An anonymous TRU clerk clues us into their plans for the GCN launch ...

I just got back from the most interesting of conversations with a clerk at a local Toys 'R' Us chain. Here's the juiciest of the tidbits he tossed ol' Rick ...

TRU stores will NOT be pre-selling GameCube units, and more importantly, will NOT be selling it in a bundle of any kind, and is a corporate... Read more...

Electronics Boutique has finally put together their plans for the GameCube launch, whether it is good or bad will be a decision for the consumer...

With news of various outlets who've taken pre-orders to date being quickly overrun with people any red-blooded Nintendo fan has to have begun to worry a little. Oddly enough, the store of choice for many gamers out there to date hasn't had any solid plans for if/when/how they would handle pre-orders. Now that has changed, and here's the skinny...

It's a little late, but the GameShark has finally arrived for Game Boy Advance.

Originally expected for launch, InterAct has finally released the GBA GameShark. New features include a PC link-up cable for downloading codes directly from GameShark.com...you'll never have to manually enter codes again (though you still can, of course). The product comes pre-loaded with codes for 25 GBA games, mainly the launch titles with a few more that have been released since then.

Suddenly, I have to own this game.

Today Acclaim Entertainment announced that Terry "Hulk" Hogan, one of the most famous pro wrestlers of all time, has signed on to endorse the upcoming Legends of Wrestling game, which is coming to GameCube as well as other systems.

“I’m proud to work again with Acclaim and be a part of ‘Legends... Read more...

We now have exact dates for Courtside and Star Fox, as well as several other titles.

Nintendo of America has updated its release date, and without further ado, here are the goods:

NBA Courtside - January 14, 2002

Eternal Darkness - February 11, 2002

Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet - March 25, 2002

On the GBA side of things...

Golden Sun - November 12, 2001

Yes, we have the first word on the streets on the exact date. Click here for offical word from NOA.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem will be delayed until February 11, 2002 for a MSRP of $49.95.

According to our sources deep inside Nintendo, the reason for the delay is to add more polish to the title.

Or are they? Following the Sony & Square announcement Square’s president dropped hints…

Thanks to Video Senki, we have more information regarding the Sony / Square deal; namely, translated highlights of the Q&A session following the announcement. Two questions answered by Square president Nao Suzuki are of particular interest to Nintendophiles.

Q: Are you limiting yourselves to the PlayStation platform with SCE's investment?

Pikmin hits Japan this month and Shigeru Miyamoto is on hand to discuss his little ant-plants with Famitsu Weekly.

Cloudchaser’s Galloping Gaijin’s latest column has arrived and addresses Nintendo’s low-key GameCube presence in Japan, even as Microsoft prepares to storm the Fall TGS. It also features a translated Weekly Famitsu interview with Shigeru Miyamoto on the subject of Pikmin!

Here’s an excerpt:

According to the popular Japanese news site GC Inside, Konami will be showing off 2 GameCube games at TGS 2001!

GC Inside has confirmed that Konami will be showing Jikkyou World Soccer 2002 and ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 for GameCube at the Fall Tokyo Game Show 2001. Though their progress was not mentioned, it is very likely that at least one of the two games will be playable on the GameCube. With two GCN games from a major developer at TGS, Nintendo is showing the public that it truely does have third party support.

…And the prospect of Square games returning to Nintendo systems once again looks quite unlikely indeed. UPDATE: A glimmer of hope?

There have been rumors flying that Square might be announcing some games for Nintendo systems in the near future, possibly as soon as the fall Tokyo Game Show. Although such reconciliation between companies has been looking increasingly likely, it now seems impossible. Sony has just invested in... Read more...

Nintendo GameCube will barely make an appearance in this fall's Tokyo Game Show. More cell phone games to be shown than GameCube? What tha?

According to Core Magazine, here's a breakdown of how many games will be shown per platform. Doesn't look like there will be a whole lot of GameCube kiosks on the floor...

PlayStation 2 - 87

PSone - 83

Game Boy Advance - 51

PC - 33

Xbox - 20

Cellphone - 14

GameBoy Color - 11

Nintendo has posted tickets for 3 more cities. Billy knows where to go...do you?

Though the web calender on the site itself does not have the information, Nintendo has revealed the times and locations for three more cities, including the home of our beloved founder, Billy! Below is the information, reproduced for your convenience.

Minneapolis:

Mall of America

4th Floor

Amazon opened up preorders today ... GONE IN FIVE MINUTES!

Amazon opened pre-orders for its GameCube bundles today around 2PM Pacific Time ... only to shut it down five minutes later. The next "opportunity" is listed as being on the 18th, likely once they process these orders and figure out what's left.

Amazon is selling the GameCube in bundles (much... Read more...

Last week, Nintendo held its annual Gamer's Summit and Ed's finally resurfaced with a look inside.

For those of you who don’t know, every fall Nintendo holds a Gamer’s Summit for various members of the media so they can get a sneak preview of the Nintendo holiday line-up. The event often takes place near Nintendo of America’s home offices in Redmond Washington, however, this year the event... Read more...

Hoping to repeat Pokemon's rags-to-riches story, Nintendo is offering money to small developers with vision.

According to the Nihon Keizai newspaper in Japan and as reported by Bloomberg news, Nintendo is offering 10 to 20 million yen (about $83,000 to $166,000) per small developer for trial versions of prospective games. If Nintendo is impressed with the demo, they may choose to fund the rest of the game.

The popular fighting series branches out to GameCube.

According to GC-Inside, Bloody Roar Extreme has been confirmed for GameCube in 2002. It's not yet clear whether Extreme will be an enhanced version of Bloody Roar 3, which was recently released for PS2, or a completely new sequel to the series. Veteran Nintendo supporter Hudson is apparently the publisher.

Another third-party publisher jumps onto the Nintendo train.

Xicat, publisher of Carmageddon 3 for the PC and Wetrix on Dreamcast, has confirmed support for both GameCube and Game Boy Advance. The company told GameCube Advanced that their first products for these systems will be arriving in Q2 2002, and that the first info on those projects will be released soon.

A new brand name for the Matsushita DVD-playing GameCube, a potential price point, and more! I could've told you what it was in this abstract. God, I'm a jerk.

The Matsushita GameCube/DVD combo will officially be marketed under the brand name ‘Q’. The company is presently partaking in the CEATEC expo, a Japanese event which allows participants to demonstrate and reveal their current and latest incarnations revolving around technology and IT systems.

The rumors are true. Giles Goddard, lead programmer of the original 1080 Snowboarding, has indeed returned to work at Nintendo. Find out what he'll be working on...

As previously rumored, Giles Goddard has rejoined the Nintendo family! Thanks to N-Sider, it is now confirmed that the programmer behind Mario's 3D rubber face is hard at work inside EAD once again.

But the newly rehired veteran isn't working on the 1080 sequel as some had thought--that project's... Read more...

Could THPS3 be coming out at launch? Some seem to think so...

According to N-sider's sources, Activision is attempting to get Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 released alongside the GameCube system. But such an act may require cutting out one or two of the extra features, making it almost exactly like the PS2 version (sans the online support). Activision is undoubtedly assessing the situation as the days go by.