Archive for September, 2006
Angry Nintendo Nerd reviews McKids on NES
Titled M.C. Kids in the US or McDonaldLand in the EU. This is the seventh in a series of bad video game reviews by the Angry Nintendo Nerd. McDonalds fast food restaurants actually had a game made in 1991 about their own food-selling fictional characters, at least I hope that clown isn’t real. Anyway, being…
Crayon Shin Chan game coming to Wii, watch first video
Banpresto announced they are developing a game based on the animated series Shin Chan titled Crayon Shin Chan (Mini-Games) for the Nintendo Wii. Shin Chan is about a 5-year old boy who’s very strange. His name is Shin Chan O’Hara and he lives with his parents in Khazu City, Japan. In the TV series Shin…
Interview with Peter Moore
CNET interviewed Peter Moore (Formely of Sega, Peter is now the head of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business division) before the start of the Tokyo Game Show to have a chat with him about the Xbox 360′s release in India, who Microsoft is targeting with the Xbox 360, their thoughts on Sony and the PS3, and…
Projections on the future of the console-war by Japanese experts
The days leading up to the Tokyo Game show have already seen the Xbox 360 Media Briefing, an event that set out Microsoft’s next-generation console strategy in bold strokes; As well as Ken Kutaragi’s extremely disappointing TGS Keynote speech which showed very little new or interesting PS3 details and hardly any new games and just…
Sony unveils PS3 online PS1, PS2, Genesis, TurboGrafx downloads
Ken Kutaragi, Sony Computer Entertainment president and group CEO, delivered his keynote address “Next-Generation Entertainment Created by the PS3″ at the Tokyo Game Show 2006. At 10AM Japanese time he revealed this PS3 info: * In the last 12 years, a massive library of games has been built up for PS1 and PS2, about 15,000…
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel 2 announced for PSP by Konami
In the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, Metal Gear director & writer Hideo Kojima announced that work is underway on a new digital comic for the PSP. Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel 2 is based on the 2001 PlayStation 2 game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Like the original, the game will…
New Gears of War trailer from the Tokyo Game Show
Microsoft/Epic Games just released a new trailer, for the Xbox 360 exclusive game Gears of War, at the Tokyo Game Show. A third-person tactical shooter from Epic, running on the Unreal Engine 3. Gears of War thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a…
Namco Bandai announced Trusty Bell renamed Eternal Sonata for 2007 release in America
Namco Bandai Games America announced today that Eternal Sonata, formerly titled Trusty Bell: Chopin’s Dream in Japan, is a new RPG for the Xbox 360 and will launch in the U.S. in 2007. Eternal Sonata takes full advantage of the Xbox 360, boasting gorgeous graphics, 3-D character models, and a groundbreaking battle system. Take a…
Tetsuya Mizuguchi demos Lumines II (contest update included)
Before we get to the Lumines II demo, I wanted to give you an update on our “interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi questions” contest. The interview is being edited as we speak and should be coming online this week! As you can see in the Lumines photo on your right, Mr. Mizuguchi signed it for one…
Far Cry Vengeance for Wii detailed
Ubisoft today officially announced the title and details for its upcoming Far Cry video game for the Wii, ÂFar Cry Vengeance. Based on the highly successful Far Cry Instincts Evolution, Far Cry Vengeance expands on the experience with a new storyline, new maps and new weapons. The game takes advantage of the revolutionary Wii Remote…
Metal Gear Solid 4 first gameplay footage (Snake does a barrel roll!)
Yes yes Konami finally showed some PS3 in-game footage at the Tokyo Game Show. Watch how Snake’s movements resemble those in Metal Gear Solid 3, but look a whole lot better with all those lighting effects. Who needs boxes to hide under if you can do a barrel roll instead? Watch Snake sneak in part…
Devil May Cry 4 first footage
After Capcom showed off some PS3 screenshots on their Japanese Devil May Cry 4 website that just launched this week, they are now showing off the first in-game footage for Devil May Cry at the Tokyo Game Show. Gameplay looks great, so let’s all enjoy the shaky-cam goodness.
Ubisoft leaks new games: Splinter Cell 5, Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia 4
Ubisoft uploaded a 2GB RAR file to their public FTP server featuring loads of info, concept art & screenshots for both upcoming and unannounced games! The full file is offline by now, but Neogaf who discovered the file put lots of screenshots online here for you to enjoy. The new titles are bolded below. Here’s…
Xbox 360 brings it home – Day 2 (first Fusion Frenzy 2 video downloadable)
The following free content is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace in all regions. Get ready for the unleashing of lots more game news tomorrow at the start of the Tokyo Game Show 2006. Trailers: Vista Game Montage Fusion Frenzy 2 trailer Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom trailer Team Fortress 2 trailer Table…
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl videos show battles
Japanese magazine Famitsu, known for their tough reviews, just reviewed Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and gave it a score of 9/8/9/9, which adds up to a good 35/40 or 87.5% out of 100%. Here are two new 30-second commercials of the upcoming Pokemon Diamond & Pearl games for Nintendo DS. These videos show new Pokemon…













