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Today's Special Archives: December 2004
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Pokémon Galore for 2005 [ IGN DS ]
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Tsunekazu Ishihara and Junichi Mazuda, heads of the Pokémon Company and Game Freak, respectively, have mentioned that 2005 will see lots of love for those wonderful little PokéCritters in Japan on the GCN, GBA, and DS. Mazuda comments that he will be able to put all of his power into the upcoming DS iterations in the franchise, Diamond and Pearl, and it will be something very different from the usual. The first screenshots for the GCN game were seen recently, though nothing else is known. The U.S. will also have its slew of games for 2005, so keep an eye out.
Joe McCollum
-- Posted on Thursday, December 30 2004 12:49 PM
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Camelot Working on New Surprise Title? [ Camelot ]
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Camelot, developers of such Nintendo titles as Mario Power Tennis, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, and Golden Sun have announced plans for a new title for next year. Here's a loose translation of the announcement posted on the news page earlier today:
"From the start of the year we direct our attention to the new work, with a lot of various ideas. We cannot give any examples, but for those that are expecting things, get ready for a big surprise, and a bomb that will hit your living room next year, because what we have planned, next year we think everyone may enjoy."
So what could this new surprise title be? It's more than likely not the Mario Golf DS title which was confirmed by company heads a few months ago. Could this be the long-rumored 3rd Golden Sun game, possibly for the GameCube? Keep it here at the Café for more information as it breaks.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 29 2004 15:42 PM
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RE Horror has obtained new screens from what is apparantly a new trailer for Resident Evil 4. From the images, it looks like Leon will be battling in a knife fight against a new boss, plus there is an image of a new character who may or may not be the mysterious "Lord Sadler" referred to in the demo. Along with the release of these screens, there comes an interview with the event planner of RE4, Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, who sheds some light on the new boss battle:
"My favorite scene would have to be the knife fight. I think it really recreates the tension of a close-quarters knife fight. But at the same time, you can't just put down the controller and watch it to the end. When the enemy charges at Leon, you have to become Leon and dodge the attack. When Leon is putting up a fight, you have to put up a fight too. I don't want to spoil the fun, so I won't get into the details on how this actually works, but I can say that by the time the scene is over, your palms will be plenty sweaty-it's that tense. Cutscenes should be more than just downtime to watch the story progress. I think they can also be interactive and enjoyed as another part of the game. And I think this fight scene is a perfect example of this."
This "interactive cutscene" as it is called seems to be a really innovative way to add a sense of tension to the game. Resident Evil 4 will be released exclusively for the GameCube on January 11th.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 29 2004 15:22 PM
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New Resident Evil 4 Media [ Capcom ]
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Not only has Capcom updated their Japanese site but their North American site has received an update as well that includes new info on the mysterious Village Chief, some new screenshots, and two new videos. One of the videos is a commercial that will begin to air sometime next week. Resident Evil 4 will hit shelves in North America on January 11th. Be sure to check back when it is released because we will have a slew of gameplay videos from the game. But while you wait, click the source link and check out of the new media at Capcom's site.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 12:24 PM
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Capcom Japan has opened up their full website for Resident Evil 4. Inside you can travel to a few places in the village and view some new screens as well as play a little game. If you collect all the pieces to the Insignia symbol then you can enter the church and download a few new wallpapers. Luckily for you, you can download the wallpaper here if you don't want to play Capcom's little game. Click the links to view the images.
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Leon Wallpaper 1 (1024x768)
Leon Wallpaper 1 (1280x1024)
Leon Wallpaper 2 (1024x768)
Leon Wallpaper 2 (1280x1024)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 12:20 PM
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Japanese Sales Figures (12/19) [ Media Create ]
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Nintendo DS once again took the top spot and for the first time both the DS and PSP on sale for a whole same week the DS demolished the PSP. It seems everyone knows what this Holiday season's hot toy is.
Software
1. Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - PS2 - 548,186 - 548,186
2. Tales of Rebirth - PS2 - 335,014 - 335,014
3. Dragon Quest VIII - PS2 - 152,295 - 2,999,266
4. Mobile Suit Gundam - PS2 - 64,267 - 247,850
5. Wario Ware: Touched! - NDS - 63,474 - 270,382
6. Shin Sangoku Musou - PSP - 61,488 - 61,488
7. Mario Party 6 - GC - 60,856 - 278,439
8. Super Mario 64 DS - NDS - 59,373 - 265,575
9. Pachinko Slot - PS2 - 49,163 - 238,090
10. Yoshi Universal Gravitation - GBA - 48,681 - 48,681
Hardware
1. Nintendo DS - 221,625 - (889,400)
2. PlayStation 2 - 112,970 - (2,610,875)
3. PSP - 85,059 - (245,078)
4. Game Boy Advance SP - 80,271 - (2,341,839)
5. GameCube - 29,991 - (588,525)
6. Game Boy Advance - 1,270 - (189,092)
7. Xbox - 499 - (36,812)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 11:54 AM
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Coming off of a powerhouse deal with the NFL for exclusivity rights for the next five years EA tried to see just how far their reach as the world's largest publisher can go. It seems apparent that they tried to gain exclusivity rights from the NBA as well this week but were not met with open arms like they were with the NFL. Reasons for this are most likely due to the fact that EA's basketball franchise NBA Live is not nearly as successful as the Madden franchise. Last week Take-Two voiced their concerned opinion about the EA/NFL deal. Midway also was not to happy about the deal and has defiantly announced that they will have their own unlicensed football game titled Blitz: Playmakers 2005 which will be a "more brutal form of football."
