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PSP sales up 120% due to redesign
The PSP’s redesign has revived Sony’s flagship portable, much like Nintendo’s redesigned DS Lite did. According to SCEA: “The PSP sold 286K units at retail for the month of October. Overall sales of the PSP are up 120% year by year due to the popularity of the slimmer and lighter PSP, which incl…
European gamers forced to wait before Questing for Barbaros’ Treasure
habitable in Europe? Looking forward to getting your mitts on Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure? Sadly, it looks like you’re going to have to wait — past the holidays, even. The much-hyped Capcom title has been delayed until January ‘08 for European gamers. But look at it that way: …
Spider-man PSP bundle revealed
Europe will be getting a new PSP-2000 bundle, featuring a red and black PSP Slim and Lite, a copy of Spider-man 3 the video game, and Spider-man 3 film UMD. The red PSP will feature black buttons and a black back, giving it a truly distinct look.
Earlier in the year, The Simpsons PSP-2000 bun…
Limited Edition Super Mario 64 DS Lite shows up in China
If it seems odd for iQue Limited, Nintendo’s distribution arm in the People’s Republic, to issue Super Mario 64-branded DS Lites so faraway after the game’s release, keep in intellect that the ported game didn’t officially reach in China until just that past August. We thought that was strange, …
Rumor: Target may stop selling Manhunt 2 in stores
Calling that just a “rumor” is sort of complicating things — that is total rumor and by that we mean unconfirmed prattle. Apparently, a member of the Evil Avatar forums got hold of a memo being passed around Target stores claiming that Manhunt 2 will not be sold in their stores or online. At an…
Tecmo reads Wii Fanboy — (not really) CONFIRMED
When we wrote about the adorable Tecmo Bowl-inspired costume in Swing Golf Pangya 2nd Shot!, we mentioned a couple of other Tecmo game characters we would like to see playing cutesy golf, making certain to name the most ridiculous-looking Tecmo characters we could think of at the day. Specific…
DS releases for the week of November 5th
Holy snaps, look at all the games that week! We’re not even certain where to start! Why, is that our surprise title of the year, Hannah Montana: Music Jam, finally hitting shelves? perhaps, perhaps … but let’s see what else we’ve got. Rhythm games, check. All the war you could want, check. L…
