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Sim City DS Commercials Hits Japanese TV

And it stars actor Tooru Nomaguchi as a businessman happily enjoying the sim game based on Sim City 3000. I don't know about the CM but the box art definitely looks cool with those miniature models and the giant hand placing them onto the set. There's no news of an English version but you can import the JP version on February 22nd....


Shoko-tan Stars in Super Robot Wars W Commercial

Yes, from February 23rd onwards you can see the 22 year old Japanese idol Shouko Nakagawa ("Shouko-tan") on TV. She claims to play games everyday avoiding sleep (which I'm sure a lot of gamers can understand) but, was a little embarrassed when she was caught on camera while she was really getting into the new SRW game. And did I mention...


DJ Max Portable 2 Site Up and Running

It was only showing the first game before but now screens, music samples and other bits of DJ Max Portable 2 related stuff is up at the portal site. I hope Play-Asia's February 23rd release date is right! In any case, I'm still going to wait for the international version. They might just add in an extra track or more like in the first game....


PSP Firmware Now Up to v3.11 with Added PSX Reset Option

That's all there is to this small increment update really. Once you've updated your PSP you can reset your PSX games to the logo screen (just before the game is loaded) via the Home button menu. Makes it quicker to reload that saved file when you've messed up in a game that doesn't have a load option while you're playing....


English Proficiency Level 3 and 4 Version

Great that the Japanese are getting so much choice in DS edutainment software, no? This latest title "Eikenoh 3-Kyu Hen/ 4-Kyu Hen" is based on "Eiken", an English proficiency test that takes place 3 times a year in Japan. Apparently doing well in this test can make you more favourable when applying for new schools and approximately...


Dragonball Z: Haruka naru Goku Densetsu, New Modes Revealed

The latest handheld Dragonball game will include a wireless 4 player "VS Mode" where you can battle with characters you've levelled in Story Mode (with limits) and, a "Collection Mode" where you can try to obtain all 300 cards and view the quotes on them. Watch out for Dragonball action on March 21st....


Gungho Online Entertainment Announces They Will Develop DS Titles

Gungho, the company who runs popular Korean PC titles such as Ragnarok Online and A3 in Japan, has settled a contract with Nintendo saying they will be developing titles for the DS in future. They have yet to reveal what their first DS title is going to be but expect another announcement shortly as to what it maybe. Maybe this isn't really...