Nintendo has dropped some money in a company called Gyration, Inc. Who are they? How much, and why?

Nintendo has invested some money into Gyration, Inc. It's all about Motion sensor technology baby! You know, like Kirby Tilt N' Tumble? Well sort of. It's going to go a lot deeper than that. Gyration recently sent a list of FAQs to the press, which you'll find below. Read on!

How much money did Nintendo invest?

Galleon's makers speak about the simplicity of Nintendo and developing for GameCube.

Thanks to Cloudchaser Nintendo (still two words but powered by Tendo Box), we get the short but sweet interview with Diarmid Clarke of Confounding Factor.

"We did a presentation for Nintendo at E3. Within a week we had GameCube development kits and permission to start work on Galleon. It was the easiest process I've ever been involved in."

Want GameCube marketing? You got it! Commercials, magazine ads, GOD-sized sample CDs, mall banners, Dr. Pepper promotions...check it.

Nintendo of America is entering its final phase of GameCube marketing before the system's North American release. GC stuff has been noticeably absent from most retail locations, but that's about to change dramatically. Nintendo is also preparing a full-scale invasion of TV, movies, magazines, and the Internet...and you Nintendophiles are gonna love it.

You want NGC AUDIO?! Take one GameCube, grab some duct tape, a couple supplies from Radio Shack, and what do you get? A serious mess...as well as a TON of mp3s!

A bunch of people were yelling at me to get some GameCube audio online as soon as I could. Your prayers have been answered. Here's basically everything I could think of to record. Not only is this a perfect way to really hear how good the GameCube sounds...but an easy way to customize your computer's sounds! Play this very very loud! Enjoy!

Rumors abroad are flying about CVS3 on NGC. After doing some investigating & speaking with Capcom, PGC takes the confusion head on.

Lately, rumors concerning Capcom vs SNK 3 have been running around the Internet like Louie the Cat hopped up on bad catnip. Countless readers have sent in a deluge of email to PGC, pointing out that “Capcom vs. SNK3” for GameCube is appearing on release lists for Gamestop, Babbages and others, appearing as early as December 3rd. Many websites report the game will appear on GameCube and X-Box.

UKnside has grabbed a hold of 2 MP3s of music from upcoming GameCube games. You gotta hear this.

It seems that some how UKnside has gotten a hold of two MP3s of music from Super Smash Bros Melee and Wave Race: Blue Storm. The two files are each just shy of 1MB in size and about 1 minute long each. Check them out.

Super Smash Bros Melee: Fox's Stage

Wave Race: Blue Storm Theme

If you didn't know already, all the music in Super Smash Bros Melee is fully orchestrated. And it sounds awesome. Thanks to WindyMan for the webspace.

A few print magazines are hinting that the Hawk may land on Cube in 2001 after all…

Last week, we reported about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and its newly announced soundtrack. We’ve known the game was coming to GameCube before it was confirmed back in May. We even scored a preview in anticipation of seeing it running at E3. It wasn’t there—at least not on GameCube, with... Read more...

A new Nintendo website has appeared online.

Following the launch of www.supersmashbrosmelee.com comes the discovery (by N-Nation) that www.luigis-mansion.com is now up and running as well.

I also checked and www.pikmin.com has now been updated with the new release date of December 3rd, 2001 is listed.

The Luigi’s Mansion site has screenshots, lists the November 18th date and announces “so fun it’s scary!”

The latest in Intelligent Systems' turn based strategy series is the first Wars to be released in North America. We're happy to report its Western debut has hit sales charts like a ton of Napalm.

PGC has caught the Advance Wars bug in a very big way. Today, many of us are caught up in the heat of battle, rather, our newfound addiction that is Advance Wars. We're plotting strategies instead of posting updates today, but can you blame us? This is the first Wars game to ever be released in... Read more...

Not that I was rushing with Blue Storm at all. Expert kicked my ass, but I kicked back. Skillz baby! Well, I'm in training really...

Yeah, another game falls within a week. I have put a lot more time in Wave Race than I did Luigi's Mansion or Monkey Ball. Single player, multiplayer...you name it. Wave Race is hands down my favorite game of the Nintendo GameCube launch.

