Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.
Grand Theft Auto IV is released this week and steals the spotlight. Test out your own limits as well as that of your next generation consoles. Become Niko Bellic and roam the streets of Liberty city to search for the lost American dream through constant action and gun fights. Please check out this special news entry for a full reportage on the game and its shipping schedule.
Persona 3 FES proves that school is not very much safer than Liberty City. With monsters roaming about ready to prey on the unaware, it is up to the hero, his persona and the "special extracurricular activities club" members to prevent these monsters, called Shadows from overtaking the city.
The World Ends With You does not feature a sanctuary free of conflicts either. The weight of the world rests on the teenager Neku's shoulders. He has to solve riddles and beat the fatal game in seven days, or else the world will perish with him.
Explore the grand but dangerous fields of Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection and assume a persona of your choice. This multi-platform online RPG constructs a mythical world with magical elements of its own. Learn the history of this parallel universe and join all the others who are absorbed in this massively scaled RPG.
After all the fun of challenging death, monsters and getting lost in the wild, try something less lethal but just as exciting. NBA Ballers: Chosen One is released for both Xbox360™ and PlayStation3™. Step into your pair of cyber basketball shoes and demonstrate your best skills in the most exotic of courts.
As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week,
Xbox360™:
Grand Theft Auto IV ASIA US$ 59.90
Grand Theft Auto IV US US$ 64.90
Grand Theft Auto IV (Special Edition) US US$ 129.90
NBA Ballers: Chosen One US US$ 64.90
Rock Band Wireless Guitar US US$ 79.90
Sega Superstars Tennis ASIA US$ 49.90
Viking: Battle for Asgard ASIA US$ 49.90
PlayStation3™:
Grand Theft Auto IV US US$ 64.90
Grand Theft Auto IV (Special Edition) US N/A
NBA Ballers: Chosen One US US$ 64.90
Sega Superstars Tennis ASIA US$ 49.90
Viking: Battle for Asgard ASIA US$ 49.90
Nintendo Wii™:
Battle of the Bands US US$ 59.90
Heavenly Guardian US US$ 24.90
Mario Kart Wii (w/ Wii Wheel) US US$ 59.90
Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium JPN US$ 54.90
Target: Terror US US$ 44.90
Wild Earth: African Safari US US$ 34.90
Nintendo Wii™ Accessories:
Vertical Illumination Stand US US$ 19.99
Wii Classic Controller with Glove (Special Edition / Black) US US$ 29.90
Wii Classic Controller with Glove (Special Edition / Blue) US US$ 29.90
Wii Classic Controller with Glove (Special Edition / Pink) US US$ 29.90
Wii Gamenizer with Remote (Special Edition) US US$ 59.90
Wii Nunchuk with Glove (Special Edition / Blue) US US$ 29.90
Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training JPN US$ 39.90
PlayStation2™:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES US US$ 34.90
Nintendo DS™:
Anpanman to Asobo: ABC Kyoushitsu JPN US$ 44.90
Emblem of Gundam JPN US$ 48.90
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Fate of Heat JPN US$ 48.90
Keikishi Gunzou Presents: Monoshiri Bakumatsu-Ou JPN US$ 39.90
The World Ends With You US US$ 44.90
Nintendo DS™ Accessories:
Peanuts DS Card Block JPN US$ 10.90
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - Blue JPN US$ 9.90
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - Pink JPN US$ 9.90
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - White JPN US$ 9.90
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - Yellow JPN US$ 9.90
Protector DS Lite (Nintendogs Version A) US US$ 9.99
Protector DS Lite (Nintendogs Version B) US US$ 9.99
Protector DS Lite (Super Mario Bros. Version) US US$ 9.99
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Cassis) JPN US$ 22.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Emerald) JPN US$ 22.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Gold) JPN US$ 22.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Pearl White) JPN US$ 22.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Silver) JPN US$ 22.90
Touch Pen Max (Cassis) JPN US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Emerald) JPN US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Gold) JPN US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Pearl White) JPN US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Silver) JPN US$ 3.90
Sony PSP™:
AVP2 Aliens Vs. Predator JPN US$ 27.90
Chameleon US US$ 24.90
Nippon no Asoko de JPN US$ 39.90
Rockman Rockman (Chinese Version) ASIA US$ 14.90
Sony PSP™ Accessories:
PSP 2GB Memory Stick US US$ 39.99
PC Games:
Europa Universalis Rome ASIA US$ 37.90
Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection 2008 (DVD-ROM) US US$ 34.90
Off Road ASIA US$ 34.90
Guide Books:
Arcadia Magazine [June 2008] JPN US$ 12.90
Armored Core: For Answer Official Perfect Guide JPN US$ 26.90
Famitsu Wave DVD [June 2008] JPN US$ 16.50
Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series Guide US US$ 19.90
Iron Man Official Strategy Guide US US$ 16.90
Lux-Pain Official Guide Book JPN US$ 27.90
Mario Kart Wii Prima Office Game Guide US US$ 19.90
Petit Four Official Visual Fan Book JPN US$ 38.90
Pokemon Pocket Pokedex Vol.2: Prima Official Game Guide US US$ 13.90
Riba Hara Art Collection JPN US$ 29.90
Silver Rain Guide Book JPN US$ 14.90
The World Ends With You Official Strategy Guide US US$ 16.90
Vantage Master Portable Capture And Visual Book JPN US$ 27.90
Video Game Soundtracks:
Star Ocean: Second Evolution Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 28.90
Capcom has released some of the nice screenshots of Street Fighter IV, which we think look great. Don't take our word for it though: have a look yourself.
We recognise they're not perfect - in particular Ryu's feet appear to belong to the Incredible Hulk and Chun Li still looks like a bloke - but the sheer style of them has us sold.
The backgrounds also look good and the lighting is quite impressive. In one shot, a setting sun in one shot casts rays over Ryu and Sagat.
If you haven't already seen them, we'd recommend checking out the videos on our Street Fighter IV game page. We want a release date now please, Capcom.
Majesco has unveiled a new puzzle game for DS called Rollin' Rascals.
It involves rolling cute animals, including pandas and puppies and pigs, into each other so you can clear each stage. The ultimate aim is to find all the animals of the Kolo Kingdom.
Attack, Challenge and Battle modes should spice things up, or you can use your saved in-game money to buy a house and furniture for your animals. Because that is what they would want. Yes they can talk; they sit on the top screen while you're concentrating and do just that.
There is head-to-head support for you and your friends, too, if you're up to it.
Rollin' Rascals is due out in the US in July, but if you just can't wait that long, we would strongly suggest picking up the excellent and entirely dissimilar Zoo Keeper.
Just before last year's Tokyo Game Show, Tecmo held an event showing off its current and future wares, and made the announcement that its classic Tecmo Bowl football series would be returning -- but didn't hint at which system or systems would be getting the revival. Today, Tecmo has announced that the game, titled Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff, will be coming to the Nintendo DS this fall.
Details are slim at this point, and all we have for media is a game logo. But what we do know is that Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff will feature arcade-style over-the-top football gameplay with a ton of features. Players will be able to customize teams with their own team colors, emblems, player names, host city and adjust their player abilities. The game will feature stylus control for the action as well as the customizable playbook.
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff will also support both local wireless and internet play over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
We'll have more on Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff in the coming weeks.
Ashai Rey has posted some details of his upcoming game for the DS:
This is my latest project that i am working on. The game is already playable but not yet ready fo beta release. Btw, this is not a port but a complete remake.
(Remark: if you know this games then you are probaly 30+ :-) )
GouldFish has posted details of a game he/she is working on:
I'm currently working on a Rodland remake for the DS, and I'm hoping to keep all the current progress in this thread.
Current version V0.1
Implemented:
Correct player 1 sprite
Collision engine that can be updated at run time.
Player can place a ladder.
Flowers are placed from the colision map and can be picked up by player for points.
pre set ladders work.
Custom font that includes player life counter.
Mario Kart Wii sold another 150,000 units in Japan across the sales week ending April 27, according to the latest data from Media Create, and is on track to break the 1 million mark this week.
That was also enough to keep it top of the software chart, with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G in second place as Capcom's PlayStation Portable game nears the 2 million boundary.
New entries accounted for the rest of the top five places, with Valkyria Chronicles for the PlayStation 3 in third, Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure in fourth and Summon Night in fifth.
Wii Fit sold another 37,000 copies to take sixth place, and is on track to pass the 2 million mark in the next few weeks, while We're Fossil Diggers took seventh place.
Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage, DS Beautiful Letter Training and Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns completed the top ten list.
Two Xbox 360 title made their debut in the top 30, with Rainbow Six Vegas 2 taking 11th place and Frontlines: Fuel of War in 26th. Phoenix Wright 4 for the Nintendo DS debuted at a lowly 27th.
The full top ten is as follows:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PS)
3. Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
4. Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (DS)
5. Summon Night (DS)
6. Wii Fit (Wii)
7. We're Fossil Diggers (DS)
8. Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (DS)
9. DS Beautiful Letter Training (DS)
10. Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns (PS2)
Activision has listed 15 of the 25 tracks that will feature in Guitar Hero: On Tour for DS.
Speaking to US magazine Nintendo Power, the publisher confirmed that relatively contemporary hits from both Maroon 5 and Blink 182 will be included alongside songs from Twisted Sister, KISS, and Jet from Gladiators.
Guitar Hero: On Tour works by clipping a "Guitar Grip" into the GBA slot on your DS so the four coloured fret buttons rest on the bottom of your handheld.
You then turn the DS sideways like a book and use a provided plastic pick to strum the touch-screen guitar and rock your socks off.
There will be the usual career mode with six characters to choose from, as well as wireless competitive and co-operative modes.
You can see two amazingly annoying people demonstrate how it works over on Eurogamer TV.
Guitar Hero: On Tour is due out on DS later this summer.
The track list so far:
"Do What You Want" - OK Go
"All The Small Things" - Blink 182
"Spiderwebs" - No Doubt
"Are You Gona Be My Girl" - Jet
"We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister
"All Star" - Smash Mouth
"Breed" - Nirvana
"Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar
"This Love" - Maroon 5
"Heaven" - Los Lonely Boys
"Helicopter" - Bloc Party
"China Grove" - The Doobie Brothers
"Rock and Roll All Nite" - KISS (cover by Line 6)
"What I Want" - Daughtry
The Moon Books Project is pleased to announce the May Moon Books Review Contest. We will be giving away 8 iTouchDS cards on May 31st to the winners. Review categories include DS games, DS hardware, DS homebrew, movies and books.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, coming this summer, brings us a bevy of Aerosmith tracks. As an added bonus, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry picked some "influential" songs from other artists to round out the collection. Today, Activision revealed that the Orpheum Theatre in Boston is being recreated for the game. You'll play three Aerosmith songs at the Orpheum, along with songs from The Clash and the New York Dolls.
Orpheum Tracks
* "Living on the Edge" - Aerosmith
* "Ragdoll" - Aerosmith
* "Love in an Elevator" - Aerosmith
* "Complete Control" - The Clash
* "Personality Crisis" - New York Dolls
NDS Shock! DS Lite Replacement Case
Manufacturer: Xtreme Enterprises
Site: Buy from Extreme-Mods (Artic Blue) / Buy from Extreme-Mods (Magnum Chrome)
Price: $34.99-44.99
Overview : The saying goes, if everybody looked the same, we'd get tired of looking each other and the same goes for the Nintendo DS Lite. It's time to Shock! your DS Lite and give it a unique and vibrant look wherever you go via Xtreme Enterprises range of SHOCK! DS Lite replacement cases. Manufactured with the highest quality in mind, SHOCK! are a range of stellar replacement cases for DS Lite suitable for a fantastically aesthetically pleasing makeover of Nintendo's handheld or as a replacement to damaged or defective original casing. Every SHOCK! case is created with rigorously durable ABS material which will ultimately preserve the shockingly wonderful appearance for the entirety of the handheld.
SHOCK! cases included everything required for a complete overhaul of your DS Lite. As standard the following is included in every professionally boxed case:
Top and bottom casing, complete with battery compartment
All buttons (both triggers, left control pad, right buttons, start/select and power/volume)
GBA front cover
Screwpads
Quality/Usability : We have all dreaded the cracked hinges on our Nintendo DS and Lites. It is a known problem and issue with the DS. This is due to the poor quality of the plastic that Nintendo used. My onyx DS Lite and original grey DS phat didnt have this problem but my white DS Lite did. Luckily, I kept it around for desperate moments or for parts. Xtreme Enterprises is known for their replacement cases such as the Chuckii Wiimote Replacement Shell. The NDS Shock! DS Lite Replacement Case comes in a glossy black cardboard box with all necessary parts wrapped in a bubble padded package.
Once the original case is off, the replacement case is a perfect fit. The quality and how sturdy the case is, is on par with Nintendo's own OEM casing. But not everything is the same. At a close look, there are 3 extra speaker holes on each side of the DS allowing better output of sound. There were some stuff that Xtreme Enterprises have left out such as the upper and lower LCD frame, silicone cover pieces that are used to cover up screw holes and matching stylus. Since the shields and LCD frame are not included, you'll have to remove them from your original case.
What I also noticed was that the top of the case no longer has the dual screen logo. This makes customizing whether it be applying skins or painting a lot cleaner. Also, the START/SELECT buttons are slightly different. It's not smooth or flat like the original buttons. It has a slightly raised edge around it.
Conclusion : Overall, the NDS Shock! DS Lite Replacement Case is a great product for those looking to stand out from the rest of the DS crowd or just looking to replace a damaged case. Although the case fits like the OEM, it does really feel like the OEM case. The lack of silicone pieces and other parts, makes the case short of being fully a replacement case. The price of the case is a bit high as well costing almost 1/3 the cost of the Nintendo DS Lite itself. Since the case is plastic, both the clear and chrome will shows scratches if not kept properly.
By removing the faceplate, you void you warranty. DCEmu Reviews and DCEmu Networks is not responsible for any damages that user may have caused.
Stravingo has posted a new release of his homebrew version of Sims for the DS:
Here is Miniville DS Manager v0.3 with some new features:
- You can now read the news bulletin of a city.
- You can read the latest Antiville news of a city (only for Miniville, as it is not possible to launch missiles on Myminicities).
- A "Ville fleurie" panel is displayed on the upper screen under the city panel, with a various number of flowers, when the city has enough environment points.
- More sound fx.
The latest firgure for console sales in Japan are in and all machines except one gets a raise from last weeks reading, shown below:
Playstation Portable: 92,411
Nintendo Wii: 48,796
Nintendo DS Lite: 42,435
Playstation 3: 9,107
Playstation 2: 7,108
Xbox 360: 1,283
PSP still tops the list, up by 6,990 while the Nintendo Wii trails behind it, up 4,245. The Nintendo DS Lite is in third place and takes a 1,806 drop. The ones in line are the PS3, up 1,669, PS2 up 563 and Xbox 360 increases by 207.
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After a lot of time out (much work) i finaly make the final version NightFox's Colors. It's compiled with last release of PALIB, soo it seem to works fine in most fo linkers. Remember to patch with DLDI. Enjoy with my game and please, post here you comments!
Press Release
PC Games and Console Hardware Sales Surge in China's Booming Economy
Online game revenue to hit $2.5 billion in 2008; console sales rose by 75% in 2007.
US, May 2, 2008 - Niko Partners, the leading market intelligence firm on China's video game industry, today announced results from its latest report citing China's 46 million gamers spent $1.7 billion on online games in 2007, up 71% from 2006. Advanced casual and casual online games made up 21% of the total, and new flash-based casual versions of popular MMO and RTS games demonstrated the hardcore gamers' appetite to play casual games along with subscription MMOs. Online revenue is expected to reach $2.5 billion in 2008 and $6 billion in 2012, for a 29% compound annual growth rate in the five-year period.
"China's spending on games is up thanks to their booming economy," said Lisa Cosmas Hanson, managing partner of Niko Partners. "14 million hardcore Chinese gamers play online games more than 22 hours per week. They play online, LAN, and single-player offline PC games in China's 185,000 Internet cafés and increasingly on their PCs at home, thanks to falling prices and higher disposable income."
According to Niko's 6th Annual Review & Forecast Report, part of an annual subscription of reports for publishers, hardware makers, service providers, and investors who need to understand China's fast-moving video game industry, gamers are buying consoles with their disposable income as well. "In spite of the regulation that has banned the sale of game consoles in China since the year 2000, gamers are flocking to stores that sell illegally imported Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 machines to take part in the excitement of console gaming," said Hanson. "While these consoles are expensive for the average Chinese consumer, gamers are willing to spend money on them to supplement their online gaming experience, and unit sales hit 2.48 million units in 2007, up 75% over 2006."
Piracy remains an issue for packaged software via digital downloads and counterfeit copies of games, but legitimate sales of packaged offline PC games surged 56% in 2007, over 2006. Chinese gamers are showing that they like to buy the legitimate copies to ensure quality and to get customer support.
The 2008 Annual Review & Forecast Report on China's Video Game Industry by Niko Partners is a thorough review and forecast of the 2007-2012 PC online, PC offline, console, handheld games and hardware market. Based on 75,000 points of data collected by Niko Partners in 10 Chinese cities in March 2008, the study provides one of the largest and most comprehensive sources of information on gamers, Internet cafés, regulations, online game operators, games, hardware, distribution, retail, outsourced development, and important trends in supply and demand.
Games Criminals Arrested At Bradford Computer Fair
Net closes around two traders selling illegally copied games at Bradford computer fair
A joint operation between West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service (WYTSS) and West Yorkshire Police on Sunday 27th April resulted in approximately 12,000 illegally copied discs and over 150 devices used for ‘chipping’ being seized. Chipping is the process that enables copied games to be played on consoles such as the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3. The operation, carried out at a Computer Fair held at Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford, resulted in two individuals being arrested for selling copied computer software and copied computer games. Further seizures were also made of software and other chipping devices at a number of stalls at the fair.
Following the arrests officers from Trading Standards and the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) carried out a house search in Leeds which uncovered approximately 5,000 counterfeit software, films and music discs.
Further investigations following this operation are being carried out by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service and West Yorkshire Police.
WYTSS estimate the retail value of the items seized to be in excess of £100,000. The equivalent value of original products is in excess of £1 million.
Michael Rawlinson, managing director of ELSPA said: “The raid at Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford highlights the ongoing commitment demonstrated by local Trading Standards authorities in stamping this kind of operation out. ELSPA would like to thank everyone involved for their work instigating this investigation and helping to protect local traders and the general community from the effects of pirated goods.”
Graham Hebblethwaite, Chief Officer of West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service, said: “The illegal software trade is worth hundreds of millions of pounds in the domestic market alone. Trading Standards have had the power to enforce the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act since April 2007 and the Service is committed to enforcing this Act to eradicate the sale of counterfeit software, music and computer games in the county. The Service would like to send out a warning to individuals involved in software piracy that they will be dealt with severely. The maximum penalty for crimes under copyright and trademark legislation carries a sentence of ten years imprisonment.”
NPT Sergeant Julie Deacon, West Yorkshire Police, said: “We’re always pleased to work in partnership with Trading Standards. Anything that helps to reduce crime in the area is welcomed. If anyone has suspicions about counterfeit goods being sold please contact either your local NPT or Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06.”
WireWorld DS is a DS version of a cellular automation under the same name.
So far it has:
- basic WireWorld implemented
- editor builtin
- clear/clear electrons
- settings, some more settings!
- a title screen
- scrolling.
Well, it's my first DS homebrew utility.
About WireWorld
WireWorld has 4 states:
space - represented by black
wire - represented by gold
spark - represented by red
tail - represented by blue
Spark changes to tail.
Tail changes to wire.
Wire changes to spark if it's surrounded by 1 or 2 sparks.
Even with so simple rules, it's able to implement many stuff in it, even a computer! (Don't try it at home, kids)
Changes:
+ - added
- - removed
* - modified
/ - bugfixed
! - important
. - unimportant but still
$ - something
Quote:
1.0 RC1:
! The first released 1.0 version!
+ scrolling finished
/ scanline/refresh bug fixed
* Moved to a 1D array (now some code uses one for instead of two, but some still needs 2D, and so i use a 1D-to-2D #define converter)
$ something else maybe, i don't know
A great pinball game should not only be amazing from the start, but should continue to be entertaining every time you play it. This was the thinking behind the development of the newest pinball sensation - Dream Pinball 3D - with its’ 6 cutting edge tables that are beckoning you to try your luck.
We did not skimp on the technology with this game as there are six different style balls, made of different materials, that not only look different, but whose ballistic characteristics will affect the very rolling behaviour of each one of them. Add to that incredible acoustics, state of the art particle technology, HDRI and multilayer 3D sound, realistic tilt function and motion blur effects, and you have the best pinball experience available.
Fixed a bug in POWCNT1 register.
Fixed a bug in BLX opcode.
Fixed a bug in Character Base Block.
Fixed a bug in Textures Management.
Fixed a bug in 0xE AR opcode.
Fixed a bug in LDRH Post Index Opcodes.
Fixed a bug in free textures.
Fixed a bug in Alpha Blending Effects.
Fixed a bug in bind textures.
Fixed a bug in Texture Coordinates Transformation.
Fixed a bug in Textures Blending.
Added advanced Textures Management.
Added support for GdiPlus for scaling operations.
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Yep, yep. Talking time. It's Friday night and that means the TUD Girafe is ready to listen. So let's talk. We've got a feature here on Kotaku called "Tell Us Dammit" or "TUD." How it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interesting in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know ****tons about us — more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob — and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban your ass. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion. Today's question:
How many hours do you game a day?
Shit man, with my schedule these days, I'm super lucky if I can get in between an half an hour or an hour a day. Been playing shmups like Mushihime-sama loads at my neighborhood arcade. Really helps me relax.
After confirmation that it would be tearing into North America last month, SEGA has announced that its Pokemon-alike Nintendo DS title, Dinosaur King, will also be heading to Europe.
No exact date was given for when Dinosaur King, based on SEGA’s popular card trading series, might arrive. But for fans of the franchise (which is also a popular animated television series), we imagine the wait’ll be worth it.
Key Features
* Over 100 dinosaurs to collect. As players travel the globe finding dinosaurs they can keep track of those they’ve collected in a Dinosaur Encyclopedia which also gives scientific data and genealogy facts on the dinosaurs as well…
* Special attacks to master. The more battles that are won, the move powerful the dinosaurs become. Players can master over 240 special moves and tricks overall.
* Head-to-head 3D arena battles. Experience exciting dinosaur combat as they square off with opponents in rich 3D environments.
* Exciting dinosaur digs. Players unearth fossils like real paleontologists with the stylus and bring the authentic dinosaurs from all over the world to life.
