This week's JP mag news (OUENDAN 2 MAY 17!!!!)

[Jonnyram]

- New titles -

Ar Tonelico 2
PS2, Banpresto, 2007


Rune Factory 2
DS, MMV


Urban Chaos
PS2, Spike

Me and the Sims Town
DS, EA
...so Wii and DS versions in the works

Dead Rising 2 (tentative title)
360, Capcom


- Dates -

DS Origami, DS, June
Hello Kitty Character Dex, DS. 26 July
Harvest Moon, Wii, 7 June
Negima!?, Wii, 14 June


- Nintendo news -


19 tracks, including:
VISTA - Going Underground
気分上々↑↑ - mihimaru GT
少年ハート - Homemade Kazoku
BANG!BANG!バカンス - smap
Believe - Ayaka
リルラ リルハ - Kaela Kimura
贈る言葉 - Flow
バンビーナ - Hotei Tomoyasu
全力少年 - Sukima Switch
ジュリアに傷心 - checkers
Go my way - Hitomi Yaida
POP STAR - Ken Hirai

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
DS, Nintendo, 23 June 2007


Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race
Wii, Nintendo, 28 June 2007

Kazujin Taisen
DS, Nintendo
DS version of this?

DS Power of Observation Training
DS, Nintendo


- Reviews -

Atelier Lise (DS) 6, 5, 7, 6
Gakuen Alice (DS) 5, 4, 6, 6
Nodame Cantabile (DS) 6, 7, 7, 6
Ourankoukou Host-bu (PS2) 7, 7, 7, 6
Fate/stay night (PS2) 8, 8, 7, 6
Furu Furu Park (Wii) 6, 6, 6, 5
Super Paper Mario (Wii) 9, 9, 9, 8
Man. Utd. 7 - 1 Roma (agg. 8-3)

[Matix]

<incoming> Ar Tonelico 2 PS2, Banpresto, 2007

Was the 1st game even successful enough to warrant a sequel?!

Rune Factory 2 DS, MMV Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS, Nintendo, 23 June 2007

Oh, this will be fun.

[angelfly]

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS, Nintendo, 23 June 2007

Thats great. I didn't expect it until early Q4

[Grecco]

Zelda

In June?

That came out of nowhere. Wow. Awesome

[JSR]

I bet Zelda's release date is one of the things that Nintendo will announce during today's supposed retailers conference.

[I3rand0]

Ar Tonelico 2 hell yeah

[Fredescu]

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS, Nintendo, 23 June 2007

I was just thinking about how badly I wanted this yesterday. June?! JUNE!

Edit:

Man. Utd. 7 - 1 Roma (agg. 8-3)

[Grecco]

Man. Utd. 7 - 1 Roma (agg. 8-3)

(Im a Juve fan)

[Wollan]

Man. Utd. 7 - 1 Roma

Haha.

But Zelda in June, wowsers.

[icecream]

Fate/stay night (PS2) 8, 8, 7, 6

Sounds right for an upper level visual novel.

Ar Tonelico 2? Did it do well in the US or something?

[ivysaur12]

I wonder when 2D obscure JRPGs are going to make the jump from PS2 to Wii, or if they're going to stay PS2 forever...

[cvxfreak]

DS Power of Observation Training DS, Nintendo

Oh snap.

[jvalioli]

Me and the Sims Town DS, EA (Isn't this the one that is coming to Wii too?)

MySims has a different name in Japan?

Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race Wii, Nintendo

Who didn't call this?

[Durante]

Ar Tonelico 2 PS2, Banpresto, 2007

**** YES!
(I'd have used a blink tag if there was one)

Now please be localized. THIS IS NISAAAAAAAAA.

Ar Tonelico 2? Did it do well in the US or something?

It's my 1 imported copy! And the one I forced a friend to buy! I knew it!

[Jonnyram]

MySims has a different name in Japan?

Yeah, it's called "Boku to Sim no Machi" = Me and the town of the Sims.

Speculation time...
Phantom Hourglass is due out on a Saturday.
That's pretty unusual unless they release new hardware, so I guess they're gonna announce a new DSlite colour or something.

