Yep. This again. In June 2008, a video called “Why every guy should buy their girlfriend Wii Fit” appeared on YouTube, garnering millions of hits. Almost a year, another Wii Fit appears on the internet. Though, we think this is a different girl from the previous Wii Fit Girl video. We’re not sure why we…
Run-and-gun classic Contra is getting a brand new game with WiiWare title Contra -ReBirth-. On May 12, the game will be be released in Japan for 1000 Wii Points. According to the official page, the will feature two player co-op like the original Contra — so we’re assuming this means local co-operative play. No word…
Nippon Ichi Software America released a new trailer for its delightfully charming dungeon management title Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This? The title pits players as the God of Destruction out to save Overload Badman for those irritating heroes. Dig a dug and build a monster eco-system! The PSP…
We are getting down to the wire. Contest entries close at midnight tonight, so if there are any stragglers, be sure to get your entry in. Just like Adam did. “I’m all about the red, obsessed even,” writes Adam. “My life revolves around the color red. I gave a speech in my college speech class…
Nintendo has released Wii and DSi sales figures for fiscal 2009. Let’s have a gander at the breakdown by region. As we posted yesterday, worldwide annual sales of the Nintendo Wii hovered close to 26 million units (25.95), and the total lifetime sales for the console have surpassed 50 million (50.39). In first quarter 2009,…
It’s official. Pokémon Gold and Silver will be remade — something that was hinted at last weekend on Japan’s Pokémon Sunday TV program. The tenth anniversary remakes will be called Pokémon Heart Gold and Poké Soul Silver — much akin to the Fire Red and Leaf Green Gameboy Advance remakes of Pokémon Red and Pokémon…
To review: Capcom’s Keiji Inafune mentioned a new Lost Planet title. Capcom released a carefully worded Lost Planet 2 press release. LP2 producer Jun Takeuchi wouldn’t say the PS3 possibility was “zero”. Capcom has released its list of E3 titles, and the Lost Planet 2 listing reads: “Lost Planet 2 (currently 360, PC)” This isn’t…
To: Mike(s) From: Bashcraft RE: Meme Created Today was Mini-Bash’s first day of school. Make that, his first day of school at his new school since we moved. He was in school for only four hours today, but during that time he make a new friend — a new girlfriend. Mini-Bash says he found a…
Movies have fairly firm release dates. Games, on the other hand, well… Making video games based on movies tied to Hollywood release dates isn’t exactly ideal then. UK-based developer Rebellion has worked on game versions of big time movies: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Miami Vice: The Game. According to Rebellion’s founders, brothers Chris and…
Hipster retro shop Meteor is once again holding its “My Famicase” exhibit. Like last year, the show features Nintendo Famicom cartridges for games that never were created by artists and designers. This year, My Famicase Exhibition is 58 carts strong. Like a lot of art, some of the cartridges are social commentary, and some are…
Japanese game makers Idea Factory, Gust and Nippon Ichi Software have teamed up for a new PS3 role-playing-game called Trinity Universe. Trinity, geddit? The game is a 3D dungeon crawler RPG and features two plot lines: Goddess and Devil King. Gust worked on the scenario for Goddess, while Nippon Ichi did the Devil King scenario.…
After tackling such Japanese adult video mainstays as classrooms and offices, gonzo pornography maker “Hunter” has taken its naughty, low-budget guerilla filmmaking to arcades. Titled Game Center Buck Naked, the 140 minute movie features, well, buck naked ladies in, wait for it, a game center. There are also partially clothed ladies, too. We assume there…
Going on sale last February, Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) has shipped over half a million copies in Japan. It’s a hit, and SEGA is hard at work on another entry in the franchise. In an interview in the upcoming Famitsu, the very tanned Toshihiro Nagoshi reveals the development on another Yakuza title. Nagoshi…
Nintendo offered a look behind the curtain, a peek at how the company operates. In its financial earnings, the Kyoto-based game maker explained is mid-term and long-term strategy. According to the company, Nintendo will continue to go after “Gaming Population Expansion” by “putting smiles on many people’s faces by offering brand new entertainment that anyone…
Like numbers? Nintendo released oodles of numbers today, including lifetime and 2009 financial year Wii and DS hardware sales. Let’s have a look. Worldwide annual sales of the Nintendo Wii hovered close to 26 million units (25.95), and the total lifetime sales for the console have surpassed 50 million (50.39). Global Nintendo DS system sales…
Nintendo has released its 2009 fiscal year end results. For the financial year ending March 31, 2009, the company posted record highs for both sales and operating profit. The Kyoto-based game company reported sales of 1.83 trillion yen, which is up 9 percent from the previous year, and it reported operating profits of over 555…
Sure you did! And so did reader Chris, who went to Mars to take this photo. Well, maybe not, but still. Chris writes: Here’s a picture of me with the Phoenix Mars Lander on the Red Planet. Don’t forget the red UA Mars logo as well! Oh we won’t Chris, we won’t. We applaud this…
Konami’s upcoming DS dating sim Love Plus is anything but your typical dating sim game. It’s a dating sim plus. The first part of the game is standard fare: Players court three girls, trying to get them to fall in love. That’s where most dating sims end — Love Plus is just getting started. The…
Action game Devil Kings, aka Sengoku Basara, is so popular in Japan, that the game has its own canned drinks. There are various flavors, but which is which. The flavors include Chinese tea, green tea, pineapple, grape, black currant plus orange and “sports drink”. The answers are below… In Japanese! Sengoku Basara Drinks Reviewed [GIGAZINE…
Final Fantasy XIII is a Japanese-made game. It is also a role-playing-game. Yet, don’t tell FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase that it’s a JRPG — he’ll set you straight! “There’s a trend these days to strictly categorize games as western RPGs or Japanese RPGs, but Final Fantasy is something that we don’t try to categorize as…
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