Europe gets sweet launch titles!! I want sweet titles! You want sweet titles! Sweet titles for everyone!!!

Europe may be getting the GBA (second to) last, but they are getting some awesome titles with it at launch on the 22nd. Here's the list:

Super Mario Advance (Nintendo)

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Nintendo)

Kuru Kuru Kururin (Nintendo)

Rayman Advance (Ubisoft)

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (Activision)

Sega has announced 3 games that will take advantage of the GBA's multiplayer capabilities...

Sure the GBA is fun alone, but multiplayer is where you can have a total blast. Sega has realized this already with Chu Chu Rocket, and 3 of their upcoming games will have 4 player fun available. These games are Puyo Puyo Advance, Sonic the Hedgehog Advance, and Advance Columns. Sega...bring on that mad multiplayer fun!

Famitsu DC talked with Toshihiro Nagoshi of Amusement vision about their GameCube support.

Thanks to Core Magazine, a translation of Famitsu's interview has been posted. Mr. Nagoshi shares his reasoning behind developing for GameCube as well as AV's future games.

His comments about supporting GCN show that personal feelings towards companies did have an impact on which console Sega teams developed for.

Our sources inside Nintendo have let us know what the real deal is with the supposed contrast control. Find out what this really does...and why not to do it!

Our good friends at the big house of N have relayed an official comment about the contrast control that was discovered earlier this week. It's not a contrast control at all. It's a flicker control! Here's the official Nintendo statement about this...

"A positive and negative voltage controls... Read more...

According to Electric Playground, Enix is gearing up to release Dragon Quest games for Gamecube and Gameboy Advance.

According to the Electric Playground (URL is here), Nintendo's rearing up a big RPG surprise in Enix, who will be making a Dragon Quest game for Gamecube and for Gameboy Advance. This of course, would be awesome for Nintendo fans, however there is no way of knowing how credible this source is (especially in lieu of some minor inaccuracies in the article related to Enix).

After Nintendo announced record setting sales for the GBA, Sony had some choice words in response. Can you feel the love?

Sony has made some more official comments about the reports that the GBA has set new records in console sales. Playstation Center has all the goods, but we've plucked out the juicy quotes below.

"While Nintendo must be commended for the sales of their machine, in reality the PlayStation 2... Read more...

Inexplicably, the Game Boy Advance has a hidden contrast control. Find out where inside ...

While there is no control on the unit for it, the Game Boy Advance apparently has a hidden contrast control, if you don't mind fiddling with potentiometers, or voiding your warranty.

Underneath the serial number label on the back of the GBA, on the far right hand side is a hole leading to the pot. Stick a screwdriver (gently!) through the hole, punctuing the label, and you should be able to adjust the contrast.

Waaaaaaaaah! Our daddy can beat up your daddy! PS2 out sold GBA? What?! PGC looks at the numbers and demands a re-count!

Nintendo claimed console victory yesterday saying that the GBA was the fastest selling console ever...selling over 500,000 units in a mere two days. Not too shabby.

Now Sony is saying the PS2 actually beat the GBA, selling 510,000 units in 2 days. A whole 10,000 units separates Sony's massive PS2 and Nintendo's tiny little GBA.

Nintendo GameCube has won the coveted “Best of Show” in the E3 Critics Awards. The results have just been announced & Nintendo has received awards in many categories! W-O-R-D!

Earlier today we did a story on the E3 Critics Awards and Nintendo being nominated in several categories. Well, the results are in and Nintendo has received many accolades. I can’t help but reprint this stuff (with credit of course!); after all, these awards reflect opinions across both game &... Read more...

Nintendo and Co. are in the running for multiple "best of the show" awards.

Thanks to Tendo Box, we have a list of the Nintendo products nominated and their relative contenders.