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 4:21 AM
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Japanese business magazine Shuukan Diamond has an article of extreme interest about the future of Nintendo in their latest magazine, dealing with Nintendo's next console, codenamed "Revolution". Interestingly enough, the magazine reports that the controller for the new console may be without a D-Pad or A and B buttons, Nintendo mainstays since the days of the NES. This looks to be pointed heavily towards the fact that Nintendo's Revolution seems to be just that, a console that will Revolutionize videogames, and the lack of a D-Pad or A and B buttons may be one of the factors leading to that. The magazine also states what we know already - the Nintendo Revolution will make its debut at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo in May of 2005, and Gamecube Café, as they have been the past two years, will be there once again in order to give gamers the low-down on the Revolution as soon as the news breaks. Oh yeah, not to mention we're going to have a major surprise announcement dealing with the event as well. You can expect word on that in the coming months as we head closer to what may be the biggest E3 of them all.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 3:59 AM
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Ubisoft Announces Special 2-Disc Edition of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory [ Ubisoft ]
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Ubisoft has announced that each version of the highly-anticipated 3rd Splinter Cell game, entitled Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, will be shipped in both the regular version and a special limited-edition 2-Disc version. The second disc will feature various extras, such as a making of the game documentary, interviews, concept art, developer diaries, and more. The limited-edition will be available at an MSRP of $54.99, and will ship with the regular version of the game in March 2005, but only in highly limited quantities.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 3:51 AM
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Nintendo of Japan has announced that they have obtained the rights to the popular Shonen Jump manga Eye Shield 21, and will be developing games for the Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo DS based on the franchise. No details were announced on the games, but this is not the first time Nintendo and Shonen Jump have worked together, as the manga all-star game Jump Superstars is currently in production for Nintendo DS. Expect to hear more about these games when information becomes available.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 3:31 AM
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Disney Interactive announces The Nightmare Before Christmas for GBA [ Disney Interactive ]
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Disney Interactive has announced they will release the game Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King for the Game Boy Advance. Developed by Tose, the game is based on the classic Disney film of the same name, and is a side-scrolling action title making use of the GBA's multiplayer features. The title should be creeping onto store shelves in October 2005.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 3:26 AM
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Mortal Kombat: Deception GameCube Exclusives Revealed [ Nintendo Power ]
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In an interview with Nintendo Power magazine, Ed Boon, director of Mortal Kombat: Deception, revealed the special extras that will be made exclusive to the GameCube version of the game - legendary bosses Shao Khan and Goro, fully playable! This adds great incentive to anyone considering picking the title up, in lew of the lack of online play. States Boon, "People have always wanted to control the boss characters in MK, and now we are giving them the chance to control two of the biggest, baddest bosses from any MK game." You'll be able to take control of these new characters when the GCN version of Mortal Kombat: Deception hits stores in early 2005.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 24 2004 3:20 AM
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Prince of Persia 2 Selling Like Hotcakes [ Ubisoft ]
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, which released on December 2nd has sold astronomically its first two weeks on shelves. The game has already pushed 1.8 million units in North America on all platforms. That number is surely only to grow in the coming weeks but the Holiday season surely helped push the game. Prince of Persia: Sand of Time only sold through about a million copies total. So this is obviously a huge success that Ubisoft has on their hands. The changes that they made to this sequel surely enticed more gamers. This pretty much guarantees that there will in fact be another sequel to come (most likely on the next generation of consoles).
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Thursday, December 23 2004 17:09 PM
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Nintendo of Japan announced today that they have received reports that several DS units, when playing the title Sawaru! Made in Wario (known in the states as Wario Ware Touched!), are experiencing errors when playing several mini-games. The errors only occur when played on certain DS units, so those that are not experiencing problems with the title as of yet most likely never will. Nintendo has already stated they will replace the titles free of charge beginning December 24th. The problems are outlined below.
Ma-me Denkyuu (Miniature Light Bulb)
The player is supposed to draw cords to connect a light bulb to a battery, but the cords can't be drawn.
Douka-sen (Fuse)
The player is supposed to draw a fuse between a bomb to a fire source, but the fuse can't be drawn.
Kurai Heya (Dark Room)
The player is supposed to find a man hiding in a dark room by shining him with a flashlight for a certain amount of time, but the flashlight keeps blinking and the game can't be completed.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Thursday, December 23 2004 15:29 PM
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Today our very own Chris Hofer turns 15. Chris joined the staff a while back on the good word of our IT Director AJ. Regardless of him being quite young his writing skills excel to those better than most people who have graduated from high school. Chris has become a real asset to the site and we hope his time here only gets better. So pop into the forums or chat and join in on the joint celebration of Chris and Marlow's birthday party. Happy Birthday Chris!
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 22 2004 12:41 PM
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So today Matt Marlow turns 21. Marlow's been with us here since almost the beginning of the Café, but has been a close friend to myself and Silver for years before we had even considered doing this. We're not quite sure what Marlow does for us anymore; he just won't seem to go away. We're sure that whatever he does, he's doing a fairly decent job of it, since we haven't been slapped with any lawsuits with his name plastered all over them lately. Which is always a good thing. If you want to wish Marlow a happy big two-one, pop into the forums or chatroom. But don't bring beer. I'm writing this at about 11:30 am, and I'm fairly sure he's drunk already.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 22 2004 11:34 AM
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The Nintendo DS is proving a huge hit in both the US and Japan, with retail sales in North America alone having reached 1 million to date. In Japan, demand for the console is also huge and sell in has already hit 1 million units. All this within just weeks of launch! To meet the insatiable demand, Nintendo has increased total shipment figures to the US and Japan and now they will exceed 2.8 million by the end of 2004.
Jim Merrick, Senior Director European Marketing comments:
"The launch of Nintendo DS in the US and Japan has been hugely successful, with it having become a must have console, and we are looking forward to another successful launch in Europe." Look for it to launch across Europe with equally impressive sales figures in Q1 2005.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 21 2004 11:13 AM
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Last Minute Shipments for Nintendo DS [ Nintendo ]
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As the countdown to Christmas continues, procrastinating shoppers will benefit from new shipments of Nintendo DS. Nintendo continues to supply stores with the dual-screened Nintendo DS, which features a touch screen, voice recognition and wireless capabilities. This week's shipments also will benefit people who want to spend the gift cards they received for the holidays.
Nintendo DS topped every major gift list this year, and was described by The Wall Street Journal as "this year's must-buy item." Nintendo's shipments will help meet this demand, even as eager holiday shoppers have snapped up 1 million Nintendo DS systems in North America in a month. Before the end of the year, Nintendo will have shipped 1.4 million Nintendo DS systems to North America alone.
