Newly released today:



Starting with an abandoned farm, a handful of seeds, and the determination to start a new life, it's up to you to tame the land and make the island prosper! By farming crops and raising animals, you'll help the island grow into a vibrant town bustling with people and businesses. Can you turn this island into a paradise?

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Newly released today:



features
Limited Edition Rod and Reel peripheral designed for the Wii takes full advantage of the motion sensing capabilities as you realistically cast, set the hook and fight tension on the line as you reel in your catch.
Fish in 14 Tournament Events and complete various objectives as you attempt to fill your boat with the biggest and best fish • Gameplay focuses on the excitement of battling fish struggling against being caught.
Angle for 20 of the most sought-after fish species including large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, walleye, cat-fish, trout and more.
Three gameplay modes: tournament, open fishing and quick challenge
Use an onboard GPS unit to discover exactly where the fish are biting all across the lake.
Fish with over 300 lures including authentically modeled, Rapala lures, each having unique properties, physically-modeled behaviors, and a range of different colors.
Over 500,000 acres of authentic fishing locations including Clear Lake CA, Lake Okeechobee FL, and Lake Amistad, TX
Use the Wii Remote to guide your boat to dozens of hotspots around the lake.

description
Utilizing an all new, limited edition Rod and Reel peripheral designed exclusively for the Wii, players will become more immersed in the fishing experience than ever before. With their hands on authentic gear, players will use an actual rod as they cast and reel in fish hooked on their lines. They can battle for their favorite trophies as they angle against more than 20 species of fish, all within beautiful freshwater environments. The world’s top freshwater lakes are realistically represented here, and players will have their skills put to the test against some of the best trophy fish in the world.

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Newly released today:



features
Fish in 14 Tournament Events and complete various objectives as you attempt to fill your boat with the biggest and best fish
Gameplay focuses on the excitement of battling fish struggling against being caught.
Use an onboard GPS unit to discover exactly where the fish are biting all across the lake.
Angle for 20 of the most sought-after fish species including large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, walleye, cat-fish, trout and more.
Three gameplay modes: tournament, open fishing and quick challenge
Fish with over 300 lures including authentically modeled, Rapala lures, each having unique properties, physically-modeled behaviors, and a range of different colors.
Over 500,000 acres of authentic fishing locations including Clear Lake California, Lake Okeechobee Florida, and the Potomac River in Maryland.
Incredibly rich and photo-realistic underwater environments showcase crisp details that surpass anything seen before in a fishing game.

description
With their hands on authentic gear in the game, players will feel like they are using an actual rod as they cast and reel in fish hooked on their lines. Players can battle for their favorite trophies as they angle against more than 20 species of fish, all within beautiful freshwater environments. The world’s top freshwater locations are magnificently represented here, and players will have their skills put to the test against some of the best trophy fish in the world.

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Newly released for PS3:



features
Fish in 14 Tournament Events and complete various objectives as you attempt to fill your boat with the biggest and best fish
Gameplay focuses on the excitement of battling fish struggling against being caught.
Use an onboard GPS unit to discover exactly where the fish are biting all across the lake.
Angle for 20 of the most sought-after fish species including large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, walleye, cat-fish, trout and more.
PlayStation 3’s Sixaxis and Dualshock 3 Controls are utilized to take full advantage of motion sensing and vibration capabilities as you cast the line, set the hook, battle against trophy fish and steer the boat around the lake.
Three gameplay modes: tournament, open fishing and quick challenge
Fish with over 300 lures including authentically modeled, Rapala lures, each having unique properties, physically-modeled behaviors, and a range of different colors.
Over 500,000 acres of authentic fishing locations including Clear Lake California, Lake Okeechobee Florida, and the Potomac River in Maryland.
Incredibly rich and photo-realistic underwater environments showcase crisp details that surpass anything seen before in a fishing game.

description
With their hands on authentic gear in the game, players will feel like they are using an actual rod as they cast and reel in fish hooked on their lines. Players can battle for their favorite trophies as they angle against more than 20 species of fish, all within beautiful freshwater environments. The world’s top freshwater locations are magnificently represented here, and players will have their skills put to the test against some of the best trophy fish in the world.

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Heres whats new

Black Mask [dts] (~Jet Li, Lau Ching Wan, ...) US US$ 29.99
Damages Season 1 Blu-ray Box (~Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, ...) JPN US$ 159.90
Day Watch + Night Watch [Movie Boxset] HK US$ 62.90
Day Watch [Directors Cut Version] (~Konstantin Khabensky) HK US$ 31.90
Days of Being Wild [Remastered] (~Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing, Andy Lau Tak Wah, ...) HK US$ 28.90
Eraser (~Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, ...) US US$ 28.99
Every Which Way But Loose (~Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, ...) US US$ 28.99
Forbidden Quest (~Suk-kyu Han, Lee Beom-su, ...) JPN US$ 47.90
Hitman [Unrated Edition] JPN US$ 46.90
Invincible Iron Man [dts] US US$ 29.99
Marine Aquarium US US$ 24.98
Married Life (~Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, ...) US US$ 38.96
Meet The Spartans [Unrated Version] (~Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, ...) HK US$ 31.90
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow [dts] US US$ 29.99
Night Watch Nochnoi Dozor (~Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov, ...) HK US$ 31.90
Outbreak (~Zaeks Mokae, Rene Russo, ...) US US$ 28.99
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles US US$ 39.98
The Gauntlet (~Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, ...) US US$ 28.99
Then She Found Me [dts] (~Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, ...) US US$ 35.98
Transformers (2-Disc Special Edition) (~Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, ...) US US$ 39.99
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (~Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, ...) US US$ 28.99
Vicom Blu-ray Tenbo Biwako Sen Keiyu Himeji - Kyoto - Yonehara - Omi Onsen JPN US$ 73.90

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Welcome to this week's Movie/Music news roundup, containing new Japanese and Hong Kong Video and Music releases from this week listed at Play-Asia.com. Around 460 new items are covered in this week, including new J-Pop, Anime as well as Japanese, Hong Kong and Western movie releases and much more.

