Nintendo's president Hiroshi Yamauchi stepped down today, and has been replaced by Satoru Iwata!

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Nintendo Names Iwata New President After Yamauchi Steps Down

Osaka, May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co., the world's second- largest video-game maker, said Satoru Iwata will become president at the end of the month, replacing Hiroshi Yamauchi who served in that post for more than 50 years.

A little surprise for GBA and Phantasy Star Online owners ... NiGHTS on your GBA!

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While playing Phantasy Star Online, we discovered something people have been waiting a very LONG time for. Another NiGHTS title. Well, almost.

Using the "N-Link" connection, Phantasy Star Online can download a NiGHTS bonus game to your GBA for portable play. It's not a full NiGHTS adventure, but perhaps a hint towards the future.

Want to know which of the big games are going to be released this year?

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Nintendo of Europe had their E3 press conference today and announced their release schedule for some of the most important games. Super Mario Sunshine is due in October, two months after the US release and Eternal Darkness will be appearing the same month. Other first... Read more...

Latest in critically acclaimed action game series to be available this winter for two Next-Generation consoles.

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- May 21, 2002 -- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi

Outcast, the popular action game predicted by many in the media as a

favorite to win best PC title of 2002, will make its debut on Nintendo GameCube and Xbox this winter. Star Wars Jedi Outcast from... Read more...

Incomparable 'Game Giants' will drive retail sales; unique connectivity will expand players' dreams

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NINTENDO: THE POWER, PROMISE AND PASSION OF E3

LOS ANGELES--May 21, 2002-- Incomparable 'Game Giants' Will Drive Retail Sales; Unique Connectivity Will Expand Players' Dreams

The names are among the most familiar and honored in video game

history: Mario(TM), Zelda(TM), Metroid(R), Fox(R) McCloud.

Konami to bring its Hit properties to Next-Gen Platforms.

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Electronic Entertainment Expo – May 21, 2002 – Los Angeles, CA – Konami of America, Inc, today revealed its massive video game line-up for 2002 and early 2003. Continuing last year’s success of bringing hit properties to next generation platforms, Konami unveiled... Read more...

Delivering more than 20 games across all new Next-Generation consoles, SEGA shows its strength as a content publisher.

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LOS ANGELES - Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) - (May 21, 2002) -

Illustrating its

power as a platform-agnostic content publisher, SEGA of America, Inc.

will feature a

blockbuster lineup of more than 20 entertainment and sports games in the

SEGA booth at

this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Featuring titles for the

SEGA of America announced the exclusive release of Virtua Striker 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube.

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Renowned Soccer Franchise Features 64 Teams from Different Countries and Introduces New "Road to International Cup"

SAN FRANCISCO - (May 21, 2002) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today announced the exclusive release of "Virtua Striker 2002" for the Nintendo GameCube.... Read more...

Activision is giving gamers something to sink their claws into with the announcement of X-Men: Wolverine's Revenge for various platforms.

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ACTIVISION BRINGS MARVEL COMICS' MARQUEE MUTANT TO THE NEXT GEN PLATFORMS IN X-MEN: WOLVERINE'S REVENGE

Santa Monica, CA - May 21, 2002 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is giving gamers something to sink their claws into with the announcement of X-Men: Wolverine's Revenge for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox Video Game System from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube.

Legendary Athlete Shaun Palmer, Olympic Medalists Ross Powers and JJ Thomas and other top Riders headline list of talent in the Activision Booth at E3.

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ACTIVISION® ADDS OLYMPIC GOLD AND BRONZE MEDALISTS TO O2(tm) ROSTER AND SHAUN PALMER'S PRO SNOWBOARDER(tm) 2

Santa Monica, CA - May 21, 2002 -Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that they have added two of the world's top snowboarders to the Activision... Read more...

Nintendo sets LA on fire with Lifehouse and Smashmouth at the House of Blues.

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Nintendo's company party at E3 is always a blast, but this year was quite a departure. Rather than having their traditional party, the party this year was at the House of Blues. Providing the musical entertainment ... Lifehouse and Smashmouth.

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Boy we're we way off. There's a lot more on the show floor than we anticipated. See the list that blows away all others...

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Here's the almost complete list of what will be on the show floor at E3 2002. This is a tentative list, but this is direct from the press kit. Drool away.

GBA: Game Boy Advance

GBC: Game Boy Color

GCN: Nintendo GameCube

This is not a complete list of licensees or games to be shown or announced at E3 2002. Not all game names are official. Some games may be tentatively titled.

Here's a quick summary of the Nintendo press conference including a list of games shown on video and other notes.

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The gist of the Nintendo press conference was that 2002 is going to be Nintendo's biggest year ever. With Metroid, Zelda, Mario, Star Fox, Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil 1 and 0 and more, there will be no shortage of money to be made in 2002. Peter MacDougal kicked... Read more...

Seems that Nintendo is still iffy on releasing the game out here. As a result, the game is a no-show at E3.

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When asked if Fire Emblem was still coming out in the US at the E3 Nintendo press conference, the statement given was that the game was still unconfirmed despite internet rumors that it would be coming out here.

This sort of unconfirmation spells doubt on a US release. If Nintendo doesn't announce the title soon, don't expect a 2002 release, if at all.

Remember the face-mapping feature from Perfect Dark? It's back.

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Connectivity was a major focus of today's Nintendo Pre-E3 Media Briefing. Along with a video demonstrating the feature as implemented in Animal Crossing, Nintendo presented a list and new details of other, unannounced, features of the GameCube-GBA Link Cable. In addition... Read more...

The big yellow guy from Bard Island is coming to North America! Not only that, there’s some other new GameCube titles coming too!

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Param’s quirky god-game, Doshin the Giant has with its unique gameplay. There were rumors that the Japanese version of the game would include an English language option, which caused quite a stir in the import scene. Unfortunately, this rumor turned out to be unfounded.... Read more...

Hate toon-shading? Maybe these pics will change your mind.

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And what would E3 be without new Super Mario Sunshine pics?

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The evil alter-ego of Mario gets a great looking game of his own!

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It's always a party when Mario comes out to play.

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