The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Coming off a very strong first week, The Magic Box is reporting that “Sparking! NEO” sold an additional 67,642 copies last week in Japan, being beaten out by the monstrous behemoths (redundant, but whatever) of “Pokemon” and “Final Fantasy”. Good to see that it is still doing well, though!
Amazon is listing “Budokai Tenkaichi 2” for the Nintendo Wii as coming out on 21 November 2006, essentially as a launch title for the Wii in the US.
The Magic Box is reporting that “Sparking! NEO” has sold 263,897 copies, making it the number one selling game for last week in Japan (beating out “Pokemon”, no less).
There has been a bit of rumor-esque discussion going around this here Internet the last couple days concerning playable characters in “Sparking! NEO”. Well, one of the best things you can do is tear apart the files on the game disc and see what is on there. Something to keep in mind, however, is that …
“Sparking! NEO” sees its release in Japan on the PlayStation 2 today! Those of you who ordered it from Play-Asia probably had it shipped out to you on Tuesday (like I did), so look for it coming in this week! Much excitement. Amazon Japan (¥6069) Play-Asia ($64.90) Look for the American release in November from …
It has been brought to our attention that Kazuyuki Sogabe, a voice actor known for his roles in Dragon Ball as Dr. Myu, Toma, and #13 (though possibly more well known as Kunzite in “Sailormoon”) passed away a couple weeks ago on 17 September 2006. He will be missed.
Toei has revealed the covers for their next three DVDs of the Z Dragon Box individual disc release. Each of these discs contain six episodes, covering episodes 196 thru 213, and are set to be released 04 October 2006. You can still order any of the released discs or pre-order any of these three discs …
According to The Magic Box, “Famitsu” has given “Sparking! NEO” for the JP PS2 scores of 8, 8, 7, and 6, for a total of 27/40*. The game drops next week in Japan 05 October 2006. * 8 + 8 + 7 + 6 obviously equals 29 and not 27, so if someone with the …
The cover art for the upcoming “Jump”-focused-all-out-crossover Nintendo DS game, “Jump Ultimate Stars”, is out! Lots of great new stuff coming in the game! It drops on 23 November 2006, exclusively in Japan.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo” (or simply “Kochikame” for short), various significant manga authors/artists have gotten together to showcase their appreciation with contributions in manga form! You can learn all about it (in Japanese, of course) over on the official website. Akira Toriyama’s contribution is a little cross-over story in …