Noticing the lack of new current generation games? You’re not alone, Dubious Quality talks about the current/next-gen boundary for Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and the PC.

To quote: “While there are already 40 Xbox 360 titles earmarked for release in 2007, the original Xbox has exactly zero titles currently scheduled with the retail chain. What does this mean exactly? Not much on its own, as company’s could have things planned that are simply not in the system yet, but it sure does not paint a very rosy picture for the gigantic console that gave us so many fond memories.”

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No US/EU release date set for Zelda & Wii launch games, but a good list none the less. In Japan, Famitsu magazine reports, New Super Mario Bros has managed to sell 900,000 copies in it’s first 4 days. Nintendo also announced some new games like Project Hacker and Common Sense Training for Adults on the DS. While the new Wii console will arrive in the 4th quarter of 2006, even head of sales and marketing Laurent Fischer at Nintendo of Europe reassured gamers that “The announcement has been made that it will be released in 2006.” Here’s the US release list:

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Sept. 25: Baten Kaitos Origins
Oct. 9: Super Paper Mario
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Lumines II trailer for the PSP version (also coming to PS2). It’s the follow-up to Q Entertainment’s innovative puzzle/music game. Due for release in October 2006. Trailer here:


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Below is the current- and next-generation console comparison. It’s interesting to see the Playstation 3 is bigger than the original Xbox. And the Wii, well it’s just sooo tiny!


More pics at Aeropause. Here’s the size comparison by cubic volumes:
ps3: 8726.9
xbox: 7727.4
xbox 360: 6616.9
ps2: 4179.1
gamecube: 2656.5
pstwo: 978.9
wii: 955.5

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Above’s the first Call of Duty 3 screenshot. Game coming to Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo consoles in 2007. Remember that here are two different Call of Duty titles in development at the moment. The one shown above (CoD3 footage) is being developed by Treyarch for next-generation consoles. The other is being developed by Infinity Ward for the PC.

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The 7th game in the ongoing fighting series by Midway is a full-blown armageddon, bringing together every bloody character in Mortal Kombat history, that’s over 60 playable characters! As well as adding new characters in the featured Create–A–Fighter mode, add to that a Create–A–Fatality mode, Online Battle mode, and a brand new Konquest mode, and you’ve got yourself a new game! Coming out on PS2 & Xbox this October. Here’s the trailer:


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Yes, that’s right, eggs. As part of the celebration of Noblegarden in World of Warcraft, Blizzard sponsored an egg painting contest. Using any kind of paint or dye, and an egg, the decoration put on the egg had one requirement…

…they should have a Warcraft theme.

Here are the WoW egg contest winners shown.

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Capcom is releasing a collection of the two Power Stone games that came out on the Sega DreamCast. Now you’ll be able to play them on the PSP.

A must-have for all old Power Stone fans, since bonuses include a Bomber Battle minigame, visual layout fixes, extra characters in Power Stone 1, and new unlockables. Even comes with 4-player single-cartridge multiplay. So far only a US release date is announced for October 2006.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told the Seattle Times in an interview. “Actually before they made the announcement we already anticipated that they might do that, so I had to laugh. Even though I was laughing, it was with a grim face, I should add.”

“Having said that, please know that putting the motion-sensor technology into the classic-style controller is one thing. Putting the motion-sensor technology into the Wii remote as well as the ‘nunchuck’ controller, where you can use both hands freely and independently, this is quite another thing.”

Iwata also commented on the PS3 pricepoint “That’s not something I should comment on as a corporate president. But as one single person, a potential customer for the PS3, I think it’s a bit expensive.”

“But it depends on how the general public is going to see it. So far, within two days now, a majority of people who have commented on the pricepoint are saying the same thing: It’s expensive.”

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Gamebrink spotted PSPs on display in Japan this weekend had special D-Pad covers. These covers will apparently be bundled with the game when it is released in Japan on July 6th. No word on whether or not it will be bundled with the releases outside Japan.

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