Japan’s VC releases next week
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-Championship Lode Runner (FC, Hudson Soft)
-Sonic & Knuckles (MD, Sega)
-Face Off (VCA, Namco Bandai)
-Rolling Thunder 2 (VCA, Namco Bandai)
Rage of the Gladiator screenshots
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Nintendo Download (10/23, Europe/Australia)
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VC
Shinobi (800 points)
WiiWare
Protothea (1000 points)
PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit (800 points)
DSiWare
A Little Bit of…Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: Arts Edition (800 points)
Combat of Giants: Dragons – Bronze Edition (800 points)
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle screenshot
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No friend codes for Monster Hunter 3 in the US
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Like its Japanese release, Monster Hunter 3 will not use the dreaded friend codes when it arrives in the states next year. Capcom’s Community Specialist Shawn Baxter confirmed the news earlier today, although he did not say if there will be any fees involved. In Japan, players must pay weekly or monthly in order to connect online. It is also undecided at this point if the title will be utilizing WiiSpeak.
Thanks to Jay for the news tip!
Ignition Entertainment to publish Arc Rise Fantasia
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Wow…This is another huge pick up for Ignition I’d say. I wonder what’s going on with XSEED, since this is the second title that the publisher has lost out on to Ignition.
Turn-Based RPG Gives Wii Owners The Power To Party-Up and Summon Deadly Creatures
GLENDALE, Calif.–(Business Wire)–
Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames and Marvelous Entertainment announced that Arc Rise Fantasia is releasing in Summer 2010 exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.Arc Rise Fantasia, winner of the “Best Wii RPG” from IGN at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2009, is a new turn-based RPG with a beautiful, anime-inspired Japanese art style. Players will jump into the shoes of L`Arc, a calm and composed mercenary, who sets out to defend the Meridian Empire from an impending invasion of ferocious creatures. After assembling a party of friends, each with a unique set of abilities, players will embark on a perilous journey across an overworld filled with deadly enemies and treacherous dungeons. While strategically queuing up attacks, players can summon mystical creatures and work with their party members to execute massive attacks.
Renegade Kid’s Son of the Dragon canceled due to hardcore Wii sales
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Company representatives have said in the past that the sales of hardcore Wii games would influence their decision to publish similar content for the platform. Today, we’re seeing a firsthand example of that. According to Jools Watsham, owner and game director for Renegade Kid, Son of the Dragon was canceled as a result of the poor sales some hardcore Wii titles have been receiving.
“The original project was slatted [sic] as a Wii / DS combo, but due to the sales of ‘hardcore’ games on the Wii it was cancelled by the publisher.”
Presumably, SouthPeak Interactive would have published the game. The company took a chance with now-acquired GameCock’s Mushroom Men in 2008, but apparently didn’t feel that Son of the Dragon would soak in similar commercial success. We also now know that there were two games in the works – One for Wii and one for DS.
Media Create hardware sales (10/12 – 10/18)
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Media Create has published the latest hardware sales figures from Japan. The results are below.
DSi 49,145
PSP 33,508
PS3 30,231
Wii 29,965
Xbox 360 3,662
DS Lite 2,590
PS2 2,109
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from September 28 (last week).
DSi – 50,144
PSP – 40,100
PS3 – 30,896
Wii – 30,741
DS Lite – 5,454
Xbox 360 – 3,326
PS2 – 2,133
Media Create software sales (10/12 – 10/18)
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01. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) – 165.000 / 2.638.000
02. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 118.000 / 610.000
03. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 63.000 / 1.414.000
04. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders – Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) – 60.000 / 437.000
05. [PS3] Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (SCE) – 54.000 / 54.000
06. [WII] Okami (Capcom) – 24.000 / 24.000
07. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 23.000 / 1.299.000
08. [PSP] Gran Turismo: The Real Driving Simulation (SCE) – 22.000 / 196.000
09. [NDS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Atlus Co.) – 20.000 /
10. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) – 19.000 / 141.000