

During a retail information event today, Nintendo announced some interesting info concerning Resident Evil for GameCube. First off, the game’s Japanese release date was set as March 22. Secondly, and much more interesting is the fact that Resident Evil will be the first GameCube game to span multiple... Read more...

Nintendo giving away tomatoes? What the…?

To celebrate the release of Tomato Adventure, Nintendo of Japan is holding a quiz on their website. Twenty lucky people of all participants will be awarded with 1 kg of “High-class tomatoes” from Tokuya City, Japan. Just for your information, one kg of these “high-class tomatoes” will cost you around 40 dollars.

More than half of the GameCube lineup to support GBA connectivity in 2002 says Nintendo.

According to GameCube Inside, Nintendo has stated in Nikkei IT news that more than half of the GameCube lineup in 2002 will support GBA connectivity. Nintendo intends to release around 6 games that utilize the GC/GBA connectivity by yearend. By creating new types of games with its GC/GBA connection, Nintendo believes new innovative games will attract more gamers, and increase software and hardware sales.

If you are in Japan, here’s your chance to prove that you’re better at Smash Brothers Melee than all of those little kids.

Nintendo Japan is sponsoring the “Smash Brothers Storefront Tournaments” in selected retail stores across Japan. Either 16 or 32 contestants are allowed per tournament. Matches will be time based (2 minutes).

Prizes are as follows:

1st place: a special Smash Bros. pin badge and a special Smash Brothers movie disc

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In a move that will make anyone old enough to remember it wet their pants and/or soil themselves, Vidmark/Trimark will be releasing a DVD of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show's greatest moments. 85 minutes of the best is what this DVD is going to be serving up.

For those of you who don't know... Read more...

Famitsu sits down with Iwata-san to answer some of your burning questions. We've got the full scoop here.

Famitsu's questions are italicized for convenience. Translation was provided by CoreMagazine.com.

The GameCube has been available for more than three months already in Japan, your thoughts?

The reception has been excellent in North America. While sales have been slightly below expectations in Japan, we're confident we'll meet projections.

We’ve got the important specifics for all our friends down under.

Nintendo Australia has confirmed that GameCube will be launching down under on the 17th of May, just 2 weeks after the European launch. As with the European launch, 20 games will be out at launch and the system will be available in two colors: Indigo and Black. Nintendo Australia won’t be setting... Read more...

Billy got an early copy of Super Mario World today. So the big question is, will it connect will Super Mario Advance 1 for multi-cart multiplayer? The final answer inside.

Yes!

The link for multi cartridge Mario Brothers works just fine between Super Mario Advance and Super Mario World.

You can play both Classic and Battle versions of Mario Bros. just fine. When both games start up, select Multiplayer on Both GBAs, and the systems look for each other...and link up.

Majesco has just announced 2 Bomberman titles for GBA, and they'll be bringing Bomberman Generations to the NA GameCube!

MAJESCO ACQUIRES PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO THREE NEW ‘BOMBERMAN’ TITLES

Popular Series Makes First Appearance on Nintendo GameCube™;‘Bomberman Max’ Sequels Come to Game Boy® Advance This Spring

EDISON, NJ, January XX, 2002 – Majesco, one of the fastest-growing publishers of interactive... Read more...

Euro Launch has completely been disclosed. Get the release list, colors, and everything you need to know about the European GameCube launch.

IT'S OFFICIAL

Nintendo Announces European Launch Date for GameCube

Nintendo, the world's leading games company, proudly announces 3rd May 2002 as the European launch date for the only dedicated games console of the new era, the Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo will ship 500,000 units in to Europe for day one and a total of 1 million units for the launch period.

PGC knows how much of your Memory Card you'll have to devote to Animal Leader! You know you want to know...

The upcoming GameCube game Animal Leader (Doubutsu Bancho) will require 13 blocks on you memory card, so be ready when the time comes. We don't, however, know if that same card will then attack and devour other cards, assimilating their contents..

Nintendo just dropped a midnight bomb. The new suggested retail price of the GBA is now $79.95 in the USA! The official word inside...

Nintendo Announces Global Price Drop for Game Boy Advance

The World's Best Video Game System Just Got Better

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002--Nintendo today

announced a global price drop for its best-selling, hand-held video

game wonder Game Boy(R) Advance, effective February 1, 2002.

Another bundle of scores for Game Boy Advance titles from Famitsu Cube Plus Advance, including many differing from Weekly Famitsu's reviews!

This month's issue of Famitsu Cube Plus Advance features reviews of a number of GBA titles, including different reviews for games such as Guilty Gear X, Tomato Adventure, and more!

The King of Fighters EX Neo Blood (Marvelous Entertainment): 25 (7 5 6 7)

PAC-MAN Collection (Namco): 28 (7 7 7 7)

Famitsu's readers review Magical Vacation for the GBA, with promising results!

In Famitsu this week, User's Eye features a reader review of the GBA game Magical Vacation. While not an official review by the Famitsu staff, it is nonetheless an excellent indicator of a game’s merits. In this case, Famitsu reader opinion highlights the good and bad points of Magical Vacation, finally awarding it an 8.8 in overall score.

More news from the homeland about pricing, availability, and what E-Cards will actually do for games.

According to Nintendo Japan’s website, Animal Forest trading cards will go on sale starting February 14 of this year. Cards will be sold in packs of 5 for 191 yen ($1.50 US). Initially 64 different types of cards featuring animals from the game will be available. Each card comes with a picture... Read more...

Free is good. Well that is...if you've imported Animal Forest.

If you are the owner of an imported version of Animal Forest, that is. If you go to Nintendo Japan’s website and register the name of your village and your character’s name by January 31, you will receive a unique password. Send this password to a village member in your Animal Forest save, and... Read more...

Harry Potter goes to Japan, as well as another GCN game under the microscope this week.

Konami will be quite busy this week, releasing six games across four platforms in Japan, including a GCN game. Here are the notables.

Hyper Sports Winter 2002 (GCN, Konami): 29 (7 7 7 8)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (GBA, Square EA): 27 (7 6 8 6)

Hyper Sports Winter 2002 (GBA, Konami): 26 (7 6 7 6)

Three great Sega classics, one GBA cart!

THQ has revealed the contents for the first GBA Sega Smash Pack:

Golden Axe

Ecco the Dolphin

Sonic Spinball

Golden Axe is said to "feature single player action (no link play for two players), and have three modes of play: Arcade Mode, Easy Mode, and Duel Mode."

Want to see how Nintendo is going to plaster itself all over America in the first half of the year?

Hot off the presses, Nintendo just announced its line-up of some of the promotions it would be running with other companies in Q1/Q2 of 2002. Nintendo notes that this is just an "update," and that more promos will also be announced in the months ahead.

NINTENDO GAMECUBE

NBA Jam Van

Timing: Jan. 8 – April 14