[Grecco]

DS Power of Observation Training DS, Nintendo

Its on now

[VOOK]

This is all from Famitsu isn't it so far?

[legend166]

Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race?

Is that the GCN game that was delayed that I can't remember the name of? Bongo Blast?

[Wario64]

Donkey Kong Jet Race? As in flying?


Ohh, yeah it's probably that GC game. More GC ports, yay?

[Johnas]

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS, Nintendo, 23 June 2007

Which likely indicates a fall release for NA, as if we needed another great game to steal away our monies.

At least, I hope it's great, haven't seen or heard much about it in a while.

[Jonnyram]

Yeah, it's the GC game.
Some details of the game are in the mag, so I guess it's coming out this summer, but I dunno the date yet.

Zelda snap uploaded in first post, sorry about the poor quality.

[cvxfreak]

Guys, we knew about the GC Donkey Kong game coming to the Wii since last September.

[giant_frying_pan]

Man. Utd. 7 - 1 Roma (agg. 8-3)

Cheeky git.

Congratulations!

* * *

Earlier than I expected for Zelda: PH. Q3 2007 for the first English version, perhaps?

[Jiggy]

Atelier Lise (DS) 6, 5, 7, 6

Well that sucks. Another Luminous Arc situation where I was liking the design from the looks of things, but I guess it didn't translate to a great DS game.


Power of Observation Training, though, now there's an interesting concept.

[Jonnyram]

[Johnas]

Can anybody say whether that article mentions Zelda's control scheme? As in, still only stylus control, or was the conventional method added?

[splattergnome]

Guys, we knew about the GC Donkey Kong game coming to the Wii since last September.

All that is missing is Kirby, and the GC legacy will finally be complete.

[Dark Ninja]

DS Power of Observation Training DS, Nintendo

MEGATON!!!

[Jonnyram]

Guys, we knew about the GC Donkey Kong game coming to the Wii since last September.

It's in the mag because there's details and a date :)
June 28

[VOOK]

Donkey Kong Jet Race? As in flying? Ohh, yeah it's probably that GC game. More GC ports, yay?

[Pachael]

Man. Utd. 7 - 1 Roma (agg. 8-3)

Chelsea 2 - 1 Valencia (agg. 3-2)
*whistle*

[ivysaur12]

THE END BEGINS!

[CO_Andy]

Surprised NISA hasn't went out of business yet. There must be a bigger market for subpar animu RPGs than i once thought.

DK Taru Jet Race = Wave Race? [edit: nevermind]

[Jonnyram]

DK Taru Jet Race:
DK finds some barrel jets that let him fly in the sky.
16 courses, 1-4 players.

[jvalioli]

Harvest Moon, Wii, 7 June

I hope this doesn't suck. I really loved HM64 and the SNES HM. By the way, has Rune Factory released in the states yet?

[mutsu]

*preorders*

[Somnid]

Yes, please.

[Vargas]

Yes!!!!!!!!!

[super funk]

Now this is what I call an epic thread.
Rune Factory 2 is hot although Im still waiting to play the first one.
Zelda is a total suprise launch.
The new Nintendo training game is also a suprise and should sell billions.
And finally...
OUENDAN! 2!

My mom tells me Im not supposed to hear this many good things at once because I get too excited.

[cvxfreak]

I wonder why Japan hasn't gotten a date for Diddy Kong Racing DS yet.

[Ronok]

YES!

[Vyse The Legend]

I love Zelda, but this is the only news that matters.

[Wario64]

I came.

[CloudV]

Oh hell yes, any news of the track list?

[Wario64]

I propose a thread title change to reflect this awesome news.

[Y2Kev]

CREDIT CARD READY

[Busaiku]

Tuesdayton?

[Oblivion]

I propose a thread title change to reflect this awesome news.

Which one?


edit: Nevermind. That's what I get for reading the thread from the bottom.

[risky boots]

WOOOOOO!

[Oblivion]

DK Taru Jet Race: DK finds some barrel jets that let him fly in the sky. 16 courses, 1-4 players.

Wow, 16? This might actually turn out to be decent.