A number of interesting game soundtracks have arrived, this lot includes the Soul Calibur IV OST and the Bemani music albums. While Soul Calibur IV consists of grandly orchestrated themes that portrays the heroic journeys of the heroes, the Bemani music are energetic, even hyper at times.

As a fighter, Soul Calibur IV is mainly using its music themes to highlight the mood of a situation while the Bemani music are vital elements to the game play.

Synthesize, by Fujimori Sota and Pop'n Music 16 Party OSTs carries some very stylish music that deserves to be played repeatedly.

Aside from game music, one of the veteran boy bands of Johnny Entertainment's - Tokio has released a new single, Amagasa [limited versions: type A, type B & standard editions] after 10 months. Going along with the bands' initial "Power Pop" image, Amagasa is a strong beat pop song which seems to blow away the dark clouds with its pulsing force to let in a ray of sunlight.

Here's a summary of all new releases that were published between Saturday, August 30th and Friday, September 5th. If some specific item that you are looking for is missing, please don't hesitate to contact our customer service with your request.

J-Pop Music releases (138)
ENKA Music releases (19)
Anime Soundtracks & Drama CDs (18)
Video Game Soundtracks (5)
Hong Kong Version Music releases (2)
Blu-ray Disc Movies (22)
Anime & Animation (22)
Hong Kong Version Movie releases (23)
Japanese Movies (56)
Non-Japanese Movies / Japanese Version (110)
J-Pop DVD releases (14)
ENKA DVD releases (1)
Misc Japanese Movie releases (5)
Idol DVD (23)

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Leonardo has found Tec Toy's original game developer, Devworks. This is the company making the original games on the Tec Toy Mega Drive and Master System consoles, among them Pense Bem, which we'll discuss in a moment. Devworks claims to be the only developer for Tec Toy. Their site for Tec Toy work is here, and you can also find a list of all the games they've made. Here's what Leonardo has to say about their upcoming stuff: "They're even making an arcade cabinet with a new Turma da Mônica game (Turma da Mônica being a popular comic book license; back in the old age we had a Wonder Boy title sprite-ported to Turma da Mônica characters). And their Pense Bem Genesis game is even better than a direct port: it actually has scenario in which schoolboy Little Danny is haunted by the ghost of Pense Bem who challenges him to answer the questions!"

For those who don't know, Pense Bem (which means "think well") is a toy/book/game line which teaches kids things like history and geography. Traditionally it has not had a storyline as far as I know, so this would be the first time it has a scenario/adventure mode. It is one of Tec Toy's most popular non-Sega products, and many Brazilian people actually remember it quite fondly from their youth. Also, in that arcade link, notice the giant MAME logo on top of the cab ("damn!" indeed). Keep in mind that this is listed as "in development," but the English version of the site, the only place you can find the arcade reference, hasn't been updated since 2005.

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If you didn't see, Spencer found that KOF 98 UM is coming to Xbox Live Arcade. This is fantastic news, as KOF 98 UM is an excellent game. Buy it when it comes out, that's about all I can say

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Tec Toy Brazil is releasing a new Sega console, the Mega Drive 3, with 86 built-in games. It's got a very router-like design, with two Genesis controller ports on the front. Comes with two three-button controllers, which is really odd, considering the Master System 3 comes with six-button controllers, and looks more like an actual Genesis/Mega Drive. It has composite out as well.

But here's the really interesting thing - four of the games are new. Tec Toy has licensed four EA games and ported them to the Mega Drive, which means official big-budget titles well after the death of the console in the West and Asia (sorry Beggar Prince). The games are Fifa 2008, Need for Speed Pro Street, The Sims 2, and Sim City - ports of mobile games, according to the text on the site (it says versão mobile). If you look at the full game list you'll see that a lot of these games are completely mysterious. Games like Aniversário or Aquaduto are likely simple original Brazilian Mega Drive games...we've discussed their original Master System games before, and I'd imagine this is more of the same. In fact, Aniversario and several others are actually on that SMS list as well, so they could just be straight ports. The list of official games is odd as well. Battle Golfer Yui, for instance! Or the horrifying Crystal's Pony Tale. There is unfortunately no price or release date listed, but I'll get more information as it develops. Thanks to Leonardo for the link and Portuguese help.

This actually has some additional implications. The Genie is going to be released in Brazil (more info here) at some point in the near future, and is mobile architecture-based. These ports show that Tec Toy is already building relationships with large publishers on the mobile front, and further that they are building up their infrastructure for ports. Will Genie games be ports, or originals? That's unclear, but the option is open for the Genie to actually have its own versions of games, rather than straight across dumping of mobile titles (this would allow for controls to be customized, since handsets are so different). Very interesting developments at Tec Toy these days.

Notes for the blogs who will run this story and who don't know who Tec Toy is: This console has built-in games only, there is no ability to play carts. Tec Toy is a Brazilian company with long ties to Sega, and has been their official distributer there for years, distributing the Saturn and Dreamcast officially in the region. They are currently working on a new console called the Genie. Please get the information right.

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