Capcom coders clear up a few obvious details about the GameCube conversion.

With the recent announcement from various insiders that Resident Evil: Zero is headed to Gamecube comes some confirmation and news from people working closely with the title. Two veteran Resident Evil programmers have spoken to Japanese press about the upcoming prequel. One of the code gurus stated, "The decision to cancel the Nintendo 64 version was made due to the technical restraints of the platform (N64)".

Square is sending company reps to Seattle. Unfortunately, Nintendo isn't the only console maker with offices in that city.

It's a slow news day & with the Square news over the weekend causing such a ruckus, I felt inclined to post this. One of our readers, Steven Constantino kindly emailed me about this story at IGNXbox, indicating Square may be indeed branching out but with Microsoft's console.

Evidently Square... Read more...

There have been five promotions at Nintendo of America and five new Vice Presidents at the company. Find out who has been promoted to what.

Nintendo of America made several promotions yesterday, establishing five new vice presidents to oversee various aspects of operations. Most recognizable of the group is Perrin Kaplan, who has been promoted to Vice President of Corporate Affairs. The other new VPs:

Richard Flamm, promoted to Vice... Read more...

An unbelievable rumor! Segan & Nintendo in cohoots?!? CosmoCube, Dream Come True? Magic Box gotta clue! We go over this astonishing news.

RUMOR ALERT!Holy FRICKIN Cow! That's about all I can muster after reading what could be the rumor of the century over at Magic Box. RUMOR has it that Nintendo & Sega are teaming up to make a RPG which will appear on both the Dreamcast & Gamecube and feature several mascot characters from both companies.... Read more...

Look out! Ubi Soft is bringing Rayman and 3 more to Game Boy Advance!

Well respected and well known french development house Ubi Soft have recently spoken to FGNonline about their plans for the Game Boy Advance. After the announcement that Rayman was headed to the handheld comes news that the company is also developing three other seperate games for the GBA. There no word as of yet as to what games they may turn out to be but there is a good chance that any/all may center on Ubi Soft's various Disney licenses.

Information about Hudson's new puzzle game, Hatena Satena for GBA.

Well looks like we can chalk up another puzzle game thats headed to the GBA. Developed by Hudson Soft, Hatena Satena claims to be different from other puzzlers out there. The game centers around you working with Hatena's aliens completing puzzles along the way consisting of numbered blocks. The interesting... Read more...

Nintendo of Europe has some startling news.

Looks like there will be no need for a Wide Boy 64, or more commonly used, Super Gameboy. It was never a known fact that you would be able to play your GB, GBC, or GBA games on your GameCube...until now.

According to the official Nintendo of Europe site, "...you can play all existing Game Boy... Read more...

John Romero, the developer of classic Id games such as Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake & unforgettable Ion Storm failures like Daikatana, is interested in NGC.

Well this just kind of fell into my lap, but it's pretty cool nonetheless. A friend of mine mentioned JohnRomero.com to me this morning, so I went and had a look around...and ended up emailing him, just for the heck of it. What do you know, he replied! Of course, I asked him what he thought of GameCube, and here's what he said:

Square says good things about GameCube to the folks at Videogames.com.

The bad news: Square still hasn't confirmed anything regarding GameCube development. The great news: they haven't ruled it out, and they even think the GameCube is good for the industry. Videogames.com took the initiative to call up the famed developer and ask just what's up. The rep told them, "...Square... Read more...

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is announced for the Gameboy Advance, and the masses rejoice!

It looks like Konami's classic franchise Castlevania is on its way to Game Boy Advance, thanks to a report by "we're ultra-cool because we update in the morning" FGNOnline. The game is slated to appear at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show in about a week. No word yet on whether the gameplay will be set... Read more...

The 2nd half of IGNcube's 2 part interview with Perrin Kaplan and Jim Merrick of NOA.

IGNcube has put up Part 2 of its big interview with Perrin Kaplan and Jim Merrick of NOA. There a few juicy bits amidst all the banter and dodging...

- It seems that the GameCube's mini-optical disk may be used in future systems...maybe even a handheld. While not confirming anything, of course, Merrick asserts that "...Nintendo doesn't want to invest in a media format for the short term."

The Planet unveils its secret weapon. The competition has yet to recover.

Hey folks, Billy asked me to introduce myself to everyone. I'm Jonathan Metts, also known as "Jonnyboy117" at various chat rooms and message boards, and I'm the newest addition to our happy little big Planet N2000 staff. My official job title is Staff Writer, which means I'll probably be doing a little of everything...

German publisher swing is bringing Knights, Creatures, The Land Before Time, Tiny Toons and Animaniacs to the GameCube.

German publisher Swing! Entertainment Media AG have bought the rights to two furthar games that will make an appearance on Gamecube apart from several other titles. The first, Knights is a 3D action/adventure title that will also appear on other platforms. Creatures, the next title, is a pet simulator... Read more...

Part one of an IGNcube interview with NOA's Jim Merrick and Perrin Kaplan (two very important people).

IGNCube has just posted the first part of an interview with Nintendo PR "Jedis" (as the IGN boyz "affectionately" call 'em) about Space World, Game Cube and games. The duo are obnoxious and silent as ever but help clarify a few things, including that the GC will have oh, somewhere between 10-15 launch... Read more...

The GameSpot editors have each spoken on what games they'd like to see on the GameCube. Readers put their two cents in via a poll.

The folks at Gamespot have whipped up an extensive article for their question of the week: "What games do you want to see on Game Cube?" Each editor answers, with some interesting responses! Kid Icarus & Star Tropics are mentioned and there's even a poll which includes both those games an others. (I'm voting Kid Icarus!) Worth looking at.

German developer Cytek plans to bring Egalius and X-Isle to all next-gen consoles including the GameCube. Both titles are first person shooters of some sort.

Gamespot recently reported that German developers Cytek have two new games called Egalius and X-Isle that are planned for PS2, DC, X-Box and you guessed it, Gamecube. Egalius is a first-person action/shooter game aimed at the "moderate gamer" with various game play modes. It features the struggles... Read more...

Ubi Soft to publish Disney titles on the GameCube. Titles include Donald Duck's Quack Attack and Dinosaur.

FGN Online has gotten word that a couple of Disney titles, published by Ubi Soft, will be heading towards Gamecube, possibly in time for launch. Check out the related link to see for yourself. Now it's certainly nice to have as many third party games as possible for Gamecube, these two Disney titles,... Read more...

According to an official FTC report, the entertainment industry (including games) is actively marketing mature material to the underage audience.

Hot on the heels of the recent story of K-Mart IDing consumers trying to buy mature games comes another indication that the Video Game Industry is heading for more scrutiny. Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed this report which encompasses findings that the Entertainment Industry almost... Read more...

In an interview, the creative team behind the GBA talk about everything from batteries to dev kits.

Nintendo Of Japan's interview with the entire team behind the GBA's creation appeared on their official site. The interview is of course in Japanese but luckily the great people at Gamers.com translated the entire interview for you reading pleasure. Below are some of the best excerpts.

On size and battery placement

Yuji Naka (Sonic Team) talks about how one possible name for the Dreamcast that should sound very familiar to Nintendo fans.

Yuji Naka, famed Sega designer behind the Sonic and Nights games recently made some interesting comments on the Sonic Team webpage. Translated By N-Sider.com here's what he had to say:

"It was at that instant that the name "Gamecube" was revealed, but the moment I heard it I thought "Huh? I think... Read more...