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Wouldn't it be nice to play games without a cord stretching across your living-room floor, especially if you have little kids or large dogs in your household? Nintendo's Wave Bird isn't the first wireless controller ever brought to market, but it's a whole lot better than what came before. You may remember a brief fad a few years ago with spotty infrared devices. These units failed because they were a lot heavier than standard controllers, and also because they required a direct line of sight between the controller and the infrared receiver. The Wave Bird is much lighter (it weighs a bit more than a regular controller) and uses radio frequency signals for reliable game control at distances of up to 20 feet. Unless your playing on a stadium-size TV screen, that should be more than enough. The unit will last for about 100 hours of use on just two AA batteries and has 16 channel frequencies, so you'll easily be able to hook up four controllers without interference. ...

Newly released at Play asia:



features
World's first music tool software created for the Nintendo DS
Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulators:
Four-part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator
Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer
Delay, chorus, and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board
Three note-entry modes: touch-control screen, keyboard screen, matrix screen
Real-time sound control mode via touch-control screen
Exchange sounds and songs and play multiple units simultaneously through a wireless communications link

description
The KORG DS-10 is a music-creation software for the Nintendo DS that combines the superior interface of the Nintendo DS and the design concept of the famous MS-10 synthesizer.

The sound sources in the KORG DS-10 come from KORG - one of the world's top musical instrument producers - and no effort was spared in creating these ultra-high-quality sounds. The Nintendo DS's dual-screen touch panel is used to the fullest to provide a feel and operability that is unsurpassed, and combined with the sensory input mode at the touch-control screen, this unit can be appreciated by the complete novice as well as the seasoned professional.

In addition to the two analog synth simulators and drum module, a 6-track/16-step sequencer enables precise control and provides a wide range of musical possibilities. Several units can be connected and played together through a wireless link, and this and other features make the Nintendo DS and KORG DS-10 almost limitless in their application - they can take you places that no single synthesizer can.

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Final Fantasy IV, the classic role-player, arrives on your Nintendo DS™ - with all the action, strategy and story that made it a hit! The kingdom of Baron is on a zealous quest to collect all the elemental crystals. The commander of its air force has been dismissed after questioning the king's motives. With the help of of wizards, warriors, and others, he sets out to stop the growing threat that is Baron -- and in the process, uncovers a far more dangerous enemy.

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Heres the list:

