Americans can now take their Cubes into the online world, and play the one game that's been released to play online - Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co. Ltd., the Japanese video game hardware and games maker, on Wednesday said it has released adapters for its GameCube console, that allow some games to be played online.

Two separate $34.95 adapters are available, one for dial-up Internet connections and one for broadband. They plug into a port on the bottom of the unit.

The first online game to be released for the GameCube is Sega Corp.'s "Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II," which came out on Tuesday. The online service for that game, which Sega provides, costs $8.95 a month.

As opposed to competitors Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp., who are making major online pushes with their PlayStation 2 and Xbox respectively, Nintendo has said it considers online play more of an extra feature than integral to its plans.

Sony released a network adapter for the PS2 in August that supports both dial-up and broadband. The Xbox comes with a broadband connection built in.

Like Nintendo, Sony does not offer a central gaming service, whereas Microsoft does have such a system, Xbox Live, that will launch in November