techdeville.com

Tag: japan

  • Sony PS Vita Gets Price Cut In Japan

    Sony announced in today’s Vita Heaven conference that the PS Vita will be getting a price cut, but that’s only in Japan for now. The new price is ¥19,980 or roughly US$214 for both WiFi and 3G bundles, the price will be effective in stores starting February 28th. In comparison the launch price of the PS Vita was ¥29,980 and ¥24,980 (3G and WiFi version respectively).

    ps vita price cut 570x320 Sony PS Vita Gets Price Cut In Japan

    The price cut comes days before Sony’s supposed Playstation 4 announcement on the 20th of February. Along with the Playstation 4, rumors suggest that new Western prices for the PS Vita would also be announced at the event.

    So will you be buying a PS Vita now or do you already own one? Let us know in the comments below.

    bookmark Sony PS Vita Gets Price Cut In Japan

  • Disgaea 4 Hits Hitting Stores This September!

    Developers NIS American just announced through the official Disgaea website that Disgaea 4 will indeed be hitting North American stores just like the recent rumors predicted this September. The game was released last month in Japan and received decent reviews, popular gaming magazine Famitsu gave the game 33/40, composed of a 9/8/8/8 score. The Disgaea 4 is also planned to hit Europe this fall.

    Disgaea 4 features all new and old characters, hundreds of weapons and moves along with an addictive new storyline. NIS is also holding a competition where fans can submit weapons, skills and NPCs in the game, 3 winner with be selected and credited in the game. This competition ends on April 21, 2011 which is less than two weeks from now, you can sign up at the source link below.

    Source: NIS America

  • 223,753 People Attended TGS (Tokyo Game Show) This Year

    The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) has revealed that 223,753 attended Tokyo Game Show this year which is a record high for the show. TGS this year was held during 20th to the 23th of September at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.

    tgs 223,753 People Attended TGS (Tokyo Game Show) This Year

    TGS had 209 exhibitors from 19 different countries showing off their products. There were over 1043 titles shown off as of September 19th (pre-show) with that number rising to 1609 as the show went along.

    This year’s TGS had a much larger showing of mobile titles as smartphones become more affordable and powerful. Sony also took the opportunity to announced the PS3 Super Slim at their conference.

    Thanks 4Gamer

  • Pokemon And Dragon Quest Dominate June Japan Software Sales

    Enterbrain has released software sale numbers for the month of June and the Pokemon sequel has completely dominated the charts. Pokemon Black and White 2 were responsible for 34.5% of the software revenue through 28th of May to the 24th of June. This makes this the first time Pokemon has topped the monthly revenue chart since 2010 when the original Black and White released.

    pokemonsales 560x480 Pokemon And Dragon Quest Dominate June Japan Software Sales

    Square Enix came in second with their Dragon Quest Monsters Terry’s Wonderland 3D spinoff game which managed to move 740,000 units. The full top 10 list is below (via Famitsu.com)

    1. Pokemon: 34.5%
    2. Square Enix: 19.1%
    3. Nintendo: 8.7%
    4. Capcom: 7.3%
    5. Atlus: 5.7%
    6. Namco Bandai
    7. Sony Computer Entertainment
    8. Kadokawa Games
    9. Sega
    10. Konami

    Will Pokemon continue to dominate the following weeks? Guess only time will tell.

  • Flare Red Colored 3DS Coming To Japan, New Wii Packaging This Summer

    Nintendo has decided to spruce up it’s 3DS line-up with the new Flare Red 3DS. This baby will retail for ¥25,000 ($312) which is a bit of a premium against the $250 Cosmo Black and Aqua Black stock 3DS models. The Flare Red 3DS is expected to hit Japanese stores by the 14th of June. Nintendo is also planning to release a new Japan only Wii bundle which includes two Wii remote plus controllers (one in black or white and one in blue) and Wii Sports Resort. The bundle is expected to retail for ¥20,000 (around $250). Check out the press release after the break.

    Nintendo Wii controller and software bundle to add new color to its own set of 3DS body “Red Flare” Add

    Nintendo Co., Ltd. (President Iwata Satoru) is Niokimashite Japan, so we decided to add the following new color changing product specifications will be announced.

    (1) stationary game machine for home use “Wii” (released December 2006) Ni Shimashite, from June 23 this year, the body set dedicated controller “Wii Remote plus” a single, specialized software and the Wii [Sports Resort] (released June 2009) will be sold bundled with add. In addition, manufacturer’s suggested retail price of 20,000 yen (tax included) will not change.

    The addition of this time, Wii has two main sets “Wii Remote +”, so that now comes bundled with an additional “Wii Remote Plus” without your purchase, your family and friends Togo [with] you can enjoy Wii Sports Resort.

    Since the Wii is released, you feel popular with intuitive and exhilarating action, cumulative shipments of domestic sales at the end of this year, with over three million units in 1159.

    Gameplay to reflect accurately detect the hand position and movement of the player’s “Wii Remote +” while taking advantage of and enjoy the fun of Wii Sports Resort [12] resort to sell and ship the additional controller In it, a person can enjoy it, play with it more enjoyable than to tell you that the Wii’s appeal, we aim to further spread.

    (2) mobile gaming, “Nintendo 3DS” (released February 2011) Ni Shimashite, from July 14 this year, new body colors, “red flare” will be on sale. Existing color of “aqua” and “Cosmo Black” together with the body color becomes Nintendo 3DS three colors total.

    On June 16 [3D] Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Following the launch of the Company on July 14 [3D] Star Fox 64, this year is [Mirror] Shin Akira Parutena myth, [SUPER The latest series] Mario, Mario Kart] and are expected to launch latest series, the work is expected to be released from a number of software makers also fully equipped with special software we will from now until the end of So by increasing the body colors, Nintendo 3DS body aims to spread in earnest.