Hot on the heels of the Super Mario Sunshine date, Nintendo drops the bomb on Mario Party 4, and 1080° 2's Japanese release date. Hoo-boy Nintendo's turning up the heat!

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DID YOU KNOW?

While you were sleeping, Nintendo Co. Ltd. released more information about 2002's most eagerly awaited video games, all available only on NINTENDO GAMECUBE(tm). Nintendo also announced joint development of new titles based on yet another of the company's unmatched stable of franchises and franchise characters.

Infogrames is bringing Driver 2 Advance to the GBA! Vrooom Vrooom! The first details inside...

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INFOGRAMES IS SET TO RELEASE THE BLOCKBUSTING DRIVER 2 ADVANCE ON GAME BOY® ADVANCE

Hold tight because the ride of your life has just become Portable

LONDON, March 14th 2002 – Infogrames is proud to announce Driver 2 Advance for the Game Boy® Advance.... Read more...

Britney's Dance Beat should be available now, courtesy of THQ.

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Although only those lucky PS2 (and PC) gamers will get to see Britney shake her stuff in full 3D, GBA fans can still dance the night away with THQ's Britney's Dance Beat for the handheld. Here's the press release, complete with Britney's own words about the gaming audience and her debut on the tiny screen:

Eighting's enhanced GameCube port of last year's Bloody Roar 3 is now shipping to retail shelves.

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A very souped-up port of Bloody Roar 3 for PS2, Primal Fury features new characters, new stages, tweaked control, and vastly upgraded visuals. You should be able to find it at your local game store by the end of the week. Here's the full press release from Activision:

Nintendo announced the Japanese release date of Mario Sunshine earlier today. Zelda GC is still on track, but Star Fox Adventure sees a delay.

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According to Game Watch, Nintendo of Japan has announced more details about Mario Sunshine. The game will be released in Japan at a price of 6800 yen (around $55) on July 19, 2002. As expected, Star Fox Adventure will be delayed till fall and Zelda GC is still planned for release within this year.

What? F-Zero in the ARCADE!? You know you're going to click here.

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Well folks, you wanted Nintendo and Sega to work on something together, and now you're getting it.

Nintendo and Sega both announced today via a press release on NCL's website that Sega will be developing not one, but TWO new F-Zero games. One will be for GameCube,... Read more...

Crazy Taxi, Virtua Tennis, Super Monkey Ball and a Phantasy Star Collection are all headed to the GBA!

THQ AND SEGA ANNOUNCE NEXT ROUND OF GAMES IN GAME BOY ADVANCE CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT

VIRTUA TENNIS (working title) to Release in Late 2002; CRAZY TAXI (working title), SUPER MONKEY BALL (working title) and PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION (working title) to Release in Early 2003

CALABASAS HILLS,... Read more...

Squaresoft talks Ogre Battle Saga, Final Fantasy Tactics...

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According to Gamers.com, Yasumi Matsuno of Squaresoft has announced in Weekly Famitsu that the company has acquired the rights to the Ogre Battle Saga, the series of immensely popular games which saw its start on the SNES.

In the same interview, Matsuno also mentions... Read more...

Nine games confirmed by Electronic Arts for Australian launch or shortly thereafter.

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Here's the current list of Nintendo GameCube games that Electronic Arts currently has lined up for the GameCube's launch - please note that they are shipping dates (which is why some are before launch) and are all subject to change.

Fifa 2002 World Cup - April 19, 2002

GameCube now has its first car-based racing game, inspired by last summer's movie.

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BAM! Entertainment's Driven racing game should be available for GameCube this week. Fans of race cars and/or Sylvester Stallone might want to check it out. Here's the official press release:

BAM! ENTERTAINMENT SHIPS DRIVEN FOR GAMECUBE

First True GameCube Racing Game Hits North American Retailers This Week

The last part of the Famitsu interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. Lots of Metroid talk, Eternal Darkness, and Zelda!

