As you know, many of us at PGC have already played Nintendo 64's successor GAMECUBE more than a few times. However come September 24th, you will get your chance at some GameCube lovin'!

This afternoon I had the chance to speak with a Nintendo rep about Nintendo's plans to get the GAMECUBE gospel out.

It seems that begining on September 24th Nintendo will roll out POP materials and gaming Kiosks at several major retailers including Best Buy and Toys R Us.

Though at the time the rep was unsure of what games would be playable, it was speculated that either Luigi's Mansion or Wave Race could make the cut.

Yessirree, we're FINALLY putting together a new edition of the Mailbag! Send all of your questions to mailbag@planetgamecube.com

Well? Do it.

New details about the GameCube game based on the Die Hard movies have come to light.

FGNOnline has uncovered some of the first details regarding the GameCube exclusive Die Hard game from its developer, Bits Corp. The game is tentatively titled Die Hard Gamecube and will feature an original plot set a few years after the events of Die Hard: With A Vengeance. Players will battle through several distinct locations – including a return to a finished Nakatomi Plaza.

Updates on Kaisertal and Fire-Eaters, courtesy of French site Puissance-Pocket.

Puissance Pocket recently spoke with Dutch company Lost Boys Games and got to test two GBA titles in development at their development subsidiary, Formula Games.

Kaisertal is vertical-scrolling, 2D shooter due out in Europe by the end of 2001. It has nine levels, two playable ships, and loads... Read more...

Denis Dyack finally explains why Eternal Darkness was silently moved into December.

Back in July, we began seeing Eternal Darkness listed for release in December unstead of at the GameCube launch, which was then November 5th for North America. A quick look at Nintendo's official site verified the one-month delay, but we were unable to get an explanation from either Nintendo or Silicon Knights. Now SK president Denis Dyack has come forward to clear things up about the December date:

This year's most neglected show had a few hits on Nintendo consoles. Here's what they were...

ECTS was not that big of a show this year, but that doesn't mean it didn't have good games! A panel of European gaming journalists was formed to choose the most outstanding games at the event, and Nintendo 3rd party games came out on top.

Rage's "Denki Blocks" for GBA won both "Overall Best Game" and "Best Handheld Game." Meanwhile, Kemco's "Universal Studios" won the honored title of "Best Console Game."

What could GameCube's slogan be? It isn't "Now you're playing with power," "Play it loud," or "Get into it!" It's brand new!

It seems that in addition to the subtle magazine campaign that has already begun, Nintendo has some very limited TV advertising on air. This Labor Day morning on Cartoon Network, PGC staffer David Trammell, caught an ad for the forth coming Cartoon Network Toonami special, Lockdown. After the ad,... Read more...

While visiting Club Sega in Shibuya yesterday, Billy got a chance to play Monkey Ball. Is it that different than the GameCube version?

I’ve been to plenty of arcades here in Japan in the past 2 weeks but had not seen Monkey Ball. Even in Akihabara, there was no sign of Monkey Ball anywhere. There’s plenty of Virtua Fighter 4, Tekken 4, Dance Dance Revolution, and everything else. While strolling though Shibuya last night I walked into Club Sega and finally found the Monkey Ball Arcade machine...

Not a transcript, but here's a description of what went on inside.

After an hour and a half of the event start, the doors opened for the conference. The room was slightly smoky and this filled it with the purple light.

After the obligatory "No smoking, no filming, etc." announcement, a gospel choir came through the curtains and burst into song.

"Lift me... Read more...

Check out the first images and further details for this Pokemon mini-system.

Since it's not a GameCube or GBA game, we're not going to put up these screenshots on our own server...at least not yet. But, you can see them for yourself at:

NintendoEye

Note the A, B, and C buttons, as well as force-feedback and a shock sensor that responds to your shaking the unit (and probably also to you walking, as Pocket Pikachu did).

Returning from The Nintendo Show, Karlie brings more details about Nintendo's newest console, Pokemon Mini.

Pokemon Mini was The Nintendo Show's previously advertised "Major Pokemon Announcement".

It is a stand alone console and has it's own mini cartridges which are interchangeable. Already, there are four mini games in development. These include a Pinball game and an Anime Card game.

The unit... Read more...

News from The Nintendo Show surfaces about the next game in the Pokemon franchise.

Today at The Nintendo Show, news was released about the next Pokemon game. No, it won't be on the Game Boy Advance. No, it won't be on the Game Boy Color. And don't get your hopes up, because it's not on the GameCube. The next Pokemon game is it's own individual unit. It will be similar to the previous... Read more...

Fearless leader Billy B. checks in from Japan. Check out the full report on the state of GameCube ads in Japan.

Billy contacted me from a pay phone in Japan tonight, with some news that would be considered grim. From what he has seen, the GameCube is getting hardly any publicity in Japan. Except for Super Monkey Ball, which you apparently can't get away from. Billy and co had to literally search for a GameCube... Read more...

The British news promotes GameCube with in-game footage and a interview of sorts!

It looks like the mainstream news in England is beginning to pick up on GameCube. A popular British news broadcast, "Breakfast News" just did a story on the videogame wars--mostly focusing on the 'Cube. Here's how reader "Radioheadrule" described it:

"The piece covered the console wars - this... Read more...

Nintendo has a new poll on what newly-announced game you are most excited about! Guess who's winning!

NOA's latest online poll asks gamers what just-unveiled GCN game they are most excited about. Now is your chance to voice your opinion!

"Which game announced at Spaceworld are you most excited about?"

Mario Sunshine

The "new look" Zelda

Soul Calibur 2

Sonic Adventure 2

As... Read more...

There is a new, CG, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in production. This means new TMNT games! TURTLE POWER!

It seems now-a-days that lots of old shows get resurrected and turned into new movies. The next such movie will be a fully computer animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie produced by one of the best fight directors in the business, John Woo.

At the moment, it seems that at least 2 new TMNT... Read more...

The publisher of Spider-Man and X-Men games has just acquired two more Marvel licenses.

In a press release sent out today, Activision announced that it now has the rights to publish even more games based on Marvel franchises. Now the Fantastic Four and Iron Man, both in the works for feature films due in 2003/2004, will be hitting the PC and next-gen consoles.

While GameCube isn't... Read more...

We've finally gotten to a computer with Internet access! Word!

Yes, yes. We know we haven't updated from Japan for a couple of days. We had to check out of our hotel room a couple days early, and we crashed with the Tendo Box fellahs. We'd like to thank them for allowing us some floor space, and their hospitality.

Most of everyone has returned to the... Read more...

Thanks to one of our readers, we may have found new dates for some GameCube titles!

Props to James Coleman on this one ... Searching Buy.com's Games section reveals a list of pre-order GCN titles, including Wrestlemania 2002, Tetris Worlds, and both Batman titles!

While retailers are commonly the last to know when a game date slips, this may still be worth looking at.

We... Read more...

Steven Kent’s latest article takes a look at the popular RPG series and the endeavors of Enix in North America.

“We like Steven Kent so here's more of his work...” said the subject line of the email we got from reader “dfriedberg.” We’re big fans of Steven Kent too, so we’re happy to point you to his latest article, Americanizing the Dragon, found on the online version of the Japan Times. It focuses on Enix, makers of Dragon Quest, which remains one of the most popular RPG series in Japan.