Late Night Consoling
by Alec Matias, Mar 14, 2005 8:00pm PSTT-Minus 10 days and counting. At this point, my brain is creating the hype. I just become really eager to get my hands onto the hardware. If you've been shopping around for a PSP, Engadget compiled a list of all the deals going on around the Internet. If all your local game stores have filled up their pre-order queue, check if your local Blockbuster has a Game Rush. I know they recently had a bump in their allotment. Try your best to avoid buying store-created bundles. Don't support that awful trend!
- On Friday, we learned the company would be unveiling a next-gen N-Gage at E3. Today the company revealed it'll be dropping prices on both hardware and software. The N-Gage QD will now sell for $99.99 and software won't sell for more than $24.99 and will start at $14.99. "These new price points make it even easier to get your hands on an N-Gage QD and games to experience the thrill of mobile connected gaming," said Gerard Wiener, Director and General Manager, Games, Nokia.
N-Gage QD Drops Price
[ngage] - SNK Playmore officially announced that it plans to ship a special bundle pack of Metal Slug 4 & 5 in the summer of this year. It will sell for $39.99 and release on both the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox.
Metal Slug 4 & 5 for PS2, Xbox
[ps2] [xbox] - First up is Capcom, who trademarked "Pro Cast" with the USPTO. They already released a title called "Pro Cast Fishing" for the Xbox, so maybe that one isn't too much of a mystery. However, with Square Enix, they trademarked "Journey of the Cursed King." A new title? The sub-title for Dragon Warrior 8?
Mysterious Trademarks by Capcom, Square Enix
- Preliminary numbers for the UK launch of the Nintendo DS are in and it's projected to be the best launch ever for the country. The handheld pushed 87,000 units, which is 20,000 more than the GBA did in its first week. Three DS titles cracked the top ten for the week despite being available for only two days. They were Super Mario 64 DS, WarioWare Touched!, and Rayman DS. More official numbers should be coming in shortly.
Euro DS Launch Numbers
[ds] - BusinessWeek posts an interview Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata. GameSpot posts a Q&A about Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. FileFront chats with Beth Llewellyn, Nintendo of America's senior director of public relations. RPG Vault interviews a few developers behind Area 51. Gamebiz talks with a producer on Rainbow Six: Lockdown. GameGossip interviews the president of Shaba Games about THUG 2 Remix. 1UP interviews one of the Mystery Gamers for the Dead or Alive Ultimate tournament. They also chat with Microsoft's J Allard.
Misc. Q&As/Features
[ps2] [xbox] [gcn] [psp]
Girl Fight bringing fighting girls to XBLA and PSN
Skyrim Workshop touts 2M downloads, 2,500 mods
Xenonauts dev promises 'proper remake' of XCOM
Binary Domain demo available this week
Shack PSA: Angry Birds on Facebook today
Resistance: Burning Skies dawns on Vita in May
Shack PSA: Mass Effect 3 demo out today
Daily Filter: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, MLB 12: The Show
Cradle trailer shows off Ukranian indie adventure game
WoW Monopoly, StarCraft RISK announced at Toy Fair
Comments
Please note I don't have a DS or anything I just have a hard time swallowing the 50 dollar price point, and please someone tell me I'm wrong because I'd love to get one of these things at launch.
-el cheapo
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I collect arcade-games for a hobby, and I still think that consolegames are too expensive.
My name is Thomas, and I am against games becoming more expensive.
/soapbox
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The wheel and effects seem comparable to my old PC ActLabs ForceRS. It's fairly strong. $122 shipped from tigerdirect.com . 8/10
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So after two defective joysticks, I finally got a Street Fighter Arcade Stick that works. Any recommendations for 2d fighters for Xbox, aside from SFAC? Online play would be a big plus.
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Shacking wireless from anywhere in the world with a PSP!
of course, no one here will have it, but it's worth a try.
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Oh well, atleast I'll have God of War to keep me occupied until I can afford one again.
Also, No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!