Louie's got a friend in Hong Kong who's playing Super Mario Sunshine right now. The first bits to hit the web are right here on Planet GameCube! Who woulda thunk it?

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After moments of game play from our friends in Hong Kong, we've learned a couple interesting things about Super Mario Sunshine.

- Mario's backpack is made by, not shockingly...Gadd Industries.

- There is an overworld just like in Mario 64 (the castle). Except this time, it's the city that was shown in the first Mario footage revealed at Space World 2001.

Infogrames will be bringing the Driver franchise to the GameCube next year. First details within...

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INFOGRAMES ANNOUNCES DRIVER 3 FOR XBOX, PS2, NINTENDO GAMECUBE AND PC

The Wheelman Returns in Follow-up to Top-Selling PlayStation Series

LOS ANGELES – July 17, 2002 – Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM), a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment... Read more...

Maybe not as early as we'd hoped, but importers could be getting their shine on right on time.

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Hong Kong based import retailer Lik-Sang is reporting they have recieved their initial shipment of Super Mario Sunshine, and are shipping out their pre-orders today.

No word from other places yet, but we've got our eyes glued to the net for all of you fellow Super Mario Sunshine importers.

What? Some stuff early? Nintendo announces some new release dates today for Star Fox Adventures, Yoshi’s Island, Mario Party 4, And Game and Watch Gallery 4. Booyah!

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Some of Nintendo's big fall hits get newer (and somewhat earlier) release dates. Check 'em out!

Star Fox Adventures: Sept. 23

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3: Sept. 23

Mario Party 4: Oct. 21

Game & Watch Gallery 4: Oct. 28

Also Nintendo stated Mario Party 4 will have a total of 50 mini-games.

Afraid to mod your GameCube? Now you won't have to. All the details within.

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According to NCSX, Datel will be releasing the "Freeloader", a bootdisc for the GameCube that will allow gamers to play GameCube games from any region.

There hasn't been a price set as of yet, and the release date is tenatively August 5th.

Nintendo has become one of the victims in a recent string of warehouse burglaries in Japan.

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A police spokesman for the Saitama prefecture in Japan has announced that a Warehouse of Nintendo products was burglarized. Approximately 23.6 million yen in products was stolen. Among the stolen items were about 600 GameCubes and 400 Game Boy Advances units. Software... Read more...

Sadly, only 3 of you will understand this at all. This is so damn cool.

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EMPIRE INTERACTIVE SIGNS FURTHER PLATFORM RIGHTS FOR STARSKY & HUTCH™

July 16th, 2002, San Francisco, CA - Empire Interactive today announced that it has signed an extension to its licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products to bring the Starsky & Hutch™ game, which is currently being developed, onto additional platforms, including Game Boy Advance™ and Nintendo Gamecube™.

THQ and Fox Interactive team up to bring Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Simpsons to the GBA.

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THQ AND FOX INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCE GAME BOY ADVANCE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT

Deal Includes The SimpsonsTM Road Rage And Buffy the Vampire SlayerTM

CALABASAS HILLS, CA, July 16, 2002 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) and Fox Interactive today announced an exclusive,... Read more...

Queensland-based developers Evolution are making a GameCube game based on the Nickelodeon Rocket Power characters.

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THQ SIGNS AUSSIE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

- Rocket Power Beach Bandits for PlayStation2 and GameCube

MELBOURNE, Vic - July 15, 2002, - THQ Asia Pacific (NASDAQ NMS:THQI in America) has announced a worldwide agreement with Australian games developer, Evolution Games.... Read more...

One UK gamer is preparing to wait in line for Turok Evolution with hopes of breaking a world record.

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If you thought PGC was obsessed with our countdown to Mario Sunshine, or that our beloved “Crazy Billy” couldn’t be outdone by staying in Japan to wait in line for his GameCube, then wait till you hear about Jason Read. GameSpot is reporting that Read will begin... Read more...

TDK has successfully recruited the original voice-acting cast of the Robotech cartoon for its upcoming game!

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Anyone who has seen TDK Mediactive’s Robotech Battlecry in action can attest that the game is going to be an exciting interactive realization of the cartoon many of us enjoyed in younger days. Now, in an exciting development, the game won’t just look and feel like... Read more...

Jealous that Gran Turismo 3 got its own steering wheel? Don't be anymore.

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Immersion's Advanced Force Feedback Technology to be Available for the Nintendo GameCube Platform Through Licensing Partner

Logitech's New Force Feedback Steering Wheel Includes Haptic Technologies Licensed From Immersion

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July... Read more...

So who walks away with the 20,000 smackers? Find out inside!

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Winner of Eternal Darkness Films Contest Steps Out From the Shadows

Ten Brave Filmmakers Step Into the Darkness, One Grand-Prize Winner Finds the Light and $20,000 Award

REDMOND, Wash.--July 15, 2002--Nintendo of America Inc. and

Hypnotic today announced Patrick Daughters' "Unloved" as winner of the

US titles announced, Japanese and US release date discussed, and what's this? 2 on 2 Pokemon Battles?

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A few small tidbits about the new GBA versions of Pokemon have just been released by Nintendo of America.

There will be two Pokemon GBA titles released: Ruby, and Sapphire.

Ruby and Sapphire will have a ton of new characters and feature a brand new setting (for the love of Christ FINALLY), as well as new boy and girl trainers, and two-Pokémon vs. two-Pokémon battles.

No, not even he can make Media Mail go faster.

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Majesco has announced an original GBA game called Hyperspace Delivery Boy. It features both puzzle and action modes of gameplay and will be available this fall. We should have screenshots later today. Here's the official press release:

SPECIAL DELIVERY! MAJESCO BRINGS ACTION AND PUZZLE EXCITEMENT

Updated - Owners of Super Mario Sunshine and Metroid Prime MIGHT find new surprises the next time they play Super Smash Bros. Melee ...

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UPDATED: Our good friend Ravi Hiranand has mentioned in his recent Super Mario Sunshine impressions that a Super Mario Sunshine save did NOT unlock any new trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Nintendo's page is very difficult to translate, but it seems that there may either be a mail-in offer, or a Toys 'R' Us visit needed to get the trophy.

EA's PS2 rally game will also be released for GameCube in Europe.

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Although US gamers are probably out of luck on this one, our European readers will be glad to know that Shox, EA's upcoming rally racer, is headed to GameCube as well as the previously announced PS2 version. According to the game's producer, the GameCube port is only two weeks behind. Check out Cube-Europe at the link above for more info and the first GameCube screens.

The mysterious GameCube developer, led by ex-Rare employees, squashes a few rumo(u)rs and hints at its first project.

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Zoonami has been the subject of many rumors, but now their website has updated with some of the first real info we've seen from the company itself.

In addition to trampling on rumors that they are working on a Goldeneye 007 sequel of any kind or some "Gran Turismo killer", they've uploaded a heavily censored game proposal of their upcoming GameCube project, codenamed Game Zero.

The big green lizard will be shrunk down to your little handheld system.

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God-DAMM! I mean, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee is coming soon for GameCube, so it makes sense that Infogrames is publishing a companion game of sorts on GBA. No word on whether they'll link up, but Godzilla: Domination for GBA is, like its console companion,... Read more...

Once again, Sonic news isn’t as exciting as we once thought.

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Recently, PGC ran a tentative list of games slated to appear in the upcoming Sonic Mega Collection provided by Intensity Magazine. Unfortunately, it seems Intensity’s sources were incorrect as Sega today revealed the actual line-up of games on its Sonic Mega Collection page.