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by Published on October 2nd, 2008 18:01
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Ubisoft has pushed the VIP demo for Tom Clancy's EndWar back a week to 7th October.
This is the special Xbox 360 sampler for GameStation pre-orders that offers a "small portion" of the full game to be tried.
Another way of writing VIP demo, according to the Ubisoft FAQ, is Stress Test. Crafty.
We're waiting to hear back from the publisher about whether the end date of the VIP demo will also be extended by a week.
Tom Clancy's EndWar is a strategy game that cleverly uses voice-commands to move troops around. It's due out for Xbox 360 and PS3 on 7th November.
Head over to our Tom Clancy's EndWar gamepage to find out more. ...by Published on October 2nd, 2008 17:23
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The Sony PlayStation Portable was the fastest selling piece of hardware in Japan between March 31 and September 28, according to Famitsu, and reported by Kotaku.
Mario Kart Wii was named the highest selling software title for the first half of the year. However this came as news broke that the Japanese home videogame market shrunk 21.3 per cent during the same six month period.
Japanese hardware sales follow:
Nintendo DS
- First half of the year: 1,314,919
- Total units sold: 23,484,680
PSP
- First half of the year: 1,583,731
- Total units sold: 10,157,757
Wii
- First half of the year: 1,105,174
- Total units sold: 6,800,753
PlayStation 3
- First half of the year: 352,457
- Total units sold: 2,361,949
Xbox 360
- First half of the year: 138,740
- Total units sold: 741,298
Japanese software sales follow:
Mario Kart Wii
- First half of the year: 1,744,387
- Total units sold: 1,744,387
Monster Hunter Portable 2ndG
- First half of the year: 1,602,386
- Total units sold: 2,425,651
Pokémon Platinum
- First half of the year: 1,481,725
- Total units sold: 1,481,725
Dragon Quest V
- First half of the year: 1,152,229
- Total units sold: 1,152,229
Wii Fit
- First half of the year: 845,238
- Total units sold: 2,607,431
by Published on October 2nd, 2008 17:15
via Computer and Video Games
As expected, Nintendo has announced three new Wii games that'll have you hardcore gamers teeming with excitement.
Top of the list, we reckon, is Sin and Punishment 2 - a sequel to the incredible Treasure-developed, Star Fox-style shooter on N64, which was recently released in UK for the first time via the Virtual Console.
Punch Out was also confirmed - the first sequel of Nintendo's classic boxing series since the Super NES game. And last but not least, Another Code - a brilliant investigative story adventure on DS - will get a Wii sequel too.
Expect more info and screens for all three soon.
Update: Nintendo has released a software showreel video which features the first ever footage of the new Punch Out and Another Code, plus Street Fighter and some other bits and bobs on its official site. Just hit the Wii link over there. ...by Published on October 2nd, 2008 17:13
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Pikmin is coming to the Wii! Hoo-ray!
But wait, fans of Miyamoto-style gardening. The Pikmin Wii whose first screenshot you'll find in our media gallery below is actually just the GameCube version upped a bit to Wii spec.
Pikmin is just one game in Nintendo's new Wii De Asobu Selection lineup, which translates to "Play on the Wii Selection." This series will consist of GameCube games updated with Wiimote controls.
Seven titles are currently on the way for the lineup. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat kicks things off on December 11, and will be followed by Pikmin on December 25. In 2009, Nintendo plans on releasing Chibi Robo!, Pikmin 2, Mario Tennis GC, Metroid Prime, and Metroid Prime 2 Dark Echoes.
These titles will be offered at budget pricing. While we're not sure just yet of the prices for all the games, Pikmin will sell for 3,800 yen, making it 2,000 yen less than your typical first part Wii title.
So it's not quite Pikmin Wii to be sure, but at least it's Pikmin running on the Wii! Get your first look in our media gallery. ...by Published on October 2nd, 2008 17:04
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Nintendo showed off a pretty good games showreel at its all-revealing conference in Japan this morning. Trouble is, there were so many games in it you may have had a job keeping up. Here's a helping hand.
Crazy internet people have sifted through the footage, listing every single title that cropped up, including the crazy long-winded Japanese one's that no-one's heard of.
It included the first ever peek at the new Punch Out and Another Code Wii games, among others.
The list is below (thanks to NeoGAF), and the Wii showreel can be seen right here.
