You there, Southern people! Stop eatin' them grits and go see Advance Team this weekend!

Here's the times and locations for this weekends Advance Team stop in Atlanta, GA.

June 22th - Six Flags of Georgia (Austell, GA) 10 am - 9 pm

June 23rd - Stone MT National Park (Stone Mtn, GA) Noon - 7 pm

June 24th - White Water (Mariette, GA) 10 am - 6 pm

Stop on by! Make sure you tell 'em Planet GameCube sent ya!

Well, the good news is that you East Coasters can get to bed at a decent hour.

Due to a ridiculous work schedule this week, I simply haven't had time to prepare a radio trivia for you guys. Of course, Planet Trivia is still on, and that's always a blast.

Just as an advance notice, I may not be able to do a radio trivia next week either. Just depends on when we get back... Read more...

IE Magazine runs a story about Nintendo franchises and their future on GameCube.

Although no real news is disclosed in this report, this story shows that the mainstream press is starting to take Nintendo seriously. Bellow are a few quotes that best capture the story's message:

Peter Main: "We combined more than a dozen lush backgrounds from the most popular Nintendo games and enhanced them with state-of-the-art graphics and special features to create a frantic, frenzied romp that will leave players wanting more."

Nintendo has started up its Japanese Space World page. Come inside for dates and times! One day short? NO!

Nintendo's Space World dates are very close to last year's: August 24-26. The show will take place inside the Makuhari Messe.

The first day, Friday, will be open only to those with invitations, mainly press only. The situation is basically the same way it was last year with a press... Read more...

Nintendo Power makes it official, all of Sega's sports titles will be coming to the GameCube.

Until recently, nobody has been 100% sure on the position of Sega Sports on the GameCube. Well now we can be certain. The latest issue of Nintendo Power. We here at PGC had confirmed Sega Sports before but some people were still not sure becuase of skechy details releaed at E3. Well now you can rest... Read more...

Europe gets sweet launch titles!! I want sweet titles! You want sweet titles! Sweet titles for everyone!!!

Europe may be getting the GBA (second to) last, but they are getting some awesome titles with it at launch on the 22nd. Here's the list:

Super Mario Advance (Nintendo)

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Nintendo)

Kuru Kuru Kururin (Nintendo)

Rayman Advance (Ubisoft)

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (Activision)

Sega has announced 3 games that will take advantage of the GBA's multiplayer capabilities...

Sure the GBA is fun alone, but multiplayer is where you can have a total blast. Sega has realized this already with Chu Chu Rocket, and 3 of their upcoming games will have 4 player fun available. These games are Puyo Puyo Advance, Sonic the Hedgehog Advance, and Advance Columns. Sega...bring on that mad multiplayer fun!

Famitsu DC talked with Toshihiro Nagoshi of Amusement vision about their GameCube support.

Thanks to Core Magazine, a translation of Famitsu's interview has been posted. Mr. Nagoshi shares his reasoning behind developing for GameCube as well as AV's future games.

His comments about supporting GCN show that personal feelings towards companies did have an impact on which console Sega teams developed for.

Our sources inside Nintendo have let us know what the real deal is with the supposed contrast control. Find out what this really does...and why not to do it!

Our good friends at the big house of N have relayed an official comment about the contrast control that was discovered earlier this week. It's not a contrast control at all. It's a flicker control! Here's the official Nintendo statement about this...

"A positive and negative voltage controls... Read more...

According to Electric Playground, Enix is gearing up to release Dragon Quest games for Gamecube and Gameboy Advance.

According to the Electric Playground (URL is here), Nintendo's rearing up a big RPG surprise in Enix, who will be making a Dragon Quest game for Gamecube and for Gameboy Advance. This of course, would be awesome for Nintendo fans, however there is no way of knowing how credible this source is (especially in lieu of some minor inaccuracies in the article related to Enix).

After Nintendo announced record setting sales for the GBA, Sony had some choice words in response. Can you feel the love?

