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3DS Dominates the Japanese Market

Nintendo’s grip on the Japanese market seems as unrelenting as Darth Vader’s grip on the empire. With the latest figures coming out from Famitsu showing the Nintendo 3DS games sheer domination in the Japanese games chart, occupying more than 6 positions in the top 10 charts.

SignifiedSix913913d ago

I don't think anyone will ever dethrone Nintendo from the handheld market lol.

Miscommunicative3913d ago

There was one who could. But Jobs is gone now.

Shad0wRunner3913d ago

Apparently it dominates the North American market too.

Did I fall into a coma for a century and wake up into an alternate reality where millions of people prefer to play games in their hands, on a little screen? o_O

What happened to the CONSOLE gamers?

gamer423913d ago

We live in a fast paced society, convenience is key for products to be successful in today's world. Why do think smartphones are so popular? Handheld gaming has evolved to a point where we can get console quality game in our hands. How can gaming be more convenient than that?

Stsonic3913d ago

3ds is not console quality. Vita had a good chance but it seems no one wants to support it.

Themba763913d ago

I think vita will catch up now mainly because of ps4 support and I believe they will probably start getting alot of jrpgs soon.

Misaka_x_Touma3913d ago

well console only gamers cares more about big budgets wanna be hollywood popularity games with endless quick time event, 10 hour long and not so much replay value.

swice3913d ago

I feel as though handheld gaming is much more personal. I'll get on my console to be social, but when it's just me and my 3DS, it's really just me.

memots3913d ago

Didn't we know this already?

dcj05243913d ago

Slow news day /:. Next up: 5 reasons the PS4 can beat XBOX ONE. Ugh.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2618d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905063d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5063d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905063d ago (Edited 5063d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5063d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5063d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5063d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495063d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5063d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5063d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2654d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One