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Nintendo Exec: Software Sales Will Be Up, Hardware Will Be Down
Hardware sales are on the slide — check out this chart from Japanese TV. But Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn’t see this as a problem. It’s cyclical. Fils-Aime points out that while hardware sales are down, software sales will be big this year and next. The record year of 2008 is very difficult…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
New Final Fantasy XIII Ad Has New FF XIII Footage
This television spot is short, but it does have a few scenes of upcoming role-playing-game Final Fantasy XIII that we haven’t seen — until now. New FFXIII TV Spot Shows New Snippets [Final Fantasy XIII.net]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Microsoft: “Halo: Reach Will Be The Biggest Game of 2010”
This year, 2009, isn’t yet over, but Microsoft is already talking about next year — namely the biggest game of next year. That game, says Microsoft, will be Halo: Reach. Next year will see the release of Final Fantasy XIII in the West, God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, Mass Effect 2 and StarCraft…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Transformers: War For Cybertron Debut Trailer
Set before the Transformers had contact with Earth, War For Cybertron allows players to partake in the battle between Autobots and Decepticons. The game is being developed by High Moon Studios, best known for the Bourne Conspiracy game. The title’s release date is still TBA, but Transformers: War For Cybertron will be hitting the PS3,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
A Look At Dead Space Costume In PlayStation Home
As previously announced, Sony released a bevy of goodies in PlayStation Home today, including this “Dead Space 2” miner outfit for male and female avatars. While Sony is saying this is a Dead Space 2 miner outfit, it does look very much like the Dead Space 1 duds. Twitter / Dead Space: Own a PlayStation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Pokemon Teaches Your Children To Worship Satan
Pokémon, plural, turn kids into devil. They are monsters. And there’s stabbing and shootings, too! Maybe it has something to do with the dark realm? Going by hairdos, this looks to be from the late 1990s or the turn of the century. Still remember that even with the passage of time certain things still hold…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Xbox 360 Game Helps You Talk To Girls
For some, talking to girls is hard. For others, talking is hard. Xbox 360 downloadable indie title Don’t Be Nervous Talking 2 Girls might be able to offer help. Or at least offer something for you to point and laugh at. Because that is one tall roller coaster. Available for 80 Microsoft Points, so leave…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
In Flight Movies
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: A Life Well Written Getting ready for the long flight to Texas. Since Mrs. Bashcraft doesn’t fly well (she gets motion sick), she’ll probably take motion sickness meds and conk out for the flight. Hopefully, Micro-Bash will sleep for *most* of the late night flight. Mini-Bash is now old enough…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Retail Shop Using FFXIII To Promote Big Screen TV Sales
The World Cup is here, buy a big screen TV. Want to watch the Olympics? You’re gonna need a larger television. That’s how retailers typically do the hard sell. One retailer in Japan is doing something different: Using Final Fantasy XIII to promote TVs. Sofmap, a Japanese retailer with stores in Tokyo and Osaka, has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
This Is How Famitsu Interviews Booth Babes
Gung ho, indeed. As seen on Famitsu.com.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Another Cheeky Look At NieR
The Square-Enix-published Cavia-developed action adventure NieR stars main character NieR and his AI-controlled partner Kainé, a character possessed by a demon and who likes to wear skimpy clothes. Kaine’s attitude and manner of speech are manly — but she/he/it emphasizes her female qualities through her racy fashion style. This aspect hasn’t been lost on Cavia,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Forget It Xbox 360 Game, You Cannot Escape
You gotta admire the little guy’s spirit and gumption!
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Miyamoto On Hyper Realistic Graphics
Nintendo graphics look fantastic — even on underpowered hardware, they’re great. Nintendo knows how to make characters and worlds with a strong visual flair. But what about hyper realistic graphics? The BBC put the question of why Nintendo’s games have a stylized look and not photo realistic graphics to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. His response:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
The Boob Panic Button
You want boobs? Upcoming PSP game Queen’s Blade: Spiral Chaos has boobs. You don’t want others to see you want boobs? Fret not, this game has you covered. Literally. The Namco Bandai game, out later this month, features highly suggestive cutscenes — the game is rated 17 years-old-and-up, but nudity free. If players are watching…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
New Final Fantasy XIII Screens, Handsome Men Edition
Final Fantasy XIII would not be a Final Fantasy game if it didn’t was not packed with good looking dudes like Cid Raines and Rygdea. One of these screens, while new, does not belong. Oh, whichever one could it be?
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
John Woo Is Interested In Making Another Video Game
The director of action classics like The Killer and Face/Off, John Woo also dipped his big toe into video games with John Woo’s Stranglehold, a Midway title that was a sequel to his flick Hardboiled. The film reunited the director with his star Chow Yun-Fat. There are plans to turn it into a feature film…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
These Yakuza 4 Screens Will Bust Your Head In
Out next March in Japan, PS3 exclusive Yakuza 4 (Ryu Ga Gotoku 4) will put its fist in your face. And after it does that, it will stick its foot in your chin. Ka-pow! セガ、PS3「龍が如く4 伝説を継ぐもの」。主人公によって異なるバトルスタイルを紹介 [GAME Watch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 -
Maybe The Fakest On Screen Gaming Ever [Update]
Maybe! When actors or celebs play video games on television or in movies, it generally looks pretty darn fake — probably because they’re not really playing. But at least they are playing something on a TV screen and NOT ON THE FLOOR UPSIDE DOWN. Without missing a beat, Morning Musume leader Ai Takahashi says, “So…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 -
Are You Canadian? Are You Familiar with “Moe”?
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: The Year We Make 3-2-1 Contact I’m not Canadian. But I am familiar with moe — oh yes. And probably anyone with a passing interest in current Japanese animation or gooey-eyed games does as well. In a duck press, “moe” (萌え) means “budding”, but it’s a pun on “燃え” (moe),…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009
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