July 11, 2001-
GC
X-Treme Has Been Hosted
GC X-Treme has been hosted by
NCHAMBER. So
we will be switching servers in a few days. Since we will no longer be
using a free server it will make it much easier to update, which will
mean more updates.
July 11, 2001-
Nascar
Thunder
EA is making a Nascar game for
both PS2 and Xbox. EA is responsible for the Madden franchise.
``We feel that we have made a strategic move with our Nascar
franchise,'' said Chip Lange, vice president of marketing, Electronic
Arts. ``We are committed to capturing the complete Nascar package with
its larger than life action, superstars, strategy and excitement. With
over 60 drivers to choose from, all 23 Cup Series tracks and one of
the largest pack of cars available on console, we are confident that
we have assembled a team that can deliver just that at EA's Tiburon
studio.''
July 11, 2001-
Microsoft
Paying For Gamecube Games
NextGen: How do you deal with
Microsoft and Sony wooing these same game companies?
Peter Main: Third-party publishers know our price list, and it's very
similar to anything that's out there. We know that's consistent. What
may be in question is marketing money. On the one hand, there was
someone [Microsoft] who had no stake in the business and at any cost
had to get in. They went to a variety of developers and agreed to pay,
in essence, 100% of development costs with no strings attached, which
had a lot of developers [coming] here and saying they have free goods
that they can port to our system.
NextGen: Sounds like a good deal for you.
Peter Main: And [Microsoft] paid for the whole deal... We've been in
the business for a few years, and we didn't do any deals like that.
For better or worse, a $10 royalty plus the cost of their goods is
about the same deal that all three companies are running on.
July 11, 2001- Does
Marionette = Online Network?
Ever since Nintendo's E3 site
released the game list which included a game called
"Marionette", people have been wondering about this
mysterious title. Is it more than just a game? Is it Nintendo's online
network? The people at www.tendobox.com did a domain search and
discovered Mario-Net.net is registered to Marionette Inc. While this
is not confirmedto be the name of the online network, it is
interesting none the less. Hopefully we'll here more at Space World.
June 30, 2001- New
Forum
I have a brand new forum!!! No more EZBoard!!!
Check it out here
June 30, 2001- Gamer's
Ring
This site
is an affiliate of mine. I am an Administrator, and my name is GCN
FAN.
June 30, 2001- Final
Fantasy 11 multi-platform
Final
Fantasty is Rumored to come to both XBOX and GAMECUBE. That would be
great if Nintendo had Square and Enix.
June 30, 2001- Dragon
Warrior to grace Gamecube
Enix's biggest RPG,
Dragon Warrior, is coming to the GAMECUBE. For those of you waiting
for a Final Fantasy game on the Cube, guess what? Dragon Warrior at
sells Final Fantasy in Japan. Take that Sony!!!!
June 30, 2001- Dev-Kits
on High Demand
Nintendo GAMECUBE Dev kits
have been on high demand since E3. Nintendo does not have enough Dev
kits, so they must give them out wisely.
June 30, 2001- Nintendo
to increase size of controller
Nintendo is slightly
enlarging the GAMECUBE controller for Americans.
June 30, 2001- No
Perfect Dark Until Fall 2002
Ouch this news hurts.
That could be a year after Launch. There better be a good FPS before
PD2 or I'm going to be angry. Metroid better come out with in a few
months after the system does. AND it better not disapp
oint.
June 30, 2001- Sega
at Spaceworld
How weird is this?
Sega being at an all Nintendo show? They are said to be there to show
off Phantasy Star Online's network and multiplayer capabilities. I'm
really looking forward to being able to play PSO with split screens.
June 30, 2001- 1080
+ Bomber Man
How weird is this?
Sega being at an all Nintendo show? They are said to be there to show
off Phantasy Star Online's network and multiplayer capabilities. I'm
really looking forward to being able to play PSO with split screens.
June 30, 2001- SSX
Tricky Cube bound
A great addition to the
Gamecube's Launch Library. This was the top selling PS2 launch game.
This should help Gamecube's "kiddie" image. I don't
know if the graphics will be upgraded from its PS2 counterpart, but
still expect a "sick" game.
June 30, 2001- Mario
Kart is coming to the Cube
This
was an obvious sequel. How could Nintendo not make another follow up
to this great series. Expect great frame rates and tons of fun when
this game hits the Cube.
June 30, 2001- Gamecube
gets AM2
Probably my favorite Sega
Developer. They have developed games such as Virtua Fighter and
Shenmue. While Shenmue had its issues it was a huge game with great
graphics, if they can fix the gameplay elements and make it move a
little quicker they could have a real great game.
June 30, 2001- Could
Sonic be the 15th Character?
EGM (Electronics Gaming
Monthly) reported that Sonic will be the 15th character in SSBM. this
would have sounded crazy a year ago, but Nintendo-Sega ties have said
to be strong.
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