First day sales in Japan
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Rhythm Tengoku Gold – 150k (50%)
Fatal Frame Wii – 21k (60%)
Doki Doki 2 – 10k
Japanese hardware sales (7/21 – 7/27)
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PSP 67,452
DS Lite 56,968
Wii 41,024
PS3 10,692
PS2 9,291
Xbox 360 4,941
Sonic Chronicles gameplay trailer
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Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary – Casamassina: Cut Cammie some slack!
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Wii MotionPlus
– Long overdue
– Is basically what the Wiimote should have been initially
– Measures subtle rotational shifts, 1:1 – Craig says it actually works, he likes sword-fighting
– Craig “called” a new Wii Sports game right before Nintendo’s conference
Wii Sports Resort
– All 3 minigames were pretty fun
– Matt liked the disc dog game, since you can see how accurate Wii Motion Plus is – worked perfectly
– Angle, rotation played a huge part where the disc would land
– Craig thought sword-fighting was really accurate as well
WiiSpeak
– Laughably made
– Can put it anywhere in the room, cord looks gigantic (based on photos)
– Made for 3 – 4 people playing on a couch
– A third-party might make a work-around eventually (headset, microphone)
– Can use wireless keyboard in AC: City Folk
– Matt will remain skeptical until he can really test it
– Nintendo playing it safe again – Craig
Japanese software sales (7/21 – 7/27)
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1. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) – 190,000 / 834,000
2. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami) – 84,000 / NEW
3. [PSP] Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai Games) – 43,000 / 180,000
4. [PSP] Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Falcom) – 39,000 / NEW
5. [PS3] SIREN: New Translation (SCEI) – 35,000 / NEW
6. [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper – Moeyo Mirai (Takara Tomy) – 32,000 / NEW
7. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 30,000 / 2,410,000
8. [WII] Wario Land: Shake It! (Nintendo) – 25,000 / NEW
9. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 25,000 / 1,610,000
10. [WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami) – 22,000 / NEW
Classic Suda51 title heads West for the first time ever
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Revered Japanese title finally gets a European release as Suda51 updates his PlayStation 2 masterpiece; Trailer to be unveiled on August 1st 2008
Luton – July 30th 2008 – Rising Star Games will be keeping both Suda51 and mystery fans happy this autumn with the long-awaited release of Flower, Sun and Rain.
Written and directed by the infamous games creator, this Nintendo DS™ exclusive is the first chance western gamers have had to experience one of Suda51’s earliest creations and offers an insight into the evolution of his unique style following the huge successes of Killer7 and No More Heroes.
Flower, Sun and Rain is an intriguing mystery adventure very much in the vein of Groundhog Day. You play a detective charged with locating and defusing a bomb by solving thought-provoking puzzles with a wealth of bizarre outcomes. Solving the mystery of what is happening to him and his surroundings is necessary before he eventually goes insane.
Konami’s Leipzig plans
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New information has surfaced regarding Konami’s presence at the upcoming Leipzig event:
Games
– PES 2009
– Silent Hill Coming Home (PS3, Xbox 360)
– Castlevania Judgement (Wii)
– Dancing Stage
– Rock Revolution
– Lost in Blue (Wii, NDS)
– Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and Zero (NDS)
– new releases
Stage shows + presentations
– Hideo Kojima (Will discuss Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Online plans)
– Koji “IGA” Igarashi provides insight into the Castlevania series
– Thomas Hulett (Associate Producer) talks about Silent Hill Homecoming
– Rock Revolution presentation with Associate Producer Niais Taylor
– Dave Cox, responsible for product planning at Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH, own future developments in Konami Europe
Famitsu review scores
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Wii
Fatal Frame IV |9-9-8-8(34/40)
Lost in Blue Wii |7-7-6-5(25/40)
NDS
Fire Emblem: Dark Dragon and Sword of Light |9-8-8-9(34/40)
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 |8-8-8-8(32/40)
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 – Banjou no Geass Gekijou |6-6-6-7(25/40)
Summon Night 2 |8-8-8-6(30/40)
Wantame variety channel |6-6-6-6(24/40)
DS Pico Series: Sanrio no Party e Ikou! Oryouri – Oshare – Okaimono |6-5-6-5(22/40)
Ron-Q! Highland in DS |7-7-7-6(27/40)
San Goku Shi Taisen Ten |8-8-8-8(32/40)
Mite wa Ikenai |6-6-6-5(23/40)
Monster Farm DS 2: Yomigaeru! Master Breeder Densetsu |6-7-8-8(29/40)
40 games in development for Wii/DS
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In a conference call yesterday, EA confirmed that the company is working on 40 games between the Wii and DS. EA CEO John Riccitiello made it a point to express the importance of the Wii and DS, stating that both the Wii and DS are needed for future success. Most importantly, Riccitello also explained that EA is concentrating on quality and that each game is being created with the system’s feature set in mind.