Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!

Believe it or not, there actually has been a good amount of anime based on video games. Sure, some anime has seen short runs, but a number of popular titles have been transformed for television programming. What about games that haven’t been produced as anime, though? Dengeki magazine hosted a poll and asked its readers which products they’d like to see make the jump. We’ve posted the results below.

1. Persona 4
2. Phoenix Wright
3. Okami
4. Kingdom Hearts
5. Idol Master
6. Metal Gear Solid
7. Yakuza
8. BlazBlue
9. Persona 3
10. Atelier Rorona

– New character is called Richard
– Has long, blond hair
– Prince of Windol
– Prefers peace
– He and Asbel have known each other and have been friends since childhood, both have trust in each other
– Small sword, attack magic

DS minigame: Kamenin Merchant (Turtlemen Merchant)

– Action game
– Control Turtleman
– Stock items
– 4 players can play through a wireless connection

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Fry those zombies up!

Alter saving her grandmother from the claws of the Wolf and its army of the evil everything seemed to have gone back to normal. Nothing further from reality. With the recent and tragic death on combat of the woodman, an invasion of leper zombies endangers once again the peace in the world.

Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ is a really fun shooter for Nintendo DsiWare™, where you have to move forward by shooting down every living (or dying) creature in your path! Use the great arsenal of weapons at your disposal to do away with the savage hoards of zombies. Shoot, blast, massacre, bombard and burn your enemies to the bone with a simple touch of your stylus on the console screen. Can you save fairy tale land or will you let its creatures live an unhappy-ever-after-life?

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“Yeah, we’re doing console. We’re getting into console. We’re not abandoning DS in the sense that we’ll never do it again, but for right now we’re moving into console. That’s where we always started [our] company. I started the company six years ago with our Technical Director, and Joe our General Manager, so we’re doing console next year and it will be original. We always do original stuff. You won’t see licensed stuff. I mean you might see licensed stuff in the sense like a Mario game that’s original or something like that. We’re not doing that, but I’m just saying I would. I would do that, but not like a movie license or something dumb. I like how Bioware did the Star Wars RPG, it wasn’t like ‘Oh we’re just making a Star Wars game. No, we’re taking the license and making something really awesome with it.’ That’s (Wii) one of the consoles. We’re actually working on multiple consoles. There’s multiple titles…Yes (multiple titles), and Wii is one of them.” – Jeremiah Slaczka of 5th Cell

I honestly can’t wait to see what 5th Cell has in store for consoles. I’m saddened that they’re putting the DS on the back burner temporarily, but based on previous 5th Cell titles I’ve played, I’m sure the company has a few unique ideas for the projects they are currently busy with.

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MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT AND INTERACTIVE GAME GROUP’S JILLIAN MICHAELS FITNESS ULTIMATUM FOR WiiTM GOES GOLD

Sequel to Best-Selling WiiTM Fitness Title Due in Stores October 6th

EDISON, N.J., September 16, 2009 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and executive producer Interactive Game Group (I2G), today announced that Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for Wii™ has gone gold. Building on the success of her first Wii title that sold over 600,000 copies, Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 brings back America’s toughest trainer and health and wellness expert to the interactive world where she motivates players to pursue a healthy, active lifestyle via the game’s new one-on-one training feature. Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for Wii™ is scheduled to release October 6th. In addition, Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for Nintendo DS™, Michaels’ first portable title and the perfect game for maintaining a workout routine on-the-go, is scheduled to arrive in stores October 20th.

“Jillian’s 2010 game is packed with new features and enhancements to help players get the most out of their at home workout,” said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. “Fitness Ultimatum 2010 is the only game designed and endorsed by Jillian which means that players are getting the best possible training from a proven fitness expert who knows how to get results.”

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First download title brings unique platform game to Nintendo handheld
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced its first DSiWare™ download title, in the form of Reflection – a platform game with puzzle elements designed exclusively for the new Nintendo handheld.

Reflection is a clever take on the platform genre, wherein players control a female character and her mirror images as they play through two stages simultaneously. Players take on the role of an adventurer named Kirra who is charged with retrieving a magical mirror that has been broken, unleashing a shattered reality which has also split Kirra into two pieces: one good, one evil.

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