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Following less-than-stellar holiday sales for Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo
of America announced they will soon offer consumers a free game with the purchase of a
Nintendo GameCube for $149. Beginning February 9th, select retailers will offer
GameCube buyers...
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Atari
Interactive, a subsidiary of Infogrames Interactive, today confirmed
they will be releasing the much-anticipated hit Japanese game
Ikaruga on Nintendo GameCube in North America. "The buzz around
Ikaruga precedes it and we are thrilled to be importing...
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Sega Corp. today announced their release plans across all consoles
for 2003. While PlayStation 2 will once again receive the majority
of Sega's games, GameCube owners can look forward to at least ten
new titles from Sega's numerous development teams...
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GameCube was first unveiled on August
24, 2000 at Nintendo's Space World show in Japan. On this day the
world got its first glimpse of GameCube's power in a technical demo
featuring Nintendo's greatest characters. Included in the demo was a
battle...
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By summertime Nintendo of America will accelerate its Nintendo
GameCube game library past 225 titles as it continues to broaden its
appeal to video game players of all ages, interests and lifestyles.
This reflects an increasing amount of support from third-party...
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Satoru Iwata, president
of Nintendo Co. Ltd., recently discussed Nintendo's operations with
Japanese business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun. In the interview,
Iwata discusses home console and handheld unit sales, competition
from rivals, overseas...
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Nintendo
GameCube sales held at 62,100 as the holiday
shopping period came to a conclusion in Japan. Mario
Party 4 continues to defy all expectations, climbing the #4 spot
on the software sales chart after seven weeks of release. Mario Party
4 sold...
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For Nintendo fans in Europe, 2003 is the year Nintendo's most famous
names make their resplendent returns. Samus Aran in Metroid Prime;
Link in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and The Legend of Zelda:
Link's Awakening; 1080º Avalanche; Wario World...
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Nintendo
Co. Ltd. today unveiled the Game Boy Advance SP. The enhanced Game Boy
Advance features a backlit flip top screen and an ultra-sleek square
design measuring eight centimeters along its sides. It will be available
in blue, silver, and black. The GBA...
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In an article for USA Today, professional video game journalist,
Steven Kent, has disclosed the first reliable information on Game
Boy Advance SP, an updated version of GBA featuring a flip-up
backlit screen. The handheld will have an MSRP of $99 and...
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CNN/Money, a collaboration between CNN and Money magazine, is
reporting that Nintendo is expected to unveil an enhanced version of
the Game Boy Advance on January 7th. The handheld is said to feature
an internal backlight and should come to retail for $90...
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As
GameCubicle.com first reported last week, Nintendo and fast-food giant
Burger King today launched a kids meal toy promotion featuring
Nintendo's best known characters. Among the collectable action
characters to be included in the promotion, customers will find...
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The
year has not officially ended but that hasn't stopped stopped some
major gaming publications from deciding on Nintendo's Metroid Prime
as game of the year. Reuters today noted Prime's early claim to one
of the highest of gaming honors in an article titled...
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Nintendo plans to take Burger King by storm in the new year as the
fast-food giant will soon launch a kids meal toy promotion featuring
Nintendo's best known characters. Among the collectable action
characters to be included in the promotion, customers...
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Product Number 3 is an action game starring Vanessa Z. Schneider, a
female soldier with a dark history who possesses a powerful laser
gun. When a colonial settlement turns into a killing field after a
Computer Arms Management System goes haywire...
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Nintendo
GameCube sales continued to climb last week to 77,000 as the holiday
shopping period came to a peak in Japan. Significant
influences in GameCube's sales were The Legend of Zelda: Kaze no Takuto
and Mario Party 4. Kaze no Takuto which was...
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Nintendo
Co. Ltd. has launched a Web site for the upcoming GameCube title,
Giftpia. The cel-shaded RPG is being developed by Skip Ltd, a
Tokyo-based developer lead by ex-Square executive Keichi Nishi
who contributed to the development of Chrono Trigger...
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Japanese
gaming publication, Famitsu Magazine, has published a list of upcoming
Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance games scheduled for release in
Japan next year. Tentative release dates were also provided for a number
of titles. The lists confirm...
