A couple months ago, the name Star Cube came up and many have speculated that this may be the name for the Next Generation Nintendo System. Some laughed, some threw up...some said no way. Tendobox has looked into this a little bit further...and have discovered some interesting things about this little Starcube matter. Do I think Nintendo could be calling Project Dolphin Starcube in the near future? Maybe. It just doesn't have that special ring to it. Personally, I think it may have to do with the connectivity device between the N64, GBA, and Dolphin. But then again...it's all speculation until Spaceworld. Special thanks to my slice 'o home Mikey Veroni for the tip. You will die in Mario Tennis :) Here's a small chunk of the story...

The interesting point about the Star Cube description is that it is almost exactly like the description Nintendo used for the "Nintendo 64" trademark. The only notable differences noted are as follows: In the extended description of devices relating to video game equipment for playing games and their components, the Star Cube description has this additional line "hand-held video game machine and accessories and software." And in the area of video game accessories, the Nintendo 64 description spells out what they are while the Star Cube trademark description does not.

What this means is that this trademark is most likely for Nintendo's next console and it will probably be called Star Cube. It is already widely known Nintendo's Project Dolphin game console will be able to communicate with Nintendo's hand held game machine, the Game Boy Advance. The phrase "hand-held video game machine and accessories and software" in the Star Cube trademark only serves to reinforce our suspicion that this is indeed the name of Nintendo's upcoming console. And like the Nintendo 64's Trademark description, Star Cube's description spells out that the system COULD have controller communications, force feedback capabilities, memory expansion devices, and other assorted accessories that Nintendo has yet to reveal or decide if they want to reveal them. Another thing to note is that while the Game Boy Advance write-up is much shorter than its Nintendo 64 and Star Cube counterparts, the idea behind all three documents are largely the same. They all describe a video game machine, reinforcing the point that Star Cube will likely be Project: Dolphin’s official name.