* Five exotic areas to explore. Excavating in North America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and Africa, players will unearth the actual dinosaurs of those regions in hours and hours of gameplay
* Exciting multiplayer fighting action. Players will enter into fast-paced dinosaur battles and trade rare items as well as dinosaurs with friends via Wi-Fi.
Of course, you could always import when it arrives in North America this August.
SEGA America's blog gives gamers a look inside work at Secret Level, which just finished Iron Man for them and is cranking on Golden Axe: Beast Rider. A cool Flickr slideshow shows the team and some concepts, both in hard copy and rendered on computer. And two new screen caps, which is the video game porn you're here for.
Blogger SegaDawg didn't get any looks at the gameplay, but does write:
I did see a demo of Tyris riding one particular beast that will deal some severe swipe damage with its claws. There are several types of beast mounts in the game, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, and my bet is that there will be points in the game where you have to ride a specific beast in order to accomplish certain goals — but that's just a hunch.
Overview : iTouchDS introduce a new concept to NDS gaming. Now you will be able to launch your favorite Homebrew and games with a touch of a button. iTouchDS features a system which will allow you to create custom shortcuts pointing to any homebrews or games. These shortcuts will appear in the iFav menu from here you will be able to access, run and manage your shortcuts.
Features :
Plug and play feature for it is easy to use.
100% Game compatibility.
Automatically detect and generate game save file.
Built in cheat engine.
Fully customizable skin interface.
Supports both the Micro SDHC and MicroSD. (Capacity over 4GB)
Supports homebrew applications.
Supports software reset function.
Supports Multi-Language.
Supports Download Play.
Single-chip solution, highest level of stability & lowest power consumption..
Support Multi-Language: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Thai Language.
Quality/Usability : M3 Team has a new flash cart for you Nintendo DS users. M3's new product is called iTouchDS. Although the iTouch DS does the same as the M3DS Real, only difference is sticker on the cartridge, packaging, GUI, no RAM/Expansion pakc and quality of the cart.
I love the new packaging design even though it comes in a cardboard box. Inside the cardboard box is a plastic sleeve that holds the iTouchDS and microSD card reader. The card reader is pretty much a standard with flash carts that uses microSD's. If you have a bunch of flash carts like I do, you'll have a lot of them. The back of the box lists the features that you read above. However, no mini-CD is included. Usually the CD contains files to load onto your microSD. You can download the latest files at Simple + Easy.
The quality of the cartridge itself feels cheap and flimsy. Its similar to the M3DS Real and is the same size as the original cartridge. Instead of a screw holding the shell together, there are clips along the side holding them together. Like some flash carts on the market, the PCB chip protrudes from behind the iTouchDS sticker just slightly. At a certain angle, you can see it as well as moving your finger over the center of the sticker. On the back of the iTouchDS, the plastic guides are no longer present like the original cartridges. This can cause potential scratches if not kept and protected correctly.
The iTouchDS automatically boots into the main menu of the iTouchDS. In the main menu, you are unable to change the brightness of the Nintendo DS Lite screen. Some areas of the GUI does not utilize the touchscreen capabilities. The main menu has 3 options: iCard, iFav and iGame.
iCard is your file browser where you can view all the contents on your microSD. It also lets load homebrew files. iTouchDS auto-DLDI patches your homebrew files. All you do is load the file and let iTouchDS do all the work. You can save files as favorites to iFav by simply pressing the X button. This will than place an icon on your iFav.
As mentioned above, iFav is where all your favorites are stored. This directly links you to your games and applications. You'll mainly see icons but once an icon is highlighted, the file name and path of the file is shown at the top of the screen. This is the only menu that allows you to use the touchscreen.
iGame is where the game loading takes place. Here, only .nds files are viewable. Unfortunately, you can not load homebrew files from this menu. As mentioned above, you can only open homebrew files from the iCard menu. You will also need to place your games in a folder and not in the root of the directory. Doing so will result in an error message stating that it can not create a save file. Within the iGame menu, you can choose your cheats, adjust settings such as soft-reset, Normal or Download Play and a reset button.
In the system settings, you are able to enable/disable and choose cheats, enable/disable slow motion, slow motion level, back up save files, Normal or Download Play. The GUI is also skinnable but the icons are not moveable. You can only change the looks but not placement.
Conclusion : Overall, the iTouchDS DS Card SLOT-1 MicroSDHC did what it was suppose to do. Compatibility, auto-DLDI patching, cheats all work great. The new GUI system is very nice looking and user friendly. However, although these budget cards are a cheaper alternative and they work, I feel that the build quality is compromised. The cart feels really cheap in the hands. But those looking to upgrade their M3 Simply or R4 to a card that supports microSDHC, they may want to consider getting the iTouchDS.
Please note that none of the "upgrade" products listed in this site are endorsed by Nintendo, Sony and/or Microsoft. DCEmu Reviews and DCEmu Network does not condone piracy. The primary functions of a "modchip" and/or "flashcart" are to allow you to play imported games and homebrew software that you legally own or simply just for experimenting with hardware. We in no way endorse piracy, and encourage all users to do the right thing and support the developers/manufacturers that support them. We do not take any responsibilities for any use outside of these parameters or where the use of such a device is illegal.
Based on the concept of Filmwise.com, this little quiz of 20 questions you find the name of the film which is extracted the scene (screen).
Little further difficulty, people have become invisible!
History:
-04/05/2008: QuizzCineInvisibleN01: the first release.
How to play:
Using the keypad to enter answers,
Use your arrows to change.
The capitalization have no impact
Other information:
The sources come with this quiz ... and hence also answers ...
These sources can serve as templates to generate other quizzes on various themes: Movies, Geography, history, Rebus, comics, manga, etc etc ...
You just have images (255x144 size) to be displayed above, fill the pagfx.ini, launch pagfx and change the file questionnaire.cpp is fairly easy to find it in the constructor (Questionnaire: Questionnaire ()).
Divineo USA have today posted that they have the new iTouchDS in stock
Heres more details
ItouchDS introduce a new concept to NDS. Now you will be able to launch your favorite Homebrew with a touch of a button. iTouchDS features a system which will allow you to create custom shortcuts pointing to any homebrews. These shortcuts will appear in the iFav menu from here you will be able to access, run and manage your shortcuts.
Divineo UK have today a ton of new skins for the DS in your fave Nintendo Charactars, heres some screens.
Magic Skin!
Graphic Skins for DS Lite
Personalise your console with your favourite Nintendo characters.
Easy Fitting and removal - leaves no residue.
*Officially Licensed by Nintendo*
Someone's knocking on Nintendo's door, and he just drove through seven red lights in a hijacked car with a shotgun in tow to get there. Forbes has published a piece on how Grand Theft Auto IV's success threatens the Nintendo Wii since the console, you know, doesn't have the game. In fact, that's all the article seems to be saying: the Wii is doing great, but because it doesn't have GTA IV, that money-printing success might be at a halt.
While that's how the article is framed, the direction seems to split off from there, with the author talking about GTA IV's success juxtaposed with complaints about the Wii's hardware, online and abundance of shovelware -- he even bring up Chris Heck's duct tape rant. Said the article, "The problem is, it could get tougher and tougher to go the other way. It's hard to imagine how the sprawling world of Grand Theft Auto IV--which already taxes the multicore processors powering the XBox and Playstation--could be recreated on the Wii."
We're not saying Nintendo doesn't have problems with shovelware or appealing to the more hardcore gamer crowd, but we also think the way the article presents its case makes the GTA IV issue feel a little taped on. If the UK Wii Fit launch is any indication, Nintendo's money train is still right on track.
features
Innovative fishing engine using the Touch Screen!
Amass a collection of bait, lures, rods and more!
Participate in a variety of mini-games!
Have a fishing tournament with your friends via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection!
description
Journey to rivers, swamps, ponds and hidden fishing spots as you look for the mysterious River King to help your younger sister wake from her unexplained slumber. But you are not alone on this adventure, make friends with the magical creatures of Mystic Valley and unlock their special abilities to help you. You are your sister’s last hope and it will take all of your fishing skill to catch the elusive River King!
features
Officially licensed by Nintendo
Requires 4 X AA batteries (not included)
Length: approx. 40 - 50 inch
Limited availability
description
Mario Kart is brought to the 3D world in the form of a massive race set complete with two karts that carries Mario and a competitor (either Yoshi or Donkey Kong). The race track contains eighteen pieces and totals up to nine feet long after the assembling procedure.
Actively participate in the races with your friends and family. With the trigger speed controller in hand, you are ready to go and dash across the finishing line. This race set is perfect for hours of family fun either in a leisurely evening or at parties.
For those of you who decides that racing with Mario on the TV screen alone no longer sates your appetites, this super race set is your remedy.
features
Travel to 16 cities around the world, each with a distinct puzzle to solve!
80 Puzzles – Each puzzle has 5 distinct difficulty levels to master!
Each puzzle is different every time you play
World Tour mode and 3 Random Play modes
Puzzles are themed round iconic global locations
Simple, intuitive Touch Screen controls
Download play lets you share puzzles with friends
Reiner’s introductions (and his dancing) will definitely put a smile on your face
description
Pack your suitcases and prepare to uncover amazing puzzles around the world! Travel around the world solving puzzles specific to that city! Track marine life off the coast of Cape Town, restore the ancient mosaics of Beijing, organize the Rio carnival, uncover the amazing secrets of the Aztec ruins and much more! Each iconic global city that you visit has a set of 5 puzzles, ranging from the easy to the elaborately ambitious, all designed by the award-winning genius - Dr. Reiner Knizia. Developed by specialist DS developer Razorback Developments, Brain Voyage, gives the player top quality puzzles while allowing players to experience the thrill of world travel!
features
Learn how to perform over 40 Pilates exercises through informative animations, detailed spoken instructions with subtitles.
Manage your progress using the engaging, fun, and interactive calendar and scheduling features.
Customize your routine to fit into YOUR time constraints, be it a daily commute or waiting in line at the bank.
Customize your experience with your choice of three different instructors, up to 100 unique outfits and five mat options.
With exercises that can be done anywhere – even while sitting at your desk – this is perfect for the working professional or the student on the go.
description
Pilates is a body conditioning routine that focuses on building flexibility, strength, endurance, and coordination without adding muscle bulk. Pilates increases circulation and helps to sculpt the body and strengthen the body's "core" or "powerhouse" (torso). People who do Pilates regularly feel they have better posture, are less prone to injury, and experience better overall health.
Now you can learn how to do Pilates, or keep up with your training wherever you go! Let’s Pilates is the first Pilates instructional software available for the Nintendo DS, and it’s a treasure-trove of knowledge whether you’ve been doing Pilates for five years or five minutes. Best of all, with Let’s Pilates, you can train anywhere, anytime, without needing to be in class or in front of your TV.
features
Learn up to 80 different poses, including 20 you can do while sitting at your desk at work.
Choose from three different avatars, up to 100 unique costumes, five different mats, and seven colorful environments.
Choose preset programs that match common daily symptoms like “Stress Relief.”
Learn proper breathing techniques and timing in coordination with yoga movements to maximize your program’s effectiveness.
Get a 360 view of each pose using the stylus and Touch Screen, zooming in to see greater detail of a selected pose.
Select the “Make it Easy” option to learn a simplified version of a challenging pose.
Manage and track your progress through the convenient built-in calendar.
Browse through the yoga glossary to better understand the art of yoga.
description
Let’s Yoga is a full-scale instructional game for the Nintendo DS that helps you take advantage of yoga in your everyday routine. Learn how to perform poses and breathing techniques to improve your mood, deal with everyday stress, and enjoy your life more. With detailed and easy-to-understand instructions and videos for up to 80 poses, including many you can do at your desk, Let’s Yoga is truly a portable and effective fitness solution!
While lurking in the forums, I found that a few people were looking for a pixel art program on the DS, and I had recently made a paint app that could be easily modified for pixel art. So I just updated it with a few more features to convert it towards more of pixel art type thing rather then a full blown paint app and here it is!
Features:
-Saving and Loading 256X192 24 bit bitmap images
-zooming & grid when fully zoomed
-Multiple draw sizes
-colors (just seemed mandatory to me...)
-fill tool
-line tool
-rectangle tool
-circle tool
-eraser.... Don't even really know if i should of added it as its just the draw tool stuck on white color
-Supports D-Pad Mode for plotting pixels (When fully zoomed, press select to activate/deactive, a cursor should appear)
-keeps track of last 10 colors used and are selectable for later use
-15 levels of undo
Now for whats missing:
-Scroll bar for file loading menu (you can only load what you see)
-Undo function
Release History
Version .99c
-D-pad mode works while on top screen
-can now switch from D-pad mode to stylus mode with X button along with select
-Undo (Y button)
-Massive speed up of some draw functions
-Uncommented Fat init
Version .99b
-Press L to swap pallets
-Added fine color picking, Use A,B,X,Y to adjust color on the picker (when on top screen)
-Added D-pad Pixel Plotting Mode when fully zoomed, press Select to activate/deactivate and press A to plot pixel
-added color history list
As some of you may know Ive been working for an NDS Homebrew engine. After a while I finally finished the basics of the engine.
I wanted a tech demo for it and soo I thought of this. I once abandoned this project but now I got a great engine for it to run with.
Heres my new project. Today's the day I finally decided to show it the community.
So may I?
M33.1337 Custom PSP Firmware: XMB Lite
Currently I've been giving my work on the ps3 xmb theme. Both share the same engine. Im aware of the graphical errors, but remember this is only an early build. I'm currently fixing the glitches. Like you guys Im very eager to release it.
Features:
A clone of Sony's XMB
100% fully customizable
Play movies in loading, splash, etc
Organize files/images/homebrew/apps/games
Runs NDS files
Stylus/pad controlled
(Tentative) IRC/Email checker
(Tentative) Flashable-- overwrite the official firmware in place for this; i might not continue though its too dangerous
(Tentative) Runs all known movie file for the nds
ingramb has today released a new version of the excellent Neo Geo AES/MVS Emulator for Nintendo DS:
Heres whats new:
* Added level2 sprite cache in slot2 ram (if installed)
* Increased rom page size (fix grenades Metal Slug 1)
* Fix interrupt acknowledge (fix Metal Slug 2)
* Fix tile layer palette update (Last Blade 2 gui)
* Update converter to use latest MAME data (fix issues with King of Fighters 98, etc)
* Thanks to FluBBa for a DAA Z80 instruction that doesnt need a stupid lookup table (saves ram)
* Fixed -bios options in NeoDSConvert
Download and Give Feedback & Compatability Reports Via Comments
Kukulcan Thursday presented his new teaching: 4 operations. It is a game that allows mathematical revise or learn his multiplication tables and other childhood joys. That followed a request by a dad that this project has emerged.
Everything is playable pen, with the recognition of figures for the results of operations, and antisèche integrated into the "revision", all decorated with stats to monitor the progress of children.
So why the name change? And Im sure I downloaded v2.0 before, so how can v1.0 be a new version?
I wanted to change the name to a more generic name instead of limiting the name to the Mandelbrot set only, so now the new name Fractal Junkie implies several fractals, which it does have serveral fractals. And it's now v1.0 simply because of the name change.
Whats new in this version then?
-Julia sets
-More colour palletes
-More efficient "only render when need be" system
How to use:
D-PAD: Move 32px
TOUCH: Draw a new view
R/L: +/- Iterations
A: Colour Styles
B: Colour Pallets
X: Toggle precise rendering
Y: Toggle Julia set mode
START: Start over
SELECT: Goto previous image
Current Features
-64bit accuracy
-Mandelbrot set
-Custom Julia sets (this includes Fatou Dust)
-7 Colour Palletes (Cycle without redrawing)
-3 Colour Styles (Cycle without redrawing)
-Successive Refinement Rendering
-Only calculates unknown pixels when moving
-Draw with the stylus a new view from any two points on the screen to zoom to that view.
Aluminium case for DS and DS Lite Console
Soft interior for console protection
Storage for Games and Earphones
Hardwearing and secure storage case
Stylish design
Officially licensed by Nintendo
Last month Square Enix trademarked the title "Chapters of the Chosen" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Trademark enthusiasts were abuzz with what this title could be planned for. Was it a new IP? A subtitle for an existing game?
Looks like the answer is "B." The latest additions to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) include Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen for the Nintendo DS. The remake of DQIV was released in Japan last November, and this is the first official indication that it will make it overseas.
The original Dragon Quest IV appeared on the NES back in 1992. For the remake, the visuals have been updated and the player now has control of the camera.
As of this writing, Square Enix could not be reached for comment.
Wii Fit has shot into the Spanish and German charts - claiming the top spot and knocking Mario Kart Wii down to second place in both instances according to figures from Media-Control GfK International.
The Nintendo Wii and DS continued to dominate both charts, taking eight positions in Germany and six in Spain. Meanwhile, neither chart saw an entry for the Xbox 360.
The Spanish charts saw Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for the PS3 in fourth place, followed by Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the PSP, Time Crisis 4 for the PS3 and God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP in fifth, sixth and seventh places respectively.
The German charts saw Assassin's Creed for the PC take third place and the Sims 2: Kitchen and Bath Interior Design Stuff in fourth place.
The German Charts for the week ending April 27 are as follows:
1. Wii Fit (Wii)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
3. Assassin's Creed: Directors Cut Edition (PC)
4. The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bath Interior Design Stuff (PC)
5. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
6. Wii Play (Wii)
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
8. Mario Kart DS (DS)
9. More Brain Training with Dr. Kawashima (DS)
10. Mario Party DS (DS)
The Spanish Charts for the week ending April 27 are as follows:
1. Wii Fit (Wii)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
3. Wii Play (Wii)
4. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
6. Time Crisis 4 (PS3)
7. God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
8. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
9. More Brain Training with Dr. Kawashima (DS)
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
GTA IV, which sold a record-breaking 926,000 copies over its first five days of release, has - unsurprisingly - captured the top of the UK sales charts.
GTA IV outsold Wii Fit, last week's number one title, by a margin of over 9 to 1. Sales of Nintendo's title were down 58 per cent, which can be partially attributable to low stock.
After GTA IV, however, the remaining top five best-selling titles were Nintendo exclusives.
Just over 61 per cent of the value of all software sold this past week was for GTA IV - which Chart-Track said itself is bigger than the total software market figure of every other week so far in 2008 apart from week one.
The only other new release to reach the All Formats Top 40 chart this past week was Sega's Iron Man: The Official Videogame, which entered at number eleven.
The Top Ten best-selling games in the UK for the week ended May 3 were as follows:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Wii Fit
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
4. Wii Play
5. Mario Kart Wii
6. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
7. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
9. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
With The Guardian's sudden acceptance of video games, we thought we could soon be out of a job. Thank god for The Daily Mail, which continues to publish biased games editorials.
In an article entitled "Ninten-Don't... How I watched my children turn into monsters the minute I bought them a computer game," columnist Rosie Millard documents her "selfish desire to be Mother of the Year" by buying a DS for her four kids to share. One each would have been a good start.
After importing it straight in from Hong-Kong and "crammed with a 'bundle' of 20 games including Brain Trainer, Fifa 08, and Nintendogs" (*cough* flashcart * cough), she found that leaving four children unsupervised led to arguments about who would use it next.
"It was eight in the morning," she writes. "No one had eaten breakfast. The curtains had not been opened. The beds had not been made. The dog had not been walked. Our habitual regime of a ten-minute morning music practice had been abandoned."
Never mind the problems with the DS; call the NSPCC. That's not a happy home - it sounds more like a workhouse.
"Gabriel", she adds, "became obsessed with playing the football game Fifa 08: over meals, on the loo, in bed at midnight." Whilst we realise that anyone whose parents had named them Gabriel would resort to escapism, we can't help but wonder how the little angel was able to do all this. Surely Millard realised that she might need to use some control over when the DS could be played?
Apparently not. According to her, it's all Nintendo's fault. "Our Nintendo had taken the guise of a small but toxic drug which, little by little, was poisoning my children."
The story does have a happy ending, though. At least for Millard. "At the same time that all the children started crying and yelling before breakfast, I spotted Phoebe's cello and I realised that she had not got it out of its case all week."
Shock-horror! A child has enjoyed something not imposed upon them? Call the police!
"Yet she had notched up probably around eight hours on the Nintendo. There and then, I made my mind up. The Nintendo had to go."
While lurking in the forums, I found that a few people were looking for a pixel art program on the DS, and I had recently made a paint app that could be easily modified for pixel art. So I just updated it with a few more features to convert it towards more of pixel art type thing rather then a full blown paint app and here it is!
Features:
-Saving and Loading 256X192 24 bit bitmap images
-zooming & grid when fully zoomed
-Multiple draw sizes
-colors (just seemed mandatory to me...)
-fill tool
-line tool
-rectangle tool
-circle tool
-eraser.... Don't even really know if i should of added it as its just the draw tool stuck on white color
-Supports D-Pad Mode for plotting pixels (When fully zoomed)
-10 pallets ready for customization
-15 levels of undo!
-color editor: Supports all colors the hardware can support!
To do list!:
-Canvas Size (I'll have to find a way to do this... can't be that hard.)
-Color Opacity (maybe, not sure if its needed)
-options menu (may need to add other things)
-Remember size of pen when switching tools
-return to previous tool after using eye dropper
-add saving and loading custom pallet sets in color editor
Any suggestions are welcome!
Release History
Version .99d
-fixed load menu cursor bug (no longer uses stylus, and still no menu scrolling)
-added options menu (press start)
-grid can be toggled with select button (only when fully zoomed)
-New Stats tool, keeps track of X and Y position (color counter not completed yet)
-add color editor (touch the double pallet indicator in the top right of top screen)
-Removed Color history and replaced with custom pallets (added pallet via color editor by touching one of the ten pallet slots with selected color)
-improved D-pad mode controls (hold down to continuously move)
-fixed major saving bug
Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.
Since there are no Japanese game releases this week due to the golden week holidays, things have been pretty calm.
However interesting US games like the Iron Man for [Xbox360™, PlayStation3™, Nintendo Wii™, PlayStation2™, Nintendo DS™, Sony PSP™] have arrived.
With any of the above consoles in your possession and this game in hand, you are no longer a mere spectator, don your armor today and protect the world from evil forces.
Activision released a Game of the Year edition of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for Xbox360™ as a region free Asian version. Make use of the third generation console's networking facilities and join the rest of the world in this massive war.
SNK released Arcade Classics Vol. 1, a package of sixteen old NEOGEO games for PlayStation2™ and Sony PSP™. The pack contains famous games like the earlier versions of Fatal Fury and King of Fighters which most of the old time gamers will find familiar. The pack also comes with some lesser known games that even the most hard core of gamers haven't tried out.
