How about installing a light inside of your GBA? Some folks have a little experiment underway...

The kids over at Portable Monopoly.com are rigging a light inside of their GBA to rid the "no backlight" problem.

It's a very interesting project, and if it ends up working, there might be a better lighting solution than what's currently available. Not that I would recommend gutting your GBA! Click here for the juice. Thanks to EAGB for the hook.

In less than a week, Nintendo has already sold 500,000 GBA units. Are you surprised? PETERMAINCO. Speaks!

500K out the door. You do the math. You think Nintendo's happy about this? You bet your Yoshi underoos! Here's the official press release...

Redmond, WA (June 18, 2001) - The best selling video game platform in history is selling better than ever. Nintendo's Game Boy® Advance sold through half a million units during its first week on the market, making it America's fastest selling game system ever.

Are you pondering what I'm pondering? Who is the most vile Op, who gets their ass beaten the most often, who said that crazy quote? Well now you can find out!

A lot of crazy stuff goes on in the Planet Chat. We've got people in there 24/7. One of the regulars, SS4Gogita, has created a stats page for PlanetChat. It lists all kinds of useful, and even more non-useful information. SS4Gogita said he's gonna try and update it often, so check back to find out what you've missed!

THQ is comming to the GameCube with 15 titles. Check this out for the list.

THQ has peldged support of the GameCube. They will have 15 titles ready this fiscal year. Here's a partial list of the titles:

WWF Wrestlemania

MX 2003 featuring Ricky Carmichael

Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius

Rugrats

SpongeBob SquarePants

Rocket Power

Tetris Worlds

Scooby Doo

Brian Farrell, president and CEO of THQ, had this to say:

The first one's not even out in the US yet and Capcom already has plans for a sequel.

At this year's World Hobby Fair, Capcom will be announcing details on Rockman EXE 2 (Mega man EXE 2 in the US). Not a single thing is known about the title, other than that fairgoers will be able to choose a character to go in the game.

Get your dad a GBA! It's the gift that keeps on giving! Click here for our special Father's Day message!

On behalf of the staff of Planet GameCube, I'd like to wish all the fathers out there world wide a very happy Father's Day!

Some special mentions need to go out to some special Fathers out there....

Justin Nation, our resident Father in more ways than one. We wish a very happy Father's... Read more...

Mario Kart Advance has always had "tenative name" listed next to it. Now we may have a lead on what the new name is. Plus, some bad news about the US release date.

If you head on over to the Game Boy Advance release list, you'll see Mario Kart Advance is now listed as Mario Kart Super Circuit!

Is this the new name? Well, we're not 100% positive. I mean, we've seen mystery titles like Mario Sunshine listed, as well as GameCube games that have been reportedly cancelled. Needless to say, we're looking into it.

Or maybe not. Crave has released info on 2 GBA games.

Crave Entertainment has disclosed information about 2 GBA games that will be finished in the third Quarter of 2001. Men In Black: the Series will make a return on the new handheld, hopefully with some fresh gameplay, while Crave will attempt to one-up Tony Hawk with Razor Freestyle Scooter.

"The... Read more...

Oddly enough, a codes site reveals...

CheatCC has revealed that two secret characters are unlockable in Final Fight One. They are the Street Fighter Alpha versions of Cody and Guy.

Here's some art from the SFA3 preview:

Details in our codes section, too.

More unsavory rumors regarding Nintendo Second Party Retro have hit the web. Could the company's RPG Raven Blade be canceled?

It seems Retro Studios may be still be in dire straits and may very well have halted work on its RPG project, Raven Blade. That’s the indication from games industry rumor site Fatbabies at any rate. Check it out:

Rumors are surfacing that "The Rare of North America" are dropping, halting,... Read more...

Do you see what I see? A different Pokemon will adorn this new GBA! God bless the "zoom" function!

After futher inspection I noticed there will be a different Pokemon on this version than on the first Pokemon Center Edition GBA. The first version had Pikachu and Pichu on the face plate. But this new one has two silhouettes of Celebi! Looks like it's Celebi-fest 2001!

Need a clearer picture of it all? Click

In what will probably become a regular pattern for years to come it appears Nintendo is lining up their second Pokemon Center GBA... find out who it is for!

A loyal reader sent in the following this morning to break the news:

"Hey well this is the first time ever I have written anything to an editor. I was looking at my wanted suikun GBA on pokemon online and i saw it! a new GBA of celebi!!!

It comes out for shipping on 7/20/01, and same price. Also, it is supposed to coincide with the new pokemon movie.

Sega has gone on the record stating that Phantasy Star for GBA is just a rumor.

The folks at Game Spot have contacted a Sega representative on the Phantasy Star series on GBA rumor. Sadly, the Sega PR replied with:

"Sega has not announced any Phantasy Star game for the GBA," a company representative said. "This is only a rumor and we can not comment on rumors."

Still,... Read more...

What the hell is Mike S talking about? Read the story to get the juice.

You've probably never heard of YU-GI-OH! It's a popular anime series in Japan. It has its own Game Boy Advance game too, Yugioh Dungeon Dice Monsters Expert. The show is insanely popular in Japan, possibly more so than Pokémon. The TV show will be coming to the US. It will play on the WB on Saturday mornings. If this show takes off, there is a good possibility that the game will hit US shores too. Here's the press release:

Want to give a couple GBA games a test run before you buy? Not sure if you really want a GBA? Now you can rent away!

Not that this is a big surprise due to the normal support but Blockbuster Video will be renting GBA's and software! Prices aren't too bad either. Beginning this Friday you can do a five-day rental of a GBA and 2 games for $14.99, plus tax and the hardware deposit. Not too shabby!

The developer of the Broken Sword series talks about GBA, the upcoming handheld port of the first Broken Sword, and their future plans for the system.

In an interview with Gamespot, Revolution Software has confirmed that in addition to the port of the original Broken Sword, they are also planning to convert the game's two sequels to GBA, along with original handheld games in the series and a port of Beneath the Steel Sky.

Tony Warriner, a lead... Read more...

The European GBA launch is right around the corner, and we've got how much cha' ching it's gonna cost!

The GBA Euro launch is hitting on June 22, and the price of the unit has just been revealed over at Games Radar (formerly Daily Radar UK)....

US consumers are paying $99.99, which is roughly £73, while Japanese shoppers pay 9,800 yen, around £58. The hefty price tag seems to fly in the face... Read more...

I still didn't believe it when I read it....

Here's the site excerpt:

>>Pokémon Confiscation Leads to Suicide

Cards: A U.K. schoolboy was found hanged in his home after a teacher confiscated his Pokémon cards.

According to a report in The Times, the family of 10-year-old is demanding an independent inquiry into his death. The... Read more...

Citing a slower than expected growth in broadband users, many in the Microsoft camp worry about the success of the new console.

Some more dreary news has just hit Nintendo's neighbor & now competitor in Seattle, Microsoft. We don't want to kick a horse when its down (especially since we're a Nintendo site and we appear biased every time we do) but when Microsoft itself is expressing concern over the X-Box months before its launch, you have to wonder how successful the much-hyped console will be.

Mike S' local newspaper ran 2 articles on the the Game Boy Advance. See what they had to say!

I don't get the newspaper anymore. But my friend Kai does. So, he scanned these 2 articles about the GBA and I'm posting them here for all your PGCers to read. The GBA made the Front Page! How cool is that? The articles are pretty good too. The first article from The Gainesville Sun of Gainesville, FL. The other is from The Dallas Morning News. The articles are transcribed below: