- Here are some new images of Square Enix's four player action RPG Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days for NDS, the game will be released in Japan on May 30, 2009.
- Capcom's new DS title Gyakuten Kenji [Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth] for NDS has sold 119,500 copies in Japan on the first day. Here are the first day sales for the other titles:
Gyakuten Kenji (NDS, Capcom) - 118,500
Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (PS3, Koei) - 52,000
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Dai San Kan - Rasen (NDS, Alchemist) - 17,000
Yuusha 30 (PSP, Marvelous) - 13,000
Utawarerumono Portable (Aqua Plus) - 13,000
H.A.W.X. (PS3, Ubisoft) - 9,000
Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (360, Koei) - 8,500
Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokuretsu (NDS, Sega) - 8,500
Tactics Layer: Ritina Guard Senki (NDS, D3 Publisher) - 4,000
Battlestations: Pacific (360, Spike) - 2,000
- Kojima Production launched a new teaser website for a new title called Mask, the game will likely be revealed at E3.
- Here are the latest console software sales for the week of May 18 - 24, 2009:
DSi - 33,833 [1,142,088]
PSP - 27,536 [1,018,907]
Wii - 16,233 [527,564]
PlayStation 3 - 10,932 [535,659]
NDS Lite - 5,631 [264,591]
PlayStation 2 - 4,075 [109,167]
Xbox 360 - 3,854 [197,611]
- Here are the latest Media Create console software sales from Japan for the week of May 18 - 24, 2009:
Sloan to Michael: Nazo no Monogatari (NDS, Level 5) - 43,501
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (NDS, Sega) - 39,273
Mass Effect (360, Microsoft) - 17,502
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G [PSP The Best] (PSP, Capcom) - 14,329 [693,000]
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (PSP, Sony) - 12,689 [54,000]
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (NDS, Pokemon) - 12,082 [311,000]
Made in Ore (NDS, Nintendo) - 11,169 [123,000]
Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) - 10,168 [3,424,000]
Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (NDS, Nintendo) - 8,742 [624,000]
Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo)
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii, Namco Bandai)
Monster Hunter G (Wii, Capcom)
Growlanser (PSP, Atlus)
Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (PSP, Capcom)
Winning Eleven 2009 Playmaker (Wii, Konami)
Pokemon Platinum (NDS, Pokemon Co.)
Yuuzai x Muzai [Innocence x Guilt] (NDS, Namco Bandai)
Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo)
New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo)
- Square Enix's Yoichi Wada said that he's concerning the effects after the company postponed the release of Dragon Quest IX in Japan from March to July 2009, which had a large impact on the company's annual results. He thinks it is a serious problem and believe it's time to change the company culture and reform the game development process.
- Here are some new images of Sega and Tri-Ace's End of Eternity [Resonance of Fate] for PS3 and Xbox 360, the game will be released in Q3 2009.
- Sega released a new trailer of its racing game Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, which will be released on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC and NDS in early 2010. The console version will support up to 8 players online and 4 players in split screen.
- MCV reported that former Sony president Phil Harrison has resigned as the president of Atari, and he has now moved to the role of non-executive director of the Group. This is due to Atari's European operation will be entirely taken over by Namco Bandai in the next few weeks.
- Gametrailers released a new E3 09 exclusive cinematic trailer of Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins for PS3 and Xbox 360, the action RPG will be released in October 2009.
- Gametrailers released a new E3 09 exclusive villains trailer of Activison's Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, which will be released across all major console and handheld platforms.
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Gulliemot mentioned that the development costs of Assassin's Creed II will be 20% higher than the original, the game will be coming to both PS3 and Xbox 360 in Q4 2009.
