Nintendo unveils GameCube console

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to a press preview try to play with a new GameCube video game console showcased by Nintendo Co. in Tokyo on Aug. 23. The GameCube, which was jointly developed by Nintendo and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., can be used to access the Internet and can hook up with Nintendo's handheld Game Boy Advance console, among other features. It will be released in Sept. in Japan in a head-to-head battle with similar offerings by Sony Corp. and U.S. computer software giant Microsoft Corp.

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