Not a joke: GameCube hits the US in September, Europe in Spring 2002.

Reuters News reports that Atsuo Asada, NCL's executive vice-president, announced today that GameCube will be launching as scheduled in July for Japan, one month early in September for North America, and in Spring 2002 in Europe. Disappointing news for our European readers, for sure, but US gamers... Read more...

Remember that USC conference I went to?! Well, they finally have ALL the transcripts up!

They only have transcripts for most of the speakers that attended the USC Conference, "Entertainment in the Interactive Age" right now, but the folks over at USC are planning on uploading videos of the event later. Hurry over and hear--er--read what everyone had to say!

RareNet have reported a small tidbit on Dinosaur Planet... Still, since it probably comes deep from within Rare itself, you might wanna peep it.

We can't resist mentioning every time our friends & neighbors at RareNet update - mainly because they always got the official goods.

Although many of us know that Rare's Dinosaur Planet is no longer for N64 will be released on NGC, perhaps as a launch title. Now we are all curious about the... Read more...

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo execs battle it out in E3's Keynote discussion.

Big names from each of the 3 major combatants in the next-generation console war help kick-off E3 2001. Microsoft's Robbie Bach, Sony's Kaz Hirai, and Nintendo's own Peter Main will discuss the future of the industry starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 17th, in West Hall meeting room 515 at the L.A. Convention Center. You can bet we'll be there to give you the pictures, descriptions, and accounts of this game.

Bollocks...even more GBA news. Here's the 3rd party GBA news story that Max mentioned but couldn't post before FGN did.

Okay, how much GBA news can you handle? Yes you know that the system will launch in the U.S. on June 11, 2001 for $99.95 in the same 3 colors (with different names) as in Japan...but how about the fact that games will retail between $29.95 and $39.95 (which is about what was expected). Also, did you know that there'll be 15 games at said system launch. Here's the launch lineup.

When it rains it pours, at least that's what it seems like today for GBA info.

Activision has confirmed support of the Gameboy Advance today. According to the news release, Activision has 6 games in development "including titles based on such hit brands as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Spider-Man and X-Men." In fact, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 should be available at the system's launch come June. Now let's see if these guys can't confirm some titles in the works for GameCube...

Nintendo has put up a new online survey. Hmm, this couldn't have anything to do with GameCube, could it? Nah.

Nintendo of America's official website has posted a new survey online that asks readers to provide feedback about Wave Race and 1080. Not that we really needed confirmation or anything, but add this to the pile of evidence that we'll see GameCube versions of these great games. The survey asks about... Read more...

A recap of the Nintendo press event with some new info about the GBA.

Reuters Securities has provided a story highlighting Nintendo's GBA unveiling. Aside from talking about software (see the other two GBA stories), Nintendo announced a partnership with Olympus Optical to create the "card-e" system. According to the story,

"Nintendo announced it will join forces... Read more...

We've got more details on the newest GBA game announcements. Classics, connections & confirmations - we've got it here.

Believe it or not, I've just received some "inside info" from a l33t source about the exciting news of Nintendo planning re-releases of many of its classic series (a "going away present" to PlanetN2000). Here's a couple important / exciting specifics:

1) Last time we heard from "Metroid Advance"... Read more...

Ho har! We tried to fool you. Well, PlanetN2000 is 2 years old today - and though it is closing down, PlanetGameCube is here to take its place.

"WORD!"

Yeah baby! PlanetN2000 is TWO YEARS OLD!! Word to yo' momz, we came to drop bombz! Planet has a little Birthday present for you!!! More on this in a little bit....

The main thing here is I’d like to thank the Staff of PlanetN2000. Personally these are the best damn MF’s that I could ever work with. You people rule. We wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.

Finally! Details concerning the American launch of the AGB!

Wow! Finally we've got some concrete information about the American launch of the AGB!

Nintendo's Gameboy.com has the details:

"Game Boy Advance will launch in Japan on March 21st, with a MSRP of 9,800 yen. Game Boy Advance will launch in the United States on June 11th, with a MSRP of $99.95.... Read more...

A college student from Ohio has been arrested. Will ROM sites all over the net fold up and die tomorrow?

A 22 year old college student from Ohio has been arrested for running a ROM site. For those of you who aren't up to snuff on what a ROM is, Nintendo's Piracy FAQ does a very good job explaining it.

The college student was allegedly running this website in the Spring of 2000. He's been accused... Read more...

That's a whole buncha GBAs!

According to GameSpot, Nintendo plans to have 1 million Game Boy Advance units ready for the North American launch of the system on June 11th. Nintendo also plans to release 1 million for the Japanese launch on March 21st. After the Japanese launch Nintendo plans to make 1.5 million units a month... Read more...

If you live in Japan and can get to a Poke Center you just might be able to snag on of these babies.

It appears that there will be 4 different GBAs for sale at the launch in Japan. The fourth one is a special Pokemon Center edition version of the system. It appears to be a dark silver with gray buttons. It also has little Pokemon pictures flanking the words "Game Boy Advance." But why describe it to you when I can show it to you.

"Little Japanese girls everywhere love Kuru Kuru Kururin!" -Steve of Tendo Box

GB Station has grabbed some sha-weet video. These are the actual commercials for Game Boy Advance games, direct from Japan. They show a wealth of game footage, unlike us filthy Amercians. You can access the commercials by going to the game profiles for F-Zero Advance, Mario Advance, and Kuru Kuru Kururin. The links will be on the right side of the page!

EAGB.net scores the first pics of the Japanese GBA packaging!

Euro-Asia Game Boy has acquired an image of the Japanese GBA packaging, in case you're interested. Could be an indicator of what to expect for the North American packaging, although I'm sure there will be at least some changes.

Blizzard's Bill Roper makes a disheartening comment for those hoping to play Warcraft III on GameCube.

Bad news for all you Blizzard fans: for now, the company is saying that there will be no console versions of the upcoming Warcraft III. In an interview with the Russian site www.zone.ru, Blizzard's Bill Roper made this comment:

I don’t think we will make Warcraft3 available for consoles, this... Read more...

Capcom blesses us by announcing re-releases of three classics for handheld GBA glory.

Although we posted this information from Nintendo's Gamelist on Friday, I feel obligated to highlight some highly excellent Capcom news. Specifically, Capcom is bringing three of its classic titles,

Super Street Fighter 2, Final Fight and Breath of Fire to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. Since I'm too busy to do previews now, here's a quick rundown on each:

A recent job posting from Paradigm Entertainment sheds light on the developer's next-generation plans.

Recent job postings from Paradigm on Gamasutra.com have revealed a nice bit of info for eager GameCube fans. In the company description section, Paradigm says the following:

At the core of its success are Paradigm's commitment to technology and a structured approach to development. The company... Read more...

Want to know what important developers in Japan think? Look no further... That sounded so clichéd.

IGN Cube has spotted an interesting article in Famitsu Weekly. The major Japanese publication has gathered the thoughts of many big Japanese developers on Nintendo's GameCube.

Yoshiki Okamoto of Capcom reveals plans for full support of the GameCube, but wonders exactly where the Nintendo is headed.