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by Published on April 29th, 2007 20:40
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Prepare for lift off as leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. takes gamers above the clouds and deep into the unknown in its newest Tycoon Simulation game, Space Station Tycoon for the Wii. Available Summer 2007, Space Station Tycoon allows gamers to become moguls in their own galactic empire as they customize stations all over the galaxy while maximizing their income.
“Space Station Tycoon utilizes the creative and unique functionality of the Wii by allowing gamers to emerge themselves in a type of tycoon gameplay never before experienced” Makoto Iwai, Executive Vice President and COO of NAMCO BANDAI Games, said. “Its fun loving characters and off-the-wall space station scenarios should have Wii owners scrambling to get their stations thriving.”
Space Station Tycoon follows the adventures of Shawn and his high-strung monkey sidekick Tam through pirate infested space, meteor fields, supernovas, and bizarre characters as they seek out fame and fortune. Expand your empire with an increasing number of stations and customize each one to attract business. Keep the customers happy and they will gladly spend their money. Throughout the game, players will encounter over 30 kooky characters; but watch out because unruly space pirates, starfish ninjas and mysterious voodoo-practicing chickens can disrupt your stations at anytime, bringing your tycoon empire to the ground.
Create gravity points with the Wii Remote and interact with objects in the environment. Catch asteroids to keep them from smashing your space station, bounce rowdy ships, retrieve tips from visitors and even lob cannonballs at those troublesome pirates that keep attacking. Available with multi-player party mode, co-op play, and more, Space Station Tycoon is a fast paced, tycoon simulation game complete with humor, light puzzle solving, and customization in a free form, non-linear world.
Manage stations all over the galaxy and take advantage of the flow of the economy to maximize your income. Missions include preventing meteorites from crashing into your space station, protecting your real estate from ruckus causing pirates, preventing ninja starfish from fighting with party pigs and blocking comets from colliding with your space ships. Meet the objectives of each level in order to continue and expand your empire to become the ultimate Space Station Tycoon!
For more information on Space Station Tycoon, visit http://www.namcobandaigames.com ...by Published on April 29th, 2007 20:37
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The latest issue of US magazine EGM has the following rumours: Level 5's Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village is coming to the US; Hudson is working on a new Bonk for Wii and DS; the next Kingdom Hearts will be a spin-off appearing on a 'hearty console'. ...by Published on April 29th, 2007 20:35
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The latest first day sales data from Japan's new releases last Thursday are now in and Square Enix is definitely taking the lead with its Final Fantasy XII spin-off on DS, Revenant Wings as it has sold 180,000 units from its initial shipment of 450,000 copies. The game takes on a real-time strategy approach, akin to the recently release Heroes of Mana and features a wealth of FMV clips and some gorgeous music. Whilst fun and light-hearted, there are a few control issues and it has not been received extremely favourably by the Japanese otaku that snapped up the PlayStation 2's original Final Fantasy XII. However, it will easily break at least 500,000 and could be boosted by the impending Golden Week to eventually reach a million.
Elsewhere, Hudson's popular board-game title (other than Mario Party), Momotaro Densetsu, makes its début on the DS this week, starting with 20,000 units for its first day, proving more popular (for now) than the game many thought would set the Wii on fire in Japan - Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. The DS version has sold upwards of 1.4 million to date, but the Wii edition has started slowly with just 15,000 units. It is expected, though, to stick around for quite a long time.
Finally, the other Wii game of the week is Bandai Namco's highly promoted One Piece: Unlimited Adventure, which shoots off with a very healthy 30,000. ...by Published on April 28th, 2007 15:52
New update of the audio plugin for iDeas, the Nintendo DS emulator for PC
I have decided to release the beta of the plugin audio, version 1.0.0.1.
There are various bugs but it works well. It is slow, but the future version of iDeaS will have the skip frames and it will be faster.
Here's the changelog:
* Added ADPCM support.
* Fixed a bug in Sound Channel X Control Register.
* Fixed a bug in Sound Channel X Length Register.
* Fixed a bug in Enable/Disable functions.
* Fixed a bug in pcm8 decoder.
* Fixed a bug in pcm16 decoder. ...by Published on April 28th, 2007 01:26
via Wired News
Nintendo of America likes to be secretive about Virtual Console releases, but their Japanese parent and Hudson's US branch have no such qualms. As such, they've both released the lineups of games we can expect to see from them on Virtual Console in May.
TurboGrafx (US):
Ordyne (Namco Bandai)
Ninja Spirit (Irem)
Blazing Lasers (Hudson)
World Sports Competition (Hudson)
Japanese Virtual Console lineup in full, after the jump.
All dates "sometime in May" unless specifically noted.
