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  Nintendo President: “There Was A Miscalculation”

  Today at an investors event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank, admitting a “miscalculation” was made about the game market. “The mood of the market got colder than expected,” said Iwata, “and there was a miscalculation.” This comes as Nintendo records its first decline in profits in six years. Iwata disclosed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Fat Princess Gets Patched, Demoed

  Patch 1.03 hits the PlayStation Network today for Fat Princess, bringing a new map called New Pork. Also, there’s now a demo you can download if you’re not convinced of Fat Princess‘s fatness. Even better, both of these things are free. So you too can get in on the choke points, silly hats and magic…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009
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  Katamari Designer Has An FPS Idea (It’s Kooky!)

  Keita Takahashi, the guy behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, is a wacky guy — he makes wacky games! But he has plans for more wacky games he hasn’t even started making yet. There’s this FPS concept he’s got… Talking with game site Develop, Takahashi explains, “I had this idea for an FPS where…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Record Sales For Scary Games, Reuters Dates Dead Space 2

  News source Reuters says scary video games are having “a record year as zombies, monsters, demons, and chain-sawing wielding psychos fight against the consoles, making video games the new home of horror for some.” Nice qualifier, there. After all, not everybody is sold on the scariness of some games. The article goes on to quote…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009
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  So, Shigeru Miyamoto Got A Cat

  Remember when Shigeru Miyamoto started weighing himself everyday? We got Wii Fit. And before that, he had a dog. We got Nintendogs. And even before that, he took up gardening. We got Pikmin. Now, Miyamoto has a cat. At a Nintendo meeting today, Kotaku has learned that it was announced that, yes, Shigeru Miyamoto has…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Saucy Shower Poster, So Revealing!

  For those of you who take showers with characters from erotic PC games, listen up! Water is being sprayed on Izumi-chan from upcoming Max Factory erotic game Sekirara. Splashing water on the poster does what you ask? This, apparently. Just think if these wizards put their mind to curing cancer! Shower Poster [Danny Choo]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Dennis Hopper Has Cancer

  The actor who voiced Steve Scott in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and played King Koopa in that ill-conceived Super Mario Bros. movie has prostate cancer, the Associated Press reports. Hopper, now 73, is being treated at the University of Southern California. His manager says the actor is canceling all travel plans to focus on…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009
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  PS3 Sales Up, PSP Sales, PS2 Sales Down

  Sony’s Networked Products & Services Division (the PlayStation and VAIO businesses) is reporting a 24.2 percent decrease in sales during the financial period ending September 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008. “This decrease,” states Sony, “was mainly due to lower VAIO PC and game sales.” According to Sony, lower PS2 hardware and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Wii And DS Games From Non-Nintendo Companies

  Third parties! You know, those companies that don’t hold the hardware platform. Well, Nintendo has announced the upcoming releases from third party developers for Japan, the US and Europe. This is not the complete list, we imagine! There could be more games, but maybe not. Who knows. Well, these companies probably do. Here’s the list…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Have We Seen This Mysterious GTA Ad Before?

  Yes, yes we have. Reader Bo (thanks Bo!) alerted us to this image on page 17 of the Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, wondering if it was a hint for GTA 5’s location. Another reader Farnic (thanks Farnic!) sends this image, pointing out that the same image that appears in the Episodes from…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Xbox LIVE Features Kratos Head, It Seems

  In the Halloween episode of Xbox LIVE’s Inside Xbox, there are heads on the wall — one of which looks like Kratos from Sony’s PlayStation franchise. But what could it mean? Thanks, Morgonzo Dos!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Nintendo Announces Its Upcoming Wii Games

  Besides DS games, Nintendo has also announced a list of upcoming Wii titles for Japan, the US and Europe. As with the DS games, most likely this is not a complete list, so do not read it as such. Japan Wii Fit Plus 2009/10/1 Sin and Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009/10/29 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Nintendo Announces Its Upcoming Nintendo DS Games

  Kyoto-based game maker Nintendo has announced a list of first party DS games for Japan, the United States and Europe. These are most likely not all the upcoming Nintendo DS games, so do keep that in mind. Japan Mario & Sonic At the Olympic Winter Games 2009/11/19 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2009/12/23 Famicom…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Let The Walmart Modern Warfare 2 Trash Talking Start

  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is just around the corner, and retail giant is kicking off a series of ads for the title that feature dudes talking about MW2.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Insomniac Dev: Ratchet & Clank “Probably” Our Last 60fps Game

  “Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time will probably be Insomniac’s last 60fps game,” writes the studio’s Mike Acton, who examined improved framerate and concluded that it does little to drive purchases or good reviews. Acton says Insomniac’s community team took a look at the reviews of 47 top-notch games and found that while…

  By Owen Good Published October 30, 2009
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  Chun-Li, Painted, Really Big Thighs

  Legendary Street Fighter artist Akiman works on a life-sized Chun-Li painting — as seen on s-kill’s blog.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Gamers Not Great at Finding Explosives

  Soldiers who grew up in the burbs playing video games instead of shooting varmints in the country, or avoiding trouble in a bad neighborhood, are singled out by Army research as particularly poor at spotting roadside bombs. Writes the Los Angeles Times: Military researchers have found that two groups of personnel are particularly good at…

  By Owen Good Published October 30, 2009
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  Here, Let Some Guy Fix Bayonetta

  There have been numerous complaints about the body proportions for the character Bayonetta. Just look at her, some say! Her head is too small, her back is too bendy, her torso is too long. Website The Zeonic Front decided to do something about it! Behold, “fixed” Bayonetta: I don’t want to play Bayonetta [The Zeonic…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  AC/DC Rock Band No Longer Walmart Exclusive; Also Cheaper

  The 18-song Walmart exclusive AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, which went out a year ago, will be available at GameStop beginning next month, and for less than the disc’s original full price. GameStop lists it for shipment Nov. 4 at $19.99 – of course, less than the $29.99 to $39.99 it sold for when…

  By Owen Good Published October 29, 2009
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  PlayStation Home “Not a Priority Right Now” Says SCEE Exec

  Speaking at the London Games Conference yesterday, Sony’s director of PlayStation Home in Europe said the virtual world accrues users who spend money and stick around for long stretches, but Home is nonetheless “not a priority right now.” “It’s been a long road,” Pete Edwards said, according to Edge Online. ” We’ve proved there is…

  By Owen Good Published October 29, 2009