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Today's Special Archives: January 2005
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THQ Reveals New Nickelodeon Games For 2005 [ THQ ]
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THQ has announced that they will release several games based on Nickelodeon properties during 2005, and nearly all of these games will be coming to the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS. First off, Nickelodeon's most popular character, Spongebob Squarepants, will be returning in an all-new game for all three Nintendo systems this fall, where players will compete in 30 party-style games in an attempt to win a role in an episode of the show. Also, Tak the shaman will return once again in Tak 3 for all three systems, and will hit stores in the fall as well. Also for all three systems in the fall is Nicktoons, a multiplayer platform game starring all of Nickelodeon's original characters. Also in 2005 will be Barnyard for the GCN and GBA, based on Nickelodeon's upcoming animated feature film of the same name, as well as GBA games based on popular Nickelodeon franchises The Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom, and everGirl. Look for more information on these games as it becomes available.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Monday, January 31 2005 23:01 PM
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Take-Two announced today that their previous exclusivity deal with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has now been expanded to include the official Major League Baseball Properties, and Major Leage Baseball Advanced Media, which now gives Take-Two the exclusive third-party rights to Major League Baseball in full, and effectively puts an end to EA's MVP Baseball series starting in 2006, much like EA ended Take-Two's football series via their deals with the NFL, AFL, and ESPN. Also, in what might be a dig at EA and Nintendo signing two stars from the 2004 World Series champion Boston Red Sox (Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, respectively) for their 2005 baseball titles, Take-Two has signed superstar shortstop Derek Jeter from the archrival New York Yankees as the long-term coverboy for Take-Two's MLB line. Take-Two has also stated that the MLB 2K franchise will not be the only MLB titles produced by Take-Two and their new publishing company, 2K Games, and they are planning a variety of titles using the license.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Monday, January 31 2005 17:45 PM
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Last week an interesting article was found on the internet which supposedly leaks information regarding the upcoming Nintendo Revolution. Now this is all strictly just rumors right now, nothing has been confirmed. The only reason we are reporting on this is because the information within the article seems along the lines of innovation that Nintendo wants to take. I can't really explain anything to you, the best thing to do is hit the source link and read it for yourself. This is the guy who leaked Nintendo DS information early last year that turned out to be accurate. The image below is a sketch by the author of the article of what the Revolution would look like. He isn't Leonardo Da Vinci, remember that when looking at the sketch.
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Nintendo 21?
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, January 31 2005 16:19 PM
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New Star Fox: Assualt Artwork [ Nintendo ]
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Several years after disaster was narrowly averted on Dinosaur Planet, Lylat Central Command detects a new threat spreading throughout the galaxy. The Star Fox team is sent in to eradicate this growing menace, but what begins as a standard combat mission quickly takes a dramatic turn. Legendary team members Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad, Falco Lombardi and new team member Krystal join forces to form the most formidable team in the history of this celebrated series. Star Fox: Assualt will be released on February 14th however it will be available to rent at Hollywood Video and Blockbuster starting tomorrow. Click the links for the images.
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Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, January 31 2005 15:52 PM
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The other day at the Nintendo conference in Paris Lost In Blue was announced by Konami. This innovative RPG takes players on a journey of survival, adventure and mystery. After a disastrous incident at sea, the young hero of the game awakens to find himself on a seemingly uninhabited island. After meeting another survivor, a 17-year old girl who has also drifted ashore, the two must work together to survive. While planning their escape, they will learn survival skills, such as hunting, searching for food and building tools while uncovering the island's many mysteries. Lost in Blue will be released later this year for the Nintendo DS. Hit the link to watch the trailer in any browser or right click and save it to your computer.
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Lost In Blue Trailer (16.4 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Saturday, January 29 2005 13:18 PM
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Meteos is designed by Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai and produced by Space Channel 5 designer Mizuguchi and is a puzzle game in which blocks (called meteors) descend from the top of the screen. Players move the blocks up and down to align three that are alike. Rather than disappearing, the blocks then catch fire and fly off the screen with the blocks on top of them. The objective is to clear the screen and keep it from filling with meteors. It looks like Tetris on acid, which sounds pretty cool to me. Meteos will be released in early March. Hit the link below to stream the video or right click and save it to your computer.
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Meteos Gameplay Trailer (9.9 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Friday, January 28 2005 12:41 PM
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Lost In Blue Screenshots [ Konami ]
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This innovative RPG takes players on a journey of survival, adventure and mystery. After a disastrous incident at sea, the young hero of the game awakens to find himself on a seemingly uninhabited island. After meeting another survivor, a 17-year old girl who has also drifted ashore, the two must work together to survive. While planning their escape, they will learn survival skills, such as hunting, searching for food and building tools while uncovering the island's many mysteries. Lost in Blue will be released for the Nintendo DS in August. Below are the first ever screenshots released of the game. Keep watching the Café as we are sure to have more awesome media of this game in weeks to come.
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Lost In Blue Screenshot 1
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Lost In Blue Screenshot 3
Lost In Blue Screenshot 4
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Friday, January 28 2005 12:25 PM
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Japanese Sales Figures (1/23) [ Media Create ]
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The PSP finally took the top spot for systems sold in a week but no PSP game managed to be higher than a Nintendo DS game. So while people seem to be buying the system, they aren't buying that many games for it. I believe this is just the remaining people who wanted one at launch and could not get one. The PSP numbers will die down and the DS numbers will remain around fifty thousand a week throughout the year.
Software
1. Monster Hunter G - PS2 - 127,846 - 127,846
2. Fu-un Bakumatsu-den - PS2 - 51,880 - 51,880
3. Gran Turismo 4 - PS2 - 41,045 - 884,425
4. Wario Ware: Touched! - NDS - 30,675 - 335,362
5. Mario Party Advance - GBA - 29,669 - 97,596
6. Magister Negi Magi - PS2 - 26,712 - 26,712
7. Super Mario 64 DS - NDS - 24,946 - 618,777
8. Hot Shots Golf Portable - PSP - 20,012 - 20,012
9. Dynasty Warriors - PSP - 17,149 - 17,149
10. Iron Maiden 2 - PSP - 16,001 - 16,001
Hardware
1. PSP - 66,543 - (193,197) - [675,449]
2. PlayStation 2 - 56,374 - (246,612)
3. Nintendo DS - 44,608 - (206,696) - [1,702,292]
4. Game Boy Advance SP - 13,317 - (102,457)
5. GameCube - 5,359 - (32,537)
6. Game Boy Advance - 332 - (2,639)
7. Xbox - 498 - (2,183)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Friday, January 28 2005 12:22 PM
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New Screens of Bomberman DS [ Ubisoft ]
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Ubisoft and Hudson Soft have released new screenshots of the upcoming DS title Bomberman DS. Bomberman DS will be a classic revival of the legendary NES title, with areas taking up both screens and up to 8-player wireless play. Check out the new screenshots below.