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Lots and lots of DS
Even more DS...You know you want that job
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 21 2004 8:57 AM
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Chris gives us a look inside his head and his sentiments on the amount of sequels in the gaming market nowadays. Click to see what he thinks of this trend.
Chris Hofer
-- Posted on Monday, December 20 2004 13:29 PM
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Feel the Magic Confirmed for European Release [ Sega ]
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Sega has confirmed that Feel the Magic: XX/XY will be a launch title when the Nintendo DS ships in Europe in the first quarter of next year. The game will go by the alternate title of "Project Rub," so don't let that confuse you if you live in Europe and have been following the DS and this game.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Monday, December 20 2004 13:05 PM
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Electronic Arts today announced an investment in international game developer and publisher UbiSoft Entertainment, headquartered in Rennes, France. The investment represents approximately 19.9 percent interest in the company -- shares purchased as a block from Talpa Beheer B.V. to be completed upon obtaining antitrust clearance from the U.S. government. Financial terms were not disclosed.
EA made waves earlier this month by acquiring exclusive rights to the NFL, and persuing other major sports such as the NBA and possibly MLB. UbiSoft most recently came out with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Its other big titles have included XIII and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Monday, December 20 2004 12:57 PM
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New StarFox: 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, Peppy Hare and Falco Lombardi join forces to form the most formidable team in the history of this celebrated series: the Star Fox armada! Click the links to check out the images.
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Peppy Hare Artwork 1
Peppy Hare Artwork 2
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, December 20 2004 12:44 PM
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Santa Delegrates to Nintendo's Consumer Service Department [ Nintendo ]
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Santa has a good gig. You'll notice that once he leaves his packages, he doesn't stick around to help you figure out how to work or play all your new gifts. Fortunately, Nintendo is here to help. During "Crunch Week," the week between Christmas and the new year, the Consumer Service Department at the Nintendo of America headquarters in Redmond, Wash., receives an explosion of inquiries. Consumers can ask questions about everything from details about cool new games like Metroid® Prime 2 Echoes for Nintendo GameCube or Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls for Game Boy Advance SP, to how to operate new Nintendo game systems like the Nintendo DS™ they received for the holidays.
During an average week, Nintendo responds to about 37,500 phone calls, 7,500 e-mails and 500 letters. But during the last week of December, the Consumer Service Department at Nintendo handles 90,000 inquiries. Here are a few fun facts about the department:
* As many large companies outsource their consumer-service jobs overseas, Nintendo serves consumers via in-house game-play counselors, consumer service representatives and online staffers. The Consumer Service Department at Nintendo increases its staff more than 60 percent during the peak of the holiday season.
* Consumers get responses from real-live game experts. Game-play counselors have access to a vast library of information regarding more than 3,300 video games for all Nintendo systems at their fingertips.
* Since the department began in 1985, Nintendo has helped more than 78 million people by phone and more than 3.2 million people through e-mail and letters.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, December 20 2004 12:41 PM
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Victory in straight sets or stinging defeat? Carl gives us the skinny on Mario's latest tennis outting.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Monday, December 20 2004 1:43 AM
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Capcom Announces Megaman Zero 4 [ Capcom ]
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Capcom has announced that the Megaman franchise will see yet another installment in its hallowed halls when Megaman Zero 4 hits shelves for the Game Boy Advance. Nothing else was revealed about the title, but it is expected to be a side-scrolling shooter title like its predecessors. Although the title will hit stores in Japan next year, no American release date was announced.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Monday, December 20 2004 1:02 AM
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Wario Ware Wins High Honors in Japan [ 1up.com ]
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1up.com is reporting that Mawaru! Made in Wario, which will be known here in the states as Wario Ware Twisted!, has won the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs award for entertainment in its 8th Annual Media Art Festival. The game was praised due to it innovativeness and ability to appeal to all gamers. This is Nintendo's second victory in a row in the competition, with Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles taking home the top prize last year. Nintendo's Pictochat software, built into the Nintendo DS hardware, also received an award in the category. We here in the states will finally be able to play the now award-winning title on March 21st, 2005.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Sunday, December 19 2004 19:27 PM
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Eric checks in with his review of the biggest GameCube title of the year, Metroid Prime 2 Echoes. Does it live up to the hype or does Samus fall flat on her face?
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Sunday, December 19 2004 13:19 PM
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David (from Nintendo Now)only scratched the surface as far as GCA's credibilty is concerned. We expose the rest of the shady tactics of one of the the leaders in Nintendo news. Find out the truth and read why as Advanced Media Network grows, the quality of sites that are a part of the Network declines. Hit the link above and check it out.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Sunday, December 19 2004 1:13 AM
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Japanese Sales Figures (12/12) [ Media Create ]
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Despite the launch of the PSP the Nintendo DS remained on top of the hardware sales for the second week in a row. Granted the PSP was not out a full week so really the most accurate numbers will come next week. But with only two hundred thousand PSP units shipped it looks like another solid week for the DS next week.
Software
1. Dragon Quest VIII - PS2 - 203,618 - 2,846,971
2. Daito Giken - PS2 - 188,927 - 188,927
3. Mobile Suit Gundam - PS2 - 183,583 - 183,583
4. Hot Shots Golf Portable - PSP - 65,900 - 65,900
5. Mega Man Battle Network 5 - GBA - 64,860 - 64,860
6. Ridge Racers - PSP - 60,624 - 60,624
7. Wario Ware: Touched! - NDS - 58,083 - 206,908
8. Super Mario 64 DS - NDS - 54,829 - 206,202
9. FIFA Total Football 2 - PS2 - 53,617 - 53,617
10. Mario Party 6 - GC - 39,231 - 217,583
Hardware
1. Nintendo DS - 198,892 - (667,775)
2. PSP - 160,019 - (160,019)
3. PlayStation 2 - 98,323 - (2,497,905)
4. Game Boy Advance SP - 48,912 - (2,261,568)
5. GameCube - 25.359 - (558,534)
6. Game Boy Advance - 897 - (187,822)
7. Xbox - 385 - (36,313)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Sunday, December 19 2004 1:09 AM
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Mario Kart DS Gets a Release Date [ Touch DS ]
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Mario Kart DS has finally been given a release date and it is a lot sooner then everyone originally thought. It was believed that it would be a title for Fall and Holiday season 2005, the game will release on May 1st, just before E3. Click the link above to go to Nintendo's DS page and see for yourself.
