There's been speculation about Namco and Gamecube, but now it's official.

Namco released financial statements today that cited a significant loss (mostly attributed to the disappointing performance of the PS2). Of greater interest to Gamecube fans is that Namco stated that they will be supporting Gamecube. It's been speculated about before, but the financial statement makes it 100% official. IGN Cube's sources say that two games are confirmed to be in development, Ridge Racer V and Tekken Tag Tournament, however no concrete details are available. Further proof of Namco's Gamecube support can be found in an ad in the March 2001 issue of Game Developer Magazine in which Namco is looking for software engineers for console systems...PS2 and Gamecube experience a definite plus. With Sega and Namco aboard, Nintendo's 3rd party line-up is looking that much better.

New trademarks hint at Conker's BFD 2.

Ok, so we're a little late with this news... On February 1, 2001, Rare got ahold of two new trademarks: Conker's Other Bad Day, and Grabbed by the Ghoulies. There have been no official comments on this yet, but we can guess a few things from the names. The Conker title is likely a possible sequel (presumably on the GameCube) to Conker's Bad Fur Day. The other name... well, that could be anything really.

Segadojo is starting rumors! Although Virtual Fighter 4 has been listed as a PS2 exclusive, this might not be the case.

RUMOR ALERT! Segadojo just posted a RUMOR that we might be seeing Sega's highly anticipated Virtual Fighter 4 on the Nintendo GameCube. This has already been a long "unspoken" rumor as it has been uncertain whether or not VF4 was really exclusive to PS2. While we still don't know, our pals at Segadojo have boldly pieced some clues together and have started the RUMOR that Virtual Fighter 4 may just end up on GameCube.

From Segadojo:

"Here's the deal: In the latest issue of Nintendo Power (Volume 142), they ran a story on Sega's move to going third party, especially how it will affect Nintendo. They go into great detail on the first game to come out for the Game Boy Advance, Chu Chu Rocket, and go further to do a little bit of Sega praise for the other two GBA titles (Puyo Puyo and Sonic the Hedgehog Advance). The interesting part is when they highly praise one (of the MANY) renown Sega series, Virtua Fighter. They only listed four of Sega's series, and three of those are confirmed Nintendo titles...leaving Virtua Fighter 4 all by its lonesome self."

I wish they would go away.

THQ has announced that they will be releasing new video games for the GBA, GBC, and PSX based on the "Power Rangers Time Force" show on the FOX network. There isn’t any word on a plot yet, but it will involve time travel and "stopping evil criminals from manipulating the timeline."

Yeah, some crazy guy actually made Metris!

One of those crazy readers of Penny Arcade has whipped up a playable version of Metris, which was featured in this strip. What are you waiting for? Go get it now, or cry yourself to sleep.

While not Gamecube related, this article should open all of our eyes to the threat that is X-Box.

The Seattle Times article goes into depth about the aura at and around Microsoft when it comes to the X-Box project. The X-Box is seemingly succeeding on all front where everyone thought it was doomed to fail. Nintendo and Sony should both be worried, and step up their efforts. Why? The following quote says it all ...

This is getting out of hand.

I guess this is just a sign of the times. About a week ago, I showed some of my friends the "All Your Base" music video that Ty mentioned here at the Planet. Well now, only days later, people all over the dorm and indeed, all over the school are jibbering away with such phrases as "How are you gentlemen!!" It's kinda eerie, actually. Just this morning I got back from my first class to see this hanging above the dorm entrance. Has the ZeroWing Virus started spreading through your community?

Finally, an unofficial confirmation of what we knew all along.

According to IGN Cube, "Sources close to Rare finally confirm that the company's 3D Zelda killer is a GameCube launch title." The article goes on to say that the Dino Planet team has been working on the conversion since November 2000. That's plenty of time to get it done for the American launch.

We've heard a lot of reasonable speculation on this matter in the past, but until now, it hasn't been confirmed by any sources. I'm really looking forward to this title. The game wouldn't have gotten the attention it deserves if it remained on the N64 (by the masses and by Rare graphic artists). When Rare creates games based on Nintendo's tried and true formulas, the result is always a work of art. Every screen shot and music clip I've found on this game just screams atmosphere. With the power of the GameCube, things can only get better from here.

Nyko releases a picture of its upcoming GBA acessories, and guess what? It's pass-thru time!

Last week we told you about Nyko's upcoming GBA products, including their new version of the extremely popular Worm Light. Today Gamespot posted a picture of the new product lineup, and it contains a little surprise. (Or maybe I just didn't notice it earlier...) Anyway, the picture shows that the new Worm Light for GBA will finally have a pass-thru port for the link cable! And there was much rejoicing about the land. Let's see, it's the best Game Boy light ever invented...it doesn't require batteries...now you don't have to give up your multiplayer while you use it...yep, this pretty much makes it the best peripheral ever. And it's only ten bucks! Good lode. Expect it and the other Nyko GBA accessories to be available within two weeks of the system's launch.

Shigeru Miyamoto confirms not only that Zelda is in development for Gamecube, but that the footage from SpaceWorld was actual gameplay footage!

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed the development of Legend of Zelda for GameCube, he also confirmed that the GameCube Zelda video from last year's Nintendo Space World were [sic] the actual gameplay footage. The GameCube version of Zelda will be directed by Mitsihiro Takano, the project director of Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for N64.