This week sees a new iteration in the ever so over-saturated world of Final Fantasy VII, a game that initially looked to be one of the first next-gen releases before a series of Duke Nukem Forever-like delays, and a few other titles of interest. Is there anything in it for you? Hit the jump to find out. (more…)
Recently announced at Comic Con is Viva Pinata’s port over to the Nintendo DS. The game is basically going to remain the same, but has a new top-down view and stylus control. I can’t wait for this game because I don’t have a 360, and I’ve been dieing to try this out. Let us hope they get it right so it’s a worthwhile buy.
After tons of years and mentions of a possible Sonic RPG, it was announced. It’s for the Nintendo DS. It will be shipped in 2008 and is being made by BioWare. What I’m wondering, is how it will work since Sonic is about speed. This will be interesting. Keep your eye on this one.
You heard me, SimCity for the DS. Now you build towns, and in your thirst for power, destroy them with your god powers on the DS. What can be better, right? I mean, just imagine… you’re traveling somewhere, and someone does something to tick you off — you whip out your DS, build their little town or what-not, and destroy it. Great, right?
Following the Contra series 20th anniversary, Konami is releasing Contra 4 for the DS. For those who don’t know, Contra is a ‘run-and-gun’ 2d platformer, where your prime objective is to blow the #@%^ out of everything and anything you possibly can. The game will utilize both screens and have multiplayer capabilities.
The games actual release date was unannounced, but expect it sometime in 2007.
It started off as a school project back in September 2006, ended up the seventh most searched term on Google by October, and had sold console rights for the Nintendo Wii and DS by December, may be losing its popularity after the game’s developers have randomly “disappeared.”
In what we consider a largely underwhelming performance, Nintendo only managed to sell a measly 338,000 units in the United States last month. What a bomb. Oh yeah, forgot to mention that’s more than the PS3. And the Xbox 360. Combined. (more…)
The most anticipated software was released in time for the holidays, so we can’t expect January to be a great month for gaming. Each system has at least one standout title, though. Here’s our breakdown of what’s worthwhile… (more…)
