Natsume to brighten the lives of gamers with next month’s release of Harvest Moon: Sunshin Islands
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Pre-order Now To Receive A Special Edition Harvest Moon Plush Pig!
Burlingame, Calif., October 14, 2009 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Harvest
Moon: Sunshine Islands for the Nintendo DS™ has gone gold. The next entry in the popular Harvest Moon series will launch November 10 for an MSRP of $29.99, and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.In Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands, players rejoin all of the beloved characters from Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, and meet some new faces as well! Years ago, a powerful earthquake struck the Sunshine Islands chain, and most of the islands sank forever…or did they? It’s up to the player to find the magical Sun Stones and raise the sunken islands. As they do, they’ll meet new characters, harvest new crops, and befriend animals such as ducks, monkeys, and badgers. Players will grow their farm, care for animals, mine, fish, and compete in festivals in their quest to restore the Sunshine Islands to their former glory. With a little luck, they may even find true love and start a family along the way.
Famitsu’s TGS 2009 visitor polling results
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Of approximately 1,500 respondents
– 604 people have more than 50 games
– 378 people have from 21 to 50 games
– 66 people have less than 5 games
More than 2 / 3 have a NDS, PS2 and PSP. Of these, 777 have a Wii, 666 a PS3 and 453 one Xbox 360
Best Booth
1. Square Enix
2. Level 5
3. Konami
Best playable demo
1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
2. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP, Konami)
3. Ninokuni: The Another World (NDS, Level 5)
‘Most Wanted’ console game
1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
2. Bayonetta (PS3/Xbox 360, Platinum Games)
3. Final Fantasy XIV (PS3, Square Enix)
‘Most Wanted’ handheld game
1. Dragon Quest VI (NDS, Square Enix)
2. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP, Konami)
3. Okamiden (NDS, Capcom)
Famitsu hardware sales (10/5 – 10/11)
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Famitsu has published their estimates of the latest hardware sales figures from Japan. Keep in mind that Media Create numbers are considered to be more official data in some ways, and will be posted later this week.
DSi – 52,497
PSP – 44,230
Wii – 29,053
PS3 – 28,671
DS Lite – 5,307
Xbox 360 – 3,221
PS2 – 2,547
Famitsu software sales (10/5 – 10/11)
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The latest hardware/software sales estimates in Japan from Famitsu have been released. Official Media Create numbers will be posted later this week. Also, we’ll be posting Famitsu hardware figures shortly.
1. [DS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
2. [WII] Wii Fit Plus
3. [DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
4. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard
5. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
6. [PSP] Gran Turismo
7. [DS] Love Plus
8. [WII] Wii Sports Resort
9. [PSP] Macross Ultimate Frontier
10. [DS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito
Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
– Craig played the game last week
– Only played it for around a half hour
– Nintendo stopping by IGN next week with the full version
– He played it with Bill Trinen
– Game itself is single-player, can play with others at any time
– Other characters have no special abilities, just different skin
– The other players can hurt or help you
– Coin battle – Fighting to get the coins – helping each other but competing as well
– If another player loses all of their lives, wait until the start of the game, then continue from where the player is in the game
– Keeps track of number of continues you’ve used
– Nintendo wouldn’t talk about demo play
– Miyamoto roundtable next week in New York City for New Super Mario Bros. Wii
– Apparently will only be talking about New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus
RPG Maker DS-bound
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– Create own Japanese RPG
– Can determine the characters, maps, monsters, equipment
– Use the stylus to make the RPG
– Can send data to friends through Wi-Fi
– Game has 800 characters parts, 1500 map parts, 150 music pieces, although you can make your own graphics as well
– Releasing 1/28 in Japan
– 5460 yen
– No word on US release
Rumor: nVidia’s Tegra System-on Chip to be a part of next DS hardware
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Rumor has it that Nintendo has already chosen nVidia’s Tegra System-on-Chip processor for its next handheld system. Because the DS’ hardware foundation comes from 16-bit and 32-bit ARM cores, the “next-gen DS” would most likely be backward compatible with the DS/DSi software. Nintendo is also rumored to be showing the system off for the first time sometime in late 2010. I should note that this information to be speculation at this point. If Nintendo were to use this technology, the upcoming system would be more powerful than the Wii.
505 Games title Hair Salon is the first boxed Nintendo DSi title in Europe
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Milton Keynes, 13th October 2009 – 505 Games have today announced that Nintendo™ has confirmed Hair Salon as the first Nintendo DSi™ only game to be released in Europe. The interactive title makes use of the console’s built in camera, meaning the November 13th release date will mark the first time a boxed Nintendo DSi™ exclusive title will appear in stores.
Hair Salon, developed by Sonic Powered, makes full use of the Nintendo DSi™ camera function. It is the perfect game for girls of all ages who are interested in the world of hair and make-up. By utilising the built in camera, players can take photos of themselves or friends and can create brand new looks and styles. Players can even become the in game character. Hair Salon is also the first game to use Automatic Face Recognition- a technical innovation that will automatically take a user’s picture once their face is in shot, ensuring a picture perfect photo every time.
“505 Games have a long, successful history with the Nintendo DS™ platform so it is only natural that we would respond and adapt innovatively to the new format.” commented Victoria Martin, Global Brand Manager for 505 Games. “Hair Salon offers a fully interactive hairstyling experience for young girls and we are excited to see how the consumer will react to the content we’ve produced for the Nintendo DSi™”
Hair Salon will be published exclusively on Nintendo DSi™ by 505 Games and releases on the 13th November.