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Industry
data tracking service NPD Funworld has released November sales numbers
for North America. According to NPD, 468,000 GameCubes were sold in
November, tying sales of Microsoft's Xbox. Considering that Microsoft
recently bundled two free games...
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. recently held a press conference in Japan where the designers of
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker discussed the game's
development. The interview
with Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma was translated
in full by Nintendo.com...
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Nintendo
GameCube sales soared last week to 67,000 as the holiday shopping season
in Japan kicked into full gear. Unquestionably a significant influence in
GameCube's sales, The Legend of Zelda: Kaze no Takuto had a tremendous
launch on the 13th with...
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Nintendo
of America today confirmed that gamers who pre-order The Wind Waker
at participating retailers will receive a limited-edition disc
including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest. Distributi...
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More
than one hundred gamers gathered around Matsushita's Panasonic
Center in Japan earlier this week to view and participate in a Super
Smash Bros. Melee contest hosted by Nintendo to promote GameCube's
WaveBird Wireless Controller. Players battled it out...
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According
to Jiji Press of Japan, Nintendo has denied that they're engaged in
discussions with NEC regarding the co-development of a chip for a
next-generation Nintendo game console. The story
was originally reported by the
very-reliable Bloomberg news...
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Alias/Wavefront issued press release today noting Maya was the
exclusive 3D software behind The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker on
Nintendo GameCube. "We're honored that Nintendo has chosen to
work with Alias|Wavefront's Maya 3D tool," said Geoff Foulds...
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According to Bloomberg, NEC Corp. is engaged in discussions with
Nintendo Co. Ltd. regarding the co-development of a graphics chip
for a next-generation Nintendo game console. The system would be
Nintendo GameCube's successor and would compete with...
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Sales of Nintendo GameCube in Japan declined this week to 26,200 units . Capcom's GameCube exclusive, Resident Evil Ø fell to #17 on the software sales charts in its
third week of release. The game has sold a total of 222,000 copies
since its release. Mario...
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Capcom's
five GameCube games under development at Production Studio 4, including
Dead Phoenix, Killer 7,
Product Number 3, Resident
Evil 4, and Viewtiful Joe, are officially "GameCube
exclusives" according to Capcom. As originally thought, all of the
titles, with...
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Earlier this week, Electronic Arts announced a new price point for
all Nintendo GameCube games published by the company in Australia.
The move comes in reaction to what EA describes as a lackluster
marketing effort for the console by Nintendo in Australia...
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Sales of Nintendo GameCube held firm last week at 35,100 units in the face
of a PlayStation 2 price cut from ¥26,800 ($216)
to ¥23,800 ($192). Capcom's GameCube exclusive,
Resident Evil Ø fell to #8 on the software sales charts in its
second week of...
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Santa has come early for North American gamers as Nintendo today
announced a one-week GameCube sales promotion allowing customers to
find significant savings when purchasing a GameCube console, a
WaveBird controller, or any one of a number of...
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Nintendo
of Canada is giving an early gift to gamers this holiday. Beginning
December 4th, ‘Gift of Play’ flyers will be distributed through major
daily newspapers and participating retailers. The mail-in rebates will
allow consumers to save on any purchase of...
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Game
developers in need of the expertise, technologies, and services to
set up network gaming environments for Nintendo GameCube games can
now turn to Sega for support. Sega today announced the SEGA Network
Application Package, a suite of technologies.
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Heading
into the all important holiday season,
Nintendo took an early lead this week with extremely impressive
hardware sales numbers in Japan. The story of the week was Game Boy
Advance. On the release of Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, sales
of...
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Capcom
has released new screen shots of the 5 GameCube titles it unveiled
last week in Japan. Click over to Capcom's 4th Production Studio site
where the new pictures can be found.
Look through GameCubicle's archived index of Dead Phoenix, Killer
7...
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In just the first week of availability, Metroid
Prime has sold more than 250,000 copies in North America according
to a Nintendo press release. "While Nintendo retains its legacy
as the destination of choice for family gamers, we're also making
substantial inroads...
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In a deal worth $727 million, Japanese game maker Enix has announce
plans to acquire Square Co. Ltd. The companies hope that by
combining operations, the resulting firm will be better positioned
to compete against the pressures of intense
competition...
