The Sequel to the Critically Acclaimed RPG Hits Retail Next Month
Burlingame, Calif., October 21, 2008 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon has officially gone gold and will be available for the Nintendo DS this holiday season. The Rune Factory series combines the fun and rewarding gameplay of Harvest Moon with the fantasy and excitement of an action-RPG, offering Harvest Moon fans and traditional RPG players the best of both worlds. Rune Factory 2 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and will ship on November 18th, 2008. “It is exciting to be just a few weeks away from delivering this highly anticipated title to gamers,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO atNatsume. “Rune Factory 2 offers easy-to-use menus, an all-new compelling storyline, and deep, involving gameplay. Fans and newcomers alike will be delighted with this all-new adventure.”
Rune Factory 2 is set several years after the first game. The evil Sechs Empire has been defeated, and the Kingdom of Norad is once again at peace. Things may not stay that way for long, however, as strange disturbances in the earth warn that a great evil is stirring. It’s up to player to uncover this new threat to the land and bring peace to the kingdom once more. Over the course of the story, players will build and develop a farm, befriend townspeople, raise monsters, take on quests, and find a wife.
NEW YORK, NY – October 21, 2008 – Atari has taken What’s Cooking? with Jamie Oliver out of the oven, and served to retailers across North America. What’s Cooking? with Jamie Oliver is a cooking game which encourages players to create, enjoy and share recipes in the spirit of Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks and TV shows. The portability of Nintendo DS™ means Jamie Oliver is at hand to offer help and inspiration whenever and wherever you feel like cooking up a gourmet treat. What’s Cooking? with Jamie Oliver is the first video game to feature international cooking star Jamie Oliver and his delicious, world-renowned recipes which are now available in North America exclusively on Nintendo DS™.
“I’ve tried to push the game as much as possible interactivity-wise and I’ve tried to make it relevant,” says Jamie Oliver about What’s Cooking? with Jamie Oliver. “It’s a game and you can pass time with it: if you get good at it undoubtedly it will have a positive effect on your real life cooking. With the shopping lists and the sharing of recipes, you can actually shop more efficiently too. So all of this is just fun and a great excuse to push your cooking and get better.”
Hi, NintendoEverything fans!
As of late, Valay and I have been talking about redesigning the website a bit. When I mean “redesign,” I mean not changing the template, but redesigning some colors, designs, graphics, and logos to make our website look more appealing to match our awesome content. Right now, we have a standard image as a logo with a clash of so many Nintendo characters which is supposed to represent “everything Nintendo in one,” with plain text over it. We hope to change the image to be a bit more fun, showing Nintendo in the same exact theme, but maybe a clearer image. I was thinking flash based, but I figured it’s nicer to have an image for faster loading (for some people). In addition to this, we will be establishing a new logo and waterproof logo (to add to all our content as an official logo/trademark; FINALLY, right?!). Also, we have a bit darker colors, such as the charcoal gray and the navy blues on top of it; we probably will go in the direction of making our color sceme similar to a Wii-based design, since the blue really stands out on the off-white and looks nice. Of course, can’t make it too similar or we wouldn’t be unique from Nintendo (or other websites for that matter)! So, I’ll make sure there are a few new things to make us look more Nintendo friendly! I’ll post some screenshots in a few days to throw out ideas so our readers can choose which they like best! After all, we here at Nintendo Everything value the opinions of readers! Thanks and I hope to see you all comment on whether you want to keep the current look or give your opinion on some of the new probable design looks!
SAN FRANCISCO – OCTOBER 20, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s EndWar™ will be released for the Nintendo DS™ system and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Developed by Funatics Software and optimized for the handheld platforms, Tom Clancy’s EndWar is rated T for “teen” and will ship to retailers on November 4, 2008.
Tom Clancy’s EndWar for handhelds allows players to command an elite military force on the ground, in the air and on the seas during World War III. Take control of the elite U.S. Joint Strike Force, European Enforcers Corps or Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade and lead your faction to victory in three separate yet interwoven single-player campaigns. Each campaign includes over 30 battle scenarios taking place on real-world battlefields including Paris and London, and features increasingly challenging missions and objectives. Fight against a friend in tense two-player battles in any of the 100 ready-to-play scenarios or in your own custom-created missions.
Key Features:
* Turn-based strategy with a twist: Simultaneous move and attack phases make the experience as intense and authentic as real-time strategy.
* Three campaigns, one for each faction, with increasingly challenging battle scenarios and objectives.
* Over 20 units and vehicles per faction including ground, air and naval units. Units gain experience in combat, dramatically improving their combat performance.
* Two-player versus multiplayer mode, including additional missions specifically designed for multiplayer battles.
* Easy-to-pick-up mission editor: Create and share your custom battlefields and battle scenarios to play solo or against another player.
* Full stylus control on Nintendo DS.
According to G4, E3 will be returning to some of its old ways. The event will be returning to the Los Angeles convention center and will be held in June rather than July. E3 will run, in 2009, from June 2 to June 4. Best of all, as G4 also noted, E3 2009 will “technically be open to the public.” More news is expected to be released in the coming days.
Videos
Wii Music: Shigeru Miyamoto Goes to a Kindergarten
Wii Music: This week’s Instruments 3
Wii Music: Teaser
Wii Music: Arrangement
The Incredible Maze info Video
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Video 4
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows DS Info Video
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Video 3
NBA Live 09 All-Play Video 3
America Ferrera Plays Brian Age
Strong Bad: Behind the Bad Part 1
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 10/26)
Crosswords DS-Wordsearch Demo
Ninjatown Demo
Battle of Giants: Dinosaurs
Brain Quest: Grades 3&4 and Grades 5&6
MySims Kingdom
Xbox 360: 748,992
PS3: 2,369,484
DS: 6,449,206
DS Lite: 17,080,747
Wii: 6,826,612
PSP: 10,181,888
PS2: 21,454,325
“We are always looking into continuing the development of our popular franchises, so my advice would be to wait and see!” – Takahiro Harada/Nobuo Matsumiya
“‘Wario Land DS’ – oh I just want to develop it! Maybe, if many of your readers’ opinions are gathered and sent to us, it might be an idea that will be realised in the not too distant future. Everyone, do you want to play ‘Wario Land DS?'” – Takahiro Harada/Nobuo Matsumiya
Wario Land on the DS could work out pretty well if you ask me. If the game were to take some of the elements that made previous titles successful, there’s no doubt that a DS game would suit Wario perfectly.
