The wacky GBA hardware add-ons continue to roll on out ...

A company called am3, funded by Toshiba, Imagica, and Bandai, are set to start test marketing in May (in Japan) a device for the Game Boy Advance (and Game Boy Advance SP) that will allow you to replay video and music file stores on SmartMedia memory cards. They plan on a full-scale release in the fall.

If you've got an Indigo or the new Platinum Cube, prepare for disappointment ...

In what has got to be one of the most baffling decisions we've seen, Nintendo has chosen to release the Game Boy Player add-on for the GameCube in Jet Black ONLY. Both EB Games and GameStop are both listing only the Black model available for pre-ordering. There may be additional colors after the initial launch, but if you have to have one on the first day, Black is all you can get.

It's now offical, Metroid Prime 2 is in development. But will Samus be playing Volleyball?

It's been fairly widely known that Retro Studios went right back to work after their Louie Award Winning Metroid Prime was released, and we were told that it was to be a sequel to Metroid Prime. Now Nintendo has made it official, as the game is now listed on their website.

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E3 is just too long to wait to hear some good news about what’s coming from Nintendo. Louie the Cat has been sniffing around, and he’s coughed up a few interesting things.

Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve poked my head out. I’ve been rather busy whooping Billy’s ass in Mortal Kombat. It’s actually been kinda quiet, and the little birdies haven’t been out much. Can’t blame them. It’s colder than heck here in Minnesota. But there seems to have been some rumblings that have come across my plate lately that have tickled my fancy, and you know me…well….I just gotta tell you.

Want to join the world's largest free Nintendo site? If you've got the skills, we've got a few positions open.

PGC is hiring! We need intelligent, hard-working volunteers to help make Planet GameCube the best it can be. If you’re interested, please read the list of openings and the application criteria carefully. (If you can’t follow simple instructions, you’re not cut out for PGC anyway.)

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In eerie similarity to the Challenger disaster nearly seventeen years ago, Columbia falls apart 38 miles above Texas during re-entry.

Nearly seventeen years to the date the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in the early morning hours in front of a startled nation. So many people are wondering if they were watching a history reel when confronted with the news this morning that the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia met the same terrible fate. Many of the circumstances are different, but it is a tragedy of similar proportions, nonetheless.

Fully poseable doll, er ... ACTION FIGURE.

For those of you wanting your very own pocket-sized Samus Aran, wait no longer! for just $13.95, you can have your very own Samus Aran action figure from the fine folks at Die Cast Express. It's officially licensed, and comes with a collector's card and codes for some of the Metroid games.

Want to see what she looks like? Well, you're going to need to get over to Die Case Express to see it!

Nintendo Australia provides reassurance that games are coming out this year.

Melbourne, Australia January 30th 2003 – These days, gamers have insatiable appetites – and Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy Advance™ consoles fill that hunger. The Nintendo game library continues to broaden its appeal to video game players of all ages, interests and lifestyles. This reflects an increasing amount of support from third-party publishers, adding to a strong calvary of first- and second-party selections.

LucasArts is prepping to release RTX Red Rock this spring, and they've launched an all new website. Get the skinny right here.

LucasArts has just given us word they've launched their new RTX Red Rock website.

Check out the site to:

* Learn about Wheeler's back story in the game information and FAQ section

* Peruse all the latest screenshots, concept art and videos in the art gallery

* Download wallpapers, screensavers, ecards and more

Classic commercials for Metroid II and Super Metroid! Also catch the new Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion commercials. What? Samus un-suited?

NCL has posted a heap of new commercials on their Metroid.jp site today. The site is in Japanese, but with a few clicks here and there (look for TV CM), you should be able to find all the commercials.

Note: We previously hosted these commercials on our server, but since we’re currently stress testing, and have other testing, we’ve had to remove them. We’re sorry for the interruption.

Sega's newest Sonic titles are both coming to North America this summer.

Two New Sonic the Hedgehog Games to Debut This Summer from SEGA

SAN FRANCISCO - Jan. 31, 2003 - SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that two new Sonic The Hedgehog® games are currently in development and will be released in the U.S. this summer. "Sonic AdventureTM DX"(working title) will be released in May exclusively for the Nintendo GameCubeTM, and "Sonic Pinball PartyTM" will ship in June for the Game Boy® Advance.

He's owned the team for 10 years, and March will be the first time he'll have seen them. Some owner.

Nintendo has had the majority stake in the Major League Baseball team since 1992. Though Yamauchi isn't the president of Nintendo anymore (as the article incorrecly states), he still claims ownership of the Mariners. Here's a small bit from the AP article:

Hiroshi Yamauchi will be in the stands when Seattle opens the major league season March 25 in Tokyo against the Oakland Athletics, Mariners chairman Howard Lincoln said Thursday.

Sonic and pals are back in your pocket!

SEGA's Hypersonic Hedgehog Returns For More Portable Platform Action

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2003--THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and SEGA® Corporation today announced "SONIC ADVANCE(TM) 2," the sequel to "SONIC ADVANCE(TM)" -- one of the top-selling Game Boy® Advance games... Read more...

Electronic Arts is so big they affect other companies' stocks!

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. extended losses on Thursday after video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. cut its forecast for North American software sales for the game maker's flagship GameCube console.

The stock, which hit its lowest level in nearly four years on Wednesday, ended down 6.14 percent at 9,480 yen, while the key Nikkei average dipped 0.17 percent.

The rumors are true.

Several media outlets recently reported that Midway's Haven: Call of the King, developed by Traveller's Tales, had been canceled for GameCube. Today Midway confirmed the reports to us, saying that both the GameCube and Xbox versions were originally planned but have since been nixed.

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The most popular baseball series around is just a month away.

The newest version of Acclaim's popular All Star Baseball series ships next month, but you can check out its new website now at the link above.

The website contains info on the game's whopping 81 new features. You can also see the latest screenshots and movies and read up on the newly acquired Necro League license, the enhanced franchise mode, and the new scenario mode.

They'll be ready to go for launch. Buy some if you're still squinting at the screen.

Mad Catz Developing Leading Edge Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Accessories

Products to Be Available For SP Launch in March

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003--Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., the world's leading third party video game accessory manufacturer, today announced development of the Company's full line of accessories for Nintendo's recently announced Game Boy Advance SP.

There's been some chatter around the web today that the Freeloader could be released next week. Is hell chilly or what?

Months ago we posted a hardware profile for Datel's Freeloader, a disc that

allows you to play imported games from any region.  The disc was supposed

to be released last year, but after numerous delays it was rumored that the

Freeloader would end as vaporware.

Today a few import

stores reported that they could be receiving their Freeloader shipments as

Sega's Skies of Arcadia Legends is on its way to retailers...

SEGA'S SKIES OF ARCADIA LEGENDS SHIPS OUT FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE

Critically Acclaimed Role Playing Game Receives "Director's Cut"

SAN FRANCISCO - (January 28, 2003) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today

announced the release of the epic role-playing adventure "Skies of

Arcadia(TM) Legends" exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube(TM). The second

We told you about Jeff Minter's Unity the other day. Now see the official announcement from Lionhead Studios.

UNITY

n. pl. u·ni·ties

The state or quality of being one; singleness. The state or quality of being in accord; harmony.

Lionhead Studios is delighted to announce a collaborative project between two of the games industry's most respected veterans, Peter Molyneux and Jeff Minter.

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