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This website isn't actually the Official Nintendo DS one, which I thought it was. But anyway, the release date is still May 1st.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Sunday, December 19 2004 1:00 AM
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Our friend David over at Nintendo Now takes a look at the credibilty of one of the leaders in Nintendo news sites. His article is very informative and a must read. Hit the source link and check out the article.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Saturday, December 18 2004 19:50 PM
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TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [ Preview ]
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Nick gives us a gander at Free Radical's next up in the TimeSplitters series, now under the umbrella of EA Games.
Nick Basile
-- Posted on Saturday, December 18 2004 13:19 PM
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Capcom Gears Up For Heavy Marketing [ Capcom ]
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This latest title from the world renowned Resident Evil series will be the first Capcom game to make its appearance at the world famous New York Times Square, where promotional spots are scheduled to run on the NASDAQ building's jumbo monitor. The program will reach more than 20 million people during its scheduled run in the Christmas and New Year's time frame. In conjunction with this, an extensive television marketing campaign, which begins on December 27 and runs throughout January, will generate more than 170 million consumer impressions. Both these initiatives will support the overall marketing plan, which includes online programs, print and online advertising, as well as promotional and retail partnerships.
"A revolutionary title of this caliber deserves an equally significant marketing campaign," said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom USA. "With Capcom's debut in Times Square and the myriad other plans we have lined up, Resident Evil 4 will receive the most dynamic marketing campaign we have ever created."
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Saturday, December 18 2004 12:58 PM
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Site Explanation Updated [ GCCafé ]
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It's been a year to the day since we updated our site explanation. Care to know the latest of what's been happening with us? Want to know some of our plans for the future? Want to know why we haven't changed the damn site layout yet? Click the source link or the explanation link on the left to find out.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Saturday, December 18 2004 12:29 PM
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Famitsu Magazine has 2 full pages of new RE4 info. However, its not the writing on the pages that matter. The castle we have seen Leon running around in countless times in previous videos and screenshots we now get to see from the outside (it is amazing). Also, we get to see a totally new enemy that looks ultimately badass. Click the links to view the scans.
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RE4 Famitsu Scan 1
RE4 Famitsu Scan 2
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Saturday, December 18 2004 11:16 AM
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Vivendi Universal has announced that they will release The Incredible Hulk, sequel to the Hulk game of last year, for all three consoles. The game will be developed by Radical Entertainment, developer of the previous game. Rather than last year's linear beat-em-up approach to the Hulk, The Incredible Hulk will be a much more open-ended experience, similar to Spiderman 2. The game will feature interactive backgrounds for the Hulk to destroy and make use of as weapons, plus plenty of missions and side-missions. The game will also have a storyline written by Marvel comics writer Paul Jenkins, and artwork done by Marvel artist Bryan Hitch. The Incredible Hulk will hit stores in Summer of 2005 with an MSRP of $39.99.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 17 2004 14:50 PM
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Nintendo has announced that Resident Evil 4 has been dated for March 18th, 2005 in Europe. Nintendo will distribute the game for European audiences. RE4 will hit stores a little bit closer to home (in North America) on January 11th. Check out our preview for the game here.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 17 2004 13:34 PM
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Nintendo of Japan has announced that Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki, the highly-anticipated latest installment of the beloved strategy-RPG series, will hit stores in Japan on April 20th, 2005. The game will also hit our shores later in the year, as it is currently slated for a June release in North America.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 17 2004 13:27 PM
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Mike, being the glutton for punishment he is, takes a look at EA's latest in the NFL Street Series. At least it wasn't Harvest Moon.
Mike Twomey
-- Posted on Thursday, December 16 2004 13:08 PM
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This is the logo for the upcoming Pokemon racing game Pokemon Dash for the DS. Nothing else is really known about the game other than that, and that it comes out March 14.
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Pokemon Dash Logo
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 15 2004 9:49 AM
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Wario Ware Touched! Logo and Boxart [ Nintendo ]
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Wario makes his mad debut on the Nintendo DS with 180 all-new, factory-fresh microgames! WarioWare Touched! features all of the frantic five-second microgame action of the previous games, but with a touching new twist. You can play every microgame with the Nintendo DS touch screen, making it the perfect game for the system's unique touch-screen technology. Not only that, but you can even play some microgames with the Nintendo DS built-in microphone.
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Wario Ware Touched! Logo
Wario Ware Touched! Boxart
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 15 2004 9:48 AM
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Nintendo Announces New Multimedia Device for GBA [ Reuters ]
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Nintendo has announced plans to release a device that will add limited multimedia capabilities to the Game Boy Advance. Tentively titled the "Play-chan", this little gadget, which is around the size of a GBA cartridge, will accept SD cards with various media on them. Movie-wise, the unit will be able to hold MPEG-4 videos with a datarate of 1.5 Megabits per second, and can store up to 2 hours of video. The unit will also be able to support MP3 files with bitrates between 32 and 320 kilobits per second, as well as display song information via compatibility with ID3 tags. Also, the unit will have a built-in headphone jack for use with the jack-less GBA SP, as well as be compatible with the GBA port on the Nintendo DS. The device, however, will not be compatible with the original GBA unit. The Play-chan will ship in Japan in 2005, and no North American release plans have been announced as of yet.
