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by Published on May 16th, 2007 12:55
via TECH.BLORGE.com
Nintendo is experimenting with “download stations” at three airports where users can wirelessly download free game demos to their Nintendo DS consoles. The free game demos currently available include…
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
Elite Beat Agents
Cooking Mama
But Nintendo plans to swap in new games periodically. Nintendo also says the demos are “temporary” — meaning, presumably, that they expire at some point.
The game download stations appear at the international airports in New York, Atlanta, and Cincinnati, as part of a partnership with Delta Air Lines. There’s four stations at New York’s JFK airport (near Delta Terminals 2 and 3), plus stations at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International and the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.
Delta had already been trying to distinguish their airline with special services like in-flight HBO shows and on-demand programming. (They bragged the Nintendo download stations were “yet another innovative entertainment offering to our global travelers.”) But the partnership also fits into Nintendo’s relentless quest for new customers, according to a Nintendo spokesman. “Because people typically have a lot of down time, airports are ideal places for people young and old to try out free new game experiences and see what they like.”
Nintendo says the game demos will “build on Nintendo’s goal to expand the world of video games to new audiences,” which seems a little disingenous. (You have to own a Nintendo DS console already, so you’ve probably also experienced the “world of video games”.) What they’re really after is higher game sales, and maybe some brand-building. But Nintendo has found a genuinely new and untapped marketing channel.
When a company is fighting both Microsoft and Sony, they have to be creative! ...by Published on May 16th, 2007 12:53
via Top Tech News
One of the most popular game franchises in history will emerge in a new version this summer -- but only one of the three major new gaming platforms will be invited to the party.
On Friday, SCi Entertainment, the owner of the Lara Croft Tomb Raider series, announced that PlayStation 2 and Windows PC versions of "Tomb Raider: Anniversary" will be released in Europe on June 1. A version for the handheld Sony Relevant Products/Services PSP will be released shortly thereafter.
According to reports in the London TimesOnline, SCi is working on a version of the game for the Nintendo Wii platform that will be released later this year. The owners of the other two major gaming platforms, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, will have to wait until the 2008 release of "Tomb Raider 9" for their next Croft fix. ...by Published on May 16th, 2007 12:23
via: The Wiire
15th May 2007
WayForward, the development studio best known for its Shantae character on Game Boy Color, officially announced its status as a licensed Wii developer.
"Our status as a licensed developer for Wii actually took place in July of '06," said John Beck, CEO of WayForward. "We have had hardware in-house for about eight months now, and we have been maintaining a parallel R&D effort on the platform. This is partly to test concepts from our creative team, and partly in preparation for numerous contract development opportunities."
Founded in 1990 and located in Valencia, California, WayForward develops extensively for handheld platforms, namely Game Boy and Nintendo DS. Although many publishers employ WayForward for licensed properties, the studio worked on a number of original titles such as the aforementioned Shantae and Sigma Star Saga. WayForward's Web site can be found here. ...by Published on May 16th, 2007 12:21
vai: VGGEN
16th May 2007
Data Design Interactive made quite a splash back in February when it announced that it would port 12 European PS2 titles to the Nintendo Wii later this year. We weren't sure at the time if those titles would make it to North America or not, since the original games were not released outside of Europe, but it appears that they will.
The ESRB has updated its site with the latest game ratings, and included in them are ratings for three of the 12 DDI-developed titles: Anubis II, Billy the Wizard, and Mythmakers: Super Kart GP. All three titles are among the first six to be developed by the company, with Conspiracy Entertainment is listed as the publisher for each title in North America. Each title was also rated E for Everyone.
While ESRB listings are far from official announcements, in the past they've proven to be reliable indicators of what we can expect at retail. The fact that these games have ratings proves that they were submitted for review, which almost surely means that Conspiracy plans to release them sometime in the near future. ...by Published on May 16th, 2007 12:18
via: play.tm
15th May 2007
Sega announces final Japanese title.