Several sports games came out this week, this includes River King: Mystic Valley and NBA Ballers: Chosen One.
River King: Mystic Valley is a fishing game on the Nintendo DS™ where you seek to find the River King to rescue your little sister with the help of the magical features in the forest, and NBA Ballers: Chosen One is one of the most realistic basket ball games ever made.
As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week, followed by a quick preview of what is expected to be hot next week.
Xbox360™:
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Game of the Year Edition) ASIA US$ 59.90
Iron Man US US$ 64.90
NBA Ballers: Chosen One ASIA US$ 49.90
PlayStation3™:
Iron Man US US$ 64.90
Nintendo Wii™:
Iron Man US US$ 49.90
Wii Wheel US US$ 19.90
PlayStation2™:
Iron Man US US$ 34.90
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 US US$ 24.90
Nintendo DS™:
Brain Voyage US US$ 24.90
Dream Pinball 3D US US$ 24.90
Iron Man US US$ 39.90
Let's Pilates US US$ 34.90
Let's Yoga US US$ 34.90
River King: Mystic Valley US US$ 34.90
Nintendo DS™ Accessories:
Chara Pure Seal (Nightmare BL) JPN US$ 9.90
Chara Pure Seal (Nightmare W) JPN US$ 9.90
Chara Pure Seal (Pooh-san G) JPN US$ 9.90
Chara Pure Seal (Pooh-san Y) JPN US$ 9.90
Chara Pure Seal (Princess BL) JPN US$ 9.90
Chara Pure Seal (Princess P) JPN US$ 9.90
Chara Pure Seal (Stitch B) JPN US$ 9.90
Chara Pure Seal (Stitch Y) JPN US$ 9.90
Sony PSP™:
Iron Man US US$ 39.90
PSP Media Manager 2.5 US US$ 24.99
Rockman X Irregular Hunter (Reprint) ASIA US$ 14.90
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 US US$ 24.90
Video Game Music:
Find The Blue (Chaos Head Intro Theme) (~Kanako Ito) JPN US$ 11.90
Kegarenaki Yume (11 Eyes - Tsumi To Batsu To Aganai No Shojo Outro Theme) (~Asriel) JPN US$ 11.90
Lunatic Tears (11 Eyes - Tsumi To Batsu To Aganai No Shojo Intro Theme) (~Ayane) JPN US$ 11.90
PC Game Clear Original Drama CD JPN US$ 28.90
Sekaiju no Meikyuu 2: Shoou no Seihai Super Arrange Version JPN US$ 29.90
Nintendo's mascot racin' funfest Mario Kart Wii cannot be toppled, even by the crossbow powers of Link. Zelda's constant savior aimed for third on the Japanese sales charts with Link's Crossbow Training, Mario Kart Wii and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G still holding tight at numbers one and two for the fourth week in a row.
Wii Fit and Monster Hunter for PSP are on the cusp of hitting the 2 million mark, just as Wii Sports prepares to ship its 3 millionth copy in Japan. Impressive. For the rest of the best sellers for the week of April 28 to May 4, keep on kartin'.
01. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 173,000 / 1,120,000
02. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 102,000 / 1,909,000
03. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii) - 93,000 / NEW
04. Wii Fit (Wii) - 52,000 / 1,986,000
05. Meccha! Taiko Drum Master DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (DS) - 42,000 / 98,000
06. Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (DS) - 31,000 / 508,000
07. Boura wa Kaseki Holder (DS) - 27,000 / 84,000
08. Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) - 24,000 / 102,000
09. Deca Sports (Wii) - 24,000 / 186,000
10. Wii Sports (Wii) - 22,000 / 2,959,000
Windows version special thanks to Soldus
- Fixed a bug in Bitmap OAMs.
- Fixed a bug in Plugins Management.
Linux version
- Added support for Drag&Drop.
- Added support for command line.
- Fixed a bug in MemoryView, now you can select,copy and modify.
- Fixed a bug in Key config.
- Fixed a bug in Bitmap OAMs.
- Fixed a bug in Plugins Management.
New version of the audio plugin for iDeaS, the Nintendo DS emulator for Linux and Windows.
Changelog:
- Fixed a bug in Syncronize routines.
- Now the plugin uses the iDeaS interfaces
Note for Audio Plugins users:
- It's preferable to use one audio plugin, if you are using Paula PlugIn you must remove DirectSound PlugIn or viceversa.
Another week passes and another update to sales for consoles in Japan are in:
Playstation Portable: 100,870
Nintendo Wii: 71,518
Nintendo DS Lite: 52,542
Playstation 3: 10,177
Playstation 3: 8,802
Xbox 360: 1,725
PSP tops the list again, up roughly 8,000 or so. The Wii sees a sharp increase by around 32,000 while DS Lite goes up 10,000. PS3 up 1,070, PS2 rises 1,696 and Xbox 360 up 442.
Wintendos which looks like Windows XP for the DS has been updated, heres whats new:
Version 1.0 of Wintendos is available on the download page: correction many beugs, adding two programs, improved graphics, finally, I let you test yourself même.Si you encounter beugs, thank you to us on the forum in the category "Other
There's not a lot of details on this one just yet, but Activision CEO Mike Griffith has dropped word in an earnings conference call that the company's upcoming Guitar Hero: On Tour game / controller combo will not only be released on its own this June, but in a new Nintendo DS bundle as well. No word on a price, unfortunately, nor is there any indication that the DS itself will be undergoing any Guitar Hero-inspired changes, but it seems like those little details should be making themselves known soon enough.
features
Use the Stylus to control everything! From moving characters, making toys, interacting with others, and more!
Choose your style of play, whether it's complete control of all operations, simply running the store or just creating toys; it's your game.
Create over 30 new and fun toys for your store, from Teddy Bears to Action Figures to Board Games. Earn experience by making toys to unlock new toys.
Run your shop for 3 years, with each year divided into 4 months that represent the 4 seasons. Each month has a special event that directly influences the number of people that shop and their specific behavior prior to the event. Events include: Valentine's Day, Summer Vacation, Halloween and Christmas.
Work in 6 unique locations from the Toy Shop to the Toy Store, and areas throughout town with different seasonal appearances, including: Residential District, Commercial District, Town Square and Beach.
Unlock new, bigger store locations as you earn more money selling toys.
Adjust prices and change stock based on customer moods and habits. Touch customers with your stylus to see their budget, desired toys and perception of their Toy Shop experience.
Customer satisfaction is important in the store and out. If customers leave unhappy, other potential customers may never visit and you'll lose business.
Learn the ins and outs of running the Toy Shop with a tutorial.
Control both Mel and Mark while interacting with more than 10 important town members, including the Mayor.
description
When their grandfather passed away, Mel and Mark were left in charge of his toy shop with the condition that if they couldn’t make it successful within three years, it would be donated to the city. It’s up to you to help the two make toys, satisfy demanding customers, explore the city, and ultimately return their grandfather’s toy shop back to the booming business it once was!
Get behind the driver's seat with this Speed Racer based on the Wachowski Brothers film with its garage of combat-ready rides and see how you fare in "car-fu style" action. Take on the role of the characters from the film, getting behind the wheels of each character's signature vehicles to experience firsthand the film's high adrenaline, combative racing style.
features
Crosswords DS offers crossword puzzles at multiple skill levels to engage any player, all controlled with the Nintendo DS stylus. Simply use the stylus to write your answers on the touch screen. Erase your mistakes with a quick tap on the screen, or write new answers directly over old ones.
An interactive hint system helps you move along at your own pace. For particularly puzzling problems, tap the "Hint" button to receive an additional clue, reveal a letter or have the word solved for you—the choice is yours.
The wordplay doesn't stop with crosswords. "Wordsearch" challenges you to find words hidden among random letters, while "Anagrams" will stretch your imagination to see how many words you can assemble from a group of letters.
Puzzles are designed for stress-free completion and are broken into three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium and Hard—plus an unlockable fourth level.
Unlike paper puzzles, Crosswords DS can offer help if you get stuck. By simply touching the hint button above the puzzle, players can choose to receive another clue, fill in an unknown letter or even reveal the entire word.
To input a letter, simply touch a square on the screen and write the answer just as you would in a paper puzzle. If you make a mistake, simply write the new letter over the old one—no more messy eraser bits.
description
Choose from more than a thousand crossword puzzles or hone your word skills with Wordsearch or Anagrams. No matter which type of puzzle you choose, you can easily save your progress at any time and return later to finish. Crosswords DS is designed for all players—just select your difficulty level and start off with a basic four-by-four puzzle. As you progress, the game will increase in difficulty and puzzle size. Use the DS stylus like a pencil to write or circle your answers on the touch-control screen. Erasing mistakes is as simple as writing the new answer over the old one. A hint system is also included in case you need some friendly assistance.
In Crosswords DS, you'll find puzzles perfect for everyone regardless of age or experience. Exercise your word skills in more than a thousand touch-control word puzzles to challenge every skill level.
If you came across this Nintendo DS resold by King Deco, the question isn't if you would kill it but how. My plan would involve a hazmat suit, the jaws of life and that big pool of molten steel from Terminator 2. But enough about me. How would you kill this Nintendo DS?
Last night we had a bit of a gaming bender at Kotaku Towers West, a night filled with Wii Fit, We Ski, and Rock Band. The highlight, of course, was a two hour Cruis'n session—the Wii shitware title that was finally freed from its shrinkwrap confines last night to much amusement. It's absolutely the most unintentionally hilarious game I've ever played, with some of the sloppiest game design ever... even for a Cruis'n title. Rarely has a game brought me to tears with laughter, so Cruis'n should at least be lauded for that. Highly recommended for your next game night, especially if booze is available.
This weekend I'll be ditching the Cruis'n as I get back to R-Type Command and continue my Rock Band duties, now with added Boston. How about you? Weekend plans?
Sources tell us that the upcoming Call of Duty 5 game in development is already playable, and currently going through quality assurance.
Treyarch is also said to be the developer, and the title, we're told, is set in a WWII Pacific environment and will be using Call of Duty 4's engine, the same engine on which the upcoming James Bond: Quantum of Solace movie game is being built.
Yesterday, on the company's call to investors, Activision publishing CEO Mike Griffith said CoD5 would be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and DS, in addition to a return for the franchise to PS2 and Wii for the first time in two years.
Ready to bend our ear? 'Cause the Tell Us Dammit Giraffe is ready to listen. That's right, it's time for TUD. We've got a feature here on Kotaku called "Tell Us Dammit" or "TUD." How it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interesting in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know ****tons about us — more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob — and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban your ass. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion. Today's question:
Sony makes a games machine. Heck, they make three of them that people are still buying. So they're in competition with Nintendo and Microsoft, who also makes games machines, right? Nope! Kaz Hirai told MCV at this week's SCEE event in Europe that Sony have bigger fish to fry than the world's #1-selling gaming company and the world's #1-selling software company:
I think that PS3, PS2 and PSP are all entertainment platforms so I feel that our competition is not Microsoft or Nintendo, but basically any form of entertainment that is competing for the consumers' attention.
So we need to make sure we offer the most compelling entertainment - not videogame entertainment but in entertainment in general. I can't speak for their strategy but I like to think that we've got a very well balanced portfolio with PS3, PSP and you can't discount the PS2.
Hear that, Nintendo? You're so one-dimensional. Maybe put an album together, release a movie or two, then you'll be running with the big dogs.
It won't come as any surprise that EA is planning Wii and Nintendo DS "spin off" versions of its skateboarding franchise skate—IGN spilled the beans accidentally in April—but you might be surprised at how good it looks. It might not be on par visually with the Xbox 360 and PS3 entries, but Skate It, at least based on the trio of screen shots IGN secured, looks pretty good.
Skate It looks to replace the dual analog control scheme from the original skate with a Wii remote-only method that looks serviceable based on the promo video. As expected, the game also plans to use the soon to be release Wii Fit Balance Board, but executive producer Scott Blackwood is light on details.
Here is the second halo ds update there are mainly two features one there is a 4d room for my part and then a new feature for those who liked teendev's more.
Again...bored...and wanted to make a game for the ds...something simple...
So here it is!
MemorizeME!
How do you play?
Well, the game will display some squares, you will then have to memorize the exact order and reproduce that same order (Trust me, when you start playing you'll understand this )
Anyways, screenies:
Main Menu:
In Game:
(don't worry it will have more squares as you go on!)
GameOver:
just a reminder this is a Work In Progress. And this release is only a demo :3
as you will see only the "Play Now!" button works, later on, the new game will have difficulties and etc...
-Added Alpha-test in 3D core, no more color squares around the textures
-Fixed blending in 3D core
-Implemented GXFIFO IRQ : this is a ugly hack but games needing this (ie. New Super Mario Bros) now work
-Fixed depth clearing in 3D core, this fixes black sky bug in Mario64
-Implemented 3D PosTest, this fixes a mini-game in RRR2 (next version will probably feature BoxTest and VecTest)
-Noticeable speed-up, thanks to Shash (now executes 16 instructions at a time)
-Fixed 2 bugs in sound core (loop feature) :
-----Fixed sound length being increased on multiple channel status (key-on) writes
-----Added ability to write Loopstart and Length registers while sound is playing
-----For info : these fixes also fix garbage sound when using "Fold NDS" option
-Added a sound resampling func
-The GUI now uses DirectDraw to display the framebuffer
-----This was hard to implement, but it is WAY faster and better than GDI
-----When you stretch the window, the emu doesn't slow down and the image keeps beautiful (not pixellized)
-----If DirectDraw init fails, the emu will simply use GDI instead
-----DirectDraw is not used when using rotation
-Added CPU low-power mode, this allows RaymanDS to show 3 intros (it is better, but it still doesn't work)
-Fixed 2 bugs in capture unit :
-----Captured bitmap was "invisible" due to alpha values not set.
-----The captured image was only the half of the requested size (128 pixels in width instead of 256)
-----These fixes fix some NSMB/Mario64 mini-games, displaying 3D on both screens (no more flicker, but 3D is still reversed )
-----Now, DeSmuME is able to pass 4/6 tests (see further posts, NDS graphic test app)
-Added some hacks in VRAM handling, the sprites in NSMB minigames look correct, but now the pause buttons are incorrect (I plan to rewrite all VRAM handling in next release, current handling is crappy, plenty of TODO and FIXME)
-Wiimote support is not ready, so disabled
Jeff has released a new version of his Rogue clone for the Nintendo DS/GBA and also the PSP, heres whats new:
My time in Japan prevented me from making a release (I had turned off two of the machines I need to build on), but it didn't prevent me from working on POWDER. There are lots of various changes including new items and skills. There is also a new 32x32 tileset that you can find in the artpack thanks to Ibson the Grey.
[All but GBA]: When you load a game, the fact you have loaded it is immediately saved. This means you can no longer power down before you die to avoid save scumming. (Eilu, Zach Firth)
Familiars always leave corpses to facillitate their resurrection.
Petrified creatures count to your kill total
You are only punished for the death of a familiar when the death becomes irrevocable.
The party guilty for creating traps, lava, etc, is now tracked so proper responsibility can be assigned. (Andrew Poandl)
Dodge Skill's "foes" properly 'ified. (David Damerell)
Extra flavour text from Eilu.
Ricochet skill for arrows. (Furrot)
You can climb trees. (Adam Boyd)
When a bitmap has to many colours, it now fails more gracefully. (Ibson the Grey)
An embarassing mistake in combat calcs has been fixed. It is now the attacker's skill, not the defender's, used to roll attack bonus. This will mean weapon skills are more necessary and make monsters more threatening since they always default to 2 stars.
Jumping out of a pit only moves you one square. (Irashtar)
Incorrect there in helm of draining description (Mark Rushakoff)
Adjusted some monster sizes to better reflect how I envision them. Hopefully this doesn't affect food nutrition balance too much. (David Damerell)
When you die your options are saved even if you don't make the high score table. (Zappa Penguin)
Knock no longer closes the door if an item or creature blocks it.
Knock cast on doors with creatures on them will knock them back and damage them slightly. (Lim-Dul)
Light radius for creatures on fire increased to 2 from 1 to make it a bit less subtle. (R. Dan Henry)
[Start] and [Select] can be used to enter and shift respectively on the on-screen keyboard. (Zappa Penguin)
You can eat water elementals, but be warned there might still be some life in them. (Eilu)
Polying into or polying back into gargantuan forms will crush any walls that would entrap you. (Korgoth)
Flaming swords slightly nerfed to 1d3 fire damage to prevent them from being such an obvious weapon choice.
New item: lightning rapier. (Terje)
New item: ice mace.
Imps summoned by demons that you summon will no longer attack you provided the demon stil lives.
Monsters should now open doors if they are smart enough. (Derek Ray)
New monster: Kobold Thief.
You can now wish to learn a skill directly rather than having to acquire the specific book.
"wizard's hands" in chilling touch description, "an uber-storm" for a living frost, along with an extra hyphen in that description. Description of Pax clarified to resolve amiguous sentence and disarm skill description has an s returned to it. Finally, another lost s added to the flesh golem description. (R. Dan Henry)
"You gain insight into the nature of foo." now has a full stop. (David Damerell)
Ibson the Grey has produced a new 32x32 tileset based on the rltiles to give you some high resolution POWDER experience. Since this isn't the 16x16 res, it doesn't come packaged with POWDER but has to be installed manually from the artpack.
Electro is a falling blocks game. You should make a connection from one side of the screen to the other with the same type blocks. You can downgrade once a selected cube with down or B key (blue triangle become green circle, red square become blue triangle ...). Make combo (multiplicate points) with followed lines.
Two modes are available. In puzzle game, you should move cubes vertically. New lines appears automatically at the bottom of puzzle but you can add them with L or R key.
Enjoy it !
More informations and dowloads on my blog (in french).
A Question of Promise: Digital Comic is the DS adaption of the comic by Thuyen Nguyen; a light-hearted story of a guy, a girl, and a sentient pool-of-water. Eric finally decides to ask Eden out on a date. She's free that night, but he's already made plans with his housemate Dice. Can Eric have his cake and eat it too?
Dev news
I now have two DS flash carts, which has allowed me to better test my homebrew games. I've discovered that some carts (specifically the Neo MK5, but probably others) only support homebrew up to 3MB in size. Some of my games were over that, which meant that they refused to load. So, I've uploaded 3MB versions of Fate/stay night Trial Edition, Snatcher Pilot DS, and Fate/hollow ataraxia Prologue. If you've previously had trouble loading these games, please try the new 3MB versions and let me know if it works for you!
It was many time ago since I released the latest MegaETk version, and people kept asking me when I was going to add DLDI support to it. I personally won't do it (I left MegaETk development already) but I will finally let you do, for whoever wants to.
You will be able to add more levels and monsters too.
If you want to do it, please read this:
Code:
This code is released for public DS homebrew.
If you want to change/edit and release it to public, please contact me before doing it.
Notes:
-You will probably have to port MegaETk to latest PAlib version (I'm sure it won't work with actual.. megaetk was created with an old PAlib version, which was new in it's creation)
-Game had a encryption for saves, I removed it before releasing to public because the person who gave me the code didn't want it public. (Removed encryuption/decryption lines, it may or not work.. it should work)
-If you want to add any more monsters, you can use the tools I've added (after drawing it), you will have to recompile the 'Event Editor' if you want to add it in your own level (visual studio 200X(3?)).
DLDI Support needs: update fatlib and fix PAlib changes (it won't compile in latest version, something shouldn't be working now in the game with that).
The console wars are progressing very well for the Nintendo Wii. They are doing OK for the PS3 now as things are picking up. But how are things doing for the Xbox 360? Wouldn't you think that because it had a release that was a year before the PS3 and Wii it would be leading? Well, guess what Xbox 360 fanboys, the 360 is not leading.
It is currently in second place with PS3 approaching rapidly from behind. The PS3 sold more in the first year of it's release than the 360 did. I find this surprising when i think about the great games the 360 has had, like Halo 3 and Gears of War.
According to the article, this may be linked to the exclusive games for each platform going he way of the dinosaur. There have been many game developers lately who have seen how CoD4 and GTA4 did with a multi-platform release. Perhaps they saw the millions of dollars more attractive than a contract with a console developer, who knows? (for those who don't get the sense in that, it's called sarcasm. )
One thing is for sure, Nintendo played it smart with the Nintendo Wii.
The Wii has sold 25 million consoles
The 360 has sold 18 million
and the PS3 is making a comeback with 12 million sold.
Stretch your fingers, blow the dust off on your writing skill! DCEmu Reviews and affiliate M3 Adapter, are pleased to announce the DCEmu Games Reviews REVIEW Contest! To help with the launch of DCEmu Games Reviews, we will be giving away FOUR (4) iTouchDS to 4 lucky winners of the contest. You can read our review of the iTouchDS here.
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If you're looking for games to review, check out Goozex. Goozex is the new innovative system developed and tested by video-gamers for video-gamers. Goozex provides a unique trading platform that allows peer-to-multi- peer trading of physical goods.
Well, I am presenting my latest creation. Broadly is a tetris 3D which keeps records on the card (key), allowing stylus control (asquito, but in order ...) y. .. Lets you listen to your MP3 while playing! To do this you have to remove enough quality ... left around 2.5 Mb, but something is something.
Well, do not entertain more, if you want more information see the readme. I hope you like.
The PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV has overtaken that of the Xbox 360 and assumed the top spot on both the Spanish and German charts, according to the latest data released by Media-Control GfK International.
The German charts saw GTA IV on the Xbox 360 take second place and Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii in third and fourth place respectively.
This was followed by Assassin's Creed: Director's in fifth, the GTA IV special edition on Xbox 360 in sixth place, with the PS3 special edition coming in behind the The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bath Interior Design Stuff at seven, to take eighth place.
Meanwhile in Spain, Wii Fit came in second place followed by the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV in third place and Mario Kart Wii in fourth.
Dr Kawashima's Brain Training and More Brain Training, both for the DS, were fifth and six place respectively, followed by Wii Play at number seven.
GTA IV special edition for the PS3 came in eighth and outsold the Xbox 360 version which was tenth, just below Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the PlayStation Portable.
The German charts for the week ending May 7 follow:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
3. Wii Fit (Wii)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
5. Assassins Creed: Director's Cut (PC)
6. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (360)
7. The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bath Interior Design Stuff (PC)
8. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (PS3)
9. Wii Play (Wii)
10. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
The Spanish charts for the week ending May 7 follow:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
2. Wii Fit (Wii)
3. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
5. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
6. More Brain Training (DS)
7. Wii Play (Wii)
8. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (PS3)
9. Pro Evolution Soccer (PSP)
10. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (360)
features
The main story is made up of thirty eight episodes and there are fifty sub routes. The game spots a multi-story system that the players can manipulate at will, for example, they can choose what quests to accept and therefore interfere with the story line
Battles are powered up, with more dialog, scenarios, backups for the enemies and a “fortune beast” that shows up during battles.