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Play-chan Multimedia Device Image 1
Play-chan Multimedia Device Image 2
Play-chan Multimedia Device Image 3
Play-chan Multimedia Device Image 4
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 15 2004 6:16 AM
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Atari announces Retro Atari Classics for Nintendo DS [ Atari ]
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Atari has announced that they will bring Retro Atari Classics, a compilation of several of Atari's legendary arcade titles from the 1980's, to the Nintendo DS. Ten games will be included in the title: Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede, Gravitar, Lunar Lander, Missile Command, Pong, Sprint, Tempest, and Warlords. The games will be available in classic form with perfectly ported graphics and sound, plus a new "Graffiti" mode with graffiti style graphics by such artists as Obey Giant, Delta, and REAS. The game will also make use of the DS's wide variety of innovative features whenever possible, such as touch control, dual screens for a wider view, and wireless multiplayer. Expect the game to hit store shelves in March of 2005.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 14 2004 14:42 PM
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We here at the Café do a lot of video work and put up a lot of media that we get on our own and whatnot but this new RE4 video is from HappyPuppy and I want to make sure everyone knows that all the credit for it goes out to them regardless of it being hosted on the Café. So, now that that is over and done with. The following trailer is from a little further in the game then the E3 and Preview Disc demo ends. It shows off just how many "El Ganado" can attack you at once and how hard it can be to fend them off. It also shows off Leon and his badass sniper skills. You can either click the link and watch the trailer in any browser or right click and save it to your computer.
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5 Minutes of New Resident Evil 4 Video (37.1 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 14 2004 9:28 AM
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This trailer is not for the DS Yoshi game. Why was info of the same franchises released the same time but for two different games on two different systems? To confuse the hell out of us. Yoshi's Universal Gravitation has been released in Japan already and is scheduled to be released in North America on the GBA sometime next year. Not much info is known about the US version of the game except that just like the Japanese version, you screw around with the gravity via motion sensor. Sounds interesting enough, keep checking the Café for more updates on when this game will hit stores. Click the link below to watch the videos in any browser or right click and save them to your computer.
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Yoshi's Universal Gravitation Trailer (11.5 MB)
Yoshi's Universal Gravitation Commercial (2.3 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 14 2004 9:23 AM
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I hope this isn't confusing or anything but this is the trailer for the DS game, not the GBA game that had a news post below. Wario makes his mad debut on the Nintendo DS with 180 all-new, factory-fresh microgames! WarioWare Touched! features all of the frantic five-second microgame action of the previous games, but with a touching new twist. You can play every microgame with the Nintendo DS touch screen, making it the perfect game for the system's unique touch-screen technology. Not only that, but you can even play some microgames with the Nintendo DS built-in microphone. Click the link below to watch the trailer in any browser, or right click and save it to your computer.
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WarioWare Touched! Trailer (4.5 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 14 2004 9:19 AM
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Yoshi's Touch & Go Screenshots [ 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's Touch & Go also features two-player wireless play. Click the links for the screens.
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Yoshi's Touch & Go Screenshot 1
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Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 14 2004 9:16 AM
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WarioWare Twisted! Boxart Revealed [ Nintendo ]
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WarioWare Twisted! will be released on the GBA on March 21st of next year. Not to be confused with the Nintendo DS game from the same franchise called WarioWare Touched! (which releases on February 14th next year). The image below is of the boxart for the game. Click the link to check it out
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WarioWare Twisted! Boxart
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 14 2004 9:14 AM
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NBA Street V.3 Starring....Mario? [ IGN Cube ]
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On several retail sites, a strange, different boxart has been showing up for the upcoming GameCube release of NBA Street V.3. The Boxart looks to feature a small image in the corner with Mario, Luigi, and Peach, and reads "Featuring Nintendo's All-Stars". If this means what we think it does, then it looks as if that the GCN version of the game will have a special bonus team of Nintendo characters exclusive to the game. Want to have Mario bust out a dunk on Shaq? Would you like to see Luigi take on Kobe in the post? You will when NBA Street V.3 hits stores on February 8th, 2005. Check out the boxart in question below.
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NBA Street V.3 Boxart w/Nintendo All-Stars
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 14 2004 0:45 AM
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EA Makes Exclusive Football Deal [ Reuters ]
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EA has signed a five-year contract with the NFL and its players. So pretty much this means that EA has the right to all of that in its football games on all platforms excluding mobile phones. It also means competition goes out the window from other football games. Now we get to watch as Madden starts to suck more.
Joe McCollum
-- Posted on Monday, December 13 2004 18:20 PM
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We have found the first screens for a brand new Pokémon game for the GameCube. Nothing is known about the game at the moment, but it appears to use the Colosseum graphics engine. We'll keep you updated as news breaks on this game. Click below to check out the scan.
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First Ever Images of New Pokémon GC
Joe McCollum
-- Posted on Monday, December 13 2004 16:41 PM
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Nintendo Dominates Japanese Sales (12/05) [ Media Create ]
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These numbers are only through the fifth of December. The Nintendo DS had only been out three days and it completely dominated sales in Japan this week and this numbers for next week will be similar. The week after that the PSP will be released but with the small number of units available (under two hundred thousand). The handheld wars are surely about to begin. I have been posting Japanese sales numbers for over two years now, and I cannot remember when Nintendo dominated like this. Hopefully this trend can continue through the Holiday season and into 2005.
Software
1. Dragon Quest VIII - PS2 - 476,281 - 2,643,353
2. Super Mario 64 DS - NDS - 151,373 - 151,373
3. Touch! Made in Wario - NDS - 148,825 - 148,825
4. Pokémon Dash - NDS - 56,337 - 56,337
5. Big Concert! Band Brothers - NDS - 33,911 - 33,911
6. Power Pro 7 - NDS - 30,410 - 30,410
7. Mario Party 6 - GC - 29,959 - 178,352
8. Feel the Magic: XY/XX - NDS - 27,250 - 27,250
9. Hitofude - NDS - 25,415 - 25,415
10. Naruto 3 - GC - 22,799 - 183,834
Hardware
1. Nintendo DS - 468,883 – (468,883)
2. PlayStation 2 - 93,829 (2,292,239)
3. Game Boy Advance SP - 27,313 (2,211,510)
4. GameCube - 5,465 - (533,178)
5. Game Boy Advance - 822 (191,981)
6. Xbox - 621 - (35,495)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Sunday, December 12 2004 8:47 AM
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Having just picked up the RE4 Preview Disc the other night I had remembered that there was a new trailer on the disc. Having already played the actual demo (it is the same as the E3 demo) about twenty times I was looking forward to this new trailer more. While it shows some scenes of stuff we have already seen it mostly shows new parts of the game. Right click and save the video to your computer to view it. It is a little over three minutes long.
