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April 12, 2001

Midway likes Mario's Machine

by Michael Cole - 7:34 pm EDT
Source: IGN Cube

Mortal Kombat's Ed Boon is impressed with the GC's power.

Read the headline.... MK5 is multi-platform as of now, and from the sound of things, it will be coming to GCN...

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M$ comes up with GCN's ¥ GC

by Michael Cole - 7:08 pm EDT
Source: IGN Cube

Microsoft's managing director gives an educated guess on GCN's Japan price at launch.

Although Microsoft has no inside information when it comes to Nintendo's business, Hirohisa Ohura's job is to know what hardware costs. So when asked what the Japanese price of the Xbox would be, he stated that it all depends on its competitors' prices.

"...the price of Nintendo's GameCube, which I personally think will fall around 19,800 yen ($160)."

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One Million and Counting! GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 7:04 pm EDT
Source: GameSpot VG, Famitsu

As the GIA says, it truly is the Land of the Rising Fun. GBA sales numbers are in, and all is well.

GameSpot VG reports that Famitsu's GBA sales numbers are in, and they show the fledgling handheld breaking the one million mark in Japan. In about three weeks of availability, Famitsu has recorded 1,132,612 Game Boy Advance units being sold in Nintendo's home country. Note that Famitsu sales data is usually less than the actual statistics, because of the sampling method used.

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The Most IMPORTANT Petition You'll Ever Sign!

by Justin Nation - 9:08 am EDT
Source: http://www.petitiononline.com/jokepgc/petition.htm...

You may think you've signed important petitions in the past few days... but this one tops them all!

In the past week the Nintendo faithful have been taking up the charge to do their part in securing GameCube's deserved place in the next generation. Whether it be valiant attempts to get mature titles made, Square developed titles made, for it to release on time in Australia... by making people's voices heard hopefully Nintendo and other developers will take note!

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Tony Hawk 3 Announced for GBA but Not GCN GC

by Jonathan Metts - 6:55 am EDT
Source: FGN Online

The incredibly popular skateboarding series is headed to GBA twice over...but where's the GameCube love?

Activision has announced that the third Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game will be released for an amazing six systems: Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Playstation, Playstation 2, PC, and Xbox. Great news for the GBA, especially since its version of Tony Hawk 2 looks so awesome, but the lack of a GameCube... Read more...

The Return of Karnov!!!

by Max Lake - 1:15 am EDT
Source: Something Awful

All new Karnov game! And no, it isn’t for GameCube, Game Boy Advance OR a hacked ROM like yesterday’s Zelda. Still, we think you will want to play the latest (and perhaps GREATEST) Karnov game!

Karnov is one big, tubby, fire-breathing Russian who entered the lives of many an old school Nintendophile back in 1987. The NES classic was by Data East and featured all kinds of challenging platforming and various creatures.

Although Karnov later appeared as the first level boss in Bad Dudes, it’s been ages since we’ve seen our old comrade! Now, Something Awful delivers an all new Karnov adventure! DANCE DANCE KARNOV!!!

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April 11, 2001

GBA Games U.S. Box scans GBA

by Ty Shughart - 7:31 pm EDT
Source: EB

Have a look at what Mario Advance and F-Zero's U.S. boxes will look like.

Here they are, for your viewing, freshly scanned out of the latest EB catalog:

You know you love 'em! Oh, and if you can't read that, it says "Link it up! 1 Game Pak, 4 Players!"

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New Zelda!!!

by Rick Powers - 5:56 pm EDT
Source: Zelda Challenge: Outlands

In what must be one of the most amazing Videogame hacks of all time, someone has hacked the original ROM to The Legend of Zelda and created a whole new adventure. Details inside.

While we normally don't condone the illegal copying of game ROMs, this was too cool to pass up.

Challenge Games has hacked the original game ROM for The Legend of Zelda and made an entirely new adventure, with a new overworld map as well. While this isn't the first game that Challenge Games has hacked, it is probably one of the most impressive.

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Stuart Little coming to GBA, NGC

by Max Lake - 12:22 pm EDT
Source: FGN Online

The delightful mouse Stuart Little will be coming to Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance AND GameCube courtesy of Activision.

Activision has announced a deal with Sony Pictures Consumer Products that gives them the rights to produce games based on Columbia Pictures' Stuart Little movie & its upcoming sequel, Stuart Little 2, which will hit summer 2002.

Activision plans to bring its Stuart Little games to Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and GameCube! Activision has not announced plans to bring the perky mouse to non-Nintendo consoles.

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More Trouble for Retro Studios

by Max Lake - 12:00 pm EDT
Source: IGNCube

Retro Studios, the Nintendo second-party developer bringing us the next Metroid, continues to take lessons from the school of hard-knocks in the form of more layoffs.

