08.07.06
A not so familiar computing world?
Upcoming release titles from Nintendo, at least is as follows:
3rd Aug. – Starfox Command (DS); 10th Aug. – a variety of software that enables Japanese people to ‘learn’ English vocab; 24th Aug. – FF III; 2nd Sept. – DS Lite Jet Black (the one that’s out over here already), and that infamous Tingle game for the DS (have yet to hear of a title for abroad); 21st Sept. – Yu Yu Hakusho DS; 28th Sept. – Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl.
The guy responsible for the PS logo tune has come up with a weird concoction that’s in the form of a CD. He publishes this CD under the name of 8bit Project, and titled it FAMILIAR COMPUTING WORLD . Basically, it’s a bunch of tunes (including J-pop) dressed up into those almost-nostalgic famicon sounds. In the playlist, there will be tunes from Evangelion and a Studio Ghibli collection (that includes Nausicaa’s Requeim), not just the embarassingly trashy J-pop genre. Sold for 2,000yen (£10), it’s out now. Either this is one more novelty item (one of those wacky paraphernalia one can get from Japan) or you’re one geek who actually appreciates those Lolita-esque ’singers’ outside Japan. You decide.
Not that we heard anything about it beforehand, Mario Basketball 3on3, released on 27th last month, is proving to be very popular (partly because it’s a collaboration between Nintendo and Square Enix). Above link will take you to some screenshots at least – no sorry, I’m not going to translate the whole article. At least this is one game we’ll be sure to make it’s not-so-ponderous way over here.
Just a note to regular readers: I’ll be in Tokyo with severe jet lag for the following ten days, so no form of entry will be made. However, I solemnly promise to write any interesting info I pick up once back. (Obviously bear in mind the flight itself takes approx. 12hours each way, so I will mentally have a ‘fatigue’ bar over my head for a while.)