Wow! IGNCube updated! This doesn't happen very often folks...

IGNCube has burst out of retirement again to bring a nifty (albeit brief) interview with THQ's vice president of product development, Michael Rubinell. Mr. Rubinell definitely seemed enthusiastic about Nintendo's future (aren't we all) and had some interesting things to say. Here's some of the highlights:

Tendo Project gets the skinny on Powerful Pro Kun Pocket (a name that will certainly change should this title see American shores).

Konami have announced that they'll be bringing their popular Baseball series to GBA Powerful Pro Kun Pocket. KCEO will be doing the development duties & the game should be available at launch. The US hasn't seen any previous installments of the baseball series, so no reason to think we'll see this one. There's not much of a market for "Super Deformed Sports" I guess. I'd play 'em! Anyone remember Super Dodgeball? Anyway, here's a screenshot.

Nintendo releases info Gameboy cell phone adapter. This may ultimately be Japan only, but it allows Pokémasters to trade and fight over cell phones with Pokémon Crystal.

For those of you curious on what Nintendo had in mind for online connectivity via cellular phones, NintendoWeb has got some answers. In conjunction with the Japanese coming of Pokémon Crystal, on Dec. 4th, Nintendo will release a mobile-adaptor for cell phones that will allow Pokémon-masters to... Read more...

THQ snaps up the Tetris license for every system imaginable, but the GameCube isn't on the list. Can you say NDA?

Anyone who's ever bought or played a Gameboy console is probably all too familiar with Tetris. Well, it seems that GBA will be getting a version of the classic puzzle game too, courtesy of THQ. In an agreement with Blue Planet Software THQ acquired the rights to produce Tetris games on next-generation... Read more...

Mr. Kent breaks it down at MSNBC.

What the heck, let's make it "Slam Sony Day" at the Planet today! Nevermind I'm personally NOT a big Sony hater or a system-loyalist for that matter. Nevermind I haven't even devoted much time into looking for Nintendo news today either (this is a Nintendo site, right?). The above linked editorial... Read more...

Zosha posts an off-topic story about the ever expensive PS2. Retailers all over are going crazy, raising prices, screwing kids over. It's quite simply a big mess.

OK, this isn't Nintendo news at all, but as a wise man once said "Know how thy enemy doth piss everyone else off." Take a look at what Core Magazine had to say about the recent PS2 cutbacks...

Today we received word from the owner of chain of gaming related stores in the north-east regarding... Read more...

S&P gets a release date in Japan. We still don't know if it's going to hit the states yet.

In Japan. Not here though. It's still unclear as if the shooter by Nintendo and Treasure will becoming out in the good old U S of A. But it will be released in Japan on November 21st. According to IGN...

Nintendo doesn't have it listed to hit in the US until at least the second quarter of next year, if ever.

Nintendo shows off Animal Forest at Spaceworld, Max gets excited about it!

At the recent Spaceworld show, Nintendo showed off a new type of "communication game" in the form of "Dobutsu no Mori" AKA "Animal Forest" Courtesy of a Shiggy interview in the Nintendo Official Magazine UK.

The interview had the big man commenting that they want to make Animal Forest for... Read more...

Correction on an Oct 5th story (original reported by TendoProject).

We have a slight correction regarding / additional information on the story we posted on October 5th (& originally reported by TNP) about a Zelda 2 demo running on GBA. While we stated that Zelda 2 was not confirmed, the demo might indicate a possibility it might be coming. It's probably only wishful thinking. One of our longtime pals, Ravi "Agent Double-O" Hiranand got in touch with this correction:

THQ drives another stake through the heart of the valiant people fighting to rid Nintendo of it's "kiddie" image.

THQ have announced plans to develop games based on Nickolodeon shows SpongeBob SquarePants and Rocket Power licenses, which will appear on a variety of platforms including GBA and GBC in 2001. Germaine Gioia, THQ Vice President of licensing gushed with excitement: "The unique characters of SpongeBob... Read more...

FGN Online to the rescue! Here's news about Infogrames and Hudson teaming up to increase distribution and develop online networking for games!