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Bomberman DS Screenshot 1
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Bomberman DS Screenshot 7
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 23:26 PM
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Yesterday GameCube Café announced that we would be producing our very first E3 DVD this year and would release mid-June. We have set up a mailing list that you can join to receive updates on the project. Later next month the official press release for the DVD will be released and those who have signed up for the mailing list will be the first to get detailed info on the DVD. Furthermore, we will send out regular updates during the production (once or twice a month) informing you just how things are going. Also, those who sign up for the mailing list will be the first in line to pre-order the DVD in late April. So hit the source link (or click the pretty banner) and fill in your name and e-mail address to make sure you are always up to date on the latest happenings of the Café's E3 DVD.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 23:12 PM
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Mario Kart DS Gameplay Trailer [ Nintendo ]
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There has not been much as far as information goes for Mario Kart DS. Besides a few screenshots and some very short videos of the game there have been nothing; except for now. We have the first video of the game actually in motion. Actual gameplay footage from the game from the Nintendo Paris Conference. This is surely a video you want... hell, NEED to see. Right click and save the trailer to your computer to watch the fast action pace of a sure to be hit game on the DS. Now release date has been set but a Fall release is to be expected in Japan and North America.
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Mario Kart DS Gameplay Trailer (14.9 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 22:51 PM
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Everyone's favorite pink blob with an severe inhalation problem heads onto the Nintendo DS in this unique action game. Using the DS's touch screen, draw a path for Kirby to follow so he can smash enemies, collect items, and avoid obstacles. No release date has been set for any region but it is expected thit shelves later this year. Right click or just hit the link, one of the two of those should work out just fine for you.
After an encounter with a sorceress that leaves Kirby in ball-form and his world nothing but a painting, Kirby must be guided with a magic paintbrush that the soceress left behind to return things to normal. Lines are drawn to guide Kirby past obstacles, and there are platforms already inserted into levels, but your drawn lines will only last for a limited time.
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New Kirby DS Trailer (14.9 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 22:51 PM
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The following video is from Nintendo's media conference which was held in Paris, France earlier today. The video contains footage from Mario Kart DS, Advance Wars DS, Kirby DS, Nintendogs (Puppy Times), and Yoshi Touch & Go. To view the video you need to right click and save it to your computer as it will not play in all web browsers. Also, note that we are now using Windows Media Player 10 for our videos not in Quicktime format. So you need to upgrade your Windows Media Player if you are still using 9.
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Nintendo DS Video Montage (6.9 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 22:37 PM
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Play Star Fox Assault Early [ Nintendo ]
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Nintendo has announced a campaign for the upcoming Star Fox title, Star Fox Assault, that sounds mighty interesting. Apparantly, Nintendo will release the games to Blockbuster and Hollywood Video stores nationwide this Tuesday, February 1st - two weeks before the game's scheduled release date of February 15th. Nintendo fans should check with their local Hollywood or Blockbuster video store for more details, and definately check out what is sure to be one of the hottest GameCube titles of the year.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 21:58 PM
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Konami Reveals Info on Castlevania DS [ Konami ]
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The first title in Konami's legendary Castlevania series to be made for the Nintendo DS, this new title will continue the storyline that first emerged in the critically-acclaimed Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow ended, Castlevania for DS will take players on a harrowing and challenging journey of selflessness. As the incarnate of Dracula, Soma Cruz finds himself at the center of a cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master. In order to save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, he must infiltrate enemy territory, including a towering replica of Dracula's castle that is teaming with monstrous creatures, to foil their elaborate plot. Castlevania DS will be released for the Nintendo DS in the fall.
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Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 21:27 PM
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Konami Announces Dragon Booster for Nintendo DS [ Konami ]
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Based on the popular animated series airing on ABC Family and Toon Disney, Dragon Booster is a fast paced 3rd person racing/action game set in a fantastical world where humans and dragons co-exist. When their peaceful way of life is disrupted, Beau, a legendary dragon, chooses Artha Penn, an ordinary 16-year old, to become a mythical hero known as the Dragon Booster. In this classic tale of good versus evil, Artha must use his new-found abilities to defeat his foes and unite humans and dragons once and for all. Dragon Booster will be released for the Nintendo DS in the fall.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 21:25 PM
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Konami Announces Frogger for Nintendo DS [ Konami ]
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One of the most beloved video game icons of all time returns as Frogger makes his debut on the Nintendo DS in a "ribbit-ing" platformer game Frogger Helmet Havoc. In this latest escapade, Frogger finds himself called upon to stop an evil force that threatens his home, Firefly Swamp, and the nearby kingdom of Bunnington Hollow. To stop the insidious Dr. Wani and his destructive mining efforts, Frogger must use all of his hopping and dodging skills, along with many new talents, to infiltrate the mastermind's lair and bring his evil plans crashing down. The game is also being developed for the Nintendo GameCube. Look for the DS version to hit stores in the fall.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 21:24 PM
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Konami Announces Lost In Blue for Nintendo DS [ Konami ]
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This innovative RPG takes players on a journey of survival, adventure and mystery. After a disastrous incident at sea, the young hero of the game awakens to find himself on a seemingly uninhabited island. After meeting another survivor, a 17-year old girl who has also drifted ashore, the two must work together to survive. While planning their escape, they will learn survival skills, such as hunting, searching for food and building tools while uncovering the island's many mysteries. Lost in Blue will be released for the Nintendo DS in August.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 21:23 PM
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Konami Announces New TMNT Game for GameCube [ Konami ]
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The perfect game for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans, TMNT Mutant Melee is the ultimate TMNT party experience. The game offers hours of bashing, crashing and trashing fun with more than 20 playable characters, a competitive Adventure mode and a huge variety of mini games and unlockables. Gamers can play as their favorite Turtle, Casey Jones, April O'Neil, Master Splinter and even the villainous Shredder in one of two different modes - Adventure Story or Melee Match. Players can take on either mode in single player or play with up to three other friends for a four-player free-for-all. TMNT Mutant Melee will be released for the Nintendo GameCube this spring.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 21:22 PM
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Nintendo Announces European DS Launch Info [ Nintendo ]
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Earlier today at a press conference in Paris, Satoru Iwata made some big announcements regarding the launch of the Nintendo DS in Europe. The hot system everywhere else in the world will be released on March 11th and will cost €149 (Euros) in Europe and Ł99 (Pounds) in Great Britain. Iwata had the following statement to make:
"Europe is an extremely important market for Nintendo, and we are pleased we can offer such a short period of time between the US and European launch. We believe that the Nintendo DS will change the way people play video games and our mission remains to expand the game play experience. Nintendo DS caters for the needs of all gamers whether for more dedicated gamers who want the real challenge they expect, or the more casual gamers who want quick, pick up and play fun."