Last night, IGNCube reported that there is even MORE trouble for Retro Studios. According to their sources, Nintendo laid off an additional 3 programmers, though it is not known if the programmers were assigned to the “Retro RPG” or the new Metroid game—Retro Studios’ only two remaining NGC projects.

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Steven Kent Does It Again?!?

by Justin Nation - 10:42 am EDT
Source: MSNBC

He's done it again! Steven Kent takes a new look at the next generation and Nintendo's chances as well.

Who'd have thunk it. After last week's article giving a realistic look at the complications X-Box could be facing Steven Kent delivers again with a pretty pro-Nintendo piece... and don't forget this is being posted on a site affiliated with Microsoft. Finally something with some substance and true analysis Nintendo fans can actually look at without feeling insulted.

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New Mix-Core Project

by Ty Shughart - 9:30 am EDT
Source: mix-core.com

What's this? "Fight-Money"?

Mix-Core has posted a new project on their site. The pictures of Fight-Money appear to feature an exploding coliseum and a scary lookin' guy. It also notes 'TV Program Opening CG'.

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April 10, 2001

One Massive GBA Launch Guide GBA

by Max Lake - 1:37 pm EDT
Source: IGN Pocket

IGNPocket has compiled impressions of each and every GBA launch title. Wow!

While many of the staff at Planet GameCube are waiting patiently for their copies of Game Boy Advance systems and games, our pals over at IGN Pocket have done double duty in order to play every single launch title released for GBA. That’s right, each and every one. Are we just the slightest bit... Read more...

Feed the Mailbag!

by Mike Hrusecky - 11:44 am EDT
Source: http://www.planetgamecube.com/mailbag.cfm

The next edition of the Mailbag is right around the corner, so get your last minute questions in! Feed the Mailbag at mailbag@planetgamecube.com.

The next edition of the Mailbag is right around the corner, so get your last minute questions in! Feed the Mailbag at mailbag@planetgamecube.com

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New Info on InterAct's GBA Battery Packs GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 9:25 am EDT
Source: InterAct Press Release

The hardware company announces full details on its GBA battery solutions, including a few very interesting tidbits...

Check out our updated hardware profiles for the three battery packs in question:

InterAct PowerPak

InterAct PowerPak EX

InterAct PowerRumble FX

All three peripherals now include an AC adapter and a bonus cradle for storing/charging the battery pack. Also of note is that the PowerRumble... Read more...

April 9, 2001

Iwata Appeases the Naysayers GC

by Andres Rojas - 10:21 pm EDT
Source: Core Magazine

nDream magazine scores an interview with Satoru Iwata, and Core Magazine delivers the goods.

As anyone who is an avid follower of the latest Nintendo news knows, Nintendo has kept a tight lid on anything and everything regarding the GameCube. Thanks to the lack of info, industry analysts have been predicting delays left and right for Nintendo's new console. Finally, someone at Nintendo breaks the silence. Go and read Core Magazine's excellent transcription of nDream magazine's interview with Nintendo director, Satoru Iwata.

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E3 is a go for Planet Gamecube

by Rick Powers - 5:37 pm EDT
Source: E3 Expo

In a shameless bit of self-promotion, Planet Gamecube plugs its E3 plans.

Well folks, E3's only a little more than a month away, and if you don't know what "E3" is, then you must not be an avid gamer.

E3 is the Electronic Entertainment Expo, held in Los Angeles. It's the COMDEX of the gaming world, and if it's not at E3, you won't be seeing it this year. (Then again, just because you see it at E3, doesn't mean you'll be seeing it this year ...)

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April 8, 2001

Very Precise GBA Numbers GBA

by Michael Cole - 11:43 am EDT
Source: EAGB

We have a nice list of the GBA Games that made the top 50, as well as their numbers!

Although it would be nice to see the list of all the GBA Games, here's the list of the most popular titles:

At #2 - Mario Advance with 98,976 sold this week and 319,076 sold in total since release.

At #7 - Kuru Kuru Kururin GBA - 39,506 this week and 87,920 in total.

At #8 - F-Zero GBA - 36,753 this week and 111,203 in total.

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April 7, 2001

Signs of life at Nintendorks!

by David Trammell - 3:47 pm EDT
Source: http://www.nintendorks.com

A temporary page has gone up at Nintendorks which says...

...it says that they'll be back up and running in just a day or so! Nintendorks provide equal parts Nintendo and zany humor. We can't wait!

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April 6, 2001

What? A Competent Article on The Biz?

by Justin Nation - 6:45 pm EDT
Source: MSNBC

Finally something from somewhat the mainstream press that isn't laden with idiocy and blatant pandering...

While Steven Kent may work for a MS-oriented news site I'll give him applause for the brass balls he shows writing something critical of X-Box's chances in Japan. Read up, and suck in a good article... it's been a while.

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