Make a pact with the six witches at your side with the engagement ring system. Know your witch's strengths and have them transform you during battles.
Other fun mini games include a battle scene at the hot springs, where you see the characters in their swimsuits.
There is an after break session during the game that you can chat with your favorite character
Wi-Fi battles are supported.
description
Luminous Arc 2: Will is an RPG that tells the adventures of a novice knight named Roman. For as long as people could remember, witches, or any magic users are forbidden to involve themselves in any form of conflict, as nothing is safe from their powers. However, as betrayals begin appearing within the witches monitoring organization, a war became inevitable, and soon, not only the witches are involved but the Queen's knights are taking sides and are joining the war.
DS Spirits Vol.10 Igo teaches you the basics of Igo, a traditional Japanese/Chinese board game that requires strategies and patience to win. The game explains the rules in simple terms so beginners can learn in no time. Increase the board's sizes depending on your expertise, a beginner may start from a 9 x 9 square board and experts can play on the standard sized 19 x 19 squared ones. It makes use of the DS's functions by enabling both touch pen and buttons for controls and it supports Wi-Fi networking so you can play a game with your friends instead of against the computer.
features
The game makes use of the DS's double screen feature. While the top screen shows the immediate environments of the playable character, the lower screen shows the inventory, map and other statistics.
The dungeons are filled with enemies, treasures and items, be sure to look out for the traps.
Collect medals in the dungeons and exchange them for items.
description
Dungeon of Windaria is the fruit of the combined efforts between the character designer and art director Inomata Mutsuki and the game art designer Hirano Katsuyuki. It is an RPG that tells the epic adventure and romance between two countries, the prosperous northern superpower Paro and the southern uncontaminated nation Iza. The two countries has signed a peace treaty, stating that they were not to engage in any sort of military conflict against the other. However, the ambitious Paro has always had its eyes on the beautiful Iza.
It is Izu, a village youth in Iza who stopped Paro in the brink of time when the northern superpower planned to drown his home country. Although a major catastrophe is prevented, the relations of these two nations remained strained. Izu, however, catches the attention of both countries' and is asked to join the war effort. To make matters more complicated, prince Jiru of Paro and princess Anneth from Iza are in love with each other and their romance is interfered by the upcoming war.
features
There are an abundance of minigames for the players to attempt: clearing the flower bed, counting “Yuki-chan” before you sleep, some basic arithmetics, rhythm game and a boating game.
description
Nanatsuiro Drops is a dating simulation/adventure game based on the anime of the same title. It tells the story of Masaharu Tsuwabuki who is transformed into Yuki-chan, a toy lamb every night because of a can of soft drink. To break the spell, he needs a special girl to collect all the stars bits that fell into the city during the night of meteor rain. To his surprise, this girl happens to be Akihime Sumomo, a classmate whom he hardly knew. There is one more catch, if he lets her know that he is Yuki-chan, he will be stuck as Yuki-chan for the rest of his life.
For players who preferred pairing Masaharu up with heroines aside from Sumomo, here is your chance, since several other classmates make their appearance in this game, exploit every possibility and view all the different storylines.
I just wanted to post an update on the progress I've been making recently on graphDS. I am very proud and excited to announce that I am developing a CAS that will be able to simplify polynomials, find derivatives symbolically, and possibly perform limited amounts of indefinite integration. Currently, the CAS is only capable of adding, subtracting, and multiplying, so it may be 1-2 weeks before the next release. v0.8 will also include the capabilities to draw slope fields and Euler's Method, as well as some more built-in functions.
EA money results show that its games sold better on Sony platforms for the first three months this year.
You see, those months were the final three in its financial year, which saw the PS2 crowned as the winner by making USD 166 million.
Close behind was its PS3 sibling commanding USD 152 million, while its Xbox 360 rival managed just USD 128 million despite its installed-base advantage.
On the other hand, a meagre USD 75 million was made from EA games sold on Wii, this generation's hardware sales leader.
Sony also dominated the handheld facts and figures; USD 69 million was made from EA games sold on PSP, which gave it 47 percent of the portable market, which is almost double the DS with 25 percent. Mobile accounted for the rest of the pie with 28 percent.
If you're still awake, this all amounts to a massive 192 percent increase in PS3 EA game sales, probably because it didn't launch in Europe until 23rd March.
All other platforms sold more EA games than last year as well, with only the PC going the wrong way by 11 percent. Still, with Battlefield Heroes around the corner, this should change.
Description:
Dual strike came around as idea to see if it was possible for a player to control
and work with both screens at the same time.
The end result of this is a cross between asteroids and Ikaruga.
Game play:
The player controls 2 ships at the same time, one on each screen.
Each ship also has there own colour, 1 blue 1 red.
Each ship also fires bullets based on their colour.
There are 3 colours of asteroids; blue, red and gray.
The play must shoot the right asteroids with the right colours, this is done by allowing the ships to change screen.
The ships are moved at the same time, but shooting it done by a per ship basis.
When a ship gets hit it will get knocked out of the game area, the ship will return after a short while.
The game is lost when both ships are lost at the same time.
In game controls:
left and right - change direction of ship
up - moves ship in direction
Y - Shoots blue bullets
A - Shoots Red bullets
L - Switches ships.
This might be the one and only release of this game, it was started as a way of learning PALib and DS coding and tonight is the first time I've spent any time on it in the last 5 months.
The end result is more of a proof of concept game that should show sprites on both screen, colision detection, scoring (including score board) and score saving.
Main things missing:
Being able to change the control method from the main main
Variable timing for loosing a ship.
Better asteroid generation.
#bugfixes
-. Down bug when one card is remained sometime.
-. Overlap each other bug when registerd card is sorted.
-. Display all zero score bug when winner get rid of all card.
features
Official Nintendo Portable Game
LR44 (AA) Micro Alkaline Batteries included (1.5 V)
Play modes: vs Computer or 2 Player mode
Extendable controllers (upto 48cm)
Battery life: 5 months (an hour play per day)
Time display: 12-hour system
Alarm: Set in 1-min intervals
Limited availability
description
Nintendo has revolutionized the gaming industry in many ways, the systems they have developed are often truly innovative. It widens the gaming communities and bring gaming experiences to new heights.
Arcade consoles have long been linking players together for fighting and sports games, and the Micro VS System was released in 1984 and is one of the earliest consoles that makes such gameplay portable. With the console's two handhelds, two players can join a game by sharing the screen between them.
This console is one of the rare artifacts that tells the historical development of the gaming industry, a true collector's item that any serious gamer must own and Play-Asia.com is lucky to get hold of a limited quantity of brand new factory sealed consoles.
Hi, here I'm releaseing the first demo of my game Legend of Beneshov .
For intsalation, just copy the folder 'lob' to root of your flashcard.
Credits are :
Code : Programix
Graphics : MagNet (tilesets, gui etc.), NeoGunKuruma (creatures (you can't see them cause battle system is not yet complete))
Maybe I forgot someone
There is no battle system yet becouse it's too unstable and buggy but I think that battle system will be in next demo
If any suggestions or bugs, post here please
Have fun
PAlib users our master scognito is currently asking for beta testers. This also means that official release is near.
I'm planing to release a new version of palib, it is just a bugfix release, so i need some testers.
It comes with the installer again, and it needs devkitarm r21, libnds20071023 (the same used with latest beta).
I'm searching people for a fresh installation (also with no environment variables set like PAPATH) and different os (xp, vista).
Pm for receiving the installer, help is appreciated!
Despite frequent news of Wii's global sales domination, the Xbox 360 has managed to hit the 10 million sales mark in the US ahead of its competition, according to Microsoft.
Reaching the milestone before both the Wii and PS3 in the States should secure the long-term current-gen victory for the 360, MS senior vice president, Don Mattrick, told Reuters.
"History has shown us that the first company to reach ten million in console sales wins the generation battle," stated Mattrick in a statement yesterday. Interesting fact there trivia fans.
NPD figures currently puts Wii on 8.8 million sales (and closing) in the US, while PS3 is sits on 4.1 million.
Wii of course leads in the overall global race, something MS didn't take into account when doing its sums. "Xbox 360 has the largest global install base of any current gen. high definition gaming console, Wii excluded," the company clarified to ShackNews when asked how Xbox 360 could lead worldwide with 19 million when the Wii has sold 24.45 million.
We doubt the battle's over yet, although the 360 has a strong Christmas line-up ahead of it, and the Wii has.
Nintendo has unpacked a fresh expansion for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
It's got the imaginative name of Pokémon Platinum and, according to Kotaku's translation of the Japanese site, is due out this autumn. In Japan land, presumably.
There's no word on what it will do yet or if it can be used like a real pet, but we expect there will be more monsters to collect and train and show to your friends.
Japanese Training is a game to help those who wish to learn Japanese.
It is now possible to revise the Hiraganas, Katakanas and Robert.
There are already several Homebrews on this theme, we must believe that it fascinates many people!
This project allows me:
* M'éclater on my DS
* To learn C + + (I'm already pulled hair)
* To discover and use PALIB and uLibrary (thank you to Mollusk and Brunni)
* To have small bases in Japanese
Fotografías: -> link sourceforge
History:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
* Test on vocabulary available
* Possibility to add its own vocabulary
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced last night new titles and additional details for its 2008 lineup. Highlighting this year's releases are all-new versions of blockbuster franchises such as Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, DanceDanceRevolution, Lost In Blue and Silent Hill. Additionally, the recognized industry leader in the music gaming category announced its latest IP - Rock Revolution for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DS. Below is additional information on the products that were showcased at Konami's 2008 Gamers Night:
Critter Round-Up
Release date: May 2008
Genre: Puzzle/Action
Platform: WiiWare
As Konami's first WiiWare title, Critter Round-Up introduces a fun puzzle game where players are challenged with separating each different critter species into their own area by building fences. Avoid the predators and other mischievous animals as they will try and stop you from rounding them up. Test your skills and get more points by corralling all the same critters into just one area and by using less fence. Four player co-op and a great set of competitive mini-games will have you rounding up critters until the cows come home.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Release date: Fall 2008
Genre: Action
Platform: Nintendo DS
Following on the success of Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin the legendary Castlevania series is back in its 3rd installment on Nintendo DS. This time you play as a member of the Ecclesia, an organization that has sworn to defeat the evil forces of Dracula. Use the brand new Glyph attack system which has more than 100 different combinations to battle Dracula and his minions throughout 20 explorable areas inside and outside of the castle. Take part in side quests and collect items to power up your character in the next great Castlevania game produced by Koji Igarashi.
DanceDanceRevolution X
Release date: Fall 2008
Genre: Music/Dance
Platform: PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the most popular dance video game! Continuing its evolution on the PlayStation 2 system, DanceDanceRevolution X explodes onto the dance floor with enhanced graphics, fun interactive gameplay, an incredible song selection with 70 awesome music tracks and innovative new game modes. Brand new LAN Battle Mode will let up to 8 players battle simultaneously through the LAN connection on their PlayStation 2 system. Create your own workout and fitness program through an enhanced Workout Mode. Utilize the EyeToy USB Camera (for PlayStation 2) to implement yourself into the game.
DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 2
Release date: Fall 2008
Genre: Music/Dance
Platform: Wii
DanceDanceRevolution celebrates its 10th anniversary with an all-new game for Wii! The best selling dance game returns, with an entirely new soundtrack, game modes and interactivity. DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 2 enhances the series' trademark interactive gameplay by combining the physically engaging, innovative and easy-to-pick-up-and-play mechanics of the Wii console. DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 2 is sure to be the life of the party with 4 player multiplayer, Wii Remote and Nunchuk support, smash hits taken from the last four decades of music, entirely new modes and more!
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3
Release date: Fall 2008
Genre: Music/Dance
Platform: Xbox 360
DanceDanceRevolution celebrates its 10th anniversary! DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 dances its way to you with an all new sleek enhanced interface, fun new modes and settings for players of all skill levels, cool smash-hit songs, robust online and offline support and exciting new exclusives! DJ Mode makes its debut on the Xbox 360, allowing gamers to create their own tracks and song lists to dance to! Innovative City Mode lets you compete against bosses throughout the DanceDanceRevolution city to become the ultimate champion.
It's the ultimate sports package! So fun to play and easy to master for casual and hardcore gamers alike! Experience fun filled sports competition across 10 different sporting events. With easy-to-pick up and play controls, Deca Sports™ will make a multi-sport athlete out of everyone in your entire family. Smash, spike and smoke the competition in events like Badminton, Beach Volleyball, and Kart Racing. The spirit of competition never felt this good. Deca Sports takes Wii play to the next level!
Hellboy: The Science of Evil
Release date: June 24, 2008
Genre: Action
Platform: PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system
Hellboy: The Science of Evil will give players the opportunity to experience the epic adventures of the acclaimed comic book hero, fusing action, atmosphere and humor. In his latest quest, Hellboy must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann Von Klempt before he can exert his evil will upon earth. The game lets players unleash Hellboy's superhuman abilities and the Right Hand of Doom as they smash their way through hordes of enemies using their environment for added destructive power and strategy. Just another day for Hellboy.
Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked! (working title)
Release date: Fall 2008
Genre: Survival Adventure
Platform: Wii
The Lost in Blue series makes its console debut with Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked! (working title). Experience a survival adventure like never before through colorful 3D graphics and the uniquely interactive capabilities of Wii. Players will find themselves stranded on a mysterious island filled with lush forests, ancient ruins, and an active volcano. With the help of a trusty pet and a new friend, you'll explore the mysteries of the island to find a way home or make a new life for yourselves there forever.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Release date: June 12, 2008
Genre: Stealth Action
Platform: PlayStation 3 system
Created by the legendary Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid®4: Guns of the Patriots is the final chapter in the saga of Solid Snake, which sends him around the world in pursuit of his arch nemesis, Liquid Ocelot. Armed with new gadgets and abilities, Solid Snake must shift the tides of war into his favor, using the chaos of the battlefield to infiltrate deep into enemy territory. In his globetrotting final mission, Snake must sneak deep into enemy locations in the Middle East, South America, and other corners of the earth to foil Liquid Ocelot's plans for total world domination.
Also included with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is Metal Gear® Online, the ultimate squad based, tactical shooter based on the Metal Gear Solid® Universe. Players can immerse themselves in this next-gen multiplayer experience with various maps, game play type and weapons to choose from.
Rock Revolution
Release date: Fall 2008
Genre: Music/Dance
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, Wii, Nintendo DS
Konami's latest addition to the music category, Rock Revolution will let players release their inner rockstar! Featuring the most realistic drum peripheral available, players can enjoy an immersive and realistic drum experience while allowing friends to accompany them on guitar or bass to mind bending rock and roll tracks. Rock Revolution will also feature an extensive selection of music tracks (including downloadable songs for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system), single-player and multiplayer co-op modes. This is the musical revolution the world has been waiting for!
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Release date: September 2008
Genre: Survival Horror
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system
Silent Hill: Homecoming is the latest entry into the Silent Hill franchise. The story follows Alex Shepherd who returns to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality, Alex must unravel the mystery behind his nightmares, discover the truth behind his brother's and father's disappearances, and confront the evil that has taken hold of his own flesh and blood.
New International Track and Field
Release date: July 2008
Genre: Sports
Platform: Nintendo DS
The classic sporting game series of Track & Field celebrates its' 25th Anniversary by coming to Nintendo DS. All the excitement and fun of the original titles is brought up to date with a bright and stylish new look, more events and online play.
The hyper-addictive gameplay was developed to take full advantage of the touch screen and stylus, thus providing gamers with a unique experience on DS. Players can either dip into single events or take on the challenge of the sporting career mode. Test your skills against the world via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and see if you have what it takes to become the best in the world. Going beyond mere online play New International Track and Field features online tournaments and worldwide rankings.
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GameSpot is reporting that details for Guitar Hero 4 have been released. The biggest news seems to be that the new release will be adding drums and vocals a la Rock Band. The new drums are to offer three pressure-sensitive pads (which can tell if you are just tapping or really wailing), two elevated cymbals, and a pedal.
"The details in Game Informer also clear up the mystery surrounding the 'innovation' which Activision promised was coming to the Guitar Hero series in a recent earnings report conference call. The article outlines the game's studio mode, which will give users a variety of ways to create their own songs. Players will be able to jam along with one of the game's existing tracks, record songs as they're played, or meticulously detail note charts."
We're pretty sure that Castlevania series director Koji "IGA" Igarashi is out to claim an award for "most sequels in a series on Nintendo DS." His latest, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, was revealed by the long-bearded, whip-wielding IGA at last night's Konami presser (and before that, the ESRB), and is set to stir up renewed Castle-mania this fall.
Order of Ecclesia stars a new female heroine who is a member of the ... wait for it ... Order of Ecclesia, a group out to destroy -- who else -- that vile Count Dracula fellow. The game introduces a new Glyph system that Konami promises will offer "more than 100 different combinations" of weapon and spell attacks. These attack mash-ups enable players to unleash two blows simultaneously. Buying and selling items and weapons via the Nintendo WFC is also pegged for this latest, characteristically beautiful addition to the classic 2D franchise.
Infinite Line director Hifumi Kouno of Nudemaker showed up at last night's Platinum Games event (fully clothed, to our surprise) to debut the studio's forthcoming sci-fi RPG for DS. The game is built around two key concepts: Players command (1) a "highly-customizable" spaceship through (2) a "large and expansive" world that encompasses two galaxies. The team has prepared over 150 ship models, as well as more than 150 potential crew members that can be stationed around the ships. The insides of the crafts are modular, so players can place the bridges, engineering rooms, fire control rooms, etc. as they see fit.
As per The Space Opera Mandate® of 1941, Infinite Line will explore "what it means to be human" in this touching adventure around the stars. Nudemaker plans to show off some actual screenshots -- that will apparently "blow you away" -- in the near future.
Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.
One of the hottest games that came out this week is Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 [JPN, Asian]. Fight in pairs in this brand new Sony PSP™ game, choose any two from the twenty four characters and take on all the bosses' tag teams. The more teams you beat, the more hidden characters you can unlock.
Special skills from the manga are animated in fully voiced video clips, when you filled up your tag gage, launch attacks that combine both character's powers and deal some massive damages.
Another interesting game for Sony PSP™ players is Irem's Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari [JPN, Asian]. Become this hot blooded carpenter Gen-san and defeat the evil construction company that is harrassing the people in town. Gen-san's powers defy gravity and logic, and the wooden hammer is certainly mightier than missiles and tanks.
Two fantasy RPG that sets stage in medieval European land are released on Nintendo DS™, one of them is Luminous Arc 2: Will and the other is Dungeon of Windaria.
Use the engagement ring system in Luminous Arc 2: Will to form pacts with the witches and explore their powers by letting them transform your armor and weapons in dire situations.
Dungeon of Windaria is an epic tale of fantasy, war and romance. Adventure with Izu, a traditional fantasy hero as he joins in the war effort to save his land, preserve peace for his people and the love between the prince and the princess.
Aside from new games for portable systems, popular titles released new editions for your third generation consoles. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare released a Game of the Year edition for PlayStation3™ when the bloody horror Condemned 2: Bloodshot released an Asian edition for both Xbox360™ and PlayStation3™.
As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week, followed by a quick preview of what is expected to be hot next week.
Xbox360™:
Condemned 2: Bloodshot ASIA US$ 49.90
The Darkness JPN US$ 64.90
PlayStation3™:
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Game of the Year Edition) US US$ 64.90
Condemned 2: Bloodshot ASIA US$ 49.90
Nintendo Wii™:
Boom Blox US US$ 59.90
Speed Racer: The Video Game US US$ 59.90
Totsugeki Famicom Wars VS / Battalion Wars 2 JPN US$ 64.90
Sony PSP™:
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 JPN US$ 48.90
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 ASIA US$ 42.90
Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari ASIA US$ 42.90
Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari JPN US$ 48.90
Keibatsuu Portable JPN US$ 48.90
R-Type Command US US$ 44.90
Sony PSP™ Accessories:
PSP Headset Kit for Skype US US$ 29.99
Traveler Case US US$ 19.99
Video Game Soundtracks:
The Idolm@ster Master Live 03 JPN US$ 19.90
The King Of Fighters'98 Ultimate Match Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 31.90
A separate Video/Music update containing Japanese releases from this week, including new Anime, J-Pop and Movie releases will follow prior end of the week. So J-Pop, Anime and Movie fans, be sure to look out for that one!
Here is a quick outlook what's expected to be hot next week.
Xbox360™:
UEFA Euro 2008 ASIA US$ 44.90
PlayStation3™:
MotorStorm Complete ASIA US$ 44.90
MotorStorm Complete JPN US$ 49.90
UEFA Euro 2008 ASIA US$ 49.90
Nintendo Wii™:
Castle of Shikigami III US US$ 34.90
Nintendo DS™:
Bleach DS 2nd: Kokui Hirameku Chinkon Uta (Best Version) JPN US$ 29.90
Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei (Best Version) JPN US$ 29.90
Drone Tactics US US$ 34.90
Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei JPN US$ 48.90
Surprise! For the fifth week in a row, Mario Kart Wii finishes first on Media Create's weekly software sales chart. Japanese gamers snapped up another 107K copies of the kart racer as new releases were put on hold for the week. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G continues to settle for second place, with Wii Fit officially passing the 2 million mark overseas. While we've seen a healthy mix of platforms on the charts over the past few months, for the week of May 5 to 11, it's simply saturated with Wii and Nintendo DS titles.
Bear down for even more sales fun throughout the day as the NPD Group releases U.S. sales data for the number starved masses. The list continues after the break.
1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 107,000 / 1,227,000
2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 82,000 / 1,992,000
3. Wii Fit (Wii) - 53,000 / 2,039,000
4. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii) - 49,000 / 141,000
5. Meccha! Taiko Drum Master DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (DS) - 34,000 / 133,000
6. Pokémon Ranger Batonage! (DS) - 27,000 / 535,000
7. Deca Sports (Wii) - 22,000 / 207,000
8. Wii Sports (Wii) - 21,000 / 2,979,000
9. Boura wa Kaseki Holder (DS) - 17,000 / 102,000
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 16,000 / 1,620,000
The latest figure for console sales in Japan are in at the same positions of last week's reading:
Playstation Portable: 89,884
Nintendo Wii: 67,308
Nintendo DS Lite: 51,228
Playstation 3: 8,054
Playstation 2: 7,464
Xbox 360: 1,298
PSP still tops them all with roughly a 11,000 decrease. 2nd is the Wii, 4,000 drop. Next is the DS Lite, down 1,300. Last three in order are the PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360 all down 2,000, 1,400 and 427 respectively.
