In a quick interview with CNBC, Shigeru says a few words about first/second party titles, the GBA-GC connection, and more!

Reporter: What are your plans for the GBA and GC connection?

Miyamoto: Our plan is to use it in a unique way. In the past, players had to look at the same screen, which give the best players the advantage. Now there is none of that with the GBA and GC connection. This allows a type of strategy and gameplay that no one has seen before. We at Nintendo and hopefully everybody else can take advantage of this.

A bit late, but they're here.

Only Nintendo titles listed.

#PSystemTitleMakerGenreCostReleaseSoldTotal

1

2

GBA

Super Mario Advance 2

Nintendo

ACT

4800Y

12/14/01

143,258

270,176

2

6

GC

Dairantou Smash Brothers DX

Nintendo

ACT

6800Y

11/21/01

139,700

735,570

3

-

GBA

Boy is it looking tasty. Resident Evil is coming to cube shortly...get ready to whack some Zombies!

We've posted six new screenshots in our Resident Evil 1 (or Biohazard) Game

Profile showing what the cinemas will look like. Capcom's posted a video of part of the game's intro...and it looks excellent so far.

Click

here to check it out.

A Nintendo poster from the recent GameWorld Exhibition shows several interesting titles in the lineup...including Perfect Dark Zero.

GameCube Network snapped a picture of a very interesting Nintendo poster back at the recent GameWorld Exhibition. You can see the poster on their site via the link above or by clicking here.

In case you can't read that small or don't feel like eating up anyone's bandwidth, here are the highlights:

Yeah, it's belated, but we gotta wish our brutha' a Happy Birthday

Hey Ricky yo' so fine you blow my mind hey Ricky.

It was Rick's birthday on Christmas Eve, so not only does he get one year older, but he gets the shaft with gifts. Wah wah wah. On behalf of PGC, we wish you a very happy birthday you crabby bastard!

Word.

If your B button is deflated, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Salvation is just a click away...

As I was reading a batch of daily reader comments at Nintendorks yesterday, I stumbled upon a fix for a problem that has been plaguing one of my controllers since I played Pikmin. The problem, as some of you know, is that the B button and sometimes the other three action buttons get stuck into the... Read more...

Sonic Team has two great videos of the new Sonic games just released in Japan!

The Sonic Adventure 2 Battle page is up and running...at least in Japanese. But the important stuff is easy access anyway, despite the foreign language. When you click on the link, you'll see two batches of MPGs at various qualities. The first features great footage of both games and detailed coverage... Read more...

A real quick easy way to wish all of you a very happy holiday season without sending out cards and junk! We're cheap bastards! Are we going to slack off and ignore you for 2 weeks? Hell no ho ho!!!!!

As you read this, I have just arrived home for the holidays, as has the rest of the staff of Planet GameCube. Our company Holiday party was a complete success. Max threw up on Santa, Ty made all the Reindeer write trivia questions, and Dragona kicked Tony Hawk out of the party because he was “wrong”. Good times were had by all. But now we’re off spending the holidays with our respected real families.

Though the details aren't all there, the GBA will be online in 2002... but not with Nintendo.

A few days ago, nReach announced its plans to bring Game Boy Advance online via Bluetooth technology, a popular form of wireless information transfer. Below is the press release.

2001-12-19

Golden, CO ~ December 19, 2001 ~ nReach understands that today's Game Boy Advance generation wants to... Read more...

Cyplex is a new TV series featuring a hardcore gaming tournament and a serious look into the gaming culture. Read the first details on the show and how you can be a contestant!

Cyplex is a new TV series featuring a unified PC/console gaming tournament. The show is scheduled to air 13 total episodes in the year 2002, and the pilot has just finished production.

The goal of the show is to present a serious look into the gaming culture and the people that drive it: gamers.... Read more...

It's that time again...

Latest Dengeki sales charts

These cover from 12/10 - 12/16.

Only Nintendo titles listed.

#-SysNameMakerGenreCostReleaseSalestotal

2-GBASuper Mario Advance 2NintendoACT4800y12/14/01126,918126,918

5-GCDoubutsu no Mori+NintendoETC6800y12/14/0194,97894,978

64GCDairantou Smash Brothers DXNintendoACT6800y11/21/0191,870595,870

The Internet is all abuzz about what the company Christmas card sent by Rare is all about ...

Games Radar has gotten a hold of Rareware's company Christmas card, and it's set the 'Net on fire with what it could possibly mean. All we know for sure are the facts.

The card is a take on the classic "Twelve Days of Christmas" theme, starting with "4 elements of power." The art is a pretty clear indicator of an upcoming GameCube title, "Kameo: Elements of Power."

Maybe not, but Nintendo will be using GBA for interactive trivia games in Japan.

In a partnership with the Nippon Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Nintendo NCL plans to use the GBA in a whole new way. By connecting the GBA (with a specific game pak) to the Internet, Japanese GBA owners will submit answers to televised trivia questions for an scored evaluation. No further details about the system's versatility or trivia content have been commented on, but if done right the software could prove to be quite popular.

Shiggy's going to Vegas! Word! After so many days of cute Pikmin, it's gotta get to you. Drinks and gambling for everyone! Kidding. More info. inside...

REDMOND, Wash.--Dec. 18, 2001--

Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata to Participate in 2002 Event

Nintendo of America today announced Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru

Iwata, two of the key creative forces behind the best-selling new

video game console, NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM), will participate in the

Rumors still abound concerning on just what Enix is thinking.

UPDATE: We apologize for this story having been published as a NEWS item. It was clearly a rumor, but a database problem posted it as news. We're going to try to rectify it, but the following is indeed a RUMOR.

GC inside is speculating that Enix will have some GC titles in the works... Read more...

Nintendo doesn't want anything being leaked out of their offices, and they're going to make sure nothing is.

Security at Nintendo is pretty tight. It's about to get even tighter. Nintendo of America has chosen a program called Mirage made by Alchemedia Technologies, Inc. to increase the security of documents passed around the company internally.

According to Perrin Kaplan, VP of Corporate Affairs at the... Read more...

What do you do when you have a red hot franchise like Tony Hawk? You keep releasing sequels. Not only that, but you release a press release....

ACTIVISION COMMENCES DEVELOPMENT ON THE FOURTH PRODUCT IN TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER™ FRANCHISE

Premier Game Developer Neversoft Entertainment Set to Create Sequel to Top Brand

Santa Monica, CA – December 17, 2001 -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) confirmed today that the company is currently... Read more...

So you've ordered our E3 or Japan Experience videos from us. We need to know what you think!

If you've ordered our E3 2001 or Japan Experience 2001 video, we want to know your thoughts. We're putting together a little special deal, and if you've viewed these videos, please send us your thoughts!

Here's some of the things we are looking for:

1. What did you like about the video?

The industry's voluntary ratings organization has inadvertantly confirmed Line Drive Baseball from Sega...and it's coming to GameCube.

A sharp eye at SwirlVision has discovered a listing for Sega's Line Drive Baseball at the ESRB website. The listing can be found here.

The information in this listing is literally all we know of the game, because Sega has yet to officially announce the game or mention it at all. However, it's worth nothing that Line Drive Baseball isn't listed for any other systems at the ESRB site...just GameCube.

The guys at Famitsu have published their latest round of reviews. Any good games coming out soon in Japan?

GBA continues to impress as more and more hits are published. Thanks to TEH WINDEY DALE's observational skills we have a list of Famitsu's scores. Though many are just mediocre (as expected), a few Japanese gems stand out in the pre-Christmas GBA onslaught. Below are most of the Japanese games.