Europe will also have the strongest launch line-up for the DS. The following games are what will be available on March 11th.
Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo)
WarioWare Touched! (Nintendo)
Pokémon Dash (Nintendo)
Polarium (Nintendo)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR (EA)
The URBZ: Sims in the City (EA)
Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
Project Rub (SEGA)
Mr. DRILLER: Drill Spirits (Namco)
Rayman DS (Ubisoft)
Asphalt Urban GT (Gameloft/Ubisoft)
Sprung: The Dating Game (Gameloft/Ubisoft)
Zoo Keeper (Ignition)
Ping Pals (THQ)
Robots (Vivendi)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 11:20 AM
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Electronic Arts and Nintendo announced the other day that the popular boxing title, Super Punch-Out!! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, will be included exclusively in the Nintendo GameCube version of EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2. Shipping on March 1, 2005 under the EA SPORTS brand, the newest addition in the award-winning EA SPORTS Fight Night series is making its debut on the Nintendo GameCube bundled with an added bonus only available for Nintendo GameCube fans. Hit the link below to watch the trailer in any browser or right click and save it to your computer.
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Fight Night Round 2: Little Mac In Action (10.4 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 11:15 AM
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Nintendo Announces Pennant Chase Baseball [ Nintendo ]
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Pull out the pine tar and grab a rosin bag. A new breed of baseball is coming exclusively to Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball brings video game play to a new level of excitement and reality with fan-favorite players and teams. Slugger David Ortiz of the 2004 World Series Champions, the Boston Red Sox, will grace the cover of Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball, which will be available April 4.
Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball, developed by Exile Interactive and Nintendo, includes players from every Major League Baseball team. Players will be able to compete in all 30 current Major League ballparks, as well as in a few from the past. To ensure a completely authentic experience, the game has been licensed by Major League Baseball Properties, the Major League Baseball Players Association and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, with statistics and ratings provided by STATS, Inc.
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Nintendo Announces Pennant Chase Baseball
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 11:04 AM
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Exclusive DS Systems Start Celebrity Bidding War [ Nintendo ]
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Thanks to a celebrity bidding frenzy, Nintendo DS proved to be the talk of the Sundance Film Festival. One-of-a-kind Nintendo DS systems created specifically for the festival were won by comedian Jay Mohr, host of the Sundance Channel's Festival Dailies and the popular show Last Comic Standing, actress Poppy Montgomery, star of the thriller Between, and actor Alan Cumming, also of Festival Dailies and X2: X-Men United. The three won their new custom Nintendo DS units in a silent auction at the Nintendo DS Lounge at the Sundance Film Festival. Mohr, Montgomery and Cumming outbid celebrities like Anthony Anderson of Hustle & Flow, Lisa Kudrow, John Leguizamo, Jason Ritter and Jamie Bell.
Mohr bid a whopping $10,000 for a Nintendo DS with a swirling blue metallic pattern. Nintendo will add $5,000 to his winning bid for a total donation of $15,000 to Mohr's designated charity, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Montgomery bid $2,500 for a stylish green Nintendo DS with gold graffiti patterns, while Cumming bid $1,500 for a wild copper-and-brown one. Nintendo will match both their bids, and will donate $8,000 to their chosen charitable cause, tsunami disaster relief.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 27 2005 10:59 AM
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GameCube Café is proud to announce that we will be producing our first ever E3 DVD this coming May! The DVD has already begun pre-production. Principle filming will take place the week of E3 and post-production will wrap up in early June. The DVD is set for a tentative mid-June release. Anyone who followed the Café during E3 the last several years knows that we are the leader in media for Nintendo based sites. Not only will our great media coverage continue this year on site in Los Angeles but the DVD will bring our coverage to a realm that no other internet site can achieve. Keep watching the Café in the coming weeks for our full, detailed press release.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Wednesday, January 26 2005 0:48 AM
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EA and Nintendo Team Up Again [ Nintendo ]
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Electronic Arts and Nintendo announced today that the popular boxing title, Super Punch-Out!! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, will be included exclusively in the Nintendo GameCube version of EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2. Shipping on March 1, 2005 under the EA SPORTS brand, the newest addition in the award-winning EA SPORTS Fight Night series is making its debut on the Nintendo GameCube bundled with an added bonus only available for Nintendo GameCube fans.
"We grew up as fans of the Punch-Out!! series that delivered hands-down, the best boxing gaming experience of its time," said Kudo Tsunoda, executive producer, EA Chicago. "Now we're offering Nintendo GameCube gamers double the boxing excitement with one of the best sports titles of the past as well as the most realistic and knuckle-clenching boxing game of today with Super Punch-Out!! and EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2. This is the ultimate match-up."
The sequel to the best selling boxing title of 2004 will introduce Nintendo GameCube players to the most innovative and realistic boxing video game on the market via EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2 as well as bring a sense of nostalgia to gamers as they step into the ring with Super Punch-Out!!. Players will also be able to unlock Little Mac from Super Punch-Out!! to duke it out with more than 30 real world boxers featured in EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2.