21 (~Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, ...) US US$ 38.96
An Empress And The Warriors (~Donnie Yen, Kelly Chen, ...) HK US$ 31.90
Avalon (~Malgorzata Foremniak, Wladyslaw Kowalski) JPN US$ 77.90
Batman Begins (~Christian Bale, Michael Caine, ...) JPN US$ 47.90
Batman Begins [Blu-ray+Figure Limited Edition] (~Christian Bale, Michael Caine, ...) JPN US$ 188.90
Batman Gotham Knight JPN US$ 47.90
Earth: The Biography US US$ 39.99
Ghost In The Shell S.A.C. [Limited Edition] (~Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, ...) JPN US$ 279.90
I Know What You Did Last Summer (~Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, ...) US US$ 28.95
Imax Theatre Bears JPN US$ 46.90
Imax Theatre Wolves JPN US$ 46.90
Jarinko Chie JPN US$ 77.90
Jin-roh (~Hiroyuki Kinoshita) JPN US$ 77.90
Jumper JPN US$ 46.90
Jumper & Fantastic Four [Limited Edition] (~Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans, ...) JPN US$ 85.90
Jumper & X-Men: The Last Stand [Limited Edition] (~Hayden Christensen, Samuel L.jackson, ...) JPN US$ 85.90
Macross F / Macross Frontier 1 (~Hiroshi Kamiya) JPN US$ 47.90
Mad Detective (~Lau Ching Wan, Andy On, ...) HK US$ 31.90
Memories (~Kouichi Yamadera, Hideyuki Hori, ...) JPN US$ 77.90
Metropolis (~Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi, ...) JPN US$ 77.90
My Super Ex-Girlfriend JPN US$ 46.90
Omoide No Naka No Ressha Tachi BD Series Sekibetsu, Kake Nuketa Shindai Ressha Tachi Naha Akatsuki Ginga JPN US$ 51.90
Patlabor 2 The Movie JPN US$ 77.90
Patlabor The Movie (~Toshio Furukawa, Issei Futamata, ...) JPN US$ 77.90
Rambo (~Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, ...) HK US$ 31.90
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (~Leo Morimoto, Mitsuki Yayoi) JPN US$ 77.90
Sea Planet Monterey Wan No Ikimono Tachi JPN US$ 37.90
Sekai Isan No Iyashi Part.2 Daichi JPN US$ 47.90
Sherlock Hound / Meitantei Holmes JPN US$ 67.90
Spriggan (~Shotaro Morikubo) JPN US$ 77.90
Steam Boy (~Anne Suzuki, Manami Konishi, ...) JPN US$ 77.90
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 Pathetique JPN US$ 77.90
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (~Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, ...) US US$ 28.95
The Mummy Returns [dts] (~Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, ...) US US$ 29.98
The Mummy: Deluxe Edition [dts] (~Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, ...) US US$ 29.98
The Perfect Storm (~George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, ...) US US$ 28.99
The Scorpion King [dts] (~The Rock, Steven Brand, ...) US US$ 29.98
Toki Wo Kakeru Shojo (~Sachie Hara) JPN US$ 65.90
Tristan & Isolde JPN US$ 46.90
Urban Legend (~Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, ...) US US$ 28.95
Vexille 2077 Nihon Sakoku JPN US$ 77.90
WX III Patlabor (~Katsuhiko Watabiki, Hiroaki Hirata, ...) JPN US$ 77.90

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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 900 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.

The original soundtrack of the hit RPG Persona 4 is out, this is a compilation of high quality vocals and instrumentals that represent contemporary Japan and the eerily glamourous Persona 4 atmosphere. So be ready to bring a piece this dazzling nightmare home.

The Naruto series continues to run strong, and fans are in for a treat this summer, not only is the feature length movie Naruto Shippuden - Kizuna going to be aired in august, a set of a new theme song compilations and character song CDs are released this week.

No matter whether you are residing in Japan or not, you can still participate in the Naruto Shippuden - Kizuna fun. Naruto All Stars collection, the character song CD is released as part of the campaign. Feel closer to your favourite characters by listening to them sing and discover their hidden music talents.

Aside from the character song collection, two more theme song compilations are released as part of the campaign. Naruto Super Hits 2006-2008 and Naruto Best Hit Collection 2 carries opening and ending songs from the animation series.

Naruto Super Hits 2006-2008 is bundled with a DVD that shows the credit-less versions of opening and ending animations while Naruto Best Hit Collection 2 carries the theme songs from the first two feature length movies.

While theme songs compliment the atmosphere of a film or series as a whole, image songs are written for a particular scene or character. Your Seed [standard & limited editions] is an image song for Disney's summer blockbuster Kung Fu Panda.

With this dance number, the boy band Hey! Say! Jump! renewed their youthful image. Although still energetic, they brought in a level of maturity and style, establishing their standing in the Japanese music industry.

Enjoy the both the image song and the blockbuster action. Please notice that the Panda is not the only one who does Kung fu, action star Donnie Yan is bringing his thrilling drama An Empress And The Warriors to Blu-ray discs as well. Another interesting Hong Kong film is Mad Detective that features a cop who walks the line between sanity and insanity.

Lastly, visit Gotham city in search for the traces of the dark knight. Go back to the start of the legend with Batman Begins, as a limited edition, this Blu-ray disc comes with special booklets, comics, postcards and a bust of your favorite character. After departing from the starting line, search for more clues and bat insignia in Batman Gotham Knight.

