Years ago, when I worked in retail in a long gone Blockbuster store, Easter was an awkward time of year. Not because seemingly everyone on the face of the Earth wanted a copy of Slumdog Millionaire or Taken and didn't understand the concept of limited stock, but because of Creme Eggs. I'm no fan of Creme Eggs, admittedly. They're cloyingly sweet. But it was the packaging that was the real problem. Their small yet vital barcode was wrapped around the egg-shaped chocolate and that made it impossible to scan easily. In time, I ended up memorising the barcode number (known as an EAN) while still cursing quietly about the Creme Egg design. And yet, I was the one who so desperately wanted a Barcode Battler when I was about 7. But, hey, kids rarely know what's best for them, right? The Barcode Battler took the concept of the humble barcode and turned it into an 'amazing' game of exciting combat and thrills and spills. I say 'amazing' because that's how the instruction manual describes it. … [Read more...] about Not even Mario and Zelda could make the Barcode Battler any good
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Doraemon: Story Of Seasons Coming To Nintendo Switch and PC
Bandai Namco has announced Doraemon: Story of Seasons, a title that will mash the classic Story of Seasons series with popular anime Doraemon for a farming experience coming Fall 2019. In this new adventure, Doraemon main character Nobita and his friends take part in the activities that the Story of Seasons series is known for including raising livestock, hunting bugs, planting crops, exploring the area beyond the fields of your farm in Doraemon: Story Of Seasons. You can see more of this crossover below in the game’s official announcement trailer.First published in manga form in 1969 and adapted for the first time as an anime in 1973, Doraemon follows the young Nobita Nobe as him and his friends encounters the titular robo Doraemon. Doraemon, a time-traveling robot cat from the 22ed century, then helps Nibita on his adventures by using high-tech gadgets he pulls from the pocket on the front of his body, a tradition carried on by the game. The series is has been beloved in … [Read more...] about Doraemon: Story Of Seasons Coming To Nintendo Switch and PC
Dragon Quest Your Story CG movie gets its first trailer
Dragon Quest Your Story is a new CG movie from Japanese animation studio Toei that is coming this summer. The Dragon Quest movie is based on Dragon Quest 5: Hand of the Heavenly Bride from 1992. It was announced in February and just received its first trailer. Dragon Quest Your Story is a CG movie directed by Ryuichi Yagi and Shin Hanabusa releasing in Japan on August 2. The movie takes Akira Toriyama’s iconic character design into 3D with artistic flourishes adding a more realistic feel to the world. Takashi Yamazaki is credited as the “general director” and screenwriter on the movie’s official Twitter page. Yamazaki directed the incredibly popular Stand by Me Doraemon in 2014. Square Enix’s Yuji Horii is supervising the production of Dragon Quest Your Story. Horii was the writer and designer for Dragon Quest 5 and also helped with the production of the Nintendo DS and PS2 remakes of the game. The Dragon Quest series’ Koichi Sugiyama is handling … [Read more...] about Dragon Quest Your Story CG movie gets its first trailer
Media Create (JP) 03/5-11/18: Monster Hunter World, omae wa mou shindeiru
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) [PS4] Hokuto ga Gotoku (Limited Edition Included) (Sega, 03/08/18) – 123,116 (New) [PS4] Monster Hunter: World (Limited and Bundle Editions Included) (Capcom, 01/26/18) – 25,382 (1,954,272) [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 22,162 (2,106,486) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04,28,17) – 17,329 (1,399,804) [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 11,611 (908,067) [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 11,043 (1,648,855) [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I: Kai -Thors Military Academy 1204- (Falcom, 03/08/18) – 10,965 (New) [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Nintendo, 11/17/17) – 8,622 (1,585,208) [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege Advanced Edition (Ubisoft, 03/01/18) – 8,191 (16,233) [PS4] Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition (Square Enix, 03/08/18) – 6,814 … [Read more...] about Media Create (JP) 03/5-11/18: Monster Hunter World, omae wa mou shindeiru
Famitsu review scores round-up: Shadow of the Colossus top, but indies Owlboy and Firewatch don’t score as well as in the west
By Cory Arnold, Tuesday, 20 February 2018 14:09 GMT A bunch of acclaimed indie titles have made it to Japan but the reception isn’t as warm as elsewhere.Shadow of the Colossus remake, while several popular western indie games finally made it over to Japan. However, some didn’t get the same love as in the occident. Shadow of the Colossus, remake or no, is highly acclaimed and considered by many to be one of the best games of all time. As such it will top a lot of lists by default. While it was available in HD when the Ico/Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection released in 2011, the remake uses all new assets built from scratch by Bluepoint Games. There has been a lot of discussion over whether or not technically limitations of the time, such as the use of fog, have artistic merit and people continue to compare the original and remake side by side. Famitsu didn’t find too much wrong, giving it a 35/40. For comparison, they gave the original a 37/40 back in 2005. … [Read more...] about Famitsu review scores round-up: Shadow of the Colossus top, but indies Owlboy and Firewatch don’t score as well as in the west