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Special thanks once again to our good friend ThX-1138 who attended the Star Wars Celebration in Indiana over the weekend. He happened to nab a whopping pile of Clone Wars screenshots exclusively for Planet GameCube! We have a full preview on it's way later, but we thought you'd like to see these screens. Without further ado....

More fun pictures from the Star Wars Celebration II! You know you want to see it.

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As we reported over the weekend, Star Wars: Clone Wars was demonstrated on GameCube hardware. Here's 2 shots of the actual hardware the game was running on.

Satoru Iwata sits down with Famitsu to answer a few questions concerning E3 plans and Nintendo's software lineup for 2002.

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XenGamers has a translation of a recent Famitsu interview with Nintendo Director Satoru Iwata. He describes this year's software as the 'strongest lineup in history' for Nintendo and gives his perspective on recent delays.

What's interesting is that Nintendo seems to opening up a little more than in the past, allowing games to be shown in playable form earlier in the development cycle.

One of our readers ThX-1138 was on hand to witness the unveiling of the GC version of Star Wars: Clone Wars, and we've got the first shots and details inside!

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ThX-1138 sent me these pictures from the Star Wars Celebration II in Indiana.

The game was demonstrated with GameCube hardware, and showcased 2 vehicle based missions. The pictures above show Anakin on a speederbike type vehicle. According to ThX-1138 it's a racing type level. The other part shown was a tank based level. So far no space missions have been shown.

Component Cable information, Rogue Leader II in 60 Hz PAL mode and more...

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With less than two weeks to go until launch, interesting things are beginning to happen regarding the GameCube. Here's a couple of things I've been able to dig up:

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Complete with Luigi Clones, Star Wars: Episode II tie ins and competitions as far as the eyes can see. UPDATE: Alteration to the lookalike competition, along with the main prize!

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When midnight ticks over onto May 17, an appropriate place to be might be sound asleep in bed. However, for the rest of us, you'll want to be in EB Chadstone, because they'll be holding one of the largest GameCube launch parties for Melbourne. Here's what's going on when the clock ticks over to 12:00am, May 17:

If you're fascinated by Nintendo's most famous and influential game creator, you need to check out Miyamoto Shrine.

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We don't normally post links to other sites unless we're giving credit for a news story, but we had to make an exception for this one. Miyamoto Shrine is the long-awaited home of any and all information on the world's favorite game developer, Shigeru Miyamoto. It's a... Read more...

Lots of Pac-Man. And some Pac-Man.

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Namco announced today their lineup of games for the E3 Expo later this month. For GameCube, they'll have Pac-Man Fever, a four-player party game with over thirty mini-games, and Namco Museum, featuring classic arcade games such as Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug. Pac-Man World 2 will also be on display, but it has already been released.

Konami and Bar UMBRO want you to drink beer, watch the World Cup, and try out ISS 2 at 7:30am. Not in America silly...Europe!

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Konami makes the World Cup breakfast bigger with ISS2 at Bar UMBRO

Konami, the world class producer of football video games, is to team up with Umbro, Samsung and Umbro.com for a unique initiative throughout the World Cup. Konami will showcase its latest football masterpiece - ISS2 - on PlayStation 2 and Xbox at Bar UMBRO, a dedicated World Cup venue in London, throughout the competition.

Gulp. Nintendo buys Retro. The short but sweet press release inside.

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Nintendo Strengthens Software Development by Becoming Majority Owner of Retro

Retro Studios Inc. becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Nintendo has become the majority owner of Retro Studios by purchasing shares from now former owner Jeff Spangenberg.... Read more...

In case you've been living in a cave or something, today is the official launch date for the GC in Europe (finally!).

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It is thought that 10,000 GameCubes were sold in the first two hours. The first people anxious for their console started queuing at HMV when stores opened yesterday morning at 9am to purchase their GameCubes at midnight.

NINTENDO GAMECUBE LAUNCHES ACROSS EUROPE

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Spidey-sense tingling!

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Just a reminder from your friendly neighborhood PGC! The long-awaited Spider-Man movie hits theatres today! Gamers have gotten a sneak peak at the flick via Activision’s newest Spider-Man game (check out Jonny’s impressions & review). The hype for the movie is pretty... Read more...

Supposedly full details to be revealed at Nintendo's annual E3 Press Briefing, May 21st.

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According to Reuters, an "industry insider" says Nintendo will spill the beans on their online strategy at E3 2002. Nintendo has not confirmed this story, yet, with Phantasy Star Online on the horizon, it's not really too much of a far fetched idea. Here's a slice of the article, but for the full story click the above link.

WOW WHAT A REVELATION! Holy crap! Ok ok, it's the official E3 press release. Excuse us for being a little excited...jeez.

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E3Expo 2002 To Showcase Never-Before-Seen Games and Products

LOS ANGELES May 1, 2002: Leading interactive entertainment companies from around the world will unveil more than 1,000 never-before-seen computer and video games and related products at the 2002 Electronic... Read more...

Want to know what to look for when the brochure is out in the wild? Look no further!

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Here are a couple of scans (again, provided by Johan1119 and g0rman, THANKS GUYS!) of the full Nintendo brochure that the previous clips were grabbed from. Be on the lookout for it soon!

Miyamoto mentioned that Link's eyes have changed? How? Take a look inside ...

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A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'm not going to waste any more of mine. Here's the new look for Link.

Thanks to g0rman and Johan1119 ... we've got information and scans for a couple of previously unseen games!

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E3 is only about three weeks away, but the news is already creeping up in the strangest places.

Johan1119 managed to get a copy of a Nintendo flyer before it's been released, and contained within were a single shot of several announced, and a couple unannounced games.

Find out what Capcom will have on display at the big show!

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Capcom has updated its webpage with a preview of the many games it will be showing at its booth at the upcoming E3 Expo. Here’s the current list of Capcom E3 games for GBA/GC:

GAME BOY ADVANCE

MEGA MAN BATTLE NETWORK 2

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