2008
- Wii Music (Nintendo) 10/16
- Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) 11/20
- The Melancholy of Haruhi (Kadokawa Shoten) 11/27
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes (Capcom) 12/11
- 428 (Sega) 12/4
- Samba de Amigo (Sega) 12/11
- Let's Tap (Sega) Dec. 2008
- Cooking Mama 2 (Taito) 12/4
- Rygar: Muscle Impact (Tecmo) Dec. 2008
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision) 10/16
- Karaoke Joysound Wii (Hudson) 12/18
- Sky Crawlers (Bandai-Namco) 10/16
- Happy Dance Collection (Bandai-Namco) 10/23
- Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard (Bandai-Namco) 11/13
- Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (Bandai-Namco) 12/4
- Taiko Drum Master Wii (Bandai-Namco) 12/11
- Tenchu 4 (From Software) 10/23
- Harvest Moon: Exciting Animal March (Marvelous) 10/30
- Rune Factory Frontier (Marvelous) 11/27
- Shape Boxing (Rocket Co.) 10/30
2009
- Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) Spring
- Start w/ 100 Conversations! English Conversation (Nintendo) 2009
- Punch-Out!! (Nintendo) 2009
- Trace Memory: R, Gateway of Memory (Nintendo) 2009
- Kensax (Nintendo) 2009
- Cosmic Walker (Nintendo) 2009
- Spawn Smasher (Nintendo) 2009
- Dynamic [illegible] (Nintendo) 2009
- Takt of Magic (Nintendo) 2009
- Sin & Punishment 2 (Nintendo) 2009
- Forever Blue 2: Beautiful Ocean (Nintendo) 2009
- Everyone's the Star on the NHK Red-and-White Quiz Battle (Nintendo) 2009
- Line Attack Heroes (Nintendo) 2009
- Castlevania: Judgment (Konami) Winter 2008-2009
- Dead Rising: Zombies' Sacrifice (Capcom) Winter 2008-2009
- FFCC: Echoes of Time (Square-Enix) 1/29
- Sonic and the Black Knight (Sega) Spring
- Fragile (Bandai-Namco) Winter 2008-2009
- Arcrise Fantasia (Marvelous) Winter 2008-2009
- Oboro Muramasa (Marvelous) Spring
by Published on October 2nd, 2008 16:59
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BioShock and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 demos lead a meaty PSN update this week.
They're followed by PSN game GEON, which costs GBP 4.99 and received 6/10 on Xbox Live Arcade last September.
Those FIFA 09 Adidas Live Season subscription packs are also available, either at GBP 4.99 for one league, or GBP 12.99 for all seven. The idea is that EA watches real matches to determine player performance and then allows you to download updates that replicate this in FIFA 09's exhibition matches, ranked online and Interactive League games. Don't get in a huff about the cost though - you get one free sub with the game.
Other additional content comes in the form of soundtracks for PixelJunk Eden and PixelJunk Monsters (GBP 1.49 each), plus loads of Rock Band songs.
These are Megadeth tracks "Wake Up Dead", The Conjuring", "Devil's Island", "Good Mourning/Black Friday", Bad Omen", "I Ain't Superstitious" and "My Last Words". These cost GBP 0.99 each, or GBP 4.99 as a pack.
Other songs for GBP 0.59 each include "One of THOSE Nights" by The Cab, "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional, She's a Handsome Woman" by Panic at the Disco, and "Natural Disaster" by Plain White T's.
Then for GBP 0.99 come "Sorrow" by Bad Religion, "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult, "Bandages" by Hot Hot Heat, "Shoot the Runner" by Kasabian, "You're No Rock N' Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney, and "Love Spreads" by The Stone Roses.
There's also a GBP 4.99 Moving Pictures pack bundling Rush songs added last week: "Tom Sawyer", "Red Barchetta", "YYZ", "Limelight", "The Camera Eye", "Witch Hunt" and "Vital Signs".
Elsewhere are some themes and wallpapers for Fallout 3 and Prince of Persia, plus a spattering of trailers. ...by Published on October 2nd, 2008 16:56
via Games Industry
New titles have dominated the Japanese software sales chart for the week ended September 28, taking up six of the top ten places, according to data provided by Media Create.
Super Robot Wars Z for the PlayStation 2, by Namco Bandai, broke into the chart at number one by selling 366,000 units. Pokemon Platinum for the Nintendo DS has fallen to second place, followed by Rhythm Tengoku Gold, also for the DS, maintaining its spot at third.
Sega's World Destruction for the DS debuted on the chart in fourth place with 56,000 units and Namco Bandai's Kinikkuman for the PS2 secured fifth place at 35,000 units. Dragonball DS came in seventh, preceding another new title, X-Edge, for the PlayStation 3, selling 22,000 units.
