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November 3, 2005

European Mario Kart DS Bundle Announced DS

by Robert Graves - 9:40 am EST
Total comments: 2 Source: Nintendo Press Release

1xDS + 1xMario Kart DS = £100. Sorted.

Ready, Steady - It's All Go For Mario Kart As A Nintendo DS Bundle Roars Into Play

3rd November 2005 – Nintendo is celebrating the launch of its eagerly anticipated Mario Kart DS game with an exclusive Nintendo DS bundle, launching on 25th November 2005. Not only will new owners be able to... Read more...

Nintendo & Capcom Announce Distribution Deal

by Robert Graves - 9:31 am EST
Total comments: 6 Source: Nintendo Press Release

Viewtiful Joe, Phoenix Wright, and Mega Man all get some Nintendo love.

Nintendo Of Europe Announces Distribution Deal With Capcom

3rd November 2005 – Nintendo of Europe has announced it will be adding an exciting line-up from Capcom to its expansive catalogue of Q1 games releases. Nintendo will be distributing Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble, Phoenix Wright: Ace... Read more...

November 2, 2005

Starcraft: Ghost on GameCube Cancelled GC

by Karl Castaneda - 6:52 pm EST
Total comments: 31 Source: Blizzard Entertainment

Unfortunately, you'll have to buy the Xbox or PS2 version to play it.

Nintendo fans hoping to get their hands on the upcoming Starcraft: Ghost were met with disappointing news today when a Blizzard employee confessed the following on the Battle.NET message board:

" Unfortunately the GameCube version of the game was decided to be dropped. In order to provide the... Read more...

November 1, 2005

Revolution Specs to Never be Revealed? Wii

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:48 pm EST
Total comments: 87 Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61...

If Nintendo gets their way, the official spec sheet for the Revolution may never be made public.

Eurogamer.net is reporting that in an interview with Dutch game magazine [N]Gamer, Nintendo of Europe's marketing director Jim Merrick says that Nintendo may decide to not reveal detailed Revolution hardware specifications to the public.

The reasoning behind this, according to Merrick, is that... Read more...

Trollz Invade Game Boy Advance GBA

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:31 pm EST
Total comments: 3 Source: Press Release

If you have a thing for hair, then the Trollz have a game for you. BFFL!

UBISOFT’S TROLLZ: HAIR AFFAIR FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE SHIPS TO RETAIL

The Hot and Fashionable Trollz Are the Stars of Their Very Own Video Game for “Tween” Girls

SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 1, 2005 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that Trollz:... Read more...

Midway's Ed, Edd N Eddy Ships

by Stan Ferguson - 9:06 am EST
Total comments: 5 Source: Press Release

Ed, Edd, n Eddy get the Sonic Heroes treatment in Midway's new multiplatform platformer, in stores this week!

Midway and Cartoon Network Enterprises Ship the Outrageously Wacky Ed, Edd N Eddy: The Mis-Edventures; Top-Rated Animated Kids Show Now Available For All Major Platforms

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher... Read more...

October 31, 2005

Merrick Talks More Revolution

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:27 pm EST
Total comments: 27 Source: MeriStation.com (Spanish)

It's all good news, except that we're going to need to wait until 2006 to see some games.

MeriStation, a games website based in Spain, got the chance to talk with Nintendo of Europe's Director of Marketing Jim Merrick. Merrick has given up some good information on Nintendo's next-generation plans lately, and this latest interview is no exception.

On the Revolution front, the plans... Read more...

October 27, 2005

King Kong Goes Gold on GameCube GC

by Jon Lindemann - 3:17 pm EDT
Total comments: 4 Source: Press Release

Michel Ancel's new game is finished and ready for manufacturing.

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES PETER JACKSON’S KING KONG: THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE HAS GONE GOLD

Award-winning Video Game Creator and Three-Time Academy Award® Winner Finalize Video Game and Launch Date

SAN FRANCISCO — October 27, 2005 — Today Ubisoft announced that Peter Jackson’s King... Read more...

October 26, 2005

What are those green links on PGC?

by Jonathan Metts - 8:24 am EDT
Total comments: 48

Here's what you need to know about IntelliTXT.

Most of you have probably seen those green, double-underlined contextual links on other websites. Now they're on PGC too, and they work exactly the same way. These links are activated by software called IntelliTXT, which scans the pages after they load and creates links for certain words that match... Read more...

Nintendo Licenses DS Handwriting Technology DS

by Robert Graves - 4:09 am EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: Zi Corp Press Release

Now it's just a question of what will they do with it...

Zi Corporation Licenses Decuma Handwriting Recognition to Nintendo Co., Ltd. for Nintendo DS

Zi's Decuma Technology to Simplify Handwriting Input and Recognition for Game Users

CALGARY, AB, October 26, 2005 - Zi Corporation (Nasdaq: ZICA) (TSX: ZIC), a leading provider of intelligent interface... Read more...

