Katamari Forever Rolls Up A Preview
I totally forgot Katamari Forever was going to be at E3, but when I trundled up to Namco's booth and saw it languishing unattended, was glad I found myself with half an hour to kill.
I totally forgot Katamari Forever was going to be at E3, but when I trundled up to Namco's booth and saw it languishing unattended, was glad I found myself with half an hour to kill.
Japanese gamers don't seem to have cooled on manga-licensed fighting games, as Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 tops this week's Japanese sales chart, the sixth entry in the 3D fighter in just over four years.
Not many great things are remembered from the 2008 E3 press conference, but, we've learned, when Jack Tretton promises something, you can take it to the bank.
Nintendo's newest Pokémon spin-off, Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai, returns to the top of Japan's bestseller list after taking a few weeks off. That means a return to Nintendo DS dominance.
Airtight Games still has time to wrestle with an apparently common problem: gamers not using all of their abilities in a game.
This week's (slightly delayed) Japanese software sales chart is packed with new games populating the top ten, with Atlus' redux remake of Persona for the PSP outselling all new competitors.
Lots of games get sequels. Some of them Japanese games want, and others Japanese games want really bad. Game magazine Famitsu polled its readers about which franchise sequel they crave the most.
Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise does big business on the PSP in Japan. Bring that franchise to the Wii, Japan's bestselling console, and you're guaranteed massive success. Right? Well, maybe it's too early to tell.
You seem to have enjoyed the first episode of the Valkyria Chronicles anime as much as we did. So for those living outside Japan, here's episode 2.
With the exception of the newly released Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai, it was a relatively slow week of video game buying in Japan, with low sales of new software.