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Personally, I don’t think there are any spoilers in the quotes below, as nothing specific is revealed about certain characters or events, but read at your own risk…

This information comes from director Kuniomi Matsushita…

“When the development team was making a prototype for the game, they came up with Chibiterasu with the idea that, hey, let’s make Amaterasu’s child. Seeing the character made me reason that, although he’s cute and everything, it’d take more than a child to save the world. That’s why we gave him partners to work with — together, they’re one, so to speak. That expanded the potential gameplay available, and I think it made the characters more engaging to players. The basic storyline and gameplay system went from there. There was a lot of debate on what to do before then. At one point we had five Amaterasus forming a party; we tried all sorts of stuff.”

“And because encounters and separations are such a big part of the theme, that’s why we didn’t want you to be able to switch control between partners. If you could switch between them any time you wanted, then they wouldn’t be partners anymore — they’d be tools.”

“We thought about setting it more like ten years later, but with that kind of space, a lot of things change in that time. We wanted things to be just a little different from before, so that’s why we went with nine months.”

“I saw it (killing one of the main characters) as necessary for the story’s flow. Okami had several key people die during the story, but none of them were characters the player would get very emotional about. For this game, I wanted a more important character to die in order to reinforce that ‘separation’ theme. There were a lot of people against it, definitely, but I discussed it with Kitajima and he said that he could see it working.”

This information comes from producer Motohide Eshiro…

“Having the story being about kids working together was very easy to visualize, comparatively. It might be partly because I’m a fan of the movie Stand By Me. That’s another story of kids going on an adventure and growing a bit along the way. Everyone’s had an experience like that, I think, and that’s what makes the story resonate with us. For example, maybe you moved out of town and had to say goodbye to your friends — but then you made friends with new people where you moved. Encounters and separations are some of the most moving things we experience in our lives, and I wanted to depict that in the game.”

“I do think, though, that we’ve been successful in really integrating the story with Okami’s. We could have made them separate tales, but I think fans would prefer having the two worlds linked together.”

This information comes from Yukinori Kitajima, Japanese novelist and the screenwriter for Okamiden…

“You’ll find out how that (Kuni’s birth and his age) happened during gameplay. I think it worked out pretty well plotwise, although getting there was a major headache for me, to be sure. I’d come up with some humorous backstory, but it’d always lead to contradictions later. What’s more, the last bit of Okami had Issun restoring humans’ faith in the gods and so on, and apparently it’s now all been forgotten in the space of a few months!”

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This information comes from Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka…

“The thought behind this game was also that the team wanted to capitalise on how far the Sonic franchise has expanded itself through the Mario and Sonic games. Obviously those were on the Nintendo platform and more family friendly. We wanted to take this opportunity to introduce 3D Sonic games to people who may not have played Sonic and provide a new Sonic game to those audiences.”

To be honest, I don’t care who this game is aimed at. More than anything, I just want Sonic Colors to be enjoyable! The most important aspect is for it to be fun, regardless of the audience SEGA is hoping to attract.

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Kingdom Hearts Re:coded details

– 800 parts for your avatar
– If you equip an avatar with rare parts and take part in tag mode exchanges, the other players will get those parts as well
– Trophy system
– 30 trophies
– Need at least 20 to see the secret movie
– The secret movie is a short single event, but has important conversations according to Tetsuya Nomura

Tetsuya Nomura also had this to say about Kingdom Hearts 3D…

“Next is Kingdom Hearts 3D. The time frame for 3D is after Re:Coded. Development has already started in Osaka. As the Final Mix team finishes their work, they’re joining the staff in turn. We’d like to announce it as soon as possible.”

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In just two days on the market, Pokemon Black/White has acquired some impressive sales numbers in Japan. According to Famitsu, the game moved 2.63 million units between Saturday and Sunday. Unlike most titles, Black/White’s debut week lasted only two days. Even so, it now holds the record for the biggest first week in Japanese sales history. Something tells me we’ll see additional records broken when the game arrives in other territories!

