Japan weekly sales ending Dec. 19-25
Hardware
DS - 597,628
PSP - 161,332
PS2 - 97,475
GCN - 36,646
GBASP - 35,764
GBM - 19,261
Xbox360 - 5,674
GBA - 906
Xbox - 141
Software
PS2 - Kingdom Hearts II, Square Enix - 727,591
DS - Animal Crossing: Wild World, Nintendo - 416,132
DS - Mario Kart DS, Nintendo - 302,742
PS2 - Naruto: Narultimate Hero 3, Bandai - 216,966
DS - Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Blue Rescue Force, Pokemon - 157,786
GBA - Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Red Rescue Force, Pokemon - 156,430
DS - Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop!, Bandai - 156,181
PS2 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence, Konami - 103,894
GCN - Mario Party 7, Nintendo - 100,130
DS - DS Training For Adults: Work Your Brain , Nintendo - 93,240
I have a feeling that the Revolution is going to appeal to a lot of people and the people in Japan in particular. They just seem to love innovation and the DS is proving just that. The Revolution will be the most innovative console ever, so I don't see why it won't be #1 in Japan.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Monday, December 26, 2005
NINTENDO RELEASING THE REVOLUTION IN MAY?
That is what a lot of other sites around the world are saying. True? We should let Nintendo tell us so we can be sure. It would be nice if Nintendo released it in May right after E3, my bet would be that it would only be in Japan and the rest of us 2-3 months later.
GONINTENDO
That is what a lot of other sites around the world are saying. True? We should let Nintendo tell us so we can be sure. It would be nice if Nintendo released it in May right after E3, my bet would be that it would only be in Japan and the rest of us 2-3 months later.
GONINTENDO
Thursday, December 22, 2005
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS IS NOW REVOLUTION CONTROLLED!
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Wow, playing the game on Gamecube and Revolution will be totally different experiences! This is very good news and more reason to own a Revolution on launch day. The delay will be well worth it.
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Wow, playing the game on Gamecube and Revolution will be totally different experiences! This is very good news and more reason to own a Revolution on launch day. The delay will be well worth it.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
MORE NEWS ON SEGA DOWNLOADS
I know the reputation that SPONG has so you could take this as speculation if you want. This does not seem to be too far out there for SPONG though. The following is a quote from their site on Sega's role in game downloads:
"Speaking to SPOnG today, a source close to Nintendo has stated that Sega will soon announce a massive back catalogue line-up for Nintendo Revolution, with the MegaDrive leading the way on the pay-to-play service.Our long-term, trusted source told us, under terms of strick anonymity, that Sega is "on the brink of being in a position to announce exactly what it has agreed [with Nintendo]" with the 16-bit console's first-party catalogue to lead the way. Our source was unable to shed light on the possibility of Master System, GameGear, Mega CD, 32X and, dare we say it, Saturn games featuring on Revolution, though an announcement regarding the Genesis range will be made at E3 at the latest.
Our source continued, "Sega essentially has everything ready to go, as the Dreamcast was due to host a selection of downloadable back-catalogue, a program that it can pretty much hand over on a plate. There is some legal involvement with NEC, though I think this is in the process of being ironed out"Of course, rumour of Sega supporting the Revolution has existed for sometime, though common sense dictates that adding back catalogue content to the Revolution's download system is something of a no-brainer. Sega is also freed from certain platform-holder constraints, as our source explained; "Sega is sick of having its IP undervalued, especially by Sony. The amount of back catalogue games required per new release for the US market is huge, with Sony rejecting offerings at will. In Japan things are a little more relaxed though the US has been a massive problem. The Revolution will ease this to a degree, offering immediate returns for a much smaller risk and offering potential customers more choice."This just leaves the thorny issue of third-party licensing support for older software on the Revolution, as Nintendo's gestating console is currently known. At this point in time, SPOnG speculates that certain companies are in the process of signing with Nintendo, with Konami and Capcom rumoured to have agreements in place at this time. However, at time of press, no one was able to shed light on this key element of of what is shaping up to be pure retro joy courtesy of the magic box in development in Kyoto.Stay tuned for dedicated Revolution coverage as it breaks"
This just adds to the "!viva la Revolution!" statement for me. Good news if this is true.
I know the reputation that SPONG has so you could take this as speculation if you want. This does not seem to be too far out there for SPONG though. The following is a quote from their site on Sega's role in game downloads:
"Speaking to SPOnG today, a source close to Nintendo has stated that Sega will soon announce a massive back catalogue line-up for Nintendo Revolution, with the MegaDrive leading the way on the pay-to-play service.Our long-term, trusted source told us, under terms of strick anonymity, that Sega is "on the brink of being in a position to announce exactly what it has agreed [with Nintendo]" with the 16-bit console's first-party catalogue to lead the way. Our source was unable to shed light on the possibility of Master System, GameGear, Mega CD, 32X and, dare we say it, Saturn games featuring on Revolution, though an announcement regarding the Genesis range will be made at E3 at the latest.