Can I be a fan boy for a second?

Wave Race is a religion. Spiritual and elegant. Some cultures would say that it's was the shizat, bizomb, the woot woot, or even...the word.

Well for the first go at it. Mario has been saved and peace restored to the land. No spoilers I promise! So how long did it take?

Yes, I have finished Luigi's Mansion. It was a good time, but too bad it's over. Yes, those rumors of another mansion unlocked are sort of true...It’s not an all new mansion, but I think they just mix some stuff up. I’ll be investigating that later.

It's sad though. It took me around... Read more...

Sadly, the GameCube and Dreamcast version of the mega-hit online RPG Phantasy Star Online will not be playable with each other.

When heavily backed rumors said that the Dreamcast and GameCube versions of Phantasy Star Online version2 would be playable over the internet with each other, some were still skeptical. Looks like it's a dream that has not come true. The GameCube version of PSOv2 features some things that the Dreamcast... Read more...

This is what happens when you play hardball, and you're new to the game ...

After much crowing about shipping 600K-800K units for November 8th ... Microsoft has confirmed that it has pushed back launch a week to the 15th ... now only three days ahead of GameCube's street date (GCN ships on the 15th as well).

Microsoft is also backing off of it's unit targets, now refusing... Read more...

The boys at IGN Cube are reporting that 1080 Snowboarding for GameCube has been silently executed ...

No official word from Nintendo or Left Field Productions as of yet, but IGN Cube is on record saying that the sequel to the N64's 1080 Snowboarding (due to come out for GameCube) has been cancelled.

General consensus is that 1080 looked very early in the brief clip shown at Space World 2001, one of the biggest disappointments next to the new look Miyamoto unveiled for Zelda. Apparently Nintendo thought so as well ...

More talk about the Japanese Launch, and talk about the fact that Nintendo only sold 300k in 3 days. Plus PGC gets a mention! W00T!

Steven Kent hot on the trail again! Some real good discussion about the less than stellar GameCube launch last week.

Was it the lack of Mario? Lack of marketing? Terrorist attacks? Steven investigates...

"I was disappointed," says Billy Berghammer, a writer for the Planet GameCube Internet fan site. "I thought that Nintendo was keeping a Mario game secret. Unfortunately, I was wrong."

Luigi will be playable in Super Smash Bros. Melee...confirmed straight from the master himself!

In the most recent issue of Computer and Video Games Magazine, Shigeru Miyamoto confirms what we have all suspected: Luigi will be in SSBM!

When asked if Mario and Luigi will appear in a GameCube game together, here's the revealing answer Shiggy gave:

"What we want to avoid is just graphically... Read more...

Wheelings and dealings have been underfoot to land the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 soundtrack. Read this story for the details and ignore this headline’s lame attempts to make sk8boarding puns.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (AKA THPS) is a white hot franchise for Activision—and rightfully so! Hands down, the series provides the best skateboarding in a great overall package. Along with stellar graphics and ever-so-sweet gameplay, every edition of THPS has an excellent soundtrack.

The... Read more...

Famitsu Magazine interviewed Shinji Mikami, who revealed something about the later ports...

Famitsu talked with Resident Evil/Biohazard director Shinji Mikami, who explained his plans for the GCN versions of RE2, 3, and CODE: Veronica. Apparently, only the first game will be completely revamped for the 'Cube, while the others will be more consistent with their originals. According to the... Read more...

I got a chance to measure my GameCube controller up to an X-Box controller today. It's pretty much self explanatory.

When I met with Mad Catz today to check out their prototype GameCube controller, I noticed they had an X-Box controller with them. So of course I had to compare the two. Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder, it's in what the beholder holds...

Ahh, it feels so good to be loved.

We work hard to always give our readers the best, and many of you have thanked us for it through emails, forum posts, and of course...your patronage! Now it looks like the gospel of Planet GameCube is spreading into new realms. Last week Billy was interviewed by all sorts of Japanese magazines, and he's known all over the Japanese online community as "Crazy Billy".