Famicom:
Exerion (Jaleco) - May 1
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) - May 1
Tsuppari Oozumo (Tecmo)
Challenger (Hudson)
Super Famicom:
(none)
Nintendo 64:
F-Zero X (Nintendo)
Mega Drive:
Bare Knuckle II [Streets of Rage II] (Sega)
Chameleon Kid (Sega)
Shining and the Darkness (Sega)
Hybrid Front (Sega)
PC Engine:
Neutopia (Hudson) - May 1
The Last Ninja [Ninja Spirit] (Irem)
Out Live (Sunsoft)
Sengoku Mahjong (Hudson)
Bravoman (Namco Bandai)
Bonk 3 (Hudson)
Battle Lode Runner (Hudson)
Air Zonk (Hudson) -- delayed from April into May ...by Published on April 27th, 2007 23:25by Published on April 26th, 2007 13:50
via New Media Age
Nintendo has seen its profits leap by 77.2% to Y174.3bn (Ł731m) for the year ending 31 March, boosted by the success of its Wii and DS products.
Revenues for the Japanese gaming giant were up by 90% for the same period to Y966.5bn (Ł4.05bn), as the company restablished itself as a pioneer within the gaming space.
Last year's launch of the Wii saw Nintendo move away from traditional game play by including a motion-sensitive remote that aimed to engage players like never before.
Initially seen by gamers and analysts as direct competition to Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3, also released last year, Nintendo marketed it as a companion console and one that could be used by the whole family.
So far Nintendo appears to have got the marketing spot on, as the Wii has sold almost 6m units.
In comparison, Sony's PlayStation 3 has had a mixed reception, especially in the UK where rumours persist that the cheap 20Gb model won't be released.
Nintendo's DS handheld console remained a strong seller throughout the year, having now shifted almost 40m units since its release at the end of 2004. ...by Published on April 26th, 2007 01:42
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Nintendo has released a DS branded Headset intended to be used with the two newest DS Pokémon games. The mostly white headset plugs into the Headset Connector port at the base of either the DS or the DS Lite. This allows the user to hear audio and speak into the microphone for certain games or, through either Pokémon Pearl or Pokémon Diamond, use the voice chat feature to talk to other online gamers.
Nintendo slyly slipped in mention of the Headset toward the end of the Pokémon Diamond/Pearl press release without indicating a price or release date. According to a few online sales sites, the DS Headset is currently available for $9.99 and appears to only be available in white.
Look for a review to be posted soon. Initial comments so far - seems to work well enough but the microphone is a little short for an average adult size head. ...by Published on April 26th, 2007 01:37
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With the Wii the most in-demand console on the market, the mainstream media appears ready to throw more than just statistical and sales praise on Nintendo. For his part in shaping the Wii’s success, suave Shigeru Miyamoto is being highly considered by Time for the publication’s annual 100 Most Influential People list.
Despite some anger over the prolonged shortage of the Wii, most gamers – even those who haven’t been able to get their hands on the console – seem more than happy with Nintendo’s efforts in the last year. The Wii flew into the holiday ’06 season under the radar, sticking to the shadows cast by Sony’s powerful PlayStation 3. With the latter system in even shorter supply during the first weeks of release, many Christmas shoppers turned their attention to Nintendo, a somewhat unexpected move that has left PS3s on store shelves while gamers wait for Wiis.
Besides the retail reality, Miyamoto and Nintendo played a large part in the success of their most recent console. Although it hardly pushes the graphical limits set by Sony or Microsoft, the Wii features gameplay simple enough that it ushers in the much-sought after casual gamer. Yes, sports fans, girlfriends, even Moms and Dads have jumped aboard Miyamoto’s machine.
At this point, the prominent designer appears a shoe-in to make the list. He may even head it, as Miyamoto currently only trails the “Jon Stewart inspired” Steven Colbert in ratings, while sitting fourth in votes.
...by Published on April 26th, 2007 01:37
via GizmoCafe
With the Wii the most in-demand console on the market, the mainstream media appears ready to throw more than just statistical and sales praise on Nintendo. For his part in shaping the Wii’s success, suave Shigeru Miyamoto is being highly considered by Time for the publication’s annual 100 Most Influential People list.
Despite some anger over the prolonged shortage of the Wii, most gamers – even those who haven’t been able to get their hands on the console – seem more than happy with Nintendo’s efforts in the last year. The Wii flew into the holiday ’06 season under the radar, sticking to the shadows cast by Sony’s powerful PlayStation 3. With the latter system in even shorter supply during the first weeks of release, many Christmas shoppers turned their attention to Nintendo, a somewhat unexpected move that has left PS3s on store shelves while gamers wait for Wiis.
Besides the retail reality, Miyamoto and Nintendo played a large part in the success of their most recent console. Although it hardly pushes the graphical limits set by Sony or Microsoft, the Wii features gameplay simple enough that it ushers in the much-sought after casual gamer. Yes, sports fans, girlfriends, even Moms and Dads have jumped aboard Miyamoto’s machine.
At this point, the prominent designer appears a shoe-in to make the list. He may even head it, as Miyamoto currently only trails the “Jon Stewart inspired” Steven Colbert in ratings, while sitting fourth in votes.
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