Looks like Nolan Bushnell of Atari is getting a movie based on his ever popular company and who else is fitting to play him other than every-one’s dreamy heart throb big Leonardo DiCaprio. No word just yet on the overall plot of the Atari film, but we will keep an eye on this film for you.
Also in Japan one gentleman has been given the opportunity to walk in Second Life, sure it is a virtual ability to walk, but it is still interesting and sets precedence for tons of opportunities for other applications.
Yes, Afrika is actually coming out and this year, at least in Japan. You go around as a photojournalist on a safari in Africa, which seems kind of cool. Check out the trailer and hope for a US release in 2008.
Looks like our friends in Japan now have the ability to get their Microsoft points via their cell phones now and you thought Americans were lazy.
Microsoft points are now just a phone transaction away: Japanese mobile phone provider NTT DoCoMo is adding Xbox Live spending through its handsets.
Starting May 26th, users of phones from NTT DoCoMo will be able to use the “DoCoMo Keitai Harai” (DoCoMo Mobile Payment) service to pay for Xbox Live Gold Membership subscriptions and to load up on Microsoft Points.
Leave it to the technically advanced Japanese culture to add the ability to even purchase video game points to your cell phone, you can pretty much use your cell to get anything in Japan now. I get all my points through my console, but I guess this would be useful for those gamers that don’t want to link their credit cards to their consoles or go out to a store and buy a game point card.
Dragon Ball Z is a huge franchise, but I think it is one thats time has passed it by, especially here in the US. DBZ was a giant anime a few years back, but you just don’t see that many kids watching it anymore, they have moved on. This is still huge in Japan, but in Japan not many people purchase Xbox 360’s, they just never gravitated to the console. This seems like flawed logic to release this title on the 360, I would have left it as a PS3 exclusive and hoped it had the same success of Budokai, I don’t foresee much 360 action here stateside because of lack of interes and in Japan because of lack of console love. The game looks pretty solid so far, but I don’t see myself purchasing this one. What do you think?
Ok as someone who has spent a lot of time playing Phantasy Star Online and Universe, I have to say this is pretty sweet to get this RPG on my PSP. The ad-hoc mulitplayer coop has been confirmed but online coop has not been confirmed yet. Looks to be a direct port from what PS2, PC and Xbox 360 users are used to, complete with the expansion Ambitions of Illuminus. Great to have on my PSP with some good looking graphics and carry around, hopefully they make it free to play online and then I will buy this in a heartbeat. So far no official US release date for this title, but definitely coming to Japan.
Did you ever play Siren on the PS2? A lot of you probably didn’t, but it was actually a good game.The Japanese know how to get in your head. With a bevy of all time great horror movies, the Japanese are masters at visualization and capturing imagination. Siren, the new PS3 game that everyone is talking about will be sure to make your shit your pants. Check out the debut trailer and just imagine how fierce this game is going to be. The game is shipping in Japan on July 24th. No North American announcements have been made as of yet, but I’d expect the game to ship to a PS3 near you later in the Fall.
This commercial for Mario Kart can be hilarious if you make up your own dialogue for it. I am thinking once Giant Peach runs over the guy using Yoshi, he gets pissed and throws the racing wheel at her. Perhaps you guys can think of some funny lines to put into the video, many come to mind, mostly bad words and smack talk, too bad no smack talk will be had playing the game since there will be no online chat.
This guy presents some interesting facts about Nintendo and its consoles, but my favorite fact is that Nintendo was at one point running an hourly love hotel in Japan! God job Ninty! I have to admit that this guy is a bit disturbing talking about things in his bathrobe and in the potty. Not sure why but even his pets are against him, at one point his cat pimp smacks him, I was thinking the same thing actually
Not only is Japan getting a much cooler MGS4 collector’s edition, they are also getting the first version of a differently colored PS3. The new “Steel” color will debut in June when MGS4 hit the shelves in a special bundle. There has been nothing said about a North American or UK launch, but we can only hope that this is not Japan only. Expect some pictures of this as soon as we get them.
Nintendo announced the release date for WiiWare in Japan as being March 25th, as in right around the corner. For those keeping stats, we’ll see WiiWare in the US on May 12th. Along with dating the service, Nintendo released a list of 9 launch titles for Japan:
Okiraku Ping Pong Wii - Arc System Works - (500 points)
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