The hardware company announces full details on its GBA battery solutions, including a few very interesting tidbits...

Check out our updated hardware profiles for the three battery packs in question:

InterAct PowerPak

InterAct PowerPak EX

InterAct PowerRumble FX

All three peripherals now include an AC adapter and a bonus cradle for storing/charging the battery pack. Also of note is that the PowerRumble... Read more...

nDream magazine scores an interview with Satoru Iwata, and Core Magazine delivers the goods.

As anyone who is an avid follower of the latest Nintendo news knows, Nintendo has kept a tight lid on anything and everything regarding the GameCube. Thanks to the lack of info, industry analysts have been predicting delays left and right for Nintendo's new console. Finally, someone at Nintendo breaks the silence. Go and read Core Magazine's excellent transcription of nDream magazine's interview with Nintendo director, Satoru Iwata.

In a shameless bit of self-promotion, Planet Gamecube plugs its E3 plans.

Well folks, E3's only a little more than a month away, and if you don't know what "E3" is, then you must not be an avid gamer.

E3 is the Electronic Entertainment Expo, held in Los Angeles. It's the COMDEX of the gaming world, and if it's not at E3, you won't be seeing it this year. (Then again, just because you see it at E3, doesn't mean you'll be seeing it this year ...)

We have a nice list of the GBA Games that made the top 50, as well as their numbers!

Although it would be nice to see the list of all the GBA Games, here's the list of the most popular titles:

At #2 - Mario Advance with 98,976 sold this week and 319,076 sold in total since release.

At #7 - Kuru Kuru Kururin GBA - 39,506 this week and 87,920 in total.

At #8 - F-Zero GBA - 36,753 this week and 111,203 in total.

A temporary page has gone up at Nintendorks which says...

...it says that they'll be back up and running in just a day or so! Nintendorks provide equal parts Nintendo and zany humor. We can't wait!

Finally something from somewhat the mainstream press that isn't laden with idiocy and blatant pandering...

While Steven Kent may work for a MS-oriented news site I'll give him applause for the brass balls he shows writing something critical of X-Box's chances in Japan. Read up, and suck in a good article... it's been a while.

The "fifth" player in the next-gen console game (behind the now-defunct Sega) was to be Indrema. Now it looks like the still-born console maker only has 30-days to live.

According to the Red Herring, if Indrema doesn't find additional funding in the next 30 days, the ill-fated manufacturer of the L600, the company will fold.

Not surprising, given market conditions. Venture capitalists would be taking a great risk on an unproven competitor in a marketplace that has already claimed the life of one veteran of the field.

Upstate Games is taking orders for the Limited Editon Pokemon GBA. Or, if you want a pink one, get it with NO import markup! Read on ...

Apparently, Upstate Games feels that they can import enough of the special Pokemon Center GameBoy Advance units to sell through their site ... so if you want one, you'd better get on the ball. Total cost is $184.99 with shipping, and that's without a game. Not bad considering these are easily selling for 200-300% over the retail price. Orders are supposed to ship on April 16th. Limit one per person.

InterAct has quite a few goodies for Nintendo's systems coming up...

In InterAct's latest news release, it has announced some of the 24 GameBoy Advance products that will be featured at this year's E3. Click here to get to the list of updated Hardware profiles.

InterAct has also gone on record stating that it is very excited about the GameCube, and plans on supporting it from its release on.

A source close to Nintendo has stated that the GCN will not be out in July.

According to Computer and Video Games, someone high up in Nintendo has commented, "It’s not at all coming out in July. Not a chance." Nintendo will be pushing the GBA, hoping the large numbers of the portable will urge the public to buy GameCubes.

What does this mean for us folks outside of... Read more...

We have some "concept art" (real screens?) for Thunder Rally, a game that is unfortunately cancelled. Prepare to drool...

IGN Cube has got the goods on this cancelled title. We have updated our Thunder Rally profile with the new screens and some thoughts about them. Make sure you check out the new profile!.

TEH MASTAR H4X0R (HIDE TEH LINUX!!!!) SHARES HIS VIEWS ON TEH CONSOLE WARZ!!2111!

The ever lovable Jeff K has finally updated his site again. And what an update it is. He has posted an article about the upcomming consoles, the PLAYSTARTIAN 2, the GAMMECUBE, and the EXBOX. If you don't get it, then you just don't get it.

I gots anudder Rumar!11! Dis time about the Nintedorks. Many fans want to know what is up with this site. ME TOO! Herez what I know!

Nintendorks have disappeared without a trace. Whether they've gone bust, are planning another comeback or have been abducted by aliens, no one can say...

After Camelot's April Fool's joke, it's good to see a REAL new color.

Nintendo has released a photo of the new "Milky Pink" GBA, which will be released on the 27th at no additional cost. So, without further adue:

"Peter Main: CONFIDENTIAL!" A private letter to retailers from the big "P.M." has surfaced, revealing Nintendo's Vice President of Sales thoughts about the growing Microsoft hype.

In its no-holds-barred coverage of the industry, Fatbabies has run several reports about Sony bullying retailers (here's one & here's another)- including one that came from Ty & a Planet reader who works in retail.

Now Fatbabies reports that Nintendo is up to similar tricks, discouraging retailers... Read more...

Forbes puts up an article that slams Nintendo and says that "It's Game May be Over." Obviously, we disagree!

Forbes.com has written an article called "Nintendo's Game May Be Over" claiming that Nintendo is likely to be ranked third in the next generation of video games. Forbes' attempt to analyze the GC is pathetic and declares it to be a failure due to extreme speculation and twisted facts, along with the... Read more...

THQ to publish games on latest Disney movie...

THQ has made a deal with Disney Interactive to publish games based on the upcoming animated feature film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Versions of the title will appear on Game Boy Color & Game Boy Advance, which will appear in the summer and winter respectively.

PBS columnist, Robert X. Cringely takes another look at Nintendo & the games industry, expanding on his last column while recapping the last decade of Sony & Nintendo. Good stuff!

Last week, we linked to a column by PBS columnist, Robert X. Cringely (wotta name!) which discussed reasons why Nintendo stood to dominate the next generation-wars. Apparently, Cringely got a lot of feedback from gamers, prompting him do to a follow-up.

Quoth Cringely:

"…these readers... Read more...

A Taiwanese developer will make videogame versions of the Oscar-winning movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon! (And guess which platform it's coming to...)

According to The Magic Box, a company called Vista Group will bringing the highest-grossing foreign film of all time to every major console. The PC version will come first later this year, with console versions following in 2002. Best of all, GameCube is listed as one of the target systems! GBA is not, unfortunately, but overall this is great news for the film's millions of fans.

IGNcube recently interview Nintendo head PR, Yasuhiro Minagawa, for various subjects including the linkup between GBA and GCN.

IGN: With Nintendo stressing the relationship between Gamecube and Game Boy Advance, can you say anything about titles in development that take advantage of that link?

Minagawa: As a matter of fact, there is no software I can speak of that can link between Game Boy Advance and Gamecube. This... Read more...