We've got more details on the newest GBA game announcements. Classics, connections & confirmations - we've got it here.

Believe it or not, I've just received some "inside info" from a l33t source about the exciting news of Nintendo planning re-releases of many of its classic series (a "going away present" to PlanetN2000). Here's a couple important / exciting specifics:

1) Last time we heard from "Metroid Advance"... Read more...

Ho har! We tried to fool you. Well, PlanetN2000 is 2 years old today - and though it is closing down, PlanetGameCube is here to take its place.

"WORD!"

Yeah baby! PlanetN2000 is TWO YEARS OLD!! Word to yo' momz, we came to drop bombz! Planet has a little Birthday present for you!!! More on this in a little bit....

The main thing here is I’d like to thank the Staff of PlanetN2000. Personally these are the best damn MF’s that I could ever work with. You people rule. We wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.

Finally! Details concerning the American launch of the AGB!

Wow! Finally we've got some concrete information about the American launch of the AGB!

Nintendo's Gameboy.com has the details:

"Game Boy Advance will launch in Japan on March 21st, with a MSRP of 9,800 yen. Game Boy Advance will launch in the United States on June 11th, with a MSRP of $99.95.... Read more...

A college student from Ohio has been arrested. Will ROM sites all over the net fold up and die tomorrow?

A 22 year old college student from Ohio has been arrested for running a ROM site. For those of you who aren't up to snuff on what a ROM is, Nintendo's Piracy FAQ does a very good job explaining it.

The college student was allegedly running this website in the Spring of 2000. He's been accused... Read more...

That's a whole buncha GBAs!

According to GameSpot, Nintendo plans to have 1 million Game Boy Advance units ready for the North American launch of the system on June 11th. Nintendo also plans to release 1 million for the Japanese launch on March 21st. After the Japanese launch Nintendo plans to make 1.5 million units a month... Read more...

If you live in Japan and can get to a Poke Center you just might be able to snag on of these babies.

It appears that there will be 4 different GBAs for sale at the launch in Japan. The fourth one is a special Pokemon Center edition version of the system. It appears to be a dark silver with gray buttons. It also has little Pokemon pictures flanking the words "Game Boy Advance." But why describe it to you when I can show it to you.

"Little Japanese girls everywhere love Kuru Kuru Kururin!" -Steve of Tendo Box

GB Station has grabbed some sha-weet video. These are the actual commercials for Game Boy Advance games, direct from Japan. They show a wealth of game footage, unlike us filthy Amercians. You can access the commercials by going to the game profiles for F-Zero Advance, Mario Advance, and Kuru Kuru Kururin. The links will be on the right side of the page!

EAGB.net scores the first pics of the Japanese GBA packaging!

Euro-Asia Game Boy has acquired an image of the Japanese GBA packaging, in case you're interested. Could be an indicator of what to expect for the North American packaging, although I'm sure there will be at least some changes.

Blizzard's Bill Roper makes a disheartening comment for those hoping to play Warcraft III on GameCube.

Bad news for all you Blizzard fans: for now, the company is saying that there will be no console versions of the upcoming Warcraft III. In an interview with the Russian site www.zone.ru, Blizzard's Bill Roper made this comment:

I don’t think we will make Warcraft3 available for consoles, this... Read more...

Capcom blesses us by announcing re-releases of three classics for handheld GBA glory.

Although we posted this information from Nintendo's Gamelist on Friday, I feel obligated to highlight some highly excellent Capcom news. Specifically, Capcom is bringing three of its classic titles,

Super Street Fighter 2, Final Fight and Breath of Fire to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. Since I'm too busy to do previews now, here's a quick rundown on each:

A recent job posting from Paradigm Entertainment sheds light on the developer's next-generation plans.

Recent job postings from Paradigm on Gamasutra.com have revealed a nice bit of info for eager GameCube fans. In the company description section, Paradigm says the following:

At the core of its success are Paradigm's commitment to technology and a structured approach to development. The company... Read more...

Want to know what important developers in Japan think? Look no further... That sounded so clichéd.

IGN Cube has spotted an interesting article in Famitsu Weekly. The major Japanese publication has gathered the thoughts of many big Japanese developers on Nintendo's GameCube.

Yoshiki Okamoto of Capcom reveals plans for full support of the GameCube, but wonders exactly where the Nintendo is headed.

The Cube hype machine is prepped and ready to go!

For years now, Nintendo has been holding a major press event the day before E3. This year is no exception as Nintendo has officially scheduled this years event for 10:30 am - 12 noon on E3-eve. The media flyer they released says: "Reserve this date now for the most important hardware launches of... Read more...

Dinoplanet = Star Fox Adventures?

Say it aint so. IGN Cube reports that Consoles France ran a story which claims that Dinosaur Planet has been renamed Star Fox Adventures. The source is supposedly from Nintendo of Europe.

Take this with a grain of salt for now, as the source is unofficial at best. Obviously, the game would... Read more...

Nintendo's Japanese website has released extra shots of its GBA launch games, and they're looking good!

Here are some of the more interesting ones...

What is that weird orange/yellowish thing? Looks like maybe Mario jumps onto the green platform, and then that thing lifts him up to the door. Also of note: NCL's page explaining the different game modes seems to clear a few things up about... Read more...

Now with First Party Titles!!

Nintendo has released an updated list of Game Boy Advance games, now with their own titles on the list. So, here you go. Keep in mind that this is just a list of games in development, not a release list.

Nintendo Games

Horse Racing

F-Zero for Game Boy Advance

Fire Emblem

Game Boy Wars Advance

We don't know when to stop but neither does a certain high school student out there...

Yes, the ZeroWing poor grammar inspired madness continues and we keep on fanning the flames. It seems one young fellow somewhere got busted for causing trouble in school and now, ALL SCHOOL's DETENTIONS ARE BELONGING TO HIM. Actually, it looks like the kid could get suspended for "insubordination" (boy, it must stack up quick at his school).

Today in IGN Cube's obligatory Q&A update, rather than the usual clarifications of what the GameCube faithful already know, Matt may have spawned a couple of juicy rumors.

Most notably, he reveals that an editorial on Enix will be going up tomorrow with multiple quotes from company officials, and he goes on to state that he feels that GameCube support from Enix is very likley. Keep in mind that he didn't offer any confirmation, official or otherwise, so file this under... Read more...

An anonymous guy from Rare says a few interesting things to Amazon.com.

Amazon.com (of all places) scored an interview with a member of the Conker's Bad Fur Day development team. Thanks goes to IGN Cube for the link. The source from Conker's dev team spoke on the condition of anonymitiy. Here's an excerpt from the interview:

Amazon: Were there any jokes or scenes that had to be edited out for content late in the development process?

We had a ton of Midway games on the N64. Looks we'll get the same treatment on the GameCube.

One of IGN Cube's mysterious sources recently confided that Midway has one development kit and is currently experimenting with the GameCube hardware.

Apparently, Midway didn't like this image, so they released a statement confirming their full GameCube support. "Midway is extremely excited about... Read more...