Gunstar Super Heroes Ships GBA

by Michael Cole - 2:54 am EDT
Total comments: 10

Get your Treasure fix this week!

SEGA'S AWARD-WINNING GUNSTAR SUPER HEROES CHARGES INTO STORES THIS WEEK

SAN FRANCISCO (October 25, 2005) – Awarded GBA Game of E3 2005 by IGN.com; and dubbed Best Game Boy® Advance Game at E3 by GameSpot.com: SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the release of Gunstar Super Heroes™, the... Read more...

Sega Ships Spartan: Total Warrior GC

by Michael Cole - 2:52 am EDT
Discuss in talkback!

Epic, ancient battles await you on the GameCube.

SEGA SHIPS SPARTAN: TOTAL WARRIOR

Bodies Litter Battlefields of Greece and Rome; Player is Center of Multiplatform Epic

SAN FRANCISCO (October 25, 2005) - SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the release of Spartan: Total Warrior for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,... Read more...

Nintendo Aims for Global Launch, More Sales Wii

by Michael Cole - 1:37 am EDT
Total comments: 8 Source: GameSpot, Nikkei Business

Satoru Iwata says his company hopes to launch Revolution in multiple regions simultaneously.

GameSpot reports that in an interview with Nikkei Business, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirmed the Revolution launch will be sometime next fiscal year (starting in April). Iwata also says Nintendo wants to synchronize the regional launches "as much as possible."

Iwata also reiterated... Read more...

October 24, 2005

Electroplankton Gets US Release Date DS

by Daniel Bloodworth - 7:06 pm EDT
Total comments: 41 Source: Nintendo

Available January 9th, but only online and at Nintendo World Store.

Did You Know? Nintendo's Musical Electroplankton Strikes a Chord on Jan. 9

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The artistic musical experience

Electroplankton(TM) will begin making beautiful music in the United States on

Jan. 9. This should come as welcome news to gamers and music fans who have

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Arcade Treasures 3 Now on GameCube GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 12:15 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Press Release

Midway finally releases its classic racing game compilation to eager Nintendo fans.

Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for Nintendo GameCube™ Now on Store Shelves

Midway Arcade Treasures™ 3 for the Nintendo GameCube™, a compilation of eight classic Midway arcade racing games, has shipped to retailers nationwide today and will be available for $19.99 MSRP.

Midway Arcade Treasures... Read more...

October 19, 2005

Dig Dug Digging Strike Ships DS

by Robert Graves - 9:03 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Namco Press Release

It's on the way, and it could be burrowing under your feet right now!

DIG DUG(R) DIGGING STRIKE BURROWS INTO RETAIL STORES

Arcade Classic Resurfaces on the Nintendo DS(TM) with a Dual Screen Twist

and Brand-New Challenges

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (October 19, 2005) - Leading video games developer and

publisher Namco Hometek Inc. today announced that Dig Dug Digging Strike has

Read more...

Metroid Prime Pinball Rolls Up DS

by Robert Graves - 7:25 am EDT
Total comments: 25 Source: Nintendo Press Release

It's coming on October 24, and it's not alone...

Metroid Prime Pinball: Pickin' Up Good Vibrations On Oct. 24

Vibrating Rumble Pak Helps Players Explore Creative Ways to 'Feel' Their Games

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 19, 2005 – The Oct. 24 launch of Metroid® Prime Pinball will bring all the bumping, flipping and tilting of a real pinball table... Read more...

October 18, 2005

Looney Tunes Double Pack Ships

by Robert Graves - 10:05 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Majesco Press Release

Sufferin' succotash!

MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT AND WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

INTRODUCE 'LOONEY TUNES(tm) DOUBLE PACK' FOR GAME BOY(r) ADVANCE

Two Exciting New Games on One Cartridge for $19.99

EDISON, N.J., October 18, 2005 - Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and other

favorites from the Looney Tunes gang... Read more...

October 16, 2005

Revolution in "Later Half" of 2006? Wii

by Jon Lindemann - 5:50 pm EDT
Total comments: 40 Source: Nintendo Power Line

Information on Nintendo's game counseling hotline says so.

Nintendo of America's game counseling hotline, the Nintendo Power Line (425-885-7529), also features news on upcoming games and systems. If you listen to the current version of their news section, you can select an option to hear about the next-generation Revolution console. It features an introduction that contains a very interesting piece of information. Here's a word-for-word transcript:

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October 14, 2005

Nintendo Wi-Fi Menu Details Exposed DS

by Michael Cole - 10:33 pm EDT
Total comments: 57 Source: PGC Reader Scott Rubin

PGC Reader Scott Rubin reports from DigitalLife with much-desired details on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection menu. WEP support explicitly confirmed.

PGC Reader Scott Rubin attended the DigitalLife exposition on Friday and was clever enough to look into the Nintendo Wi-Fi menu system. Both Animal Crossing: Wild World and Mario Kart DS include this standardized menu, which includes most of the features over which fans have expressed concern.

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