Nintendo releases their official press release on the wacky fighter sequel.

LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2001 - Favorites from the Nintendo family are lining up for a chance to win it all in Super Smash Bros.® Melee for NINTENDO GAMECUBE?, unveiled this year at E3. As one of the kick-off titles exclusively for NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Super Smash Bros. Melee throws players into an ultimate melee against multiple lethal enemies in which they can experience a heightened level of multi-player action intensity.

Contradictions everywhere in terms of what will be shown at the time the press conference should be going on but worth checking...

In one place you can see an ad promising live coverage of the press conference, on the page itself it seems to be planning Army Men game footage... so which is right? We don't know, we're just here to make sure that if you really want to see the press conference you won't miss this potential opportunity.

For anyone who missed the live Internet broadcast concerning Microsoft's new console here's the skinny...

While the Nintendo press conference is now less than an hour away the X-Box fans of the world have already gotten their early Christmas present.

What was revealed? Most importantly that the X-Box will launch on Novermber 8 (that's this year for anyone who wanted a delay) and for a price point of $300.

For Insiders you would have gotten this news last night but now it is public and you don't want to miss it.

IGNCube has updated with their short list of 100% confirmed and real titles they plan to check out on the Expo floor. Among the titles you'll see some known games, some old faces, and some brand new ones.

One particular game of note is Kameo, the background of which we posted a rumored description of a week ago that seems to have been on the mark.

Doing a search for "E3" at Nintendo.com pulls up some interesting results. Could these titles be a preview of games to come?

The search pulled up these titles. Clicking on the links produce 404 errors, but nonetheless the list is interesting.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Zelda for Nintendo GameCube

Mario Party 4

Mickey for Nintendo GameCube

Perfect Dark Zero

Thunder Rally

Doshin the Giant 1

Too Human

SSX Snowboarder

Yet again we have an interesting domain that has been registered. Though this one will probably be for GBA it is still good to know.

Just got an email from another one of our trusty and inquisitive readers, this time using the handle Fire Mario apparently. Two of these names are pretty much givens or known but there's one that caught at least my eye. Here's what he had to say:

In the spirit of Milhouse, I went to look up registered domains by Nintendo,

No GameCube love from Tecmo until after March 2002. But, some good news...

Core Magazine reported today that Tecmo won't have anything GameCube released in the 2001 fiscal year. The 2001 fiscal year ends in March 2002. So nothing until then.

Word is though, that Tecmo has GameCube development kits, and is beginning production on GameCube titles. Will we see Dead or Alive 3 or Tecmo Bowl on GameCube? One would sure hope so!

IGN investigates "Metroid Prime" and finds proof of a prequel. New info & implications on Metroid GC & Advance!

Yesterday, PGC posted an investigation into what could possibly be the new name for Metroid, “Metroid Prime.” After a few hours, IGNCube followed up our story with one of its own, combining the research of Millhouse with a report from a source close to Retro Studios. What did they come up with?

Sega's shooting mayhem game may very well show up on your shiny new Nintendo system!

IGN reported this today:

Today sources close to Sega indicated to IGN that Planet Harriers is one of the big GameCube projects on the way from its popular arcade development group, Amusement Vision. It is expected that Planet Harriers will at least be announced or shown on video at E3, though the source offered no solid details in this regard.

Holy Crap! Looks like we're going to need more Mountain Dew! All the goods inside...

The USA today had an excellent "pro" Nintendo article last week. It's a great read, and contains most information you've seen before on this website. Except this...

Nintendo plans to display about three dozen GameCube games at the show, including longtime Nintendo favorites Mario and Zelda.

Retro's Metroid project is called Metroid Prime?

As everyone knows, Retro is hard at work creating/refining its tedious Metroid project for GameCube. Thanks to ultra-super-cool Nintendophile "Milhouse", we have a suspected title, Metroid Prime. Here's what he posted up earlier today in Gaming-Age's Forums.

I have made some search with DNS and Whois and i think i have found Metroid

Another stroll through E3 has revealed that some talked about changes have happened to the GameCube controller!

I had to double check a few things at E3 with our media badges so I took a walk over there and checked out some of the construction in progress.

Since the huge platforms and structures were more in place now, it was almost impossible to see anything more in the Nintendo area. But I did check out more of what was on those huge white banners. A more clear look at the controller and the talked about changes to it.

Are you a Nintendo nut? Do you have a broadband connection or your own server? Do you want PGC's movies first? Step inside if you answered yes to all of the above...

OK, we're back with a call to all of our wonderfully connected broadband users out there. We need your help! The thing is, when people offered to host an FTP for us before we were very concerned people would end up taking one up the tailpipe for us... so we decided that wasn't the way to go. Now, though, we've decided on the PGC Share plan and we need your help to make it happen as smoothly as possible.

Wondering how in the world you'll keep up with all of the movies from E3 and how PGC will give you their media without imploding from debt? Read on...

After much careful deliberation, planning, and praying we'd now like to introduce you to the concept of PGC Share. For anyone familiar with the file sharing Gnutella network this may be old hat but for new people it may be a big plunge. In the end though, we hope this will be a new and practical way for people to share their Nintendo media of all kinds with their fellow site-goers.

While it first has to finally make its way to the PC after years of development, it appears Mr. Nukem will be finding a home on the Cube as well.

FGN Online reports that everyone's favorite square-jawed blonde-haired Bruce Campbell talking tough guy will be making his way to the GameCube based on a new statement released by Take Two. Apparently the series may also be seeing a game on the Game Boy Advance as well.

Take Two also made the following statement:

Louie has heard a rumor about a RPG coming to GameCube but doesn't have all the details. Here's what he knows and what PGC thinks it might be.

A small, well-respected, Japanese company is producing a RPG game for GameCube. It will reportedly be ready in time for launch. The game and the company are not known.

Here's another rechargeable battery pack for your GBA. This one has mysterious Asian flavor though!

In one of the boldest and most unorthodox product launches in recent memory, hardware company Project Design emailed some pictures of its "GBA Battery Pak" (style points for the name!) to The Nformant, with no further info given. Freaky. The company's website appears to be Chinese, but is written... Read more...

Web URLs give out a little more information.

After typing in a few game names, I found that MarioParty4.com lead to the Mario Party home page. This may not mean much (as this could be a saftey net for people who don't realize there is no fourth in the series,) But it is worth noting.

On a more exciting note, metroidadvance.com leads right to Nintendo's home page! If this doesn't confirm its existence, what does?!

We’ve got information about one of the games Rare will show at E3. Check out another PGC exclusive as it breaks!

We recently heard from one of our many spies, who wanted us to know a little bit about something we’d be seeing from Rare at E3. Essentially, one of Rare's GameCube games features a female character (though she is not a “babe”) who seems to have the power to change into (or rather can reside in) various monsters. By doing this, she inherits the powers of the monster. Our source believes that this will be a playable demo too.

...and you won't believe what they're saying. Luigi's Mansion a real game, GameCube price range, and what's this Blue Storm? You gotta see this!

The lucky bastards at Time.com have been treated to a sneak preview of GameCube before E3 starts, and their impressions are incredibly revealing. First and foremost: Luigi's Mansion, according to them, is a real and playable game. You guide Luigi through the haunted mansion; at his disposal are... Read more...