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- Here are some highlights of a recent interview with Sony's senior marketing manager John Koller by GamePro and Game Informer:
- PSP will have a lot of strong titles coming out this year
- Outside of Final Fantasy Crisis: Core and Secret Agent Clank, there will be a lineup of additional sports games and some very unique titles
- One of the unique title is "franchise umbrellas"
- The PSP Store will offer both PS1 and PS2 re-releases for download
- PSP will have a number pf peripherals coming this year, including keyword, camera and GPS
- Major PSP announcements will be coming next month and continuing up to E3 2008
- Heavy focus on PS3-PSP remote play functionality this year
- More PSP Combo Packs will be coming
P L A Y S T A T I O N 3
- Polyphony Digital announced a new update will be released for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for PS3 on March 28, 2008 in Japan, the game will be upgraded to Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec II.
- Polyphony Digital expects the complete version of Gran Turismo 5 to be released in US in 2009, the company is still aiming to release the Japanese version before the end of 2008.
- Sony will release the PS3 online tactical shooter SOCOM: Confrontation for PS3 on September 16, 2008 in US.
- Activision announced the Variety Map Pack for Call of Duty 4 will be coming to PS3 by the end of April 2008 on PlaySTation Network.
X B O X 3 6 0
- Tecmo announced a playable demo of Ninja Gaiden II for Xbox 360 will be released in May 2008.
- Take Two chairman Strauss Zelnick mentioned that Civilization IV and BioShock have potential opportunities to become MMO/Online game.
M U L T I
- Here are the latest console software sales in Japan for the week of March 17 - 23:
- Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (NDS, Pokemon) - 242,000
- Deca Sporta (Wii, Hudson) - 65,000
- Armored Core For Answer (PS3, From Software) - 54,000
- SimCity DS 2: Kodai kara Mirai e Tsuduku Machi (NDS, EA) - 49,000
- Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) - 48,000 [1,752,000]
- Tales of Rebirth (PSP, Bandai Namco) - 47,000
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) - 41,000 [1,490,000]
- Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi wo Yobu Cinema Land (NDS, Banpresto) - 35,000
- DS Bi-Mozi Training (NDS, Nintendo) - 35,000 [101,000]
- Time Hollow: Seeking the Lost Past (NDS, Konami) - 34,000
- Sakura Taisen: Kimi Arugatama (NDS, Sega)
- Echochrome (PSP, Sony)
- Armored Core For Answer (X360, From Software)
- Ryuga Gotoku: Kenzan (PS3, Sega)
- Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo)
- Gundam Musou Special (PS2, Koei)
- Cho Nekketukokou Kuniokun Dodgeball (NDS, Arc System Works)
- Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo)
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 (Wii, Sega)
- Army of Two (X360, EA)
- Here are the latest console game review scores from Japan this week:
- Armored Core: For Answer (PS3/X360, From Software): 9, 7, 7, 7, - (30/40)
- Dark Sector (PS3/X360, D3 Publisher): 9, 8, 8, 8 - (33/40)
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (PS3, Konami): 9, 8, 9, 9 - (35/40)
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (PS2, Konami): 8, 8, 8, 8 - (32/40)
- Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (PS2, Koei): 8, 8, 8, 8 - (32/40)
- Umihara Kawase Portable (PSP, Marvelous): 6, 6, 6, 6 - (24/40)
- Tottadoo! Yoiko no Mujintou Seikatsu (NDS, Bandai Namco): 8, 7, 7, 7 - (29/40)
- Meitantei Conan: Kieta Hakase to Machigai Sagashi no Tou (NDS, Bandai Namco): 6, 6, 6, 6 - (24/40)
- SimpleLite 2500: Chotto Aima no Colpile DS (NDS, Success): 7, 6, 6, 6 - (25/40)
N I N T E N D O D S
- Nippon Ichi will release the NDS version of Makai Senki Disgaea: Makai no Ouji to Akai Tsuki [Disgaea: Hour of Darkness] in Japan on June 26, 2008.
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