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October 20, 2000
by Mike Sklens - 12:46 pm EDT
Source: IGN Cube
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...
October 19, 2000
by Max Lake - 2:33 pm EDT
Source: Magic Box
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?
Magic Box has just posted some new artwork and screenshots of Megaman EXE heading to Gameboy Advance. The images show off EXE's RPG style of play namely scenes of characters conversing and a look at one of the menu-screens, which is decked out by those lovable "hardhat" characters that populate ever... Read more...
October 18, 2000
by Kosta Andreadis - 9:39 pm EDT
Source: Daily Radar
Kosta links some shots of and tells us all about The Jungle Book which will be coming to every next-gen platform you can think of. LINKS TO PICS
In some stellar reporting on Daily Radar's part (yes that was sarcasm), news has broken that Disney's The Jungle Book is set to get a current and next-generation outing by Ubi-Soft. Instead of being another adventure or platformer, the game will be 'dance' orientated and will appear on Playstation, Playstation 2, PC, GameCube and Game Boy Color. Ubi-Soft's description of the game:
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by Jonathan Metts - 5:09 pm EDT
Source: GameSpot
GameSpot and Nikkei Computer get jiggy with Square...
In news originating from Nikkei Computer in Japan, GameSpot reports that Square has apparently signed on as an official third-party Xbox developer, and the legendary RPG developer is already working to bring Final Fantasy XI to the system. So why should this interest us Nintendo fanboys (and fangirls)?... Read more...
October 17, 2000
by Jonathan Metts - 9:09 pm EDT
Source: GameSpot
Volition sacrifices graphics for gameplay and is thinking about developing for the GameCube.
You may have already heard of Volition. They're responsible for Summoner, the first Playstation 2 RPG, and they're hard at work on Red Faction, a first-person shooter for PS2 and PC. They stand out as one of the first developers to accomplish anti-aliasing on the difficult PS2 hardware. In an interview with GameSpot, Philip Holt, Volition's director of development, touched on a few interesting issues, including possible GameCube development:
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October 16, 2000
by Max Lake - 1:08 pm EDT
Source: Nintendojo!
The dojo returns from nothingness. Still no word from RareNet.
After a noticeable absence, Nintendojo has ended its offline down time & resumes regular updates today. Unfortunately though, Nintendojo FR, Dojo Wrestling Monopoly and RareNet are still kaput though we hope they'll be back soon. (RareNet I know is working hard on this, but having some problems -don't... Read more...
October 14, 2000
by Max Lake - 8:43 am EDT
Source: IGN Cube
Wow! IGNCube updated! This doesn't happen very often folks...
IGNCube has burst out of retirement again to bring a nifty (albeit brief) interview with THQ's vice president of product development, Michael Rubinell. Mr. Rubinell definitely seemed enthusiastic about Nintendo's future (aren't we all) and had some interesting things to say. Here's some of the highlights:
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by Max Lake - 8:16 am EDT
Source: Tendo Project
Tendo Project gets the skinny on Powerful Pro Kun Pocket (a name that will certainly change should this title see American shores).
Konami have announced that they'll be bringing their popular Baseball series to GBA Powerful Pro Kun Pocket. KCEO will be doing the development duties & the game should be available at launch. The US hasn't seen any previous installments of the baseball series, so no reason to think we'll see this one. There's not much of a market for "Super Deformed Sports" I guess. I'd play 'em! Anyone remember Super Dodgeball? Anyway, here's a screenshot.
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October 13, 2000
by Max Lake - 1:05 pm EDT
Source: NintendoWeb.com
Nintendo releases info Gameboy cell phone adapter. This may ultimately be Japan only, but it allows Pokémasters to trade and fight over cell phones with Pokémon Crystal.
For those of you curious on what Nintendo had in mind for online connectivity via cellular phones, NintendoWeb has got some answers. In conjunction with the Japanese coming of Pokémon Crystal, on Dec. 4th, Nintendo will release a mobile-adaptor for cell phones that will allow Pokémon-masters to... Read more...
by Max Lake - 12:48 pm EDT
Source: FGN Online
THQ snaps up the Tetris license for every system imaginable, but the GameCube isn't on the list. Can you say NDA?
Anyone who's ever bought or played a Gameboy console is probably all too familiar with Tetris. Well, it seems that GBA will be getting a version of the classic puzzle game too, courtesy of THQ. In an agreement with Blue Planet Software THQ acquired the rights to produce Tetris games on next-generation... Read more...
October 12, 2000
by Max Lake - 4:26 pm EDT
Source: MSNBC.com
Mr. Kent breaks it down at MSNBC.
