The director of the game shares his comments with Nintendo.com, while the site gives away the actual concert CD!

Masahiro Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros. Melee, talked with Nintendo.com about each of the music tracks found in the game, and the melodies performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra during the actual concert.

In addition to Sakurai-san's full commentary, the final page of the interview has comments from some of Nintendo's figureheads, including Koji Kondo and Game Freak's Hip Tanaka.

Still waiting for your Zelda bonus disc? Come check out what freebies you get with the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker when you pre-order!

The Wind Waker pre-order bonus disc contains full versions of The Ocarina of Time and its previously unreleased expansion, Master Quest, but the American version also comes with a handful of additional Easter Eggs.

As you can see from the photos, the bonus disc is treated... Read more...

The trend for game companies to consolidate continues as Sega and Sammy set to merge this October.

According to Bloomberg.com, Sega Corp. and Sammy Corp. have announced plans for a merger to take effect on October 1st.

Hajime Satomi, president of Sammy, is set to lead the joined company. The two companies will hold a briefing soon. As always, we'll have more on the story as it develops.

People who’re interested in importing a Game Boy Advance SP later this week may have a hard time getting a hold of one. We’ve got a few tips on where you’ll be able to pick one up.

I contacted our good friends over at Video Game Depot today and they informed me that they will be getting their full shipment this Friday. This is the current info they have on their website…

This morning we received final word on our shipment of GBA SP systems. And in general our news is... Read more...

Nintendo walks away with quite a few nominations. Check it out!

IGDA Announces Game Developers Choice Awards Nominees

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) announced the nominees for the Third Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, which will be handed out during at a ceremony at the Game Developers Conference on March 6.

The nominees are:

Word on the streets says you can get the Zelda bonus disc today.

Retailers have had them for days. Web retailers like Ebworld.com and Gamestop.com have already shipped.

We've received an internal e-mail from a "well known retail chain" employee that gave them the green light to distribute the discs now.

Stores in on the deal are currently breaking the release date for the Zelda bonus disc. Call your local retailer to see if you can get your pre-order bonus early!

The publisher has found a bug in the game, and they're taking an extra month to fix it.

Atlus told us today that their planned launch of Lufia: The Ruins of Lore for GBA has been delayed from March to late April.

According to a company spokesperson, "The bug is not critical and we could easily ship the game as scheduled in March, but we have made the decision that we will only ship product that meets our high quality standards and will be moving the ship date to late April."

Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters has shipped to retailers nationwide.

KONAMI SHIPS YU-GI-OH!(tm) DUNGEON DICE MONSTERS

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - February 11, 2003 - Leading video game publisher Konami of America, Inc. announced today that Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters for the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance has shipped to retail outlets nationwide.

Yu-Gi-Oh!... Read more...

Blitz games gets the nod to develop Bad Boys II.

Bad Boys II comes to Blitz!

Independent developer Blitz Games has just signed a development deal with publisher Empire Interactive under a license with Sony Pictures Consumer Products to develop games based on the upcoming film Bad Boys II.

Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are back - and... Read more...

Sega's launching new quests just in time for Valentine's Day.

Sonic Team has announced on their Japanese website that new quests for Phantasy Star Online are available for download.

A special online quest for Valentine's Day will be available until February 17; it can be played from 1 to 4 players. Challenges 7, 8, 9 have also been added, which are for 2 to 4 players.

The Japanese are getting some free bonuses from Sega. Extra characters what?

Sega of Japan is currently holding a special campaign for owners of Eternal

Arcadia Legends (Skies of Arcadia Legends outside of Japan) to download special data to their memory cards at selected stores.

By combining this special data with the game save, players will have access to special items and characters. In addition to the special data, players can receive a limited Eternal Arcadia Legends memory card

You asked for it, you got it! We're now hosting our very own Forums! Go get your new Forum account NOW!

It's been a long time in coming (back), but they're finally here. We seem to have gotten some of the last little bugs worked out, and we're now ready to unleash our new Forums on the world!

The new Forums are different from ezBoard in many ways, so you're bound to be disoriented at first. Make... Read more...

It’s not just baseball anymore. Get the official company line inside.

We recently told you that Sega was canceling World Series Baseball 2K3, but now the rest of the lineup has been axed too. Sega will no longer be producing sports games for the Nintendo GameCube.

We contacted Sega of America, and this is the official company statement:

"SEGA is committed... Read more...

The four-player portable racer is coming to America.

SEGA TO RELEASE SEGA RALLY FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE

SAN FRANCISCO - (February 7, 2003) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today

announced plans to release "SEGA RALLY(TM)" for the Game Boy(R) Advance in

March 2003.

"SEGA RALLY" features six all-new courses loaded with heart-stopping Rally

race excitement challenging gamers to race around the globe in an all-out

Empire Interactive nabs the rights for a multiplatform Bad Boys II game.

Empire Interactive signs game rights for Bad Boys II

Empire Interactive plc, a leading AIM listed computer games developer and publisher, announces that it has signed the global publishing rights to Sony Pictures' summer blockbuster film, Bad BoysTMII, through a license from Sony Pictures Consumer Products.

EBGames.com and other online retailers taking orders for Zelda + Bonus disc are already shipping the discs.

If you pre-ordered The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker plus the bonus disc from EBGames.com or other online retail stores, and opted to receive the bonus OOT/Ura disc upon availability, your discs may already be on their way.

Many orders from EBGames.com show that the bonus discs are being mailed UPS via 3-day shipping. Delivery could take place February 12 or sooner, depending on one's distance from the Kentucky warehouse.

And fighting game fans scream with utter joy!

Hori will be unleashing a new GameCube fighting stick when Soul Calibur 2 is released in Japan on March 27. Currently the bundle price is set at 10,780 yen ($90).

We'll have more details soon!

Well don't get too excited, unless you're from Europe. This will not be making a trip stateside.

Konami notches its ISS hat trick!

International Superstar Soccer 3 confirmed for March release

Konami of Europe returns to the football field with Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc (KCEO)'s International Superstar Soccer 3 (ISS3) running out for PlayStation 2 in March, with a version for the Nintendo GameCube following in May.

The Bare Necessities come to GBA next week!

UBI SOFT TO LAUNCH JUNGLE BOOK GAMES FOR

PLAYSTATION 2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

AND NINTENDO GAME BOY ADVANCE

Two Titles Based on one of Disney's Most Popular Animated Features -

Just in Time for The Jungle Book 2

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - February 5, 2003 - Ubi Soft Entertainment,... Read more...

A few GameCube titles were recently reviewed by the Japanese press. See the scores inside!

Only a handful of titles are being released for the GameCube in the Japanese market in February. Famitsu Cube Plus Advance (Nintendo-only sister publication of Famitsu Weekly) reviewed five games while Dengeki GameCube reviewed six.

The highest scoring game with Famitsu Cube Plus Advance was... Read more...