Our source continued, "Sega essentially has everything ready to go, as the Dreamcast was due to host a selection of downloadable back-catalogue, a program that it can pretty much hand over on a plate. There is some legal involvement with NEC, though I think this is in the process of being ironed out"Of course, rumour of Sega supporting the Revolution has existed for sometime, though common sense dictates that adding back catalogue content to the Revolution's download system is something of a no-brainer. Sega is also freed from certain platform-holder constraints, as our source explained; "Sega is sick of having its IP undervalued, especially by Sony. The amount of back catalogue games required per new release for the US market is huge, with Sony rejecting offerings at will. In Japan things are a little more relaxed though the US has been a massive problem. The Revolution will ease this to a degree, offering immediate returns for a much smaller risk and offering potential customers more choice."This just leaves the thorny issue of third-party licensing support for older software on the Revolution, as Nintendo's gestating console is currently known. At this point in time, SPOnG speculates that certain companies are in the process of signing with Nintendo, with Konami and Capcom rumoured to have agreements in place at this time. However, at time of press, no one was able to shed light on this key element of of what is shaping up to be pure retro joy courtesy of the magic box in development in Kyoto.Stay tuned for dedicated Revolution coverage as it breaks"
This just adds to the "!viva la Revolution!" statement for me. Good news if this is true.
WELCOME
I've been a Nintendo fan since 1985 and I am really looking forward to the Revolution. The Gamecube was a disappointment to a lot of people including me; with the exception of Resident Evil 4, the GC has failed to make a really noticable dent in the gaming community. The Revolution looks to fix all those problems when its released next November '06. With the ability to play all past Nintendo games from NES, SNES, N64, GC and the now just announced ability to play past SEGA games, the Revolution will sell millions of systems just on that alone. The new controller is something that will change every new game that we play on the system. I won't go into details on it because most of you already know its "known" powers. I'm looking forward to seeing what else the controller will do too, since Nintendo has said that not all the secrets have been released yet.
There has been speculation on the Revolution's graphic ability. Falafelkid's blog: http://www.nintendo-revolution.blogspot.com/ is very good and he has posted numerous things about the possible secrets behind the power of the Revolution's graphics chip codenamed "Hollywood". Nintendo is proving to be the most smart developer in making the Revolution. As his blog points out, the Revolution should be able to have graphics that look on par or the same as the Xbox360 or PS3 even though the power of the Revolution will be much or somewhat less than the other two systems. It goes to show that Nintendo is interested in making profit for themselves and for us the consumer. By doing whatever texture or polygon "trick" Nintendo wants to use in the Revolution, it will make it a performance monster instead of a power hungry and expensive bulk of hard plastic; the Revolution will be the consumer's absolute best choice in the true next-generation of gaming. No one seemed to need a Gamecube that much, the Nintendo name just wasn't enough. The Revolution will be "the" system to have and a system that you "must" have, not because of the name Nintendo but because of the name of inovation and true next-gen gameplay.
Enjoy the next 6 months as we all will see the secrets of the Revolution revealed to us slowly but surely. I will post every now and then when there is something to post, not just because I want your attention. This blog is just another extention to the growing Revolution support. Enjoy!
I've been a Nintendo fan since 1985 and I am really looking forward to the Revolution. The Gamecube was a disappointment to a lot of people including me; with the exception of Resident Evil 4, the GC has failed to make a really noticable dent in the gaming community. The Revolution looks to fix all those problems when its released next November '06. With the ability to play all past Nintendo games from NES, SNES, N64, GC and the now just announced ability to play past SEGA games, the Revolution will sell millions of systems just on that alone. The new controller is something that will change every new game that we play on the system. I won't go into details on it because most of you already know its "known" powers. I'm looking forward to seeing what else the controller will do too, since Nintendo has said that not all the secrets have been released yet.
There has been speculation on the Revolution's graphic ability. Falafelkid's blog: http://www.nintendo-revolution.blogspot.com/ is very good and he has posted numerous things about the possible secrets behind the power of the Revolution's graphics chip codenamed "Hollywood". Nintendo is proving to be the most smart developer in making the Revolution. As his blog points out, the Revolution should be able to have graphics that look on par or the same as the Xbox360 or PS3 even though the power of the Revolution will be much or somewhat less than the other two systems. It goes to show that Nintendo is interested in making profit for themselves and for us the consumer. By doing whatever texture or polygon "trick" Nintendo wants to use in the Revolution, it will make it a performance monster instead of a power hungry and expensive bulk of hard plastic; the Revolution will be the consumer's absolute best choice in the true next-generation of gaming. No one seemed to need a Gamecube that much, the Nintendo name just wasn't enough. The Revolution will be "the" system to have and a system that you "must" have, not because of the name Nintendo but because of the name of inovation and true next-gen gameplay.
Enjoy the next 6 months as we all will see the secrets of the Revolution revealed to us slowly but surely. I will post every now and then when there is something to post, not just because I want your attention. This blog is just another extention to the growing Revolution support. Enjoy!
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