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December 6, 2002

Birthday Wishes

by Billy Berghammer - 5:22 pm EST
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To the dude that can dunk. No really. He's tall.

Daniel Bloodworth turns 23 today. He gets one year older, and 15 feet taller. Seriously, Dan is like 9 feet tall or something. It's amazing seeing him wade through the crowds at E3.

You can't miss him. He just runs around slam dunking everything. Hell if you were that tall, you'd be doing that too. Dan also was Shaq's stunt double in Shaq Fu.

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December 5, 2002

Team Planet Prize Trivia Tonight at 9p CT!

by Steven Rodriguez - 11:32 pm EST
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Two-man teams make for twice the action and twice the fun, but a small rule tweak and a nice mystery prize will make it even more exciting. Click for details.

Planet Trivia is back after a nice weekend off. Full of turkey and ready to go, we've decided to make this evening's occasion a Team event. Get into the chatroom early so that you can find a partner, make up a team name, and be ready for action!

Tonight's winners will recieve a mystery prize... Read more...

Australian News Update

by Ben Kosmina - 5:27 pm EST
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Including information on the huge EA price drop that happened earlier this week, along with some Nintendo Australia information.

Big news (and good news at that) for Australian GameCube owners - seeing that Nintendo themselves won't compete with Sony and Microsoft, Electronic Arts has decided to step in and lower prices of their own games, effective immediately. Here's what they had to say:

Effective immediately Electronic... Read more...

Save money with Nintendo Dec. 8-14 GC

by Rick Powers - 9:37 am EST
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Nintendo is offering coupon discounts, read on to find out how much you can save!

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Nintendo is offering a one-week coupon discount to help lower costs this holiday season. One coupon will save you $25 on a GameCube system. The other coupon will save you $5 per title up to a $25 maximum. That's a possible $50 in savings!

It should be noted that... Read more...

Jet Grind Radio to Tag Your GBA

by Billy Berghammer - 7:36 am EST
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THQ to publish JGR on the GBA. Get the juice here...

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THQ to Publish "Jet Grind Radio" for Game Boy Advance

THQ Publishes SEGA Hit for Game Boy Advance

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - Dec. 5, 2002 - THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and SEGA® Corporation today announced that THQ will publish "Jet Grind Radio"TM for the Game Boy® Advance. Scheduled to ship in Spring 2003, "Jet Grind Radio" is part of THQ's and SEGA's multi-title exclusive publishing agreement.

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December 4, 2002

Ocarina of Time/Ura Zelda to Hit US! GC

by Louie the Cat - 10:25 am EST
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We told you it would happen, now Louie the Cat spills the beans on when. Get the first details right here.

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Updated Again: Despite the date listed below, EBGames.com is accepting pre-orders for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker right now, but has pulled all mention of the bonus disc at Nintendo's request. It is still likely that you will get the bonus disc if you pre-order, but you should check ahead.

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December 3, 2002

Sega Gets in the Middle

by Billy Berghammer - 9:12 am EST
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Sega.com to provide network multiplay for GameCube developers. It's a snap!

Sega.com to Provide Network Multiplay Solution for Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2 Developers

Sega.com Signs Middleware Agreements with Top Console Manufacturers

SAN FRANCISCO - Dec. 3, 2002 - With the online console gaming market expected to reach 114 million players in the next... Read more...

GBA Flies Off Shelves GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 7:19 am EST
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One million systems sold in ten days, and that's just in the U.S.

Shoppers Storm Aisles for Game Boy Advance

One Million Systems Sold in 10 Days; Franchise Favorites Zelda and Kirby Expected to Push Installed Base Beyond 10 Million This Year

REDMOND, Wash. Dec. 3, 2002 - The early leader in this season's favorite holiday high-tech gift is Nintendo's Game Boy® Advance.

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December 2, 2002

TimeSplitters 2 Official MapMaker Website Up GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 9:52 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: http://www.eidosinteractive.com/gss/legacy/timespl...

With the help of the game, a GameCube, and a monkey, you can become a cartographer in your very own home!

One of TimeSplitter 2's unique features is the ability to create your own maps for single and multiplayer game modes in the game's MapMaker program. Using preset tiles, a player can build quite an expansive map, complete with doors, gun and ammo caches, customized lighting, and even game logic for those that want to make a one-player story level.

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Zelda Bonus Disc Trailerfest! GC

by Billy Berghammer - 9:20 am EST
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The Zelda bonus disc available to the people who pre-ordered Legend of Zelda: Kaze no Takuto in Japan has a bunch of new game trailers, and we've got 'em online for you! Regular and super-sized!