Just in case the Big N hadn't doled out enough variations of pinkish DS Lites, along comes yet another one to spend your discretionary income on. Later this month, a standalone Metallic Rose version of the handheld will be widely available in the US, but folks who managed to snag this very device in that Nintendogs bundle last year can pass right on by. Additionally, Nintendo is once again looking to the celebrities to push its wares, with America Ferrera and Carrie Underwood starring in spots with the aforesaid Rose DS and Liv Tyler showing up with the two-toned Crimson / Black edition. We're expecting the not-entirely-new hue to run the same price as all of the others, but we'd still recommend grabbing one quick if you're interested.
Disney has apparently launched "DGamer", a service designed to allow Nintendo DS users create online profiles, track accomplishments, and connect with other users. First announced back in February, most every Disney game going forward will be completely integrated.
"'DGamer was built around the vision to connect Disney video game fans in a secure, fun environment and it is truly the first integrated online community of its kind to do so on multiple platforms,' said Graham Hopper, executive vice president and general manager for Disney Interactive Studios. 'We recognize the importance of delivering unique experiences to our consumers and how crucial it is for parents to feel confident that the community is secure for their kids.'"
Sega has finally revealed some solid information on the two new characters being added to Virtua Fighter 5 upgrade, Virtua Fighter 5 R.
The first addition, Jean Kujo, is a French Karate practitioner whose angst-filled style has driven many fans to speculate on possible connections to Virtua Fighter 4's gothic Judo fighter Goh.
Additionally, Taka-Arashi (who had been missing from the series since his last appearance in Virtua Fighter 3) will return to the fight, presumably with his sumo wrestling-inspired fighting style intact.
No release date or platform information has yet been released, though you can be sure Virtua Fighter 5 R will hit Japanese arcades well before any consoles.
features
Build and command your own Drone army – Wreak mechanical havoc with your squad of insect mechs, choosing from over 100 weapons, upgrades, and power-ups to optimize your forces.
Conquer dozens of campaign operations and over 50 additional maps – Take on the forces of the Black Swarm then confront the challenges that wait in the mysterious Badlands.
Battle for domination in head-to-head combat – Friends become enemies in local wireless play.
description
An army of evil Drones is on the march, threatening to obliterate the land of Cimexus! Its inhabitants now turn to you to lead them in battle against the Black Swarm. Each level offers new challenges, and taking full advantage of each Drone’s unique specialties will be the difference between success and defeat!
The NDS Lite Leather Bag is made of special antifriction leather and refined velutinous liner,this product provides strong protection for your NDSL.It can hold 3 game cartridges.
When I was talking with the SteelSeries guys about their gear, one thing they were serious about was that gaming is a sport. I scoffed. But, we've shown you how to work out with nothing gaming gear and now PC Mag catalogs eight ways to hurt yourself gaming—like any other athletic activity. Besides sore limbs via Wiitis, there's Rock Band Hand from too much drumming/strumming, WASD wrist for hardcore PC gamers (and bloggers), Burning Bladder for WoWites, and um, something that vaguely resembles epilepsy for puzzle gamers. Not featured, however, is the most notorious of Wiinjuries:
Check your watches, check your calendars. It's TELL US DAMMIT time! Hooray!! How it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interesting in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know ****tons about us — more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob — and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban your ass. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion. Whichever!
While lurking in the forums, I found that a few people were looking for a pixel art program on the DS, and I had recently made a paint app that could be easily modified for pixel art. So I just updated it with a few more features to convert it towards more of pixel art type thing rather then a full blown paint app and here it is!
Features:
-Saving and Loading 256X192 24 bit bitmap images
-zooming & grid when fully zoomed
-Multiple draw sizes
-colors (just seemed mandatory to me...)
-fill tool
-line tool
-rectangle tool
-circle tool
-eraser.... Don't even really know if i should of added it as its just the draw tool stuck on white color
-Supports D-Pad Mode for plotting pixels (When fully zoomed)
-10 pallets ready for customization
-15 levels of undo!
-color editor: Supports all colors the hardware can support!
To do list!:
-Canvas Size (I'll have to find a way to do this... can't be that hard.)
-Color Opacity (maybe, not sure if its needed)
-options menu (may need to add other things)
-Remember size of pen when switching tools
-return to previous tool after using eye dropper
-add saving and loading custom pallet sets in color editor
Any suggestions are welcome!
Release History
Version .99e
-fixed one or two small bugs
-added saving menu with keyboard
-can save and load pallets now
(press Enter on the keyboard to save pictures and pallets)
-added copy and paste tool
-added unzoomed veiw to B if held
-added scrolling to loading menus.. kind of, its not the greatest but it works i guess.
WTF is NDSRo ?
-> NDSRo is thought as a client for eAthena servers.
...WTF is eAthena ?
-> "eAthena is a free and open source implementation of Aegis"
...now... who the hell is Aegis ?
-> Aegis is the official server software for Ragnarok Online.
...Ragnarok Online?...
-> Ragnarok Online is an MMORPG
New release~
Is mainly a fixing things and making it more stable...
I don't get disconnected now when just walkin and chating
~... Warps doesn't seem to be displayed atm, I think the WiFi-Packet for warps changed a bit, I'll have to look on in later
I still remember the cinema where I saw the first film of the series in the early 80's, I was still young (if so) and it was the first time I saw such a film where the hero gets traps, but everything is still doing whenever, in short, the James Bond of archaeology!
Also in this period after the last episode of Indiana Jones, I just had to tell you about this game, named Rick Dangerous, which was a kind of bomb when it was released. This game, well known for its extreme difficulty, especially in the second level, has been adapted on many machines.
The video game was developed by Core Design and published by Rainbird Software in 1989. It is in fact the first real success of Core Design (you know, they did Lara Croft then), adapted to the machinery of the time: 500 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, the PC and the ZX Spectrum.
The game has acquired a cult status and many versions amateurs whose xrick from which GPF made the DS version, have emerged thereafter (there is even a Flash version and a PC version of the game in 32Ko o_O).
xrick DS 1.5
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Name: xrickDS
Author: Troy Davis (GPF)
Genre: Arcade
Released: 26/09/2006
Price: 0 €
Sources: YES
Multi: NO
Saves: NO
Official Site: xrick
Site of the author: GPF `s Development Site
Principle of the game and installation
It is a game platforms graphic "cartoon" in which the player Rick Dangerous, short Indiana Jones in search of the lost tribe of Goolus in the Amazon. But his plane crashed, and that is where the game begins. The action takes place in 1945.
Some say that the game was inspired by a game developed on Apple] [, appointed Aztek, Thursday exploration level, as Rick Dangerous, in the same universe bush, Inca and other
There is broad levels 4 to pass:
1. South America
2. Egypt
3. Schwarzendumpf Castle
4. Missile Base
The player moves with the pad and uses the key FIRE + + Fire Up or Down to, respectively, shoot or put a dynamite. One difficulty of the game is just to understand this key combination, in order not to unnecessarily lose ammunition. But once the keys well treated, it is a flawless gameplay, which allows to move our hero!
Audio-Visual
It's very nice, the graphics are colourful. It is just a shame that the palette used in this DS version is a bit dull (but I would reserve a surprise at the end of this test.
The adaptation DS did not suffer too unlike screen compared to the PC (320x200) because you have to know that the game was centered for use only 256x200 resolution, in short, almost resolution the DS.
The tunes are rippées compared to the original versions and are therefore quite good, although its 8-bit mono.
Conclusion
Rick Dangerous is a great arcade game / exploration you scotchera hours in front of your DS. Like many soft at the time, is a drug when you start to play because you always want to see, explore and arrive at the end.
The graphics, style comics, are very pleasant and the music, my faith, very nice for the time.
That is what we ask?
TeenDev (me) has released a new version of MegaETK.
As you probably know, ETK recently released MegaETK's source code out to the public for them to upgrade. I have finished upgrading it and have gotten permission from ETK to release it to the public. Here are the changes:
[*] Savefile decryption removed.
[*] Fixed for the R4 and M3 Simply and clones.
[*] Sound is disabled in the R4/M3S version in order for the touchscreen to work. This is due to a problem with the Modplayer. (I'll fix this next release).
[*] Added DLDI Support. Remember to patch!
[*] Fixed random freezings for the most part.
Those enlightened individuals who have experienced the rapidly metastasizing MMO hotel sim/social networking site known as Habbo (formerly Habbo Hotel) are already aware that the community for this "hangout for teens" is sizable, to say the least. Thus, when the Pixelated Nation of Habbonia endorses one of the current-gen consoles as being the "Console of Choice" for the teenaged, it resounds like the voice of a small nation -- albeit a nation of furniture-hording hotel dwellers.
Nearly 57,000 Habbonians took part in the survey late last year, where 69 percent of the pixelated participants gave the PlayStation 3 "great or good" rankings, followed by 64 percent for the Wii, and 58 percent for the Xbox 360. The Global Habbo Youth Survey went on to show that females preferred the Wii and Habbonians located in the Americas were more favorable to the Xbox 360 than their Eastern Hemisphere suitemates. Not exactly new information, but it is an excellent excuse for us to repeatedly type the word Habbonian.
the game is called Anime Quest [beta 4]. The idea is a contest like "want to be millionaire?" or similar, with questions about anime/manga and probably more subjects. There are a global ranking and I have some ideas for the future. The game need Wifi conection because it connects to a server to get the questions and store the answers. The player has an account where all his data is stored.
Changes from b4.0 to b6.0:
- Solved bg corruption issues.
- Added a % counter to get feedback when downloading the questions
- Added the question module and some security system to avoid cheating
- Added music (mod format by the momento because I have problems with mp3).
- Added provisional animations for "wrong answer" and "right answer". They must be improved (need some background)
- Added some error messages to get feedback when something doesn't go right.
- Added some test questions (hmm correct answers are all 'B', I think).
Pokéfanatics across the globe have been anxiously tied to their poké-related news sites over the past few weeks, attempting to prognosticate what gemstone/precious metal/color would serve as the title for the next installment in the beloved monster-enslaving series -- shortly after CoroCoro magazine dropped word of the upcoming Pokémon Platinum, the Sandshrew-swift Nintendo swooped in to confirm the title, and to reveal a fall release window for the game in Japan.
Following the pattern of pokéreleases thus far, it will serve as a companion to the two current-generation titles, Diamond and Pearl -- much like Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald did for their respective generations. That means we'll likely be treated to new sprites for many the monsters, and a few tweaks to the story, but not many new entries into the ol' Pokédex. Perhaps that expansion will come in the franchise's next generation, Pokémon Ununbium and Cadmium.
Wild Tangent's CEO, Alex St. John, made some 'brazen' claims at the ION keynote — one of the boldest being that console gaming is dead and the PC is looking towards a renaissance. It should be noted that St. John has blabbered about this before, so he's just retreading previous ground:
Beginning one of several brazen claims in his keynote, St. John spoke of the death of video game consoles: “Nobody needs a console when a game's value and DRM is defined by community or an input device. Consoles just serve to keep you from playing a game you didn't pay for.”
He asked, “What's Sony and Microsoft's motivation to make another console? It's been so rocky, and it's not about the pretty graphics anymore.” According to St. John, spectacular graphics have become a commodity, and not the platform for games to differentiate themselves. “The Wii is the exception that proves the rule — it's not about the graphics, it's about the input device.
He went on to talk about advertising models and targeting the right audience — but his statements on the console vs. PC pack the most punch.
CDmizard has released a new version of his graphical adventure for the DS, cant tell you any more as i dont understand french and i cant even translate the page :P
GRK has released an Homebrew game of Indiana Jones and the Aztec Maledicion
Heres a screen or two:
Here is the Nintendo DS game that the group GRK (among which I am) has submitted for the contest Mobigame 2008 for UAH, with which we have been in 2 nd position.
This is a game of logic inspired by the popular archaeologist Indiana Jones which is divided into 5 tests where you must use the DS an original way to solve the puzzles that appear.
The story recounts how, after the death of the father of Indy, he inherits her diary and a mission: go to investigate an unknown Aztec temple where his father was studying. With the diary of Dr. Jones, the archaeologist can overcome the challenges that are submitted through clues that appear on it.
Tip: use helmets or playing in a place where there is no noise to test 4 (maze 3D).
Instructions are included in the file (file IMPORTANTE.txt)
To operate, this game needs a Nintendo DS (Lite or not) with a flash cartridge compatible with the system DLDI. It does not matter if the cartridge is slot-1 or slot-2 while it is compatible with DLDI.
Ekid released a game of Pong for the DS written in ASM:
I just thought I would share this with everybody. :P It's Pong, but the rendering is done with only using the hardware windows (before transformation).
history:
* Re-write the TF core, now can list the rom 2X faster at least, but this version don't support 4G/8G TF yet,will support in next version.
* Fix some bugs
Grand Theft Auto IV remains at the top of the UK sales charts in its third week according to data released by Chart-Track.
Sales of both GTA IV and second place title Wii Fit dropped significantly - 41 per cent and 52 per cent respectively - but such drops weren't enough to remove the games from their places on the charts.
Mario Kart Wii climbed up six places from number nine to number three, thanks to renewed stock. According to Chart-Track, Nintendo games accounted for three of the top five best sellers and twenty exclusives in the top forty.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue fell off the Top Ten chart, dropping from eighth to twelfth place. This gave Guitar Hero III enough room to re-enter the Top Ten, moving up from eleventh to tenth place.
The Top Ten best-selling titles in the UK for the week ending May 17 were:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Wii Fit
3. Mario Kart Wii
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
5. Wii Play
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
7. Iron Man: The Official Videogame
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
9. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Sheffield-based publisher Lexicon Entertainment has announced plans to release a new range of budget software for the DS.
The first titles in the Super Brain Tease range will be released in time for Christmas. They will each be themed around a different topic - you'll be able to choose from football, geography, music, movies or history.
Each game features "hundreds of different questions with videos and pictures" and eight round types.
They're designed for quick bursts of 15-minute play, according to Lexicon. And at GBP 9.99 a pop, that's cheaper than 15 minutes on the Deal or No Deal machine down the pub. No Noel mind. Christmas, then.
Sega has yet again released a bunch of screenshots from Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood on DS. Y'know, the RPG title from BioWare.
All twenty-five screenshots look good, but we think we've got all we can from in-game screenshots now. How about some video now, Sega? Preferably some demonstrating the dialogue system, which is top of our list of worries.
Either that or at least some levels overlaid with some vintage Sonic music, like the score from Chemical Plant Zone. Not that we're putting all of our fanboy hopes on this one title or anything.
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood will be out sometime this autumn.
Disney/Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian game takes players to the locations from the blockbuster film. A year after the events of the first film, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,?but 1,300 years in Narnian time, Prince Caspian finds the Pevensie children returning to a more savage land where the Narnian creatures have been driven into hiding and Narnia is under the rule of the evil tyrant Miraz. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for consoles is developed by Traveller’s Tales. Fall Line Studio, Disney Interactive Studios?Nintendo-dedicated studio in Salt Lake City, is developing the Nintendo DS version.
According to a recent Slate piece, it's... Solitaire? The article says that the various versions of Windows Solitaire are the most-used programs among Windows, and charts in particular the American workplace's ongoing love affair with the time-waster.
The article raises a number of interesting points — how the temptation of playing Solitaire at the workplace, for example, might have trained an older generation of computer-illiterates to use the mouse well, to minimize windows and swap between applications quickly (like you do when the boss is coming).
Nintendo fans and tech nuts: what you're about to read will be music to your ears. According to the most recent issue of Japan's top video games publication, Weekly Famitsu, the sequel to Nintendo's strictly Japanese DS title Daigasso! Band Brothers (above) will take Wii-DS connectivity to new (volume) levels. Titled Band Bros. DX, the new game will let players stream their best performances to the Wii for output through TV speakers, stereos, home theater systems -- whatever you've got your Wii pumping sound out of.
The key is a forthcoming "Speaker Channel" for Wii which, while not officially dated, would seem to be a shoe-in for day-and-date launch with Band Bros. DX in Japan. For those unfamiliar with the game, it allows up to eight players on individual DS systems to pick an instrument and "play" the included songs, or jam out and create their own. The original Band Bros. was -- at one time -- due for release in the US as Jam with the Band! but has vanished from the radar. Hopefully this sequel will survive the trip Stateside; stores would likely be alive with the sound of ringing registers for this Wii and DS duet's debut.
Grand Theft Auto IV remains on top of the sales charts in Germany and Spain according to data released by Media-Control GfK International.
The PlayStation 3 version topped the charts in both countries. The Xbox 360 version came in second place in Germany and fourth place in Spain.
Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii were near the top of the charts as well, with Nintendo Wii and DS titles accounting for six out of the top ten in both countries.
The Top Ten best-selling games for the week ended May 11 were:
Germany:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
3. Wii Fit (Wii)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
5. Assassin's Creed Director's Cut (PC)
6. Brain Training (DS)
7. More Brain Training (DS)
8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
9. Mario Kart DS (DS)
10. The Lord of the Rings: Battle for MiddleEarth 2 (PC)
Spain:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
3. Wii Fit (Wii)
4. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
6. Wii Play (Wii)
7. 42 All-Time Classics (DS)
8. More Brain Training (DS)
9. Brain Training (DS)
10. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
The three console giants have failed a Greenpeace test after they were found to contain a number of toxic and potentially harmful materials.
The Greenpeace "Playing Dirty" report found substances such as polyvinyl chloride, phthalates, beryllium and bromine on the various bits and bobs within the consoles. If they checked the office pads they'd also find the remains of yesterday's KFC feast (on a Monday too, the shame - Ed)
You probably won't be chowing down on the microchips inside your PS3 any time soon (we'd hope), but Greenpeace called for console manufacturers to "design out" toxic substances.
Dr. Kevin Brigden, Greenpeace Science Unit, said: "Whether game consoles are classified as toys or not, they can still contain hazardous chemicals and materials that could harm humans. The technology is available for the manufacturers to design out toxics and produce greener game consoles now."
Casey Harrell, Greenpeace International Toxics Campaigner, added: "Our test clearly shows that a greener game console is possible; manufacturers just need to look 'inside the box' of the competition to see which of their own dirty components can be replaced with toxic free materials."
It's not so much that you'll be licking the components of your console, but more about the environmental effects when they're dumped, ending up in recycling yards in developing countries, apparently.
Publisher AQ Interactive has confirmed a Japanese release date for strategy game spin-off Blue Dragon Plus.
Based in the same universe as the Xbox 360 RPG, Blue Dragon Plus will take place a year after the original title, as the world continues to explore the cube worlds that resulted from the planet's core opening.
One day King Jibral and Zola encounter a mysterious dragon shadow at one of the cubes, and after informing Shu they set out to discover more information about this new threat.
While the plot, characters and style of the game will be familiar to anyone who played the original, but the gameplay will be in real time.
Blue Dragon Plus will be released on September 4 in Japan. A publisher for the game has yet to be confirmed for both Europe and America.
Square Enix has announced that DS exclusive Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift will be released in PAL territories this June.
The game's hero is a young boy called Luso who gets transported to Ivalice after discovering a magical book. Turn-based combat isometric 2D maps 300 quests touch screen functionality fighting wizards spells Scions Espers clans bonuses potions hats. For a fuller explanation, read what Simon has to say.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift is out here on June 27th. FF fans who can't wait that long might like to try out WiiWare title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, which Rob finds "intriguing".
What's that? Could it be? A Nintendo DS Lite in delicious lime green? Yes, kids, according to pre-order pages that popped up at a Spanish gaming retail site, Nintendo's ubiquitous portable gaming console of virtually every color will come in lime green, hot red, and ice blue starting some time around June 13. No other information is available just yet but we assume that the insides will be the same and the new colors will kick-start Ninty's summer sales massacre, at least in Europe. Bonus points for coming up with better color names than we did. Margarita? Cinnamon? C'mon.
The clever men and women at Rare actually figured out a way to offer connectivity between Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise on the Xbox 360, and the Viva Piñata game on the Nintendo DS. Unfortunately, they figured it out a bit too late in development, and the unprecedented "Three-Six-DS" (say it out loud) connection will not make it into either game.
How would it have worked? Trouble in Paradise on the 360 uses the Live Vision Camera to interpret special codes on Viva Piñata trading cards. The camera's resolution is high enough to even read card codes off of digital screens, like iPods, Zunes (lawl) and portable gaming systems.
According to MTV's Stephen Totilo, Rare realized that codes could be placed in the Nintendo DS Piñata game to allow content to be transferred from the portable to the 360 version. Sadly, this realization came too late in the development cycle of the DS game, and reportedly could not be included. It's the thought that counts, right?
features
Comes with Hiiro no Kakera – Ano sora no shita.
You are offered the option to change Tamaki's name the first instance you turned on the game
The DS version comes with more scenarios, such as the Christmas date and mini games like the Japanese hotpot arrangement and the chocolate fight.
Aside from Tamaki, every character are fully voiced by a star studded cast of seiyuus
The game comes with a dictionary that explains the terms that appears in the game.
The male characters' affections for Tamaki can be read any time during that game.
description
Because of her parents' career needs, Tamaki is moving to the countryside to live with her grand mother. Upon entering the village, she is attacked by strange creatures that seems to be invisible to everyone else but her. And just in the brink of time, a mysterious youth appeared to rescue her from her otherwise inevitable death.
Later that evening, her grand mother told her of the legend about the princess whose fate is to seal the devil blade and Tamaki realizes that she is the next in line to play the role of this princess. But she need not face this dangerous mission alone, for there are five other old families who are assigned to guard her from danger until she fulfills her mission.
features
The game displays a map with locations of shrines, villages and cities
Fight monsters to gain EXP and/or money. When your collection of EXP
Make use of both the touch pen and buttons as methods of control
Magic is an important element in the game, maximize its power during
When you cast a spell without an adequate amount of Ether, the damage
description
The RPG sets stage at Olympus, from the Greek myths, and tells the adventures of an amnesiac youth whom the fairies recognizes as Hercules. The youth has been wandering around aimlessly after being washed up the shore. One by one, he came across allies and some vital information about himself.
He is an immortal, and so are his allies. To find his source of immortality and come to terms with his own fate, he travels toward Olympus with the help of his friends.
Square-Enix has launched the official website for Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One and with it a bunch of screenshots from the game.
