Dinosaur Planet moves to GameCube

[02.28.01] » Rare's action-adventure to be reborn as a GameCube launch title; will Eternal Darkness follow?

  After a promising debut at last year's E3, Rare's Zelda-esque adventure Dinosaur Planet was left to linger on Nintendo's N64 release list, finally coming to rest at the bottom as a game with no date at all. Rumors quickly spread that the title was being retooled for GameCube, but both Rare and Nintendo have been silent on the matter, until now.

   Citing "sources close to Rare," IGNCube reports that Dinosaur Planet has definitely been canceled for N64, and will reappear as a fall launch title for GameCube in North America. The team behind the game purportedly fought hard to keep it on its initial platform, but concerns for flagging N64 sales and the need for strong GameCube launch software prevailed.

   The game's move lends believability to the accompanying rumor that Silicon Knight's horror adventure Eternal Darkness would be jumping to GameCube, as well. The title has completely disappeared from the N64 release list in recent months, hinting that its arrival on Nintendo's next system is a strong possibility.