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This
past October, Nintendo of America announced it would spend $140 million in marketing
during the holiday season to support its strongest
lineup ever of video games designed for older players. Well tonight,
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Capcom
has released video trailers to each of the 5 GameCube titles it unveiled
last week in Japan. Look through GameCubicle's updated index of Dead Phoenix, Killer 7,
Product Number 3, Resident
Evil 4, and Viewtiful Joe information and media...
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With
just a few weeks remaining until the release of The Legend of Zelda: Kaze
no Takuto, Nintendo Co. Ltd. has launched television commercials for the
game in Japan. The commercials begin with the audio clip, familiar to all
Zelda fans, which indicates...
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NBC finally revealed the results of "Today's Toy Test
2002" and GameCube scored quite well. Gamers aged seven and up
filled the Pacific Science Center in Seattle to test 73 titles for
Today's video game toy test and yielded over 10,000 individual
ratings...
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In
a stunning development, Nintendo this morning unveiled a Game Boy adapter
for Nintendo GameCube. The peripheral attaches to the base of the
console, connecting to it through GameCube's high speed parallel data
port. The Game Boy Adapter accepts...
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With
just a few months until the release of GameCube's The Legend of Zelda in
North America, Nintendo has unveiled a movie theater trailer for the game. The
unusually dark trailer begins with an eerie shot of Hyrule with leaves
blowing in the wind. The camera...
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"For
the sound growth of the gaming industry. For GameCube." - reads a
message from Capcom's 4th Production Studio dedicated to Nintendo
GameCube. At a press conference in Japan
today, Capcom announced 5 stunning games in development exclusively...
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For more than a year,
gaming sites and boards have been abuzz with rumors of a Zelda
compilation disc under development at Nintendo for release on
GameCube. According to the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, a
leading gaming publication in Japan, the rumors...
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Nintendo
Co. Ltd. announced new additions to the GameCube controller lineup
today. Following the upcoming release of the Platinum GameCube in
Japan on December 1st, Nintendo will introduce a Platinum
Controller and the never-before-seen Emerald...
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At
this week's Tokyo International Computer Graphics Festival, Sega's
Toshihiro Nagoshi unveiled the latest build of F-Zero GC. The video
displayed a number of races on various levels from the game running
at blazingly fast speeds. F-Zero AC (Arcade) and F-Zero GC.
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Nintendo and Starlight Children's Foundation today commemorate their
12-year partnership, plus the millions of smiles generated from the Fun
Center program, with the launch of all-new Fun Centers, state-of-the-art
mobile entertainment units designed...
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ATI
today announced the benchmark shipment of 12 million Flipper chips for
Nintendo GameCube. The ATI-designed and NEC-manufactured Flipper is
GameCube's core graphics processor. Nintendo's best-selling game console
enabling software developers...
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In
an effort to attract older gamers and boost holiday sales of
Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo will launch a Metroid Prime GameCube
bundle promotion in North America in time for the Thanksgiving week
retail period. Unlike the pre-assembled Super Mario...
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Nintendo
America Inc. has gone platinum, hosting a "platinum-level"
Hollywood bash to introduce top celebrities to its wide-ranging
holiday video game line-up and new limited-edition platinum Nintendo
GameCube system. Last night, stars streamed down...
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Nintendo
redefines "T & A" in an ambitious new marketing effort
aimed at generating buzz around Metroid Prime in the college
community. From now until November 7th, Nintendo will be accepting
entries in the Metroid Prime Talent and Adventure Contest...
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Last
week, Nintendo announced a decidedly more mature marketing effort
this holiday season geared towards older gamers. Today, Nintendo
sent out a press release hyping GameCube games geared towards teen
and mature gamers. Peter MacDougall, Exec...
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You
can trim your holiday shopping list and get great savings on
Nintendo's hottest wares with the Super Mario Sunshine Bundle Pak.
Don't be the gift-giver who gives the "cool toy' without the
batteries."
Nintendo's got the perfect gift Pak in store for you...
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In support of its strongest
lineup ever of video games designed for older players, Nintendo of
America today announced it will spend $140 million in marketing
during the holiday season, a 25-percent hike over last year. Much of
the funds will target teen...