Here's a summary of all new releases that were published between Saturday, July 19th and Friday, July 25th. 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 (210)
ENKA Music releases (33)
Anime Soundtracks & Drama CDs (71)
Video Game Soundtracks (8)
Hong Kong Version Music releases (7)
Blu-ray Disc Movies (42)
Anime & Animation (211)
Hong Kong Version Movie releases (18)
Japanese Movies (92)
Non-Japanese Movies / Japanese Version (110)
J-Pop DVD releases (16)
ENKA DVD releases (1)
Misc Japanese Movie releases (11)
Idol DVD (72)
UMD™ Video & Music (1)

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via Computer and Video Games


Microsoft has confirmed that Silicon Knights' long, long-coming bruiser Too Human will be out in Europe on August 29 - a week behind the United States.

Impatient Americans can get at the 360-exclusive actioner on August 19, after over eight years of planning and development at the Canadian studio (it was originally planned for the PlayStation... yes, the first one).

There's a demo on Xbox Live right now, offering the starting section and opening cut-scene of the game (but no co-op, sorry). We've had a go on some preview code and think it's a pretty enjoyable hack 'n slasher.

Worth ten years of planning though? Ask us again in a month. ...

via Gizmodo US


We've noted in our iPhone 2.0 software review that iTunes' full image backup of your iPhone when you've made changes to what apps you've got installed can take a really long time. We're talking tens of minutes. If you're the type of person that doesn't really store anything important on your phone that can't be reinstated from your contact list or calendar or elsewhere on your computer, Zero Logic found that you can actually skip this process.

Two caveats to this. One, you shouldn't interrupt a backup that's in place, because that results in a corrupt backup. It's fine if you perform another backup right after to make a correct one, but if you forget and try and restore? It's phone corruption time. Two, using this method means you will not have a phone backup. Yeah, seriously. You won't have anything to restore from, so you'll have to go in naked the next time something's broken with your OS. Now that you know what the risks are, here's how you do it:

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via Eurogamer


Nintendo and Sony are both watching Apple's iPhone closely to see how it does as a gaming device.

Speaking to MTV Multiplayer at E3, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime said, "We certainly monitor it." John Koller, PSP's senior marketing manager, admitted Sony was "looking at it intently".

However, neither executive said it worried them too much as a competitor. Fils-Aime pointed to the Nintendo DS' massive installed base, adding: "We'll see what happens with the iPhone but it is not something that will make us change our direction."

Meanwhile, Koller argued that consumers approach iPhone and PSP for different reasons - iPhone as a phone primarily and PSP as an entertainment device. "I think indirectly it's a competitor, but it's indirectly just like the Zune is and the DS is to a degree because it doesn't offer everything that the PSP does," he said.

"Most analysts that we talk to say that the competition for iPhone is actually against DS and that type of gameplay," Koller added.

With the launch of the iTunes App Store, Apple's touch-screen phone has become a more interesting playground for game developers - with 36 games available to compete for your digital download money. Of those, Bomberman Touch, Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D, de Blob and Super Monkey Ball are probably the more interesting, with a lot of puzzle, gimmick and gambling products filling out the ranks.

It's also worth noting for those who only keep half an ear to this area of the ground that Square Enix's Song Summoner, released this month, is for previous generations of iPod and not the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Anyway, we've recently got our hands on an iPhone 3G with the intention of bringing you reviews of those and future titles, and letting you know how the handheld works out for gamers, so watch this space - or let us know if there's a particular game on the App Store that you're interested in. We'll also be taking a look at Song Summoner very soon. ...

via Computer and Video Games


Sony has issued a response after we learned that the silent delay of PSN title WipEout HD was due to it failing epilepsy tests.

CVG was told on Tuesday this week that WipEout "fails the epilepsy tests so much that it has to be re-engineered," hence the game's absence from E3, despite us having had what appears to be a near complete version for AGES.

Sony has neither confirmed or denied the report, only saying CVG: "Regarding the speculation about health issues, we can assure you that we take consumer safety very seriously and monitor it very carefully."

There's still no estimated release date, or exactly what might be different when the game eventually does see the light of day. ...