Could a vibrating controller be harmful to your health?

There is a disease called "Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome" which is caused by prolonged exposure to vibration, commonly caused by industrial tools like jackhammers. There are some scientists in London that now believe that videogame controllers that vibrate can cause similar maladies in children.

Our close friend Steven Kent takes a hard look at the gaming war going on. So who's winning, and who's losing? Finally, main stream press that doesn't suck.

MSNBC have posted an article looking at the no-holds barred competition of consoles. Is Nintendo the clear cut winner? The article doesn't actually name who the champ is, but it does explain what Nintendo is doing wrong right now, and what they can do to get back out on top. Okay, it's a bunch... Read more...

DBZ is coming to Nintendo in GBA games and a GameCube title. Get info on all the games here.

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball saga is popular all over the world, with the craze exploding in North America in recent years. Although Japan saw many Dragon Ball Z games released alongside the manga and anime, Long time readers of PGC will remember just after E3 when we confirmed DBZ would come to... Read more...

Pre-order Doubutsu Banchou and Lead the Animals with this cool controller accessory!

Doubutsu Banchou will be available for pre-ordering now that February has come, and those who put their yen down before release will get a cool GameCube controller cord accessory as a bonus! Just look for shops proudly displaying the Doubutsu Banchou pre-order poster to get yours!

The newest Bomberman games go under the Famitsu knife for dissection.

Weekly Famitsu took a close look at the twin Bomberman games scheduled for a February 7th release. They gave decent scores, and mentioned a number of things of interest.

Bomberman Max 2: Bomberman Version and Bomberman Max 2: Max Version (otherwise known as Red and Blue to the US market) were... Read more...

How did the numbers fall for Nintendo in its homeland this week? Come and see!

Game Title

System

Maker

Last Week's Rank

Week Before Last's Rank

This Week's Sales

Total Unit Sales

1

Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo

PS2

SCE

1

2

32,510

280,895

2

Mobile Suit Gundam Federation Vs.

Mega Man fans in Japan will be able to purchase yet another specialty GBA for their collection.

Just follow this link to Capcom's Japanese website to catch a look at a special edition GBA that they are offering with the new Rockman.exe 2. You can pick up the MegaMan colored GBA with Rockman.exe 2 packed in for only 110 dollars (it would be the same price to buy the game and a normal GBA separately).

An interview with Enix reveals the company's situation with GameCube.

In a recent Core Magazine interview, Enix's Mr. Honda has disclosed that the popular developer plans to support GameCube, "keeping a close eye on its performance." He then said Enix "plan[s] to support the GameCube, [but] specifically what titles and when they'll be released is being determined now." Mr. Honda also explained that though Enix is considering Xbox development it must first evaluate its performance in Japan.

For the price of 3 Photoshops, you can now get your hands on a GameCube graphics development tool.

Web Technology is releasing “OPTPix iMage Studio 4.2 for Nintendo GameCube” this February in Japan. OPTPix iMage Studio, a graphics development tool for GameCube, runs on Windows 98/Me/XP/NT 4.0/2000, and retails at 343,000 yen (around $2600) per license. The software is capable of S3TC compression... Read more...

Rumors that Kyojin no Doshin would coincide with the launch of the SD Memory Card have been proven false by Nintendo recently.

Rumors have been flying recently regarding the March release of Kyojin no Doshin (sometimes referred to as Doshin the Giant) for the Nintendo GameCube and its possible connection with Matsushita’s long awaited SD Memory Card. However, although many had hoped that Kyojin no Doshin would be released alongside the SD Memory Card, a recent Nintendo conference explained that it would work with the standard Memory Card 59.

Applied Microsystems signs on a Japanese distributor to help out developers in Japan.

In the past, GameCube developers had to burn a new copy of a game if they made even the slightest change to the code. This obviously becomes more annoying toward the development process, when a developer needs to tweak the code to finish. All the discs that need to be burned takes up time and money.

Planning ahead? Gonna be in Europe this Auguest? Read on!

GDCE DATES CONFIRMED

CMP Europe Ltd. confirms dates for second Game Developers Conference Europe

CMP Europe has confirmed that GDC Europe will be held on August 30th and 31st 2002 at ExCeL, London. The event will take place immediately prior to CMP’s flagship European games show ECTS, which will also be held at the same venue.

Like you didn’t see it coming. Announced in Japan yesterday at a press conference were details of the next Pokemon movie, and tidbits about the new GBA game! All the goods inside.

Details about the 5th Pokemon movie and the new Pokemon GBA game have been

announced at a press conference on January 30. Although the press conference

was mainly for the new movie, the new Pokemon GBA game was also briefly mentioned.

The producer of the movie commented, "After the movie opens in Japan, the new

Yes, you too can own your very own Link figurine.

Nintendo has inked a deal with Racing Champions, a top producer of collectables, to make a variety of collectables based off of Nintendo's franchises. RC will pass production off to the newly formed JoyRide Studios. For all the lovely details, read the press release below.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29... Read more...

Look Ma! There's a monkey on my desktop!!!

Sega of Japan has posted Super Monkey Ball mouse cursors, icons, and a wallpaper

of AIAI on their website for download. To

get the downloads, simply follow this link. In case you cannot read Japanese,

you can download them directly from below.

Wallpaper

for Windows: 1024 X 768 (606kb)

Nintendo may soon begin manufacturing GameCube in China to cut costs ...

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co said on Wednesday it was considering starting production of its GameCube console in China this summer, joining a growing camp of Japanese companies seeking cheaper labour and operations costs.

Nintendo said the costs of production and distribution per unit are currently higher than the machine's sales price, and the firm aims to bring the business into the black quickly.

Capcom’s amazing remake of the first Biohazard/Resident Evil will be the first GameCube game with multiple discs.

During a retail information event today, Nintendo announced some interesting info concerning Resident Evil for GameCube. First off, the game’s Japanese release date was set as March 22. Secondly, and much more interesting is the fact that Resident Evil will be the first GameCube game to span multiple... Read more...

Nintendo giving away tomatoes? What the…?

To celebrate the release of Tomato Adventure, Nintendo of Japan is holding a quiz on their website. Twenty lucky people of all participants will be awarded with 1 kg of “High-class tomatoes” from Tokuya City, Japan. Just for your information, one kg of these “high-class tomatoes” will cost you around 40 dollars.

More than half of the GameCube lineup to support GBA connectivity in 2002 says Nintendo.

According to GameCube Inside, Nintendo has stated in Nikkei IT news that more than half of the GameCube lineup in 2002 will support GBA connectivity. Nintendo intends to release around 6 games that utilize the GC/GBA connectivity by yearend. By creating new types of games with its GC/GBA connection, Nintendo believes new innovative games will attract more gamers, and increase software and hardware sales.

If you are in Japan, here’s your chance to prove that you’re better at Smash Brothers Melee than all of those little kids.

Nintendo Japan is sponsoring the “Smash Brothers Storefront Tournaments” in selected retail stores across Japan. Either 16 or 32 contestants are allowed per tournament. Matches will be time based (2 minutes).

Prizes are as follows:

1st place: a special Smash Bros. pin badge and a special Smash Brothers movie disc