11.03.06
What’s metallic about that pink?
In the two or more weeks I decided to not write (due mainly to lack of non-marketing fare), things have finally started moving again. A lot of it is, because of Wii, and the much awaited titles launching simlutaneously.
First up is Zelda: Twilight Princess coming out on both Wii and GC for the same price of approx. £34. As this is one of the launch titles, it’ll be coming out 2nd Dec. in Japan. (The promo vid is 2mins 5secs long.)
Out yesterday, was a DS game for Kirby for £24. The movie itself seems all too familiar, but check out the cute enemies you’ll have to face, and go ‘awww!’ :)
With the launch of Wii, Nintendo (as planned) will be relaunching some of their oft-recalled titles for ‘Wii points’ (no, I don’t understand fully what that entails). 49 titles are scheduled for within this year (18 Famicon, 11 Super Famicon, 1 N64 – well obviously, it’s Super Mario 64, duh!, 11 Megadrive – Ecco is included, 8 PC Engine – Bomberman ‘94 et al.).
The Nintendo World 2006 (Wii Experience Convention) will be held in Osaka (12th) and Tokyo (25th, 26th) between 9am and 4pm. The Tokyo one, of course, will be held an hour out of the city by train, at Makuhari Messe. There, you’ll get to see such ‘amazing promo vids’ (as one site lauded) from the new Super Smash Bros. and Biohazard games.
Almost as if Sony doesn’t want to be outdone by all the fuss being made about Nintendo and its products, for two weeks (6th~19th) they will be hosting a PS3 showcase at the Sony Building in Ginza, Tokyo (tel. 03-3573-2371, 11am-7pm). Yes, you do get to try them out too. The company also will be introducing new colours on both the PSP and PS2. Personally, I find that shade of pink a trifle offensive – garish, even, but each to their own I guess. As regards the PSP, the pink version will be sold from 22nd, the silver from 14th Dec., and the metallic blue from 21st Dec. for approx. £103.95; as regards the PS2, both the pink and satin silver versions will make it to the stores by 22nd for £80.