You Capcom geeks probably saw them coming, though. Art inside!

Fighters.net has the dirt - the new characters are, you guessed it, Eagle, Yun, and Maki. (No sign of Kyosuke yet, however.)

Head on over to the gallery and check out the character art.

That's not all! There are some sharp new screens with the new guys in action.

Like, we're going to the EA Sports 500, ok?

Alabama loves NASCAR. EA Sports also loves NASCAR. Now, through the magic of transitive logic, EA Sports has brought the gaming industry to one of the last places you'd ever expect to find it, and PGC is all up in this biootch.

This year's autumn Winston Cup race in Talladega, AL is the first... Read more...

Those bad little flower creatures get platinum, but there is a catch.

Famitsu Advance has awarded Pikmin a 38 out of 40. The scan of Famitsu Advance.

Famitsu Advance is Famitsu's Nintendo only publication. Does that mean they're biased? Well, typically, they give marginally higher scores to games than the multi-console Famitsu (which has a different panel of reviewers), but not much higher (and sometimes lower). Famitsu Advance is not owned or run by Nintendo.

New information concerning Giles Goddard and his work on the Doshin to Giant remake just fell down the beanstalk.

We have even more updated information on Giles Goddard. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that he had returned to EAD and begun work on the Doshin the Giant remake for GameCube.

Cloudchaser have learned that Goddard isn’t just lead programmer and designer of Doshin. Apparently he’s... Read more...

New information suggests that Miyamoto’s communication game may indeed be coming to the West.

Although Animal Forest was shown at E3 and rumors before and since have suggested the title might be coming to North America, no concrete information concerning a release has been made. At SpaceWorld, it was revealed the GameCube version would interact with the GBA version to access new parts of the game and do customization things, such as designing wallpapers.

Facelift is actually more like it. Nintendo’s GameCube site has updated with more goodies, info and fun than ever before!

If you haven’t been to Nintendogamecube.com recently, it may be time you checked it out again. Before, filled with primarily games, wallpaper and Cube Club information, the site has now greatly expanded. A developer section has been added, where EAD’s Shigeru Miyamoto, Rare’s Chris Stamper,... Read more...

Hell is a little chilly today isn’t it. Yes, it’s true. The Planet GameCube E3 video is now shipping! Woohoo! Get all the details inside…

The Planet GameCube E3 video is officially shipping today. You should be receiving the video sometime next week. We apologize for the extremely long delay. We had hoped to get the video out a lot earlier, but due to many factors beyond our control, and taking into consideration this was our first video project…it’s made things take longer than originally projected. But alas, it’s on it’s way to you.

Matsushita announced today that their DVD Player / GameCube hybrid will be released in Japan in time for the holidays.

Matsushita has just announced the release date and pricing information for its Nintendo GameCube / DVD player Combo, named “Q.” The hybrid system will be hitting Japan on December 14th.

Although retailers will be allowed to set their own price for the machine, Matsushita plans to sell... Read more...

From Software has posted movies from its GameCube projects Rune and Gold Star Mountain on its website.

From Software has emerged as a prime supplier of RPGs for the GameCube with the recent announcement of Rune and Gold Star Mountain, which were both shown at the Fall TGS. Now From Software’s website has posted movies of its upcoming games, including these two Cube-bound RPGs, giving us a sample of what to expect. The direct links are below:

Nintendo Representatives are reporting that within six months of its debut, the Game Boy Advance has sold just under 12 million (!) units worldwide.

This just in! The Game Boy Advance is unstoppable. It’s been a smash hit in every part of the world it’s been released in and has developers lining up to make games for it. It doesn’t take a genius to deduce the GBA is off to a phenomenal start. We were still pretty amazed after reading the following from Core Magazine yesterday:

Need to get your GameCube fix? Your lazy butt might not even need to leave your couch. Don't put down your dew! Just chill...

Nintendo has released a press release relating to their promotional CDs they are giving away at Cube Clubs. Can't make it to a Cube Club? Don't worry....love is on the way.

Redmond, WA, Oct 17, 2001 -- If you just can't wait to get your hands on a Nintendo GameCube game on November 18th, be... Read more...

T-minus 5 minutes until the $#!t hits the fan at Amazon.com for more preorders of the Gamecube. Will I come away with one? You'll know when I do kids!

Yeah, I am a sissy and don't want to sleep outside with strangers playing GBA. So I am going in for the preorder! Let's see if I walk away with the prize.

Rumors have been flying around about Nintendo getting back into the arcade business. More fresh squeezed goodness inside...

Could we start seeing more Namco arcade ports? Looks like this may be a possibility. According to GameSpot Nintendo is working with Namco on Arcade hardware utilizing GameCube technology. Here's the juice....

GameSpot has learned that Nintendo is currently collaborating with Namco to create... Read more...

Tomorrow, Amazon will be holding its second online GameCube pre-orders. Better get ready!

About 10 days ago, Amazon.com held it’s first round of GameCube pre-orders, which sold out in 5 minutes. If you missed out, fear not. Tomorrow morning, Amazon will be holding another pre-order session. PGC reader A. Smith (AKA dilbert627) sent this email from Amazon in, which we figured we’d share with you:

NOA has posted its first GameCube commercial online, as well as a schedule for when you can watch it on TV!

Let there be no doubt, Nintendo is putting its GameCube promotion into high gear. Now hitting the airwaves are full “Born to Play” commercials. NOA’s website has posted a schedule of when the ads will air. For your convenience, we’ve reproduced the schedule below.

10/17 during South Park on Comedy Central 12:30-1:00 AM

Yesterday we told you EB online was doing pre-orders. As predicted, they sold out IMMEDIATELY.

With the ever-increasing GameCube hype, it doesn’t take Miss Cleo and her baby-eating psychic ways to foresee a sell-out. Yesterday, shortly after two GameCube pre-order packages were made available on EB World, the site quickly posted the following:

“Nintendo fans have spoken! Because... Read more...

Good news! Advance Wars plot for World Domination is still on track. PGC confirms Nintendo’s latest, greatest GBA game is not cancelled in Europe, nor discontinued in the USA.

Although reports in the UK Nintendo Official Magazine would have you believe that Advance Wars has been cancelled for Europe, it has actually been postponed until 2002. No further information has been released about the game or the reasons surrounding the delay.

The only first party GBA game for release in Europe this year is Wario Land 4, due for mid-November.

We're pushing out a new Mailbag! Get your last minute questions in to mailbag@planetgamecube.com!

Yeah. Do it.

Whaaaat? One of the best GBA titles this year is cancelled for European gamers?

Cloudchaser Nintendo says it all:

The british Nintendo Official Magazine has announced that Advance Wars "indefinitely cancelled" due to the events in New York.

Although it might still come out some time next year it seems unlikely.

Lufia. Sinistrals. Game. Heaven.

Nastume announced the other day that Lufia Gaiden was announced and is scheduled for release for Februrary 2002.

Take a look a the gorgeous graphics:

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The game will feature 4 player capabilities and as in Lufia II, you can train and use capsule monsters in battle. Also, the dungeons will be randomly generated: much like Lufia: The Legend Returns for GBC.