“Gold/Silver was released when Pokemon was a watchword across the entire world, when everybody was expecting everything from it. We wanted to outclass it, and that gave us quite a lot of pressure. We have to make people say that this is new, that it’s awesome, or else there’s no point. That’s why HG/SS has new features in every field. It’s packed with new stuff, and I think both the developers and the players are going to be satisfied.”

“A wireless adapter was included with FireRed and LeafGreen, an attempt to advance the system’s multiplayer functionality. [Nintendo president Satoru] Iwata wanted us to implement something fresh for people playing through Red/Green for the second time, so that was the result after a trial-and-error process. This time, of course, he advised us that we had better make something that outclassed the wireless adapter. Of course, I love devices like these too — Iwata pushes us like this with every project; it’s part of the process that led to development.”

“Appealing to old fans is an incredibly important theme for us. People who played the games back then are now getting jobs at our company, and making games that keep them playing is totally key. We need them to feel that the DS games are better and packed with more stuff than ever before.”

The first Pokemon title I purchased was Gold, but I haven’t played much of the series since then. I have to admit, though: These remakes are appealing and this is the most interest I’ve had in Pokemon since I plugged Gold into my Game Boy!

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Another Tatsunoko vs. Capcom scan

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A few Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles details

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– Jack Krauser returns as your partner
– One of the original scenarios: It’s 2002, 2 years before RE4, Krauser and Leon S. Kennedy are partners, looking into zombie outbreak in a South American village
– Nobody understands what’s happening in the village
– Manuela, girl in a dress with blood on it, is the only survivor
– She’s important to the mission

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EnjoyUp Soccer heading to WiiWare

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Release Date: 1Q 2010
Genre: Sports
Platform: WiiWare
Developer: EnjoyUp Games
Publisher: EnjoyUp Games
¡The ultimate Soccer comes back to Wii!
EnjoyUp Soccer is a funny soccer game that allows you a total control of any action of your team players: Control the ball, dribble and shoot with effect to confuse the goalkeeper and score a goal!
The ball has inertia and will move freely over the field. Show your ability to control it and make short and long passes. Choose the height, effect and power before shooting to the goal. ¡Become a soccer master and make your rival defenders tremble!

New FFCC: The Crystal Bearers scans

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Nintendo News: Nintendo’s Style Savvy Hits the Fashion Week Runway with Charlotte Ronson

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A unique partnership between Nintendo and acclaimed designer Charlotte Ronson is putting an interactive twist on this year’s Fashion Week festivities in New York. To celebrate the upcoming launch of Style Savvy™, the new fashion game for the Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ hand-held systems, Ronson and Nintendo will give attendees a sneak preview of the game at the Sept. 11 runway show after-party for Ronson’s hotly anticipated spring 2010 line.
Style Savvy, which launches this holiday season, invites players to create a fashion-forward boutique, help customers in the game find their perfect style using 16 different brands and compete in glamorous runway contests. Using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection and a broadband Internet connection, players can also connect wirelessly with friends to shop in their boutiques and join up for multiplayer runway shows.

First Dragon Quest VI DS scan

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Square Enix actually announced this remake a long time ago, but now we finally get a chance to see what it looks like.

New Tatsunoko vs. Capcom character revealed

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New characters from Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars were supposed to be unveiled at TGS, but one of those characters has already been announced in this week’s Famitsu. Tekkaman Blade (D-Boy), a star of an old anime show, will be making an appearance in the game. Now you may be wondering, why would Famitsu make this type of reveal? Well, Ultimate All-Stars (the localized version of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom for North America) will be heading to Japan and it’s confirmed to support online play. The title will be out this winter.

Famitsu review scores

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Will be updating this post as more scores come in…

SaGa 2: Goddess of Destiny (DS) – 9/7/7/8
Katekyoo Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (PSP) – 10/9/8/8
Idol Master (DS) – 7/8/8/7
Ys 7 (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Endless Ocean 2 (Wii) – 9/9/9/9
Tantei Saburo Jinguuji: Hai to Diamond (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 – Spirits Burst (PSP) – 7/6/6/7
Ookami to Koushinryou: Omiowataru Kaze (DS) – 7/7/7/8
Crash King (DS) – 8/7/7/7
Tears to Tiara Gaiden Avalon no Nazo (PS3) – 7/8/8/7
Wet (PS3) – 7/7/8/8
Velvet Assassin (360) – 7/7/8/6
Fuel (PS3/360) – 8/6/8/6
Terminator Salvation (PS3/360) – 5/7/7/5

SEGA making a new 2D Sonic game, but it’s probably not coming to Wii

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I was debating whether or not to post this, since it seems like this game won’t be heading to Wii. Nothing is confirmed yet, but Ken Ballough from SEGA stated in an interview that “You can definitely expect HD graphics.” I’m still hoping that this will head to the Wii, though I wouldn’t count on it at this point.