Check out the new Platinum GameCube commercial that's airing in Japan!

We've uploaded the Japanese Platinum GameCube commercial to our media

server.  It's really short and an extremely small download, but it features some

quick and cool Zelda and Biohazard 0 footage.

Japan's favorite slugger, Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki even makes an

appearance.

Infogrames NASCAR racer has landed at your local retailer.

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FROM DIRT TO DAYTONA, INFOGRAMES LEAVES COMPETITION IN THE DUST WITH FIRST AND ONLY AUTHENTIC NASCAR® RACING SERIES

Leading Game Publisher Ships NASCAR®: Dirt To DAYTONA® for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo GameCube(tm)

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40 bucks will get you plenty of speedy blue furry hedgehog lovin'.

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG RETURNS TO THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE IN SONIC MEGA COLLECTION

Value-Priced Compilation Features More than Seven Classic Sonic Games

SAN FRANCISCO - (November 12, 2002) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today

announced the release of "Sonic Mega Collection(TM)" for the Nintendo

Who cares about Waldo. Now it's time to find Nemo.

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THQ Announces Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" for Game Boy Advance and Two Titles for PC/Mac Scheduled to Release With the Animated Movie in May 2003

Games Scheduled for Release with Previously Announced PlayStation® 2, XboxTM and GameCube®

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Well, it's a good idea on paper. PUN ALERT!

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According to Gaming-Age, the newest Nintendo retailer catalogue mentions an upcoming set of Mario Party cards for the e-Reader. It seems these cards will contain multiplayer mini-games. Presumably the games are small enough to be sent from one GBA/e-Reader combo to other GBAs, just like a "single-cart" multiplayer GBA game.

Ask and ye shall recieve, sort of.

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Nintendo announced new controller colors for the Japanese market today. In addition to the Platinum GameCube releasing on December 1st, there is more to come.

December 5th marks the overseas release of the Platinum WAVE BIRD, as well as new Emerald and Platinum colors for the standard GameCube controller.

We have some pictures of IBM's latest advertisement promoting Nintendo.

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IBM are running a series of advertisements promoting their business partners, including Nintendo. These pictures were taken at two London Underground stations.

IBM were the developers of GameCube's "Gekko" processor, based on the PowerPC architecture and recently announced the shipment of the 10 millionth chip.

Yes, we're giving away something wonderful to tonight's winner! Find out what it is inside, and find out what else has been going on with Planet Trivia lately.

Well boys and girls, it's Friday again, and that means it's time for another thrilling night of Planet Trivia. Before we get to tonight's prize, we'd like to point out a few changes to the Trivia Pages that you should all be aware of.

The Planet Trivia FAQ Page has been completely re-done, with... Read more...

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge still in the works. Also: Rare USA closes shop.

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Rare's official website has updated with its first "Scribes" letters page since the famous developer was released by Nintendo and subsequently purchased by Microsoft. Although we don't plan to cover Rare's every move now that they are no longer directly affiliated with Nintendo, there are a few tidbits worth mentioning this time.

The company behind Top Gear and the upcoming Batman: Dark Tomorrow has a new website for its American fans.

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Despite maintaining North American operations for years, Japan-based Kemco has never had a functional website for its English-speaking fans. The company has used http://www.top-gear.com as its official site, but that address never pointed to anything more than an "Under Construction" notice. Now Kemco's American branch finally has its own real website. Check out the press release below:

Phhh, big deal, so the goalies can dive around. I remember back in the day where goalies didn't even wear masks! If they took a 100mph slapshot in the mouth, they'd stay in the game!

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SEGA SPORTS NHL 2K3 DELIVERS NEW DEPTH WITH INNOVATIVE REACTIVE GOALIE

POSITIONING

New Goalie System Makes Players' Abilities More True to Life; NHL 2K3 Offers

Other Notable Industry "Firsts"

SAN FRANCISCO - (November 7, 2002) - SEGA® of America, Inc. announced

Actually, if you think about it, Howard Stern is the perfect front man for this advertising bid.

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AKA ACCLAIM LAUNCHES ONLINE CONTEST TO CROWN 'MS. BMX XXX'

Winner and Guest Flown to New York City to Visit 'Scores' Escorted By 'Gary' and 'K.C.' of 'The Howard Stern Show'

GLEN COVE, NY, November 7, 2002 - The nationwide search is on for the woman worthy of... Read more...

The trailer that will be shown for The Legend of Zelda is available for download - will you answer the Princess's plea?

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Zelda.com has updated their site with the trailer for Link's latest adventure. This trailer is going to be shown in US cinemas, and it's a very cool one. A voice begins the trailer with "In the land of Hyrule... there echoes a legend...". While the voice continues to... Read more...

Anyone named Dirk ought to be adored by millions, be he Daring or not.

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FREE PRIZES, GIVEAWAYS, COOL STUFF NOW OFFERED ON DRAGON'S LAIR 3D NEWLY

RELAUNCHED WEBSITE

"Dirk's Damsels & Dragons Giveaways" offer fans the chance to win Don

Bluth artwork, action figures, and next-generation console systems

Los Angeles, CA - November 6, 2002 - Dragon's Lair™ fans can now register

If you still haven't tried out the 3D puzzle game, now's your chance. You can even email it to friends!

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Although an online demo of ZooCube has been promised on the game's website for months, the free trial is now finally available in the form of "What's Your ZQ?". This miniature version of ZooCube (already available on GameCube and GBA) can be played online, downloaded to... Read more...

All it's saying about it is that it will use Intrinsic Alchemy, be a blend of vehicular and hand-to hand combat, and is being developed by a top Nickelodeon games developer. (Huh?)

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AWE Games and THQ to Develop Games Using Intrinsic Alchemy

3rd Person Vehicular/Fighting Game with Robust Features To Be Available on PS2 and GameCube Winter 2003

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002--Intrinsic Graphics®, Inc., the developer... Read more...

We’ve been getting floods of reports on this issue from around the globe. Is Nintendo canceling the newly released Broadband Adapter?

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As we reported (don’t say we didn’t warn you) weeks ago, Nintendo had shipped a limited supply of Broadband Adapters to stores. Most allocations were limited to pre-orders, and a few extra units. Now most retailers are completely sold out, and the hardware is listed as Discontinued.

Dexter Chess? So that's how Bobby Fisher did it...

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BAM! Entertainment Expands Its Cartoon Network™ Portfolio

The Powerpuff Girls™ and Dexter's Laboratory™ Return to Game Boy® Advance

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BAM! Entertainment™ today announced that it is shipping The Powerpuff... Read more...

Alas, this isn't about our favorite NES light gun, but zapping bugs is still high on our favorite things to-do list.

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Infogrames Delivers Electrifying Fun as Zapper™ Ships For All Next- Generation Systems

One Wicked Cricket is Available for the Nintendo GameCube™, PlayStation®2, Xbox™, Windows® PC and Game Boy® Advance

BEVERLY, Mass., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/... Read more...

The average gamer is getting older, and that people are more into "low-intensity" games. Read all about it inside.

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Jupiter Research Finds Major Shift in Gamer Demographics: Console Audience `Grows Up' While High-Intensity User Base Expands and Leads to Unexploited Opportunities for Developers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002--Jupiter Research, a division of Jupitermedia... Read more...