Hear that knocking sound? That's the GameCube, desperately kicking at the underside of its coffin lid as the gaming community tries to bury it based solely on the word of one woman - Nintendo of America's VP of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Perrin Kaplan. Silly us. What would a VP of marketing know about console and software production? Not much at all apparently, as Nintendo has confirmed with Eurogamer that the platform is still alive and well.

"I can confirm that globally, Nintendo is still continuing production of GameCube hardware and GameCube software," a spokesperson for Nintendo UK told us.

Judging by this flub as well as the rather goofy interview she gave IGN earlier this month, Nintendo might want to consider hiring a rotating stable of Perrin handlers ready with cattle prods, just in case she starts molesting the press or pushing consoles into open graves again. Michael Fahey

Nintendo denies Cube axing [Eurogamer]

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