Back... and better than ever (as usual).

Well sort of. It took a long time, but we are officially back online. My sincere apologies for the delay. Trust me, I wish it didn't happen either. So what exactly happened? Well to put it lightly...Server changes really blow ass. But I think everything should be back to normal within a few days.... Read more...

That's a large ammount of money right there.

According to Nintendo's vice president of marketing George Harrison, the company will not be pulling any stops when it comes to positioning its next-generation hardware, codenamed Dolphin, and 2000 software line-up. The console and its software, which Nintendo insists will launch in time for the holiday... Read more...

Will we have this hot technology in the Dolphin?

The facts are building supporting Nintendo's use of DVD RAM in their new system. Panasonic (Matsushita) is set to show off DVD RAM at the upcoming trade show COMDEX. Jeff Saake, Group General Manager of Panasonic Industrial Company's Computer Technology Group, alluded to the possible use in games.... Read more...

No, not the Dolphin graphics chip.

Get this, a PC manufacturing company, known as Acer labs, has signed up our Dolphin's beloved Art-X to integrate their graphics chip into Acer's computers. Art-X's chip, known as the "Aladdin 7," contains a 128-bit graphics engine that is twice the power of a 3dfx Voodoo3 2000. It also supplies the... Read more...

This is just the tip of the iceberg

Like most of the people who downloaded the first ever music for a dolphin game (well at least to the public), Factor 5 stated that the very same music could be reproduced on an N64 using MusyX technology. Details from IGN64 below...

Considering that Factor 5's MusyX technology is being utilized... Read more...

Nintendo's Peter Main speaks a few promising words on DVD, GBA, and Net Functionality.

IGN has the poop...

At a press conference in New York today, Nintendo's Peter Main revealed a few new details regarding its next-generation console. While the Nintendo executive spoke broadly about the system, he did touch on important subjects including DVD functionality, Internet connectivity and the Game Boy Advance relationship.

In a speech at the GKM Toy and Interactive Entertainment Conference yesterday, Nintendo's Peter Main spoke regarding "Dolphin," Nintendo's next-generation console.

Here, the transcript of his Dolphin-related comments:

"On the console front, I can assure you that we're hard at work creating a Dolphin machine that will meet or exceed the performance of Playstation 2. But at the same time, we're very comfortable holding our cards close to the vest...Seeing what Sega's delivering...And listening to what Sony is promising."

I smell McNuggets, Chicken McNuggets. My favorite McNugget of all!

The GBA is something I am really looking forward too. What would be the purpose of getting a Game Boy Color now? Could we also see the GBA unvieled at Space World (or E3 for that matter)? Is the GBA just going to look like a souped up Atari Lynx? Diet Game Online News has the fattening goodness....

A date has been set for Space World 2000, an event destined to go down in history for Nintendophiles everywhere...

Dengeki 64, a Japanese magazine, reports that Spaceworld 2000 will take place August 25-27. During the opening of this grandest of entertainment expo's Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi will address the press at the show's kick off. Most interestingly, and importantly, the Dolphin has been reported... Read more...

Konami using FM Radio to distribute games? Strange but apparently true. Scope these details.

FM radio technology in the Dolphin? A very interesting concept, and our good friends from Konami could bring it our way. Nintendojo has da goods...

Konami plans to launch a game distribution service using FM Radio. The game data distribution service would use using FM multiplex broadcasting. Konami plans to incorporate FM reception capabilities for its home console games, arcade games, and toys.

Some details on the hardware being developed for Dolphin.

EETimes reports Toshiba has followed suit and are planning to transfer embedded-DRAM process to Taiwan's Winbond Electronics Corp. and World Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., and NEC will invest about $755 million on a fab to make Nintendo's graphics chip, which uses a one-transistor SRAM cell from... Read more...

Here's a great idea...let's make games and not tell anyone!

As we reported a few days ago, Majesco has two practically unheard-of GBA games on the way -- Caesar's Palace Advance: Millennium Gold Edition, and Aerial Aces. Since then we've gathered some new info on this silent duo. Apparently Aerial Aces will be out very soon, most likely in November, while according to reader PBN and Doug Hill (of RPGamer), Caesar's Palace Advance is already out.

The developer of the innovative Rocket: Robot on Wheels from N64 lets us know a little of what they are up to.

Rocket: Robot on Wheels is #1 on my list of games to get this year. From everything I have read and seen about the game, it looks likes it's going to be great. Well, I recently e-mailed Sucker Punch to comment on Rocket. The usual stuff, how great it was going to be, yadda yadda yadda. Well,... Read more...

We all know NCL President Hiroshi Yamauchi is going to retire sometime soon. Who will replace him?

So who will be the next president after Yamauchi retires? IGN64 investigates....

In an interview with Next-Generation Magazine, game designer Shigeru Miyamoto spoke about who he thought would replace Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, who is expected to retire in 2001. Miyamoto pointed to Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa as the main contender for the position.

Specifically in Japan? After the N64 didn't do well in the homeland, there's reason to worry. A new poll shows some hope though...

Famitsu Weekly talked to the retailers and game companies about the predicted sales success of Dolphin. IGN64 has the results.

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu Weekly recently conducted a survey in which a number of respected game companies and retailers were asked the following question: How well do you think Dolphin will sell?

Will Activision develop for Dolphin? Looks like it...

Is Activision looking towards the Dolphin? The Dolphin Cove Reports that they are. Besides the games the Dolphin Cove mentioned, Activision also published Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the PSX and soon N64, and is working on Spider-Man games for the PSX and N64. Upon reading this news article, I consulted my trusty lucky 8-Ball on the possibility of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 on the Dolphin.

A recent interview with Shiny's Dave Perry makes it sound like he is quite interested in the Nintendo Dolphin.

Shiny thinking Dolphin? The folks over at Gaming-Age spoke with Dave Perry the President of Shiny Entertainment. Here's clips from the actual interview that deal with the Dolphin.

Do you see a future in the Project Dolphin development?

Yes, Nintendo are very very savy. They will make a great machine and it will have great games. They are the most consistent company in the business.

Shigery Miyamoto discloses a tiny bit of info on the Dolphin technologies.

Can we get this magazine in the US? Anyhoo...Miyamoto speaks a little (very) about technologies used in the Dolphin. FGN offered these words.

Speaking with UK gaming publication Edge, Miyamoto spoke briefly about Dolphin and how the change in format will make third-party support much more easier.... Read more...

Sounds like the Japanese aren't overly thrilled about Nintendo's next system.

According to this clip from FGN, the Dolphin isn't a popular choice in Japan. Not a good thing for Nintendo of Japan. I have a good gut feeling that when Nintendo starts to show their cards a bit more the Japanese will change their minds. The FGN report is as follows:

Japanese gamers are not... Read more...

Howard Lincoln has some good news & the future looks bright!

Howard Lincoln speaks again, this time to Rage Magazine, and IGN64 reports. Kind of in a round about way he doesn't say a whole lot that's new...but here it is anyway...

In an interview with UK game magazine Edge, Nintendo of America chairman Howard Lincoln commented on the company's plans... Read more...