One of the GameCube's first announced RPGs is no more, and Retro Studios is now totally focused on Metroid Prime.

The online gaming community is already abuzz about the newest Retro layoffs and yet another game cancellation. The news was first reported by IGNcube this morning. We contacted Retro Studios and Nintendo of America ourselves to confirm the report and find out what we could. Nintendo did not (and... Read more...

The gaming journalist has returned with a new article. This one is about the power of the new consoles.

If you've read any of Steven Kent's articles before you'll know he offers a fantastic perspective on the video game world. His new article is about the 3 consoles an the power they possess. And how it is totally pointless to try and compare them because they are completely different. Here's an excerpt:

Some people just have too much free time.

French site Consoles-Portables has discovered a man who had a vision. Sandro Tison wanted to play his GBA games on a WonderSwan Color. So, he decided that he was going to. Sando has taken the guts of the GBA and put them inside the case of a WonderSwan Color. Keep in mind he's not emulating. In fact,... Read more...

Only in Japan! But I think this is a pretty good sign that we'll start seeing some import prices for GameCube really soon...

If you're one of the people who's planning on importing a GameCube out there, pre-orders are being taken by a store in Japan called Dreamcast Direct. Unless you can read Japanese, ordering this game will be near to impossible. Plus, it's hard to tell if they ship overseas.

The price for Super Monkey Ball is slayed for 5800 yen, or about 47 US dollars. Not too shabby eh? Thanks to GC-Inside for the tip!

We've got a list of some GBA titles that could be making an appearance at Space World 2001!

Game Boy Advance will be making a return visit to Space World 2001. There should be a lot more playable games than last year, even though the system will probably be over shadowed by the GameCube. With a tenative lineup like this, GBA fans will not be disappointed....

Game Boy Music

Yakuman Advance

In an interview with Nintensity, Crawfish Interactive discusses Driven, Ecks vs. Sever, and GBA development in general.

The guys at Nintensity sat down for a little chat with Mike Merren, Director of Development at Crawfish Interactive. Crawfish was recently announced as the developer of the upcoming Street Fighter Alpha 3 for Game Boy Advance. They're also working on Driven, a racing game based on the summer movie, and Ecks vs. Sever, a first-person shooter based on the upcoming film of the same name. Here's an excerpt from the interview:

Yes, it's true. According to our sources his replacement is coming from the great white north! Noooo! Don’t go PETERMAINCO! All the sad details within...UPDATED! Official statements!

Our people on the inside have given us the word that Peter Main will be stepping down from his position as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Nintendo of America effective Jan. 31, 2002. Who can replace the infamous Peter Main? Our source tells us that Nintendo of Canada's President Peter McDougall will be the successor.

What's this? Nintendo wants to know players' views on important issues?

In the August edition (Volume 147) of Nintendo Power, the Player's Poll Contest asks two very interesting questions suggesting that Nintendo is organizing its GCN plans. Thanks to Canadian "Strange D. Nintendophile," who got his copy freakishly early, we have them for all to see!

Question I. states:

News has surfaced that may point to a North American release of Doshin the Giant.

After posting the Doshin news last night I received an email from a reader. Nintendo of America has registered www.doshin.org (it's just a no page error right now). The site was registered back in April. Why would Nintendo of America go ahead and registered a Doshin site, especially so far in advance? This points to a possible release of the game here in North America. PGC will stay on top of this story. Thanks to Mollie for the scoop!

Hells yeah! If you've pre-ordered an import already, and payed top dollar for shippin', you could be tossing red shells by Friday!

After a couple searches to some regular import stores today, I noticed some stores will have Mario Kart Advance in stock as early as tomorrow!

Mario Kart Advance is set to release in Japan on Saturday, but it looks like distributors have been sending them out early. If you're dying to get your hands on Mario Kart for your GBA, you can pick up the import game for around 45-50 bucks (without shipping).

Looks like Space World's events are back to spanning over 4 days instead of 3! If you're going, make sure you are there a day early! I don't think you want to miss this!

Nintendo has announced that on Thursday August 23, there will be a press conference held in Tokyo at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center, or better known as "Tokyo Big Sight". It's tentatively scheduled for early afternoon.

Click here to find out more about the venue and location!

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Get the scoop on all of Saffire's upcoming GameCube and GBA games, including info on some that will link up the two systems!

Today we contacted Saffire, developer of StarCraft: Brood War (PC) and Rainbow Six (N64), for an update on what they're working on for Nintendo's two systems. Here's a list of their projects and everything we know about them:

Lego Bionicle for GBA - The game has been finished for a while and... Read more...

Specifically Super Smash Brothers, Mario Kart 64, and WWF No Mercy. If you do, get your ass to the Mall of America this weekend!

Hell yeah, there really needs to be more of these. Twin Galaxies is hosting a Video Game Festival in Bloomington, MN at the Mall of America this weekend to celebrate their 20th anniversary (wow!). There will be a ton of tournaments going on, as well as some serious prizes. As far as console games, here's the dealio....

Oh and man, it looks good. But how about this. Could the starting lineup of SSB:M be devulged? In a wallpaper none-the-less?

In a general news search I came across a bunch of new (or at least images we didn't have) shots of Smash Bros. Melee. Nice to see different shots, but then I came across this picture....

Now, the original (our site immediately renames files) name of the picture on Nintendo's site is http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/0517/all_160.jpg.... Read more...

Sure, half of you don't know what I'm talking about but so what! This super innovative 64DD game will be reincarnated on the GameCube!

Back when the 64DD (that's Nintendo's 64 Disk Drive for the N64) came out in Japan, there weren't a lot of titles. One of those such titles was Doshin the Giant 1. In the game you took the roll of Doshin the Giant and could control him around his little island. You could help the villagers or you... Read more...

See Billy smack FranCube's ass all over the place! HA! Kidding! You think you got game? You better be at Space World 2001!

The tourney is called Dairantou Smash Bros. DX Premium Fight, and it will take place on August 25th and 26th, running from 9am to 4pm on both days.

If you think you got game, you better be at Space World 2001!

Sega sets the payment structure for the Dreamcast's Phantasy Star Online v.2, which could affect the GameCube version too.

According to GameSpot, Sega will charge $15 (USD) for three months of online play. SegaNet subscribers will not receive any kind of discount. The price of the actual software has not be announced yet, but some there is some speculation that the disc itself will be fairly cheap to compensate for the online fee.

Come in for info on 2 new levels and statues of playable characters!!!

As you probably already know, Super Smash Bros. Melee has a level based on Super Mario Bros., not unlike the one found in the original. Now, thanks to KokiriKory's keen eye, PGC is happy to report that an airship has been sighted as a new location. Originally, we thought it was from Super Mario... Read more...

Vic Viper is flying straight towards GBA in a totally new adventure!

The old-school 2D shooter market was always dominated by two major series: R-Type and Gradius. Now Konami is bringing the latter to Nintendo's infant handheld, with vastly upgraded graphics. Gradius Galaxies is a completely new game with new levels, new bosses, and judging from screenshots, new weapons and enemies too. Shooter fans definitely have much cause for rejoice with this announcement. Here's the official press release:

Did the videos ship? No. Find out why and all the gruesome details. Still, it won’t be long now –so please don’t hate us too much! ;)

OK, so we said our E3 video would ship on the 15th. Obviously, that didn’t happen, because the 15th was a Sunday. It is now the 16th and the post office opens in a few hours. Yet, the videos aren’t ready quite ready and I’ve been fumbling with what to tell you all.

All I can say is... Read more...