Movies and Music on your GBA.

While third parties have previously released devices to allow GBA owners to play music and movies on their hand-helds, Nintendo has stayed silent on the issue. A new listing on the company's website reveals that Nintendo will be releasing their own media reader for the GBA in February 2005.

Nintendo's... Read more...

Missed the "Dear Friends" concert in LA? Have no fear, Uematsu is going on tour, starting in Chicago.

'Dear Friends -Music From FINAL FANTASY-' Concert Series to Kick Off February 19, 2005, in Chicago

Success of First Stateside FINAL FANTASY Orchestral Performance Generates Tour Celebrating Video Game Music

# LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square... Read more...

Football is about to get a whole lot dirtier.

In light of EA's shocking news, Midway has decided to continue production of their Blitz football series, without an NFL license. What this means is that none of the teams or players featured in the NFL will show up in Midway's new Blitz game.

Without the draw created by real teams and players,... Read more...

The rookie plumber skips college and goes right to the pros.

EBgames.com has updated their product information page for NBA Street V3. The new profile includes the game's box art, which reveals some shocking information. Rumors have been circulating that Mario would be appearing in EA's new off the wall basketball title. It looks as if these rumors turned out... Read more...

Say goodbye to competition.

Electronics Arts announced today that it has negotiated an exclusive five-year contract with the NFL and the NFL Players Association for "action simulation, arcade-style and manager games" on all platforms except mobile phones. The agreement, whose financial terms were not disclosed, effectively... Read more...

Jeff Minter's psychedelic GameCube shooter will not see the light of day.

In a posting on his popular "YakYak" forums today, veteran software designer and programmer Jeff Minter announced that his pet project, Unity for GameCube, has been canceled. The decision was made with the publisher, Peter Molyneaux's Lionhead Studios, in the past two weeks.

Minter had been... Read more...

Don't miss a chance to win a Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and GameCube prize package tonight!

Planet GameCube has some Nintendo goodies to give, and we're kicking things off with a high stakes round of Radio Trivia! Tonight's winner will snag a Nintendo GameCube bundle consisting of:

1 Platinum GCN (U.S. Region)

2 WaveBird controllers

1 copy of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes (U.S. Region)

Nintendo will ship 400,000 more DS units in Japan than initially planned for December. Also included is a potentially disturbing but familiar quote from Iwata!

When Nintendo saw high demand for its Nintendo DS near launch, it opened a new manufacturing plant in China to produce more units quickly. Nintendo of America announced its plans to ship 400,000 more units today; Japan is receiving the same number of bonus units. That brings the total to 2.8 million Nintendo DS systems worldwide!

Shipments increased by 40% to make sure nobody misses out at xmas.

NINTENDO BOOSTS NINTENDO DS SHIPMENTS BY 40% TO ADDRESS EXPLODING CONSUMER DEMAND

Total 2004 Shipments to North America Will Reach 1.4 Million

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 9, 2004 – Shoppers eager to find the new Nintendo DS™ can rejoice – at least for the time being. Nintendo today announced... Read more...

Dating real people is such a chore.

Ubisoft Ships Sprung for the Nintendo DS

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2004--Ubisoft, a leading company in

the multimedia industry, announces the release of Sprung™ for the

Nintendo DS™ (Nintendo Dual Screen) handheld game system, which has

shipped to retail outlets nationwide.

The middleweight champion of the world puts his mug behind EA's multiplatform boxing game.

EA ANNOUNCES BERNARD HOPKINS AS THE COVER ATHLETE FOR EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 2 (Working Title)

The Undisputed Middleweight Champion of the World to Serve as Spokesperson for the Sequel to the Best-Selling Boxing Title of 2004

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – December 7, 2004 – Get ready... Read more...

Nintendo is near its goal of a million units worldwide.

Nintendo announced today that it has sold roughly half a million units in Japan, bringing global sales of its new handheld over its goal of one million units.

Japanese gamers purchased 460,000 Nintendo DS since its release five days ago (81% of the 570,000 systems available), while another 50,000 units are still being reserved for customers at retail outlets.

Square Enix fans rejoice: the long-awaited handheld RPG is finally out.

SQUARE ENIX AND DISNEY INTERACTIVE’S “KINGDOM HEARTS CHAIN OF MEMORIES” TO SHIP NATIONWIDE TODAY

New Role-Playing Game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance System Hits Shelves Just in Time for the Holidays

LOS ANGELES (December 7, 2004) - Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square... Read more...

It's official: he's old.

Daniel Bloodworth, Content Editor for Planet GameCube, is celebrating his 25th birthday today. Dan joined the staff after serving as one of our Talkback Moderators in the forums, before that function became automated. He quickly made a name for himself on the staff and was named a Senior Editor... Read more...

Metal Slug makes its way to European GBAs on December 17th.

Metal Slug Advances On European Stores

Date Set For The Newest Installment To SNK’s Smash Hit Series

Monday 6 December 2004/... Metal Slug fans worth their salt will rejoice at the news that Metal Slug Advance has a confirmed release date for the Nintendo GBA, as Ignition Entertainment confirm that it will be available in stores from December 17th, and have a S.R.P. of £29.99

At least they had a nice place to sit as they watched their debts pile up.

Acclaim, superstar videogame publisher of the late 80s and early 90s, is dead. They filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy three months ago, and the auction that will help to raise some money to pay off their massive debt will take place next week.

Everything in the buliding will be auctioned off to... Read more...

Hot on the heels of big US sales, the DS makes its debut in the homeland.

After a strong sales in the US, the Nintendo DS was made available to hundreds of thousands of Japanese gamers Thursday morning. Many shops opened three hours earlier than normal to accomodate long lines and customers heading to work. Nintendo also pulled off some magic by providing 500,000 units... Read more...

It took a while, but now adventurous Cube owners can run their own programs through Nintendo's purple little box.

The PS2 is the leading system in the industry, so modders would naturally flock to it and tinker around with the insides. The Xbox is a modder's dream, virtually ready to go for mod chips and other alterations. The GameCube, with those pesky optical discs and lack of standardized connection ports, has basically been shelved by anyone who deems themselves "hardcore" in the modding scene.

Handheld Sonic games will again come with a Happy Meal, but this time you might win $2500 worth of gaming stuff.

McDonald's and SEGA Reveal Details of New Happy Meal Promotion Featuring Sonic and 'Search for the Silver Game'

Eight New Handheld Videogames Based on SEGA's Classic Character Sonic The Hedgehog Make Stopping at McDonald's During the Holidays a Fun-Filled, Interactive Adventure

OAK BROOK,... Read more...

Slice 'em up!

PRINCE OF PERSIA: WARRIOR WITHIN™ AVAILABLE IN STORES TODAY

Fall’s Most Critically Acclaimed Action-Adventure Game Attacks the Holiday Season

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – December 2, 2004 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s leading video game publishers, today announced that Prince of Persia:... Read more...