"The Punch-Out!! series defined boxing video games," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "We have a new contender in the ring that's changing the face of boxing games. What better way to introduce our Nintendo gamers to EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2 than allowing gamers to experience two boxing franchises that have had the most impact in this sports genre from the beginning of boxing games to now."
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Little Mac in Fight Night Round 2 Screenshot 1
Little Mac in Fight Night Round 2 Screenshot 2
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Super Punch-Out! in Fight Night Round 2 Screenshot 1
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Super Punch-Out! in Fight Night Round 2 Screenshot 3
Super Punch-Out! in Fight Night Round 2 Screenshot 4
Super Punch-Out! in Fight Night Round 2 Screenshot 5
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 25 2005 16:36 PM
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Take-Two Signs Exclusive MLBPA Deal - UPDATED [ Reuters ]
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Take-Two, co-publisher of the ESPN line of sports videogames with Sega, has announced that they have struck back against EA's deals in the football realm, and have signed an exclusive 7-year deal with the Major League Baseball Players Association in order to gain exclusive rights to MLB players in their games starting in 2006. The deal essentially means the end of EA's MVP Baseball series, just as EA essentially ended Sega and Take-Two's NFL series with their similar exclusivity deal. Take-Two also announced that Visual Concepts, the development deal behind the ESPN sports games, has been purchased from Sega. This MLB deal may spell trouble for Nintendo, seeing as Take-Two's sports games have never been on the GameCube before, and it is possible that baseball on the Cube may be a casualty in this situation - except for Mario Baseball, that is.
Update: Looks like Take-Two won't be releasing the new Sega Sports titles as themselves. Take-Two has announced they will form a new publishing company called 2K Games, in order to release the upcoming year's sports games, as well as numerous other titles in development.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 25 2005 10:11 AM
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Yoshi and Baby Mario are about to embark on another wild adventure, this time on the Nintendo DS. Using the Nintendo DS system's two screens and touch-screen capability, you'll have to help Yoshi guard Baby Mario and guide him to safety. On vertical-action levels, players must use the stylus to draw clouds on the touch screen to protect Baby Mario from enemies and lead him to Yoshi. On horizontal side-scrolling levels, players must use the stylus to look out for Yoshi as he gallops across the countryside. On top of all that, Yoshis Touch & Go (temporary title) also features two-player wireless play. Yoshi Touch & Go will be released on the DS in North America in March. Hit the link to watch the trailer in any browser or right click and save it to your computer.
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Yoshi Touch & Go Japanese Commercial (4.1 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 25 2005 10:03 AM
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Ubisoft Profits Increase [ Ubisoft ]
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Ubisoft has announced its third quarter sales report, and they total an amazing $231 million. However, Ubisoft isn't stopping there. The company is projecting their fourth-quarter sales to be in excess of $273 million, on the back of such titles as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. It looks like the sales of Ubisoft's games are reflecting their immense quality, and with their 2005 lineup looking outstanding, good things look to be in the publisher's future.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 25 2005 10:03 AM
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Need for Speed Underground had already been announced for the PSP due to the recent huge success of the sequel to the game with the same name. Need for Speed Underground 2 sold very well across all systems and especially well during the holiday season. Electronic Arts will take advantage of the DS's dual screens and bring an all new exclusive version of the game to the new smash hit handheld. The game is set to release in March in North America and later this year in Japan. Hit the link below to check out the scan announcing the game as well as some screenshots.
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Need for Speed Underground Announced for DS
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 25 2005 9:55 AM
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Japanese Sales Figures (1/16) [ Media Create ]
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The PSP finally beat out the Nintendo DS for units sold in a week but the overall numbers still have a million more units sold for the DS than the PSP. The DS was also hot on the PSP sales this week having only sold about fifteen thousand copies less.
Software
1. Mario Party Advance - GBA - 67,927 - 67,927
2. Gran Turismo 4 - PS2 - Sony - 63,584 - 843,380
3. Hero Yoshitsune - PS2 - 41,927 - 41,927
4. Wario Ware: Touched! - NDS - 33,537 - 304,687
5. Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy - PS2 - 25,264 - 300,049
6. Dragon Quest VIII - PS2 - 23,858 - 3,235,861
7. Super Mario 64 DS - NDS - 22,671 - 593,831
8. Hot Shots Golf - PSP - 18,682 - 18,682
9. Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - PS2 - 18,166 - 790,518
10. Dynasty Warriors - PSP - 17,070 - 17,070
Hardware
1. PlayStation 2 - 65,837 - (190,238)
2. PSP - 64,602 - (126,654) - [608,906]
3. Nintendo DS - 53,527 - (162,088) - [1,657,684]
4. Game Boy Advance SP - 18,289 - (89,140)
5. GameCube - 7,475 - (27,178)
6. Game Boy Advance - 588 - (2,307)
7. Xbox - 506 - (1,685)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 25 2005 9:49 AM
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Real Mushroon Kingdom 5 Featured on Newgrounds [ Newgrounds ]
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The latest edition of The Real Mushroom Kingdom released on the Café just a few days ago. Now it is being featured on Newgrounds. Help out Ozzy and head over there and vote a 5 for this awesome chapter of the classic "saga." You can check out the other chapters of The Real Mushroom Kingdom by heading to the Café's Screening Room on the left. There you can check out all of Ozzy's past works. The Real Mushroom Kingdom will come to a close in the next installment that will be released in six to eight weeks. Keep watching the Café for that sure to be hit feature and don't forget to hit the source link and help vote Ozzy's Mushroom Kingdom reality show as Newgrounds Daily Feature.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 25 2005 9:20 AM
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From EA With Love? [ MI6 ]
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According to British website MI6, EA's next Bond outing may be something few would expect. Ever since EA bought the rights to use the old Bond film monikers and stories, they've wanted to do games based on them, as evidenced by their tribute to Bond villains in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent. Now it seems that the next game will take it one step further, with the game being based upon the second James Bond film starring Sir Sean Connery, From Russia With Love, widely believed to be among the best films in the series. The report claims that the game could ship for either current or next-gen consoles, or perhaps both, and is expected late this year or some time in 2006. Keep in mind that I can't confirm any of this, and am at this point unsure how reliable any of the information is. I can confirm that Bruce Feirstein, who worked on the scripts for GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, and the game Everything or Nothing, will be writing the script for the next game, whether it be FRWL or not, and it will most likely not include Pierce Brosnan's likeness, perhaps in favor of a Sean Connery model. Keep it tuned here for any official announcements regarding the project.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Sunday, January 23 2005 9:23 AM
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EB Games Reveals Info on New DS Titles? [ EB Games ]
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EB Games has updated two listings for upcoming games for the Nintendo DS, and both are worth a look. The page found here reveals a new boxart for the upcoming Bomberman DS, and according to it, it looks like Ubisoft will be publishing the game. However, even more interesting is this page which reveals a new Tetris game for the DS coming from THQ. Hopefully more information will be revealed about these mysterious listings soon.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Saturday, January 22 2005 20:03 PM
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Natsume Announces new Harvest Moon Games [ Natsume ]
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Natsume has announced two new Harvest Moon games for U.S. release, both of which are sequels to previous Harvest Moon games. Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life for the GameCube, and Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town for the Game Boy Advance will be very similar titles to their predecessors, except that players will now play as a female main character. Like their predecessors, the games will also feature GCN/GBA connectivity. Expect to see the games to hit stores in June, and watch for our resident Harvest Moon fan, Mike Twomey, to preview these games soon.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Saturday, January 22 2005 15:11 PM
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After delays and set-backs, Resident Evil 4 has finally arrived. See what our own Resident Evil junkie, Matthew Silver, thought about it (and it's new amazing diet plan - the South Bronx Parasite).