Best of Show

- Medal of Honor Allied Assault (PC)

- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty(PlayStation 2)

- NINTENDO GAMECUBE

- Star Wars Rogue Leader(GAMECUBE)

- Star Wars Galaxies (PC)

Check out new info on several upcoming Kemco games for GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

Thanks in large part to some E3 media we got from the kind folks at Kemco, I've updated the profiles for several of their games, plus added a listing for Universal Studios. Expect a full preview of Batman: Dark Tomorrow, including a detailed walkthrough of the game's E3 footage, later this week. For now, head to Kemco's company profile and use the sidebar links to scope out the new info.

We brought you the news last week about this new Special Edition GBA...now here's first details on where you can import it!

NCSX is already taking pre-orders for the new Celebi Special Edition Game Boy Advance. This will not be available in your local stores. Be one of the few on the block to get this sweet silver green GBA! Here's the juice freshly squeezed direct from NCSX....

The mysterious and mighty Celebi... Read more...

How about installing a light inside of your GBA? Some folks have a little experiment underway...

The kids over at Portable Monopoly.com are rigging a light inside of their GBA to rid the "no backlight" problem.

It's a very interesting project, and if it ends up working, there might be a better lighting solution than what's currently available. Not that I would recommend gutting your GBA! Click here for the juice. Thanks to EAGB for the hook.

In less than a week, Nintendo has already sold 500,000 GBA units. Are you surprised? PETERMAINCO. Speaks!

500K out the door. You do the math. You think Nintendo's happy about this? You bet your Yoshi underoos! Here's the official press release...

Redmond, WA (June 18, 2001) - The best selling video game platform in history is selling better than ever. Nintendo's Game Boy® Advance sold through half a million units during its first week on the market, making it America's fastest selling game system ever.

Are you pondering what I'm pondering? Who is the most vile Op, who gets their ass beaten the most often, who said that crazy quote? Well now you can find out!

A lot of crazy stuff goes on in the Planet Chat. We've got people in there 24/7. One of the regulars, SS4Gogita, has created a stats page for PlanetChat. It lists all kinds of useful, and even more non-useful information. SS4Gogita said he's gonna try and update it often, so check back to find out what you've missed!

THQ is comming to the GameCube with 15 titles. Check this out for the list.

THQ has peldged support of the GameCube. They will have 15 titles ready this fiscal year. Here's a partial list of the titles:

WWF Wrestlemania

MX 2003 featuring Ricky Carmichael

Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius

Rugrats

SpongeBob SquarePants

Rocket Power

Tetris Worlds

Scooby Doo

Brian Farrell, president and CEO of THQ, had this to say:

The first one's not even out in the US yet and Capcom already has plans for a sequel.

At this year's World Hobby Fair, Capcom will be announcing details on Rockman EXE 2 (Mega man EXE 2 in the US). Not a single thing is known about the title, other than that fairgoers will be able to choose a character to go in the game.

Get your dad a GBA! It's the gift that keeps on giving! Click here for our special Father's Day message!

On behalf of the staff of Planet GameCube, I'd like to wish all the fathers out there world wide a very happy Father's Day!

Some special mentions need to go out to some special Fathers out there....

Justin Nation, our resident Father in more ways than one. We wish a very happy Father's... Read more...

Mario Kart Advance has always had "tenative name" listed next to it. Now we may have a lead on what the new name is. Plus, some bad news about the US release date.

If you head on over to the Game Boy Advance release list, you'll see Mario Kart Advance is now listed as Mario Kart Super Circuit!

Is this the new name? Well, we're not 100% positive. I mean, we've seen mystery titles like Mario Sunshine listed, as well as GameCube games that have been reportedly cancelled. Needless to say, we're looking into it.

Or maybe not. Crave has released info on 2 GBA games.

Crave Entertainment has disclosed information about 2 GBA games that will be finished in the third Quarter of 2001. Men In Black: the Series will make a return on the new handheld, hopefully with some fresh gameplay, while Crave will attempt to one-up Tony Hawk with Razor Freestyle Scooter.

"The... Read more...