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Nippon Ichi is busy making more Disgaea for PSP following the runaway critical success of tactical RPG Hour of Darkness.

The catchy title "Prinny: Ore ga shyujinkou de iinsuka" (translated to "Prinny: Is It Really OK That I'm the Main Character") will appear in Japan this November, according to Dengeki Online (translated by GameSpot).

Prinnies are little penguin-like things, and this spin-off has them platforming from left to right on some day-long 10-stage mission to find Etna's sweets. Lazy.

There's no word on the game appearing outside of Japan for the moment.

We're also awaiting the fate of PS3 game Disgaea 3 in Europe, plus DS outing Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. We're badgering European distributor KOEI.

Head over to our Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness review to see what all the fuss is about. ...

For a limited time only (well, until the end of October) the Marketplace is running an ‘Extended Play Download Days’ promotion which is offering some pretty good savings on some of the more popular DLC. Game games included are Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, Forza Motorsport 2, Oblivion, Guitar Hero 3, Beautiful Katamari.

Check out the full details at Majornelson ...

The new sales figures for Japan come along again from Media Create, same rank positions for all consoles, just changes in the figures as follows.


Nintendo DS Lite: 56,439
Playstation Portable: 41,664
Nintendo Wii: 35,755
Playstation 3: 9,775
Playstation 2: 8,810
Xbox 360: 3,124


DS lite is on top, up 500. PSP is 2nd, down 6,000. Next is the Wii, up 600. PS3 follows, increases by 755. PS2 is 5th, up 390 and Xbox 360 is down about 430. ...

PSP Pandora Deluxe v1.3
Created by DJB on 5th September 2008

Original News Story: PSP-HQ
Original Forum Thread: PSP-HQ Forums



DOWNLOADS: Rapidshare - Megaupload

Release Notes:
Here you have it, an all-in-one solution for your Pandora Needs.

This program is designed to prepare your PSP Memory Stick to be used with the Pandora Battery. Unfortunately this program can not change your Battery to Pandora, however it will copy programs to the Memory Stick in order for you to do this yourself.

There is now support for Windows 98 Second Edition, Millenium, and 2003 Server to begin with. After that more options are made available to the user, like whether or not to inject the Time Machine IPL, and whether or not to use MSPFormat to format their memory stick. On top of that, a couple more PRX plugins for the XMB were thrown in the XMB Support Tools.

I hope you enjoy this new release...

WARNING: THIS PROGRAM WILL FORMAT AND INSTALL THE IPL LOADER TO THE DRIVE LETTER YOU SELECT AS YOUR PSP DRIVE, SO MAKE SURE IT IS THE CORRECT DRIVE BEFORE PROCEEDING. I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORMATTED USB HARD DRIVES ETC...

Requirements:
- A PC with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista and .NET Framework v2.0.
- A PSP with USB Cable and 1.50 or 3.xx/4.xx M33 Custom Firmware Installed.
(This is needed for creating the Pandora Battery, not the Memory Stick).
- The official Sony Firmware EBOOT files for 1.50, 3.71, 3.80, 3.90, and 4.01

What it does:
- Formats your PSP Memory Stick with or withour MSPFormat.
- Installs the TimeMachine IPL to the Memory Stick.
- Allows you to select which buttons to use to boot your PSP.
- Copy Official Firmwares 1.50, 3.71, 3.80, 3.90, and 4.01 to your PSP.
- Installs jas0nuk's Pandora ELF+PBP Menu to access all the programs.
- Installs Hellcats Pandora Installer to your PSP.
- Installs the M33 1.50 Kernel Addon Installers to your PSP.
- Installs POPSLoader (with POPS 3.30, 3.40, 3.51, and 3.72) to your PSP.
- Installs the Noobz Pandora 1.50 Downgrader to your PSP.
- Installs Despertar Cementerio v3 to your PSP.
- Installs Despertar Cementerio v4 to your PSP.
- Installs Despertar Cementerio v5 to your PSP.
- Installs Despertar Cementerio v7 to your PSP.
- Installs Time Machine v0.1 to your PSP.
- Installs Support Tools executable from either Pandora or XMB.
Config Cleaner v3.00
FuSa screenShoot
JoySens 1.42b
KeyCleaner 1.4
MemoryStick-Tool v1.0
NAND Manager 1.4
nandTool 0.40 beta 10
PSP Filer 5.4
Dark_Alex USB Version Fake

How to use it:
1. Start the Application and load in the Eboot files.
2. Select the Programs you wish to install on your Memory Stick.
3. Hit the "Other Options" button and select any other options you desire.
4. Select the button configuration on how you would like your PSP to boot.
5. Select your PSP Drive to be formatted and prepared.
6. Press the "Start" button to start formatting and copying files to your PSP.