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Saturday, January 22 2005 12:06 PM
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In an interview with French gaming magazine Best4Gamers, Camelot president Hiroyuki Takahashi once again confirmed that his team is hard at work on a brand-new surprise game. It was stated, however, that it would not be for the DS, although Takahashi did state that the team would love to work with the new hardware, after they are finished with the upcoming Mario Tennis title for the GBA. However, when asked if the secret game would be the long-rumored third Golden Sun title, possibly for GameCube, Takahashi would not comment. All that was revealed is that the game will more than likely be revealed for the first time at E3 2005. Expect to see full coverage of this surprise when E3 rolls around in May.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, January 21 2005 13:05 PM
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REAL Mushroom Kingdom 5 is back and better than ever! Find out what's really behind a Shy-Guy's mask, explore the true relationship between Yoshi and Mario, and find out what happens when Wario and Luigi hit on chicks at bars. All this and much more in what easily is the best episode of REAL Mushroom Kingdom yet. Rated PG-13.
A.B. Osborne
-- Posted on Thursday, January 20 2005 23:42 PM
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Electronic Arts has announced the soundtrack to the upcoming EA Sports Big arcade basketball game NBA Street V3, and here it is:
24K feat. Elephant Man - "Move Out Remix"
Ak'Sent - "Bounce"
Ali Vegas - "I am Street (NBA Street V3 Mix)"
Beastie Boys - "An Open Letter to NYC"
De La Soul - "Me, Myself and I"
Dirtbag - "I Ain't Going Nowhere"
Don Yute - "A Lot of Girls (NBA Street V3 Mix)"
Duece Poppi feat. Trina - "To The Floor (NBA Street V3 Mix)"
Guerrila Black - "Trixxx"
House of Pain - "Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)"
MC Lyte - "Ruffneck"
Nitty - "Hey Bitty"
Shells - "Ladies and Gentlemen"
In addition, the Beastie Boys: Mike D, Adrock, and MCA will be available in the game as playable characters. Check out their game likenesses in the image below, and be sure to check out NBA Street V3 (also starring Nintendo all-stars Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach) on February 8th.
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Beastie Boys in NBA Street V3
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 20 2005 17:36 PM
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Namco Announces Sigma Star Saga for GBA [ Namco ]
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Namco has announced that they will release the space-shooter/RPG hybrid game Sigma Star Saga in the US for the Game Boy Advance. The game was developed by WayFoward, the company behind the Game Boy Color title Shantae, and combines the fast paced action and graphics of an Action RPG with the gameplay of a side-scrolling space shooter. Look for the title when it hits stores in June.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 20 2005 17:28 PM
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Hip Interactive Corp. today announced that its fast-growing publishing division, Hip Games, has signed an agreement with Kuju Entertainment for the development of the first game based on the work of popular cult horror director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead trilogy). The game, the name of which has yet to be announced, will be developed for consoles and PC at Kuju's development studio in Surrey, United Kingdom and is expected to be part of Hip's next fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
Ian Baverstock, Business Development Director and co-founder of Kuju Entertainment, said, "Our spines are tingling in anticipation. George A. Romero is recognized as one of the leading directors in the horror world. We're excited to be translating the zombies and terror created in George's imagination into an atmospheric gorefest for game players."
With a recent deal between Hip and Living Dead Productions Ltd, Romero's production company, we can expect this game to spawn a series. No word yet on if any of the games will be based on any of George's legendary movies Night, Dawn, and Day of the Dead, or his upcoming fourth film in the series, Land of the Dead, due out this year starring Dennis Hopper and John "Luigi" Leguizamo.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Thursday, January 20 2005 12:51 PM
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Let Sam Fisher introduce you to his Chaos Theory. However, believing in Chaos Theory doesn't mean you have to surrender to it; that's where Sam comes in. He finds those threats before they get out of hand and he takes care of them quickly, quietly, and relentlessly. He takes the lives of a few to protect the lives of many. He commits acts of war to preserve the greater peace. He takes no joy in killing, but he will do what needs to be done because it's his job... it's his duty. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory will be released on Cube on March 22nd. Hit the link to watch the trailer in any browser or right click and save it to your computer.
