News Tagged: GameCube

Monday 31st August, 2009 - 20:00 BST

Features: Metroid's Metal Makeover

Metroid's Metal Makeover

How five guys blasted the series' haunting soundtrack into a whole different genre - without sucking

The trouble with covering beloved music is that it’s so easy to lose something in the translation. Successfully capturing the original work’s intent and mood is atypical; what most often happens when things go south is the heart and soul of the piece are mangled with good intentions. It’s not..

18 comments | In Retro, Features, Metroid, Interviews, Music, Wii, GameCube, SNES, NES, Game Boy, Soundtracks.

Thursday 12th March, 2009 - 13:03 GMT

News: Miyamoto: GameCube Made Me Sad

Miyamoto: GameCube Made Me Sad

You’re not the only one, Shigsy

He may have created some of the most influential videogames of all time, but even Shigeru Miyamoto gets down in the dumps sometimes.Speaking to Famitsu magazine the legendary developer revealed that during the GameCube era he was at a pretty low ebb: This is a job where you have a plan and you polish it endlessly while getting help from others. If Nintendo's games..

8 comments | In Gamecube, Miyamoto.

Wednesday 9th April, 2008 - 10:35 BST

News: White GameCube Pad Coming To Japan

White GameCube Pad Coming To Japan

Nintendo keeps the memory of the Cube alive

Although many Nintendo fans will have relegated their once-treasured GameCube consoles to the great console heaven in the sky, the trusty Cube pad is proving to be a near-essential piece of hardware for Wii owners. We dread to think about how many Cube consoles have been offloaded at carboot sales or charity shops minus their controllers.Nintendo is..

3 comments | In Gamecube, Japan, Wii Controller.

Friday 25th January, 2008 - 09:03 GMT

News: Wii To Surpass GameCube’s Life Sales

Wii To Surpass GameCube’s Life Sales

More encouraging news for Nintendo

It may not have been Nintendo’s greatest console but the GameCube still managed to shift modest 21.72 million units over its lifespan. However, to put the recent success of the Wii in sharp perspective, the console is about to surpass the GameCube’s lifetime sales despite only having been on the market for just over a year.Nintendo’s figures state that as of..

1 comment | In Sales Figures, Gamecube, Wii.

Thursday 3rd January, 2008 - 12:30 GMT

News: Oh Noes! Wavebird Discontinued

Oh Noes! Wavebird Discontinued

Wave goodbye to the Wavebird

The Gamecube may be old news now but for many of us the memory of this much-maligned machine lives on through the excellent Wavebird controller, which comes in very handy when indulging in Virtual Console gaming. The controller is also an excellent alternative for Wii games that are difficult to play using the Wiimote.Unfortunately Nintendo has now announced that no..

5 comments | In Peripherals, Retail, Gamecube.