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March 25, 2002

Only 7 E3 2001 Combo sets left!

by Billy Berghammer - 12:16 am EST

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.

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March 24, 2002

Demo GameCube Spotted in Melbourne

by Ben Kosmina - 6:55 pm EST

Are you an Aussie gamer that needs to satisfy their GameCube cravings? Well now you can! Click here to find out how.

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While exploring Melbourne's centre with a friend on Sunday in 30 degree heat, we decided to check out Myer to see if there actually was a playable GameCube on display in the city. And yes, the rumours are true! Heading straight for the Electronics department (Myer Melbourne... Read more...

Weekly Famitsu GameCube Scores GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 6:08 pm EST
Source: Famitsu

Hot damn, Nintendo is on a roll in Japan.

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Early last week, we posted some review scores from major Japanese magazines, including GBA games from the mother Famitsu review crew. However, now they've updated their website with the two GameCube releases of the week over yonder, and here they be:

NBA Courtside 2002 (GCN, Nintendo) - 32 Gold (8 8 8 8)

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March 23, 2002

Nintendo Wins Marketing Awards

by Steven Rodriguez - 7:14 pm EST
Source: Nintendo

A lot of people liked the Cube Clubs, including some important people, it appears.

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Nintendo of America was awarded the 2002 Gold Reggie for Event Marketing for “The Nintendo Cube Clubs.” Presented by the Promotion Marketing Association (PMA), the leading nonprofit trade association representing the multi-billion dollar promotion marketing industry,... Read more...

It's in the Game! On the Cube!

by Billy Berghammer - 10:47 am EST
Source: Electronic Arts

EA Sports and EA Big have announced a pile of new games that we should be expecting this year. Some may surprise you...

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Electronic Arts has updated it's release dates to reveal new titles that will be coming to GameCube this year:

2002 FIFA World Cup - April

Freekstyle - July

F1 2002 - May

NCAA Football 2003 - Summer

Madden NFL 2003 - Summer

NHL 2003 - Late Summer

Nascar Thunder 2003 - Fall

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March 22, 2002

TRIVIA TONIGHT!

by Mike Sklens - 12:40 pm EST
Source: /specials.cfm?action=profile$id=87

It's Friday, so that means Planet Trivia at 9pm CST in #planetchat. There's a prize tonight too!

Hey hey hey Planet fans! Tonight is trivia night! If you haven't yet played a game of Planet Trivia you really should start. Its quite a good amount of fun, I assure you. We've got a prize tonight too. Biohazard Rebirth (Resident Evil here in the states) was just released on the 22nd in Japan. To... Read more...

Medabots get Advanced

by Billy Berghammer - 11:05 am EST

4 Medabots GBA titles in 2002!

UBI SOFT AND NATSUME TO BRING MEDABOTS AX TO THE ADVANCE

22nd March 2002- Ubi Soft® Entertainment today announced an exclusive deal with Natsume® Inc. to exclusively distribute four titles based on Corus Entertainment's Nelvana's Medabots animated Series, which is currently airing in Canada... Read more...

13 New Games Announced

by Steve Schardein - 9:20 am EST
Source: Nintendo of AU/SubElement

New games pop up on Nintendo of Australia's website -- keep the third-party support comin'!

Since Nintendo of Australia's official GameCube website was recently updated, an expansive list of games to be released at launch as well as future-release titles has been publicly posted. It just so happens that 13 of these titles have not yet been confirmed (some not mentioned) by Nintendo or third-parties. Here is the list of these newly -mentioned titles below:

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13 New Games Announced

by Steve Schardein - 9:20 am EST
Source: Nintendo of AU/SubElement

New games pop up on Nintendo of Australia's website -- keep the third-party support comin'!

Since Nintendo of Australia's official GameCube website was recently updated, an expansive list of games to be released at launch as well as future-release titles has been publicly posted. It just so happens that 13 of these titles have not yet been confirmed (some not mentioned) by Nintendo or third-parties. Here is the list of these newly -mentioned titles below:

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March 21, 2002

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter announced for GameCube! GC

by Billy Berghammer - 12:10 pm EST

Episode II is on it's way, so bring on the onslaught of games! First up from LucasArts, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter!

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LUCASARTS' STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTER FEATURES STAR WARS: EPISODE II's JANGO FETT, THE MOST FEARED MERCENARY IN THE STAR WARS GALAXY

Father of Legendary Bounty Hunter Boba Fett Highlights Action Game for PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- March 21, 2002 -- The hunt begins! Jango

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Acclaim Announces ZooCube for GameCube and GBA GC

by Jonathan Metts - 9:06 am EST
Source: Acclaim Press Release

Surprise! It's a 3D puzzle game.

