When Shiggy speaks, we listen. CVG printed a transcript of the Miyamoto roundtable from Spaceworld...except messed up my question! Grrrr. Good news tho' inside!

Shigeru Miyamoto recently revealed that Luigi would be in Smash Brothers in a recent round table interview at Spaceworld 2001. Figuring we’d want to know more of what Shiggy had to say, one of our UK readers Chris Yates sent us a transcript. Here are a few choice quotes, regarding the new Zelda, no Mario at launch, GBA/GC connections and even more exciting news/views straight from Mr. Miyamoto himself. Check it out!

CVG: Why such a dramatic direction change in the GameCube Zelda game?

Some kids get a lawyer to file a Pokémon related gambling suit against Nintendo. Fun for the whole family.

My lord, this is ridiculous. You think Pokemon trading card is equal to Illegal gambling? Just like eating fun dip is equal to smoking one of those funny cigarettes. Hmm...well maybe a bad example.

Anyhoo...Check out this story about two kids actually filling a lawsuit against Nintendo. Thanks to Next Generation for the story. Here's the basis of their lawsuit. And by the way it's the NINTH suit filed from these lawyers against trading card companies. Maybe they work for Ally McBeal's firm....

Retro is rumored to be working on five launch titles for the Dolphin.

Someone give me a hell yeah! And did I mention one of those games is an RPG? Woah nellie, this is really nice weekend news. And this would have been up earlier but I worked 12 hours yesterday, and I needed sleep. IGN64 has the stuff.

IGN64 has learned that developer Retro Studios is currently underway with five games for Nintendo's next-generation console and that all of them are scheduled to debut with the launch of the system. Any Nintendo 64 owner who has been following Retro's rise over the last year knows that the Nintendo funded firm has been called upon to serve up a good helping of Dolphin's first-generation sports library. This fact is solidified all the more on the company's own website, which is currently calling for "sports game designers" among other positions.

Sony gets a head start in the next-gen race... and accidentally leaves out a few things.

You think? It's uglier than the insides of a horses ass and it only has 2 controller ports! And Sony seemed to work real hard on their new controller. Yeah, I am not all that impressed with Sony's next generation to say the least. Well I am done bitching, but my good buddy Justin Nation from OperatioN2000 has a few words of his own. It's an excellent editorial called PS2: Heading in the Wrong Direction? Check it out here.

ArtX was going to show its chips at a tech event, but had to cancel due to falling behind schedule a bit.

We are not quite sure if this is from the rumor mill or not, but FGN Online has reported that Art-X has pulled out of the Microprocessor Forum where they were supposed to show their chip. Damn! Well here's the word.

The chipmaker was scheduled to reveal the technology on October 6, but has now had to mysteriously pull out of the event. Rumors are suggesting that Nintendo may have had something to do with the retraction.

An avid NGO reader received this in an email from a representative of the Microprocessor Forum: "Unfortunately, ArtX has withdrawn their presentation from the Forum, as the product will not be ready in time."

A little anecdote from a guy who worked for Sega in Japan.

And I am not kidding. You think you have a crappy job? This is pretty sick. How would you like to work for Sega in Japan? Then read this story over at Gaming-Age. You will think about it again. Here's a little excerpt if you think I am just nuts.

On a cold and rainy Monday last December, Toshiyuki Sakai's bosses at video-game maker Sega Enterprises Ltd. told him his work was below par. They suggested that he quit, and offered him a severance package of 2.6 million yen ($23,900) if he agreed.

Come on... witness the horror...

The CarXMan is in full effect with hookin' me up with the story. It's basically all over the net, but CarX sent me a link to the Gaming Intelligence Agency's story. Remember...this means since Sony has showed their cards....Nintendo is next. :) Well here's what Sony's next system has to offer. Note: it will only have 2 controller ports. Dumbasses! Anyhoo...here you go...

Sony finally announced the PlayStation 2 today, ending months of rumor-mongering regarding the system's name, release date, and system specifications. The system will be simply titled the "PlayStation 2," and will go on sale in Japan on March 4th, 2000 for 39,800 yen (about $370 US). A total of one million systems will be available at the initial launch date -- Sony is certainly setting its sights high! The North American and European releases should follow in the fall.

What do you do when the release date is more than a year off and you are starved for info? Get creative...

Not even close. But these people did seem to rip off quite a few things from...well...a bunch of people. Man, they even stole graphics. A cool HQ tribute site to say the least. I noticed their link on the N2000HQ. Well check it out for yourself. What do you think of the N200X mock up they have? Looks cool!

Getting ready for the Dreamcast launch.

Believe it or not, but the radio station that I currently work for is one of the stations that Sega picked to use for their Midnight Madness sale. And Rena Mero....better known as Sable will be at our launch, as well as two Minnesota Vikings. (I am a huge Packers fan...so this should be interesting). It's amazing to see how much Sega is promoting the launch of the Dreamcast (actually it's kind of sick). Later this week I will examine the 9.9.99 phenomena in an editorial. But if you live in the Minneapolis area, stop by the Funcoland tonight in Roseville Commons from 10:00-Midnight and say hello! Or just listen to us live via real audio tonight!

A few Dolphin bits from Miyamoto.

Not a lot of news but at least Miyamoto is talking a bit! Here are a few bit's from Fastest Game News Online concerning the Dolphin. Are you concerned? Not me :)

The legendary creator of Mario was only available for select interviews during the show. In talks he discussed the nature of future gaming and his contribution to it, taking care to stress the importance of low-cost gaming.

He was keen to stress that good games do not necessarily require great power. Miyamoto told journalists that creativity and innovation are just as important to gaming as a powerful platform to run them on.