Students at the University of Wisconsin can take a mini-course in game development from Nintendo-affiliated DigiPen Institute of Technology.

DigiPen is the stuff of dreams for many Nintendo fans. Located just down the street from Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington, Digipen Institute of Technology was the first and is still the best school for game development. A large percentage of its graduates are hired directly into the nearby studios of Nintendo Software Technology, where Wave Race: Blue Storm and 1080: Avalanche were developed.

A lot of people all over the world are taking in the sights and sounds of Ivalice.

Square Enix recently released their Q1/Q2 fiscal year 2003 figures, and unsurprisingly, the company is picking up some serious cash with the release of titles like Final Fantasy XI Online and Tactics Advance.

Being a Nintendo site, we're only concerned with the Game Boy Advance title (though... Read more...

From the Dreamcast to the GameCube, a lot of gamers have been, er... phulfilling their phantasies.

With Phantasy Star Online III: C.A.R.D. Revolution due out in Japan next week, Sega thought it would be a good idea to remind everyone of the success that the previous games in the series had.

From the first game in the series for the Dreamcast, up until the beginning of this month, the total... Read more...

Play a little puzzle game to see some GBA screenshots for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Golden Sun 2 and Advance Wars 2.

The last of the “thinking games” for Game Boy Advance from Nintendo this season is Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, available in Europe from 24th November. Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age and Advance Wars 2 were released earlier in the quarter.

To celebrate this, Nintendo UK have launched a “Brain... Read more...

Ooh! Head to the store! Now!

PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME(tm) SHIPS FOR GAMECUBE(tm) TODAY

November 18, 2003 - Ubisoft's highly-anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has officially shipped for all major consoles, with the Nintendo GameCube version heading for retail today. The PC version will follow... Read more...

I've never heard of this TV show.

Ubisoft Announces

"¡Mucha Lucha!(tm): Mascaritas of the Lost Code"

has shipped on the Game® Boy Advance

Get ready to enter the ring at the

Foremost World Renowned International School of Lucha

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 18, 2003 - "Honor, Family, Tradition...and... Read more...

Another great classic game collection, all on a shiny little disc.

MIDWAY BRINGS BACK THE OLD SCHOOL WITH MIDWAY(R) ARCADE TREASURES(TM)

Midway Arcade Treasures Delivers More Than 20 Classic Arcade Games Including

All-Time Favorites Like Spy Hunter(R), Defender(R), Gauntlet(R) and Joust(R)

CHICAGO -November 18, 2003 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:... Read more...

Kathy Griffin makes her selection. Check out the joke and her reasons inside.

NIN-TID-BIT

Comedian Kathy Griffin Announces Winning Knock-Knock Joke

Nov. 18, 2003, Mario and Luigi knocked, and the budding comedians of America answered. After sorting through more than 1,300 entries in their month-long knock-knock joke contest, Mario and Luigi have selected the funniest... Read more...

Nintendo's numbers continue to rise, and they've issued a release looking at the phenomenon from nearly every angle.

DID YOU KNOW?

Nintendo GameCube Sales Update

The official numbers are in, and they confirm that Nintendo GameCube™ is upending the console video game market. The Sept. 25 price drop of Nintendo GameCube to an MSRP of $99.99 continues to have a massive ripple effect throughout the video game industry, according to October's Toy Retail Sales Tracking Service (TRSTS):

Unlock a bonus mini-game with an online ranking system!

Using Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil’s online ranking system, the Darkroom, players can unlock a new online mission as well as a two-player mini-game.

Every time a player saves his or her game a password is displayed containing information on a player’s progress. If the internet code is... Read more...

Get the low down on a fantasy offer, a girl in a metal suit, and some furry little critters.

DID YOU KNOW? - NEW PRODUCT RELEASE DATES

November 12, 2003

Nintendo plans to ring in the new year with three of the video game industry's most popular franchises: Pokémon, Metroid and Final Fantasy. Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance enthusiasts are sure to start off 2004 with a bang.

Actually, he's back for less.

Japanese gaming site Quiter is reporting that Capcom will be re-releasing Viewtiful Joe in Japan with some new content. The "upgraded" version will be known as Viewtiful Joe Popular Edition. The game will go on sale December 18th and will be price at 3,980 Yen ($36). The game will include a new easier difficulty mode titled "Suwito" (Sweet).

A GameCube game and yet another GBA game about playing with cards.

KONAMI SHIPS TWO NEW YU-GI-OH!(tm) GAMES

Top Selling Franchise Makes Debut on Nintendo GameCube(tm) and Launches First-Ever Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm) RPG for Nintendo GameBoy® Advance(tm)

REDWOOD CITY, CA - November 11, 2003 - Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment,... Read more...

It's a match made in heaven. Oh, wait...

"Spawn: Armageddon" Sings Hellish Tune with One of Today's Hottest Artists; Namco's "Spawn: Armageddon" Features Music from Marilyn Manson's New Album

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2003--Interactive entertainment publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that "Spawn: Armageddon,"... Read more...

Radix37, we salute you!

A genuinely talented guy, going by the name of Radix37, over at the PlanetQuake Speed Demo Archive has managed to achieve 100% completion of Metroid Prime in just 1hr 37m. Yep, you read that right.

It's a truly magnificent feat, and the icing on the cake is that Radix has uploaded movies (15 to be precise) of his entire run for you to marvel at. If you want to check them out, head on over to http://planetquake.com/sda/mp/.

How did they shrink down all those superheroes to fit in a Game Boy Advance?

Midway Brings a New, Hard-to-Beat `Superpowered' Force to the Game Boy Advance with Justice League: Chronicles

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2003--Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Justice League: Chronicles, based on the hit Cartoon Network series and DC Comics favorite, shipped today for the Game Boy(R) Advance.

Stock up on holiday gifts for yourself and others, with discounts on almost everything.

Video Game Depot, our online retail/import partner, is having a huge sale for this weekend only, November 7-9. This is a great opportunity to pick up some game soundtracks, used games, and anime DVDs. Here's the rundown:

Used US Games 10% off

Used Import Games 25% off

Music soundtracks 20% off

No more GameCube Mario games, an "unconventional" new product, PSP rumors, possible early hardware lanuches, and much more!

Chris Morris, a columnist for CNN Money, has written up an article outlining Nintendo's possible plans for the near future. With the recent GC price cut to $99, and the resulting sales surge, many believe that this is Nintendo's time to get back in the game.

However, there might not be another... Read more...

We dug into the official Mario Kart: Double Dash website and discovered the lineup of unlockable racers and tracks! Spoilers within!

Nintendo's new Mario Kart: Double Dash website (see link above) hints at secret characters and tracks, but all of the locked goodies are marked with silhouettes and the words "Coming soon!" But the diligent PGC staff is always looking for secrets, and thanks to a little snooping around from our staff artist, Ryan Jones, these secrets are coming now.

They've sold enough of the backstock to need to make more of them again.

Mostly in part to the $99 price drop, along with recent bundle deals, the GameCube has been selling like a storm in recent weeks, not just here in North America, but across the world as well. Before that, however, GameCubes were being backed up in warehouses, and because of that production of the system was stopped in January of this year.