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Resident Evil 4 Preview Disc Trailer (7.3 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Sunday, December 12 2004 8:30 AM
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Mike Updates You With the Latest in RE4 [ Preview ]
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With all that has happened since our last preview of RE4 Mike figured it was time to brush the dust off the old one and update it with new info.
Mike Twomey
-- Posted on Sunday, December 12 2004 8:26 AM
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Lionhead Studios and Llamasoft have announced that Unity, the unique music-based action title for the Nintendo GameCube, has officially been cancelled. The game was in development from Tempest 2000 creator Jeff Minter, and had been in that phase for some time before the official announcement today. Lionhead Studios' director, Peter Molyneux, said the decision for the cancellation was because "it was becoming increasingly apparent to us that we would not be able to finish Unity in an acceptable time frame". Minter added later on his official website: "It's been a horrible decision for us to have to make, but in the end we've had to make it. Basically, although I've built a shedload of stuff for Unity in the past couple of years it's become clear that getting it all together into something that I'd be happy to call Unity and put my name to was going to take a lot of time and effort both from myself and the guys at Lionhead, and realistically it was becoming unlikely that it'd be finished in time for anyone to want to publish it on GameCube. The alternative would be a rush job and we simply didn't want to do that. Best to call it a day." It is sad to see another GameCube-exclusive title go down the drain.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 10 2004 15:19 PM
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Harvest Moon: Song of Happiness Announced for GameCube [ IGN Cube ]
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Marvelous Interactive, developer behind the previous Harvest Moon titles for the GCN and GBA, has announced that they are currently at work on a brand-new Harvest Moon game exclusive to the GameCube. The game will be entitled Harvest Moon: Song of Happiness, and will have several added features, such as the fact that players can now choose your character to either be a boy or a girl. Expect the title to see Japanese stores sometime in 2005.
UPDATE: Thanks to chatroom member Eric Schwartzott, we have obtained scans from the latest issue of Famitsu which features the first images of this game. The style of the title looks very different than the usual Harvest Moon fare, and bears resemblence to Animal Crossing. Check out the scans below.
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Harvest Moon: Song of Happiness Famitsu Scan 1
Harvest Moon: Song of Happiness Famitsu Scan 2
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 10 2004 13:22 PM
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Looks like Nintendo is quite confident about not losing their status in the handheld market. At a meeting of the Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo recently, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made clear that Nintendo is unthreatened by Sony's entrance into the handheld realm with the PSP.
Said Iwata, "In the US, sales has already hit one million units since the launch on November 21 and in Japan, it has reached 500,000 units just four days since the launch. To meet strong demand, we will ship 2.8 million Nintendo DS consoles by the end of December, about 800,000 units higher than we had initially targeted." Iwata stated that the DS's high sales proves Nintendo's prediction that fans do not want a more powerful product, but a more innovative one. It will continue to be Nintendo's goal in coming years to create innovations in gameplay rather than graphics in order to create a product more wanted by gamers.
"I believe that the PSP is built on the belief that the old formula for success is still viable, although we do not think so" continued Iwata. "Although we have no intention of fighting over the market share with Sony, we will make our utmost efforts to help people understand that our approach is right."
The Sony PSP will hit Japanese stores on December 12th, thus beginning the long-awaited war of the handhelds, at least in Japan. However, with Nintendo already having sold over 1 million DSes worldwide, it already looks to be quite the uphill climb.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Friday, December 10 2004 0:57 AM
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Just because I love you guys so much, I'm going to take a few separate press releases that got sent to me and condense them into one easy news blurb. No need to thank me, the precious look on your faces is all the appreciation I need.
There's trouble in the jungle and Donkey Kong is here to help. A star in his own right, Donkey Kong is back to claim his title as King of the Jungle in DK King of Swing, as it launches on Game Boy Advance across Europe on 4th Februay 2005. In this swinging story, elements of platform and puzzle games are included and a unique control system let's you swing through the trees and spin to build up momentum for a mighty leap! The L and R buttons come in very handy in this game as they are used to control each of Donkey Kong's hands as he lunges from branch to branch.
This is not the only entrance Donkey Kong is making in Europe on that day, as Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat launches exclusively for Nintendo GameCube on 4th February 2005 too! Donkey Kong makes an eagerly anticipated return in this incredible platform adventure – using bongos! Grab a DK Bongos controller and guide Donkey Kong through wild jungle, snow and water brimming with enemies and challenging obstacles. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, exclusively for Nintendo GameCube launches across Europe on 4th February 2005 and is available bundled with its own DK Bongos. Donkey Kong also swings into Europe on the same day in DK King of Swing for Game Boy Advance.
Also in February, the world's number one plumber is back and this time it will be Game, Set and Match to Mario as he volleys onto the Nintendo GameCube in Mario Power Tennis on 25th February 2005. Mario Power Tennis is an arcade style tennis game giving players a chance to hit the courts as one of their favourite Nintendo characters, including all time greats like Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Donkey Kong. Players are spoilt for choice with a starting line-up of 14 characters to choose from and over 8 different courts to play on. This is a great pick-up-and-play game that players of all ages will love.
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Thursday, December 9 2004 11:20 AM
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Can't Find a DS? Nintendo's Gotchya Back, Dawg [ Nintendo ]
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Shoppers eager to find the new Nintendo DS can rejoice – at least for the time being. Nintendo today announced it will increase total shipments of Nintendo DS to North America by 40 percent, to 1.4 million systems before the end of the year. Due to the system's popularity, many retail stores across the country are reporting shortages, and the initial batch of 500,000 units all but sold out a week after Nintendo DS launched on Nov. 21.
To date, North American retail sales have reached 700,000. In addition, sales of Nintendo DS in Japan exceeded half a million systems in just four days after launch on Dec. 2, meaning more than 1.2 million Nintendo DS systems have sold through worldwide.
"Nintendo is doing everything it can to make Nintendo DS attainable for the holidays," says George Harrison. "The enthusiastic response from shoppers has made Nintendo DS 'must-have' – and we're determined to make it 'will have.' "
Expect this new shipment to be in stores in the coming days - and if you couldn't get your grubby hands on one of these little gems last time around, do anything you can to avoid making the same mistake again. Remember that the little kid who got there first wants it no more than you do (unless you are the little kid who got there first, in which case, best of luck).