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. today revised downward their earnings estimates
for the first half and full fiscal year. Largely because of the
continued strength of the Japanese yen, Nintendo lowered their
earnings expectations for the six-month period ended September...
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DivX
technology will soon be coming to GameCube thanks to DivXNetworks and
Factor 5. The video compression technology will be offered to GameCube
developers through a new SDK and will allow for 'seamless integration' of
high quality videos in GameCube...
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Long-time GameCube fans will surely remember the fun-filled Nintendo
Cube Clubs of 2001. Well in just a few weeks, Nintendo will
reintroduce the Cube Clubs at a number of cities across the United
States. From October 17 to December 21, Nintendo, and...
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"Microsoft
Corp. today announced it has purchased U.K.-based Rare Ltd., one of the
world's leading video game developers, further demonstrating Microsoft's
commitment to providing the most innovative interactive experiences
available on its Xbox game..."
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Story
updated with official comments from Nintendo. In
December of 2001, U.K. game developer Rare Ltd. mailed out
Christmas cards wishing season's greetings to members of the video
game industry. The
back of the card featured a a Christmas tree...
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IBM announced
today that it has shipped 10 million Gekko processors
for Nintendo GameCube. Gekko, a customized 485 MhZ PowerPC processor
based on IBM's .18 micron technology, is the result of a $1b multi-year contract between Nintendo and
IBM...
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Last
week, GameCubicle.com reported the first details of Nintendo's sale of
its 49% position Rare Ltd. For the first time ever, Nintendo officially
acknowledged the sale in the form of a press release. The full press
release follows...
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Leading pop culture magazine, Entertainment Weekly took a look at
Mario's latest adventure in the Digital section of its latest
issue. While not the most in-depth article, editor Geoff
Keighley's review of Nintendo's Super Mario Sunshine is fairly good...
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With
the coming launch of Super Mario Sunshine, GameCubicle takes a look back
at the history of Mario, from Miyamoto's first drawing to the character's
domination of the video game world. Few industry icons can claim the
multitude of phenomenal successes...
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Nintendo
has begun to air a stunning new GameCube commercial in Japan featuring a
number of the console's greatest games. Included in the ad is the first
ever media of Square's Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicle. Click through to
download the commercial...
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In
the coming weeks, communities in Seattle, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia
and Tucson will present a fresh new look with the help of Nintendo and the
national youth organization SHiNE. Five artists, inspired by the
forthcoming release of Mario's first...
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. recently held a press conference in Japan where
the designers of Super Mario Sunshine including Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi
Tezuka, and Yoshiaki Koizumi, discussed the game's
development. Nintendo.com's translation of the interview...
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With
under a month left until the launch of Super Mario Sunshine, Nintendo has
begun airing television commercials for the game in North America. The commercial
begins with Mario cleaning up garbage in a park. It then cuts to a scene
kids skipping over a hill...
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View
some beautiful renders of the characters from Star Fox Adventures. The
latest in game art includes Fox McCloud, Krystal, Peppy, Fox on a Pterodactyl,
the game's logo, and more. Rare has done an incredible job creating the
world of Star Fox Adventures...
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Nintendo
has finally released high-resolution screens from F-ZERO for
Nintendo GameCube. F-Zero AC (Arcade) and F-Zero GC (GameCube) will be jointly developed
by Sega's Amusement Vision and Nintendo's EAD. While Amusement
Vision...
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Last
year, Nintendo introduced the Nintendo GameCube in Indigo and Jet
Black. Nearly one year later, Nintendo will finally unveil a new
color for the GameCube. On November 3rd, a limited edition Platinum
GameCube will hit store shelves across North America...
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Effective
October 14th, eager players will be able to purchase an Indigo GameCube
with the game they've been thirsting for, Super Mario Sunshine, as well
as a Memory Card 59 to save their game progress, in one aggressively
priced hardware/software bundle...
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Just
yesterday we brought you some great captures from Super Mario Sunshine
and today we have even more with screens from never before seen levels.
There are a few minor gameplay spoilers in here but nothing too bad.
Enjoy...
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Nintendo of America today announced three senior–level executive
promotions. NOA President,
Tatsumi Kimishima commented, "Together these executives
represent 45 years of service and excellence with Nintendo,
underscoring the depth of our...
