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X B O X 3 6 0
- Here are some new images of Square Enix and Tri-Ace's Xbox 360 epic RPG
Infinite Undiscovery. The game brings a world that changes in real time,
allowing players to make their own choices that will result in numerous "unknown
discoveries......
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W i i
- Here are some new images of Bandai Namco's anime action adventure game One
Piece Unlimited Cruise. The first episode One Piece Unlimited Cruise
Episode 1: Hidden Treasure in Tossing Wave will be released in summer.....
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N I N T E N D O D S
- Here are some new images of Square Enix's NDS RPG Valkyrie
Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono [Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One]. The story centers
around Wilfred, who is seeking revenge to the Valkyries after his father's soul was taken by a Valkyrie....
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- Square Enix announced Geemu no Nanatsu for NDS, a new horror adventure game which is controlled by the stylus, the game will be released on July 3 in Japan.
M U L T I
- Here are the latest console hardware sales in Japan for the week of April 14 - 20:
- PSP - 85,421 [1,322,989]
- NDS Lite - 44,551 [1,117,677]
- Wii - 44,241 [1,116,054]
- PlayStation 3 - 7,438 [339,200]
- PlayStation 2 - 6,545 [179,534]
- Xbox 360 - 1,076 [46,425]
- Here are the latest console software sales in Japan for the week of April 14 - 20:
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 202,000 [795,000]
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP, Capcom) - 124,000 [1,714,000]
- Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (NDS, Nintendo) - 35,000
- Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) - 32,000 [1,897,000]
- Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (PS2, Koei) - 24,000 [308,000]
- Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (NDS, Nintendo) - 21,000 [457,000]
- DS Bimoji Training (NDS, Nintendo) - 15,000 [149,000]
- Deca Sporta: Wii de Sports 10 Shumoku! (Wii, Hudson) - 14,000 [148,000]
- Super Smash Bros, Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) - 13,000 [1,575,000]
- Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) - 12,000 [2,924,000]
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (PS2, Konami)
- Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo)
- Tottado! Yowiko's Deserted Island Life (NDS, Bandai-Namco)
- Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo)
- Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP< Square-Enix)
- SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (NDS, EA)
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (PS3, Konami)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Cinema Land (NDS, Banpresto)
- New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo)
- Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo)
- Nintendo announced its company's net sales for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2008 were 1672 trillion yen (US$16.2 billion), up by 73%; the net income was 257 billion yen (US$2.5 billion), up by 47%. The Wii console sold 18.61 million units worldwide during last fiscal year, Nintendo expects to sell another 25 million units worldwide this year. The key success titles are Wii Fit (1.85 million), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (4.85 millions), Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Party 8.
- Nintendo DS has sold 30 million units worldwide last year, with a total of 70 million units. There are 57 NDS titles which sold over million copies worldwide; key success titles are Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, Brain Training and Mario Party DS.
- 1up reported that the pirated copy of Xbox 360 Grand Theft Auto IV has been released in torrent sites for download, a couple of days ahead of the release date. Current only the PAL version is available.
- Square Enix has registered "Hand of the Heavenly Bride" for patent protection in US on April 16, 2008, which is the subtitle of Dragon Quest V, so it seems like the game will be heading to US.
- Bandai Namco confirmed that a new Splatter House game is under development, the series was created in 1988 by Namco.
- Here are the latest game review scores from Japan this week.
- Link no Bowgun Training (Wii, Nintendo): 9, 7, 7, 7 - (30/40)
- Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium (Wii, Bandai Namco): 8, 6, 6, 6 - (26/40)
- Keikishi Gunzou Presents: Monoshiri Bakumatsu-Ou (NDS, Global A): 7, 7, 7, 6 - (27/40)
- Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Fate of Heat (NDS, Takara Tomy): 7, 6, 6, 6 - (25/40)
- Emblem of Gundam (NDS, Bandai Namco): 6, 8, 7, 8 - (29/40)
- Nippon no Asoko de (PSP, Sony): 9, 8, 7, 6 - (30/40)
- Ninja Theory, maker of Heavenly Sword, confirmed that their next game will run on both PS3 and Xbox 360.
X B O X 3 6 0
- Konami announced its arcade shooter Otomedius G will be coming to Xbox 360 in Japan sometimes this year.
P S P
- Capcom announced that over 2 million copies of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G for PSP were shipped in Japan.
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