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…the Japanese video game market is pretty much the same, or even is even shrinking, compared to ten years ago. But we can see a lot of growth opportunity, even within the Japanese market. The problem is that the tastes of Japanese gamers have changed so much compared to ten years ago. Ten years ago, [...]

Check out this Tweet from Schmitty, from Skate website Epicly Trife… “I just got told ‘tonight we gotta celebrate’, one of the bro’s got offered to be in SKATE 3″ Looks like ‘Schmitty’ just blew the lid off of Skate 3. I wonder if we’ll be getting a real version this time, instead of a spin-off. Link

Remember all the talk about mystery investor Mark Thomas? This was the guy that handled all of Midway’s behind-the-scenes deals for awhile, until people started wondering just who the guy was. Well, now Mr. Thomas is out of the picture, thanks to the Warner Bros. deal. The thing is, Thomas walks away [...]

“I think that casual games remain an untapped genre; I’ve worked in more traditional genres for years and years before saying “right, let’s make games for other people”, and I don’t think we’re anywhere near discovering how many games can be made to satisfy that audience. Guitar Hero did well, Buzz did well, SingStar [...]

“Wii Sports Resort is tthe biggest launch on Wii this year. We are hoping to break the records set by Mario Kart Wii and then Wii Fit, and achieve a No.1 in the All Formats and the Wii charts. We have a huge TV campaign running over three months, a print campaign that [...]

How do you cash in on the impending success of Dragon Quest IX when you don’t develop games? You work out a deal for a strategy guide, of course! VJump has announced that they’ll be doing a Dragon Quest IX strategy guide that will ship day and date with the actual game. Consumers interested [...]

Looks like Capcom wants to avoid any situations like the one Square-Enix had with Dragon Quest IX. Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter 3 is officially complete, which means that it should have no trouble making its August 1st release date. Japan is sure to go nuts over the game, and it will hopefully [...]

A portion of a GameSpot interview with Dave Perry… GameSpot: What’s the difference between this and OnLive? David Perry: OnLive is going after the living room audience. They plan to fight with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all at the same time, which won’t be easy. They also have to buy every player through marketing, and if they [...]

I don’t know how exactly it happened, but I believe that Grand Slam Tennis got a much larger mindshare than Virtua Tennis 2009 did. Think about it…how often do you hear people talking about Virtua Tennis 2009? To be honest, I haven’t even opened my copy yet! Both tennis games seem to [...]

I bet Nintendo is scared as hell when thinking about console price cuts. The last time Nintendo did that, things didn’t go too well at all. Remember how quickly the Wii dropped its price? It was a shame to see the console for so low, yet no one was buying it. [...]

“The European video game market is expanding very rapidly, while Japan has stood still. Our European business is not so big at the moment, but we see many opportunities for us to expand the business, and this is why we’ve created Tecmo Koei Europe. With this office we want to establish a major brand [...]

We’ve already shared this information with you, but XSEED has now sent out an official PR email… Torrance, Calif., (July 3, 2009) –XSEED Games today announced that they have secured the North American publishing rights to The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, an intense flight simulation game on Wii™. Originally released in Japan by NAMCO BANDAI Games, [...]

A review and preview from NWR… Ghostbusters - review Wii Sports Resort - impressions

Bplus, independent software developer from Austria today launches the official website to their WiiWare title Bit Boy!!. Find out everything about the STORY, GAMEPLAY, GAME MODES, MONSTERS, TACTICS and the different BIT-GENERATIONS. http://BitBoy.Bplus.at Discuss about PERFECT SCORES and hidden GAMEPLAY TACTICS and HOW THE MONSTERS REACT in different levels in our official Forums: http://Forums.Bplus.at About Bit Boy!! Bit [...]

Scribblenauts is already revolutionizing the game industry. It’s done something that seemed impossible before. Scribblenauts is a portable game that managed to take ‘Game of Show’ for E3 from various outlets. Name any other portable game that garnered such a high accolade at any other E3! Upcoming games that could revolutionize the industry [...]

Do you know why people are still talking about Okami, years after its release? Well, the answer is simple. Okami is a game worth talking about. As long as the game industry has consumers/devs/publishers that are willing to talk about Okami, than I know everything is going to be ok. Okami [...]

“This is language translation application in which users can learn essential phrases that can be useful for traveling abroad. Users can translate words and phrases from the following languages: English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, French, and Italian. Phrases are grouped into sections such as “Romance,” “Nightlife,” “Shopping,” and “Leisure.” Some phrases in the game contain [...]

“Nintendo remains in last place but with an increased score of 1 out of 10, up from 0.8 points in v.11, for putting on the market games consoles whose internal wiring is PVC-free. The company has banned phthalates and is monitoring use of antimony and beryllium and although it is endeavouring to eliminate the use [...]

A portion of a WiisWorld review… Bit Boy feels like a cheap title, made with minimal effort put in across the board. I’m hard pressed to think of anything I particularly like about it. Your mileage may vary, but to me it’s thoroughly devoid of anything that makes a game fun or interesting. Full review here

Next week Virtual Console - Super Punch Out (VC) - Sky Kid (VCA) Next week DSiWare - Electroplankton Trapy - Electroplankton Hanenbon (Hanebow) - Electroplankton Nanocarp - Electroplankton Tsuriga ne Mushi (Beatnes) Due out July 22nd - Electroplankton Rekku Rekku (Rec-Rec) - Electroplankton Hikari no Wa (Lumiloop) Link

Looks like High Voltage is already starting to kick things off with the community for The Grinder. Right now, they are asking gamers what kind of weapons they’d like to see in the game. If you’re played The Conduit, you know that High Voltage can come up with some pretty compelling weapons, but [...]

If video game characters were Pokemon - full article here