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We
have some entirely new screen captures from Super Mario Sunshine this
week. Included in the updated image gallery are a number of shots showing
off the many functions of Mario's water backpack...
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Japanese gaming site Famitsu.com
has photographed the launch of Super Mario Sunshine at a number of
cities throughout Japan. At one Japanese retailer, over sixty people
lined up before opening to be among the first to get their hands on
Sunshine...
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With Super Mario Sunshine's Japanese release just hours away, we now
have direct scans of the game's final packaging for your viewing
pleasure. Imaged below is Super Mario Sunshine's box, manual, and
game disc. GameCubicle will have extensive coverage...
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A
few weeks ago, GameCubicle.com began beta testing GameCubicle
Boards, a new Internet forum for discussion of Nintendo GameCube.
GameCubicle Boards is now final and ready for the masses. We hope to
build a very strong community on GameCubicle...
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View
some spectacular renders of Mario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and island
locals from Super Mario Sunshine. GameCubicle's latest Mario Sunshine
gallery offers the latest art and renders from the game. Be sure to also
view the game's screen capture gallery.
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With
under a month to go until the launch of Super Mario Sunshine, Nintendo
has begun airing television commercials for the game in Japan. The
commercial begins with Mario using his water backpack to launch into the
air and proceeds to show extensive in...
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Eternal
Darkness reviews have begun pouring in from across the Internet. IGN Cube
gave the game an incredible 9.6; GameSpot has awarded ED a 9.4;
Gamers.com has given the game a 9.0. The game has certainly more than
lived up to all expectations.
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GameCubicle
has even more Super Mario Sunshine screens in the game's gallery. Mario
continues to explore the tropical environment and for the first time
ever, Mario's look-alike enemy is shown as well as a graffiti
"M" that has been painted on the island.
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Nintendo sold through 8,500 GameCubes in Japan this week, a
significant decline from the 18,700 sold last week when Nintendo lowered
GameCube's MSRP by 20%. A lack on any significant new releases on
GameCube likely impacted sales. Animal Forest...
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The Game Critics Awards are the only independent E3 awards, voted on
by editors from nearly 40 leading outlets that cover games,
including the top magazines, online sites, newspapers, and
television programs. Today E3awards.com revealed the winners...
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Nintendo sold through 18,700 GameCubes in Japan this week, an
impressive increase over the 5,400 sold just a week before.
Meanwhile, GameCube's lower price point made a noticeable impact on
sales of PS2, which fell from 60,000 to 49,800, and XBOX...
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Nintendo intends to increase ad spending by 25% this fiscal year as
it sees through the release of numerous major franchise titles for
Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. AdAge.com,
the online arm of Advertising Age magazine, recently took...
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GameCube was first unveiled on August
24, 2000 at Nintendo's Space World show in Japan. On this day the
world got its first glimpse of GameCube's power via a technical demo
featuring Nintendo's greatest characters. Included in the demo was a
battle...
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Satoru Iwata became president of Nintendo last week when Hiroshi
Yamauchi resigned from the position after fifty-two years with the
firm. Bloomberg recently took an in-depth look at Nintendo's new
leadership and the impact Yamauchi's resignation... |
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Satoru Iwata became president of Nintendo last week when Hiroshi
Yamauchi resigned from the position after fifty-two years with the
firm. Iwata served as Director and General Manager of the Corporate
Planning Division of Nintendo for two years. Prior to...
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At this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo, Nintendo unveiled the
first playable versions of their Game Giants video games, the first
game case designs for these games, and the first known
advertisements as well. GameCubicle has scanned the first...
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Less
than one year after successfully launching Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo of
America is cutting the console's suggested retail price to $149.95,
effective May 21, 2002. To date, Nintendo has shipped more than 4.5
million systems worldwide. Peter...
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Nintendo
today announced it will release its WaveBird controller on June 10, 2002
with a very affordable $34.95 sticker - two weeks earlier and $5
less than previously announced. The Wavebird controller will be the first wireless controller to
be made...
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Nintendo
of America today finally unveiled its Internet strategy for their
GameCube console. While both Sony
and Microsoft have announced online plans for their respective consoles,
Nintendo has until now remained silent on the issue. For
service...
