MORE RETRO GAMING GEMS ADDED AS HANABI FESTIVAL WEEK TWO GETS UNDERWAY
10th July 2009 – We kick off week two of the Virtual Console Hanabi Festival with two more classic titles previously unreleased in Europe. Plus – we also have new WiiWare and Nintendo DSiWare games for you to download.
Virtual Console sees the launch of two timeless games: the 90s Turbografx classic, Bomberman®’94 – for the first time outside of Japan, and the return of Mike Jones, high-school ace pitcher and part-time adventurer, from the NES gem Zoda’s Revenge™: StarTropics II™, previously released only in the U.S.

Media Create sales (6/29 – 7/5)

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01./01. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 155,000 / 514,000 (-57%)
02./00. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (SEGA) – 101,000 / NEW
03./02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) – 63,000 / 237,000 (-12%)
04./00. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4 (My Summer Vacation 4): Youth Detective Group in Seto – Me and the Secret Map (SCEI) – 50,000 / NEW
05./09. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) – 14,000 / 776,000 (+8%)
06./07. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) – 13,000 / 492,000 (-41%)
07./10. [NDS] Sloane and MacHale’s Mysterious Story (Level 5) – 12,000 / 168,000 (-4%)
08./04. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 2 (Sword & Magic & School 2) (Acquire) – 12,000 / 50,000 (-69%)
09./03. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland (Gust) – 11,000 / 54,000 (-75%)
10./28. [NDS] Infinite Space (SEGA) – 10,000 / 56,000

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Tingle, Wii Fit Plus, more dated for Japan

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• August 6: Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip
• September 17: Forever Blue 2: The Call of the Sea
• September 3: Sloan and MacHale’s Mysterious Story 2
• October 1: Inazuma Eleven 2: The Miracle of the Invader (This is is the second version of Inazuma Eleven 2.)
• October 1: Wii Fit Plus (Stand alone software is priced at a mere ¥2,000 or US$21!)

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Famitsu’s most wanted games

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Famitsu has shared a list of the top 30 most wanted games across all platforms. This is the latest most wanted listing from the magazine. You can check out the results below.

1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) – Square Enix
2. Dragon Quest IX (DS) – Square Enix
3. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) – Capcom
4. Dragon Quest X (Wii) – Square Enix
5. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (DS) – Square Enix
6. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3) – Square Enix
7. Ninokuni: The Another World (DS) – Level 5
8. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) – Namco Bandai
9. Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (DS) – Pokemon Co.
10. The Last Remnant (PS3) – Square Enix
11. Bayonetta (PS3) – Sega
12. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP) – Square Enix
13. Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PSP) – Square Enix
14. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) – Sony
15. Tekken 6 (PS3) – Namco Bandai
16. SD Gundam G Generation Wars (PS2) – Namco Bandai
17. Professor Layton & The Devil’s Flute (DS) – Level 5
18. Tales of Graces (Wii) – Namco Bandai
19. Tales of VS. (PSP) – Namco Bandai
20. Sengoku Musou 3 (Wii) – Koei
21. Manga Carta II (360) – Namco Bandai
22. Dead Rising 2 (360) – Capcom
23. Dream C Club (360) – D3 Publisher
24. Blood of Bahamut (DS) – Square Enix
25. Metal Gear Solid Rising (PS3) – Konami
26. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (PSP) – Konami
27. Gears of War 2 (360) – Microsoft
28. SaGa 2: Goddess of Destiny (DS) – Square Enix
29. Boku no Natsu Yasumi 4 (PSP) – Sony
30. Hitokui no Oowashi Trico (PS3) – Sony

Space Bust-A-Move trailer

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Top DSiWare, WiiWare, VC titles of the week

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DSiWare

1 (1) – Nintendo DSi Browser
2 (2) – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
3 (3) – Paper Airplane Chase
4 (5) – Art Style: Boxlife
5 (4) – Bird & Beans
6 (8) – WarioWare: Snapped!
7 (9) – Dr. Mario Express
8 (7) – Mario Calculator
9 (6) – Mario Clock
10 (N) – Sudoku Master
11 (N) – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
12 (10) – Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche
13 (11) – Photo Clock
14 (12) – American Popstar: Road to Celebrity
15 (13) – Real Soccer 2009
16 (15) – Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics
17 (17) – Brain Age Express: Math
18 (14) – Mighty Flip Champs!
19 (16) – Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face
20 (18) – Art Style: PiCTOBiTS

WiiWare

1 (1) – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
2 (16) – Water Warfare
3 (N) – Reel Fishing Challenge
4 (2) – Texas Hold’em Tournament
5 (3) – My Aquarium
6 (4) – World of Goo
7 (7) – Family Mini Golf
8 (5) – Tetris Party
9 (6) – My Pokemon Ranch
10 (9) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
11 (10) – Defend your Castle
12 (8) – Sword & Soldiers
13 (12) – Bubble Bobble Plus!
14 (13) – Onslaught
15 (14) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
16 (18) – Brain Challenge
17 (N) – Bust-A-Move Plus!
18 (N/A) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
19 (17) – Bomberman Blast
20 (20) – Mega Man 9

1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (4) – Super Mario World
4 (3) – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
5 (5) – Punch-Out!!
6 (6) – Super Mario Bros. 2
7 (7) – Super Mario 64
8 (10) – Mario Kart 64
9 (9) – The Legend of Zelda
10 (8) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11 (11) – Pac-Man
12 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (13) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
14 (14) – Donkey Kong
15 (15) – Paper Mario
16 (16) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
17 (17) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
18 (18) – Galaga
19 (19) – Excitebike
20 (20) – Super Punch-Out!!

Nintendo’s DS becomes monetary monitor

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Game system, brain trainer, fitness instructor, reading material, nursing assistant, internet browser, diabetes testing device; The DS sure can do a lot these days, and the list just continues to grow. Now, Nintendo and stock markey index Nikkei are teaming up to bring DS owners a little financial help with their new project, “You’ll Incur Losses if You Remain Ignorant: How Money and Things Work DS”. Here are the first details:

– Nikkei is supervising the project
– Players answer multiple choice questions concerning financial information
– You can view charts, graphs and more
– Will include voice acted news updates
– “Daily” mode
– “Nikkei test” is a business test to check your financial abilities
– Due out August 27 for ¥3,800

I’m not too sure how I feel about the name (which is a bit of a mouthful), but the software certainly helps the DS hold onto it’s “Something for everyone” image.

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Asano: We want to make RPGs fun again

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Final Fantasy Gaiden: 4 Warriors of Light producer Tomoya Asano said in a recent interview that he believes that many people preferred RPGs from an older era over those from today. In this light, he wants to make FFG:4WL more like those classic RPGs, and subsequently making them more enjoyable for the player.

“People often say that RPGs used to be more fun, so I’ve given a lot of thought to what the difference is between modern and classic RPGs. One result is that the story here is not told in events, but instead through NPC conversations as much as possible. Another is that much of the plot is left to more interpretation by the player, allowing them to enjoy the game world while using their imaginations to picture it in their mind.”

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Final Fantasy Gaiden: Four Warriors of Light details

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– 14th birthday for Brand is important
– Director says theme of the game is travels of an adventure
– Dragons, crystals play big part in the story
– Turn-based battles
– Select command with stylus
– Crown System similar to FF series’ Job System – set abilities with character, then appear as panels in command panel area on the bottom screen
– Touch panels to carry out spells
– Coming out this fall in Japan
– Classic RPG gaming with modern DS tech
– Random battles

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