Sony has made some more official comments about the reports that the GBA has set new records in console sales. Playstation Center has all the goods, but we've plucked out the juicy quotes below.

"While Nintendo must be commended for the sales of their machine, in reality the PlayStation 2... Read more...

Inexplicably, the Game Boy Advance has a hidden contrast control. Find out where inside ...

While there is no control on the unit for it, the Game Boy Advance apparently has a hidden contrast control, if you don't mind fiddling with potentiometers, or voiding your warranty.

Underneath the serial number label on the back of the GBA, on the far right hand side is a hole leading to the pot. Stick a screwdriver (gently!) through the hole, punctuing the label, and you should be able to adjust the contrast.

Waaaaaaaaah! Our daddy can beat up your daddy! PS2 out sold GBA? What?! PGC looks at the numbers and demands a re-count!

Nintendo claimed console victory yesterday saying that the GBA was the fastest selling console ever...selling over 500,000 units in a mere two days. Not too shabby.

Now Sony is saying the PS2 actually beat the GBA, selling 510,000 units in 2 days. A whole 10,000 units separates Sony's massive PS2 and Nintendo's tiny little GBA.

Nintendo GameCube has won the coveted “Best of Show” in the E3 Critics Awards. The results have just been announced & Nintendo has received awards in many categories! W-O-R-D!

Earlier today we did a story on the E3 Critics Awards and Nintendo being nominated in several categories. Well, the results are in and Nintendo has received many accolades. I can’t help but reprint this stuff (with credit of course!); after all, these awards reflect opinions across both game &... Read more...

Nintendo and Co. are in the running for multiple "best of the show" awards.

Thanks to Tendo Box, we have a list of the Nintendo products nominated and their relative contenders.

Best of Show

- Medal of Honor Allied Assault (PC)

- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty(PlayStation 2)

- NINTENDO GAMECUBE

- Star Wars Rogue Leader(GAMECUBE)

- Star Wars Galaxies (PC)

Check out new info on several upcoming Kemco games for GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

Thanks in large part to some E3 media we got from the kind folks at Kemco, I've updated the profiles for several of their games, plus added a listing for Universal Studios. Expect a full preview of Batman: Dark Tomorrow, including a detailed walkthrough of the game's E3 footage, later this week. For now, head to Kemco's company profile and use the sidebar links to scope out the new info.

We brought you the news last week about this new Special Edition GBA...now here's first details on where you can import it!

NCSX is already taking pre-orders for the new Celebi Special Edition Game Boy Advance. This will not be available in your local stores. Be one of the few on the block to get this sweet silver green GBA! Here's the juice freshly squeezed direct from NCSX....

The mysterious and mighty Celebi... Read more...

How about installing a light inside of your GBA? Some folks have a little experiment underway...

The kids over at Portable Monopoly.com are rigging a light inside of their GBA to rid the "no backlight" problem.

It's a very interesting project, and if it ends up working, there might be a better lighting solution than what's currently available. Not that I would recommend gutting your GBA! Click here for the juice. Thanks to EAGB for the hook.

In less than a week, Nintendo has already sold 500,000 GBA units. Are you surprised? PETERMAINCO. Speaks!

500K out the door. You do the math. You think Nintendo's happy about this? You bet your Yoshi underoos! Here's the official press release...

Redmond, WA (June 18, 2001) - The best selling video game platform in history is selling better than ever. Nintendo's Game Boy® Advance sold through half a million units during its first week on the market, making it America's fastest selling game system ever.

Are you pondering what I'm pondering? Who is the most vile Op, who gets their ass beaten the most often, who said that crazy quote? Well now you can find out!

A lot of crazy stuff goes on in the Planet Chat. We've got people in there 24/7. One of the regulars, SS4Gogita, has created a stats page for PlanetChat. It lists all kinds of useful, and even more non-useful information. SS4Gogita said he's gonna try and update it often, so check back to find out what you've missed!