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Thanks to sharp-eyed reader Mike Waclo for reminding us ... Nintendo has posted the splash screen for their upcoming SpaceWorld site.

Despite the disclaimer at the bottom of the page that the announcements are for the Japanese market only, you can be sure that any and all marquee titles will come stateside.

Some people are reporting that Sonic Adventure 2 for GameCube at Spaceworld is now officially confirmed. Could it be true?

This afternoon, several PGC readers (Pher_04005, jm_mad, Alberto Riol) emailed us about a Sonic Adventure 2 confirmation. Apparently the Japanese site GC-Inside reported the story, and its source was Nintendo Kids magazine from Japan. However, we decided not to run the story yet, because we don't have access to the magazine for verification, and Nintendo's online Spaceworld games list remained unchanged.

Between watching some very interesting late night television shows last night...we saw a very cool thing...

Japanese Television in itself is a total trip. We saw lots of commercials for Shenmue 2, Devil May Cry, and Final Fantasy 10.

We waited through very strange love shows (don't ask) to get a glimpse of the new Wave Race commercial we posted earlier. And then we finally saw it. To finally see a GameCube ad on television was a very spiritual experience.

Who or what is the Thing? Well, it keeps changing see… Here is some spooky concept art of the Thing game courtesy of Universal Studios, showcasing the creature’s many forms.

FGN Online has posted some frightening artwork from the upcoming Thing game that will appear across consoles, including GameCube. The game is being developed for Universal Interactive by Computer Artworks, and from this early look is clearly looking to re-create John Carpenter’s take on this horror... Read more...

Avast ye land lubbers! Interplay’s swashbuckling, sea-faring adventure is indeed coming to GameCube, and sooner than you might expect too! Updated!

Interplay announced today that it will be bringing its new game Galleon to the Nintendo GameCube sometime during the winter of 2001. Galleon is a swashbuckling adventure game set to appear on NGC and X-Box, featuring similar art & characters to Lara Croft (Croft’s creator, Toby Gard is heading up the new project) though looks to be a totally different type of game.

Very tiny! Come check out the size differences between the Japanese N64, GBA, and GameCube game boxes!

Check out some of the GameCube box sizes! The GameCube game boxes are seriously tiny!

Thanks to Quiter-W for the shots!

What is it with all the PGC birthdays lately? Today, PGC’s programmer papa Justin Nation turns 28, and we’d like to propose a toast!

It’s birthday time again here on Planet GameCube and this time it’s PGC’s programming wizard / Senior Editor / super-daddy, Justin Nation! WHOOOOOOO! Why all the excitement? Simple! Justin rocks in 41 flavahs! (Take that Baskin Robbins!)

Justin has been a mainstay of the Nintendo online... Read more...

Yessir, plane has landed, and I've already raided stores and spent all my monies. Kidding. Check my first notes from the land of the rising sun!

Ahhhhhh! It's good to be back in Japan. 12 hour flights suck, unless you get a business class ticket. The food is better, the drinks are better, and you can actually recline your seats and sleep. You think I could actually sleep? Hells no.

I haven't really done a whole lot since I got here.... Read more...

Nintendo’s newest competitor seems to be preparing to raise the price of its X-tra large console by packing in games, peripherals and warranties.

LA Times ran an interesting article yesterday regarding Microsoft’s X-Box, which launches on November 8th in North America, hot on the heels of Nintendo GameCube’s November 5th launch. On top of appearing 3 days later than the GameCube, X-Box is priced $100 more than the GameCube’s $199 price, though justifies its high price tag by including a hard drive and the ability to upgrade to a DVD player.

The first ever pictures of the GameCube game packaging are revealed.

A Japanese web site, GC-Inside, has snagged the first pics of the boxes for the Japanese Nintendo GameCube games. They are DVD cases sized, but they appear to be a slipcase design. It looks as if a tray with the game would slide into that case. DVD cases will be used in the boxes for American GameCube... Read more...