Changelog:
v1.3 (2008-09-05)
- Fixed the Installer (wasn't installing to specified path).
- Added Windows 98SE/ME/2000/2003 Support.
- Added an option to use MSPFormat to format the stick.
- Added an option to inject the Time Machine IPL Loader.
- Added more XMB Support Tools:
FuSa screenShoot
JoySens 1.42b

v1.2 (2008-08-26)
- Fixed collision with Despertar Cementerio v3 and v4.
- Included the 1.50 Kernel Addons for 3.71, 3.80, and 3.90 M33.
- Implented a new method on installing the 1.50 Downgrader.
- Updated the following Support Tools:
nandTool 0.40 Final
MemoryStick-Tool v1.5

v1.1 (2008-08-20)
- Fixed a small bug.
- Replaced Despertar Cementerio v6 with v7.

v1.0 (2008-08-18)
- Fixed some more bugs.
- Imrpvoed the PSP Detection code.
- Added option to select which buttons boot the PSP.
- Added options to Backup and restore during installation.
- Added the 4.01 M33 1.50 Kernel Addon Installer.
- Added the following Support Tools (for ELF Menu and XMB):
Config Cleaner v3.00
KeyCleaner 1.4
MemoryStick-Tool v1.0
NAND Manager 1.4
nandTool 0.40 beta 10
PSP Filer 5.4
USB Version Fake
- Added POPSLoader.

v0.4 (2008-08-13)
- Fixed some small bugs.
- Now using MD5 Hashes to check the Eboot files.
- Upgraded Hellcats Pandora Installer to Revision 4a.

v0.3 (2008-07-08) ...

Well, Afrika certainly outperformed the Silicon Knights-developed import; the PlayStation 3 safari game nabbed the number two spot, behind another solid week by Rhythm Tengoku Gold. Too Human debuted at #17, higher than the week's other new Xbox 360 entry, Clannad.

In other news, the latest Fire Emblem for the DS rebounded after an off-week, with Square-Enix's Sigma Harmonics showing no signs of recovery. Oh, and some people bought Battlefield: Bad Company.

01. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) - 76,000 / 612,000
02. Afrika (PS3) - 38,000 / NEW
03. J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (PS2) - 38,000 / 117,000
04. Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper (PSP) - 34,000 / NEW
05. Wii Fit (Wii) - 31,000 / 2,578,000
06. Inazuma Eleven (DS) - 29,000 / 71,000
07. Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3) - 26,000 / NEW
08. Dragon Quest V (DS) - 23,000 / 1,148,000
09. Phantasy Star Portable (PSP) - 23,000 / 618,000
10. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 23,000 / 1,734,000

11. Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken (DS)
12. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (DS)
13. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP)
14. Meccha! Taiko Drum Master DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (DS)
15. Shinseiki Evangelion Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku DS with Asuka Hokan Keikaku (DS)
16. Sigma Harmonics (DS)
17. Too Human (X360)
18. Wii Sports (Wii)
19. To Love Ru Trouble: Waku Waku! Rinkangakkou-Hen (DS)
20. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (PS2)
21. DS Bimoji Training (DS)
22. Mario Kart DS (DS)
23. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (PSP)
24. Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)
25. Clannad (X360)
26. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn Nerae!? Ring x Bongole Returns (PS2)
27. Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (DS)
28. Wii Play (Wii)
29. Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kenfuuchou (DS)
30. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)

http://kotaku.com/5045561/how-did-to...-fare-in-japan ...

There are already a few home automation iPhone apps in the store, but here at CEDIA it's clear that all of the home automation heavies have definitely discovered the obvious: the iPhone makes for a great universal touchscreen remote for everything from your AC to your living room blinds to your music collection. And most of them won't make you pay the price of a snazzy dedicated touchscreen controller to get it, either. Most of them

http://gizmodo.com/5045658/iphone-th...-remote-killer ...

EA has announced that nine new titles are currently in development for the iPhone: Yahtzee Adventures, EA Mini Golf, Lemonade Tycoon, Mahjong, Monopoly: Here & Now The World Edition, SimCity, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09, Need for Speed Undercover, and The Sims 3. Many of these titles have been mentioned before, but I was pretty pumped to hear about SimCity and the Sims 3 being added to the list. EA has also revealed that they are shooting to release Spore Origins on September 7th—the same day it is released on the Mac and PC.

http://gizmodo.com/5045657/ea-announ...-september-7th ...

Whoop -- looks like the 120GB Zune couldn't wait for its formal debut on the 9th. Yep, sold to our tipster at a Fry's in Atlanta for $250, just like we'd heard. Anyone else spot one -- or better yet, the blue flash Zune?

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/1...tle-bit-early/ ...

Nintendo might be cranking out new DS Lite colors left and right, but IGN says something bigger's brewing in Kyoto -- a third iteration of the DS with dual touchscreen displays, one of them widescreen. Those are pretty significant changes, so we'd actually say that sounds more like a second-gen DS rather than another rev of the current hardware, but IGN says the rumored release date of April or May 2009 doesn't jive with a whole new unit. We'll see when we see -- hopefully we won't be waiting long.

PS.- That's just IGN's mockup, don't get too excited.

via engadget ...