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There's something about the Nintendo campus that just heaves with secrecy. Its whitewashed buildings with black-tinted windows, closely shrouded by trees, seem more like Langley, Va., than suburban Seattle. Even if you sneak in, you won't find Nintendo's powerful new video-game console, the GameCube, in any of the display cases. Nor will you hear the staff speak the names of the games that will be released for it. "We've said the right amount on GameCube, which is nothing," chuckles the sagelike executive vice president Peter Main. "We've got our friends across the road...
...Still, it's fascinating to watch the big-league companies like Electronic Arts, Activision, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft fall over each other to impress Expo-goers (who tend to be retailers and journalists; the 18-and-older bar to entry ironically cuts out a lot of the companies' customers, many of whom hang around outside the Staples Center attempting to learn the details second-hand...
...Black and White creator Peter Molyneaux filled the floor way faster than Regis last year. This year, attendees are dreaming of Will Wright premiering the Sims Online, Sid Meier unveiling Civilization III or Mr. Miyamoto and his mysterious Nintendo Game Cube games. They can't wait to see what kind of a show-stopper Microsoft's X-box is, or whether last year's best of show, the still-unfinished Metal Gear Solid 2 for the PlayStation2, can live up to its Daikatana-sized expectations...
...BACK IN TOWN What handheld computer has sold more than 100 million units in the past 11 years? The Palm? Wrong! It's Nintendo's Game Boy, beloved companion of air travelers and Pokemon addicts everywhere. On June 11, Nintendo will finally introduce the Game Boy Advance, which features 50% more battery life, a 50% larger screen and as much processing power as a Sony PlayStation...
MOVE OVER, MARIO Meet Conker. He's a squirrel, he swears a lot, he has a drinking problem, and he's the star of Conker's Bad Fur Day ($70), a new video game for the Nintendo 64. Conker is Nintendo's attempt to shed its wholesome image (think Super Mario Bros.) and pull in some grownup dollars. In one scene Conker defeats his foes by drinking beer and then--cover your eyes, kids--urinating on them...