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Let Sam Introduce You to His Chaos Theory (18.1 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, January 20 2005 10:49 AM
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Nintendo of Japan has begun to take preorders on the Play-Yan, the new multimedia device compatible with the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. The Play-Yan is a device that plugs into the GBA port of either system, and allows for the playback of movie and MP3 files. The device will only be available through Nintendo's official site, at two price points - the device alone for 5,000 yen ($49) or bundled with Panasonic MediaStage 4.2, a video compressing software, for 6,000 yen ($59). SD cards (the main media for the device) will be sold seperately. The unit will go on sale in Japan on February 21st, however, Nintendo has not announced any North American release plans for the device as of yet.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, January 20 2005 0:28 AM
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Level the playing field with the EA Sports Hitter’s Eye in MVP Baseball 2005. With unprecedented control of your at-bat, the ability to move in the batter’s box, and the power to read the pitch, master the art of hitting and own the plate with superior offensive tools. An enhanced Dynasty Mode gives you an opportunity to run a franchise directly from the owner’s box in the all-new Owner mode. Make key financial decisions off the field; dictate ticket and concession prices, and much more. On the field, make your run for the pennant beginning in a fully featured Spring Training mode featuring a visual player progression system. With all-new unlockable legends and gear MVP Baseball 2005 is the most fun, polished, innovative, and authentic baseball simulation ever created. MVP 2005 will be released on March 1st. Click the links to watch the videos in any browser or right click and save them to your computer.
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MVP Baseball 2005 Randy Johnson Trailer (8.22 MB)
MVP Baseball 2005 Carlos Beltran Trailer (6.05 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Wednesday, January 19 2005 7:30 AM
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Japan's creation of an Information Self Defense Force is deemed a violation of international law and of their own Constitution and ignites rising tensions between Japan, China and North Korea. Facing North Korean and Chinese blockades of shipping across the Korea Strait, Japan requests US assistance in accordance with American obligations under Article 9 of the Japanese Post War Constitution.
Mounting evidence gathered by the I-SDF indicates that the devastation of the Japanese economy on the now infamous ‘Black Gold Day’ may have been caused by intentional Information Warfare attacks. As nations begin to mobilize and the United States activates the USS Clarence E Walsh, the world’s premiere Electronic and Information Warfare platform and dispatches her to the region, Third Echelon gets wind of a small and seemingly unrelated incident that may end up having global repercussion. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory will be released on Cube on March 22nd. Click the links to watch the videos in your browser or right click and save them to your computer.
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Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Documentary 1 (39.9 MB)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Documentary 2 (34.5 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Wednesday, January 19 2005 7:27 AM
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Neighbors From Hell Announced for GameCube [ Koch Media ]
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European publisher Koch Media has announced that they will bring a port of the popular 2003 reality-show spoof PC game Neighbors From Hell to European GameCubes on March 4th. The game consists of Woody, the title's protagonist, setting traps so that his evil neighbors fall into them. The game also uses a unique claymation art style. Expect the title to see a U.S. release soon after as well.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 18:24 PM
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Extras Upcoming in New Nintendo Titles [ IGN Cube ]
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IGN is reporting that there will be special extras in two upcoming Nintendo titles - the Namco-developed Star Fox Assault, and EA's Fight Night Round 2. Star Fox Assault will feature 3 classic Namco arcade titles unlockable within the game: Xevious, Star Luster, and Battle City. Also, Fight Night Round 2 will feature a very special unlockable exclusive to the GameCube version of the game - the classic Nintendo boxing title Super Punch-Out! These additions add even more incentive to give these upcoming titles a look.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 18:18 PM
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Namco to Bring HUGO Games to GBA [ Namco ]
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Namco has announced that they have signed a deal with ITE, the Danish company behind the popular "HUGO" interactive children's TV show, and will be bringing two titles based on the franchise to the Game Boy Advance later this year. HUGO - The Evil Mirror will be a platformer with puzzle elements and 60 unique levels spread across 3 worlds. The other title, Hugo Bukkazoom! will be a kart-racing title featuring three different environments, as well as unlockable characters and karts. Bukkazoom! will hit stores sometime in March, while The Evil Mirror will be released in June.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 18:13 PM
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Nintendo of Australia has announced that to go along with the Nintendo DS's launch in February, they will bring Sega's Project Rub (known in the states as Feel The Magic XX/XY) to the console sometime in March. Also in March, Nintendo will bring Resident Evil 4 to Australian GameCubes everywhere. No specific dates were announced for release.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 18:06 PM
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Crave Entertainment has announced their first title for the Nintendo DS, a poker game entitled World Championship Poker: Deluxe Series. The game will feature 12 different poker games (including the ever-popular Texas Hold-em), wireless multiplayer for up to 6 players, touch control, and a career mode. The card sharking will begin in April at an MSRP of $29.99.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 17:58 PM
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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Boxarts [ Nintendo ]
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Run, jump, swim, battle, swing on vines and collect bananas as you explore beautiful side-scrolling environments that span volcano caves, snowy peaks and fantastic skyscapes. You’ll also have to hitch rides on parrots and killer whales, bounce off pinball-like obstacles and battle tons of bizarre enemies! By linking together moves to build up combo strings, you can collect more and more bananas. The more you collect, the better; you can earn bronze, silver, gold and platinum crests on each level, and collecting crests will open up more and more levels. Control is in the bongos! Tap the right drum to walk right and the left one to walk left. To run, you’ll have to play a drum roll, and whacking both drums at once makes the great ape jump. Clapping or tapping the sides of the bongos makes Donkey Kong emit destructive sound waves and a slew of other things!
Note: The boxarts here show an ESRB rating of RP (Rating Pending) but Nintendo's game page for it does show that the rating will be T for "Cartoon violence." Jungle Beat lands in North America on March 14, one version without the bongos and one version with.
UPDATE - Nintendo's info page for Jungle Beat has just been updated to show that the game is in fact RP. Chances are the game has been submitted to the ESRB for rating and Nintendo either expects it to get a T, or resubmitted it in attempt to get an E. As for now, the rating is still up in the air.
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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Boxart (Bongos Included)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Boxart (Bongos Not Included)
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 12:46 PM
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Mario Party Advance Logo and Box [ Nintendo ]
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It's a portable party on your Game Boy Advance! Mario Party Advance takes all the fun of the home console game and puts it in your hands. All-new mini-games and a host of Professor E. Gadd's incredible Gaddgets -- unique trinkets, toys, detectors and tricks like the Lip Disguise-o-matic that let you play tricks on your friends, test your compatibility and much more.
