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Card Fighters Recall Update

Mike Fahey — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:24:33 MDT

Well it's been almost a month and a half since SNK Playmore released the broken version of SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters for the DS, which included a game breaking bug that kept the game from being completed. Then on May 10th they announced a recall that would get underway at a later date. Today, more details on that date have emerged as Mark from SNK Playmore, who issued a statement to the anxiously waiting masses.

We have been informed by Nintendo of America that the manufacturing of the replacement cartridges will be available on June 25th. At that time, SNK will ship the cartridges from Japan to our facility in the US and begin the process of implementing the recall. We should be able to begin providing replacements cartridges the first or second week of July. Information regarding the procedure on returning your defective cartridge to SNK will be posted on our website in the near future. I will keep you updated.

Ouch. That places the new, fully working version of the games in player's hands roughly three months after they purchased them, but I suppose it's better than nothing. Stay strong, my Card Fighting brothers. Stay strong. Michael Fahey

Card Fighters DS Gets Fixed

Mike Fahey — Thu, 10 May 2007 12:20:25 MDT

I hadn't heard any updates on the whole SNK VS Capcom Card Fighters since I posted about it last week, but now a reader named Scott reports that an official statement detailing a replacement plan is now circulating. Click the image below for a larger version.

While waiting six weeks, shipping your bad cart back and then waiting for replacement certainly isn't an ideal solution, at least they are taking steps to remedy the issue. So very glad I waited on this one. Michael Fahey

Card Fighters DS Storebound

Mike Fahey — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:20:12 MDT

Well this one really snuck up on me. Mysteriously absent from this weeks Week in Games article, SNK Playmore has gone ahead and shipped SNK VS. Capcom: Card Fighters DS to retail stores today. I was under the impression that the game wasn't coming for another couple of weeks, but apparently I was wrong.

Not surprising, really. I still play the original Card Fighters Clash for the NeoGeo Pocket Color on a regular basis, so this was one of those titles I couldn't pay too much attention to lest I start obsessing about it, ending every post with a countdown to launch. It's two great tastes that taste great together!

Here's hoping they didn't completely screw it up! I suppose we'll find out soon enough. Countdown to SNK VS. Capcom CFDS launch: 0 days! Michael Fahey

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