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Attention Planet GameCube Community,

I’m officially announcing that today, April 18th,

2003, will be my last day with Planet GameCube.com.

While I’ve been running Planet GameCube for 4 years, it’s

been rather difficult to make a decent living.  I was recently offered a job to

Famitsu unveils this GameCube utility disc for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokemon Box for GameCube will be released on May 30 in Japan. The game

alone will retail at 2000 yen (around $16 US). There will also be a GBA

cable bundle for 2800 yen (around $22 US). Both packages will include a

special limited color of the Memory Card 59.

To play the game, players... Read more...

Fire Emblem and Giftpia have been reviewed!

In this week's Famitsu two of our more anticipated titles were reviewed. Skip Ltd's self-proclaimed "Alternative RPG", Giftpia netted a Gold Award with an overall score of 35 (8,9,9,9). The reviewers said that though initial impressions showed the game was for children, it offered nice puzzle elements,... Read more...

The first US concert to feature videogame music has been pushed back a year to make it bigger and better.

Last August we reported that as part of the E3 festivities, a music concert featuring videogame tunes was announced. As giddy as everyone around the gaming community was to hear about this, it turns out that the concert has been pushed back into 2004.

Here's a small clip from the article at Music4Games.net:

In another sign of the unstable Japanese economy, the two Japanese giants might look to pool their talent, and more importantly, their money.

As everyone knows, Sega has been on the auction block for who knows how long. Even after it announced a partnership with Sammy, developer of the Guilty Gear series (which wasn't thought to be a good move by investors), Sega is still not getting enough income to stay comfortably afloat in the ridiculously competitive Japanese game market.

Harrison and Miyamoto offer quotes in what turns out to be a fair assessment of what Nintendo needs to do.

The CNN Money article talks about what Nintendo has been doing and what it needs to do in order to reclaim the industry that it once ruled with an iron fist. The article contains some comments from George Harrison (ones that we've heard before), a comment about Mario from Miyamoto, and an interesting note about the Game Boy Player, due out this June.

Nintendo's upcoming GameCube demo disc will let you play Viewtiful Joe, among others.

A piece of promotional art from Nintendo of America has leaked onto the Internet, providing the first information about the upcoming GameCube demo disc.

The four games shown on the cover of the disc's box (which may be tentative) are Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, Splinter Cell, Viewtiful Joe, and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg. There may also be more demos and/or videos not shown on the cover.

Explore secret test areas in Wind Waker. Screenshots now available.

The fine folks over at CodeJunkies.com have created what they call their best cheat codes ever. Using Datel's Action Replay for GameCube, you can now unlock some secret test areas from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. These areas are most likely left over from earlier stages of development. They... Read more...

The SNES masterpiece has been completed in less than two hours.

According to Twin Galaxies, the world record officiating organization for gaming, someone has beaten The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in under two hours. Michael Damiani blazed through the rather lengthy adventure in just 1:57.15 on April 9, 2003. The previous record was 2:07.10, and some Zelda experts thought it was impossible to break the two-hour mark.

Play the Game Boy Advance game on the beach, if you so desire.

WANADOO and PAM DEVELOPMENT present Pro Beach Soccer

Due out in May 2003 on XoxTM/PS2/GBA/PC - The first Beach Soccer video game designed especially for fans of football and arcade games.

Discover all the excitement of this new sport which is taking football's greatest stars by storm. This... Read more...

Konami's popular franchise recieves another handheld incarnation.

KONAMI SHIPS YU-GI-OH!(tm) WORLDWIDE EDITION: STAIRWAY TO THE DESTINED DUEL

FOR NINTENDO GAME BOY® ADVANCE

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - April 15, 2003 - Leading video game publisher Konami of America, Inc., a subsidiary of Konami Corporation (NYSE: KNM), announced today that Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm) Worldwide... Read more...

Our very talented artist turns the big 21!

You may not be familiar with the name Ryan Jones, as he doesn't post much. But he does work hard as our Staff Artist. Ryan designs those awesome Flash ads for Video Game Depot, as well as the image links to our top stories on the main page.

Ryan is enjoying the biggest birthday of all today,... Read more...

Radica's Play TV brand will soon see Madden and SSX Tricky come its way.

Radica(R) Games Limited Announces Licensing Agreement With Electronic Arts

HONG KONG, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radica Games Limited announced today a licensing agreement with Electronic Arts to produce a line of Play TV games based off of EA's Madden Football and SSX franchises. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Midway takes a stab at survival horror. Just don't drop the soap.

Midway Offers Haunting Probe into Action Horror with the Suffering

The Suffering Places Gamers Inside the Unsettling and Seedy Underbelly of a Haunted Maximum-Security Penitentiary

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003-- Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer,... Read more...

Some game information and lots of Mr. Saturn!

The official Japanese website for Mother 1+2 has opened, with much Mr. Saturn decoration.

Also, there are screenshots showing off some places in each of the games, as well as a few words from the creator.

Take a look at the site now!

Another Wind Waker press release, this time with details of marketing in Europe.

THE LEGEND RETURNS…

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER launches on NINTENDO GAMECUBE with a

€5 Million European Marketing Campaign

Nintendo’s greatly anticipated release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, exclusive to NINTENDO GAMECUBE, launches across Europe with the support of a €5 million marketing campaign.

...And 3 teased? Oh, what's this? The first commercial even!

Mother 1 + 2 has been announced in Japan for the GBA, and we've got the first commercial for you. (Thanks Quiter!)

The original Mother for Famicom was never released outside of Japan. Apparently, its graphics have been slightly updated in this port. Its SNES sequel, starring Ness, a little... Read more...

A new documentary about video games premiers this Wednesday night on The Learning Channel. Did I mention that Shigeru Miyamoto will be featured?

Gameheadz Premieres on TLC on Wednesday 16th April at 10pm ET/PT

TLC presents a new documentary that tells the story of the early pioneers of the world's fastest growing entertainment industry. It's a tale of visionaries, brilliant inventors and genius hippie renegades - the story of Computer Games.

An all new platformer from Yuji Naka! Get the beefy vittles right here!

SEGA UNVEILS "BILLY HATCHER AND THE GIANT EGG" FROM THE CREATOR OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

SAN FRANCISCO - (April 14, 2003) - SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced "Billy Hatcher and the Giant EggTM," a new platform game exclusively for the Nintendo GameCubeTM. "Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" is currently in development under the direction of SEGA's renowned Yuji Naka, the creator of SEGA's world-famous Sonic The Hedgehog® series.

A new game to be added to the list, and what's this? A new demo disc?!

Beginning May 4 and continuing through July, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker will be added to the Nintendo GameCube bundle promotion. Consumers who purchase a Nintendo GameCube (manufacturer's suggested retail price $149.95) can choose one of the following games for free - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Star Fox Adventures, or Mario Party 4.