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Archive for December, 2008
TakaraTomy Upcoming G1 Reissue Cassette Launch In March 2009! December 31st, 2008
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Here we have a new group of photos showing the upcoming TakaraTomy Transformers product – Transformers Cassette Big Mission pack, comes with 4 units of G1 cassette’s, Laserbeak, Ravage, Rewind & Eject. According to TakaraTomy, they will renew some parts from stickers changed to tempo printing, and the toys will be packaged in nostalgic packaging. Japan official release date will be 26th March 2009, and retail price is 4000Yen.
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First Look At Alternity A-02 Megatron! December 31st, 2008
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We’ve got 2 pictures showing the prototype of Alternity Megatron with its weapon!
Available in March 2009, Japan Retail Price: 4500Yen
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Bearbrick Series 17 December 25th, 2008
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The new Bearbrick Series 17 has been released in Japan this week. As usual there are some exciting additions for collectors out there. Our favorites include the Jelly Bean, Mickey Mouse and Gurren Lagann versions in the new series. Good luck getting them all and finding the hidden ones in the new series.
DSi Tops a Million in Japan DS platform on its way to 25 million total. December 22nd, 2008
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The DS shows no signs of stopping its reign of terror over in Japan. The latest sales feat for the platform was made by the just-released DSi which, according to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, topped the million mark last week.
According to Enterbrain, the system has, as of December 21, sold a total of 1,062,416 units. The system was originally released on November 1 and has been a tough find at retail since then.
Total sales for the DS platform stand at 24,859,874 units. With two weeks of sales left in the year, the DS will likely cross the 25 million mark. Not that it really needs to do this, as it surpassed the PS2 as Japan’s best selling system of all time long ago.
On the 24th, Nintendo Japan will begin its DSi Ware download program. DSi Ware are playable exclusively on the DSi, so Nintendo is presumably hoping for a high DSi adoption rate in order for this program to be a success.
Source: IGN.com
Celebrating the 20th Work of a Final Fantasy Series December 22nd, 2008
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Oiyoiyo (from FF12), Ho-ra Nakuzo, Zettai Nakuzo (from FF10), Kyoumi Naine (from FF7), Uboaaa (from FF2), Iidesutomo (from FF4)
PSP action game ” Dissidia Final Fantasy ,” the 20th game of FF series, was released on the 18th. Sofmap AM Branch played its demo and sold it at the entrance of the store- people lined up to get it as well as watch the demo. Around the demo monitor, famous lines of “Dissidia FF” such as ” Oiyoiyo ,” ” Uboaaa ,” ” Iidesutomo ,” etc, were written.
Sold @ the Entrance of the Store: Many Business Men Visited after Work Sofmap AM Branch
Video game retailer blog Sinobi reports that 350,000 copies of Dissidia Final Fantasy were sold last Thursday, when the game went on sale in Japan. The number include the super nice 20th Anniversary Limited Pack that come with a special edition PSP, which is around 40,000 units according to Sinobi. It worth noting that Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII also did 350,000 copies on its first day and went on to sell almost 490,000 copies in its first week. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G still has the best first day for a PSP game when it sold 670,000 copies earlier this year (MHP 2nd is second with 512,000).
Source: Sinobi