The third instalment in the franchise will be centred around a soldier named Wilfred who is offered a magica feather by the Queen of the Underworld. With this feather, Wilfred sets off to seek revenge against the Gods, as you do.
From the looks of the screenshots, the franchise has switched from its traditional side-on perspective to an isometric view. It's scheduled for this year in Japan, so we expect to see it land on European shores early next year.
The first DS instalment in the Ninja Gaiden series has been given a definitive release date.
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword sees you using the DS's stylus and directional buttons to run, jump, attack and cast ninpo. It's already out in the US and Japan, and a spokesperson for distributor Ubisoft this morning told us it's out on "June 27th, according to our release schedule."
According to Kristan it's "solid, polished and innovative", but without quite enough substance to surpass the 7/10 mark. Read his review for the full rundown.
Nippon Ichi's support for the DS will be continuing beyond Disgaea, Jigsaw World, and The Convenience Store DS. The latest DS announcement from the Japanese parent company of NIS is Marl Oukoku no Ningyouhime, presumably a new entry in the series that came to the US PlayStation under the name Rhapsody.
The company unveiled the new title through a teaser website that lists its genre as "musical RPG" and promises a Japanese release date of August 7.
That's all we know at the moment. The site will see its full opening on June 6, but for now browse on over there for some attractive artwork.
Today Square Enix confirmed that the Zenithia trilogy, Dragon Quests IV, V, and VI remade for the Nintendo DS, will be making its way from Japan to North America. Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen will kick off the party on September 16. The publisher also revealed the subtitles for parts V and VI: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, and Realms of Reverie, respectively.
For each game, the original 2D graphics have been remade in 3D and monsters have been given new animations. Square Enix forwarded us the logos for each game, presented below.
The EU has doled out some pretty hefty fines in the past, but it looks like Nintendo is pushing back against the one it got slapped with back in 2002, with the company now saying that it was "unfair, illegal, even shocking." That fine (some 140.1 million Euros, or about $220 million), was the result of some alleged price fixing on Nintendo's part back during the SNES-fueled glory days of 1991 to 1998, during which time European Union regulators say Nintendo colluded with seven different distributors to raise hardware and software prices. For its part, the EU commission maintains that the fine "was not of a capricious nature, or based on wild estimates," and that it "was for an infringement that was considered very serious." No word on Nintendo's next move just yet, but if past appeals of EU rulings are any indication, they certainly seem to be facing an uphill battle.
GamePolitics is reporting that a Florida Judge has recommended that Jack Thompson be found guilty on 27 of 31 counts of misconduct and is awaiting a Florida Supreme Court verdict to back him up. Thompson is striking back with allegations against the Judge and others, complaining that loyalty oaths were never signed.
"Tunis made 21 recommendations of guilt in relation to Thompson's participation in Strickland vs. Sony, an Alabama case in which the anti-game attorney represented the families of two police officers and a police dispatcher slain by 18-year-old Grand Theft Auto player Devin Moore. Tunis also recommended that Thompson be found guilty on four out of five counts relating to his 2006 attempt to have Rockstar's Bully declared a public nuisance in a case before Miami Judge Ronald Friedman. An additional two guilty counts stemmed from a non-video game matter."
Kotaku is reporting that, while no official announcement has been forthcoming, a new Square Enix Dragon Quest IV teaser site has been launched. It seems that the game is slated for a September 16th release in the US for the DS. In addition to the announcement, the site also seems to be promising Dragon Quest V and VI at undisclosed times in the future.
Microsoft's Shane Kim now sees the end to the console war as a new magic number: first system to 100 million units sold wins, he tells Wired. That's an increase of 90 million over the 10 million mark Microsoft used to promote as the bellwether of victory. Kim believes consumers are still deciding what system to choose and that this console generation is different from the others. (Yeah, it's the first time Microsoft actually has a chance.)
Kim explains that Sony won the last couple generations, but Nintendo is clearly in first place this time around; however, he wonders if Nintendo can keep that momentum going up to 100 million (at Nintendo's rate of supply, it could take decades). He even questions it there'll be a clear-cut winner this generation. Finally, Kim assures that the Microsoft hardware guys are still working on reducing the cost of Xbox 360, in order to hit that "mass market" price point.
We may not, officially, know about any of Nintendo's post Wii Fit releases for 2008—the company is keeping quiet, presumably until E3—but the ESRB has rated ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat for release on the Nintendo DS, all but assuring a North American localization this year. Nintendo of America hasn't announced that the Mistwalker developed role-playing game will come stateside, but that E10+ rating is a very good indication that it will.
The Hironobu Sakaguchi produced RPG was released in Japan in October of 2007, doing well with critics, but underperforming in the sales department. In its debut week, only 50,000 copies were sold to Japanese consumers, with ASH falling off the charts soon after. Here's hoping that Sakaguchi and crew have more luck in the West
With the recent release of GTA IV, a game that allows you to steal cars, kill civilians, and conduct drive-bys, the topic of video game violence is back at the forefront of the media. While most gamers equate the potency of videogames to the violent movies that we've watched for years, the dissenting hand opposes violent video games due to their interactive nature.
The advent of violent video games raises many questions. Has video game violence gone too far? Aren't M-rated games intended for mature audiences? Among the sea of good questions, the quintessential one arises, "Is there any scientific evidence to support the claims that violent games contribute to aggressive and violent behavior?" In the International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, University of Essex researcher Patrick Kierkegaard answers that query by stating there is no data to support the theory that videogame violence promotes violent crimes. His study interestingly provides the opposite correlation.
Kierkegaard asserts that past studies were predominately biased. His data shows that there is no correlation between the rise of violent videogames and the amount of crimes committed. Despite violent games becoming more mainstream within recent years, statistics show that violent crimes committed from juvenile delinquents have declined since the early 1990s. "With millions of sales of violent games, the world should be seeing an epidemic of violence... Instead, violence has declined," wrote Kierkegaard.
Even though Kierkegaard found no ties between real life crimes and videogame violence, he admits that more research needs to be done. He also doesn't rule out the possibility that videogames can influence behavior and emotion, noting that even books can spure violence in already sadistic individuals.
SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that PictoImage, a fun and challenging party game that will sharpen wit and drawing skills is coming to Nintendo DS. PictoImage is a pick-up-and-play puzzle game scheduled for release in August 2008.
PictoImage enables up to eight players to take turns drawing the image of a word generated from a large database while competitors race against the clock to guess the word first. Featuring eight multi-player game modes, players can compete against each other in a variety of party games including Picture Pass, a mode where a subject will be passed from player to player in an image and the last player has guess the subject based on all the drawings. In multiplayer mode players can also create a personal library of words to use when they square off against other players.
PictoImage will also include a single-player and two-player mode where players must guess an image from a library of 300 drawings created by people of all ages. The tutorial mode teaches players how to draw a variety of different images from four main categories (Animals, Objects, Food, and Other).
Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.
Quite a lot of hot releases came out this week, these include both US and Japanese games as well as OSTs. We have the NTSC J encoded Japanese version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle where you can taste the excitement of becoming a rock legend on your Nintendo Wii™.
A number of sports game are released this week for various consoles. Enjoy some family fun with We Ski and Deca Sports on your Nintendo Wii™, now you can engage in summer and winter sports regardless of the weather or seasons.
Lead your national football team to victory in UEFA 2008 on your Xbox360™, PlayStation3™ and Sony PSP™. If you crave for sports that are less regulated, we bring you MotorStorm Complete [JPN and Asian versions] to your PlayStation3™. This action racer is re-released by Sony with all the expansion packs installed and sold at a very reasonable price.
UBI Soft's FPS HAZE [JPN and Asian versions] for PlayStation3™ are released this week. Get your hands on some state of the art weapons and view a complex storyline. Another shooter, the Castle of Shikigami III for Nintendo Wii™ is just as challenging because the point system requires you to fly as close to the enemies as you can before you pull the trigger.
More fighting games under the Bleach franchise are released this week. The best priced versions of two exciting Nintendo DS™ games are Souten ni Kakeru Unmei and Kokui Hirameku Chinkon Uta. So for those who had missed out these two games when they were released, this is a good chance to grab them.
Aside from all the sports and action, adventure in the land of the Greek gods in Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei. If that is still too much fighting for your tastes, let others do the fighting for you in Hiiro no Kakera [limited and standard edition], where you play the role of a princess protected by six charming bodyguards.
A collection of lovely OSTs from hit games like Senjou no Valkyria, Taiko no Tatsujin and Star Ocean: Second Evolution are published. Make them your background music to your everyday life.
As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week, followed by a quick preview of what is expected to be hot next week.
Xbox360™:
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box JPN US$ 64.90
Stranglehold JPN US$ 64.90
UEFA Euro 2008 ASIA US$ 44.90
PlayStation3™:
HAZE JPN US$ 64.90
HAZE ASIA US$ 59.90
Hori Pad 3 Turbo (Silver) JPN US$ 24.90
Illumination Charge Stand 3 (Silver) JPN US$ 14.90
MotorStorm Complete JPN US$ 49.90
MotorStorm Complete ASIA US$ 44.90
UEFA Euro 2008 ASIA US$ 49.90
Nintendo Wii™:
Castle of Shikigami III US US$ 34.90
Deca Sports US US$ 34.90
Doubutsu Kisoutengai! JPN US$ 59.90
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle JPN US$ 129.90
We Ski US US$ 34.90
Wi-Fi Taiou: Gensen Table Game Wii JPN US$ 39.90 PlayStation2™:
Princess Nightmare JPN US$ 64.90
Slotter Up Mania 10: Pioneer Special 3 JPN US$ 44.90
Nintendo DS™:
Bleach DS 2nd: Kokui Hirameku Chinkon Uta (Best Version) JPN US$ 29.90
Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei (Best Version) JPN US$ 29.90
Drone Tactics US US$ 34.90
Genmu no Kiri to Ken no Okite JPN US$ 48.90
Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei JPN US$ 48.90
Hiiro no Kakera DS JPN US$ 48.90
Hiiro no Kakera DS [Limited Edition] JPN US$ 69.90
Ochaken no Heya DS 3 JPN US$ 48.90
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! JPN US$ 48.90
Shoho Kara wa Hajimeru Otona no Eitango Renshuu JPN US$ 39.90
Simple DS Series Vol. 36: Arc de Minitsuku! TOEIC Test Grammar JPN US$ 28.90
Simple DS Series Vol. 37: Arc de Minitsuku! TOEIC Test Listening JPN US$ 28.90
Simple DS Series Vol. 38: Arc de Minitsuku! TOEIC Test Start JPN US$ 28.90
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian JPN US$ 48.90
Sony PSP™:
Daisenryaku VII Exceed JPN US$ 48.90
UEFA Euro 2008 ASIA US$ 42.90
Game Books:
Devil May Cry 4 - Devil Material Collection JPN US$ 29.90
Duel Love: Koisuru Otome wa Shouri no megami The Second Pocket Diary JPN US$ 23.90
HAZE: Prima Official Game Guide US US$ 19.90
Video Game Careers US US$ 19.90
Video Game OSTs:
Bleach Beat Collection 4th Session - 01 Byakuya Kuchiki & Rukia Kuchiki JPN US$ 13.90
Hajime No Ippo Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 17.90
Mana-Khemia 2 Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 31.90
Mugen Kairo Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 27.90
Ruri Iro Rinne - Drama x Song x Radio JPN US$ 38.90
Samurai Spirits Sen Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 27.90
Senjou no Valkyria Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 28.90
Star Ocean: Second Evolution Arrange Album JPN US$ 23.90
Taiko No Tatsujin Original Soundtrack - Soundtrack 2008 JPN US$ 29.90
Unlimited World JPN US$ 11.90
A separate Video/Music update containing Japanese releases from this week, including new Anime, J-Pop and Movie releases will follow prior end of the week. So J-Pop, Anime and Movie fans, be sure to look out for that one!
Here is a quick outlook what's expected to be hot next week. Cool games in a variety of genres are coming out, be sure to check them out!
More sales data for consoles in Japan have arrived with the situation shown below as follows:
Playstation Portable: 70,536
Nintendo Wii 41,572
Nintendo DS Lite: 34,905
Playstation 3: 7,701
Playstation 2: 7,022
Xbox 360: 1,474
For another week running, the PSP is still king despite roughly a 19,000 drop while the Wii takes a bigger sales crunch by 26,000 in second place . The DS Lite sinks to a new low down 16,300 to 34,905. Last ones up as usual are in orderthe PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360 with drops of 300 and 400, along with an increase by 176 respectively.
Publisher Nobilis has revealed that it will be releasing a brand new Moto Racer game for DS later this year.
The original Moto Racer was a PlayStation and PC game released in 1997. It combined both dirt and street bikes into one comprehensive package. Lovely.
A number of sequels followed until developer Delphine Software International went bust in 2003.
This time developer Artefacts (we don't know either) has taken over the production and promises to be faithful to the original concept.
It will feature four different disciplines: Moto GP, Traffic, Freestyle and Supercross, and support six player multi-player mode using WiFi.
Take a look at the video to the right. Don't be fooled by the archive footage stuff at the beginning - there's actual gameplay footage in there after a bit.
An unknown Japanese developer has been releasing new builds of Nester the Nes emulator for the DS, cant tell you whats new but check it out via comments.
Florent Bedoiseau is like me, he likes the old computers. We made a ZX Spectrum moved on DS, and well, here it adapts a game of this brave computer TI99/4A on our DS now!
The story is simple: we must kill the aliens (appointed Morgs) and bush walks (vi bin, Far West requires ...). All this in history to protect the inhabitants of the city ...
- Fixes:
- Gadget::click() checks correct class variable for double click timer.
- Deleted ListBoxItem class.
- Removed "closable" from gadget flags.
- SkinnedWindow resizes titlebar correctly.
- Wired up SkinnedWindow depth button visibility to skin data.
- More consistent names for SkinnedScreen button pointers.
- Added missing GraphicsPort::drawPixel() functions.
- Made char pointers const-correct for devkitPro r23 compatibility.
- System makes copies of string data where appropriate.
- Removed duplicate title string pointer from window classes.
- SkinnedWindow only drags when titlebar clicked, not any border gadget.
- Fixed crash when gadget closed but parent subsequently points one of its pointers back at it.
- Fixed checkbox incorrectly setting font pointer instead of leaving it to
the base class.
- Fixed overflow in slider grip position calculations.
- Slider grip moves one page width/height when the gutter is clicked.
- Scrollbar buttons default to adjusting grip value by 1.
- Gadget::addGadget() checks to see if new children want to steal the focus and will grant it if necessary.
- Focus and blur propagate throughout the gadget ancestor list even if a gadget along the way already has focus (or not).
- Moved _clickedGadget pointer into Woopsi class and deleted all other
occurences.
- Changed _clickedGadget handling so that release works with the single pointer in Woopsi.
- Windows drag correctly if only one co-ordinate has changed.
- Screen title bar no longer steals focus when clicked.
- Text::wrap() recognises the end of a single-line string correctly.
- BitmapButton inherits from Gadget instead of Textbox.
- AnimButton inherits from Gadget instead of Textbox.
- Textbox no longer redraws when clicked; functionality moved into Button and ContextMenuItem classes.
- Removed redundant DecorationGlyphButton::release().
- Fixed tense in DS lid close/open events, so the events are now called
"EVENT_LID_CLOSE" and "EVENT_LID_OPEN", and the methods to work with them are called "raiseLidCloseEvent()", "raiseLidOpenEvent()", "lidClose()" and "lidOpen()".
- New Features:
- ListBox rewritten to be a single gadget instead of a compound gadget.
- ListBox allows multiple selection.
- Added extra flags to AmigaWindow and SkinnedWindow classes allowing close and depth gadgets to be hidden when gadgets are constructed.
- AmigaWindow allows depth and close buttons to be shown/hidden at will.
- SkinnedWindow allows depth and close buttons to be shown/hidden at will.
- Screen constructor accepts flags parameter.
- AmigaScreen constructor accepts flags parameter.
- SkinnedScreen constructor accepts flags parameter.
- AmigaScreen allows depth and flip buttons to be shown/hidden at will.
- SkinnedScreen allows depth and flip buttons to be shown/hidden at will.
- Added ScrollingListBox class.
- Added DefaultStyle class for control over gadget default colours.
- Added DimmedScreen class to the bonus folder.
- Added Requester class.
- Added FileRequester class to the bonus folder.
- Added Window and Screen setTitle() methods.
- Added drawEllipse() to the SuperBitmap class.
- Added drawFilledEllipse() to the SuperBitmap class.
- Added ListData class.
- Added FilePath class to bonus folder
- Added gadget test screen to demo.
- Added release-outside event that fires if the stylus is released outside the boundaries of the gadget.
- Added eventVX and eventVY to EventArgs struct.
- Drag and move events populate eventVX and eventVY EventArgs properties.
- Added EVENT_ACTION event.
- Button, AnimButton and BitmapButton all raise EVENT_ACTION events.
- CycleGadget raises EVENT_VALUE_CHANGE events when released if the value has changed.
- ScrollbarVertical up/down buttons repeat when held.
- ScrollbarHorizontal left/right buttons repeat when held.
After a few months wait, Blackjack DS v0.5 is here! Here's the new features:
* New background for game area to aid with clarity
* Hand total now more prominant and shown with a graphic
* "About" and "Stats" pages now consistent with other pages
* User input now entirely touch screen
* Split hand shown in text, then swapped when active
And the game now has a new home where you can download any of the previous versions as well as this new one, which is also attached to the topic:
I'm still working towards the main goal of the project - so the next update will hopefully include some of the features absent so far, including the ability for the user to tweak the different rules to suit them.
Gen Con, the biggest tabletop gaming convention in the world, is coming to Australia in July, and we have the details. Over four days from July 3 to July 6 in Brisbane, Gen Con will feature computer game tournaments, miniature war games tournaments, board game tournaments, card game tournaments, role playing tournaments, cosplay competitions, movie premieres, and lectures and seminars on game development.
A few of the highlights include:
4th Edition D&D showcased for the first time in Australia
Star Wars: Force Unleashed unveiled to the public
Demonstrations by EA of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames and Lord of the Rings Conquest
In-house movie theatres screening anime films
The Australian movie premiere of Dragonlance
Collectable card game tournaments for Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh!, World of Warcraft, Magic: the Gathering and others
Miniature war games tournaments for Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Mechwarrior, War Machine, Heroclix and others
200 player computer game tournament featuring Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, Starcraft and Warcraft 3
The latest games from THQ, The Creative Assembly, Pandemic, Fuzzy Eyes and Halfbrick
Gen Con will also play host to a number of special guests, including Tracy Hickman, the author of the Dragonlance trilogy, Sean Williams, who will present on the novelisation of Star Wars: Force Unleashed, Steve Stamatiadas, co-founder of Krome Studios, and Graham O'Neill, the author of several Warhammer 40K novels. Other guests include Chris Sabat (Dragon Ball voice actor), Jason Marsden (Dragonlance voice actor), David Nykl (of Stargate fame), author Marianne dePierres, author Kylie Chan and Mungo McKay (of Undead fame).
Tickets are $16.50 online – during the pre-registration period which closes in mid-June, or $22 at the door. Once registered you can lock in your place for the various competitions and competitive tournaments.
As part of Capcom's recent financial results, the company let loose its to-date sales numbers for all of its million-selling franchises and individual titles, dating back over the past 22 years. The Resident Evil series has done the company best with more than 34 million units sold, trumping both Mega Man and Street Fighter (second and third on the list, respectively).
The numbers essentially speak for themselves, so take a look.
Franchise Sales
Series Units Sold
Resident Evil 34.5 million
Mega Man 28 million
Street Fighter 25 million
Disney Titles 13.2 million
Devil May Cry 9.5 million
Onimusha 7.8 million
Monster Hunter 6.3 million
Dino Crisis 4.4 million
Ghosts 'n Goblins 4.3 million
Final Fight 3.2 million
Breath of Fire 3 million
Ace Attorney 2.8 million
Commando 1.2 million
1942 1.2 million
Individual Title Sales
Title Released System Units Sold
Street Fighter II June 1992 SNES 6,300,000
Resident Evil 2 January 1998 PS 4,960,000
Street Fighter II Turbo July 1993 SNES 4,100,000
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis September 1999 PS 3,500,000
Resident Evil March 1996 PS 2,750,000
Dino Crisis July 1999 PS 2,400,000
Devil May Cry 4 January 2008 PS3, Xbox 360 2,300,000
Devil May Cry August 2001 PS2 2,160,000
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 February 2007 PSP 2,150,000
Onimusha: Warlords January 2001 PS2 2,020,000
Resident Evil 4 December 2005 PS2 2,000,000
Super Street Fighter II June 2006, 1994 SNES 2,000,000
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny March 2003 PS2 1,990,000
Aladdin November 1993 SNES 1,750,000
Devil May Cry 2 January 2003 PS2 1,700,000
Duck Tales January 1990 NES 1,670,000
Street Fighter II Plus September 1993 GN 1,650,000
Ghosts'n Goblins June 1986 NES 1,640,000
Resident Evil 4 January 2005 GC 1,600,000
Onimusha 3: Demon siege February 2004 PS2 1,520,000
Mega Man 2 December 1988 NES 1,510,000
Lost Planet Extreme Condition December 2006 Xbox 360 1,500,000
Final Fight December 1990 SNES 1,480,000
Resident Evil Outbreak December 2003 PS2 1,450,000
Duck Tales September 1990 GB 1,430,000
Resident Evil Code Veronica X March 2001 PS2 1,400,000
Dead Rising August 2006 Xbox 360 1,400,000
Resident Evil March 2002 GC 1,350,000
Mega man Battle Network 4 December 2003 GBA 1,350,000
Devil May Cry 3 February 2005 PS2 1,300,000
Resident Evil 0 November 2002 GC 1,250,000
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition May 2007 Wii 1,250,000
Magical Quest Starring Mickey November 1992 SNES 1,210,000
Resident Evil DC Dual Shock August 1998 PS 1,200,000
Chip'n Dale Rescue Rangers June 1990 NES 1,200,000
Dino Crisis 2 September 2000 PS 1,190,000
Mega Man X December 1993 SNES 1,160,000
Monster Hunter Freedom December 2005 PSP 1,150,000
Resident Evil Code Veronica February 2000 DC 1,140,000
Commando September 1986 NES 1,140,000
Resident Evil Director's Cut September 1997 PS 1,130,000
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts October 1991 SNES 1,090,000
Mega Man 3 September 1990 NES 1,080,000
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles November 2007 Wii 1,050,000
Final Fight 2 May 1993 SNES 1,030,000
Street Fighter Alpha 3 December 1998 PS 1,000,000
Not like we haven't seen Nintendo's DS used as a music maker before, but this variant may be the most amazing to date. yarglaaaafr's ProteinDS application is currently in demo mode, but judging by the demonstrative video waiting after the break, it's remarkably solid as-is. C'mon, it's a tool that enables users to scratch up tunes via the handheld's built-in touchscreen -- how could Mario not approve?
