Archive for June, 2007

I Love Dolphin swimming into view on DS

Saturday, June 16th, 2007 Posted in DS | No Comments »

Here's the magazine ad for I Love Dolphin. The game's going to feature dolphin training and dolphin quizzes. You'll be able to teach the lovable aquatic mammals to do all ... Read more..

Project Sylpheed Demo hits Marketplace

Friday, June 15th, 2007 Posted in Xbox 360 | No Comments »

The all-singing, all-dancing Project Sylpheed demo hit the Xbox live marketplace today. The space-shooter, set in the 27th century, has been out for a while in Japan, but will be ... Read more..

We Rule the School

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 Posted in Misc | No Comments »

The lucky kids at an Amsterdam primary school found the drab walls had been replaced by these fantastic video-game mosaics. The mosaics feature a whole host of gaming characters including ... Read more..

Very limited, very yellow Pikachu themed DS

Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in DS | No Comments »

A Pikachu themed DS-Lite is coming out soon. The very yellow, very cool looking handheld is sure to be a big hit when it launches on July 20th. The only ... Read more..

Church vs Sony

Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in Sony | No Comments »

The Church of England is up in arms about the depiction of Manchester Cathedral in Resistance: Fall of Man. The clergy are upset about the gunplay that takes place within ... Read more..

Freeloader nearly on Wii!

Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in Wii | No Comments »

Import gamers rejoice! The long-rumoured Freeloader for Wii may be nearing release, according to WiiFanboy. The original Freeloader was a fantastic piece of Gamecube software that removed the irritating region ... Read more..

Catch all the Pokeclothes

Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in Nintendo | No Comments »

If you're near a Japanese Uniqlo store next week, you'll be able to pick up something from the new Pokemon kids range. Released to coincide with 'Pokemon Festa 2007', these ... Read more..

What the Japanese really think of the Xbox 360

Sunday, June 10th, 2007 Posted in Xbox 360 | No Comments »

Everyone knows the 360 hasn't made much of an impact in Japan. While the Wii and DS continue to fly off the shelves, 360 sales continue to disappoint. Why is ... Read more..

Yamauchi not short of a few gold coins

Saturday, June 9th, 2007 Posted in Nintendo | No Comments »

Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi isn't short of a few bob. Forbes Asia ranks him as the 3rd richest person in Japan, up from llth last year. He's worth a cool ... Read more..

May Hardware Sales: DS still the top seller – PS3 outsold by PS2

Saturday, June 9th, 2007 Posted in Charts | No Comments »

The Japanese hardware sales for May have just been published on Advanced Media Network. No prizes for guessing that the Nintendo DS is still top of the pile, with a ... Read more..