XSEED discusses even more games – 428, Nanashi no Game
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428 (Sega, Wii)
– Saw the great Famitsu review, but not sure a live Japanese sound novel-type of game could work in the US.
Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness (Square Enix, DS)
– I personally would love to see this title brought over as I love SRPGs in general and especially the Front Mission series, but we will not be able to license Square Enix titles for the US.
Nanashi no Game (Square Enix, DS)
– Another seemlingly great game, but same situation as above.
Misa Yamamura Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files (Tecmo, DS)
Nishimura Kyotaro Suspense Shin Tantei Series: Kyoto Atami Zekkai no Kotou – Satsui no Wana (Tecmo, DS)
Nishimura Kyotaro Suspense 2 Shin Tantei Series: Kanezawa Kankan Gokkan no Kyoukoku Fukushuu no Kage (Tecmo, DS)
– Hadn’t heard of these titles before so will have to find out more information on them, but we likely won’t pursue adventure games on the DS.
Princess Maker 5 (Gainax, PSP)
– Not sure this would fit in with the rest of our product lineup.
RIZ-ZOWAD (D3, DS)
– This game looks great, we would love to work on it if we had the opportunity.
Summon Night 1 & 2 (Bandai Namco/Banpresto, DS)
– Though this is a solid series, if we were to ever work on the series I think we would prefer a more recent title.
Destiny Links (Bandai, DS)
– Hadn’t heard of this game before, will look into it.
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier (Bandai Namco/Banpresto, DS)
– Great series, but probably tough to bring over for us due to all the various mecha licenses used in the game. Also not sure we could gather enough interest at retail as stores are hesitant to carry games based on anime unless it’s something popular on US TV such as Dragonball Z or Naruto.
800,000 Wii units sold during Thanksgiving, DS sales up from last year
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Satoru Iwata has stated that 800,000 Wii units were sold during the Thanksgiving week, and that’s only counting sales in North America. That figure is more than double the amount Nintendo sold last year. Iwata also discussed sales of the DS. While no solid sales figure was provided, he did mention that sales of the handheld were up 20 percent during the Thanksgiving week than compared to last year.
Weekly savings (12/7 – 12/13)
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Best Buy
High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut (DS) – $9.99
High School Musical 2: Work This Out (DS) – $9.99
Lock’s Quest (DS) – $19.99
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals (DS) – $19.99
Tony Hawk’s Motion (DS) – $29.99
Monster Lab (DS) – $19.99
Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors (DS) – $19.99
Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) – Free $10 gift card with purchase
Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) – Free $10 gift card with purchase
Rock Band Special Edition (Wii) – $99.99
Circuit City
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (Wii) – $37.49
Nerf N-Strike (Wii) – $44.99
Rock Band Bundle for Wii – $89.99
Save $5 on all Wii Fit accessories
Little League World Series Baseball 2008 (Wii) – $24.99
Monster Jam: Urban Assault (Wii) – $24.99
Shrek’s Carnival Craze (Wii) – $24.99
Block Party (Wii) – $24.99
Super Mario 64 (DS) – $23.99
Target
Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii) – $19.99
Hasbo Family Game Night (Wii) – $29.99
Psyclone Starter Kit for Wii – $34.99
Psyclone Starter Kit for DS Lite – $16
Free Wii Zapper with purchase of both Call of Duty: World at War and 007 Quantum of Solace
5TH Cell’s new game revealed – Scribblenauts
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is pretty long
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“I can spend literally days just building up my criminal empire without touching a mission at all. But that aside, in classical terms, I think, for an average player, we’ve got around 20 to 30 hours of gameplay just to complete the story missions — that gets you through about 28 percent to 30 percent of the total game. The narcotics dealing takes up much more of your time, and we have more side missions, odd jobs, and one-off characters with their own mission strands to meet around this world than you’d ever expect. I’d say to get to 100 percent stats complete, you’d be looking at around 70 to 80 hours of play. This still doesn’t mean you’ve seen everything. You still have multiplayer and the entire online and Social Club content to dabble with.” – Gordon Hall, head of developer Rockstar Leeds
It looks as though Chinatown Wars won’t be a gimped GTA experience in the slightest. Rockstar Leeds is working hard on the game, and is packing it with tons of content.
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
2. Active Life: Outdoor Challenge (Namco Bandai)
3. We Ski (Namco Bandai)
4. Trauma Center: New Blood (Atlus)
5. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 Bundle (Konami)
Japan:
1. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (Sega)
2. Machi e Ikouyo: Doubutsu no Mori (Nintendo)
3. Machi e Ikouyo: Doubutsu no Mori WiiSpeak Bundle (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (2K Games)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
2. Personal Trainer: Cooking (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo)
2. Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou (Nintendo)
3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
4. Pocket Monsters Platinum (Nintendo)
5. Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou — Special Edition (Nintendo)
UK:
1. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. Imagine: Teacher (Ubisoft)
4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
SEGA most likely bringing World Destruction stateside
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Similar to the situation with The Conduit, someone discovered a listing on SEGA’s FTP for Sands of Destruction. This almost guarantees that World Destruction, which is already available in Japan, will be releasing in North America, albeit with a name change. SEGA has yet to confirm anything at this point, but again, that was the case with The Conduit as well. The company will most likely confirm this news with a press release in the next few days.
List of games present at Jump Festa
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Capcom:
Monster Hunter Tri – Wii
Konami:
Dracula Judgment – Wii
Koei:
Saihai no Yukue – DS
Square Enix:
Dragon Quest 9 – DS
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2Days – DS
CHRONO TRIGGER – DS
Cid and Chocobo Fushigi Dungeon Tokiwasure no meikyu DS+ – DS
Chocobo and the magic picture book Majo to shojo to 5 nin no yuusya – DS
FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES ECHOES OF TIME – DS/Wii
Sega:
Phantasy Star 0 – DS
Bleach Versus Crusade – Wii
Let’s Tap – Wii
Takara Tomy:
Wii Naruto EX3
DS Katei Kyoushi games
Nintendo:
DSi
Animal Crossing City Folk – Wii
Hudson:
Hard Working People – Wii
Bandai Namco:
Tales of Heart – DS
One Piece unlimited Cruise 2 – Wii
Marvelous:
Arc Rise Fantasia – Wii
Katei Kyoushi Hitman Reborn kindan no yami no delta – Wii/PS2
SouthPeak Games ships Mushroom Men
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Red Fly Studio’s Mushroom Men Sprouts onto Store Shelves Today
MIDLOTHIAN, VA – December 4, 2008 – SouthPeak Games announced today that Red Fly Studio’s fantastic fungal adventure, Mushroom Men, is now shipping two distinct tales, Rise of the Fungi for Nintendo DS™ and The Spore Wars for Wii™. Gamers will have the chance to experience the entire story of these tiny warriors through both titles; while each game is completely stand-alone and does not require one to play the other, both offer players the full spectrum of the mushroom universe.
“Wrapping up Mushroom Men has been one of the most satisfying endeavors this studio has ever seen,” says Dan Borth, CEO of Red Fly Studio. “From the very inception of this original IP, we’ve been working around the clock to make it one of the most spectacular third-party platformers for Wii, and we really think we’ve nailed it.”