Ahoy! Pull up a chair, grab a coffee, let's talk. That's right, it's Friday night, time for around round of TELL US DAMMIT. How it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interesting in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know ****tons about us — more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob — and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban your ass. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion. Whichever!
Question: Do you having any game purchase regrets?
Following a few weeks in second place behind Nintendo's latest Wii million seller, Mario Kart, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G rubber banded this week back into first place. Media Create reports sales of 53,248 units for the monster PSP hit, which has now crossed the two million mark.
Mario Kart came in at second for the week spanning May 12 to May 18, with 41,739 units sold.
The chart wasn't all old titles, though. Marvelous Entertainment's Luminous Arc 2 Will for the DS placed third in its debut week with 40,753 units. This is a big leap over the original, which sold 26,000 in its first week in February 2007. Below it was Bleach Heat the Soul 5, the latest PSP fighter based off the popular Bleach anime. It sold 39,403 units in its first week.
Following these games, Wii Fit came in at fifth with 34,847 units. It was followed by Famicom Wars VS (Nintendo, Wii, 24,213 units), DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo, DS, 15,477), Link's Bowgun Training (Nintendo, Wii, 14,442), Taiko Drum Master DS Adventure on the 7 Islands (Namco Bandai, DS, 14,182), and Wii Sports (Nintendo, Wii, 10,206 units). Of these, only Famicom Wars was a new release.
Although there was a change in the top spot in software, hardware stayed in the same order for the week. PSP was once again in top with 70,536 units sold. Wii came in second at 41,572 units, followed by the DS Lite at 34,905 units. The Wii has officially topped the six million sold mark, Media Create noted in its sales totals for the week, mirroring a report from rival tracking firm Enterbrain last week.
Closing out the hardware chart this week were, as always, the PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360, with respective sales of 7,701, 7,022 and 1,474 units
The New York Times has a feature on the modest and charming Shigeru Miyamoto that likens him to Walt Disney. "The father of Donkey Kong, Mario, Zelda and, most recently, the Wii" has a stunning track record in the games business. The story says:
Mr Miyamoto's work is evolving from a reliance on invented characters and fanciful, outlandish settings like Mario's Mushroom Kingdom or Zelda's mythical Hyrule. With games like Nintendogs (inspired by his pet Shetland sheepdog), Wii Sports, Wii Fit and coming next, Wii Music, Mr Miyamoto is gravitating toward everyday hobbies: pets, bowling, yoga, Hula-Hoop, music. It is as if an artist who had mastered the abstract had finally moved into realism.
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"I would say that over the last five years or so, the types of games I create has changed somewhat," he said. "Whereas before I could kind of use my own imagination to create these worlds or create these games, I would say that over the last five years I've had more of a tendency to take interests or topics in my life and try to draw the entertainment out of that."
* Customizable Cellular Automaton sequencer
* Create your own “trigger points”
* Load in your own sounds
* Save and load your work
* BPM settings, or “strum mode” for controlling tempo
* Up to 6 sounds can be loaded at once
* Each sound has its own 32 step frequency modulation sequencer
* Global Distortion setting
Its been a fair few months since i asked this question and like always the best people to ask are the coders and the users themselves, with each release of new hardware although theres not been much released lately comes a new pretender to the crown, so my question to all the DS Users which Flashcart do you think is the best for DS Homebrew and explain why wherever possible
Likewise post also the ones to avoid, it will be interesting to see which people dislike.
In other Interchannel news, the company has put together a special box with both the Ys I and Ys II remakes for DS, which comes with an art book, maps, a soundtrack CD, and some keychain things. The package sells all together for 9,800 yen - they probably should've had them together to begin with though. There's also a video on that first site.
There's a DS game for the anime/novel series Spice and Wolf coming on June 26, in 5,040 and 7,770 yen flavors, published by ASCII. That in itself is not at all remarkable. What surprised me was here, on the Spice and Wolf umbrella site's page for the game. If you look to mid-page, you'll see there's a character song disc being released with the special edition - and that the seiyuu, Ami Koshimizu, actually looks a fair bit like the character she's playing. Anyone who's ever seen a seiyuu before knows this is quite a rarity, and it surprised me enough that I felt it warranted a post, so that's something! By way of comparison, the voice actress for Rei Ayanami looks like this. Not that that's bad! It's just noteworthy when they look alike.
Sekai wa Atashi de Mawatteru, AKA "The World Revolves Around Me," is a new DS game from Global A which kind of combines god games, harvest moon, adventure games, and RPG. It seems pretty ambitious, especially for Global A. You can change the physical geography of the world, which apparently the quest, and the battles, and things like that (though it could potentially just be linear and scripted). It looks to be aimed at young girls, but the concept is appealing. The game comes out on June 12th for 4,800 yen.
I was checking out CyberFront's website (the company that bought KID's remains), and I noticed a very cryptic image - a baked squid - sitting below the games section. This leads to a page for a game called Ikatan, which is coming to the DS in the Fall. There's no other information about it - just a squid and a vague date. A search around the web yields confused Japanese blog posts, so here's one in English too. Most curious, but keep an eye out for it!
Spectral Force Genesis is the latest in the millions of Spectral Something games from Idea Factory - but this one looks pretty neat. If you poke around in the system section, you'll see that troops are commanded and sent against the enemy in a very Dragon Force style. But since the stylus is there, you should be able to have much more control over what your units do. Check the movie section for more evidence. It's different, but similar enough to be exciting. When you add to that the fact that several key folks from the Dragon Force team currently work with Idea Factory, it becomes all the more appealing.
The game comes out on the 19th of June for 5,040 yen (with tax) or 6,090 with tax for the limited version, which has a soundtrack CD. Check the sample in the 'limited' section to see why you're better off with the cheaper version. I'm pretty sure this one will make it to the U.S. somehow.
Genmu no Tou to Tsurugi no Okite is a first-person dungeon game on the DS from Success, similar in concept to Etrian Odyssey, but with auto-mapping instead of making you do it yourself. It's actually one of the most interesting-looking games I've found in a while. To start with, the art style is really neat. Developers often forget that these worlds are fake - they can use whatever colors they want, and don't have to go for realism. That concept is fully realized here. Next, the music is really good, as you can hear here. There are arranged and "original" versions (hopefully selectable), and both of them are quite good. There's also an "original" mode, which is the same game, just with black-and-white wireframes.
They've made an entire separate site just for that mode, with the same stuff the other site has, just in retro mode. There's a button on the page you hit to switch, which is kind of brilliant. The reason I keep putting quotes around the word original, by the way, is because it doesn't appear to be a remake of anything. It seems they just decided to make oldschool versions of everything. There's also an adventure sheet to download for maps, and wallpaper that is very aware of what its audience will think is nice. They're really hardcore about this, which is endearing. If you check the system section you can see plenty of movies of the game in action (once you're in a section, click on the red tabs below). The battles, while static, have neat hit images and things. Check here at the bottom of the page for a promotional movie. Each dungeon has a different look and simple color scheme, and the retro mode actually moves faster. Check the dedicated PR site on Dengeki for more images.
There is a mini soundtrack CD, as well. The music was composed by Kenichi Arakawa, who hasn't done much, but did a great job here. The game was just released on the 22nd, for 5,040 yen with tax. You can buy it at Play-Asia if it intrigues.
Of note: If you're at all interested in the game, you can actually play a flash version of the game, which was created by Takagism, who made Crimson Room. Controls are arrow keys for movement, A to open things/action button, X to confirm things like attacks, B to cancel, and Y to toggle the map.
I'll leave you with the excellent game introduction text from the site:
"What you see before you is, for all intents and purposes, “The Age of the Dark Sword”, an ancient tale from the kingdom of Kayanaya, told in game form. It is largely based on the Drake play “The Night of Rain Swept Crocus Flowers” If it sacrifices in accuracy, it does so for the sake of bringing this tale to a more general audience. I beg your understanding. It is my hope that it will allow you to experience vicariously, if only a little, the days of high adventure."
Square Enix bossman Yoichi Wada presided over the company's shareholder conference late last week. Dragon Quest IX still doesn't have a release date, but saying that he really wants to release it and thought the game would be ready for sale this year. Wada added, "But I said the same thing last year." Square Enix thinks it's possible that Dragon Quest IX could sell up to ten million copies. (No wonder Wada wants to release the game.)
Also, due to internal loses on development, the company went back and reconsidered in development titles. A mobile game has been shitcanned, apparently. "Concerning the title that connects to the home console," Wada said, "development has been ceased as it is unsuitable at the current time." Wada's remark has lead to some to wonder whether that cancelled mobile game is Final Fantasy Agito XIII as it was supposed to connect to upcoming home console game Final Fantasy XIII.
This game is a really strong casual style game and for those who may remember the simple but classic top trumps gameplay and wonder how on earth that would make an exciting video game you will be pleasantly suprised. The developers have come up with a really cool game that has so many levels and features it would take longer than most games to complete!
If you a Dr Who fan then you can't go wrong. If your kids play Top Trumps then they will love this too. The DS game is really polished and the PS2 and PC versions also mean that you can play on a bigger screen at home.
Just thought I'd let you guy's know, I'm remaking DSision. I do not intend this to be direct competition to Soulanger's project but he has inspired me to look back at DSision and remake it, adding a couple of features I left out of the original. This time, my main intention is to keep it compatible with R4DS, as the previous version does not work on it. I have also a couple of ideas for improvements of some of the features and ideas for now ones.
Currently, the project is little more than a file list on the screen, so there isn't much to show. The end result however, will be similar in style to the original DSision, very intuitive and easy on the eyes. I will also like to keep it as skinnable as possible, so I hope people take advantage of that.
Any ideas are welcome, but don't expect too much, I am still just a learner coder like you guys.
Yes, the proper Sega Rally 3, for arcades. Shown off to the press in the UK over the weekend, after being tested under the dummy name "Super Challenge" for the past few months, it'll run on Sega's new Europa-R board, run at 60FPS/720p, share much of the same assets as the recent Sega Rally Revo (nothing wrong with that) and comes with a car seat that's just downright classy. As a bonus, it's even got the desert track from the original Sega Rally. Exciting. It should be turning up in European arcades as you read this (having been developed by Sega's now-gone Racing Studio), with "the team hoping for international releases to follow".
Chicks and dudes, get ready for extremely spicy, delicious, and stimulating news. Remember those new DS Lite colors we mentioned a few days ago? Apparently Nintendo has all but confirmed the forthcoming arrival of cool ice, hot red, and lime green -- at least in Europe. According to DS Fanboy, the big N has started circulating an e-teaser with the new paint jobs, which pretty much puts to rest any chance that this was just some over-eager Photoshopper's weekend art project. The landing date of June 13th seems to be holding as well, but what we really want to know is when we can see some of these provocative color schemes Stateside. Well Nintendo?
Play Asia are doing their weekly special offer and this week its a steal, details below:
At the foot of Mana Mountain is the naturally beautiful Mana Woods. Animals, spirits, and wizards once lived peacefully here until the adjoining kingdom set out to industrialize and destroy the forest. With the help of an old wizard, an army of woodland creatures and magical powers, you must conserve and revitalize the woodlands in this unique real time strategy game for the Nintendo DS.
Game Features:
The first eco-friendly adventure for the Nintendo DS! Eco Creatures promotes awareness of the perils of over-industrialization, deforestation, pollution, extinction and global warming, as well as their effects on various life forms.
Use the Touch Screen to control magical powers and units of woodland creatures with ease and precision.
Employ woodland creatures to strategically protect the woods and recover the polluted land. Each creature type has different abilities: Ecolis grow trees, Ecoby build bridges and swim, and Ecomon move objects and fly.
Nurture your woodland creatures to help them evolve and learn new abilities so they can better assist your environmental missions.
Plant new trees to prevent deforestation of the woods, earn power-ups that grant enhanced or new abilities, and grow your army of creatures.
Choose between an enormous array of strategies to defend your homeland from enemies and bosses like the evil Mecha Army.
Play with friends through local ad-hoc connections or via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Two to four players can play over a local connection or via game sharing with 1 cartridge.
2 players can play via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and see where they rank in an online ranking system.
Land Make feature lets you build your own maps and invite friends to play in levels you've created!
Approach environmental issues in a fun way. NEC Interchannel's green game "Ecolis" (aka. Eco Creatures: Save the Forest) for Nintendo DS™ is now available at a bargain price of US$ 4.99 only.
features
The game is split into two locations, the base and the battle field.
Learn about your missions, talk with your comrades to learn about them, launch character events or get extra information that might prove to be useful.
Get weapons and customize your Wanzers according to the ability of your pilots.
There is a battle arena within the base where you can earn money and experience points by defeating your opponents.
Launch link attacks against your opponents in battle by cooperating with a comrade with an ability that compliments your own. Aside from combine attacks, depending on the specialty of your pilots and the settings of your Wanzer you can use special skills.
You can choose what missions to take and what opponents to take down in certain situations.
description
Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness is a dramatic strategy game. It sets stage in an imaginary island called Halfman on the Atlantic Ocean. Because of a great war that occurred nineteen years ago, the island was split into two, with one side belonging to O.C.U and the other side to U.S.N. Although things remained somewhat peaceful since the last great war, small skirmishes happen again and again. Soon these little conflicts gave a rise to a rumor about the possibilities of another large scale war between O.C.U and U.S.N.
As if to proof this rumor true, both of the superpowers are enlisting people to join the armies and for patrol duties on the island, the superpowers are employing mercenary forces. But before the mercenaries can prove their worth, they started disappearing mysteriously, nobody knows whether they are simply deserting or if they are killed.
Play as Storm, a Wanzer (mech) pilot of the O.C.U. Accept missions from your superior Falcon. Be sure to pay attention to his briefings as he tells you the type of missions you are to complete, location of the battle, the number of enemies and extra tasks like defeating your enemies under a certain time frame to earn bonus points.
features
The game contains both battle parts and adventure parts. Proceed through the adventure part by reading the texts and choosing options on the command menu.
Be sure to check out the shops, not only are the characters full of vitality, even the merchants are interesting characters.
Clear obstacles on the road by Haken's weapon. Stand directly in front of the block and press the A button to smash it to powder.
The game uses a turn based command system. Four characters can enter battle at one time the other characters can be put on stand by. Make use of the game's support system by switching characters from standby mode to battle mode.
Use special skills on the map and in battle at the expense of your COM gage.
description
Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Taisen is an unorthodox sci-fi RPG that sets stage in a realm called Endless Frontier. Endless Frontier itself is a combination of a variety of worlds separated by dimensional walls.
Journey around this realm through cross gates and meet the inhabitants such as beastmen, mermaids, androids, demons and robots who have travelled from other realms.
The game's protagonist is a bounty hunter called Haken Browning who came from Lost Elensia, a world of advanced technology. Travel around in this realm, get to know the worlds and battle to save it with your friends.
Stanford professor Allan Reiss published an article in the Journal of Psychiatric Research which states that women are not a driven as men in gaming. His research analyzed MRI data that showed activity in brain's mesocorticolimbic center, the area typically associated with reward and addiction, for both sexes. However! There was more acitviy in the male brain. According to Reiss:
These gender differences might help explain why males are more attracted to, and more likely to become "hooked" on, video games than females. I think it's fair to say that males tend to be more intrinsically territorial. It doesn't take a genius to figure out who historically are the conquerors and tyrants of our species.
Certainly, Reiss might have evidence in hard science, but it sure sounds like he's totally underestimating women. Lots of them are "hooked" on games! Some are tyrants, too!!
Between May 27 and June 31, you can buy a shrimp burger at a McDonald’s in Japan and learn about the nutrition facts on your DS. During this period Nintendo and the house of the McPork value sandwich will test the Nintendo Spot service in 21 locations. With the Nintendo Spot DS owners can download a compact version of the Nintendo Browser, which connects to a page of McDonald’s news. The top page has links to current McDonald’s promotions and nutritional information.
In an effort to lure gamers into a McDonald’s, Nintendo will offer DS demos and a special present for Pikachu during May 30 and June 19. This isn’t the first time Nintendo made a deal with McDonald’s. The two companies made an agreement to allow DS owners to use their US Wi-Fi service free of charge in 2005.
This may sound strange, but in some regions McDonald’s is actually kind of nice. Some of the McDonald’s stores in Hong Kong have Wi-Fi, flat screen TVs with news and chandeliers.
GTA IV has retained the top spot in the German chart but has been knocked into second place in Spain, according to data released by Media-Control GfK International.
The German chart saw GTA IV hold onto first and second place on the PS3 and Xbox 360 respectively. The PC MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures takes fifth place, with the only other PC title in the chart, Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2, coming in at tenth place.
In the Spanish chart, Wii Fit has regained the top spot followed by GTA IV on the PS3 in second place while the Xbox 360 version comes in at number five.
The German chart follows:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (XBox 360)
3. Wii Fit (Wii)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
5. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
6. Assassin's Creed Director's Cut Edition (PC)
7. Mario Kart DS (DS)
8. Dr Kawashimas' Brain Training (DS)
9. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games ( DS)
10. Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2(PC)
The Spanish chart follows:
1. Wii Fit (Wii)
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
4. Wii Play (Wii)
5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
6. 42 All-Time Classics (DS)
7. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)
9. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
10. Dr Kawashimas' Brain Training (DS)
Four weeks after its release, Grand Theft Auto IV is still at the top of the UK sales charts according to data released by Chart-Track.
The remainder of the Top Ten titles saw a significant amount of movement. Notably, Wii Fit - which had been in second place for the past few weeks - dropped out of the Top Forty list altogether thanks to stock problems.
New to the charts this week is Age of Conan - the biggest launch for a PC title so far this year and the biggest online-only title launch outside of World of Warcraft - which debuted in the second position.
Also new to the charts are the Ubisoft's PS3 exclusive Haze and Rock Band for the Xbox 360 at number three and six, respectively.
The Top Ten best-selling titles in the UK for the week ending May 24 were:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
3. Haze
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
5. Wii Play
6. Rock Band
7. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
8. Mario Kart Wii
9. FIFA 08
10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Protein[DS] is a little audio manipulation software running on Nintendo DS, which ables you to manipulate audio, anywhere you go - it is in some ways similar to ElectroPlankton concept.
Using Protein[DS], you can play with up to four modules at the same time to create a live music set and control external applications, using the touchscreen, audio in/out levels, midi-out, and even motion-control. You can even play with live-recorded audio sample.
WAZZUP?
[08/05/22] The project has evolved a lot since last release. Here's is the "proof of concept" v080522 of now called "Protein[DS]" - in this occasion, I made a new lil video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQCZnwNr0ms - Enjoy!
FEATURES:
up to 4 performance modules at the same time
.wav samples or recorded audio support
file browser with audio preview feature
microphone sample recorder
quick access menus
touchscreen control
audio levels control
motion sensor control
wireless midi-out control
Analyst Opinion - Floating Point Operations Per Second - FLOPS - one of the more obscure processor performance indicators, and one of the oldest ones. Over time, it has been modified with prefixes such as M (mega), G (giga), T (tera) and will soon get a P (peta). “Tera” describes a million millions - one trillion (1012) - which is a whole lot of anything whether it is cycles (Hertz), bytes, dollars, or FLOPS.
Recently I was asked how many TFLOPS are in all the game consoles shipped to date. There are two answers to that question. You can look at it from the perspective of all the game consoles built and you can look at this question with specific consoles in mind.
Let’s look at the combined TFLOPS rating of all game consoles, which actually provides two answers as well.
If you count central processor FLOPS then you have one answer and if you count the FLOPS potential of the GPU and add it to the CPU’s FLOPS, then you have the second answer. This second version is controversial since the FLOPS of the GPU aren’t used in computations and some therefore claim that the GPU should not be counted as it simply represents a theoretical number. Others argue that GPUs are used in computation - the computation of shader operations. Both sides, however, agree that there isn’t yet a benchmark that can measure this discipline. And therefore I conclude that we shouldn’t use them in evaluating the CPU FLOPS of game consoles.
The latest game based on the hit Disney Channel series, "Hannah Montana," Hannah Montana: Music Jam, transports girls and teens into the exciting and sometimes crazy world of Miley Stewart and her alter ego Hannah Montana. Players adventure out as Hannah or Miley, and develop their musical talents, coordinate high fashions and live out their dreams of becoming a pop star in Hannah’s greatest musical challenge yet. Players enter the Music Jam Video competition and compete against Savannah Star - a rising new singer out to challenge Hannah - at the same time as a cool new transfer student, Josie Moore, seems to be stealing all of Miley’s friends. To help her win the competition, players use their Nintendo DS touch screen to master the guitar and drums. In a mix of adventure and creative modes, players control Hannah/Miley as she composes her Music Jam Video entries, keeps her friends happy, and in the end, learns a little something about what it means to be a real star.
Capcom has confirmed that Street Fighter IV will be coming to Xbox 360, PS3 & PC.
Granted, this comes as no surprise, but it's good to get official confirmation. It'll also come as no surprise that the Wii isn't on Capcom's format list. Soz, Nintendo fans.
As we've seen from previous screenshots, the game will feature classic characters Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile. A number of other characters will also debut in the game, including female spy Crimson Viper, martial artist Abel and wrestler El Fuerte.
Fans will be pleased to know that the game is played in the classic Street Fighter 2D perspective, but includes extra 3D flourishes. It will also use the traditional six-button gameplay, so all your old-school skills will be transferable.
All in all, it sounds like more of the same with nicer-looking, face-wrecking fireballs. Considering it's Street Fighter though, that's absolutely fine by us.
What isn't fine is the lack of even an estimated release date. But there's a countdown pointing to something happening in a little over three days on the official website. Go take a look.
The_Pimousse has updated the educational game for the DS:
Heres whats new:
History:
* Version 0.4 (28/05/08):
-- Major change: choice of game (random sampling or manual)
-- Occasional minor:
-- Adding an election endgame to return to menu
-- Possibility to a term of infinite Thursday
-- Changing the display of a number find
-- Has come: a game mode "challenge" (which will see its progress)
I would like to introduce the first release of Grafoon.
