Jump to about halfway through the video to see the Mario part…
This video honestly had me laughing like crazy when I saw it. It’s so strange, yet awesome at the same time. Make sure you check it out!
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Happy Hammerin’
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Dragon’s Lair
High Stakes Texas Hold’em
Miami Nights: Life in the Spotlight
Platinum Games has started a rather interesting countdown on their official Japanese website, which should end in slightly less than a week. There’s no real clue as to what the company will be announcing, but some are speculating that Shinji Mikami’s project will finally be unveiled. The countdown page itself is actually pretty neat – You can check it out here.
About two weeks ago, we posted a listing of the best-selling games of 2009 in Japan, which was based on Famitsu data. Now numbers from Media Create have been calculated and unlike the Famitsu rankings, the list below is slightly more up-to-date (weeks 1 to 52).
01. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) – 4.043.218 / NEW
02. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) – 3.465.000 / NEW
03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 2.440.000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 2.317.000 / NEW
05. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) – 1.690.000 / NEW
06. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 1.568.000 / NEW
07. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 1.315.000 / NEW
08. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) – 931.705 / NEW
09. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders – Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) – 908.000 / NEW
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best) (Capcom) – 848.742 / 1.057.270
A few days ago, Mistwalker founder Hironobu Sakaguchi provided an update on his blog regarding the company’s newest project. Initially, there were plans to unveil the game this year, but Sakaguchi apologized and instead said that an announcement will be made sometime in 2010 instead. It’s now officially the first day of the new year in Japan and the blog has once again been refreshed with a short post. Sakaguchi noted that he is putting a lot of effort into the game and is trying to make it “the best project.”
“Happy New Year.
2010 is the year of my long-awaited new blockbuster project.
I’m putting my heart and soul into this production. I’m taking a full swing and making this the best project.
Oh, by the way, We are also working on a project for iPhone.
This should be released soon as well.
We will put our efforts together and do our best!
I’m sure you’ll Love it.”
Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!
– Need to fly with four familiars
– Souls power the spirits
– 200 pints
– Genterprise also releasing D-Tank for DSiWare on January 14
You guys have probably noticed that, over the last few days, there’s been almost a drought in news. A number of people have been on vacation since Christmas and the usual round of news starts to drop off around December in general. Things have pretty much come to a halt today, as tonight is New Year’s Eve. I’ll post any Nintendo news I come across that I find significant, but please be aware that there might not be a whole lot of content to share. However, in the next day or so, things should pick up once again.
Other than that make sure you check out Jason’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii review and have a happy New Year!
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 506,000 / 2,44,000
2. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – 291,000 / 291,000
3. Tomodachi Collection – 227,000 / 2,317,000
4. Final Fantasy XIII – 189,000 / 1,69,000
5. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver – 125,000 / 3,465,000
6. Wii Fit Plus – 114,000 / 1,315,000
7. Inazuma Eleven 2 – 99,000 / 908,000
8. Wii Sports Resort – 77,200 / 1,568,000
9. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2– 66,000 / 200,000
10. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute – 64,000 / 559,000
