Australia to get GBA in July and with their own set of colours? Click here to get the scoop...

First things first, that's not a spelling error in the headline and this being a news article relating to Aussie gamers I thought I'd use correct spelling (the Australian way of course).

No official date has been set for the launch of GBA in Australia but sources clsoe to PlanetGameCube have let us in on some information. The news below is not to be taken as fact but as a reliable rumour.

NOA confirms that Metroid is not a port and some interesting GBA news involving Rare.

Camp Game Boy Advance. Can the GBA get anymore exciting!? You read correctly the first two times! There is an upcoming Metroid game for the GBA, and it is a new game, not a port! There is no word on who is developing it yet.

This was revealed by Ken Lobb who said some other interesting things.... Read more...

The system hasn't even been out for a week and there's already emulation?!

French Game Boy site GB corner has posted the first pics of an early Game Boy Advance Emulator.

The emulator is called iGBA, and so far they got F-Zero Advance already up and...almost running.

Granted there aren't currently any roms or emulators to download, but it looks like the people are trying to make this is reality. I'm sure the folks at Nintendo won't be too thrilled about this.

We're on the road to giving our readership better opportunities to share their opinions and feedback... here's your first stop!

We'd like to cordially invite everyone, even if you've never been to our Forums before, to come on over to our new and improved Reader Forum. While it may take some getting used to at first, we're hoping that the overall benefits it offers will outweigh the small number of negatives.

First, for... Read more...

With consoles becoming as powerful as PCs for games, is it possible that the console is the wave of the future? Rick Powers explores the possibility ...

It's long been the debate that with consoles costing roughly one-fifth the money of a PC, that once they became powerful enough, consoles would start to erode the PC gaming market.

As the article at C|Net explores, it's not quite that cut and dry. The long and short of it is, consoles are better suited to short bites of gaming, while long, drawn-out epics are better on PCs. Racing on consoles, sims on PCs.

Must be nice to have access to almost the entire GBA launch line-up and GameSpot has been quick to capitalize with the goods...

While Billy has delivered with all his normal person's budget could afford to pick up there's no competing with the big boys in an area like this.

Be sure to stop by for even more drool-inducing content complete with impressions, screens, and often some slick movies. It is a good time to be a Nintendo fan, at least if you can afford to import.

OK, so yeah we just got the old Forums running in the new digs very recently but this is a big change... as Planet Gamecube approaches version 2

Basically this post is a test to be sure one of the final requirements for launching the new Forum software has been met... that all new news posts are added to the News thread on the Forum. Tada! You have the return of Talkback.

Thing is, that is just one goodie of many coming with the package... Read more...

Take a look at the MP3s and the two IGN boys' impressions.

Well finally we got to see some more about the audio capabilities of the GC. Take a look at IGN's article and be sure to download the MP3s they recorded.

Reverb and Drums

Surround Jungle Sounds and Volume Control

Panning German Techno

Orchestra

Enjoy!

It's almost as geeky as box art! But it's not even box art! It's cart art and more...

You requested it...so here you go! Big pics of the cartridges and the covers of the manuals.

Rick's finally off the fence, ordering his Import GBA. Why? Well, only $124 shipped, and no game requirement is a good reason ...

Upstate Games in Rochester, NY is offering Import Gameboy Advance units, for a mind-boggling $119! No game required, and only another $5 for shipping.

You get your choice of color, although they do ask you for an alternate in case of allocation problems. The page says that new orders will ship in April, still not bad considering the incredibly reasonable price.

Good quality Simpsons on the GBA? Perhaps....

EAGB has reported that an unnamed 3rd party is working on a TV adapter for the GBA. For those of you who think this is absurd, may I point out that the GameGear, a much less advanced system, had a similar adapter.

The GBA's screen is good enough for FMVs, so a TV adapter should be easy to make. Let's hope this nifty peripheral makes it over here!

Low blow.

I can't believe it. GameCube.com forwards to the Offical Xbox homepage! Thanks to AnthonyJC from N-Sider, the other site I work at, for the tip.

Talk about a low blow. Here's an excerpt from our conversation:

AnthonyJC> holy shi..

AnthonyJC> low blow

Dragona> ?

AnthonyJC> www.gamecube.com goes to Xbox.com

Call the cops! Louie beat the crap out of the UPS guy! It's here! First impressions and pics inside...

I woke up extra early today (8:30am which is waaaaay early in my book) in hopes of an early UPS arrival.

The door buzzer rang at around 9:30am. My package had finally arrived...

The gift from the heavens!

Get away damn you!

Package opened!

Dude! I'm playing first!

... Read more...

While Nintendophiles in Japan are just getting their GBAs, there is some indication that Australia will get GBAs after everywhere else does. We've got the details!

Although Game Boy Advance was just released in Japan, it seeming that Australia won't get Nintendo's new handheld for some time after the U.S. June launch. Here's what EAGB reports:

"In my continuing harassment campaign of Nintendo Australia, a new date was given for the GBA launch - July/August. With Europe recently being told of a June release, it's looking like Australia may be one of the last countries on the planet to get a GBA.

Activision gives up the details on all of its upcoming GBA projects.

Activision has recently unleased a bunch of information on its forthcoming GBA titles.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - A handheld version of one of the best games ever. While it will be a scaled down version of what we've seen on other systems, this puppy looks amazing and supposedly plays just as well as any other version. Sweet.

Multiplayer on one cartridge GBA style...what's the deal? Planet GameCube breaks the issue wide open!

In the three TV commercials Nintendo’s been running for the GBA in Japan, they’ve been touting the “4 players on one cartridge” possibilities. After seeing EAGB’s report on the true issues about discrepancies with the possibilities of 4 players on one cartridge concept, I decided to look... Read more...

Come here to see and hear even more GBA games in action

Daily Radar has posted some nice videos of 6 GBA games! Although a little blurry, you can get a really good feel for what the games are like! So what are you waiting for?! Oh yeah... the link. Click here!

We've said it before; so has IGNPocket. Now IGNPocket has their GBAs and make 100% sure that US games can be played on import GBAs.

IGNPocket are some lucky mofos. While members of our staff have yet to get their GBAs, IGNPocket has already secured a couple new systems. Although we've said it a few times in the news and in our our GBA FAQ. IGN Pocket's GBA FAQ has stated this too. Still, there are people confused.

Well,... Read more...

We really aren't trying to tease you! But this really isn't fair. We want GBA!

Nintendo's excellent Game Boy Advance site has posted a few nice pics from the Game Boy Advance launch in Japan. Didn't we already post some pics? Yeah. But you know I'm a media whore. More pics please!

Which one of these people looks Lonely?

We're all sold out! Go Home! Heheheh! I'm Kidding!

Another lonely person. What's Nintendo saying here?

On the right they just busted a shoplifter!

What're Fran and Matt doing at a Majesco's post-GBA event party?

After yesterday's Majesco Editor's Day press event, the cool company from beautiful Edison, NJ (not too far from my home town) held a private party at the Blind Tiger Lounge in San Francisco's Chinatown. So if it was a party after a GBA event...what were Matt Casamassina and Fran Mirabella from IGN Cube doing there? Damned if I know...but I doubt it had anything to do with free food and an open bar.