Now with Orange Pocky!

In the latest issue, Famitsu reported that Nintendo will publish RUNE II, which is developed by From Software. The game will be released on May 23 in Japan.

As reported 2 weeks ago, the limited edition of the orange GBA will be available at the Pokemon Centers in Japan on April 25 at the price of 12,500 yen (around $100 US dollars). Reservations both online and at the store front start today.

The console that offers value by the pound looks to shake up console pricing again, but Nintendo doesn't seem to be all that worried.

Last year, when Sony cut the price of the PS2 down to $199, Microsoft was forced to follow suit, and Nintendo was left no choice to make their GameCube $149. With Microsoft announcing a 20% price cut in Europe, the rumor mill is turning with the story that a US price cut is next, getting the jump on Sony.

He's back, and this time, he's interested in what violence does to the kids who play the games.

Videogames and violence have always been a hot topic in society, and the mainstream media always seems to uncover some link between social problems and videogames as a whole. Senator Joesph Lieberman from Connecticut is usually seen as public enemy #1 in the eyes of the honest gamer, and he's returned with a new plan.

Under major pressure to be more competitive with Sony and Microsoft, it will now cost less for publishers to get games licensed from Nintendo.

Everyone has always known that Nintendo has always charged game publishing companies just a little bit more to allow them to put games on the GameCube. This was no problem when Nintendo was dominating the scene, but now that Sony and Microsoft are courting pulishers with cheaper royalty fees, Nintendo has had a tougher time as of late.

Come to Egpyt in the trailer of the THQ adventure game, Sphinx!

THQ has just released a trailer for its Egyptian adventure, and now we've got it for your downloading pleasure. The movie shows off some story and gameplay elements, and looks really nice. Don't forget to right-click and save the movie to your hard drive!

*You will need Windows Media Player to view the Windows Media Files.

See four flicks from NEC's fast futuristic racer. Click now!

Tube Slider is all about sliding around in tubes. But you don't have to take our word for it, you can see for yourself in our new movies! Four of them for your viewing pleasure, in MPEG and Windows Media format, for those that are picky. Right-click the links, save them to your computer, and enjoy!

As expected, Midway won't be supporting online play for the Cube versions of the re-invented sports franchises.

In the press releases Midway sent out on Tuesday, they made the claim that NFL Blitz Pro and NHL Hitz Pro would feature online play. It was unclear in the release which system or systems this feature would be made for.

We contacted Midway, and they were swell enough to clear things up for us.... Read more...

Apparently, the Panasonic Q isn't shiny enough.

We know them as Panasonic, and Nintendo knows the company as the one responsible for the disc drive inside the GameCube. However, the AP is reporting that the Japanese electronics giant will be posting a ¥23.5 billion ($195 million) loss for their last fiscal year. What makes this worse for the firm is that they expected to gain ¥25 billion ($207 million) in the same period of time.

What do you want to see in the Prime sequel? Nintendo wants to know!

Right now, Nintendo.com's gamepage for Metroid Prime 2 is a bit empty. Naturally, the game has just been revealed, and no info is available yet. That won't stop Nintendo from asking the people what they want, though.

Further down the page, there is a poll asking readers what they'd want to... Read more...

The developer of the Medal of Honor and James Bond game series gets some new blood, including some ex-Nintendo employees.

Electronic Arts Los Angeles -- EALA -- Hires Acclaimed Creative Talent from Film and Video Game Industries

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003--Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, has again attracted the best and the brightest from Hollywood and the computer/video games industry with the company's most recent hire of five professionals for its Los Angeles studio.

What's football without the Blitz? Or the running play? Or the penalty flag?

Midway Sports Debuts Reinvented Football Franchise with NFL Blitz Pro

For the First Time NFL Blitz Pro Features 11-on-11 Authentic Online Play and Cover Athlete Terrell Owens of the San Francisco 49ers

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003-- Midway Sports(TM), the sports brand of leading... Read more...

Five-on-five hockey from Midway? Foul!

Midway Sports Reinvents Top Hockey Franchise with Debut of NHL Hitz Pro

New NHL(R) Hitz Pro Goes Online with Authentic 5-on-5 Gameplay and Cover Athlete Nicklas Lidstrom, Star Defenseman of the Detroit Red Wings(R)

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003-- Midway Sports(TM), the sports brand... Read more...

Did they pan out? Well, good news and bad news.

Here's what the Associated Press had to say:

TOKYO - Japanese game manufacturer Nintendo Co. lowered its earnings forecast for the recently ended fiscal year on Monday, citing slower-than-expected sales of its GameCube console.

The Kyoto-based maker of the Super Mario and Pokemon video... Read more...

Another Cartoon Network member heads to the GBA!

BAM! ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS THE HIT TV SHOW ED, EDD n EDDY™ TO THE VIDEO GAME MARKET

BAM! Continues to Expand its Cartoon Network™ Portfolio

San Jose, Calif. (April 7, 2003) – BAM! Entertainment™ (NASDAQ: BFUN) today announced it is shipping the hit Cartoon Network TV show Ed,... Read more...

Check out info on the cities and tracks of the new F-Zero for GameCube.

This week's Famitsu revealed some details on the courses in F-Zero GC, which is scheduled to be released on July 25 in Japan. Five cities and the circuits in them

are introduced.

Mute City – It is the biggest city (population of one billion

people) in the Space Nations. New circuits have been built since the old

In an attempt to reach a broader audience, Midway has decided to make the next installments of NFL Blitz and NHL Hitz more realistic.

Midway Sports Announces New Direction for Sports Products; NFL Blitz and NHL Hitz are Reinvented to Give Sports Fans an All-New Experience in the Sports Genre.

CHICAGO, April 7, 2003. Midway Sports(TM), the sports brand of leading software publisher and developer Midway Games Inc. announced today... Read more...

College students in Tokyo will have a chance to learn game development from the masters.

Nintendo is calling for applications for Nintendo Game Seminar 2003 (in

Japan), a 10 month seminar on game development. Thirty people from the

applicant pool will be selected. The classes will be free.

Nintendo’s development staff will discuss about game design, programming,

sound, and the necessary knowledge and skills related to game development.

Planet Trivia is back! And we've got a big prize to give away to tonight's winner! See what it is inside.

We're back! After a longer hiatus than we would have liked, the longest-running Nintendo Trivia contest in the world is here again!

We'll still be asking you 30 Nintendo-related questions in our chatroom, and it's still at the same time like it always has been, but this week, we've got a nice prize to give away! Here it is:

So says a Japanese Newspaper. Is it true? PGC has the details.

Earlier today in Japan, Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun reported that Capcom is reconsidering its strategy on the GameCube platform. One of the reasons cited was that Biohazard (known as Resident Evil outside of Japan) did not perform well overseas as expected.

Regarding this story, Capcom replied on... Read more...

We have the scores, the news and more!

According to Famitsu, the GBA SP and GB Player sold approximately 98 000 units and 100 000 units apiece from March 17th to the 23rd.

Here's a partial list of the Famitsu Top 30 during that timespan:

1) FF X-2 (PS2)

2) Made in Wario (new)

3) Arc the Lad (PS2)

4 Jissen Pachisuro hissyou hou! Salary Man Kintaro (PS2)