What the heck, let's make it "Slam Sony Day" at the Planet today! Nevermind I'm personally NOT a big Sony hater or a system-loyalist for that matter. Nevermind I haven't even devoted much time into looking for Nintendo news today either (this is a Nintendo site, right?). The above linked editorial... Read more...
October 11, 2000
by Zosha Arushan - 10:00 pm EDT
Source: Core Magazine
Zosha posts an off-topic story about the ever expensive PS2. Retailers all over are going crazy, raising prices, screwing kids over. It's quite simply a big mess.
OK, this isn't Nintendo news at all, but as a wise man once said "Know how thy enemy doth piss everyone else off." Take a look at what Core Magazine had to say about the recent PS2 cutbacks...
Today we received word from the owner of chain of gaming related stores in the north-east regarding... Read more...
by Mike Sklens - 8:15 pm EDT
Source: IGN 64
S&P gets a release date in Japan. We still don't know if it's going to hit the states yet.
In Japan. Not here though. It's still unclear as if the shooter by Nintendo and Treasure will becoming out in the good old U S of A. But it will be released in Japan on November 21st. According to IGN...
Nintendo doesn't have it listed to hit in the US until at least the second quarter of next year, if ever.
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by Max Lake - 4:07 pm EDT
Nintendo shows off Animal Forest at Spaceworld, Max gets excited about it!
At the recent Spaceworld show, Nintendo showed off a new type of "communication game" in the form of "Dobutsu no Mori" AKA "Animal Forest" Courtesy of a Shiggy interview in the Nintendo Official Magazine UK.
The interview had the big man commenting that they want to make Animal Forest for... Read more...
by Max Lake - 4:06 pm EDT
Correction on an Oct 5th story (original reported by TendoProject).
We have a slight correction regarding / additional information on the story we posted on October 5th (& originally reported by TNP) about a Zelda 2 demo running on GBA. While we stated that Zelda 2 was not confirmed, the demo might indicate a possibility it might be coming. It's probably only wishful thinking. One of our longtime pals, Ravi "Agent Double-O" Hiranand got in touch with this correction:
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by Max Lake - 2:00 pm EDT
Source: TendoProject.com
THQ drives another stake through the heart of the valiant people fighting to rid Nintendo of it's "kiddie" image.
THQ have announced plans to develop games based on Nickolodeon shows SpongeBob SquarePants and Rocket Power licenses, which will appear on a variety of platforms including GBA and GBC in 2001. Germaine Gioia, THQ Vice President of licensing gushed with excitement: "The unique characters of SpongeBob... Read more...
by Max Lake - 1:20 pm EDT
Source: FGN Online
FGN Online to the rescue! Here's news about Infogrames and Hudson teaming up to increase distribution and develop online networking for games!
From the "Whoop de Doo but Still News" department comes another 'lil critter via FGN Online. It seems Infogrames and Hudson Soft have teamed to create a joint company predictably called Infogrames Hudson. The company will be located in Tokyo and run by one of Hudson Soft's executive directors. The... Read more...
by Mike Sklens - 1:03 pm EDT
Source: Tendo Box
Oh those guys at Tendo Box are a hoot! Always typing up something funny and putting it online. They've done a Majora's Mask parody article. Hahahaha! (OK, so we didn't laugh that hard!)
It seems the boys over a Tendo Box are at it again. They've cook up a devilishly funny article concerning the secret powers that the masks in the upcoming Zelda game. It turns out the masks aren't as powerful as we thought. You better do yourself a favor and check it out.
Nintendo may have you... Read more...
by Max Lake - 12:44 pm EDT
Source: FGN Online
Information on developers Graphic State, who will be producing software for GBA. We have this news thanks to FGN's exclusive w/a better title!
In a rare FGN Online exclusive, comes word of another company joining the ever-increasing ranks of GBA developers. This time it's UK-based Graphic State, who report to be working on two GBA titles. No details are known about the titles save that they will be similar to recent Crawfish tech demos.... Read more...
October 10, 2000
by Max Lake - 10:00 pm EDT
Source: Nintendo Web
Thanks to NintendoWeb, Turok head-honcho David Dienstbier let it slip that he is very interested in bringing everbody's favorite dinosaur hunter to Game Boy Advance.
Despite some lackluster reviews of Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion it seems that the "Titan behind Turok" (as I'll cleverly dub him now) David Dienstbier is still quite enthusiastic about everyone's favorite dino hunter. Dave elusively avoids confirming any future projects (Turok or otherwise) though did have some interesting things to say.
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