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Miyamoto-san speaks out about Metroid Prime, Eternal Darkness, and Zelda in

the latest issue of Famitsu. In case you

missed it, he also spoke about Mario Sunshine, and Star Fox Adventure, which

can be found here. Sit back and enjoy some more Shiggy goodness!

Thanks to our readers, I've been flooded with reports of GameCubes all around Australia! Here's the current list. UPDATED: Huge list update (inlcuding NZ!) along with Component Cable details.

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Well, I got a LOT of mail after my first news post, as people have been telling me playable GameCubes have been around for two weeks. (Thanks for the heads up!) Anyway, thanks to plenty of Aussie readers, there's now a list of GCN demo units:

VICTORIA

Myer, Melbourne

An editorial written by Steven Kent which includes quotes from Miyamoto regarding Pikmin, online gaming, and the connection between the two. What more do you want?

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Courtesy of the Chicago Tribune, Steven Kent has contributed an article discussing the possible outcomes of the GameCube going online, and Miyamoto's opinions on the subject.

"Taking games online is one way of making them more interesting, of making games more fun,"... Read more...

You'd think it was someone's birthday. Well guess what...

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Happy 22nd Birthday to David Trammell, aka Rize! WOOOHOOO! The gallons of umbrella drinks this man is going to consume tonight...hoo boy.

Actually, word has it he got Soccer Slam as a b-day gift. Guess what he's going to be doing today.

Well Rize, on behalf of the staff here at Planet GameCube we wish you a very Happy Birthday!

It's so huge it scares Louie the Cat! PGC's got the official word from Infogrames.

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INFOGRAMES BRINGS TITAN-TO-TITAN COMBAT TO GAMECUBE WITH GODZILLA(R): DESTROY ALL MONSTERS MELEE

Massive City-Wide Scale, True-to-Movie Monsters Highlight B-Movie Style Fighting Game

LOS ANGELES – March 25, 2002 – The largest movie franchise of all time... Read more...

Call it a gift from the heavens, or Captain Olimar himself...free flowers from Pikmin.com!

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It's officially spring, and the Pikmin flower will be available in stores soon!

Want a FREE Celebrate Spring with Pikmin package? Head over to Pikmin.com, and you can print out a mail in form. You'll get a seed stick to grow your own flowers and more!

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We’ve got another Miyamoto interview, this time from Weekly Famitsu. Who can complain though—especially when Shiggy is giving new info on Mario Sunshine and Star Fox Adventures!?

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Famitsu interviews Miyamoto-san to round up its series of interviews with GameCube developers. Miyamoto-san talks about Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Star Fox Adventure, Eternal Darkness, Zelda and game development. Read on to see what Miyamoto-san has to say about Mario Sunshine and Star Fox Adventures.

TechTV's Extended Play got a chance to talk with Shigeru Miyamoto. If you want to see Shiggy on TV...click now.

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If you didn't get a chance to see it, Extended Play got to interview Shigeru Miyamoto, and it originally aired last Friday on TechTV. Still want to catch it? You can once again this Friday 3/29 at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 6 p.m. All times Eastern. Here's an excerpt...

Is this good Monday news or what? You think that's it? How about a new Hardware announcement that we told you about Months ago!? Confirmed SFA and ED dates? CLICK NOW!

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NINTENDO GAMECUBE Product Update

What do MTV, Britney Spears and Mario(TM) have in common? They

were all born in 1981 and will be celebrating their 21st birthdays

this year. Not only will Mario turn 21, but he will also make his

NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) debut later this year. Other personalities will

Going going gone? Just a mere 7 left. Don't have our video sets yet? What the heck are you waiting for?

We've got just 7 E3 2001 combo sets left, and our good friends at Video

Game Advantage still have a few Japan Experience 2001 CD sets, so if you haven't ordered one and are interested...there are only a few remaining.

I'm personally selling off the final E3 Videos. Video

Game Advantage is stocking the remaining Japan Experience CD sets. Contact them to order the Japan Experience Video.