Mario Party Advance comes to the Game Boy Advance, making this game the perfect portable party! Play single player to collect 60 mini-games hidden in each board map in Adventure mode. Once you've found them, you can play these mini-games whenever you want. You can also battle against the Koopa Kids or link up with a friend to test your skills in one of the two-player battle mini-games. The coins you earn in the mini-games can buy you Professor E. Gadd's wonderful Gaddgets, unique trinkets like the Finger X-Ray, the intriguing Lip Disguise-o-matic and much more, including a variety of detectors, compatibility meters and other strange and fascinating devices. Look for the game to launch on March 28 in North America.
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Mario Party Advance Logo
Mario Party Advance Boxart
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 12:42 PM
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Yoshi Touch & Go Official Logo and Boxart [ Nintendo ]
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Yoshi and Baby Mario are about to embark on another wild adventure - this time on the Nintendo DS. Using the Nintendo DS system's two screens and touch screen capability, you'll have to help Yoshi guard Baby Mario and guide him to safety. On vertical-action levels, players must use the stylus to draw clouds on the touch screen to protect Baby Mario from enemies and lead him to Yoshi. On horizontal side-scrolling levels, players must use the stylus to look out for Yoshi as he gallops across the countryside. On top of all that, Yoshi Touch & Go also features two-player wireless play. Yoshi's next DS outing comes to North America on March 14.
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Yoshi Touch & Go Logo
Yoshi Touch & Go Boxart
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 12:38 PM
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Capcom has announced the Japanese release date of the latest installment of the Megaman Zero franchise (Rockman Zero in Japan) will be April 21st. No U.S. release date has been announced as of yet, but since all previous installments in the series have made their way stateside, we should expect Capcom to announce one soon.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Monday, January 17 2005 21:01 PM
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First, Electronic Arts signed an exclusive deal with the NFL, officially becoming the only official football game in town, and practically ending Sega Sports and Take-Two's ESPN NFL Football series. Then, to really rub it in, they signed an exclusive deal with the Arena Football League, in order to make sure Sega and Take-Two didn't get that license. Now, the final nail in the coffin - EA has signed a deal with ESPN to make use of ESPN properties in their sports games exclusively for 15 years - thus stealing them right under the nose of Sega and Take-Two. The EA/ESPN games will begin production in 2006, after the following year's titles, which are still under Sega's control. Yeah, competition...who needs that?
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Monday, January 17 2005 18:25 PM
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Japanese Sales Figures (1/9) [ Media Create ]
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Since it is a new year the total sales for hardware has been reset. However, because of the handheld war between the Nintendo DS and PSP we have added a column after current year total which is the systems total since their respective launch.
Software
1. Gran Turismo 4 - PS2 - 145,027 - 779,796
2. Tales Of The World - GBA - 81,045 - 81,045
3. Wario Ware: Touched! - NDS - 63,214 - 271,150
4. Super Mario 64 DS - NDS - 46,098 - 571,160
5. Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - PS2 - 42,005 - 772,352
6. Dragon Quest VIII - PS2 - 37,507 - 3,212,003
7. Mega Man Battle Network 5 - GBA - 35,100 - 84,758
8. Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy - PS2 - 32,903 - 274,785
9. Mario Party 6 - GC - 30,626 - 499,555
10. Pokemon Dash - NDS - 29,813 - 77,869
Hardware
1. PlayStation 2 - 124,401 - (124,401)
2. Nintendo DS - 108,561 - (108,561) - [1,604,157]
3. Game Boy Advance SP - 70,851 - (70,851)
4. PSP - 62,052 - (62,052) - [544,304]
5. GameCube - 19,703 - (19,703)
6. Game Boy Advance - 1,719 - (1,729)
7. Xbox - 1,179 - (1,179)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, January 17 2005 8:18 AM
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Dance Dance Revolution with Mario was announced last week along with a few images and now we have some images of people actually playing the game. The dance pad features Mario saying one of his famous catchphrases, "Here we go." DDR with Mario will be released later this year in Japan and most likely early next year (2006) in North America and Europe. Click the links to check out the awesome new images.
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DDR With Mario 1
DDR With Mario 2
DDR With Mario 3
DDR With Mario 4
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, January 17 2005 8:03 AM
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Nintendo of Japan Reveals 1st Quarter Plans [ IGN Cube ]
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IGN Cube reports that Nintendo has revealed their plans for early 2005 in Japan. Most of the goings on belonged to the Nintendo DS which has already proven itself a sales sensation with 1.45 million units sold. The Game Boy Advance had a solid season as well, with 500,000 units sold. Also, gamers are reportedly pleased with Nintendo's latest handheld offering - out of 1292 customers surveyed, 52% are very happy with the system, and 39% were pretty happy.
