Shigeru Miyamoto confirms not only that Zelda is in development for Gamecube, but that the footage from SpaceWorld was actual gameplay footage!

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed the development of Legend of Zelda for GameCube, he also confirmed that the GameCube Zelda video from last year's Nintendo Space World were [sic] the actual gameplay footage. The GameCube version of Zelda will be directed by Mitsihiro Takano, the project director of Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for N64.

NEC opens a new factory to pump out graphics chipsets for the GameCube

NEC has announced that they have just opened their new $761 million manufacturing facility to produce Flipper graphics chipsets for the Nintendo GameCube. Mass production of the GPU had already begun in January but with the new factory there should be much increased output of chip sets. With NEC already producing massive amounts of chips, it looks like the GameCube will have no trouble hitting its launch date.

While this isn't directly related to the Gamecube sometimes you just have to see something...

OK, so in the last year Nintendo has surprised me a few times. First they made a mascot fighter, then they made an interesting ad campaign for Perfect Dark... but folks, this tops the list. I'm not even sure what to say... wow. A mix of emotions. Joy that Nintendo has come out of the closet somewhat... Read more...

Mysterious GamePak and the shiny new handheld!

RPGamer put a cool little article up about how Nintendo is making sure their GBC Zelda opuses will get the 32-bit treatment. Well a 32-bit bonus at least.

One of the most exciting features of the GameBoy Advance is the system's capability to play GameBoy Color titles. However, up until now, there... Read more...

The mag's got the shots, not the site.

EGM (the print version, anyway) has some new pictures of new GBA names that Majesco will be putting out - Iridion 3D, Earthworm Jim (EWJ 2, it looks like), and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure.

Majesco is working with Shin'en for Iridion 3D - it's looking quite nice, have a look:

And, of course, a couple pictures of the 16-bit ports. You've probably seen the games before, though...

This Sony rep sounds very childish.

I just got this in my email, good stuff, here...

Having worked at Comp USA, I will tell you this...

Sony Reps do the following:

1. Demand we put PS2 and PSX demo stations in the front displays, and the Dreamcast/ N64 ones in the back...way back where almost no one goes.

2. Will purposely... Read more...

Are you importing a GBA? You better read this then!

There are a bunch of you out there that have pre-orders already for importing a GBA this March. So what is it like to be in Japan and wanting to pre-order? IGN Pocket's correspondant has an excellent report on what the vibe is in Japan, as well as what it's like to pre-order over seas. If you have any inkling of Pre-ordering and wanting to nab your GBA in March, I would hurry up. Chances are, you'll be paying a lot more now.

After people were having fits of rage last week with the report of Metroid becoming a FPS. The story deepens...

Reports from IGN Cube say that Metroid is not a first person shooter, but a first person adventure.

What does this mean per say?

Metroid isn't exactly what many readers think. It's not a shooter so much, say sources, as it is an adventure in first-person view -- an FPA if you will -- and... Read more...

According to Fatbabies, Sony recently "asked" a Funcoland to pull down al their X-Box and GameCube advertising shiz.... or else they lose their PS2 shipments. Here's the scoop:

Apparently Sony is still threatening retailers (see Sony the Bully) who display any sort of X-Box promotional material. A manager of a Funcoland stated they were required to remove all X-Box pre-orders because Sony called and e-mailed to threaten PS2 hardware and software shipments will be shorted to the store if the store does not remove all pre-orders and marketing materials for X-Box and GameCube.

Ex Square employee Hiroki Kikuta of Secret of Mana fame talks about the future with Consoles France.

Check it, a new interview on Consoles France with Hiroki Kikuta, one of the people who helped make Secret of Mana and other Square classics back in the days of yore so special. To be honest, I was a bit shocked by the optimism about Nintendo coming from a Japanese developer but maybe things aren't... Read more...

Hell hasn't froze over, Nintendo & Sega have some big plans... What all do they entail? And what's this? A New Planet Iron Scribe?!?

The frequent appearance of Nintendo / Sega rumors over the past few months has been reminiscent of that ol' carnie classic, "Whack-a-Mole." A rumor would pop up somewhere only to be swiftly crushed beneath a skeptical media. Almost immediately, another crazy Sega rumor would appear from somewhere,... Read more...

Developer Wide Games announces that their intriguing new racer is coming to GameCube.

In an interview with Wide Games, developer of the upcoming PS2 game Rush Club, GameSpot has discovered that the game will also be ported to GameCube and Xbox. Check out this excerpt:

GS: Do you have plans to bring the game to other consoles as well?

CJ: Absolutely. Atlas is a platform independent engine--running at the moment on the PC and PS2--and our tech team is ready to get cracking on the Xbox and GameCube versions.

This is terrible news. Looks like Nintendo isn't changing the Japanese GBA Colors when this puppy launches in the states. Well sorta...

Woah. Yes, it's been made official. The GBA colors that will be released in Japan will be the same colors that will get released here in the states. Except for some ultra non snappy new names.

White = Arctic

Purple = Indigo

Milky Blue = Glacier

Yes, these snappy new names will make people across the USA just thrilled to buy these wonderful colors. In related news, Nintendophiles across the globe can now throw up in unison.

Well, it appears that that inverse Super Nintendo color scheme will be out in America.

IGN Cube reports that, in an interview with Nintendo, the violet color will be Nintendo's official color. This means that we will see it at launch. It is possible that we might see other colors with it still.

Psyched about the GBA launch in Japan? Here's a little (and we mean little) eye candy for you.

Yeah baby! The Japanese GBA site has been updated with tiny ass pics of the new box art for 4 GBA games...

1. F-Zero Advance

2. Napolean

3. Kuru Kuru Kurin

4. Mario Advance

There's a bunch of new screens as well. Where I raise the flag is they make it look like Mario Advance is launching... Read more...

You can never have enough GBAs!!!!

Despite rumors that the number of GBA would be decreased, Nintendo has proven them wrong by increasing the number to 1.4 million! It still isn't enough to satisfy the demand, but the number is certainly nothing to scoff at. And hopefully GCN production is coming along just as nicely, making a raid much less likely come launch. This is certainly good news: Nintendo doens't seem to be running into the rut that Sony fell into.

Oh no...

Bummed that Metroid might be a FPS? Well, Penny Arcade thinks it could be worse. 'Nuff said.

Perrin Kaplan drops some hints about the launches of Gameboy Advance and Gamecube.

Fatbabies.com was cool enough to post the whole story from mmWire. While some of the info has already been revealed (GBA US launch on June 11, 2001, price undetermined; NGC US launch in October/November 2001, price undetermined), Ms. Kaplan does shed a little more light on both system launches. Here's what mmWire had to say...

Video-Senki has struck again with more great words from NCL president Hiroshi Yamauchi.

Japanese gaming industry magazine Zaikai recently conducted an interview with Hiroshi Yamauchi and Video-Senki was kind enough to post it. Yamauchi says some pretty harsh words (what else is new) for the game industry regarding the future of game development, online games, and the state of the industry itself. Below are a couple of the nicer quotes from Yamauchi-san...

Nintendo plans to be a presence at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show.

For the first time since the creation of their Shoshinkai/Spaceworld show (as far as I know), Nintendo Company Ltd. will be exhibiting at the Tokyo Games Show. The Magic Box says Nintendo will be there to hawk its Game Boy Advance, and perhaps also to steal some attention with GameCube demos. I'll... Read more...