Reserve a DSi at GameStop tomorrow
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Ready to go DSi crazy? GameStop will begin offering preorders for the DSi tomorrow all across North America. For $25, you can reserve a system, and that money will be reduced from the amount you must pay when you pick up the handheld in April.
Thanks to Dominic for the news tip!
Wii has become this generation’s PS2 according to SEGA
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“The Wii has become this generation’s version of the PlayStation 2, reaching all parts of the market and selling tens of millions of units.” – Sega President Simon Jeffery
I don’t really know how you can argue with that. Simon Jeffrey is essentially saying that the Wii has sold comparably to the PS2 last generation. It’ll be interesting to see if Wii can keep its sales momentum throughout its entire lifecycle.
More Famitsu news – Puzzle Katamari for DS
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Puzzle Katamari
– for DSiware
– schedule for Mar 25
– 500 dsi points
– object falling type of puzzle game (Tetris clone?)
– ending theme to be produced with Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid2)
Moyashimon
– for DS
– schedule for Jun
– 5040 yen
A Ressha de Ikou (A-Train)
– for DS
Dead Space Extraction trailer grabs
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Meet the cast – Tokyo Beat Down – part 2
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IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – February 17, 2009 – Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today profiled two more of the main characters of Tokyo Beat Down™ for Nintendo DS™ in “Meet the Cast pt. 2.” Beast Cops Lewis Cannon and Rika Hyodo are dedicated to protecting the citizens of Tokyo by beating the sin out of evil-doers, but someone needs to supervise and keep them in line! Meet the Captain and Inspector below…
“Look, kid, I know I shot you, but if you get blood on my backseat, I’m gonna really hafta get violent on you…”
Rock Band Wii owners get seven tracks from Nirvana
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Cambridge, Mass. – February 17, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven tracks from alternative grunge band Nirvana to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo.
The lineup includes seven master recordings from Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind including “Breed,” “Lounge Act,” “On a Plain,” “Polly,” “Something in the Way,” “Stay Away,” and “Territorial Pissings.” These tracks join “In Bloom” from the original Rock Band soundtrack and “Drain You” featured on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack to make for a total of nine Nirvana songs available in the Rock Band music catalog available to Wii owners.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time available in Europe and PAL territories in March
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London (18th February 2009) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: Echoes of Time™ will be released in Europe and across PAL territories on 27th March 2009, exclusively on both Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ systems.
Introducing the World’s first cross-platform multiplayer adventure for the Nintendo DS & Wii systems! Set in the fun and friendly CRYSTAL CHRONICLES universe of the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Echoes of Time delivers a unique and innovative experience where both Nintendo platforms come together in perfect harmony.
EA explains why Dead Space Extraction is on-rails
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With the announcement of Dead Space Extraction for Wii, the one element that may have been receiving mixed reactions is the fact that the game is on-rails. One may be wondering why EA decided to go this way. Executive producer Steve Papoutsis has explained the reasoning for their on-rails decision:
“Extraction is not your typical Rail Shooter. Our goal is to innovate and push the genre forward like Dead Space did for third-person action survival horror.
When we started designing the game we had a ton of important elements from Dead Space that we needed to retain:
1. Exciting and rewarding gameplay
2. A horrific experience set in visually stunning environments
3. Incredible mood and sound
4. A mature and thought provoking story
5. Unique, terrifying, and satisfying enemies, weapons and bosses
Creating an intimate horror experience is a central tenet for Extraction and moving to a first person perspective felt like a great fit for the Wii allowing us the ability to create the most intense experience possible on this platform.”
