A very short news piece that confirms that the GCN/DVD Player is U.S. bound.
A short and concise news article revealed that Matsushita's GameCube enabled DVD/CD player will ship in Japan shortly after the September 14th launch date. More noteworthy is the fact that the unit will indeed be coming to the U.S., though not until their 2002/2003 business year (which probably means March 2002 at the earliest). No price has been announced at this time in the U.S. but is rumored to launch around 39,000 Yen (about $315 U.S.) in Japan.