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The Story Of Doodle Jump: Brotherly Love And Digital Snacks Uncharted has guns. And guns shoot people. Shooting people causes people to bleed. Not in Japan, apparently! When played on a Japanese PS3, Uncharted is bloodless. Sure, Japan has done this before with games like Dead Rising and Resistance. It doesn’t matter where you bought Uncharted as the game’s still bloodless. The origin of the disc does not matter, but rather, the hardware does. Reader Ed explains:
Non-Japanese Kotaku readers interested in Club Nintendo’s latest swag, you can stop asking your parents to proof-read your angry letter to Nintendo. NCSX and Play-Asia got your back. Both online importers will be taking orders for the Mario Galaxy soundtrack and SNES Wii pad, and while prices are a tad steep, we’re confident you of all people can find 17 separate ways to justify the expenditure.
Previously we covered the inmates at Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines. But it was dark, so hard to tell whether they were actually dancing or trying to escape. Recently, a version in living colour has popped up on the internet. The three dancers in the front have ribbons around their necks which are supposed to be like the ones the anime characters wear. The colour clip really shows the world one thing: This is what musicals in hell look like. So remember kids, don’t get locked up in Philippine prisons. They’ll make you do things. Bad things. Like dance and wear ribbons.
Thanks, Brian!
The future is not now. But it is soon. Remember that streaming games technology we posted about a little whiles back? Something very similar, and a bit more concrete, has just been announced by t5 Labs for the US and Europe. Using a set-top box, t5 say they’ll be able to stream console games straight to your TV, just like on-demand movies. No word on pricing schemes or participating publishers (though t5 say they’re currently in negotiations), but they’re hoping to launch in Q2 2008 in Europe, with a Q3 launch in the US to follow. ‘Pay for play’ gaming a reality [MCV][Image]
So Hollywood is making a Dragon Ball Z movie, which will probably suck to varying degrees. Goku will be played by Justin Chatwin, Tom Cruise’s son in War of the Worlds. Rumor has it that Mexican actress Camila Sodi auditioned for the role of Bulma, which makes sense as the movie is being shot in Mexico. If true, she might be a good choice. Aqua hair aside, she at least looks like her anime counterpart. Now whether she can act or not… Sodi Tries out for Bulma [Caiga quien caiga via Dark Diamond]
Got your copy of Rock Band? The band-in-a-box game looks like it’s going smash hit. The game was developed by Harmonix and is being published by MTV Games. Electronic Arts is handling the distribution under a three year deal. EA does make money on each sale, but it’s considerably lower than if Rock Band was a straight up EA title. Does that mean Electronic Arts is interesting in making its own Rock Band clone? EA Partners general manager David DeMartini:
That’s not to say that we wouldn’t at some point be involved in the genre, as this is a huge genre that hasn’t reached full potential. We wouldn’t rule anything out.
I can see it now: Exclusive licenses, yearly updates and a curse. Rock on. MTV’s new music game [Reuters][Image]
You may like the looks of Japan’s DS TV Tuner. You may even fancy one. Know that Japan doesn’t fancy them. Japan has gone CRAZY for them. Didn’t matter that there was little advertising or fanfare for the tuners, because it all went down like this: pre-orders went up, too many people rushed to Nintendo’s site, site crashed, site went back up, pre-orders sold out. All this for a teeny-weeny TV tuner that lets you scribble on the screen. Shine on, you DS-mad Japanese diamonds. Orders for Nintendo’s “DS TV” over-flooded [J-Cast, via CVG]
We already know that at least one Japanese male likes Halo 3. Hell, he even got the logo shaved into his skull! And now we can point to a Japanese female who openly admits to liking Halo. Famed Japanese voice actress Kana Ueda (Rin Tosaka in Fate/stay night) says that she’s really into the FPS and claims to have played it for something like 16 hours on Monday night! Apparently she’s a hardcore gamer, and the Osaka-raised Ueda was previously really into Monster Hunter Portable 2. Guess that makes MHP2 a gateway game or something. So there ya go! Kana-chan Getting Her Halo on [K's Laboratory, Thanks Witzbold!]
A team of Australian scientists have made a crucial breakthrough in science’s never-ending war on fatties. They’ve built an exercise bike that’s hooked up to a videogame…then gone and strapped two Wii Remotes to the rider. One to the leg, one to the helmet, so that not only is the rider’s speed mimicked by the on-screen avatar, but their movements as well. Sounds promising from a theoretical point of view, but in practice? Look at that helmet! You want people to lose weight, not die suddenly, and horribly, of shame. Aussies Invent Virtual Exercise Machine [News.com.au]
Once upon a time, a Japanese variety program created a “human Tetris“ skit. It was funny. We laughed. Then a bunch of people ripped it off! They weren’t funny. We didn’t laugh. (In case you missed it, here are the lame Big Brother and Nadie es Perfecto versions.) Then somebody, we don’t know who, decided what “human Tetris” was missing was women in skimpy bathing suits. Whatever! Not funny, no laughing!! The original is still way better, and the above clip is sort of NSFW.
Bikini Girl [Zaeega via Japan Probe]