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Nintendo
made GameCube marketing interesting in Italy just before the
console's European launch. Nintendo
and fashion-mag Maxime joined forces with designer Marcella Cangia,
and presented a range of latex-clothes on the catwalk at a local Cube
Club...
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The
details of Konami's deal to publish a series of Disney sports games were
finally revealed today by the company. Disney All-Star Sports Basketball,
Disney All-Star Sports Football, Disney All-Star Sports Skateboarding,
and Disney All-Star Sports...
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3DO
today announced that it is developing its most popular franchises for the
Nintendo GameCube, including Army Men, Cubix Robots for Everyone, High
Heat Major League Baseball, Jonny Moseley Mad Trix, and a number of
still-secret titles. Juana Tingdale...
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Nintendo
and Namco have formed a partnership to develop software for Nintendo
GameCube and the Triforce arcade board. By the end of 2003, Namco will
release six titles for GameCube and eight for Game Boy Advance. Leading
Nintendo software...
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David Gocen, Managing Director of Nintendo's European division,
recently discussed GameCube's European launch with Bloomberg. While new information was
limited, Gocen offered a few interesting comments in the interview.
It's reported that 10,000...
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New
game screens from Super Mario Sunshine were revealed in the latest issue
of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. The new screens reveal, for the
first time ever, Yoshi's involvement in the game. Mario
continues to explore the tropical environment...
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Nintendo
revealed some brand new game screens from Mario Sunshine today. The new
screens reveal Mario hanging from a fence over water, talking with
village locals, and using his water backpack to clean up paint that has
fallen from the sky.
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In
press releases from both Nintendo and Sega, it was just announced that
F-Zero will be coming to Nintendo's GameCube console and the Triforce
arcade system. Triforce is a 3D computer graphic board for
next-generation arcade machines...
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The long awaited announcement revealing Nintendo's first-half
release schedule has finally come. In a press release issued today,
Nintendo revealed the full release details on StarFox Adventures,
Eternal Darkness, and the Wavebird Controller...
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Some fantastic news to report this evening from Japan. According to
the Japanese news publication, Nikkei Net, "Nintendo has agreed
to resume procuring the popular "Final Fantasy" video game
software for its game consoles from Square Co. after a...
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Camelot
Software Planning is currently developing Mario Golf and Mario Tennis for
the Nintendo GameCube. Though little is known about the titles, Camelot
has commented that they intend to greatly expand the games over their
highly acclaimed Nintendo 64...
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Nintendo luminaries Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata recently took
part in a roundtable discussion at the Academy of Interactive Arts and
Sciences Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. Subjects of discussion
included the quality of next-generation games...
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Ubi Soft today announced plans
to release Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc in the U.S. and Europe this fall
for all platforms. With more than 10 million copies sold, Rayman is
one of Ubi Soft's most popular brands. Created by Ubi Soft Game
Creator Michel Ancel...
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Nintendo revealed some brand new game screens from Mario Sunshine today.
The new screens reveal, for the first time ever, Mario using his
water backpack to clean up paint that has fallen from the sky.
Additionally we see gameplay aspects of Super Mario...
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Nintendo
revealed some brand new game screens from Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime,
Eternal Darkness, and Star Fox Adventures to the European press today.
Keep in mind that Mario Sunshine and Metroid Prime are far from
completion...
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The long awaited announcement revealing Nintendo's first-half
release schedule has finally come. In a press release issued today,
Nintendo revealed the full release details on StarFox Adventures,
Eternal Darkness, and the Wavebird Controller...
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A legendary rivalry winds to an end this month. Throughout the 90's, the
definition of "console war" could be conveyed by displaying
just two characters... According
to a 1990 survey, Mario was more recognizable among
American youths than Mickey Mouse.
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Satoru Iwata, Director and General Manager of the Corporate Planning
Division of Nintendo Co. Ltd, recently discussed GameCube with
Japanese gaming publication Famitsu. Iwata is responsible for
Nintendo's global corporate planning. Prior to joining...
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"May 3 2002 - It's Official" - Nintendo of Europe proudly
announced the official European launch date for the Nintendo
GameCube. Nintendo will ship 500,000 units in to Europe for day one
and a total of 1,000,000 units for the launch period.
GameCube
will come...
