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December 16th, 2009 at 11:00am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Enterbrain reports that the PS3 has crossed the four million mark in Japan, selling over one million consoles in nine months for a total of 4,020,563. Though this milestone is impressive, expect the next million to go by much more rapidly, thanks to the price drop, the PS3 Slim, and, most importantly, Final Fantasy XIII.
The Wii also achieved impressive sales, but it’s the Wii, so its total is a bit higher: 9,048,012 units. Many of those Wiis were likely sold to people buying New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which reached a life-to-date total of 1,401,558 copies in its second week.
While the last million sales have occurred since April in Japan, over a million Wiis were sold last month alone in the US. The difference in scale can be attributed both to the US’s larger population and to the Black Friday phenomenon.
[Via Andriasang]
Enterbrain: Wii sells 9 million in Japan, PS3 sells 4 million originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 16th, 2009 at 02:00am
Under PSP
Do you love the Dead or Alive franchise? Do you wish Tecmo would just get rid of all that pesky fighting and volleyball gameplay and give fans what they really want out of the franchise: quality alone time with the DoA girls? Thankfully, Tecmo has answered that call. Seriously.
The latest issue of Famitsu reveals a new Dead or Alive game for PSP called Dead or Alive Paradise. However, this isn’t a new game in Tecmo’s franchise. In fact, it’s barely a game at all. The Examiner notes that this is a port of a mobile game, one which lets you play mini games with the girls, as you continue to purchase skimpier and skimpier outfits for them. Classy.
Paradise is scheduled for a Spring 2010 release in Japan and, thankfully, it’s a single-player only experience. We’d hate to think what kind of terrible multiplayer modes Tecmo would imagine for a game like this.
Dead or Alive Paradise coming to PSP, sans fighting (and volleyball) originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 15th, 2009 at 05:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
The release list for the Japanese Wii and DSi Shops are a bit more restrained than the last couple of weeks, offering a much more manageable (read: smaller) selection of downloadable titles. On Virtual Console, for example, Sega’s isometric arcade shmup Zaxxon is the only offering. Similarly, there’s just one WiiWare game, but it’s Phoenix Wright!
DSiWare gets the cool Photo FIghter X, which lets you build fighting game characters from DSi camera snaps. More Paint By DS joins it, this time all about dogs; and in the requisite “puzzle game” positions are a new G.G. series entry and a Jupiter-developed game about rotating blocks to match colors.
- Zaxxon (Arcade, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (WiiWare, 1 player, 900 Wii Points)
- Shashin de Kakutou! Photo Fighter X! (DSiWare, 1-2 players, 200 DSi Points)
- G.G. Series Vertex (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Kanji Practice First Grade (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Artist ni Narou! Minna no Nurikai Inu-hen (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
- Atelier Deco La Doll (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
- Castle of Magic (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
- Panewa! (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
Japanese Nintendo downloads: Phoenix Wright, Zaxxon, Photo Fighter X originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 15th, 2009 at 01:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
The internet is running rampant with speculation that Nintendo is working on a follow-up to its current home console, tentatively dubbed “Zii.” Siliconera discovered a Japanese trademark for the Zii, and many wondered if this was the official name for the fabled Wii HD.
Conspiracy theorists will want to settle down, though. Our friends at Engadget discovered that the Zii trademark request is simply a renewal of a 2006 request. In fact, in addition to the Zii, Nintendo has applied for trademarks covering Bii, Cii, Oii, and Yii. Unless Nintendo is planning on making five new consoles, each with a different name, it seems as though the company is just covering its bases.
Source – What Is The Nintendo Zii? [Siliconera]
Source – Nintendo trademarks ‘Zii’ all over Japan [Engadget]
Nintendo trademarks Bii, Cii, Oii, Yii and Zii originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 11th, 2009 at 04:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Nothing’s ever going to top Nyko’s crazy Zoom Case, but Datel Japan’s bulky DSi speaker attachment thing — the official title is the Sound Speaker DSi — is definitely making a strong play for Most Crazy DSi Accessory Ever. As you can see, the accessory is not only meant to protect by consuming the handheld whole, but it also amplifies the DSi’s audio … because that’s what you want from your DSi. The multitasking capabilities of Datel’s device also allow you to charge your handheld (through an included AC adapter or some AA batteries) after you’ve spent hours being kind of a jerk.
The Datel Sound Speaker DSi runs 3,990 yen (about $45) and can be purchased here.