Wii Fit dropped two places from last week to eighth, while the chart was closed by two new titles, Aquanaut's Holiday for the PS3 with 18,000 units at nine and Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii with 14,000 units at ten.
Japanese software chart follows:
01. Super Robot Wars Z (PS2)
02. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
03. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS)
04. World Destruction (DS)
05. Kinikkuman (PS2)
06. Dragonball DS (DS)
07. X-Edge (PS3)
08. Wii Fit (Wii)
09. Aquanaut's Holiday (PS3)
10. Disaster: Day of Crisis (Wii) ...by Published on October 2nd, 2008 16:53
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Although acknowledging the improved evolution of Nintendo's DS series, Team 17 studio director Martyn Brown has told GamesIndustry.biz that he's cautious of the new features of the DSi model.
Nintendo unveiled the new console today, with new features that include a camera, built-in web browser and an SD card slot to enable users to purchase content and download directly to the hardware.
However, it's exactly these additions that have worried the veteran developer of DS hit Worms: Open Warfare.
"Adding an SD slot makes a bunch of sense for downloadable content given the way things are going," offered Brown. "I just hope they've done something to counter the mass piracy that exists via the R4 on the Lite. It scares me that with an SD card input, that might leave it even wider open that it was on the original device," added.
Brown would also like to see online shopping for DSiWare improved over Nintendo's current WiiWare interface, and a more sensible approach to storage on the handheld - as Nintendo has now promised to do with the Wii console.
"I think the SD storage and downloadable content will help tremendously although I hope it's a better experience that the Wii's online store and system," he said.
"I have a lot of affection for the DS Lite as a device and given it's an iterative improvement, bigger screen, lighter, it would appear to make sense - even if it's not got me chomping at the bit to rush out and grab one."
Admitting that some of his reservations can only be put to the test once the device is in the hands of users and developers, Brown was still cautious of adding so many features to a console, and that it could come up short when compared to other electronic gadgets.
"I'm sure that the photo option will be good fun for kids, but I think that's straying into phone territory and since it's 0.3 megapixels, it's hardly setting the world on fire.
"I'm sure the device will have a wider appeal, but most people I know who have a DS Lite tend to already have a phone and MP3 player with similar functions. Many manufacturers tend to be chasing the nirvana of having 'one device to rule them all' and I'm not sure that the DS's screen resolution - and camera resolution - puts it into an area where it can compete, say, for web-browsing."
Although Nintendo has been widely credited with opening gaming up to new audiences, the DSi may not entice new consumers, noted Brown.
"This is pretty hypothetical until I've seen the device for myself. I'm not sure if it will reach new gamers since all the new features have been present in other devices, if not a gaming device, for a while now," he added....
"Still, looking back at the launch device, the original DS, it's come a long, long way."by Published on October 1st, 2008 21:44
via IGN
We are happy to announce the Fable II game is in manufacturing and confirmed for Oct-21 in North America and Asia, Oct-24 for Europe.
However, due to supply chain issues, we are revising the Fable II Limited Collector's Edition and the estimated retail price will be reduced from $79.99 to $69.99* USD in North America or as applicable in your market. *These are estimated retail prices; actual retail prices may vary worldwide.
The premium box, five printed fate cards, and Hobbe figure will not be available as part of the Limited Collector's Edition. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Fable II Limited Collector's Edition will now include the following content at this discounted price:
- Fable II game disc
- Bonus DVD with new 'Making-of' Feature
- Bonus in-game content (requires Xbox Live)
- 'The Hall of the Dead' Dungeon
- 'The Wreckager' Legendary Cutlass Weapon
- Spartan armor and energy sword
To further show our commitment to the faithful fans, we have created a special Fable album for free download for a limited time! This includes a wonderful selection of Fable 1 music and 3 brand new tracks from the upcoming Fable II soundtrack.
Go to http://www.sumthingdigital.com, and enter "FableCollection" promotion code. This will be available beginning October 6, 2008 @ 9am PST. ...by Published on October 1st, 2008 21:10
via Computer and Video Games
Call us paranoid, but we got all nervous when MS put out an XBLA update announcement yesterday that only spoke of War World's arrival, making no mention of Mega Man 9.
It turns out MS had decided to break the trend of listing every XBLA game for the week in a single press release, because Mega Man 9 is coming today, as MS has now confirmed.
It costs 800 MS Points (which is around Ł6.60), and is so hard it'll hurt like a hammer to the nuts. But you want it anyway. Fact. ...- Search DCEmu
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