“We talk a certain amount internally about whether you need to have combat as part of the experience. Are there possibilities to actually start separating pieces of the game and actually tailor it to the audience?. Certainly the core gaming experience, folks that are used to playing games over the last ten years, they [...]
“The strategic card game has been out six months in the UK, and it was the number one new product in Q4 last year. There are more than 55 million Bakugan users out there worldwide, which is incredible. We all know Pokémon has been around for years, but Bakugan has already turned into [...]
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training has surpassed 3 million in lifetime sales in just the UK. That allows Dr. Kawashima to take the crown for best-selling UK video game of all-time. Pretty big achievement, don’t you think?!
“These figures are clear evidence that gaming is now mainstream in the UK. The demographic has changed, [...]
Yes I have played it (Super Mario Galaxy), it was hard to not to since it was rumored that Miyamoto-san was inspired by me. But I had expected more, that segment, was like the rest of the game not so fun as it could had been. I think the fans made a big deal out [...]
A portion of a CVG interview with Kenji Matsubara, CEO of Tecmo Koei…
CVG: You speak regularly of your concerns over the Japanese games market. Have things not started to pick up in recent months?
Matsubara: There’s not such a big change compared to last year. The western market is expanding, and the European market has more [...]
“We’re beginning to see a change in summer releases,” notes Michael Pachter, videogame investment analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities. “It actually started a year ago, with GTA (April) and Metal Gear Solid 4 (May) having pretty solid success. EA pushed Tiger and Fight Night forward, and will release FIFA and Need for Speed in September, [...]
What’s your favorite part about the Puyo Pop 7 website? I hope your answer had to do with the game’s theme song, because SEGA is set to make you very happy!
Asami Imai is the singer that handles the game’s theme song, and her track is coming out as a single in Japan on July [...]
Impossible Mission
Platform: Wii
Rating: Everyone
Content descriptors: Mild Fantasy Violence
Rating summary: This is a 2D action game in which players control a small secret agent that runs and jumps across platforms to stop an evil genius. Players must navigate through a sequence of rooms, find a secret password, and avoid tiny robots along the way. Players must [...]
