Japanese hardtware sales (9/29 – 10/5)
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DS Lite 42,385
PSP 26,045
Wii 25,330
PS2 8,618
Xbox 360 8,271
PS3 7,232
Avalon Code, Rune Factory: Frontier, Muramasa: The Demon Blade trailers
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Igarashi discusses Order of Ecclesia/Judgment connectivity
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“When you connect Order of Ecclesia to Judgment you unlock a couple of things. In Order of Ecclesia the level max is 99, but once you connect to Judgment the level max immediately increases to 255. Also, you unlock an item called ‘Queen of Heart.’ For the Wii version the main character from Order of Ecclesia, Shanoa, is unlocked for all modes. The new character Aeon is also unlocked in every mode except Story Mode. Also, some accessories will be unlocked.” – Koji Igarashi
Japanese software sales (9/29 – 10/05)
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01. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo) 122,000 / 1,595,000
02. [PS2] Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (KOEI) 110,000 / NEW
03. [PS2] Super Robot Wars Z (Namco Bandai) 60,000 / 426,000
04. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 54,000 / 906,000
05. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 21,000 / 2,706,000
06. [PS2] Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) 18,000 / NEW
07. [PSP] ToLoveru (Marvelous Interactive) 16,000 / NEW
08. [PSP] Ikkitosen (Marvelous Interactive) 15,000 / NEW
09. [NDS] World Destruction (SEGA) 15,000 / 71,000
10. [NDS] Dragonball DS (Namco Bandai) 12,000 / 115,000
Flower, Sun, and Rain & Arc Rise Fantasia confirmed for a North American release
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Torrance, Calif., (October 9, 2008) – Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games today announced it will participate in this year’s Tokyo Game Show, one of the world’s largest game shows which has historically attracted more than 100,000 consumers and industry participants. Staying true to the strong partnership, Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games have joined forces with Marvelous Entertainment Japan, parent company of Marvelous Entertainment USA, to have a booth at TGS. The companies plan to showcase an amazing line up of games for Nintendo platforms, the Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Marvelous Entertainment will also host a press conference on Thursday, October 9 at 3:30pm. TGS 2008 will be held at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan from October 9th through October 12th. TGS attendees are invited to visit the Marvelous Entertainment Japan booth located at 2-S1.
”This is going to be an especially exciting and special show for us as we a announcing new titles and also giving our audience an opportunity to see first hand some of our amazing games,” stated Yasuhiro Wada, Managing Director of Marvelous Entertainment. “Our XSEED Games partnership has proved fantastic so having them here with us to showcase our partnership titles is really important and appreciated.”
Games being announced at TGS and being released in North America under the partnership are: Flower, Sun, and Rain DS and Arc Rise Fantasia Wii.
Arc Rise Fantasia, Tales of Hearts, Wind of Nostalgio footage
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Phantasy Star Zero gameplay footage
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Dragon Quest IX trailer (off-screen)
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days release date, trailer details
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– trailer has a big focus on 4-player co-op
– Xion, a female member of Organization XIII is introduced
– Xion is friends with Roxas and Axel
– Xion becomes an antagonist by the end of the trailer
– a scene from Destiny Islands is shown with Roxas, Axel, and Xion sitting on a tree
– dated February 2009 in Japan, no word on North American release
Little King’s Story
NA Feb 2009
Europe March 2009
Japan TBA
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
2009 TBD
Valhalla Knights Wii
2009 TBD