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After months of speculation, Acclaim has finally revealed ZooCube to be a 3D puzzle game involving animals and some very pretty 3D environments. Whether the levels have any affect on gameplay remains to be seen...actually, not much at all is currently known about the... Read more...

March 20, 2002

Zombies Invade Japan! GC

by Tonkatsu Chikara - 10:53 pm EST

Biohazard (Resident Evil) has launched in Japan! Details inside!

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The long awaited Capcom game Biohazard (a.k.a. Resident Evil) was released in Japan today. As previously announced, it comes on two discs, which play consecutively. Rather than RE2 for the Playstation, which has two different character discs, when players begin the GameCube version they are given a choice of either Chris or Jill, and must swap discs when the first disc is completed.

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Another interview with Nintendo of Japan

by Mike Sklens - 3:45 pm EST
Source: LA Times

The LA Times breaks free from the normally awful main-stream game reporting and asks some insightful questions to Miyamoto and Iwata.

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We all know that the mainstream media does, most of the time, a piss poor job covering the game scene. But the LA Times has bucked the trend in their recent interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata.

Q: Can you comment on the state of technology in the video game industry--where it's going and what kinds of games it will allow you to make?

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Majesco Announces Black & Bruised

by Max Lake - 1:48 pm EST
Source: Majesco

Majesco has revealed a new boxing game that is coming to PS2 and GameCube!

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Majesco are planning a new boxing game for PS2 and GameCube called Black & Bruise, which will combine arcade boxing with cartoon humor. The game is a sequel of sorts to last year's Boxing Fever on GBA, from the same developer. Black & Bruised features cartoon-like graphics, arcade-style gameplay, and a full two-player mode. Read the release below for more info.

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MetroWerks Announces CodeWarrior for GBA GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 1:07 pm EST
Source: MetroWerks Press Release

The popular set of development tools will soon make GBA development easier.

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MetroWerks has announced that its popular CodeWarrior middleware will ship for GBA in April, and will be shown for the first time at the upcoming Game Developers Conference. CodeWarrior is a development environment that makes it easier to create games. It is often used... Read more...

Sega Ships NBA 2k2 for GameCube

by Jonathan Metts - 1:00 pm EST
Source: Sega Press Release

The famed Sega Sports brand finally has a GameCube presence.

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Xbox and PS2 owners have already been enjoying NBA 2k2 and NFL 2k2 for a few months, but Sega didn't forget GameCube fans. Now the latest basketball sim from Visual Concepts is available on all systems, and Nintendo fans have an alternative to Courtside 2002 and NBA Street. Here's the official press release:

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BAM! brings Star X to GBA GBA

by Billy Berghammer - 9:33 am EST

It looks a heck of a lot like Star Fox on SNES, but if it plays just as well, we won't complain. Here's the official word from Bam!

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BAM! ENTERTAINMENT SHOOTS FOR THE STARS

Star X™ To Launch On Game Boy® Advance This Spring

Bath, England.--(March 20, 2002) BAM! Entertainment (Nasdaq: BFUN) today announced that it will publish the action game, Star X, for the Game Boy Advance. Currently... Read more...

Status on Rune and Gold Star Mountain GC

by Bakudan Yoshinoya - 7:14 am EST
Source: GameCube Inside

From Software gives us some info about Rune and its next RPG for GameCube.

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Last week GameCube Inside had a chance to talk to representatives from From Software about Rune and Gold Star Mountain. According to From Software, Rune, GameCube’s first RPG, has been in development for about a year. Game development has ended, and the game is now... Read more...

March 19, 2002

Confirmed: Boatload of Japanese Magazine Scores

by Desmond Gaban - 10:48 pm EST

Various review scores for all of the upcoming Gamecube and GBA games this week have been leaked early. Check out what they are

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Weekly Famitsu:

Fire Emblem Fuuin no Tsurugi: 9 9 8 10 (GBA)

Battle Houshin: 8 9 8 8 (GC)

Shining Soul: 8 8 6 8 (GBA)

Biohazard Gaiden: 6 5 6 5 (GBC)

Hamster Club 3: 7 7 6 7 (GBA)

Magical Houshin: 8 7 7 8 (GBA)

Doraemon: 4 4 4 5 (GBA)

Dorimaga:

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Ghosts & Goblins to the GBA. GBA

by Mike Sklens - 1:27 pm EST
Source: http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/news/news.pl?y=2...

Capcom is to bring their classic series to the Game Boy Advance.

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According to Gaming-Age, Capcom will be bringing a Ghosts and Goblins game to the Game Boy Advance, possibly as early as August. Because of the recent success of Maximo on the PS2, Capcom had decided to put out more Ghosts and Goblins games. Currently, it is unknown if this GBA game will be a brand new game or a remake of the SNES game Super Ghouls and Ghosts.

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