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Considered, the "What's New" magazine of science and
technology, Popular Science covers the latest in aviation, cars,
communications, electronics, science, space exploration, tools, and
more.
In the February issue of Popular Science, editor Steve...
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Take a look at the latest screens from the visually stunning Metroid
Prime. The first-person adventure from Nintendo second party Retro
Studios is the first in the series to assume a three-dimensional
form. Just a few things to take note of while...
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In a rare conference with the media, Nintendo's greatest minds
recently discussed Nintendo's latest endeavors. Nintendo of America
executives Peter Main, Peter MacDougal, and George Harrison
offered a comprehensive review of GameCube's...
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Minoru Arakawa, President of Nintendo of America for the
past 22 years, today announced his retirement effective immediately.
After many months of consideration, Arakawa felt the timing was
appropriate to turn the office over to new leadership...
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GameCube had to be released in Europe eventually. Next month,
Nintendo will finally reveal European GameCube launch details at
Milia - one of the largest interactive content conventions in the
region. Nintendo will preview the GameCube alongside...
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A
leader in unbiased product and services advice, Consumer Reports is the
source of product reviews for over four million subscribers. In the
February issue of Consumer Reports, the magazine too a brief look at next
generation consoles including the...
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The last time we saw Pikmin take to the streets was in Chicago
during Thanksgiving. Well, Nintendo was at it again last weekend,
sending Pikmin to New York City during the holidays to help out
shoppers. The Pikmin made appearances at FAO Schwartz, Saks...
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Nintendo Co. Ltd's Company Earnings Report on 9/30 revealed a very
promising expansion of operations. In the worldwide operating
chapters section, Nintendo lists its international divisions, subsidiaries,
and affiliates. The company now has a total of...
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Peter Main, Nintendo of America's Executive Vice President
of Sales & Marketing, recently made an appearance on Fox News
Channel's business show, "Your World with Neil Cavuto." If
you missed the interview, the following is a transcription by
GameCubicle...
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Sega's
Visual Concepts has developed the surprise GameCube exclusive sports
title, Sega Soccer Slam. The NBA-Jam style soccer game will entail some
very unique characters in 3 on 3 action. Visual Concepts is the company
responsible for the NFL...
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In one of the most bizarre developments we've ever see from
Nintendo, the company today announced a promotion with S&G
Flowers to create and market a new flower breed to be titled,
"The Pikmin Flower." The five-petal flower resembles
little Pikmin...
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As one amazing year for Nintendo winds down,
GameCubicle.com takes a look back at the numbers. In 2001, gamers
witnessed the launch of Game Boy Advance and GameCube as well as a number
of spectacular titles from Nintendo. However, this analysis...
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Nintendo today announced it will be able to increase worldwide shipments of GameCube
by 500,000 for business year ending March 2002. The number equates
to a full 13% increase over Nintendo's initial manufacturing forecasts
and brings the new forecast to...
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Instant Messaging is available
through a Super Smash Bros. Melee "IMVironment". Located
inside of the message screen, screenshots of the upcoming game that
can be previewed and sent with messages, a live countdown...
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The
North American launch of Nintendo's GameCube console is less than one
month away. Nintendo's Vice President of Corporate Affairs took time to
mark the one month milestone by sharing quite a number of launch details
with Bloomberg.
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Like its brick and mortar counterpart,
EBgames.com will soon launch presales of Nintendo's GameCube console.
Also up for reserve on October 15th, the details on this bundle are
different...
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Electronics
Boutique will soon launch presales of Nintendo's GameCube console. The word
comes from Electronics Boutique managers and employees at a number
of locations across the United States. October 15th is the day
and the following is the bundle...
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September 1st. September 17th. October 1st... the list of incorrect
rumored
Electronics Boutique GameCube preorder dates is long and depressing.
GameCubicle.com recently received word of yet another rumored date for EB
presales...
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Throughout the years, a company by the name of Nintendo has been
credited time and again for creating hardware and software
innovations that forever changed the course of home console and
handheld gaming. While industry-changing software creations...
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GameCubicle gives you a first glimpse of the stylish cases that one
day soon will facilitate transport of Nintendo's new gaming console.
The cases are manufactured by BD&A
- a merchandising and marketing firm.
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