NAMCO BANDAI GAMES OBTAINS ALL PLATFORM RIGHTS FOR DRAGON BALL® VIDEOGAMES
Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today confirmed that it has secured exclusive North American rights to publish future official videogames for the longstanding classic anime and manga series, Dragon Ball across all major consoles and hand held platforms.
This agreement will run for five years beginning in January 2010 and supersedes the existing rights granted to publish titles on the Nintendo DS, Wii, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.Additionally, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. has secured the right to initially publish three titles in 2009, Dragon Ball : Raging Blast for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo exclusively for Wii, and Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans exclusively for Nintendo DS.
Unique Wi-Fi Gameplay Encourages Players to Explore Real World Surroundings to Collect Treasures
AUSTIN, TX – July 2, 2009 – Aspyr Media announced today that Treasure World has shipped to retailers across North America. The game, which encourages players to seek out Wi-Fi signals in order to unlock in-game treasures, is available on Nintendo DS™ for $29.99.
“With Treasure World, we’re offering players an entirely new level of interaction that crosses from the traditional game world into the real world,” said Ted Staloch, Executive Vice President, Aspyr Media. “With thousands of treasures to unlock and hundreds of player customization options, in addition to the real world treasure hunts, players are going to be able to spend months finding and doing everything the game has to offer.”
Wii Sports Resort, the first Wii MotionPlus-enabled title from Nintendo, only recently made its debut in Japan and will shortly be available worldwide in only a matter of weeks. However, it may not be the only game to be supporting the add-on from the company this year. According to Japanese website Gamememo, Nintendo will be publishing two more MotionPlus titles in 2009. The only questions are whether these titles have been announced or not and if the rumor only applies to Japan. Gamememo mentions Cosmic Walker as a candidate to be making use of the peripheral sometime this year, though Spam Smasher, which was announced secretly after E3 (and has been confirmed to use MotionPlus), is another possibility.
Thanks to Jake for the news tip!
Capcom launched a mystery site a few days ago, which led to much speculation over which title the company was teasing. But finally, the game has been revealed. It’s actually not Onimusha as many were predicting. Rather, it’s Sengoku Basara 3. Capcom hosted a press conference just a few short hours ago and Famitsu has confirmed the news. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much discussion about actual gameplay details, but the game will launch next year. There were no announcements in terms of which platform Sengoku Basara 3 will hit either. For now, Capcom has released a few images of character art and a logo (see above).
Fans of Popular Animated Series Can Test Their Ninja Moves on Two New NARUTO Shippuden Titles for WiiTM and Nintendo DSTM at Booth #103
LOS ANGELES – July 1, 2009 – Consumer software and entertainment company TOMY Corporation announced today that it will offer fans the first opportunity to play its upcoming video games based on the popular NARUTO™ Shippuden animated series. The soon-to-be-released fighting games, NARUTO™ Shippuden: Clash of Ninja® Revolution 3 for Wii™ and NARUTO™ Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 for Nintendo DS™, will be playable at booth #103 at the 2009 Anime Expo in the Los Angeles Convention Center July 2-5.
TOMY Corporation will also be showcasing its latest released titles, including PANGYA™: Fantasy Golf for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and NARUTO Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 for Nintendo DS™. As an added bonus, players who demo Pangya: Fantasy Golf for PSP will receive an exclusive Pangya collectable golf ball while supplies last.
-Detana!! Twinbee (TG, Konami)
-Final Fight 2 (SNES, Capcom)
-LIT (WiiWare, WayForward)
-Mahjong (WiiWare, Cosmico)
-Phantasy Star (SMS, Sega)
-The Revenge of Shinobi (MD, Sega)
-TV Show King 2 (WiiWare, Gameloft)
