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November 22, 2002

The Legend of Zelda: Kaze No Takuto GC

by Billy Berghammer - 9:24 am EST
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We've got 2 brand new Legend of Zelda: Kaze No Takuto commercials here for you....just in case you may be interested....

The new The Legend of Zelda: Kaze No Takuto commercials have begun airing in

Japan, and we've uploaded both of them to our media server.

Check out heaps of

new gameplay, enemies, bosses, and environments.  

Don't forget to right click and save these files to your computer.

*You will need Windows

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Capcom Trailer Blowout!

by Billy Berghammer - 8:37 am EST
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Capcom released trailers to their newly announced games...and we got 'em!

We've uploaded trailers for all of the newly announced games from

Capcom.  

Check out trailers for Biohazard 4 (Resident Evil 4),

Viewtiful Joe, Dead Phoenix, Killer 7, and Product Number 3.

Don't forget to right click and save these files to your computer.

Biohazard 4

Movie 1

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November 21, 2002

Universal Interactive Ships Spyro for GameCube GC

by Jonathan Metts - 12:19 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: UI Press Release

Spyro the Dragon is finally ready for his GameCube debut.

UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE SHIPS

SPYRO THE DRAGON'S NINTENDO GAMECUBE DEBUT,

SPYRO: ENTER THE DRAGONFLY,

TO RETAILERS NATIONWIDE

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., November 20, 2002 - Universal Interactive, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Games, announced today that it has shipped "Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly" for the Nintendo GameCubeT to retailers nationwide.

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Three-Year Anniversary Trivia Giveaway!

by Steven Rodriguez - 9:35 am EST
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This Monday, November the 25th, see what shiny, cube-like object you can win if you can prove that you've got the brains of a Nintendo master.

We told you we were planning something for our Three-Year Anniversary. We warned you to get your practice rounds in. We kept telling you that you couldn't afford to overlook Planet Trivia. Well on Monday, November 25th, on the exact day of Planet GameCube Planet Trivia's 3rd birthday, we're celebrating the only way we can.

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Nintendo Announces Financials

by Billy Berghammer - 9:10 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Reuters

Due to the high yen and lack of demand for consoles, Nintendo’s profits fall from last year.

Nintendo revealed it’s financials today, which were lower due to high yen, and weak demand for consoles.

Nintendo’s profits fell 44.8%, and they lost 29 billion yen ($236.4 million) in losses on foreign currency assets.

Operating profit shrank 45.5% due to the GameCube price cut in the US and Japan, Senior Managing Director Yoshihiro Mori announced in a news conference.

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November 20, 2002

Need To Rent GameCube Games?

by Billy Berghammer - 11:43 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: http://www.gamesforrent.com/

We'd like to welcome our new in-house advertising supporter, Games For Rent.com!

A quick shameless plug for our new friends at Games For Rent.com, who have just signed up to advertise on Planet GameCube.

Are you too lazy to head to the video store and rent your games? Don't want to deal with the headache of late fees? How about no due dates?

Games For Rent.com currently has a free 2 week trial, and FREE shipping!

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Sega Profitable: May Cancel Sports Games

by Mike Hrusecky - 7:47 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Yahoo! News, Dow Jones

UPDATED: Sega returns to profitability, but may halt development of sports games for GameCube.

Sega earned $8.3 million (1.01 billion yen) in the six months through September in contrast to a loss of 20.87 billion yen in the first half a year ago.

Sales totaled $777 million (95.1 billion yen), down nearly 3 percent from 97.8 billion yen a year ago. Sales dropped 36 percent overseas, although sales in Japan edged up 6 percent.

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Stanley the Bugman Once Again in Limelight GC

by Ben Kosmina - 2:26 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Animal Crossing Home page

Another secret NES game for Animal Crossing owners - this one's a real obscure 'classic'.

Well, it's that time again - Animal Crossing owners are in for a real treat with the revelation of another NES game, Donkey Kong 3. This rounds out all the Donkey Kong themed games available within the game (the others being Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong Jr. Math).

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November 19, 2002

Midway Ships Justice League for GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 6:52 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Midway Press Release

Super-hero action in your pants! (Or backpack, suitcase, purse, etc.)

Today Midway shipped Justice League: Injustice for All on Game Boy Advance. The action game features seven playable characters and twelve levels.

Players can control Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Martian Manhunter, and you can switch from one member... Read more...

Infogrames Ships Godzilla: Domination for GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 6:45 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Infogrames Press Release

The new isometric multiplayer brawler is being released under the Atari brand of Infogrames.

On the heels of Godzilla's GameCube debut last month, Infogrames and its Atari label have shipped Godzilla: Domination for Game Boy Advance.