The Japanese commercial for Wave Race: Blue Storm has hit the net! Check out this super cool ad! Updated! Fixed link!

Thanks to PGC reader Kyle Oraa, we’ve just got our hands on the Japanese commercial for Wave Race Blue Storm, which is set to launch on GameCube on September 14th. Pre-orders for the system have just begun in Japan, and Ninendo is beginning to build the hype which should escalate to a frenzy during its SpaceWorld show next week.

It's a question as old as time...well... as old as 1991.

After 10 years of fighting between Sega and Nintendo, the two are friends. Sega's Sonic Team, Amusement Vision and others are now developing for Nintendo systems. Rumors have even appeared concerning Sonic in Super Smash Bros. Melee. But the talented folks at VGDC (you can find a link to the movie... Read more...

Not only is Billy going to Spaceworld, he is on the plane RIGHT NOW!

I just got a call from our Venerable Leader Billy Berghammer. He is currently sitting in Business Class on a 747 enroute to Tokyo, Japan.

It was touch and go there for a bit. Billy was flying standby, and luckily there was one seat available for him on the flight.

Billy's going to update as soon as he gets to his hotel.

Ed Boon hints at a MK game for Game Boy Advance...

GameSpot has discovered something at MK co-creator Ed Boon's website that may indicate a GBA Mortal Kombat game being in the works. Apparently Boon asks visitors to his site about which Mortal Kombat game they'd like to see come to GBA, and which characters should be included. Certainly not an official confirmation, but this does bring MK for GBA into the "Maybe" category.

Planet GameCube is headed back to Japan! So...who's all going, when do we leave, and what's the gameplan? Read on!

Ohayo!

Spaceworld begins Thursday, and we're gearing up for the big show. Justin Wood, and myself will be kickin' it live from Japan this year. We'll also have a couple new staff members in tow to help us report live from the Makuhari Messe. We'd like to welcome Kelly Starr, Joe Fletcher, and a new secret weapon that is yet to be disclosed.

The latest Famitsu chart, covering August 6th - 12th, is out.

Here is the latest Famitsu chart:

Everybody's Golf 3 - PS2 - 74,057 / (452,004)

Comic Party - DC - 69,374

Golden Sun - GBA - 48,958 / (178,271)

Derby Stallion 64 - N64 - 48,493

Mario Kart Advance - GBA - 47,209 / (438,799)

From TV Animation: Let's Dash out Pirates - PS - 41,428 / (142,430)

A few new tidbits on the current state of Metroid Prime and its upcoming appearence at SpaceWorld have emerged.

Although Retro Studios has had a mess of trouble, canned projects and several layoffs for once we can report some good news, by way of GameSpot on its work on the highly anticipated Metroid Prime. Although it won’t be playable at SpaceWorld, GameSpot has heard directly from Retro who reports the game’s first level has been completed and is being evaluated by Nintendo.

You may have caught the rumors and hints, but it's about to be official: Namco's soul burns for GameCube in a big way!

IGNCube has just been able to confirm that Soul Calibur 2 will be coming to GameCube, which means it’s probably safe for us to also say, BOO-YEAH it is! According to our sources this is very true and if you’ve been following PGC, we’ve been hinting at this for awhile too… In fact, buzz concerning... Read more...

Rick tells everyone EXACTLY how Sonic Team made the "mystery screenshot" ...

Sonic really opened up a can of worms. Everyone is dissecting that "Mystery Screenshot" as if it were a legit game and not the creation of a web developer that needed art.

Folks, don't take the screenshot at face value. Yes, the mystery game is likely to be Sonic (since anything else would... Read more...

Lego lets the world know game plans thru its new toy line. Updated!

One of our readers, SwiminDawg, wrote in to let us know he’d stumbled across a game announcement for Cube after a bout of toy shopping. Check it out:

Wazzup PGC? Hey, I just bought a Lego Bionicle at Toys R Us today. Inside the tube were Legos and a mini-CD. After installing the DC on... Read more...