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Famitsu review scores

Posted on 14 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 5 Comments

Dead Rising 2 (PS3/360) – 9/8/9/9
Okamiden: Chisaki Taiyou (DS) – 9/8/8/9
K-On! Houkago Live!! (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Eiyuu Densetsu: Zero no Kiseki (PSP) – 8/8/8/7
Quantum Theory (PS3/360) – 8/8/8/7


Videos

Nintendo Week 9/21
Kirby’s Epic Yarn Trailer 2
Ultimate Wii Challenge Super Metroid #1
Triple Throwing Sports Info Video
Very Hungry Caterpillar’s ABCs Info Video
GO Series: 10 Second Run Info Video

Demos

Ivy the Kiwi? Demo
Dragon Ball: Origins 2
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects
Deca Sports DS Cheerleading Demo
Deca Sports DS Ping Pong Demo
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion


LEVEL review scores

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Halo: Reach – 9 (8)
Sam & Max: TDP – 9
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions – 5
NHL 11 – 8
Worms Reloaded – 7
Metroid: Other M – 7 (6)
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West – 9
Kung Fu Rider – 3
Wii Party – 8
Sports Champions – 7
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days – 6
Dead Rising 2 – 7
FIFA 11 – 8
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light – 6

Madden NFL 11 – 7
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light – 9
R.U.S.E. – 7

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All formats

– 1 HALO: REACH BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 2 SPORTS CHAMPIONS ZINDAGI GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1 3 MAFIA II 2K CZECH 2K GAMES TAKE 2
4 4 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
9 5 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 6 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. 2 UBISOFT (ROMANIA) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 7 KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS IO INTERACTIVE EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11 8 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 9 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 10 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
8 11 R.U.S.E. EUGEN SYSTEMS UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 12 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 13 SPIDER-MAN: SHATTERED DIMENSIONS BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 14 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 15 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14 16 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 17 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 18 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 19 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 20 TETRIS PARTY DELUXE HUDSON HUDSON NINTENDO
21 21 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 22 RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
20 23 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 24 DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES LEVEL 5 SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
25 25 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 26 NHL 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
28 27 FIFA 10 EXIENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 28 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
– 29 START THE PARTY! SUPERMASSIVE GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
23 30 THE SIMS 3: FAST LANE STUFF THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 31 KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 32 RACKET SPORTS ASOBO STUDIO GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
29 33 ASSASSIN’S CREED II: COMPLETE EDITION UBISOFT (MONTREAL) PLATINUM UBISOFT
30 34 DANCE ON BROADWAY LONGTAIL STUDIOS UBISOFT UBISOFT
33 35 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BACKBONE SEGA SEGA
19 36 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS PLATINUM SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31 37 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ
34 38 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
– 39 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 40 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO

Individual formats

– 1 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 2 SPORTS CHAMPIONS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1 3 MAFIA II PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
4 4 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 5 MAFIA II XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
6 6 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 7 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. 2 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 8 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 9 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 10 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 11 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 12 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 13 RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
15 14 TOY STORY 3 DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
21 15 DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES DS SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
20 16 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 17 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 18 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 19 START THE PARTY! PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10 20 KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
17 21 THE SIMS 3: FAST LANE STUFF PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 22 KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP PSP SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 23 RACKET SPORTS PS3 GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
9 24 KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
26 25 RED DEAD REDEMPTION XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
13 26 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR XB360 CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
29 27 R.U.S.E. PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
27 28 DANCE ON BROADWAY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 29 RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
5 30 TETRIS PARTY DELUXE DS HUDSON NINTENDO
22 31 SPIDER-MAN: SHATTERED DIMENSIONS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 32 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 33 LAST WINDOW: THE SECRET OF CAPE WEST DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 34 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 35 SPIDER-MAN: SHATTERED DIMENSIONS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34 36 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
36 37 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
28 38 R.U.S.E. XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
33 39 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 40 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. 2 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT



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