Acclaim have most of their release dates for Europe available. What’s this? The first game will be out before the GameCube release date.

The first Acclaim published game (and possibly first GameCube game) that will be released in Europe is Extreme G 3 on April 22nd. That is nearly two weeks before the actual launch date.

The next three to follow are BurnOut, Crazy Taxi and Dave Mirra BMX 2 on May 3rd, the day the GameCube is released. 18 Wheeler (now available in the US) will also be out that month on the 31st.

Swedish gamesite FragZone has posted an interview it conducted with Shigeru Miyamoto and an IGN forum poster, Zenith_II has translated it.

Here is the translated interview, thanks to Zenith_II for the original source (left unedited):

Shigeru Miyamoto could be called Mr. Videogame - he is the man behind for example Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda.

Shigeru Miyamoto was in Milano in the weekend and talked about GameCube, but... Read more...

Want to work on Metroid Prime? Retro may be looking for you if you’ve got experience in level design.

We have been contacted by our former colleague & friend, Jon Lindemann concerning an interesting recruiting ad he spotted on Monster.com for Retro Studios:

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DESIGN

If you want to take game design to the next level and develop for one of the

next hottest titles out there, Metroid Prime, then Retro Studios is for you.

VHS E3 2001 tape currently sold out due to missing shipments. CD set, and Japan Experience still available! All the news inside...

Thanks again Planet GameCube Readers!

Our E3 2001 VHS Video Sets are currently sold out. I have e-mailed people and let them know if they will be receiving it. We may have more available, but I am still waiting for the remainder of our stock from Gaming Edge. Seems as if they forgot to send the remainder to me. Will the nightmare ever end. Seriously.

The up-and-coming publisher announces several new GBA titles for this year, along with reconfirming The Scorpion King for GameCube.

Today Universal Interactive released its software schedule for 2002. Here are the Nintendo-relevant entries to that list:

The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris Game Boy(R) Advance Q2

Monster Force Game Boy(R) Advance Q3

Spyro: Season of Flame Game Boy(R) Advance Q3

We'll eventually play it as Animal Leader. We'll eventually get it scored in the high 9.0s too.

Famitsu is different. They add up the whole-number scores of four different reviewers, add them up, and get a total score out of 40. Not that sissy one person 10 point scale (with increments, no less). Because of Famitsu's legendary toughness, any game getting more than 30/40 has got to be a winner.

The creative minds behind Animal Leader, Doshin the Giant and Resident Evil gathered at the GameCube in Shibuya event to chat, and PGC was there!

The PGC Japan team was in the audience at the February 16 GameCube in Shibuya special event, the Nintendo Creator Talk Battle. Featured as special guests were, in order of introduction, Gento Matsumoto, graphic designer and inspiration behind Animal Leader, Kazutoshi Iida, concept writer and inspiration... Read more...

The man speaks to the European press about all things Nintendo.

Shiggy was in Milan, Italy for the grand opening of Nintendo's Italian arm. Always the target of the press, he was fired a barrage of questions from NextGame, an Italian gaming site. Check out some snippets, then click the link for the whole thing.

Nextgame.it: Talking about design, which are the ideas on which you created the GameCube?

Thanks PGC readers for your donations! What's this? An E3 2001 Video Sale? Woohoo!

Thank you Planet GameCube Readers!

I just wanted to thank the individuals that have already donated to help keep Planet GameCube alive. Obviously we’re gearing up for E3 2002, and if our traffic and bandwidth projections become reality, it’s gonna be ugly. We do really appreciate your help.... Read more...

Find out what Resident Evil's producer has to say during the GameCube in Shibuya event. The full translated transcript and zombies await you inside...

At the Nintendo GameCube in Shibuya event in Japan, a one hour Creator Talk Battle

took place. Matsumoto-san (Animal Leader's graphic designer), Iida-san (Kyojin

no Doshin's concept writer), and Kobayashi-san (Resident Evil's producer) appeared

to talk about game development and their current projects. PGC has translated

Namco, Sega and Nintendo have announced a partnership for the development of a next-generation graphics board based on GC architecture, known as the Triforce Board.

