Not Nintendo related but still cool enough for your attention - check out this excellent animation!

Here it is Friday, 4/20/2001 and I have a bunch of projects to work on and E3 stuff to organize before I can have weekend fun. Then Ty comes along and shows me a “l33t animation” and after I see it and show Justin, we decided it was SO COOL that we had to share it with all. I also feel I owe it to PGC’s “Music Editor” Ryan Cox to share this amusing stick figure animation this fine day, as he’s quite a fan of the “genre.”

You knew it was coming, now you know when! But there's more, straight from Midway...

Last year at E3, we were the first to bring the news that Midway

had Dolphin Development Kits. Today Mark Turmell Game Designer for Midway, and resident of the Midway Sports Asylum, not only confirmed to Planet GameCube that Blitz was already in development for GameCube, but that we would see this... Read more...

I think the headline speaks for this one.

At an official meeting this morning, Sega discussed their financial plan, and software development, among other things.

Mentioned was that Sonic Team (Phantasy Star Online, Sonic) and Amusement Vision (Daytona) are both currently working on GameCube titles. Also, other development groups, including Smilebit (Jet Grind Radio) and Hitmaker (Crazy Taxi) will probably be making GameCube games.

If you were worried that we wouldn't see Tony Hawk 3 for GameCube, rest easy. PGC is here to confirm the game for you!

I got an e-mail today from NPD asking me to fill out an online survey on behalf of Activision. A question posed in the survey confirms that Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 is being released for Gamecube:

"Please read the description about a new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game.

Tony Hawk's Pro... Read more...

Sega sheds some light on its GameCube stance.

Sega announced in Japan today that two of their development teams, Sonic Team and Amusement Vision are currently working on games for the Nintendo GAMECUBE console. No titles have been announced yet, but are likely to be revealed at E3 next month.

So, what does this mean for GameCube? This means... Read more...

Yamauchi speaks on Sega's involvement with Nintendo.

Recently, Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi spoke on the GameCube delay in Japan. He also mentioned a little tidbit on the Sega/Nintendo relations.

Hiroshi Yamauchi: Sega really understands what Nintendo is about and where we're headed. We've made progress in our relationship, and Sega plans... Read more...

While some have been wound up through hasty interpretation we'd suggest a more subdued approach...

After taking what could be a major translation liberty for the sake of alarmist interpretation it appears this story may be headed in the wrong direction elsewhere. For those who haven't heard, the industry's favorite source of outrageous quotes and senility jokes has spoken again.

Taking the... Read more...

The game's lead designer shoots down reports that Galleon is confirmed for GameCube, but does not deny the possibility.

Although GameSpot VG reported the other day Galleon was confirmed by Interplay as a GameCube launch title (and the story was NOT reported as rumor), Confounding Factor's Toby Gard has denied it. In a statement to CVG, he says:

"That hasn’t been confirmed...It’s true that we want to put it... Read more...

The developer of Tyrannosaurus Tex gives up on the handheld market in favor of PC development, citing the cartridge business model as the primary motivation.

A notice at Slitherine's website confirms that the incredible GBC first-person shooter Tyrannosaurus Tex still does not have a publisher. Although the developer is still hoping for a miracle, they have decided to leave the GBC/GBA and focus on the PC market. They claim that the low profit margin... Read more...

More sad news, folks.

GameBoyDojo was able to talk to an Eidos representative recently, and the topic of Eidos on Nintendo's new systems came up. Here is what GBDojo reported...

Today Eidos made it clear that there would be zero news, games, or announcements concerning Eidos's development on the Game Boy Advance or GameCube at this year's E3.

The giant publisher will be handling the release of Bomberman Tournament and Pinobee: Wings of Adventure in all non-Japanese markets.

The newly renamed Bomberman Tournament and Pinobee: Wings of Adventure, both published by Hudson Soft in Japan, will be coming to North America, Europe, and presumably Asia, courtesy of Activison. No word on whether these two will join Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 as launch titles in the U.S.

Japan only? Actually, looks like the mid-November for the U.S. thing could be official now too... UPDATED!

Nintendo fans are known for their utter hatred of delays. So far, this will only affect Japan.... Word up to Rukes from GA for the Tip.

Wednesday April 18, 1:21 am Eastern Time

Nintendo says to delay Japan launch of GameCube

TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would delay the Japanese launch of its next

Industry Blurbs is a new weekly webcomic and I help make it! So check it out, wouldja & catch a laugh!

Segadojo has premiered a new feature, entitled Industry Blurbs, which will satire the industry weekly using clever and witty pictures and comics....or so they're hoping, at least! They kick it off with a jab at IGN's ingenious Insider program - check it out!

PGC has many readers working at retailers & now many more have written in to tell us what's up. See what they have to say!

Wow! I put out a call for "retail reports" and you people delivered! Nothing like a bunch of great reader submissions to brighten one's day! Better yet, thanks to these contributions, we're getting an increasingly widespread look at what's going with retailers right now, not just for Nintendo either.

More bad news for IGN, as The Register reports that 33% staff cuts and a NASDAQ delisting are imminent. Rick has more ...

In the .com day and age, nothing can be worse than having your company get "delisted" from NASDAQ. Yet that same fate is about to befall Snowball, the parent of IGN, HighSchoolAlumni, and ChickClick.

According to NASDAQ regulations, when your stock trades below $1 for a period of time, NASDAQ can remove your stock from the index, or "delist" the company. Sure enough, Snowball has been trading under a dollar for some time now.

Nintendo to start its own eCommerce for selling GBA software in Japan…

Early this morning, Nintendo announced that will plans to start selling game software for its popular new handheld, the Game Boy Advance, over the Internet starting Friday. The effort is apparently an attempt to lure older players who frequently shop online, said a company spokesman.

To... Read more...

After yesterday's run-down from a GameStop employee, we now have another employee from a competing retailer writing in to give us another point of view.

Another retail report has come in, covering many of the same issues touched on by SillyMrMan. Now, we have a new contributor from a rival-retailer writing in and since it's pretty informative, we have no problem passing the information along to you. Today, we hear from someone dubbing himself "The Crazed Rabbit."

In this new age of subscription content, PGC wants to know if you'd pay for supplemental content. Get to the Forum and Voice your opinion in our Poll.

With the recent decision for IGN to start selling "premium" content, but going about it in what we feel is the wrong way, plus our need to offset our costs, we've been throwing around the idea of an E3 Preview magazine.

The current plan is for 16 pages, with previews, pictures from last year's... Read more...

Thanks to an elite PGC reader/retail employee, we have NGC pre-order poster shots and a info-laden retailer report! Good stuff!

PGC has gained the assistance of a longtime reader turned l33t retail reporter, a gentleman calling himself "SillyMrMan" (and we'll leave it at to protect his anonymity) who has emailed us several promotional posters received from Nintendo. Since he was nice enough to hook us up, we got in touch and were all to happy to see what he had to say about the posters and other information from the retail front.

Interplay has announced its adventure game Galleon, from the creator of the original Tomb Raider. And it's headed to GameCube AT LAUNCH.

Whilst announcing its company earnings today, Interplay confirmed that its long-developed Galleon is being readied for release alongside Nintendo GameCube in October. The game has been in development for years, with Tomb Raider's original designer behind the wheel. The third-person adventure game focuses on pirates and features an entirely new graphics engine.