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This month, grow a Mario stache. C'mon on. Do it. More »
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Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and his mustache sat down with GameSpot during GDC and dished out a refreshingly honest interview. Sure, Sakaguchi does say that Final Fantasy should come to the Xbox 360 — Sadly, his opinion doesn't matter anymore! He does mention that he dislikes Wii Sports, that he's interested in making a shooter like Gears of War and that he doesn't have an HD TV at home (wha?), the real fireworks are when he lays into Microsoft, who have funded two of his games: Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. So what does Sakaguchi think the reason that Microsoft hasn't had success in Japan? More »
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The Land of the Rising Sun might not be a lost cause for Microsoft. There are rumblings that pre-orders for the limited edition Blue Dragon bundle are selling out. The 29,800 yen (approx. US $250) set includes a striped down Xbox 360, BD faceplate, a copy of Blue Dragon and five Blue Dragon figs. There are apparently only a thousand of these puppies. One site even claims the first-run limited edition bundle's pre-orders are selling out faster than the PS3's! And some retailers, such as Bic, Sofmap, Yodobashi Camera, Rakuten's Edigi and Seven Dream have supposedly stopped taking pre-orders. Just did a quick internet check, and yes, some of these retailers are have ceased pre-orders on the limited edition bundles. Some haven't. Regardless, this title looks poised to moved consoles. Could Blue Dragon be Japan's Halo? Could it? Brian Ashcraft More »
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Wired's Clive Thompson puts forth a burning question: Who are these mythical 40-hour gamers? Thompson, like most, wants to tear through an involved game title, but doesn't have the time to play for 8 or 9 hours at a stretch in order to finish it. A job, family, etc. make only short bursts possible for most, and gaming comes an hour at a time. Thus, the problem writes Thompson: More »
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At last year's TGS, Microsoft rolled out the Xbox 360. The company staked out a huge booth, filled with with companions and new hardware. The 360 was the first next-gen console the Japanese would see. The country look a look and collectively went "meh." More »
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After the Sakaguchi presser yesterday, Microsoft gave all attendees Blue Dragon toys. I've taken mine out of the box and have decided that it'll make a nice place on my shelf. Either there, or eBay. Hit the jump for it out of the box, but wrapped. Brian Ashcraft More »
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APA Hotel, and I'm running late. Hironobu Sakaguchi and his 'stache are at the podium, talking about Blue Dragon. Looking for a seat at the Microsoft presser, I find Cheapy D of CheapAssGamer.com, who quickly tells me (over the blaring hair metal music) that he hasn't heard anything the translator has said. More »
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