From the "Whoop de Doo but Still News" department comes another 'lil critter via FGN Online. It seems Infogrames and Hudson Soft have teamed to create a joint company predictably called Infogrames Hudson. The company will be located in Tokyo and run by one of Hudson Soft's executive directors. The... Read more...

Oh those guys at Tendo Box are a hoot! Always typing up something funny and putting it online. They've done a Majora's Mask parody article. Hahahaha! (OK, so we didn't laugh that hard!)

It seems the boys over a Tendo Box are at it again. They've cook up a devilishly funny article concerning the secret powers that the masks in the upcoming Zelda game. It turns out the masks aren't as powerful as we thought. You better do yourself a favor and check it out.

Nintendo may have you... Read more...

Information on developers Graphic State, who will be producing software for GBA. We have this news thanks to FGN's exclusive w/a better title!

In a rare FGN Online exclusive, comes word of another company joining the ever-increasing ranks of GBA developers. This time it's UK-based Graphic State, who report to be working on two GBA titles. No details are known about the titles save that they will be similar to recent Crawfish tech demos.... Read more...

Thanks to NintendoWeb, Turok head-honcho David Dienstbier let it slip that he is very interested in bringing everbody's favorite dinosaur hunter to Game Boy Advance.

Despite some lackluster reviews of Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion it seems that the "Titan behind Turok" (as I'll cleverly dub him now) David Dienstbier is still quite enthusiastic about everyone's favorite dino hunter. Dave elusively avoids confirming any future projects (Turok or otherwise) though did have some interesting things to say.

The Planet staff grows by three more people. Meet the newest staffers & welcome them aboard!

We suckered a few new people out there to join the ranks here at PlanetN2000. Please welcome the new pledges...

Zosha Arushan, AKA Dragona. The baddest ass Nintendo lovin' girl we know. Hell yeah! She's out new C3-PO. As well as whoppin' ya'll asses into shape. And hell, here last name is sorta like Samuses. :)

More N-Sider goodness. Panasonic has just confirmed its own handheld gaming console. Waitaminute, isn't Panasonic an ally of Nintendo?!? Seems kinda competitive. With friends like these...

Well, it looks as if the rumors were true. Panasonic is planning their own handheld, bluetooth compatible at that. If you didn't know Bluetooth is a new wireless standard that lets any bluetooth device communicate with any other bluetooth device. Quite the good idea, especially for gaming. N-Sider... Read more...

Core Magazine tear it up with Shiggy in yet another interview with Shigeru Miyamoto (when is Planet gonna get the love?). Check out comments pertaining to Miyamoto maybe having five games by l

The fine people at Core Magazine have a nice little interview with the man himself, Miyamoto-sensei. While it's not incredibly long, we get a glimpse of one of the more important NGC variables: namely the number of games available at launch.

Question: You mentioned at Spaceworld that five titles will launch alongside the GameCube next July?

The N-Sider have done an excellent profile of Shigeru Miyamoto called "Chronicles of a Visionary!"

N-Sider has just cooked up quite the treat. It's a profile of the man him self, Miyamoto. It's rather long, so make sure you keep a soda handy to keep awake. It chronicles everything from the start of his childhood on. It's quite the interesting read and you all should check it out.

More quotes from Mr. Miyamoto, this time about the demo "Mario 128" and if there is any chance that it will be released to the public.

When the Gamecube was unveiled at Spaceworld, the very funny technical demonstration dubbed Mario 128 did not fail to impress both press and public. In a recent interview with UK mag Edge, the ever talkative Shigeru Miyamoto talked about his current projects and the possibility of releasing Mario 128.

Remember the super-elusive, ultra rare, wowee-I-want-one, collectors' edition gold-colored N64 controllers? Well, we know where you can get one!

If you've been a long time Nintendo follower, you know that one of the coveted things to get for your N64 was the limited edition gold controller. Nintendo Power sold them for a very short period of time, and you could get one from Toys R' Us with a system about 4 years ago. But it was a pretty difficult task to find one. Hell, I paid 70 bucks for one online 3 years ago.