That's right, more tactical love for the GBA.

The latest issue of the popular Japanese gaming magazine, Shonen Jump, has revealed the first info on a brand new Fire Emblem game for the Game Boy Advance. The sub-title of the new game is "The Shining Stones of Good & Evil." The story, understandably, will involve two stones which are diametrically opposed.

Japanese drummers can get their hands on both song discs and the Konga in one lovely package.

On July 1, when Nintendo releases Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade in Japan, the second song disc for Donkey Konga, they will also be releasing a special bundle set.

The set will contain the original (Japanese) Donkey Konga disc, the Donkey Konga 2 disc, and the bongo drums all packed up in one... Read more...

It's super limited too.

Nintendo of Japan will be celebrating the simultaneous release of Donkey Konga 2 and Donkey Kong Country 2 with a special contest. Gamers who pick up either of the games can enter to win a special "Donkey SP" Game Boy Advance SP system. Each game comes with a contest entry form. Gamers can send in the forms for a chance to win one of 1000 limited edition Donkey SP systems. The system is colored yellow with maroon buttons. Here's a picture.

Tom Clancy strikes again on GameCube with next week's release of Rainbow Six 3. See the trailer now, including plenty of in-game footage of the GameCube version.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 will finally arrive on GameCube next week, and we have the new trailer from Ubisoft. The trailer is about half CG, half gameplay, with all footage shot from the new GameCube version of the game. This is the first time the game has been shown in motion; it wasn't even on display at E3 last month.

The Chinese get Wario too.

According to a report from The MagicBox Nintendo has officially launched their handheld Game Boy Advance console in the nation of China on June 8th. The system is currently being sold for 9248 Yen, or about $84 in American currency. It is being distributed by the iQue company.

The company is... Read more...

Nintendo talks about the state of the industry (again) and drops a few tidbits on what's coming in the future.

Nintendo held a media briefing today, and outlined the company's strategy. Japanese magazine and website Famitsu has covered the event extensively and Planet GameCube is currently awaiting news from out Japanese Correspondent on it. In the mean time, Reuters has also covered the event, although with less details.

PAN PAN!

Nintendo has updated the Japanese website for Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade. The game's trailer, which is about a minute long, is now available for download. The zany short shows people slamming the congas and having a grand old time. It also showcases a few of the songs from the game's library. For your convenience, the trailer can be found right here.

This TV ad explains what's going on with the weird duo of cross-franchise platformers.

Vivendi Universal Games has provided us with their TV commercial for Crash Purple and Spryo Orange, the publisher's two new GBA platformers. The idea is that Crash has invaded Spyro's world and vice-versa. Both games are available now in North America, and PGC will have further coverage on them very soon.

Electronic Arts thought songs from the 80s and 90s would make for good videogame background music.

EA AND RHINO PUMP UP THE VOLUME WITH 'EA SPORTS Throwback Trax Powered by Rhino'

Exclusive Music Catalogue to Debut in Top-Selling Franchise Madden NFL 2005

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 8, 2004 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company... Read more...

Nintendo's biggest official memory card yet has quietly slipped onto store shelves.

Despite no official announcement so far, the Memory Card 1019 is now available in many stores, including Nintendo.com's online store. The card provides 8 MB of storage for your GameCube, at an MSRP of $29.99 USD. For comparison, the Memory Card 1019 is four times as large as Memory Card 251 and 16 times as large as the original Memory Card 59.

Zelda DS Confirmed.

GameSpy has posted a new interview with Zelda director Eiji Aonuma. The interview covers Aonuma's life, views on videogames, and also what he's currently working on. Among other things he mentions his fear of jumping in videogames and the fact that he is currently working on a Legend of Zelda title for the forthcoming Nintendo DS handheld.

See video of Prince's eye-popping (and throat-slashing) return.

Ubisoft's official Prince of Persia 2 website has updated with the game's E3 trailer. The sequel is much darker and more violent than its predecessor, as the movie shows. Unfortunately, the trailer contains no gameplay footage, but the CG movie should give you an idea of what to expect from the game. We've mirrored the file on our media server, in case the official site gets bogged down with traffic.

Here's some more promo footage for the recently released GBA game, in case you didn't win trivia and are pondering whether to buy the game.

Duel Masters: Sempai Legends was released last week, and if the marketing blitz is any indication, it should be a big seller for Atari. Just in case you're interested in the game but still aren't sure, here's another trailer with some gameplay footage and a lot of anime kid explosiveness.

Duel Masters Final Trailer (3.5 MB, WMV format)

Box your Pokémon for fun…IN A CUBE! Includes accessories…

UPDATE: There actually is an announced release date: June 12th. Special thanks to Afrokenjonny for the tip!

Are you bitter that Nintendo didn’t release Pokémon box with Pokémon Colosseum? Don’t be: Nintendo of America is finally releasing the monster storage and transfer GameCube software exclusively through the Pokemon Center, either online or at its New York superstore.

Get equipped with: Connectivity.

DID YOU KNOW? FORECAST FOR FORTHCOMING THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: FOUR SWORDS ADVENTURES CALLS FOR FORTITUDE, FORTUNE

June 7, 2004 -- It's important not to forget that The Legend of Zelda® remains one of Nintendo's finest franchises, with 12 titles selling more than 42 million units. Although the... Read more...

Win a Duel Masters Sempai Legends prize pack, even if you come in second place! Click for all the details of tonight's contest.

Thanks to Atari, we've got a special prize package for tonight's Planet Trivia. The winner of tonight's contest will recieve a Duel Masters: Sempai Legends LE GBA game and prize package!

The big prize

Along with all the goodies that tonight's winner will recieve, the second place winner will also recieve Duel Masters goodies as well! Here's the full rundown of the prizes:

Set your time machine to "NES."

According to Game Informer Online Nintendo's new Classic NES line may already be available at a store near you. The site's managing editor, and former PGC Head Honcho, Billy Berghammer stumbled upon the new NES styled GBA SP system and Classic NES games while out shopping. The line isn't supposed... Read more...

Nintendo is stopping game pirates in record numbers, but there are still too many to stop.

China has always been a hotspot for videogame piracy. Even though the largest markets for videogames has always been Japan, North American and Europe, the 1.3 billion or so population of China has gone relatively untapped, almost exclusively in part to the piracy of games, movies and other entertainment media.

The Nintendo president will soon head Down Under to investigate Nintendo's poor performance, among other things.

Satoru Iwata has never been to Australia, but he soon means to fix that. Before the end of the year, he'll make the trip to the island nation to find out exactly why the GameCube is so far behind the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the region, moreso than any other part of the world.

"First of all, I am most sorry that the GameCube's performance is bad in Australia among any area in the world," he says.

Those in the Maryland area can attend a program that can help you get your foot in the videogame door.

How To Break Into Video Game Industry Conference & Resume Workshop To Take Place On June 26, 2004

For Students and Professionals Interested in Getting a Job in the Computer and Video Game Industry. Supported by State of Maryland and Baltimore County Economic Development Agencies

AUSTIN,... Read more...