For those who cannot be away from their PSPs for even a moment, there’s this: A plastic bag you can put your PlayStation Portable in. Once sealed, it makes your handheld portable waterproof, so you can watch digital TV or something. Products like this for cell phones have been around for ages in Japan (like at least since 2004!), so it’s not surprising to see this. Not surprising at all. CYBER GADGET Bag [Game Watch Impress via PSP Fanboy]
Capcom is rolling in money — Monster Hunter money. The most recent iteration in the PSP franchise Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G has shipped over two million copies in Japan. Wowzers! The game just went on sale March 27th and has really helped power the crap outta PSP sales. Monster Sales [Famitsu]
You know James Gunn? Hollywood writer. Has some hits (Dawn of the Dead remake), and some misses (both Scooby-Doo movies). I bring him up not to torture you with memories of Freddie Prinze Jr in tight pants, but to tell you that he’s currently looking for actors to star in some content he’s putting together for the Xbox Live Video Marketplace. Maybe he’s working with Peter Safran’s company, maybe this is all-new content, we don’t know. What I do know (I have visions, you see) is that the show will be about the “wacky adventures of a group of friends”. And that this will not end well. Original Xbox Live show after actors [Eurogamer]
Well, looks like Konami’s site was right. (Funny how that works!) Konami’s Gradius plus boobs side scroller shooter Otomedius is bound for the Xbox 360. Called Otomedius G, there’s no release date set as of yet, and we’re pretty sure it won’t cost US$645,316.71, tax not included. So what we didn’t know? The “G” stands for “gorgeous” — a word Japanese folks typically use to describe luxurious things. If you live in Japan and haven’t seen Otomedius, you really should. It’s a pretty game that uses a touch screen and is packed with important shmup elements like, well, shooting and, um, touch-screen boob touching. Wonder how Konami will work that in on the Xbox 360 version… DS port anyone? Otomedius G Confirmed [My Game News Flash]
Whaddya know, PAL PS3 owners aren’t happy. The source of today’s displeasure? Blogs. For too long have they seen how great a source of info the PlayStation.Blog is, only to then gaze upon their own pathetic, ad agency-run equivalent (Three Speech) and weep. Oh, how they’ve wept. Maybe it was the river of tears, maybe it was the collective sobbing, but Sony have actually taken notice, with SCEA’s Jeff Rubenstein commenting (where else) on the PlayStation.Blog:
Demand for the Wii has been huge. Heck, according to Nintendo of America honcho Reggie Fils-Aime, Wii consoles sit on US shelves for only an hour before being snapped up. But, Nintendo of America’s parent company Nintendo Co., Ltd. is playing things safe. Insiders tell us that it’s planning to ramp up production, but only a little. Currently, Nintendo has the worldwide production of Wiis set at 1.8 million a month. Starting this summer, it will crawl up to 2.4 million per month. For those keeping score, the last time Nintendo hiked its output was in April 2007 and then later that summer. Seems that Nintendo’s trying to play it safe, managing its risk as the American economy continues its downward slide. So 2.4 million a month seems about right. Because, you know, the moment there’s Wiis stacking up on store shelves, it means one thing: Fad’s over.
Sorry, that was a little alarming. You, of course, knew that already. It’s not as if games PR types sit around in ivory towers getting their information from carrier pigeons and whispers on the wind. They find out what you like, don’t like and go “eh” about their games by, yes, trawling through your favourite forum, and reading up on what you – Average Joe – thinks about their games. Same goes for developers as well. Keen to hear more about how it all works? Please, hit the link below for the full 1UP feature, which features chats with, among others, PR reps from 2K & Capcom, as well as NeoGAF owner Tyler Malka. Chairman of the Boards [1UP][Pic]
Sing. And rejoice. For Europe, you long wait is over. Nintendo Europe have published their Q2 release schedule, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl is pencilled in for a June 27 launch. No, really. Also dated are the Everyone’s Nintendo Channel (May 30), as well as the WiiWare service, which will launch – as (sorta) expected – on May 20. Oh, pick that mouth up off the floor. It had to come out eventually, didn’t it? [Nintendo Europe]
Yes, it’s got the name Spielberg attached to it, but is that really why you’re interested in Boom Blox? Course not. It’s because it’s another cuddly, colourful Wii game that – thanks to its physics and level of polish – may actually be OK. Thing is, it might not be a Wii game for long, because the way the game’s senior producer Amir Rahimi is talking, ports should be expected come Christmas time: Once it’s over the sky’s the limit. There’s definitely the possibility of going to other consoles.
He says that, it’s EA…so, Christmas 2008, we’re looking at a 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS, Mobile and PC version…am I missing any? Boom Blox on Wii has the best physics on any platform [VideoGamer]
