Midway Games has issued a financial statement listing thirteen GameCube titles set for release by the end of 2002. Spy Hunter, Defender, Mortal Kombat 5 and more!

Yesterday, Midway released its financial forecast for the year 2002. The report included a list of games for each of the three next-gen systems that will be supported in that timeframe, and GameCube definitely has some new titles in the pipeline. Here's a quick and dirty list:

Q4 2001

NHL Hitz 2002

ToysRUs.com says it will sell GameCubes only in bundle form.

In a Reuters news report appearing at C|net, the Toys 'R Us online component has said it will sell GameCubes only in bundles. That doesn't necessarily mean bundles will be mandatory at the physical Toys 'R Us stores or any other retailer, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Nintendo of America... Read more...

Thanks to the Canadian web-store Futureshop, we now have pictures of the packaging the "Cubetrollers" will come in. Check out that price! UPDATED

It seems that Futureshop, the Canadian webstore, has posted up it's GameCube section complete with pictures of packaging. There isn't any picture of the GameCube box, but there are pictures of the controller packaging. The controllers come in blister packs, much like N64 controllers do now. The Spice... Read more...

The first Sega Sports title for GameCube has been announced.

Brace yourselves...NBA 2k2 is coming to GameCube, and that's official. The game will star the Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson, and it's due to hit GameCube "in the first part of 2002".

Sega's Tennis 2k2 and NFL 2k2 are also going multi-platform, but they have not been announced for GameCube, and we can't say for sure if they will be.

Pictures of GameCube game box art come out of nowhere!

It seems that MIPS GAMECUBE has found pictures of the box art for Luigi's Mansion, Wave Race: Blue Storm, and Pikmin. As previously confirmed, the games are in DVD cases. The Luigi's Mansion box art features Luigi screaming with some ghosts in the background. The Wave Race box features the "monster" logo. And the Pikmin box art has a bunch of Pikmin running from a ladybug creature.

A couple of new banner advertisements for GameCube and the Lockdown event were found at the Cartoon Network website!

Thanks to the detective work done by one of our readers (not to mention long time #planetchat-ter) Kakairo, we now have links to the GameCube advertisements created for the Lockdown event at CartoonNetwork.com!

Here are the ads:

Born to Play - Button

GameCube - Banner

Luigi's Mansion - Banner

In an interview with Ken Kutaragi (SCEI President and CEO), he reveals that Sony doesn't consider current "broadband" solutions broadband at all ...

In a rather enlightening interview with Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO, Ken Kutaragi reveals how he feels about the state of Broadband solutions ...

NG: So you will offer a pure broadband experience at some point?

KK: Pure broadband at some kind of starting point -- 100MBps (megabits... Read more...

Nintendo fans are eagerly awaiting Sega's Phantasy Star Online, and the promise of cross-platform play. But Sony has other ideas ...

In the latest issue of Next-Gen Magazine, they have a report about Sony's online plans.

Attributed to the ever-present "sources", Sony is planning on making their online network closed, meaning that any game servers would need be run behind Sony's servers, or with Sony's blessing.

This means... Read more...

As you know, many of us at PGC have already played Nintendo 64's successor GAMECUBE more than a few times. However come September 24th, you will get your chance at some GameCube lovin'!

This afternoon I had the chance to speak with a Nintendo rep about Nintendo's plans to get the GAMECUBE gospel out.

It seems that begining on September 24th Nintendo will roll out POP materials and gaming Kiosks at several major retailers including Best Buy and Toys R Us.

Though at the time the rep was unsure of what games would be playable, it was speculated that either Luigi's Mansion or Wave Race could make the cut.

Yessirree, we're FINALLY putting together a new edition of the Mailbag! Send all of your questions to mailbag@planetgamecube.com

Well? Do it.

New details about the GameCube game based on the Die Hard movies have come to light.

FGNOnline has uncovered some of the first details regarding the GameCube exclusive Die Hard game from its developer, Bits Corp. The game is tentatively titled Die Hard Gamecube and will feature an original plot set a few years after the events of Die Hard: With A Vengeance. Players will battle through several distinct locations – including a return to a finished Nakatomi Plaza.

Updates on Kaisertal and Fire-Eaters, courtesy of French site Puissance-Pocket.

Puissance Pocket recently spoke with Dutch company Lost Boys Games and got to test two GBA titles in development at their development subsidiary, Formula Games.

Kaisertal is vertical-scrolling, 2D shooter due out in Europe by the end of 2001. It has nine levels, two playable ships, and loads... Read more...

Denis Dyack finally explains why Eternal Darkness was silently moved into December.

Back in July, we began seeing Eternal Darkness listed for release in December unstead of at the GameCube launch, which was then November 5th for North America. A quick look at Nintendo's official site verified the one-month delay, but we were unable to get an explanation from either Nintendo or Silicon Knights. Now SK president Denis Dyack has come forward to clear things up about the December date:

This year's most neglected show had a few hits on Nintendo consoles. Here's what they were...

ECTS was not that big of a show this year, but that doesn't mean it didn't have good games! A panel of European gaming journalists was formed to choose the most outstanding games at the event, and Nintendo 3rd party games came out on top.

Rage's "Denki Blocks" for GBA won both "Overall Best Game" and "Best Handheld Game." Meanwhile, Kemco's "Universal Studios" won the honored title of "Best Console Game."

What could GameCube's slogan be? It isn't "Now you're playing with power," "Play it loud," or "Get into it!" It's brand new!

It seems that in addition to the subtle magazine campaign that has already begun, Nintendo has some very limited TV advertising on air. This Labor Day morning on Cartoon Network, PGC staffer David Trammell, caught an ad for the forth coming Cartoon Network Toonami special, Lockdown. After the ad,... Read more...

While visiting Club Sega in Shibuya yesterday, Billy got a chance to play Monkey Ball. Is it that different than the GameCube version?

I’ve been to plenty of arcades here in Japan in the past 2 weeks but had not seen Monkey Ball. Even in Akihabara, there was no sign of Monkey Ball anywhere. There’s plenty of Virtua Fighter 4, Tekken 4, Dance Dance Revolution, and everything else. While strolling though Shibuya last night I walked into Club Sega and finally found the Monkey Ball Arcade machine...

Not a transcript, but here's a description of what went on inside.

After an hour and a half of the event start, the doors opened for the conference. The room was slightly smoky and this filled it with the purple light.

After the obligatory "No smoking, no filming, etc." announcement, a gospel choir came through the curtains and burst into song.

"Lift me... Read more...

Check out the first images and further details for this Pokemon mini-system.

Since it's not a GameCube or GBA game, we're not going to put up these screenshots on our own server...at least not yet. But, you can see them for yourself at:

NintendoEye

Note the A, B, and C buttons, as well as force-feedback and a shock sensor that responds to your shaking the unit (and probably also to you walking, as Pocket Pikachu did).

Returning from The Nintendo Show, Karlie brings more details about Nintendo's newest console, Pokemon Mini.

Pokemon Mini was The Nintendo Show's previously advertised "Major Pokemon Announcement".

It is a stand alone console and has it's own mini cartridges which are interchangeable. Already, there are four mini games in development. These include a Pinball game and an Anime Card game.

The unit... Read more...

News from The Nintendo Show surfaces about the next game in the Pokemon franchise.

Today at The Nintendo Show, news was released about the next Pokemon game. No, it won't be on the Game Boy Advance. No, it won't be on the Game Boy Color. And don't get your hopes up, because it's not on the GameCube. The next Pokemon game is it's own individual unit. It will be similar to the previous... Read more...