Our complete Mario coverage continues today. When we say complete Mario coverage...what do we mean exactly?

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Now that's a lot of Mario! It brings a tear to your eye doesn't it? Special thanks to our import partners Lan Kwei for hooking us up with 2 cases of Super Mario Sunshine!

We know you need your Mario fix, and we've got plenty of spoiler-free, and spoiler-filled impressions coming your way in the next couple of days. And that's not all...

Mascots galore!

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NCAA Football 2003 from EA has now shipped to stores for all three systems, including GameCube. This college football game features every Division 1-A school with each mascot and set of team colors, and many of the most famous fight songs have been orchestrated. If you... Read more...

Three new vice-presidents have been announced at Nintendo of America.

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Nintendo Recognizes Leadership and Innovation With Promotion of Three Key Executives

REDMOND, Wash., July 22, 2002 – Nintendo of America Inc. today announced three senior–level executive promotions. Mike Fukuda has been named Senior Vice President, Business Development; Don James, Senior Vice President, Operations; and Elizabeth Aurelio, Vice President, Credit.

Don't subscribe to Nintendo Power? Planning on getting Super Mario Sunshine? Nintendo has a deal for you!

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If you haven't pre-ordered Super Mario Sunshine yet, Nintendo has a great offer for you. For $69.95, you can get Super Mario Sunshine sent to you 2-day air, along with a Memory Card 59, coupon for $10 off a Wave Bird, and a full year of Nintendo Power.

Oh, and the Player's Guide. but only CHEETARS use those. ;)

Want to get the ultimate limited edition GBA decorated by Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, or Dave Mirra?

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Extreme Sports Celebrities and Nintendo `Play for America';

Exclusive Celebrity-Decorated Game Boy Advance Systems Up for Grabs

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002--Three of the

hottest extreme sports athletes in America are hanging up their boards

Some have been found, some haven't. Want to find out where that elusive Giftpia footage is? Read on.

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We've sunk a couple easter eggs (secrets) in the Planet GameCube E3 2002 DVD. One of them happens to be the Gift Pia footage.

To see this footage, go to Billy's Pictures and head to the picture that has the caption, "When we say E3 is complete sensory overload, we mean it."

Sega just released a trial version of the upcoming PC port of PSO. Download links inside.

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Want to get a sample of PSO action right now? If so, you'd better have broadband considering the size of the download.

The official site is right here, but last I checked the official download isn't working due to volume. Sega provided a list of other download locations... Read more...

A special edition of the Pikmin soundtrack has been released for French gamers.

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Gameforms have posted a story about a new version of the Pikmin Soundtrack, which has been released in France.

The CD has all the songs from the original soundtrack released in Japan as well as remixes of the most popular tunes.

Mario's new adventure comes out in a little more than a month here in the states, and its website is now up and running.

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With just a little more than a month separating American gamers and their Mario, Ninendo has launched the official website for Super Mario Sunshine. Currently, all that occupies the site are comments from game journalists, screenshots, and a movie. It's safe to suspect that more content will be added to the site as the game's launch draws nearer.

This upcoming rally racer from Electronic Arts is now confirmed for North America as well as Europe.

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We told you several days ago (courtesy of Cube-Europe) that EA's rally racing game Shox would be released on GameCube. At the time, it looked like the game would stay on that side of the Atlantic though. Now IGNcube reports that Shox for GameCube will indeed be released in North America as well. Check out their article on the game for more info.

To celebrate the release of Super Mario Sunshine in Japan, Planet Trivia is going to be a bit different tonight. Click for the details...

Instead of the usual 30 question gauntlet of pain the question writers usually come up with every week, we wanted to do something different. With Mario out and about in Japan, we've decided to rack your brains with an All-Mario Planet Trivia Special! 30 big questions about all things Mario (and Mario related), all to gear you up for the August North American release (or, for those of you that imported, the game's arrival).

If you were in Japan yesterday, what did a typical Video Game retailer look like? Take a look!

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Jealous? Oh so very. Super Mario Sunshine officially went on sale in Japan yesterday. Here's some shots from Shinjuku!

Check out this interview with Shin'en, revealing the many new features of Iridion 2.

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The guys at N-Philes scored an early interview with Manfred Linzner, game designer at Shin'en. You may recognize the company; they developed Iridion 3-D for the GBA launch, and their GAX sound engine has provided audio utilities to dozens of third-party GBA titles. Manfred herself actually composed the techno soundtrack for the handheld Tony Hawk games and others.

Video Games make you stupid? Nalin Sharma from Puzzle Kings says that's "absurd". Read on...if you're smart enough.

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Videogame Designer Nalin Sharma Says Reporting of Recent Research From Nihon University in Japan is Misleading

A recent study by Professor Akio Mori at Nihon University has found prolonged playing of videogames by children could lead to permanent disruption of their brain waves, causing them to lose concentration, get angry easily and have trouble interacting with others.

Pierce Brosnan wants to see his mug in the non-movie games as well, I suppose.

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EA Signs Pierce Brosnan to "Star" in James Bond 007: NightFire

Star of Current Bond Films to Cross Over Into Original Interactive Bond Game

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2002--Electronic Arts announced today that it has reached an agreement... Read more...

The official Soul Calibur 2 website is launched!

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Soul Calibur 2 is finally creeping into American arcades, and Namco has started a new site to celebrate! While still quite early, the Official Soul Calibur 2 Website has information regarding the fighters, arenas, arcade unit locations and more! Soul Calibur 2 will be released for all three consoles on the same undisclosed date.

The Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival is over, and the results are in. Check out who won, and who lost, as well as all the rules we used!

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The Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival at the Mall of America is over, and it’s time to announce the winners. Before I do, I’d like to thank Walter Day, Nathan Christianson, and Brian Ehlert for all of their help and hard work with making our tournaments a success.

Hurt by the rapid rise of the yen, Nintendo's shares drop to new low for the year ...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. dropped below the key 15,000 yen level to a 2002 low on Wednesday, hit by concerns the rising yen will slice into overseas sales and the value of its hefty dollar-based assets.

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European wrestling fans will have to look for a slightly different box than us Americans ...

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WWE fans surely know that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is no longer with the company, having walked out last month over differences in creative direction.

With that personnel change, THQ has removed Austin from the boxart for WWE Wrestlemania X8 and have replaced him with The Rock, likely at WWE's request.

Famitsu Cube (not Famitsu) scores Super Mario Sunshine, and Degenki and Famitsu Cube and Famitsu Advance score other games. Check out how your favorites did!

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Famitsu Cube & Famitsu Advance :

Mario Sunshine (Nintendo): 10 / 8 / 8 / 10 (36/40)

Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO (Capcom): 8 / 7 / 8 / 8 (31/40)

Disney All-Star Sports Soccer (Konami): 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 (28/40)

Beach Spikers (Sega-AM2): 9 / 8 / 7 / 8 (32/40)

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 9 (Konami): 9 / 8 / 10 / 8 (35/40)