Best Buy HAD GCN bundles available ...

Best Buy had Bundles of Jet Black GameCubes left for preorder, but due to an interesting flaw in their bundle system, you could remove all of the bundled items leaving just the GameCube.

we've just ordered one ourselves, in order to test it. If Best Buy backs out because of the "unbundling," we'll let everyone know. This might have been a great option for those that just needed the machine, or wanted to take a stand against bundles.

The two giant companies will co-publish 16 GBA titles between now and 2003. New game announcements inside! Updated with TYP's comments from the teleconference.

Today Sega announced that they will be co-publishing all their GBA titles with THQ until 2003. The agreement includes 16 Game Boy Advance games, ten of which are still unnamed. The confirmed titles are:

Sonic the Hedgehog Advance

House of the Dead Pinball

Columns Crown

Puyo Pop

Unnamed Major League Baseball Title

So you can't get enough Monkey Ball, eh? Well now you can play a shockwave minigame and enter to win the ultimate GameCube-Monkey combo!

Sega has posted a new shockwave minigame on its website as well as a link to a contest. Click the link for fun AND a chance to win a GameCube, 3 extra controllers and copy of Monkey Ball!

Could there be secret titles for GameCube revealed at the Tokyo Game Show? Louie thinks so and tries to figure out who might show what. There’s also another mystery to solve: Where is Billy’s GameCube?!

The Tokyo Game Show is about to begin, with Nintendo having a very minimal presence. Rumor has it that a secret game or two…(or maybe even three?) might be announced at the show.

A red carpet event, chock full of Hollywood celebrities hanging out at Nintendo's L.A. Cube Club...and PGC was there to soak it all in.

On the last night of the Gamer’s Summit, Nintendo held a star studded Hollywood premiere party at the L.A. Cube Club. The invitee list ranged from the likes of Fred Durst to Fred Savage. For one night, the Cube Club became a red carpet affair where many celebrities could have a drink and hors... Read more...

Nintendo of America and 4Kids Entertainment announce a new licensing agreement, chock full of exciting possibilities.

Yesterday, Nintendo of America announced an agreement with 4 Kids Entertainment that grants exclusive merchandising licensing agent for Nintendo game systems until 2005. Furthermore, the agreement also grants 4Kids exclusive rights to license live action or animated features for home video, TV or motion pictures. Here’s the press release with all the details!

The popular B-ball series will be dribbling on the small screen this holiday!

Slated for release this holiday season, Digital Creations' NBA Jam 2002 will grace the GameBoy Advance with fancy moves and tons of features, including every NBA team and multiple modes of play.

"Having sold more than six million units worldwide, NBA JAM is one of the most beloved and successful... Read more...

AV has a new Virtua Striker 3 movie ready for downloading!

Straight from the source, this short clip features a score, the consequential victory dance and the replay. The compression is hideous, but the clip suggests that the real deal has great detail. Make sure to watch the stands for some impressive spectator animation.

If you're having trouble viewing the movie, make sure you have an unzipping utility!

As of today, Rogue Leader is 100% complete and ready for mass reproduction. Read on for more details.

Lucas Arts sent out a press release today stating that Rogue Leader has been approved for manufacturing. This comes as great news for the hopelessly pessimistic who might have thought that the game could somehow miss its November 18th release date.

Additionally, Lucas Arts reveals that a special trailer of the game's footage will be available for download from their Rogue Leader page on Friday.

Genki has a racer in the works for GameCube ...

GameSpot has information that Genki is going to show a GameCube version of Togue Battle at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show.

This is one of three titles Genki will show at TGC, including one X-Box title. The third is unknown, and may or may not be a GCN title as well.

Fans of the long-running epic Sega series rejoice!

Shining Force returns! Sega just recently revealed that there is a new title in the series currently known as "Shining Soul".

It's said to be an Adventure game, and that would be the first since Shining Wisdom some time ago. While there's few details, it is understood that the current release date is for sometime early Spring 2002.

THQ announces official details and GameCube release date for its snowboarding title.

THQ’s Dark Summit has been on our release list for awhile and knew it was a unique snowboarding game but we hadn’t dug up much concrete information outside of that until just recently. Versions are planned for PS2 and X-Box and this week THQ finally confirmed it would appear on the GameCube as... Read more...

Nintensity has managed to snag pictures of all the “translucent cube” ads appearing in print magazines.

As part of its Nintendo launch advertising campaign, Nintendo has begun placing very creative print ads utilizing a giant transparent Cube in various popular magazines. The first was a GameCube system ad with the gamer inside the cube immersed in bliss, discovered in Rolling Stone. Now new ads showcasing all of Nintendo’s first-party games for 2001 have been revealed thanks to the efforts of Nintensity.

Portable pokemon fun is hitting Japan very soon...but when? How about getting some extra goodies?

The Pokemon Mini will be released on November 27th for a price of 4800 yen ($40 US). There will be three games available on launch at 1200 yen a piece ($10 US)

If you have the opportunity, you can pre-buy your Pokemon Mini online through the Pokemon Center Online site. If you do so, you get a really cool strap for your Pokemon Mini. Unfortunately at this time, this is limited to people who live in Japan. Boo.

An anonymous TRU clerk clues us into their plans for the GCN launch ...

I just got back from the most interesting of conversations with a clerk at a local Toys 'R' Us chain. Here's the juiciest of the tidbits he tossed ol' Rick ...

TRU stores will NOT be pre-selling GameCube units, and more importantly, will NOT be selling it in a bundle of any kind, and is a corporate... Read more...

Electronics Boutique has finally put together their plans for the GameCube launch, whether it is good or bad will be a decision for the consumer...

With news of various outlets who've taken pre-orders to date being quickly overrun with people any red-blooded Nintendo fan has to have begun to worry a little. Oddly enough, the store of choice for many gamers out there to date hasn't had any solid plans for if/when/how they would handle pre-orders. Now that has changed, and here's the skinny...

It's a little late, but the GameShark has finally arrived for Game Boy Advance.

Originally expected for launch, InterAct has finally released the GBA GameShark. New features include a PC link-up cable for downloading codes directly from GameShark.com...you'll never have to manually enter codes again (though you still can, of course). The product comes pre-loaded with codes for 25 GBA games, mainly the launch titles with a few more that have been released since then.

Suddenly, I have to own this game.

Today Acclaim Entertainment announced that Terry "Hulk" Hogan, one of the most famous pro wrestlers of all time, has signed on to endorse the upcoming Legends of Wrestling game, which is coming to GameCube as well as other systems.

“I’m proud to work again with Acclaim and be a part of ‘Legends... Read more...

We now have exact dates for Courtside and Star Fox, as well as several other titles.

Nintendo of America has updated its release date, and without further ado, here are the goods:

NBA Courtside - January 14, 2002

Eternal Darkness - February 11, 2002

Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet - March 25, 2002

On the GBA side of things...

Golden Sun - November 12, 2001

Yes, we have the first word on the streets on the exact date. Click here for offical word from NOA.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem will be delayed until February 11, 2002 for a MSRP of $49.95.

According to our sources deep inside Nintendo, the reason for the delay is to add more polish to the title.