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Thursday, December 9 2004 1:03 AM
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Several places this morning are reporting that Nintendo and Capcom have released to the public a Resident Evil 4 demo disc available at Gamestop and EBGames. In order to get the disc you must do one of a few things. Either pre-ordering RE4, buying a Nintendo GameCube package, and/or buying an accessory (controller, memory card, etc). Right now this is just a rumor as it is only eight o'clock and game stores don't open until ten. I will update you on this later. The disc will contain the first level of the game (the E3 Demo) and several trailers about the Resident Evil backstory as well as a brand new trailer. If this rumor turns out to be fact look for those videos as well as perhaps a new playable video (of me kicking zombie ass) later tonight or sometime tomorrow.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 8 2004 7:56 AM
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Ubisoft has announced that one of their planned launch titles for the Nintendo DS, Rayman DS, has been pushed back to early 2005. It is now believed the game, which has been touted as a European DS launch title, will release in our shores at around the same time as the European DS launch. This delay is understandable, since only one screenshot has been released of this game to date, not to mention little to no information on gameplay or story.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Wednesday, December 8 2004 1:41 AM
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Japanese Sales Numbers (11/28) [ Media Create ]
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Dragon Quest VIII released the other week and put up huge numbers its first week of sales. It also helped to boost PS2 sales back ahead of GBA SP sales for the year. However, with the Nintendo DS previously on the horizon and now out in Japan that surely slowed the SP sales. Nintendo has reported that over half a million Nintendo DS have been sold in the first few days of the system being out. Stay tuned for sales figures the next few weeks to see just how well the DS fairs against the PSP, which will be released next week in Japan.
Software
1. Dragon Quest VIII - PS2 - 2,167,072 - 2,167,072
2. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal - PS2 - 65,957 - 65,957
3. Momotaro Railway USA - PS2 - 56,894 - 178,735
4. Mario Party 6 - GC - 49,646 - 148,393
5. Slotter Up Core 5 - PS2 - 44,661 - 44,661
6. Naruto 3 - GC - 44,071 - 161,035
7. Dragon Ball: Advance Adventure - GBA - 21,910 - 70,032
8. Mobile Suit Gundam - GBA - 20,881 - 20,881
9. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - GBA - 19,235 - 258,274
10. Game Boy Wars Advance 1 2 - GBA - 18,590 - 18,590
Hardware
1. PlayStation2 - 108,148 - (2,305,753)
2. Game Boy Advance SP - 31,198 - (2,185,343)
3. GameCube - 6,107 - (527,710)
4. Xbox - 669 - (35,307)
5. Game Boy Advance - 785 - (186,103)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 7 2004 8:56 AM
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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Logo Revealed [ Nintendo ]
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I refrained from making one of my corny "Jungle Beat" jokes this time. Nintendo has released the logo for their upcoming Konga Drums games Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Click the link below to check it out. DK Jungle Beat will be released on March 14th next year. You can check out our exclusive E3 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat video by clicking right here. Below is a little bit about the story of the game.
A game like no other! Grab a set of DK Bongo controllers and use them to guide Donkey Kong through wild jungle environments brimming with ravenous enemies and challenging obstacles.Run, jump, battle, swing on vines and collect bananas and baby apes as you explore beautiful side-scrolling environments. You'll also have to hitch rides on parrots and bounce off pinball-like obstacles.
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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Logo
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 7 2004 8:42 AM
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RE4 Mystery Woman Revealed [ Capcom ]
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Ok, so Capcom finally drops the ball as to who the woman is, but seriously, we all already knew that it was Ada Wong to begin with. We also have eleven screenshots of her in the game interacting with Leon. Anyone who has played Resident Evil 2 knows how her's and Leon's last interaction went so it will be interesting to see how well these two get along in this installment of Resident Evil. Although Capcom has said she will be in the game, her role in what is going on is yet unclear. Stay tuned to the Café for all your Resident Evil 4 needs.
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Ada Wong RE4 Screenshot 1
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Ada Wong RE4 Screenshot 5
Ada Wong RE4 Screenshot 6
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Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Tuesday, December 7 2004 3:48 AM
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According to Bloomberg, Nintendo has announced that the DS is selling just as well in Japan as it is doing in America. Just 4 days after it was released, Nintendo has reported sales figures of 513,000 units, which, combine with the U.S's current figures, add up to 1,000,000. With the PSP's launch in just one week, Nintendo has itself a pretty good head start on arguably the staunchest handheld competition they've seen.
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Monday, December 6 2004 17:48 PM
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Goldeneye: Rogue Agent released on the 23rd last month and since late August we have been bringing you installments of EA's GE:RA Undercover. It is a four part series than today's installment is indeed that last. Listed below are all of the installments in order. Just click the file and watch it in your browser. They are quite large so if you're on dial-up it will take forever. It will take quite a while on broadband. You can also right click and save them if you choose.
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Goldeneye: Rogue Agent Undercover 1 (75.0 MB)
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent Undercover 2 (75.6 MB)
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent Undercover 3 (68.3 MB)
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent Undercover 4 (38.0 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, December 6 2004 10:53 AM
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Electronic Arts recently showed off what it was working on for the next generation of consoles which include the Nintendo Revolution (code name), Xbox Next (code name), and Playstation 3 (you have to love Sony's creativity) at the Credit-Suisse First Boston Technology Conference. They only showed two images but what they show off is immensely impressive. This first image is Need for Speed and the second is Madden. Now when I looked at these images I did not think they were videogame images. I thought that was a real Porsche driving on the road and I thought that it was just a still from a real NFL football game. If the next generation of consoles can do this, I stand corrected that the graphics of today's consoles couldn't get any better.
