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Late Night Consoling

by Alec Matias, Nov 10, 2004 8:00pm PST
Related Topics – Konami, Bethesda, Games: Console

With Halo 2 now securely in the hands of 2.4 million gamers (wow!), the hype is subsiding and we're returning to a state of normalcy. That is, until Tuesday when Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes are thrown in our faces. With a little luck, most of us will have Halo 2 wrapped up by then and we can move on with our gaming lives. One game that many people seem to have forgotten about is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Don't forget, that one is set to go on sale December 6. The original KOTOR is very high on my all-time list so I have very high expectations of its sequel. I hope it's unique enough to separate itself from the original.

PS2 More Metal Gears on the Horizon Executive producer of the Metal Gear Solid series, Motoyuki Yoshioka, has confirmed that Konami plans to continue with the series after next week's MGS3: Snake Eater hits stores. Series creator Hideo Kojima has said that Snake Eater is the final part of current story arc and that he wishes to move onto other things, so it appears likely that someone else will takeover the reins of Solid Snake. Yoshioka also said the company is looking at different avenues in doing a Metal Gear Solid theatrical movie, but nothing is set in stone.
Xbox It's Official: $125 Million for Halo 2 Looks like Peter Moore was being a bit conservative with his $100 million prediction last night. According to Microsoft, the game sold 2.4 million copies in North America yesterday, bringing them in $125 million. This remarkable figure means that the game has made the most money on day one sales than anything entertainment-related before it, which includes things like DVD or movie ticket sales. Peter Moore commented, "It's no longer just a huge game for us but has become a seminal milestone for the entire industry."
Xbox Morrowind Achieves Xbox Platinum Hits Status, Again Last year, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind hit Xbox Platinum Hits status. Bethesda Softworks then released a special Game of the Year edition of the game that included the two expansion packs released on the PC. Well, interestingly enough, the GOTY edition has now reached Platinum status, the first game to do it twice. It wasn't made clear if the previous Platinum Hits Morrowind would see a price reduction, so as it stands, you can pick up either version for $19.99.
PS2 Xbox GCN Misc. Q&As/Features IGN talks with Resident Evil 4 producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi.
  Misc. Media/Previews
PS2 GameSpy shares screens of Okami and Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2. They also have a final preview for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and an exclusive trailer for the sultry Death by Degrees.
Xbox GameSpot has some impressions of Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
GCN The impressions for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes keep rolling in, this time with Game Informer taking the look.
NDS Planet GameCube peppers us with impressions of Feel the Magic: XY/XX (NDS).
PS2 Xbox GCN GameSpot has a handful of Backyard Wrestling 2 (PS2, Xbox) videos and an official trailer for NCAA March Madness 2005 (PS2, Xbox). IGN has some new media for GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (PS2, Xbox, GCN).
Console Game of the Evening: Bombastic for the PlayStation 2. "It's actually two excellent puzzle games in one, and available for very cheap. You have some dice and you control them and it's really fun and stuff. Rent it at the very least." (submitted by archon).


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    By: kroolemannen x
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    Sooo. I say that the NDS is going to get a good start in "the land of the rising sun".
    Anyone disagrees?

    [qoute]OSAKA (Nikkei)--Domestic orders for the Nintendo DS, a portable video game system to be released by Nintendo Co. (7974.TO) on Dec. 2, have reached 2 million, double the firm's initial plan, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Friday morning edition.

    The major manufacturer of home-use game machines and software began accepting orders for the DS at volume electronics retailers and convenience stores on Nov. 3.

    To deal with the larger-than-expected demand, Nintendo plans to boost output quickly by outsourcing production to three sites in China, up from the current two. Although shipments by the end of the year will likely total slightly more than 1 million, the firm expects to fill the remaining orders at the start of next year.

    Nintendo has revised up its worldwide sales projection for the DS for fiscal 2004 to 4 million units from 3.5 million.

    With the DS, whose new features include two screens and touch input, the company aims to "expand the market by attracting customers who are not so familiar with" portable game machines, according to President Satoru Iwata.

    Orders for the DS are substantially higher than those for Nintendo's current portable, the Game Boy Advance SP, which drew about 1.5 million orders in one month after its release.

    For new game consoles, growth in sales immediately after their release is seen as the key barometer of future performance, including software sales. With the Sony Corp. (6758.TO) group's release of a portable gaming device in December expected to add to the competition, Nintendo plans to secure its competitive edge by further expanding orders.[/quote]

    Nov 11, 2004 12:05pm PST