Domination is a four-player isometric brawler in the style of the classic King of the Monsters for SNES. You and three friends can battle it out with Godzilla... Read more...

NOA Game Boy Player Press Release GC

by Rick Powers - 8:02 am EST
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Official NOA Press Release ... for your reading pleasure.

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 19, 2002 - The most successful video game system in history is finally ready for its debut on the big screen. Nintendo of America Inc. today announced it will introduce the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Player in May 2003, allowing a library of more than 1,000 games designed for... Read more...

November 18, 2002

Nintendo Announces GBA Add-on for GameCube GC

by Rick Powers - 11:33 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo Corp. Ltd.

"Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Player" for GameCube to be launched March 2003 in Japan. Play GBA games on your television.

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Details are still a little sketchy right now, but here's what we can tell you about this "Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Player":

Releasing Spring 2003 (March) in Japan, May 2003 in the US.

Approximately 5000 Yen (around $49.99 USD)

Sits under the GameCube and plugs into the High Speed Parallel Port

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€20 million Marketing Spend in Europe

by Karlie Yeung - 12:31 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo UK

Nintendo's marketing plans for Europe this Christmas and a few release dates for next year, including Metroid Prime.

Today a number of release dates were announced for high profile titles in 2003. Firstly, Metroid Prime and Resident Evil 0 will be available from March 2003.

Here are a few quarter specific releases:

Quarter 1 2003

Phantasy Star Online

Super Monkeyball 2

Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon

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IT'S PRIME TIME! GC

by Rick Powers - 11:47 am EST
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Today is the official release date of Metroid Prime, and some stores have recieved shipments ...

Don't shoot the messengers if your particular store still doesn't have it, but several of the Electronics Boutique and GameStop chain stores have managed to snag their shipment of Metroid Prime. Several more stores are reporting getting their shipments later tonight. The rest will have the game Tuesday.

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Nintendo to Announce New GameCube Add-on GC

by Rick Powers - 9:41 am EST
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Announcement coming at 4:30PM JAPAN time. That's 1:30AM for us in the Central Time Zone ...

Reuters is reporting this morning that Nintendo is holding an announcement tomorrow in Japan regarding "peripherals for its GameCube home videogame console".

While we don't know what the announcement is set to encompass yet, we do know that Nintendo is dealing with falling profits due to various... Read more...

GameCube is One-Year-Old in America! GC

by Jonathan Metts - 9:14 am EST
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Help us celebrate the GameCube's first birthday, and relive your launch-day memories.

Nintendo launched its GameCube console in North America on November 18th, 2001. That makes today the system's first birthday! Some of our forum readers have already been celebrating, and we invite you to join them in the PGC Forums at this thread:

http://pub89.ezboard.com/fpgcforumsfrm1.showMessage?topicID=8905.topic

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November 17, 2002

Discounted GameCube bundles? You Bet! GC

by Rick Powers - 8:12 am EST
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Metroid Prime releases tomorrow. Let us do your hunting, and get yours for less!

Sunday's ad circulars came with a load of surprises, namely several stores offering money off of Metroid Prime when purchased with a GameCube system. Here's a rundown of where you can get these deals, for how much, and WHEN.

Note: Prices below do NOT include local sales tax. Please factor that... Read more...

November 16, 2002

Happy Birthday Shigeru Miyamoto!

by Rick Powers - 4:11 pm EST
Total comments: 13 Source: Miyamoto Shrine

Our favorite game designer turns 50 today!

That tan sport coat wearing wild man, Shigeru Miyamoto turns 50 years old today. In celebration of the event, we've compiled a little information for you about his amazing individual.

Miyamoto was born in raised in a small town outside Kyoto, Japan called Sonebe. His natural zeal for exploring... Read more...

New Famitsu Weekly Scores GC

by Bakudan Yoshinoya - 8:32 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Famitsu Weekly

Famitsu reviews the new Pokemon game and Biohazard 0. Details inside.

Besides the big Zelda promotion CD announcement, the latest issue of Famitsu

features its first coverage of Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime for the

Japanese gamers. Both games are due out in February 2003 in Japan.

About two thirds of the Top 30 chart were populated by PS and PS2 titles.

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November 15, 2002

WaveBird in Europe Next Friday GC

by Karlie Yeung - 3:33 pm EST
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Take a look at an advertisement for the WaveBird's European welcome.

Next week the WaveBird controller is released across Europe. The advertisement below was seen in this week's edition of MCV, a trade title for the UK games market.

Other releases next Friday include Star Fox Adventures, Ace Golf, Rocky and Ty the Tazmanian Tiger for GameCube as well as Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, Eggo Mania and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for GBA.

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