I was prepared to not to like this game. The N64 is not my favorite game console around, and judging by the box cover art, Battle for Naboo appeared to be another title for the Nintendo 64 geared towards younger players. The colors were primary and bright, and well, the Gungans were from Naboo. ‘Nuff said.

It’s an understatement to say I was pleasantly surprised. Even if I had had high hopes for this game, I would have been impressed. I’ll try not to rave too much about George Lucas and his creative genius, having done so ad nauseum in my review of Star Wars: Demolition, but what can I say? The man knows what he is doing. Not only does the game blend seamlessly into the Star Wars timeline, but it also utilizes the N64’s strengths and manages to avoid its weaknesses, ultimately providing an excellent package.

Credible sources, who prefer to remain anonymous, told us that Bill Gates and Microsoft will announce at the spring Tokyo Game Show that the Microsoft Xbox will include the Dreamcast chipset, allowing it to play all Dreamcast titles. This announcement is expected to come on the first day of the show (March 30) when Bill Gates delivers his keynote address. And while not finalized, we have been told that the DC chipset is already incorporated into the Xbox, although at this time, the DC-compatible Xbox has yet to be finalized as the market version of the system.

Microsoft and Sega have both denied these reports.

Frankly, we feel betrayed by this lawsuit. Here we've been, drooling publicly over Gamecube, talking animatedly about the Game Boy Advance, going home and playing each and every new Nintendo game with the same excitement we felt as kids, and Nintendo's response is to sue us over publishing some screenshots and for using the word Pokemon. Because we feel betrayed, and because we cannot figure out how we could possibly offer you uncompromised coverage of Nintendo platforms without screenshots or movies or using the names of Nintendo's products, we have decided to immediately cease all coverage on the Nintendo channel. In fact, we will not cover any Nintendo platform, or any games published on Nintendo platforms, until the lawsuit is over.

The game that's considered to be the best racing game ever by the experts (Tim & Gerben), won't get a US release. Ubi Soft has announced that F1: Racing Championship won't be shipped to any US stores, and will therefore probably only be available in Europe and Australia.