Do you find yourself turned off by the surname "Journey of Dreams" that Sega has assigned to its highly anticipated sequel to NiGHTS? Then there may be some good news today, as it turns out that the name, in Japan at least, wasn't final.
Sega Japan held a press briefing yesterday to announce its upcoming Japanese lineup. While most of the titles on display had previously been announced, we did find one big revelation: NiGHTS has a new name in Japan.
The Wii sequel to the classic Saturn mascot game will be formally known in its home territory as NiGHTS: Hoshifuru Yo no Monogatari. An incredibly rough English translation takes the new surname to "Story of the Night of the Falling Stars."
It's possible that the name change may have been made just to give the Japanese version a more Japanese name (you know, something with 'em kanjis in it). Until Sega's international divisions comment otherwise, we'll have to continue referring to the new NiGHTS as Journey of Dreams. ...by Published on May 16th, 2007 12:17
via: HEXUS.gaming
16th May 2007
Sony Annual Report
The launch of the PS3 has hit the pockets of Sony hard as the company today announced a 68% drop in operating profits for the financial year ending on March 31st.
The annual report states:
"In the Game segment, there was a significant operating loss as a result of the sale of PS3 at strategic price points lower than its production cost during the introductory period."
The loss is due to Sony selling the PS3 at below the cost of manufacturing, but in the area of sales Sony reported a profit rise of 10.5% with a net profit of 2.2%.
Sony aren't surprised at the operating loss and are confident that they'll be able to claw back the cash with the sale of PS3 software, "A significant reduction in operating loss is expected due to rapid reductions in hardware production costs and an enhanced line-up of software titles in the PS3 business," the report states. ...by Published on May 16th, 2007 10:36
Undiscovered British bands invited to submit tunes to accompany Microsoft game trailers.
Unsigned bands, bedroom DJs and singers are to be given the chance to make their dreams of stardom a reality, as Microsoft Xbox announces a national campaign to find Britain’s hottest new undiscovered music talent at www.xbox.com/music.
From today, Xbox is looking for up and coming artists to create their own music to fit the visuals of Xbox 360 game trailers. Entrants to the ‘Soundtracks’ competition will be able to download a range of trailers from xbox.com/music to produce music to. Aspiring musicians then simply have to upload their track and video back to the site where anyone can view and rate their efforts. The winner will then win time in a state-of-the-art recording studio, to lay down their track for real with the help of a professional production team, and walk away with a professional demo tape.
The competition was launched by hot new band Enter Shikari, who have created an exclusive track for Blue Dragon.
...by Published on May 16th, 2007 09:52
Its official, the launch date for Halo 3, around the world starting Sept. 25 and will release in Europe on Sept. 26.
Don't forget only a couple of hours until the beta launches 1pm GMT (USA: 5am Pacific, 6am Mountain, 7am Central, 8am Eastern), so make sure you have your copy of crackdown close to you. ...by Published on May 16th, 2007 06:41
News from Spinal
At the request/advice of some of the forum members, I have modified my button tester app to test other thing as well.
As you can see I have based its visual style
on that of the Wii menu.
Current features are_
1. Button Test
2. Stylus Test
3. Wifi Test (Not implemented)
4. Boot GBA (Not Implemented)
5. Microphone Test
6. Speaker Test
7. Stuck Pixel Fixer
8. Power Down the DS (No icon yet)
The two blue circles at the bottom will both be used as buttons, one to return to the main menu, the other undecided (perhaps credits?). The current time is also displayed.
The download will be available when the app if finished, sinse I don't know how to boot GBA or Wifi test, it might be some time.
...by Published on May 16th, 2007 06:38
News/release from campanile:
Not having chances with my “small” projects, I release the first play which I carried out until his term (or almost). The sources being old, they do not compile a continuation, I will update a put version soon (is just necessary to reconvert BGs with the last pagfx and that should roll). It is good, that compiles While waiting, here how on the basis of a algo of sudoku made at all to make a play, one makes a play by adding 3 ends of strings to him. For the remainder, this code should be used as example with nobody, even if all doipas to be to throw.
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