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| September 2005 QOTW: "I think the best part was when Sephiroth and Cloud kissed." 09.30 - Hudson Softens - Hudson Soft has announced the development of a six volume series of NES ports. This six volume series contains six game paks with multiple NES games on them. Here is the list plus the included games.
 09.30 - Statinography. - The latest sales data is up in Japan. This is from the week right after Tokyo Game Show. What's interesting to note is that Nintendo did not get the new shipments of the Game Boy Micro to retailers until near the end of that week. Also, TGS had a lot of new PSP announcements. Interesting. Here you go!
09.30 - RPGs run wild, injure two - SquareEnix announced that Final Fantasy 4 for the GBA is part of their Final Fantasy Port project. The breakdown looks like it may be like this in the future. Falcom announced a Y's Strategy game for the Nintendo DS, and Marvelous Interactive announced Contact which is being directed by the producer of Killer 7. SquareEnix also announced Children of Mana for the Nintendo DS, a new Seiken Densetsu game similar in looks to Sword of Mana.
09.26 - Update? - Well, here is a small update FOR NO REASON! 09.22 - Sales Datas - Here is the latest Japanese sales data from Media Create. The Game Boy Micro cleaned up nicely. The PSP got a white version and the release of the anticipated Final Fantasy Advent Children UMD + Winning 11. The Nintendo DS really did not have anything new this week of note in Japan. That said: Here you go!
09.21 - Micro V. SP - Quietly, while no one was paying attention, the Game Boy Micro shipped to some retailers. Other retailers will get the Game Boy Micro around Friday of this week or Tuesday of the nexy week. If you wants a Micro, best be on the look out! However, if you still prefer the SP; then do we have something interesting for you. Apparently, Nintendo has lent themselves to following Apple's lead of quietly upgrading existing products. There are two new models of SP out now: Pearl Blue and Graphite. Graphite is black and Pearl Blue is a strange pearl blue-ish color. The difference between these two new colors and the older versions of GBA SP is that they feature a new adjustable backlight. They also rival the PSP in brightness -just like the Micro does- as well as completely destroy the original SP and DS in terms of brightness. So, if you want your old GB/GBC games on a bright new screen, upgrade your Game Boy Advance SP to this new backlit version! The GBA SP with brighter screen comes in at $79.99 MSRP. The screen is not as sharp as the Micro screen though and features almost as much non-activity (blur) as the PSP. Thank you, Nintendo. That was very sneaky. Also on a sneaky note, they will be releasing Pink and Light Blue Nintendo DS units this fall with Nintendogs: Best Friends Edition. The difference between this new Nintendogs and the other three versions is that this Nintendogs is exactly the same as the other three versions; but features the most popular dogs from all three versions right off the bat. This special version of Nintendogs is only available as a bundle with the new Nintendo DS colors. That said, who wants to take bets that Nintendo DOES NOT advertise the Play Yan Micro (SD Card Adaptor) when it comes out over here. That will be funny. Just walk into Wal-Mart and there it will be.
09.18 - Showers of love - Also, metal and slugs. SNK Play More announced at the Tokyo Game Show, and through Famitsu, the following games:
09.14 - Barking All Night - The elusive Adam Pearson has taken it upon himself to translate and contribute to the world, a section that you must visit if you love Nintendogs as much as we do. Trust me, you will like it. Click! See the adorable button? IT COMPELS YOU.
09.14 - A few points of light - QOTW means, Qoute Of The Whenever. That means I will change it at whim. HA! The game Super Mario Bros. is now 20 years old. To celebrate, I played the game on my NES the other day. Guess what I discovered: It still rocks in nifty ways. Speaking of nifty, Nintendo announced they will be publishing Final Fantasy 4 for the Game Boy Advance. So, we have Final Fantasy 1 & 2, 3 on the Nintendo DS, and now 4 on the Game Boy Advance. Last I checked, the PSP is getting an updated version of the cell phone action game: Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core, and a UMD of the Advent Children movie. Oh, I saw Advent Children and have been busy converting it into GBM format for use on the Game Boy Advance Movie Player, just to be extra hateful. Here is the best part of the Final Fantasy 4 on GBA bit. Guess when it comes out? THIS CHRISTMAS. I may not be getting Twilight Princess this year. But, at least I will be spending time with Rydia, Cecil, and a spoony bard! YES! December 12, 2005 is when you will be able to pop this game into your Game Boy Micro. Oh! The Nintendo DS is getting a 2D styled remake of Xenosaga 1 & 2. All the story and awesome of Xenosaga 1 & 2, with more gameplay! Touch Kos-Mos, you know you want to.
