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.

IGN confirms that a switch can be added to Japanese Cubes to allow playing of US software ...

While there are no details yet (and trust us, we're looking), IGN has "confirmed" that a switch can be added to the GameCube that will allow you to toggle between regions.

While this won't allow you to play copied games, this is a boon for those of us that like to import titles that won't ever be released in the US.

Find out exactly how Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and Sonic Advance will interact. Plus: new Japanese release dates for each...before New Year's!

Today Sega sent out a press release with new details on how Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for GameCube and Sonic Advance for GBA will interact. Their marriage revolves around the tiny little Chao creatures, who can be trained and raised on both systems and then raced on the GameCube.

Basically, you... Read more...

So you Canadians want to play GameCube too, huh? Cry no more, 'cause NoC loves you!

In a move similar to the Cube Club in the U.S.A, Nintendo of Canada is showing of those lovely Cubes at select stores, malls and events throughout Canada! The tour also has sorts of contests and prizes, so be sure to check it out! For list of locations and times, just go to the "What's New" section... Read more...

Nintendo is releasing three new colored GBAs in Japan. Check out these cool units!

Japan has been getting special GBAs ever since launch. They've already gotten 2 Pokemon GBAs and now there're getting a triple impact of colors. One of the new colors, Midnight Blue, is available only at Toys R Us in Japan. It is being released to commemorate the 10th birthday of Toys R Us Japan.... Read more...

IGNCube speak to Ken Lobb who reveals how the hard-to-press Z button is intended to be used...

The other day at Nintendo’s Gamer’s Summit, IGN Cube spoke to Ken Lobb, concerning the role of the Z-Button on the GameCube controller. Here’s what he had to say:

"My opinion of the Z-button is that it is more like a select button than an action button. The position makes it easier... Read more...

One of the first Nintendo fansites on the web celebrates its 5th anniversary today.

Nintendojo has been one of the longest running Nintendo websites for some time. In fact, for five years! While many sites have come and gone, Nintendojo has continued in one form or another since 1996, earning it the claim of “longest running Nintendo site!” Planet GameCube offers our congratulations to the Dojo team and invite our readers to join in the celebration.

IGN has uncovered an interesting feature of the Panasonic GameCube unit ... but this time it's IGN Gear ...

IGN Gear has a very quick write-up about the Panasonic GameCube unit. Included is information about a feture that even their brethren at IGN Cube managed to miss.

The Panasonic GameCube will feature a timer, allowing parents to regulate how much and when their kids can play games. This timer... Read more...

Once again, Nintendo's official Nintendo GameCube site has updated with more goodies.

It's been a week since the official GameCube site was last updated. Do you know what that means? That's right! It means it's time for another update to it. And Nintendo has done so. The latest update features a new game and a nice new desktop wallpaper for you to snag. Try to catch all 4 GameCube controllers while avoiding those pesky Atari joysticks. If you can pull it of a sweet Super Smash Bros Melee wallpaper will be your prize.

What? PGC making a guide? It's true.

Well ever since the entire staff of PGC fell in love with IS's little wonder in cart format, we've heard of people having trouble with the game.

So Rize (David) and I were talking and decided to go ahead and attempt to write a comprehensive guide to the game. We know it can be difficult at times -- even other staff members needed a bit of advice!

Nintendo hardware designer Kenichiro Ashida talks about the Gamecube's design and the decision to go with the purple color in an article posted by Core Magazine.

Nintendo hardware designer Kenichiro Ashida talks about the Gamecube's design and the decision to go with the purple color in an article posted by Core Magazine.

Ashida talks about Nintendo's only guideline being that the console had to be low-cost and that they eventually settled on the idea of a small cube. They also decided to go with purple after studying European/US color preferences.

Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America spokeswoman recently addressed CNET journalists in a live, streaming interview.

Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America spokeswoman recently addressed CNET journalists in a live, streaming interview. If you missed it, you can check it out here.