Come get some Mario Party 2 downloads!

There's nothing wrong with getting something for free....especially when it deals with Nintendo. Head on over to the Nintendo of Europe website and nab some sweet Mario Party 2 (a little late eh?) Wallpapers, and a l33t screensaver. Tell 'em Louie sent you.

Kosta gets ready to fight for Nintendo at the AGDC!

Things have been hectic as of late and my exams finish this Thursday (can't wait!) and you can expect, on my part, a heap of updates relating to the AGDC (see below) and the relatively "non-Nintendo-ness" of it all. There's also an interview and indepth look at a homegrown (by that I mean my home,... Read more...

IGNCube has lots of goodies waiting for you!

Wow, they actually updated. IGN Cube has updated with 4 new articles. They even got a Yamauchi interview. It's a quicke but it shows his views on the Gamecube. They also have news of 4 third parties pledging to support Gamecube. The four would be: Infogrames, Take-Two, Platinum Interactive, and THQ . They also have an update on that poll about who is planning to support Gamecube and what the consumers think of the forthcoming console.

Kosta's goin' to AGDC!!1!!1!11!!

The Australian Games Developers Conference 2000 has just begun and PlanetN2000's very own Aussie, Kosta Andreadis and Tendo Box's Stephen Farrelly will be attending. Industry players from all over the globe will be present and we will make sure the GameCube presence is felt through interviews, news and general discussions. All of this and Kosta is in the middle of his exam (or should I say finals?) period! Stay tuned!

TP has an interview with Mix-Core!

Tendo Project has an interview with Mix-Core up, detailing their origin and relations with Nintendo. There's a couple surprises in there (Nintendo discovered them through their website!), so check it out.

Panasonic displays its ultra-expensive memory device. But don't worry--the price bound to go down.

Curious about the possibilities involved in using the 64MB SD card for GameCube? Panasonic has a nifty little website telling all about the new technology. Notable tidbits include the current price of a 64MB card...a whopping $180 US! Either Nintendo is counting on these things getting cheap pretty... Read more...

"Let's get together, yeah yeah, yeah!" The movie (The Parent Trap) was horrid, but the idea of former-rivals getting together is right on!

Not too long ago, we reported a rumor that we saw on Magic Box that mentioned a possible partnership between longtime rivals Nintendo & Sega. According to the rumor, the two companies would team up to make a joint-online RPG for both Dreamcast & Gamecube systems & would make an official announcement... Read more...

Arcade Killer Instince emulation?

The Killer Instinct arcade machine emulator is out! It works darn well, too, it's got fullscreen and joystick support. Sound and netplay (!) is on the way. You can grab it at www.kiame.com ... don't ask us about the machine hard drive/roms, though. Heh. Stay legal, kids.

Namco is searching for senior programmers with PS1, PS2, GameCube or Xbox experience.

Those "too cool for sleep" guys and gals over at FGN Online have discovered Namco's search for senior-level programmers, with the interesting comment "PS1, PS2, Gamecube, or X-Box experience a plus." The games being worked on include a racing title to start a new franchise, and some type of action-adventure... Read more...

Billy begs for Zelda MM impressions because he has no time to start playing it just yet...

Things a little quiet lately? Do you blame Zelda? I think that's a possibility. If you haven't picked up your copy of Zelda: Majora's Mask...what the hell is your problem? I would say 98% of PlanetN2000's staff has been sucked into the 72 hour Zelda love fest. Go figure...

Personally, I really... Read more...

Full length movies from Spaceworld just went up at Computer and Videogames news. Movies include Luigi's Mansion, Joanna Dark, Car demo (simply awesome).

A few days ago here at the Planet we informed you readers about the appearance of full length videos of GameCube (and GBA) tech demos on the net. Most fans were probably wondering why it took this long to get them, but rest assured that they're here. Recently a few new movies have been added to CV&G's... Read more...

Majora's Mask goes on sale a few days early.

Reports around the US have confirmed the rumor of an early Zelda: Majora's Mask release. That's right brothers and sisters....Zelda has hit a mall store near you! The main mall chains like Electronics Boutique, Software Etc., Babbages, Walden Software should have their shipments of Gold Carts for... Read more...

Mix Core reveals that a part of the Rebirth demo was running in real time... and the whole thing would have been if there was a little more time to prepare.

IGNCube has finally put an article concerning what many of us have been speculating for some time now: that a part of the Rebirth CGI demo was in fact running off the NGC hardware.

Not only was this confirmed by Mix Core but they went even further...

Excerpt from IGNCube:

Mix Core recently... Read more...

Brownie Brown talks about their GBA RPG, Magical Vacation. GameCube is also mentioned by this developer that is made of ex-employees of Squaresoft.

The TendoProject has snagged another interview. This time it's with the new development house Brownie Brown. It speaks about the name of the company and a bit about their current development "Magical Vacation."

Brownie Brown is focusing on "Magical Vacation" as their only product in development... Read more...

A small treat from Mix-Core.

NCL development house Mix-Core has released a single screenshot of its newest project, known only as "2" right now.

No information is provided with the screen, but the file path contains the words "Hakofune" and "neji_T2"...could be a clue. The art style is also clearly different from Rebirth's nature themes. Kudos to Quest17 for telling me about this little treat.

Gamers.com takes a trip down memory lane for the 15th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

While it may seem like only yesterday, it's certainly been awhile since Super Mario Bros. was the height of technology. However it's time to traipse down memory lane once more as Gamers.com has a fond look back at the system that signified the resurrection of the Gaming Industry.

So pull out your vinyl, comb back that mullet, break out those horrible glam-rock music videos and rock on to the NES' 15th anniversary!

Direct feeds (i.e. not recorded by some guy with a video camera) of Space World movies!

Nintendo enthusiasts everywhere were quick to download any Spaceworld movies of Gamecube and GBA, yet for the most part this was either pre-edited footage or non direct-feed. Thanks to Computer & Video Games, FULL length videos of the Gamecube demonstrations have just made available to the public.... Read more...

IGN cube gives details about the forthcoming GameCube developers conference.

Remember that "Developer Conference" that Michael Rubinelli of THQ mentioned a little while back at IGNCube? Well the boys over there have shed some more light on this mysterious event.

Evidently Nintendo has a date in late November in mind, although there is no day set in stone. Here's was IGNCube had to say about it:

Core Magazine gets an interview with Hiroshi Imanishi (not Yamauchi). Imanishi calls the PSX ad campaigns "novel promotion".

Our friends over at Core Magazine snagged a little interview with Nintendo's Managing Director: Hiroshi Imanishi. He talks about Nintendo's past successes and (hopeful) future conquests, too.

Here's a sample of the wonderful goodness:

Question: Do you think Nintendo has been deprived of the same market opportunity as when you launched the Famicom (NES)?

IGN Cube reports on Capcom's plans to support all systems with online games that are compatable with each other. Is a Capcom's Nintendo vs. Sony far off?

Capcom announced 2 days ago that any of their upcoming games that support internet play will be going to all 5 systems. This is great news. Also, all the versions of the games will be able to play against each other, so internet gaming won't be segregated by system.

The company is moving forward... Read more...