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Brazilian Kids Show Rips Off Little Big Planet
4:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Children’s show Bom Dia & Companhia (Good Morning & Company) airs daily on SBT, one of the top three Brazilian TV networks. It also rips off LittleBigPlanet. More »
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New Samus Cosplay International Champion Crowned
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | Who’s winning the Metroid cosplay wars? The Swedes looked to have had it locked down, thanks to Samus cosplayer Jenni Källberg. But Brazil has fired a shot across Sweden’s bow, one named Thaís. More »
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What Countries Made Nintendo’s Rampant Piracy List This Year?
12:20AM Mike Fahey | Every year, Nintendo documents the worst countries in the world in terms of rampant Nintendo game piracy, issuing a report to the U.S. Trade Representative requesting help. What countries made the list this year?
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Tectoy Zeebo – 3G Console From Brazil
9:20AM Stuart Houghton | The Zeebo is a new console from Brazilian outfit Tectoy that uses a 3G SIM card to download games. It is a bit on an odd beast – looking like an unholy marriage of the PS3 and a Wii, and the strictly last-gen games selection (Quake, Crash Bandicoot, etc.) may seem a bit underwhelming. More »
Artistic Saturday Timewaster: Estamos Pensando
6:30AM Maggie Greene | Kotakuite Daniel Novais sent me an email this past week, asking me to take a look at his “little short artsy game” called Estamos Pensando (Portuguese for ‘We Are Thinking’). Inspired in part by Jason Rohrer’s Passage, Estamos Pensando is a sweet, sad, and polished little game. Daniel said that he’s now trying to work on something a little happier, since one comment on Rohrer’s Gravitation noted that these ‘artsy’ games are usually depressing. There are Portuguese and English versions of the game, and gameplay is quite simple. The game has apparently gotten some nice initial reviews since its submission to the Brazilian symposium SBGames 2008 festival, and it’s worth a little bit of your time. More »
FIFA 08 And The Sims Coming To The Sega Genesis
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | You may think that EA’s support of the original Xbox — it released both Madden NFL 08 and Madden NFL 09 for the console — showed serious dedication to legacy platforms. How does Genesis support sound? If you thought “bat shit insane” then you might be surprised to learn that versions of FIFA 2008, Need for Speed: Pro Street, The Sims 2, and SimCity are being ported to the 16-bit Sega platform for the release of Tectoy’s Mega Drive 3 (a wild looking Genesis clone) in Brazil. Insert Credit dug up details on the “new” EA Genesis titles, which happen to be based on the mobile device releases and are being ported by Tectoy devs. Those games are just four of the 86 titles that will come pre-installed on the budget console, including classics like Shinobi III and Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle. There are even some new titles of hazy origin. Everything old is new again… or vice versa. News: Four “new” EA games on Genesis/Mega Drive [Insert Credit] More »
Brazil Keeping Mega Drive Dream Alive!
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Brazilian SEGA licencee Tectoy has released another 8-bit console. Dubbed the Master System 3, the new system looks like the old Mega Drive (Genesis) with Sonic painted on it and is packed with 131 built-in G-rated games. That’s right, no cartridge slot. The system is bundled with two six-button Genesis-style controllers. Its priced at the equivalent of $US 133. Master System 3 (131 jogos) [Tectoy via Insert Credit] More »
Brazil Gets The Memo, Bans Bully
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | Judge Flavio Rabello has barred the sale of Bully in Brazil, following requests for its banning from a youth centre in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. State prosecutor Alcindo Bastos says the reason for the game’s banning stems from the fact “the aggravating factor is that everything in the game takes place inside a school”, which is apparently “not acceptable” considering how much fisticuffs feature in the game. Distributors and retailers have 30 days to comply with the order. Brazil judge bans ‘Bully’ [globeandmail] More »
Brazilian Government Bans Counter-Strike, EverQuest, Fun
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | The South American nation famous for its ability to create great soccer players, attractive swimsuit models and land that used to be rainforests has brought the banhammer down upon two of the world’s most popular online games. Both Counter-Strike and EverQuest, each now nine-years old, were said to promote “the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security” by the judge enacting the ban. According to the AFP report on the matter, the prohibition on selling CS and EQ was actually passed in October of 2007, but was only recently enforced by PROCON, the national consumer protection agency. Good work, Brazil. Glad all of your problems are sorted out now that the video game police are tackling the tough issues! Members of the Kotaku Brazilian Connection wrote in to let us know about the ban. Their letters are after the jump and provide some insight into the local video game market. More »
