Just over a month ago, we brought you the news that in Japan, the PlayStation Portable was receiving some very desirable new online functionality, in the form of a direct PSP store for digital downloads, and an infrastructure mode to allow formerly adhoc-only PSP titles to be played over the internet. While we still haven’t [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Though a number of quality software titles were shown off at last week’s Nintendo Media Summit (stay tuned to GameCyte for daily previews!), the biggest news of the two-day event was revealed within the first ten minutes of the event: the Nintendo DSi hardware. Spirited away by NOA President Reggie Fils-Aime just as quickly as it [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 29, 2008
Japan’s Nikkei newspaper (via NeoGAF) is reporting that a new Nintendo DS — featuring an integrated camera, music player and enhanced wireless connectivity — will be released in Japan before the end of the year. The device is expected to retail at a sub-200,000 yen (sub-$190) price point, and expected to look nothing like Yannis [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 19, 2008
No, they haven’t forgotten us — in the grand old Square Enix tradition, they were just suffering from some temporary amnesia. On December 2nd, 2008, we too will get to experience the formerly Japan-only 2007 remake of a 2004 Game Boy Advance title, when Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories arrives in North America. Featuring a full [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 8, 2008
As you may have read earlier today, Nintendo has announced a brand new Wi-Fi router in Japan, to arrive at retail September 18th for 5800 yen (about $54 USD). As far as we can tell, the general internet reaction has been “Why did Nintendo think we needed another wireless router?” Thanks to three years of Japanese [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 31, 2008
Last week, we revealed that Armored Core: for Answer was heading to the US, courtesy Ubisoft. Some of you were excited, others pleased, but I’ll bet a few of you had no idea that the mechanized sequel to Armored Core 4 even existed, much less what the game entailed. Today, your week of speculation is [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Nintendo has tried — and by some accounts, failed — to stop DS software piracy in Korea with threats of “strict legal action” against those distributing the pirated commercial titles. But in Japan, they’re taking a different tack. Rather than trace the digital ones and zeros left behind by ROM pirates, Nintendo has instead decided [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 24, 2008
While most of Ubisoft’s Q1 fiscal report will consist of the usual gigantic sales numbers (up 25.8% to €169 million) and a smattering of bold, forward-looking statements, there’s also something for gamers to look forward to. On the last page of a press release, the international giant confirms that they will publish the formerly import-only [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 29, 2008
This week, the gaming community is all abuzz over the Scottish automobile larceny simulator, and no wonder, considering the reviews it’s getting. The only problem with this is that a number of other gems are liable to fly under the radar, and in the case of games that may or may not come to our [...]
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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