Grafoon is an ( buzzword alert! ) ‘Arcade Style Puzzle Shooter‘ with a lot of classic elements like: Doors/Keys, Mines ( including chain reactions ), various walls with different behavior, laser barrier, nasty enemies and a lot more…
The main target is to pick up all Hobbels and bring them home to advance to the next map. Don’t touch the walls, they will destroy your ship. Touching enemies or enemy shots drain you ships energy. Collect green gems to increase your ships energy…
It's my first Nintendo DS and C project. Its a simple Sudoku game, with medium difficulty. The next project will be bigger and better. But I dont know what. I will upload a video to Youtube. Watch it, if you want to see how it works
Well, this is the game that I'm working. If everything goes as it should, become a game between tamagochi and Nintendogs, jeje. So far I have only prepared the 3D graphics engine, you can move the "character" and the camera follows him. You can see an example that can load normal objects (a gift box very cumbersome).
The two things that I thought prinipales are that:
Run-in real time, ie time passes and in reality the clock using the DS.
- Be wifi mode (not very well that ... you might just make some chorradita).
Finally, I leave you here. Parcheadlo with DLDI and put the folder anywhere on the card (up to 6 subdirectories, I think). Works with emulators that support FAT, as the idea.
Have you been dying to play your old NES or Super Nintendo games once again? Perhaps you can't find your system, maybe you have the system, but need all the cables to hook it up, or maybe you are just sick and tired of the old thing never working properly?! With this brand new, top-loading system, you can play all of your favorite Nintendo AND Super Nintendo games once again on the same console, and the best part is, they will work every time!
- Compatible with SNES and NES Video Game
- Saves Space
- Reinforced Cartridge Doors
- Slide-proof Bottom Support
- Compatible with Most Japanese Titles
- Compatible with Original 16-bit controllers
- Sleeker Design
- Lighter in Weight
- Power Switch Button V2.0 (8-bit, Off, 16-bit)
- S-Video Connection Capability
- Air Through Vent to Prevent Overheating
- Dual Controller Ports
- Dual Game Slots
- 5V AC Adapter for Energy-Efficiency
Reuters report revealed that 80s rock gods Motley Crue's new single "Saints of Los Angeles," which was released only in digital formats for Rock Band and on online services, was downloaded 47,000 times in its first week on the Rock Band music store.
Online sales from music stores such as Amazon and iTunes tallied up to little more than 10,000 sales.
"We do research on every artist we have, and the research said that the people who bought Motley Crue music and tickets play Rock Band and video games ... [so] it was our inclination to go there," explained Tenth Street Chief Executive Officer Allen Kovac. "As marketers, it's our job to find the audience. If our audience tells us they're sitting at Xbox and PlayStation, that's our job to do that."
Kovac continued, "The resurgence of rock has happened because of Rock Band and Guitar Hero. And the reason is because of the interaction with the audience. The more music marketing people look at interaction with the audience as opposed to only radio or a video, the more lasting the experience will be and the longer the artists' career will be."
As evidenced by the many circular singe marks across our DS' bottom screen, we sometimes forget when we've switched the stylus out for a ciggy. Thankfully, Ubisoft and some guy, Allan Carr, frown upon our deleterious, chain-smoking activities, announcing their intention to teach us the "Easyway to Stop Smoking" via the DS. Developed in conjunction with Mr. Carr's "top experts" (top experts), the game will echo the method featured in the Easyway to Stop Smoking book, as well as its network of clinics.
In case you were wondering, Ubisoft's press puff piece notes that said method "removes the smoker's belief that smoking provides them with any genuine pleasure or crutch, takes away the feeling of deprivation and therefore rids the smoker of the fear of stopping." If your lungs haven't been reduced to a hyperventilating mass of black goo by then, you can discover the Easyway to Stop Smoking this November.
Ubisoft has unveiled Michel Ancel's next project - a sequel to cult classic Beyond Good & Evil.
A teaser trailer for the game was shown for the first time at tonight's UbiDays conference in Paris. It showed a desert scene with Jade sitting atop a broken down car, using a parasol for shade. The camera panned round to show her piggy friend resting against the back of the car, a magazine on his head, snoring.
A fly began buzzing around the pig's head and he snorted it through his nose before muttering, "50." As the camera panned back out and rose high above the scene more buzzing and snorting was heard, followed by silence and then, "51."
And that's it - no official title for the game, no word on which platforms it's in development for and certainly no suggestion of a release date. Here's hoping more info is released soon.
Sales of Xbox 360 consoles are 18 per cent ahead of the PlayStation 3 in the UK since the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, Chart-Track told Eurogamer today.
In even better news for Microsoft, official GTA IV sales figures for the first four weeks also reveal that the Xbox 360 is the format of choice for UK gamers, with 57 per cent of the total sales of the game on 360, compared to 43 per cent on PS3.
Current Chart-Track panel figures place sales of the game in the UK at over 1.3 million, meaning around 750,000 copies have shifted on Xbox 360, and around 570,000 on PS3. To put that into context, in under four weeks Rockstar’s opus has shifted almost as many copies as last year’s best-seller, FIFA 08 - a game which launched on every format under the sun.
The effect on driving hardware sales has also been more dramatic on 360 than PS3, according to Chart-Track’s figures. Comparing sales of both consoles for the four weeks prior to GTA IV’s launch to the four weeks since its launch, hardware units have risen on 360 by 47 per cent, compared to just eight per cent on PS3 - though it’s fair to point out that the release of GT 5 Prologue had already given PS3 a significant boost in the weeks leading up to GTA IV’s debut.
Looking at the year to date, the picture looks much rosier for Sony. Taking all 21 weeks of 2008 into account, sales of PlayStation 3 in the UK are 10 per cent ahead of Xbox 360. Prior to the launch of GTA IV, the PS3 boasted a 20 per cent lead on 360, so the gap is narrowing.
With exclusive downloadable content due on Xbox 360 later this year, it looks like this might be the deciding factor for many. But will it be worth the huge sums Microsoft paid Take 2? Let us know what you think.
Nintendo's Wii Fit is the best-selling game in Australia for the third week in a row following its release according to data supplied by GfK Australia.
New releases Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and Haze reached the fifth and tenth spots, respectively. Grand Theft Auto IV continues to be a strong seller, with the 360 version outselling out the PS3 version.
The Top Ten best-selling titles in Australia for the week ending May 25 were:
1. Wii Fit (Wii)
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
3. Wii Play (Wii)
4. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
5. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
6. Hanna Montana (DS)
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle (PS2)
9. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii)
10. Haze (PS3)
Since it's abundantly clear that we need to grow up, allow us to tell you about our dream of becoming city planners -- nay, creators! -- as soon as we reach adulthood. According to the latest issue of Japan's Famitsu magazine (as translated by the men of IGN), SimCity Creator will prove to be the ideal training tool. First announced in February of this year, the Wii game allows puerile planners such as ourselves to draw rivers or tracks (inevitably shaped like genitalia) with the Wiimote in the construction of our virtual cities.
You'll be able to change the style of your buildings, with options including European, Chinese and Indian designs. Apparently, you can also opt for buildings made of crystal or candy. You'll be wanting to show those off to your friends via the game's city-sharing Wi-Fi Connection feature, shortly before you inflict a hilarious cataclysm upon your potentially edible metropolis. That's always been our favorite part of city planning.
The game is currently expected to hit Japan in September. We'll let you know as soon as EA unveils its plans for other regions. Update: SimCity Creator will be available on the Wii and Nintendo DS on September 22, 2008 in North America and on September 19, 2008 in Europe and Asia-Pacific regions.
Nintendo platforms have dominated the Japanese software chart for the week ended May 25, with titles for the Wii and DS taking up nine of the top ten places.
Let's make a Pro Baseball Team! for the DS has entered the software charts at number one, selling 59,000 units.
It was closely followed by Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G for the PSP at 51,000 units, dropping from first to second place and pushing Mario Kart Wii down a place to third.
DS titles Glory of Hercules: Proof of Spirit and Scarlet Fragment DS are the only other new entries into the top ten debuting at fifth and seventh places respectively.
The Japanese chart follows:
01. Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team! (DS)
02. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP)
03. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
04. Wii Fit (Wii)
05. Glory of Hercules: Proof of Spirit (DS)
06. DS Beautiful Letter Training (DS)
07. Scarlet Fragment DS (DS)
08. Battalion Wars 2 (Wii)
09. Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (DS)
10. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii)
A new off-road racing game based on the official Score International Baja license is on the way from Activision, the game publisher announced today.
Score International Baja 1000 is under development by Left Field Productions, a California-based studio whose previous credits include Dave Mirra's BMX Challenge, World Series of Poker: Battle For the Bracelets, and the upcoming Nintendo Wii game Nitrobike.
"No race demands more endurance of both man and machine than the Baja 1000," said Sal Fish, President and CEO of Score International, the world's leading desert racing organization. "In consulting Activision for a video game version, we meticulously explained what's needed to capture the intensity of the Baja. They've nailed not only the look but also the elements of true desert racing."
Activision said the game will feature more than 90 vehicles across multiple classes, including trophy trucks, class I, motorcycles and ATVs. Realistic dirt and damage modeling are promised, as are "unforgiving conditions and blistering speeds."
Score International Baja 1000 is not to be confused with this year's other off-road desert endurance racing game, Baja, scheduled for a September release from publisher THQ and developer 2XL Games. Members of the 2XL team were behind ATV Offroad Fury, MX vs. ATV Unleashed and Motocross Madness.
Score International Baja 1000 is being developed for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PC.
DS Game Maker improves on the powerful engine of XtenDS providing a fast, clean and useful environment for developing DS Games. Not only can you visually piece together characters, scenes, and scoring, you can add Wifi, Rumble and sound without having to know any programming!
Unlike any other program of it's kind, DS Game Maker has a comprehensive manual which will set you on the track of making great DS Games. And when you think your game is good, you can upload it to the dsgamemaker.com community for others to play.
With DS Game Maker
Visually plot and organize sprites in the room designer
Add a vast range of actions to your game, including basic 3D support
Customize the whole development experience
Share your games with the dsgamemaker.com community
history:
* Support more roms,like 0817,1158,1187,1191,1205,1206,1301,1333,1337,1405, 1407,1456,1514,1770,1780,1795,1891,1892,1938,1964, 2095,2157,2207,2209...
* This version don't support 4G/8G TF yet
Let me present "TAUNT DS v0.1", a small application that can send via WiFi, taunts. In other words, it connects to 2 NDS mini, you write a number and you send. Currently only 30 taunts official Age of empire are present for exemple demo (taunts are french)
According to research compiled by Nielsen Games, the European Union is the second-largest videogaming territory in the world.
Gaming generated EUR 7.3 billion (USD 11.4 billion) in the European Union during 2007, compared with EUR 7.4 billion (USD 11.5 billion) in Asia and EUR 6.9 billion (USD 10.7 billion) in the United States.
The average age of a gamer in the UK is 33 - the highest out of the territories surveyed - and 42 per cent of UK game players have children.
Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.
Quite a large number of popular games came out this week. These include Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies edition [JPN and US] for Xbox360™.
This game is an upgraded re-release of the critically acclaimed action game. With more content and cross platform gameplay, the war for survival is made even more intense and challenging.
Another war between good and evil is waging in Battle Fantasia on both Xbox360™ and PlayStation3™ [JPN and Asian versions]. This stunning game combines RPG elements, high quality graphics and intriguing characters together with exhilarating fights. Be sure to master the techniques and practice your reflexes as you tackle the tough enemies.
Aside from this refreshingly new fighter, some classic NEOGEO fighting games like The King of Fighters Nests, Fatal Fury Battle Archives 1 & 2 and Fuuun Super Combo are released as best priced editions for your PlayStation2™.
Reflexes and techniques are very important in rhythm games as well. The much awaited music game beatmania IIDX 14 Gold is released on PlayStation2™ this week as well with two special editions (Konamistyle Special Edition and Konamistyle Special Edition Complete) already presold.
Konami released another rhythm game aside from beatmania IIDX 14 Gold. Pop'n Music Be-Mouse is for PC and comes with a specially designed mouse which can double as a handheld device for the game.
A good way to train your reflexes and keep fit is through Family Trainer: Athletic World on your Nintendo Wii™. Use the specially designed Wii mat to have some fun with your family and friends. Work out from beginners mode toward master mode and see your progresses.
Train your mind with strategy and tactic games. Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness for Nintendo DS™ is about teamwork. Gather information, analyze them and customize your mech (Wanzers) for the mission.
Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga is an exciting unorthodox RPG released on Nintendo DS™, travel across worlds as a bounty hunter, meet all sorts of inhabitants and save them from the war.
After seeing all the different sights and admiring the colorful worlds in Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Taisen immerse yourself in the dark savage world of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on your PC. Battle alongside King Conan and find your own destiny in this large scale MMORPG.
The US version of HAZE for PlayStation3™ and the Asian version of Iron Man for Xbox360™ are shipping this week along with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots OST.
As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week, followed by a quick preview of what is expected to be hot next week.
Xbox360™:
Battle Fantasia JPN US$ 59.90
Iron Man ASIA US$ 49.90
Lost Planet: Colonies JPN US$ 59.90
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition US US$ 34.90
Overlord JPN US$ 64.90
UEFA Euro 2008 US US$ 59.90
PlayStation3™:
Battle Fantasia ASIA US$ 54.90
Battle Fantasia JPN US$ 59.90
HAZE US US$ 64.90
Iron Man ASIA US$ 49.90
SingStar US US$ 44.90
SingStar Bundle (w/ 2 Microphones) US US$ 69.90
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 JPN US$ 68.90
Turok JPN US$ 64.90
UEFA Euro 2008 US US$ 59.90
Nintendo Wii™:
Biohazard 4 Wii Edition (Best Price!) JPN US$ 29.90
Family Trainer: Athletic World (w/ Mat) JPN US$ 69.90
The DOG Island US US$ 34.90
PlayStation2™:
Burnout Revenge (EA:SY! 1980) JPN US$ 20.90
D.C. II P.S.: Da Capo II Plus Situation JPN US$ 69.00
D.C. II P.S.: Da Capo II Plus Situation [DX Pack] JPN N/A
Def Jam Vendetta (EA:SY! 1980) JPN US$ 20.90
Fatal Fury Battle Archives 1 (Neo Geo Online collection The Best) JPN US$ 20.90
Fatal Fury Battle Archives 2 (Neo Geo Online collection The Best) JPN US$ 20.90
Fushigi Yuugi - Shigiyuugi Kurotake Kaiden Gaiden: Kagami no Fujo (IF Collection) JPN US$ 34.90
Fushigi Yuugi: Suzaku Ibun JPN US$ 64.90
Fushigi Yuugi: Suzaku Ibun [Limited Edition] JPN N/A
Fuuun Super Combo (Neo Geo Online collection The Best) JPN US$ 20.90
Hanayoi Romanesque: Ai to Kanashimi JPN US$ 64.90
Hanayoi Romanesque: Ai to Kanashimi [Limited Edition] JPN US$ 89.90
Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi Tachi JPN US$ 64.90
Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi Tachi [Limited Edition] JPN N/A
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (EA:SY! 1980) JPN US$ 20.90
Need for Speed Most Wanted (EA:SY! 1980) JPN US$ 20.90
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 KOR US$ 49.90
Shuumatsu Otome Gensou Alicematic Apocalypse JPN US$ 64.90
Shuumatsu Otome Gensou Alicematic Apocalypse [Limited Edition] JPN US$ 89.90
The King of Fighters Nests (Neo Geo Online collection The Best) JPN US$ 20.90
Togainu no Chi: True Blood JPN US$ 64.90
Togainu no Chi: True Blood [Limited Edition] JPN N/A
UEFA Euro 2008 US US$ 34.90
beatmania IIDX 14 Gold JPN US$ 68.90
Nintendo DS™:
13-Sai no Hello Work DS JPN US$ 39.90
Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness JPN US$ 48.90
Fushigi? Kagaku: Nazotoki Quiz Training - NazoTore JPN US$ 39.90
Kuukan * Zukei: Hirameki Training - KuuTore JPN US$ 39.90
Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga JPN US$ 58.90
Shokera Renai Otona no Tame no Metabo Dassutsu Training JPN US$ 39.90
Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban JPN US$ 29.90
SuperLite 2500 Quiz no Tabi JPN US$ 25.90
Tokutei! Metabo Juku JPN US$ 39.90
Touch! Gostop DS KOR US$ 39.90
Zombie Shiki - Eigo Ryoku Sosei Jutsu: English of the Dead JPN US$ 39.90
Sony PSP™:
Clannad JPN US$ 58.90
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 JPN US$ 48.90
Memories Off JPN US$ 48.90
Memories Off 2nd JPN US$ 48.90
Memories Off 2nd [First Print Limited Edition] JPN US$ 69.90
Memories Off [First Print Limited Edition] JPN US$ 69.90
PSP Camera ASIA US$ 49.90
UEFA Euro 2008 US US$ 44.90
Valhalla Knights 2 ASIA US$ 42.90
Valhalla Knights 2 JPN US$ 48.90
PC Games:
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (DVD-ROM) US US$ 54.90
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures 60-Day Time Card US US$ 29.99
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Collector's Edition (DVD-ROM) US N/A
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle ASIA US$ 109.90
Pop'n Music Be-Mouse JPN US$ 69.90
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 ASIA US$ 34.90
Video Game related Soundtracks:
Famison 8bit Idol Master 04 JPN US$ 22.90
Kaze No Message / Kono Yubi Tomare (Pocket Monster Diamond Pearl New Outro Theme & 2008 Movie Pocket Monster Coloring Contest Theme) [CD+DVD Limited Edition] JPN US$ 17.90
Kaze No Message / Kono Yubi Tomare (Pocket Monster Diamond Pearl New Outro Theme & 2009 Movie Pocket Monster Coloring Contest Theme) JPN US$ 12.90
Last Escort 2 Drama CD - Naze Ni Shiro Bara ? Tsuya Gai Kugatsu No Yoru No Yume & Character Song JPN US$ 29.90
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 28.90
Pachislot Beatmania Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 16.90
Sakura Sakura Nanako Sakura Sakura Kirishima Character Disc JPN US$ 19.90
Square Enix Music Original Compilation Album Vol.1 JPN US$ 29.90
Tales Weaver Original Soundtrack +Plus JPN US$ 37.90
Game Magazines:
Arcadia Magazine [July 2008] JPN US$ 12.90
Famitsu Wave DVD [July 2008] JPN US$ 16.50
I finally had some time to work on FrodoDS again after nearly a year without an update, I have added save snapshot support and loading snapshots directly from filelist.
Will save the snapshot using the currently mounted .D64 name changing extension to .FSS. This new functionality is on the button X.
Also now when it starts the filelist will no longer popup automatically, so after the c64 boots up, press the left trigger to bring up the filelist, now if you select a snapshot file ending in .FSS, it will automount the same name with .D64 and then autostart the snapshot.
The latest hardware sales figures are in from Japan today as follows:
Playstation Portable: 64,449
Nintendo Wii: 49,047
Nintendo DS Lite: 37,404
Playstation 3: 9,071
Playstation 2: 7,189
Xbox 360: 1,947
In rough nunbers, PSP drops 6,100 but still tops the list. Second is the Wii, up 7,500. Next in line is the DS Lite, increased by 2,500. PS3 follows, up 1,800. PS2 is 5th, up 167. Last of all is the Xbox 360, up 473.
You've heard about the game. You've seen the crazy "Guitar Grip" peripheral. You've wondered: "Can the DS really pull off a proper Guitar Hero?" Last night we sat down, strapped a DS to one hand, and held a special pick-shaped stylus in the other to answer that question for you ... and ourselves.
Surrounded by a gaggle of other gamers having their first go on the game, we heard shouts of "Rock on!" and "Star Power!," cementing in our minds that this was going to be an even more atypical Guitar Hero experience than we had imagined. Fortunately, it was a lot like the Guitar Hero experience we've grown to love over various console incarnations, too.
Screenshots here
Photographs of the Control Grip here
Full article here
Leading video games publisher and developer Namco Bandai Games America Inc. announced today that Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 has gone gold for the Nintendo DS. A simulation game based on the popular virtual pets, Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 lets players run over a dozen new businesses with their favorite Tamagotchi pal. Utilize the stylus to navigate through tasks or participate using the microphone for a whole new level of interactivity the Tamagotchi franchise has not seen.
Business in TamaTown is booming and it's your job to make sure it stays that way. Get behind the counter of more than 12 different stores, each with their own unique touch screen mini-games, and participate in the assigned tasks. With so many missions in Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3, from teaching piano to searching for hidden treasure or serving up ice cream, there are plenty of activities to keep players entertained. Maintain happy clientele and the shops will begin to grow, unlocking more challenging mini-games and new accessories.
After a long day at work, spend hard earned money to decorate your very own park with lots of fun items including water fountains, benches and flower beds. Daily visits to the park will not only allow you to watch the progress of your garden but also provide the opportunity to meet new Tamagotchis. Also be sure to stop by the Clocktower to hang out and get to know your newly found acquaintances. Additionally, try on and buy new outfits for your Tamagotchi partners or send journal entries and items to your friends via Nintendo DS's Wireless Communication.
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 is rated "E" for everyone by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $29.99.
There is only 2 weeks or so left in the DCEmu Games Reviews Contest - WIN 1 of 4 iTOUCHDS IN REVIEW CONTEST. There have been many review submissions from numerous contributors. Its not too late for you to enter. Register (if you havent done so already), read the guidelines and rules and start posting! Check out other reviews for how reviews are constructed.
Remember, you have until June 14th and you can submit as many reviews as you want! The more reviews, the better chance you have in winning.
If you're not going to enter, be sure to cast your vote for best reviewer when review submission has ended!
Bethesda's post-nuclear visions for Fallout 3 are apparently so intense that an intelligence services contractor called SITE Intel Group thought that they were images of al Qaeda terrorist fantasies for the fate of Washington.
According to the UK Telegraph, SITE found the Fallout 3 images in a video called "Nuclear Jihad: The Ultimate Terror," posted on two possibly al Qaeda-affiliated, password-protected websites, where it also gleaned chat logs from users discussing nuclear attacks on the West.
SITE primarily monitors possible terrorist communications, activity and propaganda for government, business and media clients. We've contacted them to ask about the mix-up and have not yet received reply. We've also contacted Bethesda to see how they feel about their game images possibly being used as propaganda by terrorists, and are awaiting comment.
In an ironic twist, by the way, SITE is based in Bethesda, MD.
StillAliveDS is a puzzle game inspired by the flash version of Portal, itself based on the game Portal de Valve.
You must catch all of the cakes before they reach the exit of it.
To do this, you are equipped with your PortalGun which lets you portals in the walls in order to be able to teleport elsewhere.
Throughout your journey, you'll be guided by a robot you learn the mechanisms Thursday
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