09.12 - Controversial? - New Viral SPEAK! Okay. There you go! Consume!
09.11 - Twelve Day week? - Part of Viral Speak seemed oddly inappropriate for today, so the Viral Speak is delayed to Monday. See you then! 09.08 - Length Matters - Well, it was delayed a little, but update e19 is out for the Game Boy Advance Movie Player. Download it here! The new update adds long name support and a shuffle option for the music options. There is also resident GB rom support, but we are going to forget that exists, okay? Oh! This is cool, everyone buy me one. Why? Why not? Previously mentioned games: Iron Feather and Lost Magic are both RPGs. The more RPGs the Nintendo DS gets, the better! QOTW: "Please Return Unoccupied."09.07 - Who said I can't update? - Many thanks to Viral Speaker TK421 for pointing out an error with the paw prints. Thank you! The latest issue of Famitsu confirmed some new Nintendo DS titles. Some of which sound a little familiar. Here are the ones they confirmed!
09.07 - Nab one and run! - No need to explain this. I want one. Funny how Nintendo shows you a PRODUCT to sell you their product, but Sony has to show you skin to sell you their products. If you needed more proof that the Newspaper Press is a collection of retards, check out this "review" by a person named Matt Slagle, who reviewed a Game Boy Micro without actually playing it. For one, it is immediately apparent when you pick up a Game Boy Micro that it is made out of METAL and not plastic. The reviewer than goes on to spit back the same false internet forum jargon that people have been using in regards to the Micro since the unit was announced. Apparently the reviewer is mad that the Game Boy Micro does not play Nintendo DS games. He also takes a swipe at Kotaku with his Astro Boy comment. Then goes on to be an idiot complaining about the lack of an imbedded digital audio player, wireless gameplay, and cell phone. Maybe he does not realize that adding a Micro Drive and Wireless options to the Game Boy Micro would make it larger and more expensive? I expect negative press on the Game Boy Micro though. In fact, expect EGM, USA Today,and Play magazine to have slagle style reviews of the unit. Everyone was down in the mouth about the iPod shuffle, but it STILL sold better than anything Sony, Rio, and Creative Labs put out. That said, I am buying a black one and some additional faceplates. Oh, and a bit of a note: The statue shown at Kotaku here is of the two main characters of Genshinken. Which is an awesome anime and you should watch it. 09.07 - Microcious - A little more streamlines here and there. The "dotz" disappeared and so have times on posts! The times are hard to keep track of when you do not use XML. So, I figure, forget it. Click on the "Sahara" paw prints and they take you to the top of the page. The smaller I can make this site, the better! Oh, new cover-art is coming later today.
09.07 - Tokyo Game Saga - The Tokyo Game Show is up on the 16th of this month in Japan. There will be a speech from Sataru Iwata -President of Nintendo of Japan- and that speech will contain early estimates on the Micro's sales in Japan, and supposedly the Revolution controller/specifications. I normally get excited about Nintendo consoles, but I am hoping that Iwata uses part of his speech to explain a few details about Digitylish. For those wondering, Digitylish is to the Game Boy Micro, what Lumines is to the PSP: A creative music/colors game with simple concepts mixed with addictive arcade-style fun. This game and Screw Breaker (Drill Dozer in the USA) are the wild cards in the Game Boy Micro schedule. Also, Sega is supposedly going to announce a few new things: Apparently Super Monkey Ball for Nintendo DS, and a PSP racing title. Should be interesting.
09.05 - Yeah, we cover them too. Just so PSP owners don't feel bad, here is the best game they will get this year aside from Popolocrois. That said, it is nice to see the PSP getting at least two or three nice games. So, might as well steal yourself a PSP. Paying for a Sony product is a silly idea! It will give you something to do while you recharge your Nintendo DS.
09.05 - The Unusual Suspects. Sarah, Steve, and Harold AKA Boots, Steve, and Hbomb. Have their latest columns up! Sarah discovers THE, Stephen is attacked by The Great Kat, and Nintendo spys on Hbomb. Read them all HERE!!
09.05 - September-o-Vision! Well, I updated the look again, but only slightly. Now I compile each week into one long news post! Sort of. The idea is that I just add another post above this post to designate new content and then seperate it by a sexy horizontal line. This way, I can do smaller updates for just new reviews and articles easier! We are back on the schedule and the idea is to get a Viral Speak out each week. So, four or so a month. Well, you'll get the hang of it!
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