[Via GoNintendo]
Datel’s Sound Speaker DSi eats handhelds for breakfast originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 11th, 2009 at 02:45pm
Under DS
The upcoming Japanese DSiWare game Katamuction uses the system’s cameras in a unique way: to simulate tilt control. Using Motion Cortex, technology originally designed for motion-based browsing on cell phones, the game uses camera information to sense the direction in which the DS is moved. And what is that technology used for? A game about running away from a dinosaur! Katamuction will be out December 24 for 500 DSi Points.
Fight with Pictures: Photo Fighter X from Nintendo uses the camera to create fighting game characters: you take photos of yourself in various poses, and the game makes a fighter out of it! It’s out in Japan next week for 200 points.
Two Japanese DSiWare games with clever camera uses originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 11th, 2009 at 01:35am
Under Wii / Nintendo
As part of its relaunch, Japanese publisher Sunsoft announced that it has purchased the rights to the entire 100-plus game library of Nihon Telenet. Even if you’re not familiar with the name, you probably remember the games (most of which were published by Renovation) and their (at the time) exotic-looking anime-style covers. Telenet was the creator of the Valis series, along with action titles like El Viento, shmups like Sol-Deace and Gaiares, and the Cosmic Fantasy RPG series.
Sunsoft will begin releasing classics from the library on the Wii Virtual Console and other services — and then it will start producing remakes and new installments. This could finally be our chance for that non-pornographic Valis sequel we’ve been waiting for!
Gaijinworks – the new company started by Working Designs’ Victor Ireland – has been working with Sunsoft on the company’s relaunch and is named as instrumental in this deal. Working Designs’ history with Telenet goes back to 1992, when the company agreed to publish Telenet’s Cosmic Fantasy 2.
Sunsoft acquires Telenet game catalog (think: Valis, Cosmic Fantasy) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 9th, 2009 at 09:25am
Under PS3
Yakuza 3? That’s sooo yesterday. Don’t you want to hear about Yakuza 4?!
Yep, that’s right – on the back of the news that Yakuza 3 will officially be heading to the West on the PS3, news of Yakuza 4’s release date in Japan has been announced, accompanied by some new screenshots from the game.
Set to release on March 18th in Japan (hmm, that ‘March’ date sounds familiar), Yakuza 4 will be another PlayStation 3 exclusive in a long line of Sony console exclusives in the Yakuza franchise.
The game will apparently feature three main protagonists who each have their own style of fighting, wrapped up in a new and improved fighting system which includes the ability to learn new moves by observing others performing them in everyday life.
A new money lending system will also be implemented (with the ability to ‘follow up’ on those lenders who don’t pay you back) while weather conditions (such as rain) will make an appearance to add a little variety to game scenarios.
No word yet on whether this edition, too, will get a release in the West, but in the meantime, you can check out the rest of the newly released Yakuza 4 screenshots below:
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December 8th, 2009 at 06:00pm
Under Xbox 360
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada wants Japanese gamers to be more open to Western games. In a Japanese TV interview (excerpted and translated by Kotaku), Wada said, “Even now, there have been people in Japan using the label youge- (literally ‘Western games’) with a terribly discriminatory meaning.” While the concern about Western games may seem uncharacteristic for the head of a Japanese publisher, this is the Japanese publisher who just purchased Eidos, and who is currently marketing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in Japan.
“I’d like them to try it once,” Wada said about Modern Warfare 2. “If they play it once, they’d realize how incorrect that label is.” Just like the subtitles.
Wada wants Japanese gamers to stop discriminating against Western games originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 7th, 2009 at 05:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Old-school Mario is news again as New Super Mario Bros. Wii sold at Sonic-speed throughout its Japanese launch last week. Andriasang reports that the platformer sold 422,000 copies in its first day (December 3), with Famitsu following up that NSMB Wii moved 936,734 units by Sunday, December 6, its “first week” at retail, stomping the previous week-one sales record held by Super Smash Bros. Brawl (816k).
And with that, Mario has pulled off his hat trick, scoring in Japan’s top three first-week bestsellers, which also includes Mario Kart Wii (608k). Monster Hunter 3 (583k) follows in fourth place.
In other news, Joystiq Publishing, in collaboration with acclaimed developer Nincom, is pleased to announce “Mushroom Hunter Wii,” the VIDEO GAME EVENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION — for Wii — exclusively in Japan (while supplies last). Pre-order today!
[Via GamesIndustry.biz]
Source – Big Start for December Wii titles [Andriasang]
Source – ミリオン目前、『New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii』の初週販売本数が発表 [Famitsu]
NSMB Wii hits big in Japan: bricks record, collects coin originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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