12/20/01
StarFox Adventures - GameCube
Some new in game shots
12/20/01
Ninja Gaiden - GameCube
Exclusive News: We can reveal that Ninja Gaiden for the GameCube
will be a Zelda style RPG (like Zelda TOOT). The game has been in
development for 2 to 3 years. The game may be shown for the first at
the E3 Expo in May and has a chance of shipping in time for the 2002
holiday season.
Source Tecmo Japan
12/19/01
The Fellowship of the Ring - GameCube & Game Boy Advance
Electronic Arts announced today that it has signed an exclusive
deal with New Line Cinema to produce video games based on the upcoming
Lord
of the Rings trilogy of movies. The first games for GameCube
and Game Boy Advance will be based upon The Fellowship of the Ring and
will be released November 2002 alongside the second movie in the
trilogy. Expect to see the games at the E3 Expo in May.
Source EA
12/19/01
Portable Monopoly Internal Light - Game Boy Advance 
Portable Monopoly is working on a light kit for the Game
Boy Advance . The kit will include two sidelights that will be
mounted inside the GBA and shine light across the reflective screen of
the console. This light modification represents the perfect lighting
setup because it works beautifully in pure darkness and in bright
light. The light kit is expected to cost under $30 USD and will be
available in early 2002. The same method is used to light up the
screen of the Compaq
iPaq Pocket PC. Take a look at the image to the right and visit portablemonopoly.com
for updates on this project.
Source Portable Monopoly
12/14/01
Nintendo GameCube - USA 800,000 Sold
Today Nintendo of America announced that total North American
shipments of Nintendo
GameCube have now reached 1.1 million, with more than 800,000 sold
through in the U.S., Canada and Latin America markets. With retailers
report out of stock situations everyday, Nintendo will ship more than
125,000 GameCube consoles every week to replenish supplies. Nintendo
GameCube has soared to record retail heights, becoming the
fastest-selling home video game console of this generation. Nintendo
Co., Ltd. in Japan has announced an increase in GameCube production to
meet the strong demand in the US market. In Japan, Super
Smash Bros. Melee has become the first GameCube game to sell over
500,000 units.
Source Nintendo
12/13/01
Nintendo And Square Talking Again
Bloomberg has reported that Square and Nintendo have been
exchanging ideas on developing for the Nintendo platforms. While
Square and Nintendo will not confirm the details of the talks, it is
good to hear that both companies are talking again. Perhaps Final
Fantasy XII will mark the return of Square games on Nintendo
consoles…
Source Bloomberg.com
12/12/01
Nintendo Announces The Pikmin Flower
The Pikmin Flower is a real-life white flower with a yellow
center that closely resembles the loveable plant-like characters from
Nintendo's newest action-strategy game, Pikmin.
Nintendo and S&G Flowers/USA, the five-petaled "Pikmin
Flower," a member of plant genus Sutera, will be available to
gardeners, video game enthusiasts and consumers alike in April 2002.
This new flower breed, Bacopa Cabana, will officially be named
"The Pikmin Flower."
"This extraordinary marketing initiative to consumers
demonstrates that at the core of Nintendo is creativity," says
Peter Main, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of
America. "We used a variety of innovative and unusual activities
to build anticipation for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Naming a flower after
a video game is just one more way Nintendo is 'seeding' creative
marketing."
Source Nintendo
