There are more than one commercial for Super Smash Bros Melee in Japan. Check them all out! Update: Links fixed!

It appears that Nintendo has made four commercials for Super Smash Bros Melee (or Super Smash Bros DX as it's called over there) in Japan. Well, it's really kind of just 2 commercials. But each one has a 15 and a 30 second version. Japanese Nintendo site N-Styles has put them all up. Since we can't link directly to their article, here are the links to the four commercials. They are in .zip format so you will need WinZip to open them.

The Eternal Darkness Films site has been updated with a trailer to get your blood pumping.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is one of the most highly anticipated games on the GameCube. The Eternal Darkness Films website now has a teaser trailer up for you to watch. It doesn't contain any gameplay. It looks more like a commercial for a game, than a movie showing it off. The commercial... Read more...

More Mailbag goodness is on its way, so get your last minute questions in to mailbag@planetgamecube.com!

More Mailbag goodness is on its way, so get your last minute questions in to mailbag@planetgamecube.com!

The Japanese commercial for Super Smash Bros. Melee is online and PGC has it!

The Japanese commercial for Super Smash Brothers Melee has just surfaced and we’ve provided it here for your viewing pleasure. Highlights of the commercial are a glimpse at the Star Fox level which shows the Great Fox flying towards the screen and the first-ever look at Shiek transforming into... Read more...

C|Net conducts an interview with Tom Byron of LucasArts ...

There's a great piece (for traditional media) about GameCube and it's "system seller", Rogue Leader.

They specifically address the technology that adds movie footage along with real-time rendered graphics. They also show their different GameCube units ... the Purple retail unit, the Teal "debug" unit, and a heretofore unseen RED GameCube that has the drive removed and a cartidge-like system in place.

Mega Man Battle Network and Street Fighter II have arrived on Game Boy Advance.

Two of Capcom’s biggest franchises have finally arrived for the Game Boy Advance in the form of Mega Man Battle Network and Street Fighter II Turbo Revival. Mega Man is an all-new take on the classic title while SFII is a handheld version of one of the biggest fighting games of all time. Capcom issued this release yesterday:

TDK has made a demo available for Lady Sia that you can download & try on your PC.

Lady Sia was recently released for the GBA by TDK. The game is a 2D platformer featuring a female protagonist that fights against beast-men and possesses the ability to occasionally transform into a giant sasquatch.

The demo is 3.55 MB and completely free.

Lady Sia is no cheap date though. If you want the full deal you’ll have to buy the game on your GBA. This is a great opportunity to see if you’d want to.

Starting November 18th, Red Octane will be renting NGC games online.

Red Octane, a company that rents console games online has just announced that it will be renting every single GameCube launch title on November 18th. All GameCube games will be available online for the standard seven-day rental price of $6.95. Members of the RedOctane's G2 Program will have unlimited access to GameCube games for a monthly fee of $16.95.

Nintendo has ratings in on some of the GameCube launch titles, and they're quite a surprise!

The Gamecube preview CD-ROM isn't the only surprise in issue 150 of Nintendo Power this month. Another surprise lies in the ratings given by Nintendo Power to some of the GameCube launch titles.

Rogue Leader, widely considered to be the GameCube's "killer app" due to the lack of a Mario title at launch, was given a 5 star rating (nearly perfect, since two reviewers gave it 4.5 stars, and the score rounds up).

The popular Spyro the Dragon games are branching out, and the first GBA game based on the series has just shipped.

Spyro the Dragon first appeared in a 3D platforming game on PlayStation, and has since won the hearts of millions of fans around the world. Now Universal Interactive is taking Spyro to new heights -- and new systems. The first non-PSX Spyro game is an isometric platforming adventure on Game Boy Advance, and it should be on store shelves by the end of this week. Here's what UI had to say about the occasion:

Take a look at what Canadians are getting instead of CubeClubs.

Since I was in Toronto on business the past weekend, I decided to make a detour to the neighboring city of Newmarket, about an hour and a half drive's away. So I ended up in the Upper Canada Mall, thanks to my |337 map reading |

UK-based developer Rage Software will make games for the GameCube.

Rage Software, owner of the David Beckham soccer franchise, has announced their newly aquired license to develop for Nintendo GameCube. The company hopes to release its first GCN project late next year and plans on creating a wide range of products based on its licensed franchises.

Paul Finnegan,... Read more...

Later GameCube titles will sport the number of blocks needed right on the case.

When a gaming system relies on memory cards alone, running out of space is a constant fear. When the North American game packaging was finally revealed, some people (including yours truly) became worried, for the memory block usage was nowhere to be found. This was quite peculiar, as the Japanese disk cases did include the memory card information.

A Boo to you from Planet GameCube!

Halloween is a time of witches, ghouls and ghosts… It’s a holiday of tricks and treats, monsters and mayhem; bloody corpses and free candy. Simply put, it’s one of the coolest holidays ever.

It’s also the last day of October and the dawning of November is but hours away. Halloween... Read more...

We’ve just got first word that GameCube kiosks are hitting stores. Updated! We’ve got a full list of the kiosk contents!

Some time ago, PGC had heard playable kiosks would appear in late September. Some video displays of GameCube have shown up, but outside of the Cube Clubs, nothing has been playable yet. According to TendoNext, Toys R Us have reported that they expected kiosks around November 1st. This date seems... Read more...

Nintendo has released another clip in its amusing Internet advertising campaign.

Nintendo’s website has just updated with an all new video clip in its amusing “Save Your Hands” online ad campaign. The new clip features the testament of a GameCube fan’s patience. Nintendo also posted an explanation for the series:

Based on the insane entries that we received in... Read more...

One of the coolest game makers in the world is looking into possible NGC development.

According to GC-Inside, Japanese development house Treasure have announced it is currently evaluating the GameCube as a console opportunity and are very much interested in creating games for the platform if the investigation goes well.

Treasure was formed when its president Masato Maegawa... Read more...

Finally, a reason to watch MTV!

According to AdAge.com Nintendo has quite the deal with the MTV network. On November 17th, one day before the GameCube's launch, MTV will have a live GameCube countdown clock running. It's not confirmed exactly how this will work, but most likely there will be a GameCube ad accompanied by a clock... Read more...

Cartoon Network's newest hero will be making his way to multiple platforms.

If you watch Cartoon Network, you've probably heard about Samurai Jack. It's the channel's newest original series. They have been promoting it left and right, and for good reason. The show has already met with great press and reviews.

The plot of Samurai Jack goes something like this: The village... Read more...

SNK was a 2D champion, hardware pioneer and an arcade mainstay. Sadly, the company has now closed up shop and has a final message for the fans.

The developer SNK should be a familiar name to any self-respecting were the creators of popular game series such as Ikari Warriors, Samurai Showdow (Samurai Spirits), Metal Slug and most notorious of all, King of Fighters. It also produced a variety of Neo-Geo hardware systems for both home and arcade.... Read more...