Namco, Ltd, Sega, Inc and Nintendo Co., Ltd have announced a collaborative business partnership for the development of a next-generation general purpose 3D graphics board. This new graphics hardware, known as the Triforce board, will be based upon the Nintendo GameCube architecture.

According to Nintendo’s news release, this cooperative development will have the following aims:

From his point of view, Bakudan describes what the Shibuya event was like. News about Resident Evil, Doshin the Giant, and Animal Leader!

At the Shibuya event, Nintendo allowed the public to test out their upcoming games, Kyojin no Doshin (Doshin the Giant) and Doubutsu Banchou (Animal Leader). In addition, footage of Biohazard and NBA Courtside were also shown on big television screens. A Doubutsu Banchou contest took place for 5 hours or so. And to top it off, a 1 hour round table conference between 3 game creators took place.

Mario & Yoshi helped celebrate pets at the Paws/LA First Annual "Animal Companion Appreciation" Day!

Yesterday, Nintendo sponsored the first annual “Animal Companion Appreciation” Day festival hosted by Pets Are Wonderful Support-Los Angeles (PAWS/LA). The event had several events & special guests including soap opera stars, rescue dogs from Ground Zero NYC and even an appearance by Mario &... Read more...

At the Nintendo event in Shibuya, our correspondents were given the complete control description. Pics and full translation!

Kyojin no Doshin (aka Doshin the Giant) will be released in mid-March in Japan, and we've got the full controls for people wishing to import!

Doshin Controls

Jyashin (Evil Doshin) Controls

If this bill is passed, it could become illegal to sell a violent game to a minor in Georgia ...

Four Georgia Representatives recently sent a bill before the Georgia State Legistature proposing a "Violent Video Game Protection Act". This bill would, if enacted into law, make it illegal to sell (or "furnish") a violent video game to children.

Using the ESRB ratings as a guideline, it would... Read more...

You think videogame piracy is just a chink in the armor of the industry? Prepare to be shocked.

According to the ISDA (the Interactive Digital Software Association), videogames in the United States racked up $6.35 billion in sales in 2001. This is a pretty big amount by any standard, so you wouldn't think piracy would be a huge factor, right?

You'd be dead wrong. In 2001, piracy as a... Read more...

Is Zelda getting a makeover? What exactly does Mario’s backback do? In an interview with the European press, Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed the answers to these burning questions & more!

Two of Nintendo’s biggest franchises have created quite a stir since their GameCube games were revealed at last year’s SpaceWorld. Now, their creator, Shigeru Miyamoto has come to set the record straight about Mario Sunshine and the cel-shaded Zelda.

Thanks to Jurjen Tiersma, a respected... Read more...

PGC is there right now playing the latest and greatest Nintendo GameCube games. But what the hell is it?

Technically, due to time changes, this event began at 9pm CST yesterday. If you are curious about what's all taking place at this event...here's a breakdown which was posted on the events page prior to today:

This Saturday, February 16 from noon until 8:00 PM, Nintendo will hold the 'NINTENDO... Read more...

During the “GameCube in Shibuya” game exposition, PGC got the goods on Kyojin no Doshin (Doshin the Giant). Hear all the news here first!

During the “GameCube in Shibuya” game exposition, PGC got to speak with representatives about Kyojin no Doshin (Doshin the Giant). Hear all the news here first about the ex-64DD/now GameCube project!

Kyojin no Doshin is currently 80% complete. The person that walked Badukan through the... Read more...

We’ve got some info, wallpaper and news about the official website!

Midway is working hard on the latest installment of MK, known as Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance. There hasn’t been too much information on the game as of yet, but that is about to change. Midway is teaming up with GameSpot to unleash “Fatality Fridays” which will reveal all sorts of info about the newest MK game.