Gamester carry cases, bags and starter kits available will be available at the UK launch of the console.

RADICA LAUNCHES STYLISH GBA SP ACCESSORIES RANGE

March 2003: Radica - the company behind Gamester, the UK's leading video games accessories brand - have unveiled the first products in a brand new high quality range of accessories exclusively for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance SP.

The range... Read more...

Design a fansite, and you could win a life size model of Samus.

To celebrate the upcoming release of the game, Nintendo of Europe's website has announced a competition to design a fansite for Metroid Prime.

The prizes are a life size model of Samus for the top three entrants, and Metroid Prime GameCubes for the next seven.

The microsite for this contest provides artwork and details to help with your entry. The closing date is April 4th.

After their successful technological collaboration on the GameCube, ATI and Nintendo reaffirm their partnership moving forward.

MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 -- ATI Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY.TO), a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions, announced today that it has entered into a technology development agreement with Nintendo... Read more...

The president of Sega’s AM2 development team is inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame.

SEGA'S LEGENDARY DEVELOPER YU SUZUKI HONORED WITH HALL OF FAME AWARD AT 2003

INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

LAS VEGAS - D.I.C.E. Summit - (March 3, 2002) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc.

today announced that Yu Suzuki was awarded the coveted Interactive Achievement Hall of Fame Award from the Academy of Arts and Sciences (AIAS),

For the first time, Rising Sun takes Medal of Honor to the Pacific and introduces an all new co-op mode.

EA Storms the Pacific This Fall with Medal of Honor Rising Sun

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 3, 2003 - Step into the boots of a Marine Corporal, survive the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, and drive the Japanese Army from the Pacific in Medal of HonorTM Rising Sun from Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS).... Read more...

Nintendo has announced the European release date of Soul Calibur 2 for the GameCube.

Nintendo Europe has announced that Soul Calibur 2, the sequel to one of the most acclaimed fighting games in recent memory, will see release in Europe this year. Citing Autumn (2003) as the official launch date, the title is destined to be co-published by both Namco and Nintendo in Europe, an apparent sign of the strengthened relationship between the two companies. Nintendo Europe will distribute the title across the continent.

Head into March by dusting off a game you haven't played in a while. How about Eternal Darkness?

Tomorrow is the first weekday in a new month, PGC's birthday month, in fact. Why don't you help us celebrate by playing a game that maybe you've been neglecting for a while?3

Our suggestion is the fabulous Eternal Darkness. ED is a great game, very dark and moody. Of course, there are also... Read more...

It’s March, and since it’s our birthday this month, we’re declaring March, “The Month of the Nintendo Fan!” Won’t you celebrate with us?

Since Planet GameCube turns 4 years old on March 7th, we’re officially declaring March, "The Month of the Nintendo Fan." We figure if countries can have holidays like Boxing Day, Secretaries Day, and the like, why can’t our people get their day…or month.

Planet GameCube wishes to not... Read more...

PGC sits down with Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma and gets the word on Zelda, Networking, Kirby, MGS, and more. Get the 100% uncut audio interview right here!

On Friday at the 2003 D.I.C.E. Summit we attended the Roundtable discussion

with Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto.  The whole session was translated by

NOA's Bill Trinen.  There was plenty discussed (and dodged) but we all

prodded and dug deep for as much information as we could get.  You may have

We hooked up with Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack after he won his AIAS award, and let the questions fly. Get the full audio interview right here!

On Friday during D.I.C.E, Senior Staffer Daniel Bloodworth and Director Billy

Berghammer got to sit down with Denis Dyack, the President of Silicon Knights (while policed by our friend, NOA's Tom Harlan -- you'll hear him too),

and talked to him about all things Eternal Darkness, winning an AIAS award, and

What's this? Donkey Kong, mystery developers, and Britney Spears? A must-read article filled with need-to-know information!

Billy just called in from Las Vegas with an update on the D.I.C.E. Roundtable, which included Shigeru Miyamoto. We managed to wring out some interesting information from the legend for you, so check out the highlights:

Miyamoto had confirmed to us what he had said before and what Konami had said... Read more...

We interviewed Denis Dyack at D.I.C.E. Here are a few snippets.

PGC got the chance to speak with Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack this morning in Las Vegas. The full interview will be posted later this weekend, but here are a few choice selections:

Silicon Knights is currently working on multiple titles. Dyack would not say exactly how many there are.

Microsoft is still in the mix, of course, but a new player has come to the rumor party this time around.

Although the company has been profiting lately, the fact is that Sega is still pretty deep in red ink. Though hints of someone scooping up Sega have been dropped ever since it pulled out of the hardware business, another article has popped up suggesting that Sega is in for a buyout soon.

Microsoft... Read more...

Find out what games on Nintendo systems won awards tonight at the "Oscars" of gaming.

Billy just phoned in from Las Vegas with a live update on the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences award winners. Following is a list of all winners that have appeared or will soon appear on GameCube or GBA.

Console Game of the Year - Splinter Cell

Handheld Game of the Year - Metroid Fusion

Konami's website confirms that a Metal Gear Solid game is in development for GameCube.

An administrator at Konami's website's official message boards has confirmed that recent rumors of a Metal Gear Solid title for GameCube are indeed true.

I might as be the first to tell you all. I can tell you that YES, just as Mr. Miyamoto stated, a metal gear game for the GC is in development, but honestly, that is all the info that is available.

GameCube developers now have a new resource to help them tune up their games.

"ProDG Plus" for Nintendo GameCube

BRISTOL, UK: 24th February 2003

SN Systems will be exhibiting on stand 1022 at GDC 2003 where they will be presenting their latest product "ProDG Plus" for Nintendo GameCube.

Going one step further than its ProDG predecessor, ProDG Plus unites two... Read more...

The precursor to Secret of Mana is getting a major revival and overhaul on Game Boy Advance.

Although Seiken Densetsu for GBA was announced a while back, and there have been a few screens released, no one really knew much about the game until now. Square has updated its Japanese website with plenty of new info on the game, plus some new media that we'll try to have uploaded soon.

According... Read more...

The screenshots are trying to tell you something.

Multiplayer has been just about the only sure thing regarding Pikmin 2 since the game was first confirmed a few months ago. Most people assumed the feature would manifest in a split-screen mode, and sure enough, the first set of screenshots released include a look at the horizontal split-screen mode... Read more...

Did you find WrestleMania X8 for GameCube disappointing? If so, put your mind to work and tell THQ how to make the game better!

THQ is asking for WWE fans to help out, and give constructive feedback to help shape future WWE Wrestling games.

Specifically, they want to you to rank the importance of certain features in wrestling games, which features you liked best in SmackDown: Shut Your Mouth (for PS2, if you played it), What you thought of certain new features in the game, and what you'd like to see most in the future.

Rumors are swirling that stores are running out of Bonus Discs and that Nintendo is ending the pre-order campaign. What's going on?

We've heard for the past week and a half all of the rumors and complaints from gamers and retailers alike that Nintendo is ending the pre-order campaign for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and that retailers like GameStop have run out of the bonus disc and are being told not to expect any more.