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Archive for the ‘DS’ Category

March 7th, 2008

Disgaea for the Nintendo DS?

It is rumored that the Playstation 2 (and 3) SRPG series Disgaea will be showing up on Nintendo’s handheld. Gaming site Akayuki has uncovered a tiny tidbit in the latest Famitsu that seems to point to the existence of a DS version of the cult hit that is set to be called Disgaea DS: Prince. […]

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February 22nd, 2008

SSBB still rules Japanese sales charts

Another week, same number one spot for Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Wii fighter doesn’t look like it will be knocked off the top spot of Media Create’s Japanese software sales charts any time soon, at least not while folks are snapping up Brawl and Wii Fit so fast that even Tokimeki Memorial cant […]

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February 21st, 2008

Civilization Revolution Dated

2K Games has announced the official release date for Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution. Mark down June 3rd, 2008 as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS owners will finally get a taste of what PC gamers have been enjoying for over 17 years. One more turn, baby!

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February 16th, 2008

Call of Duty 4 still rules US sales charts

After a spectacular November and December in the States, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare had a strong January 2008, securing the number one position on the software charts. 2007’s number two seller, Wii Play, keeps its second place spot, beating out both Rock Band and Guitar Hero III with 298K copies sold.
Despite being a […]

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February 13th, 2008

Spore Release Date!

Spore Release Date Finally Announced
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Maxis today announced that Spore™, the highly anticipated game from the creators of The Sims™, will be available at retailers worldwide the weekend of September 7. Spore will be available for the PC, Macintosh, Nintendo DS™, and mobile phones.
“The wait is almost over,” said Maxis […]

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February 12th, 2008

EA and Hasbro reveal plans

Electronic Arts has finally revealed the first slate of Hasbro games since the two companies announced a partnership last summer granting EA the exclusive worldwide rights to create videogames based on Hasbro’s numerous properties. The first products, arriving this fall, will land on the Wii and DS and be based on Littlest Pet Shop and […]

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February 5th, 2008

Why was Civ Rev Wii canned?

Still miffed that 2k Games canceled the Wii version of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution? Here’s the read story behind that decision as reported by MTV:
These days, if a publisher’s not actively working on something Wii related, stockholders are asking why. With Wii’s momentum showing no signs of slowing, would a company actually cancel an in-development […]

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February 4th, 2008

ELSPA refutes DS piracy report

So what is the big deal? Well, The Sunday Post originally quoted John Hillier, manager of ELSPA’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit as saying “In America, it’s thought 90 per cent of Nintendo DS users are playing pirated games because of R4s,” while discussing the notorious chip that allows easy piracy on Nintendo’s handheld. Wow, that […]

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February 3rd, 2008

DragonQuest IX almost finished

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada had revealed that the latest entry in Japan’s biggest RPG franchise is nearing completion. Said Wada about Dragon Quest IX, “It’s almost complete.” He also touched upon a possible area of fine tuning for developer Level-5 as he noted, “The balance between single player […]

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January 29th, 2008

Civilization Revolution Wii canned

Originally, Publisher 2K Games and developer Firaxis jointly announced that a Wii build of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution was underway alongside Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS incarnations. However, 2K Games confirmed to IGN Wii today that the Wii iteration of the real-time strategy game has been put on indefinite hold.
“Development for the Wii […]

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