Steven Kent writes up his own thoughts and perspective on the launch and its lack of overwhelming enthusiasm. Oh, and it has some quotes by some weirdo...

Steven Kent, the mainstream press's favorite Nintendo evangelist (or is that only?) has written up his summation of the Nintendo launch. While he tries to paint the positives there is certainly a hint to the odd lack of people going wild when compared to most major hardware launches and Kent, too, comes to the point many have cited: A lack of Mario makes for a lack of interest.

BBC puts in a summary of the GameCube launch and the war ahead. Complete with comments by a special someone...

Though the Japanese GameCube launch may have not been as frenzied as hoped the media hasn't hesitated to give it some attention. Even in Europe where the GameCube launch has some time to go from now there's some positive coverage by the media as evidenced by this article... complete with a few quotes from a mysterious stranger.

Our readers over the big pond can now enjoy one of the biggest GBA releases yet.

European Nintendo fans are used to waiting forever to get the good games...and sometimes titles never show up at all over there. But, on the heels of the announcement that Paper Mario will indeed be heading to that multi-lingual region soon (its predecessor never made it), Mario Kart: Super Circuit... Read more...

Good news everyone! Our E3 video is finally done! Seriously! Find out what happens next and when they will be ready to ship.

Hey everybody!

Well, the headline says it all. The Planet GameCube E3 video is finally complete and should be in reproduction next week. I am very excited, very relieved and very exhausted. Getting this together has clearly been the biggest single project I have EVER been involved with… And it’s certainly taken some time to produce.

Billy is cold, wet and tired ... but he's got the CUBE!

Billy's back to the hotel, too exhausted to enjoy it, but he's got his GameCube. He took a few minutes to chat, and then he went to bed.

He wants to thank everyone for their support. You fans made one of his dreams come true, and he's very appreciative.

He's sent some pix which I've lovingly posted for all to see. Enjoy!

Well, the time of the Japanese launch has finally come and gone. Get Billy's tired but happy thoughts...

Just got off the phone with Billy. He has what he came for, he's happy it is all over, and he's dog tired. While you'd think he would immediately try to plug and play he actually is contemplating a soothing shower and maybe a nap. Of course once he's got his second wind he wants to send in the pictures he took while in line and we'll try to have a collection of them up soon.

Billy phones in another update with news on why the lines may be a bit smaller and other tidbits...

Another report and the time is approaching... a mere 1 1/2 hours to go until GameCube goodness will be in Billy's hands.

For his second to last line update things were finally looking up, people were beginning to show up and the vibes were flowing a little more as well. Yutaka (from N64HQ and... Read more...

“Take 2” has never been such an appropriate name for a company…

We’ve recently heard from Justin Anderson, one of our pals downunder, who has a very cool report! Several GAMECUBE games from Take 2 popping up on release lists for PAL countries next year. Although this is unconfirmed, it seems a good indication of what Take 2 may be planning for GameCube. The games are:

The president of Nintendo second-party Silicon Knights and creator of the upcoming Eternal Darkness offers his thoughts about Resident Evil on GameCube.

While covering the Resident Evil announcements at ungodly hours of the morning, one of the questions we asked ourselves was (somewhat jokingly), "What will Denis Dyack think of all this?" On one hand, he's developing what could be considered a competitor to the RE series...on the other hand, we know him to be a big fan of Capcom's survival-horror games.

...with a car. Electronic Arts have confirmed a new GameCube title starring Springfield's favorite family.

Electronic Arts has confirmed that it will release a version of Simpsons’ Road Rage for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Revealed at E3, the game features Homer driving around Springfield picking up… Oh, who am I fooling?!? It’s CRAZY TAXI with the Simpsons. Original the game is not, but it is Simpsons, and it’s one more title for the Cube.

Stories of the 'Crazy Billy' will no doubt spread further as Billy sits through the final 6 hours...

Just got off the phone with Billy and while he still has another 6 hours to go he said his mood has been improving. Now, with the line up to 12 people, it seems everyone is kicking back and linking up with some Gameboy Advance action to pass the time.

Another thing of note, through our old N64HQ... Read more...

At the Biostrategy event in Japan, Shiggy had a few things to say about Capcom moving the Biohazard/RE series exclusively to GameCube. Here it is!

Very early today, the explosive news that the Biohazard / Resident Evil series would be remade and exclusive GameCube rocked gamers across the Internet. PGC was there to run the news as it broke, but were limited by not being there or being able to translate what was going on. Although we were able... Read more...

We made it. Less than 12 hours to go! Check out the first shots from the FRONT of the line!

We arrived in Akihabara at approximately 6:15pm, and looked for the lines. We looked and searched, and even asked. Nothing. We walked out of the Laox store and saw two Japanese people, and asked them where the line started. That was it…and ironically... Read more...

Yes, the confirmation of the Resident Evil 1 GC remake has given way to even more shocking news!

Some exciting news has made its way from Japan at the Biostrategy press conference held by Capcom. The long rumored and newly confirmed remake of Resident Evil 1 was revealed and it is a marvel. It looks frighteningly real, accentuating its horror movie look.

Whether or not the still active... Read more...

Tick tick tick....less than 20 hours away the wait will be over. More thoughts and news about GameCube launch LIVE FROM JAPAN!

Word is that retailers across Japan have their stock of GameCubes and its software in place and ready to go. There's a few stores in Akihabara which have demonstration units finally available for play. What game do you think they are showing? Luigi's Mansion of course!

Surprisingly there's... Read more...

The original Resident Evil game is headed to GameCube...

According to Weekly Famitsu magazine and as reported by IGNcube, the original Resident Evil is being ported to GameCube. According to Famitsu, the game's graphics will be "massively updated"...most likely, the pre-rendered backgrounds will be converted into fully polygonal environments, with some... Read more...

Will it interact with the other two versions? Let's hope so.

Ever since the original DC game PSO came out, people have commented that it would make a perfect PC game. A gameplay style not unlike the uber-popular Diablo II, it appears Sega and Sonic Team have agreed with the general public. Like the GCN version, the game will just be called "Phantasy Star Online," though it is really version 2.

The latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu contains reviews for the three Gamecube launch titles.

The latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu contains reviews for the three Gamecube launch titles. The scores are as follows:

Wave Race: Blue Storm: 8, 9, 8, 7

Super Monkey Ball: 8, 8, 8, 8

Luigi's Mansion: 9, 9, 8, 8

Double Feature! See pictures of the guts of the GameCube plus the packaging it comes in.

Liksang.com has pictures of a GameCube taken appart. They explose all the inner workings, from the processors to the expansion ports and the disc drive.

Also, Otaku.de has pictures of a GameCube package with all the parts still wrapped. They also have pictures of the Japanese game cases.

New screens from Australia reveal just how visually brilliant this game is.

With a staggering 30 new high-resolution screen shots to choose from, that provide fantastically detailed looks at both the hangars and the targeting computer, Rogue Leader still continues to drop jaws with its absolute breathtaking visuals. Click on the link above to view these amazing new screens.