Kyoto-based Nintendo Co., Ltd. released its financial statement from its April – June 2009 earnings. Net sales were down compared to the same time last year — down by 40 percent, that is. Obviously, Nintendo experienced phenomenal sales during the same period last year and faced a much more optimistic global economy. According to Nintendo,…
Across the board, Sony posted lower software sales on all three of its platforms: PS3, PSP and the PS2. The PS3 software sales were the highest at 14.8 million during the April – June 2009 quarter, but that’s down from 18.9 from the previous quarter and down from 40.8 million from the quarter before that.…
Electronics giant Sony has released its April – June 2009 quarter financial earnings. Like most corporations operating in this sluggish global economy, Sony’s sales are down. According to a report issued by the company, “Game business sales and operating revenue declined 18.0 percent year on year, to ¥1,053.1 billion.” One of the main causes of…
DS title The Four Warriors of Light: A Final Fantasy Anecdote is a traditional turn-based roleplaying game for the Nintendo DS that tells the story of a boy trying to save a princess. It’s coming out in Japan! The game is dated for October 29 and is priced for ¥5,980 (US$63). Check out game play…
Pandemic Studios was working on a Wii game called The Next Big Thing. It’s been canned, but here’s a trailer of what could’ve have been, well, the next big thing. Pandemic Studios Brisbane closed earlier this year. The embedded clip features the game’s working title, No Limits Racing. Pandemic’s Next Big Thing [Australian Gamer News…
A trio of gorgeous screens showing Final Fantasy XIII characters Lightning, Snow and Oerba in three very different FFXIII field settings. Beautiful stuff. Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the PS3 in Japan sometime this winter. スクエニ、PS3「FFXIII」情報総まとめ【後編】。バトルシステムや召喚獣、イベントシーンを公開 [Game Watch]
Third party Wii titles like MadWorld and The Conduit are aimed towards core gamers. And…they’re not selling so hot. Why the heck not? Tons of people own Nintendo Wii consoles. According to Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler, “You know, I don’t know. It’s hard to say. It could be titles have the same type of sales curve…
The DS has been a juggernaut in Japan, racking up amazing sales. But nothing lasts forever, not even strong platform sales. PaRappa The Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura is looking for a new option for platform development. “I think many developers and publishers are just focusing on DS but everybody understands [DS’ significance in the market]…
Happy Birthday ESRB! Fifteen years ago to the day, SEGA and Nintendo proposed the Entertainment Software Rating Board in the wake of the Mortal Kombat gore game controversy. As Wired points out, the original ratings were: • Early Childhood (eC): Suitable for ages 3 and over, usually educational in nature. • Kids to Adults (K-A):…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Dollars From Heaven HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Went to go pick up my kids’ passports this morning — their Japanese and US ones. The designs for both changed slightly — plus they’re chipped. Maybe this is good? Bad? Who knows. Got back Mini-Bash’s old passport from the consulate. It’s now void. His…
Xbox LIVE Indie Games have come to Japan. The result? Games like this shooter Crescendo Symphony from indie developer “nakfiv”. The one player game is yours for a mere 240 Microsoft Points on Japanese LIVE Marketplace. Wonder how it plays… クレッシェンドシンフォニー [LIVE Marketplace via selectbutton]
And did you know it’s really annoying and will probably be stuck in your head all day long? Puyo, puyo, pu-pu-pu-puyo puyo. You’re welcome. SEGA puzzler Puyo Puyo 7 hits Japanese retailers tomorrow.
Have a look at the debut trailer for totally new Shin Megami Tensei game, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The game is heavy on fancy helmets and scary music. In the game, the South Pole is covered by mysterious matter, and players are part of a crackerjack team sent to investigate – in that groovy…
So says Japanese magazine Famitsu. In an article about the White Knight Chronicles 2nd Wave update, the following text appears: 続編も制作中 (zokuhen mo seisaku chuu) That means something like “a sequel is being made”. Details are scant, and the article details the 2nd Wave update. The last big update to the game, dubbed the 1st Wave,…
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With graphics like this, you’d think that plush toys of the bar girls in Dream C Club would kind of look like they do on the Xbox 360. You’d think. But they don’t. At all. DREAM C CLUB ドリームクラブ るい ぬいぐるみ[タキ・コーポレーション]《予約商品０９月発売》15％オフあみあみ本店 [amiami]
Install haters, good news! Eagerly anticipated title Uncharted 2 does not require an install on your PS3’s hard drive. Here’s Christophe Balestra from the game’s developer, Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 does not require any install. Guess that means Uncharted 2 does not require an install. Christophe Balestra: Uncharted 2 does not requi … [Twitter via…
SNK’s hand-drawn 2D fighter The King of Fighters XII hasn’t only suffered from lag issues, but also buggy glitch issues as well. This clip is of fighter Raiden and glitching it up at around the 1:10 mark while doing a Critical Counter combo. To be fair, this is the PS3 version, which has gotten patched,…
Monster Hunter does monster business. PC game Hunter Blade is trying to cash in — or at least ski in Monster Hunter‘s wake. Above is a recent trailer for the game. Players slay large prehistoric-looking monsters. So original! When asked about this title, Capcom reportedly replied, “This title is not licensed by us and has…
At a recent event, popular Japanese idol and Pokémon songstress Shoko Nakagawa gave away a stack of Xbox 360 games — games that she owned. “I’ll giving away a set of Xbox 360 games I haven’t played yet,” the idol blogged. The games she gave away were Lost Odyssey, Fable II, Gears of War, Viva…
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