The new Japanese Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Ura Zelda bonus disc

contains a heap of trailers on it.  Most of them we've featured already

here on Planet GameCube, but some were actually new (or we wanted larger

versions), so we've uploaded them to our media server.

We made these in two separate

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The Legend of Zelda Gets Official Title GC

by Billy Berghammer - 6:52 am EST
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Nintendo of Europe Drops the bomb early. You gotta click to find out what it is!

Nintendo of Europe has updated their website with a quick news blurb revealing the English title of the next Zelda game. The official title is:

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

There you go folks. Here's what they had to say over on NOE's site:

The waiting and wondering is over! The official name for Link's Nintendo GameCube debut is (cue drum roll)... The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

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December 1, 2002

Fire Up The Spanking Machine...

by Billy Berghammer - 6:07 pm EST
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O to the B to the I turns 1 to the 9.

Yessir, our resident screen monkey and TARRIBLE SPELLAR Mike Sklens, or known to some as StrikerObi, turns a whopping 19 today. Even though he's just a pup, he can grow a beard just by thinking about it. Seriously. We've seen it.

He may brag that he won the first ever Planet Trivia, but we love him anyway.

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November 30, 2002

FREE Ura Zelda Movies! GC

by Jonathan Metts - 3:51 pm EST
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We've got three new movies of Ura Zelda...and of course, you can download them all for free.

You've seen the screens and read Billy's impressions, now download the movies and see Ura Zelda for yourself. As always, these movies are totally free to PGC readers.

In Internet Explorer, right-click and choose to save these files to your computer.

*Download the latest Windows Media Player to view these files.

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November 29, 2002

Happy Hanukkah!

by Michael Cole - 4:53 pm EST
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Bust out the candles and grab your frying pans, 'cause it's that time of year again!

Thanksgiving isn’t the only reason to celebrate this week! Tonight marks the start of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, togetherness, chocolate gelt (money), latkes (potato pancakes), and—of course—presents. It may not be a religious holiday, but it is certainly one of the most enjoyable!

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November 28, 2002

Zelda Preorder Campaign Starts In Japan! GC

by Bakudan Yoshinoya - 11:00 am EST
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Pre-order = Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Ura Zelda! Find out everything that's on the disc...

Gamers lined up today at selected retailers for the special Zelda preorder promotion deal in Japan.

Upon paying around 6800 yen ($60 US) for the preorder, gamers received an instruction booklet with the game disc of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time attached in the inside cover.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

by Billy Berghammer - 10:36 am EST
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Play games, eat turkey, eat stuffing, grab Game Boy Advance, belch, Read PGC, repeat. Just because everyone else is on vacation doesn't mean we are...

Ah yes, it's Thanksgiving here once again, and we're still going to be kicking out the Nintendo coverage you need this holiday season.

Since our coverage is worldwide, and Thanksgiving is only celebrated in North America, our international offices have remained open. Suckers.

We've got... Read more...

November 27, 2002

Kojima making innovative GBA game

by Rick Powers - 10:12 pm EST
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The man responsible for Metal Gear Solid 2 is incorporating an interesting feature with a GBA cart ...

Hideo Kojima, the lead man on the Metal Gear Solid 2 project is working on a new game for Game Boy Advance, simply titled "My Sun".

In what has to be one of the most novel ideas for a game, the cartridge contains a small light sensor, which in conjunction with the game software, can alter parameters based on the amount of light in the room.

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Metroid Sales Reach 250K in First Week GC

by Mike Hrusecky - 7:36 pm EST
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Metroid sales hit the Quarter Million mark, Older gamers also flocking to Resident Evil Zero.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2002--After waiting eight years for a return visit from their favorite video game heroine, a quarter million Nintendo GameCube owners in North America purchased the hit title Metroid Prime in its first week of availability.

Coupled with the concurrent... Read more...

THQ to Publish GT Advance 3 in North America

by Steven Rodriguez - 11:24 am EST
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Hey, look at that, it's like Gran Turismo in my pocket!

THQ TO PUBLISH GT ADVANCE 3: PRO CONCEPT RACING FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE

THQ Brings "Pedal To The Metal" Racing Back To The Handheld Market

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - November 26, 2002 - THQ® Inc. today announced that it will publish GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing for the Game Boy® Advance.... Read more...

November 25, 2002

Square and Enix Merge

by Bakudan Yoshinoya - 8:35 pm EST
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The two largest RPG producers are now one! See the announcement inside!

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According to Nikkei.net, Enix and Square have announced their plans to merge in April 2003. This is the first merger between two major game companies in the history of the industry. In the face of rising development costs and intense competition, the two companies merged... Read more...

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