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June 7, 2004

Steven Kent Interviews Zelda Director Eiji Aonuma DS

by Mike Sklens - 4:59 pm EDT
Total comments: 12 Source: Game Spy

Zelda DS Confirmed.

GameSpy has posted a new interview with Zelda director Eiji Aonuma. The interview covers Aonuma's life, views on videogames, and also what he's currently working on. Among other things he mentions his fear of jumping in videogames and the fact that he is currently working on a Legend of Zelda title for the forthcoming Nintendo DS handheld.

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Prince of Persia 2: The E3 Trailer GC

by Jonathan Metts - 4:14 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Ubi Soft

See video of Prince's eye-popping (and throat-slashing) return.

Ubisoft's official Prince of Persia 2 website has updated with the game's E3 trailer. The sequel is much darker and more violent than its predecessor, as the movie shows. Unfortunately, the trailer contains no gameplay footage, but the CG movie should give you an idea of what to expect from the game. We've mirrored the file on our media server, in case the official site gets bogged down with traffic.

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Another Duel Masters Trailer GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 2:38 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Atari

Here's some more promo footage for the recently released GBA game, in case you didn't win trivia and are pondering whether to buy the game.

Duel Masters: Sempai Legends was released last week, and if the marketing blitz is any indication, it should be a big seller for Atari. Just in case you're interested in the game but still aren't sure, here's another trailer with some gameplay footage and a lot of anime kid explosiveness.

Duel Masters Final Trailer (3.5 MB, WMV format)

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Pokémon Box Coming to U.S. GC

by Michael Cole - 12:53 pm EDT
Source: The Pokémon Center

Box your Pokémon for fun…IN A CUBE! Includes accessories…

UPDATE: There actually is an announced release date: June 12th. Special thanks to Afrokenjonny for the tip!

Are you bitter that Nintendo didn’t release Pokémon box with Pokémon Colosseum? Don’t be: Nintendo of America is finally releasing the monster storage and transfer GameCube software exclusively through the Pokemon Center, either online or at its New York superstore.

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Nintendo Ships Zelda: Four Swords Adventures GC

by Jonathan Metts - 8:40 am EDT
Total comments: 15 Source: NOA

Get equipped with: Connectivity.

DID YOU KNOW? FORECAST FOR FORTHCOMING THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: FOUR SWORDS ADVENTURES CALLS FOR FORTITUDE, FORTUNE

June 7, 2004 -- It's important not to forget that The Legend of Zelda® remains one of Nintendo's finest franchises, with 12 titles selling more than 42 million units. Although the... Read more...

June 4, 2004

Planet Prize Trivia Tonight at 9p CT! GBA

by Steven Rodriguez - 2:42 pm EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: http://www.planetgamecube.com/specials.cfm?action=...

Win a Duel Masters Sempai Legends prize pack, even if you come in second place! Click for all the details of tonight's contest.

Thanks to Atari, we've got a special prize package for tonight's Planet Trivia. The winner of tonight's contest will recieve a Duel Masters: Sempai Legends LE GBA game and prize package!

The big prize

Along with all the goodies that tonight's winner will recieve, the second place winner will also recieve Duel Masters goodies as well! Here's the full rundown of the prizes:

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June 3, 2004

Get Old School Sooner

by Mike Sklens - 11:50 am EDT
Total comments: 9 Source: Game Informer Online

Set your time machine to "NES."

According to Game Informer Online Nintendo's new Classic NES line may already be available at a store near you. The site's managing editor, and former PGC Head Honcho, Billy Berghammer stumbled upon the new NES styled GBA SP system and Classic NES games while out shopping. The line isn't supposed... Read more...

Piracy Fight is an "Uphill Battle"

by Steven Rodriguez - 9:20 am EDT
Total comments: 20 Source: Bloomberg.com

Nintendo is stopping game pirates in record numbers, but there are still too many to stop.

China has always been a hotspot for videogame piracy. Even though the largest markets for videogames has always been Japan, North American and Europe, the 1.3 billion or so population of China has gone relatively untapped, almost exclusively in part to the piracy of games, movies and other entertainment media.

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Iwata Looks to Australia

by Steven Rodriguez - 9:07 am EDT
Total comments: 41 Source: http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page...

The Nintendo president will soon head Down Under to investigate Nintendo's poor performance, among other things.

Satoru Iwata has never been to Australia, but he soon means to fix that. Before the end of the year, he'll make the trip to the island nation to find out exactly why the GameCube is so far behind the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the region, moreso than any other part of the world.

"First of all, I am most sorry that the GameCube's performance is bad in Australia among any area in the world," he says.