To go along with this, Nintendo showed off some new DS software gamers will be enjoying soon, as well as some release dates. Another Code, as previously reported, will be released on Febuary 24th. Touch! Kirby Mahou no Efude (the new Kirby game where you draw Kirby's path) will hit stores on March 24th, and come with a limited edition colored stylus as well. Other titles that were dated are Yakuman DS for March 24th, PacPix for March 10th, and Harvest Moon DS for March 17th, as well as two third party offerings - EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour on February 17th, and Bandai's Meteos on February 24th. Nintendo also revealed some GameCube and GBA release dates as well - Star Fox Assault will hit stores on February 24th, Donkey Konga 3 on March 17th, Harvest Moon: Song of Happiness on March 3rd, and Sennen Kazoku on March 10th.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, January 14 2005 1:09 AM
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In an interview with the Kyoto Shimbun newspaper, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata spoke on Nintendo's upcoming next-gen console, codenamed Revolution, and reiterated what the system will represent for gamers everywhere. Iwata stated that the Revolution will be a unique console designed with the mainstream gamer in mind, without being overly complicated. He also stated that the keyword for the Revolution is "paradigm shift" meaning something that will change the face of gaming forever. We'll see if these plans hold true, as E3 2005 is now only 5 short months away.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, January 14 2005 0:47 AM
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Eric goes to Hollywood to get the dirt on Joe and Silvia's special film adventure (no, not that one), but how does it stack up against the first? Click to find out.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Wednesday, January 12 2005 21:21 PM
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Nintendo has announced that the full Japanese title of the third installment in the Donkey Konga series will be "Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku". While your guess is as good as ours as to what that translates to, "Kyoku" does essentially translate to "song" meaning there will be 50 songs to choose from in this game - a big upgrade from previous installments with only 30 songs to choose from. Nintendo will be giving drummers everywhere their first look at the new Donkey Konga game at the upcoming Shogakukan World Hobby Fair in Japan. While no American release plans have been announced yet, it would not be a surprise to hear something soon with the recent announcement of Donkey Konga 2.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Wednesday, January 12 2005 14:03 PM
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Nintendo has announced that Another Code: Futatsu no Kioku (which literally translates to "The Two Memories") will be released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on February 24th. The game, previously known simply as "Another" is a unique adventure/mystery hybrid game that tells the story of Ashley, a young girl whose father mysteriously vanished as he was working on a secret government project codenamed "Another". After receiving a mysterious letter from him, Ashley sets off to the island where he was working on the project, to unravel the clues and solve the mystery of his disappearance. The game looks to merge RPG-style adventure gameplay (using the top screen for conversations) with stylus-controlled movement and puzzles that make use of the touch screen. The game also features high quality anime-style cutscenes. No North American release plans have been announced, but Nintendo would be foolish if they decided not to release this highly intriguing title in the States.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Wednesday, January 12 2005 1:15 AM
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Nintendo has tonight graced us with the official boxart for Pokémon Dash and the official logo for Pokémon Emerald.
In Dash, a novelty racing/puzzle game that will be available for Nintendo DS, players control Pikachu and race against other Pokémon. The objective is to clear all check points and aim toward the goal. In addition to running the courses, Pikachu can cross water terrain by riding on Lapras' back and can also fly using a hot-air balloon. Most of the control is based on using the unique touch screen of Nintendo DS, making this game unlike any previous Pokémon title. No new information on Emerald Version for GBA was given.
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Pokémon Dash (NDS) Boxart
Pokémon Emerald Version (GBA) Logo
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 11 2005 23:51 PM
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At last, a Street game where people are supposed to fly. Mike runs a game with EA's latest NBA Street title.
Mike Twomey
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 11 2005 12:54 PM
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Nintendo is gearing up for a February 24th launch of the eagerly awaited Nintendo DS. The handheld will debut at SRP$199.95, and of course comes with embedded messaging and communication tool Pictochat, and for a limited time at launch, the Metroid Prime Hunters : First Hunt demo will also be included. With 2.8 million Nintendo DS units sold in North America and Japan alone, the initial shipment of units into Australia far outweighs any hardware launch in the history of Nintendo in this country.
"With the astounding US and Japanese results we are excited to confirm when this amazing interactive entertainment system will become available to Australian consumers" says Rose Lappin, Director of Sales and Marketing, Nintendo Australia. "At the end of February the Australian public will witness a redefining moment in interactive entertainment that will cement Nintendo as the major innovative force of this industry". The complete Australian DS launch game lineup is set to be announced shortly.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 11 2005 12:25 PM
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Capcom Reveals PAL Release Dates [ Capcom ]
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Capcom has revealed their European release dates for GameCube titles in 2005, and without further delay, here they are. Resident Evil 4 will hit stores on March 18th, Viewtiful Joe 2 on April 2nd, and Killer 7 on June 24th. Killer 7's release date is the most interesting out of all of these - as the Japanese version is set to hit stores on in March, could we be seeing the NA release sometime in April or May, perhaps even before E3? Keep it here at the Café for all the news as it breaks.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, January 11 2005 0:28 AM
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It may very well be. It would seem that Random House, book publisher and parent company of Prima Games (whose strategy guides you may recognize) are now listing a "Pokémon Colosseum II." This is of course comes after the recent shots of a new GameCube game featuring the lurvable critters revealed by Famitsu. It will likely be a similar battle and RPG game like the first. As of now there is nothing confirmed by Nintendo, but we'll keep you posted.
Joe McCollum
-- Posted on Monday, January 10 2005 20:20 PM
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Looks like EA wants to make sure they own professional football - all of it. Electronic Arts announced today that they have signed an exclusive, 4-year deal with the Arena Football League to design games for them, starting next year with the 2006 AFL season. This announcement continues the pro football monopoly that EA has been pursuing since the announcement of their exclusivity deal with the NFL, not to mention puts to bed any rumors that Take-Two was pursuing the Arena Football license for use as a replacement for the NFL one. Ah well, there's always the CFL...
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Monday, January 10 2005 15:53 PM
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Resident Evil 4 will be shipped tomorrow and in stores on Wednesday but before you get the game why not check out an awesome new ten minute long behind the scenes documentary about the making of the game. This video includes interviews with all the top people who worked on the game. They reveal some of the best secrets of how they made the game and why they chose to go the route they did instead of the original Resident Evil format. This is definitely a video you want to see. I suggest right clicking and downloading it to your computer but you can just click the link and watch it in your browser. It might take several minutes to play though regardless if you're on broadband or not.
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Resident Evil 4 Making-of Documentary (82.3 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, January 10 2005 11:57 AM
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Nintendo Starts 2005 With a Bang [ Nintendo ]
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Nintendo's lineup for 2005 comes loaded with innovative new games that take advantage of the touch-screen and wireless capabilities of the new Nintendo DS. Likewise, owners of Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance SP will find new ways to enjoy new and favorite franchises. New tricks like using bongos to control characters in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for Nintendo GameCube and an internal gyro sensor in WarioWare: Twisted! for Game Boy Advance SP enhance the game experience as only Nintendo can. Here's a glimpse of what you'll be playing on Nintendo systems in the first part of 2005, along with dozens of unannounced titles that are now in development.
Nintendo DS
* Feb. 14: WarioWare: Touched! from Nintendo
* March 14: Pokémon Dash from Nintendo
* March: Yoshi Touch & Go from Nintendo
* March: Retro Atari Classics from Atari
* Q1: Need for Speed Underground 2 from Electronic Arts
* May: Ultimate Card Games from Telegames
* June: Ultimate Brain Games from Telegames
* Q2: World Championship Po | |