EA spokesman and CFO Warren Jensen had the following to say at the Technology Conference, "Imagine that the characters in a football [game] will be capable of showing real emotion," said Jensen. "That's what's going to be possible with the next generation of technology." I feel almost dirty saying this but with E3 less than six months away (time flies!) you can be sure that almost every developer and publisher will have at least something to showcase what they have in store for the next consoles. Once again of course, GCCafe will be on hand at E3 2005 (our third year) to bring you even more media and coverage than last year. Last year we had more exclusive video than any other FREE based Nintendo site out there. So you know this is the place to be. Stick around to catch all of our pre-coverage, live event coverage, and post-coverage. Oh yeah, did I mention we have an awesome killer surprise lined up for next year. Full details on that in early January.
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Need For Speed Next Generation
Madden Next Generation
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, December 6 2004 9:36 AM
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Jump through time in this third episode of one of the most critically acclaimed console first-person shooters of all time. In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, step back into the shoes of the tough-as-nails hero Cortez and fight to change the past and alter the future. Battle across multiple time periods from the early 20th- to late 25th-centuries, each with a massive arsenal of weapons and vehicles at your disposal. With a little help from your past and future selves, infiltrate historic castles, annihilate evil robots, and destroy unseen ghouls and spirits. Fight the future and be your own best ally... in the nick of time. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect will be released on March 8th. More media of this game will be on the Café leading up to its release so be sure to stop by for all your TS needs.
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TimeSplitters: Future Perfect Video (5.7 MB)
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, December 6 2004 9:15 AM
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Party All Day and Night with Mario Party 6 [ Nintendo ]
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Good parties may run late, but great parties run all night - and all day with Mario Party 6, which launches today exclusively for Nintendo GameCube. Players can keep the party going indefinitely with this rowdy new party game. Players move familiar characters like Mario and Donkey Kong around six new game boards, and can enjoy 80 new party-rockin' mini-games, some of which change as time passes from day to night. Mini-games have always been at the heart of Mario Party fun, and this new installment of the franchise keeps the tradition going.
"Whether you're a night owl or an early bird, this is the game for you," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "With the holidays fast approaching, Mario Party 6 has family-friendly action, making it the perfect game for holiday entertaining, appealing to every party animal in the family."
In Mario Party 6, players can move around the game board faster than ever before, providing the inspiration to keep the action going all day and all night. With the multiplayer functionality of Mario Party 6, up to four players can participate in the action as they compete to see who will win and be crowned champion.
Matthew Silver
-- Posted on Monday, December 6 2004 9:06 AM
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Logo for Wario Ware: Twisted! [ Nintendo ]
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Nintendo has released the logo for their upcoming Game Boy Advance title Wario Ware: Twisted!, which is the sequel to the Wario Ware game released last year. Wario Ware: Twisted! uses an internal gyroscopic sensor for numerous unique minigames where players spin, twist, and shake their way to victory in a new incarnation of one of the most innovative games ever for the GBA. Check out the logo below. Wario Ware: Twisted! is scheduled to hit stores on March 21st, 2005.
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Wario Ware: Twisted! Logo
Eric Jones
-- Posted on Saturday, December 4 2004 19:52 PM
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I can't be the only one who gets really weird deja vu when I look at that headline. Well, anyhoo, here's the official boxart for Star Fox Assault, minus the final ESRB rating. The game launches across the US on February 14 of next year. Happy Valentine's Day from Nintendo, now blow shit up!
Game Storyline: 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, Peppy Hare and Falco Lombardi join forces to form the most formidable team in the history of this celebrated series: the Star Fox armada!
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Star Fox Assualt Boxart
Carl DeNovio
-- Posted on Thursday, December 2 2004 12:15 PM
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PoP2 shipped across America on Tuesday, and should be in stores today (or yesterday, if you're lucky). Here's some info on how you'll be killing things, in the meantime.
EAGLE SWORD:
Deriving its name from the golden Eagle's talon that extends from its hilt, the weapon has been preserved by the Royal Family since it was first discovered, and it now belongs to the Prince – and it has served him well. It is always at his side. And while it can dispatch most foes with the greatest of ease, there remains one creature completely immune to its power: The Dahaka.
SPIDER SWORD:
Forged with intimidation in mind, this wide, dark blade is crowned with several small spikes, meant to represent the legs of a spider. In truth, the weapon is little more than a simple practice sword, dealing only moderate damage, owing to its inefficient design. Its original owner hoped that most enemies would only look upon the Spider Sword before submitting to him and his men.
SNAKE SWORD:
The Empress of Time forged this blade with her own hands. Its curved design is believed to allow for maximum damage, twisting and tearing at an opponent's wounds. Yet, the odd grooves and notches that adorn the blade hint at some mysterious dual purpose. It is kept in close proximity to the Throne Room, allowing her to maintain a constant vigil over it. Whatever the blade's secret, it is clearly of great importance to The Empress.
MENOG MACE:
When The Empress first began her experiments to create life on the Island of Time, she found she needed a way to keep her new creations from getting out of line. To help maintain order, she designed the Menog Mace. A simple, blunt weapon that delivers moderate crushing damage, its strength lies in its ability to store and discharge energy. When one of her creations upset her, the Empress would merely channel her power into the weapon and then slam it to the ground. The result was a small but painful shockwave, capable of knocking down its target.
YAZATA DISC-BLADE:
Several years ago, a strange phenomenon engulfed the skies across the Persian Empire. It seemed as though the heavens had cracked in places – and its pieces sent hurtling towards the Earth. When the dust had finally settled, the Island was riddled with small shards of metal, which were promptly gathered up and examined. Far stronger and more durable than anything the Empress had yet discovered, she immediately set about trying to put the material towards a more practical use. Because the supply was limited, she decided to forgo the creation of swords and axes, opting instead to carve thin slivers of the metal into razor-sharp discs. These devious weapons were capable of instantly killing opponents when thrown properly.
AGAS SWORD:
Not all who come ashore on the Island of Time arrive by accident. Those who know its secrets are sometimes tempted to try and claim its powers for their very own. One such unfortunate soul was Salar, a follower of the Agas, Demoness of Illness. He set sail for the Island with two dozen of his cultists, determined to pillage The Empress' library and claim its dark knowledge. But Salar and his minions were ambushed in the very library they sought, and murdered. Amongst their remains, the Empress' Minions found swords that had been 'blessed' by Agas herself. They possessed the ability to absorb the life-forc | |