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"Break Into Industry" Conference Coming Soon

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:56 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Press Release

Those in the Maryland area can attend a program that can help you get your foot in the videogame door.

How To Break Into Video Game Industry Conference & Resume Workshop To Take Place On June 26, 2004

For Students and Professionals Interested in Getting a Job in the Computer and Video Game Industry. Supported by State of Maryland and Baltimore County Economic Development Agencies

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June 2, 2004

Tales of Symphonia Movies GC

by Jonathan Metts - 2:52 pm EDT
Total comments: 10

Check out these free movies of one the year's hottest GameCube titles.

Tales of Symphonia is certainly the biggest RPG yet for GameCube. We've got a few brand new movies of the U.S. version, free for all our readers.

Update: More movies have been added, including a lot more battle footage.

Left-click below to download!

Entire Anime Intro (16 MB, DivX format)

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June 1, 2004

Sammy-Sega Holdings Logo & Sega Restructuring

by Michael Cole - 11:19 pm EDT
Total comments: 18 Source: GameSpot

Sammy-Sega Holdings Logo Get! Also, Sega’s development teams undergo more reorganization.

Sammy and Sega today revealed the logo for their new corporate parent, Sammy-Sega Holdings. Sammy and Sega will become one in October as a subsidiary of the company still in creation.

Commencing business with an impressive 10 billion ($91 million) yen in capital and fifty employees, Sammy... Read more...

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Screw Attack Video GC

by Jonathan Metts - 10:28 pm EDT

Here it is, the hidden footage Metroid fans have been waiting for.

You may have seen the E3 footage of Samus wall-jumping back and forth through a vertical corridor. What you probably haven't seen is the other Screw Attack footage, the one proving that this famous move can indeed be used anywhere in the game, and that it even includes (or can be combined with) a new Space Jump, which lets Samus literally fly.

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Enemy Defector Spotted in Pikmin 2 GC

by Jonathan Metts - 7:58 pm EDT
Total comments: 12 Source: Famitsu Online

Well, well, look at this little guy.

Famitu's website has published the above screenshot from Pikmin 2, clearly showing one of the game's enemies with a Pikmin-like leaf growing from its head. Though we are waiting for a detailed translation, the surrounding text makes it clear that this creature is friendly and can be used to carry items and attack enemies, just like a Pikmin. We'll update this article once we know more about how to acquire this most unusual companion.

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May 31, 2004

King Arthur Trailer GC

by Jonathan Metts - 12:57 pm EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Konami

Check out a nice little video of Konami's upcoming movie-licensed game.

The tale of King Arthur is based on fact...at least according to the upcoming movie and Konami's game adaptation, which will be released on GameCube as well as other platforms. The game looks to be very similar to EA's Lord of the Rings action games, as you can see in the trailer.

Left-click below to download.

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Boktai 2 Trailer GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 12:22 pm EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Konami

See the huge E3 trailer for this light-sensing sequel, complete with a manga kid tutorial and loads of Engrish.

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django was unfortunately not playable at E3 2004, but Konami has provided this monstrous (40 MB) trailer to satisfy your Boktai needs. The movie is structured as a tutorial, with a kid explaining how the game works to his friend. There's also plenty of gameplay footage, plus a few hints at the sequel's new features.

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May 30, 2004

Duel Masters Trailer GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 11:20 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Atari

See what this new card-battler for GBA is all about.

Atari has provided us with a trailer for their new GBA game, Duel Masters: Sempai Legends. The game is scheduled for release this week, and the publisher describes it as a virtual collectible trading card game, somewhere between Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering in terms of complexity.

Left-click the link below to download!

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Japanese Mario vs. Donkey Kong Commercial GBA

by Jonathan Metts - 9:24 am EDT
Total comments: 10

See it for yourself.

A couple of days ago, we showed you some photos from the set of the new Mario vs. Donkey Kong commercial in Japan. Now you can see just how crazy the ad turned out to be.

Left-click below to download!

Mario vs. Donkey Kong Japanese TV Commercial (2.5 MB, MPEG format)

Thanks to ChryZ at the GA Forums for finding this file, and to the anonymous Japanese person who originally uploaded it.

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May 29, 2004

Win a Trip to See Spider-Man 2 in London! GC

by Jonathan Metts - 10:02 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: UGO

Here's a cool contest for you Spidey fans.

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Spider-Man Gameplay Movies GC

by Jonathan Metts - 8:11 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Activision

Check out five new movies of Spidey swinging and battling around New York City.

We've got five short but high-quality Spider-Man 2 movies for you, free to download as always. The files are 4 to 5 MB each and in Quicktime format (sorry).

Just left-click on the links below to download the files.

Spidey's new combat moves

Riding a helicopter

Web-yanking bad guys all over the place

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