Insane Japanese Music Game Gameplay

The Japanese must have some crazy hand-eye coordination skills. Check this out.

Source: UNEASYsilence

Trailers: Fire Emblem for Wii Coming November 5

As I was looking into Soul Calibur Legends I came across information on Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. It comes out November 5th and now I’m wondering if I should get that too. Though there’s a lot of strategy involved, and I’ve never really played those games. It could also be a large time commitment. On the upside it does offer 16:9 aspect ratio support for a wide view of the battlefield. So it could be an excuse to finally buy an HDTV.

What do you think? And can I get into the game without having played the previous Fire Emblem installments? It looks like this game picks up where the last one left off.

Pre-order Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn on Amazon

Trailers: Soul Calibur Legends for the Wii

Soul Calibur Legends is coming out for the Wii on November 13th. It’s mostly a single player or co-op game, with some multiplayer modes added. A third-person action adventure it’s called. So I’m hoping it gives me a taste of the traditional Soul Calibur game model on the Wii, with a well-developed storyline and innovative gameplay that takes advantage of the Wii remote motion-sensing capabilities. I found some new trailers, and I think I might have to pre-order this game from Amazon soon. Check out the videos of the gameplay.

And I will still need to get an Xbox 360 so I can play Soul Calibur 4 when it comes out.

Character Switching Gameplay - Sophitia and Astaroth

Co-op Gameplay - Mitsurugi and Ivy

Sophitia Gameplay

Taki Gameplay

Seigfried Gameplay

Pre-order Soul Calibur Legends on Amazon.com

Daily Links for October 23, 2007

• FORTUNE: Tech Daily Bragging Rights: Xbox finally outsells the Wii «
  The Xbox has overtaken the Wii this month. But I doubt it’s sustainable. It was a Halo 3 pop. But the 360 can easily get a place in people’s homes with the PS3 being so unattractive, and the Wii being hard to come by.
  (tags: games nintendo microsoft wii xbox)

Daily Links for October 20, 2007

• Rumor: Yahoo Exec Joining Nintendo?
  Could Cammie Dunaway, the marketing maven who just jumped ship from Yahoo, be looking to work at Nintendo? That’s what several tipsters tell Kotaku. Yahoo’s chief marketeer may be on her way to Nintendo, where a trio of vacancies are looking to be filled.
  (tags: business games nintendo)
• Nintendo: Gamers Bored Before Wii - News at SPOnG.com
  Analyst Mike Goodman thinks that Nintendo has performed a nifty switch with Sony. “They’re capturing gaming households. … And they’ve done the best job in marketing that they’ve expanded the marketplace.”
  (tags: games nintendo)
• News: THQ signs IP deal with Nintendo - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  A new SEC filing states that on October 12, “Nintendo of America and THQ entered into a Confidential License Agreement for the Wii Console.” It seems to be a standard renewal of an existing agreement. Still good to hear.
  (tags: games nintendo)

Street Fighter 4 Trailer Released

A teaser trailer for Street Fighter 4 has been released at Street Fighter World. It’s odd that the game had recently come up in conversation. I will embed the video here when I find a copy that lets me do that, but until then go check out that link for a nice stylized teaser trailer.

Gleemax Goes Live With Alpha

Gleemax has gone live. Gleemax is Wizards of the Coast’s new social gamer website. You can discuss any games and read up on the blogs of Wizards of the Coast developers. WotC is the creator of Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, and a whole slew of other game properties. They have great plans for it, as they told me at this year’s Digital Life when I sat down with them. I was able to speak with their Director of Online Media and they seemed very committed to the social aspect of gaming and embracing user-generated content. I just wanted to let you know the site is live so you can check it out. I will write up more about it once I have a chance to check it out in earnest.

New Trailer: Spore

There’s a new Spore trailer where the developers talk a little about it and show it off. It is really shaping up to be a great game. And you can read IGN’s Spore Preview.

Daily Links for August 28, 2007

• PC World - Penny Arcade Site Debuts
  A new Web site promotes the multiplatform adventure game starring Gabe and Tycho from the popular webcomic Penny Arcade.
  (tags: Games)
• Acer to acquire Gateway for $710 million | InfoWorld | News | 2007-08-27 | By Sumner Lemon and Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service
  Acer is buying Gateway for $710 million. So long, farewell.
  (tags: Acquisitions Business Computers)
• Bush: Gonzales’ ‘good name dragged through the mud’ - CNN.com
  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned
  (tags: Politics)

Trailer: NBA Live 08 Wii Controls

Here’s a nice video of the Wii controls for NBA Live 08. I’m hoping to find some more reviews soon to find out if the game is worth getting. I also wonder if the Xbox 360 version will be so much better and I should wait until I get a 360. NBA Live 08 comes out October 2nd.