It’s that time again! No, it’s not time to pour Malt-O-Meal on the cat; it’s time for your weekly encapsulated dose of content that is the AMN Rewind. Before we even get started this week, let me remind you to brush up on the Editor’s Take feature that’s literally flooded the Advanced Media Network. If you’ve been curious about just what exactly’s been going on with those, now’s the perfect time to find out! Now, on with the deliciousness!
NPD: Xbox 360 Takes Number One Spot for September in the US, Sony and Nintendo Trumpet Their Success for September, and Nintendo Responds to 2nd Place NPD Figures
Everyone’s putting their respective spin on the NPD sales figures for September. Despite the fact that the 360 clearly beat the heap as far as hardware units sold, both Sony and Nintendo each are claiming that they got the better out of the month. Check the numbers themselves first, then get yourself geared up for the spin.
Street Fighter IV Over a Year Away
Capcom revealed this week that they’re currently working on the sequel to the sequel to possibly the greatest arcade game of all time. Unhappily, we don’t really know that much about the game itself, as the trailer merely featured a movie of series leads Ryu and Ken sparring. So, from the trailer, we can safely assume that those two characters will be in the game, but not much else.
EA Wants One Console to Rule Them All
Electronic Arts literally makes games for basically EVERY gaming platform there is, so it kind of makes sense that the people there would be in favor of one console only. After all, if you’re publishing and developing a separate Madden for PS2, Xbox, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS, PSP, cell phones, GBA, PC, and Mac all at once, I can understand how you might long for simplicity. Still, there’s a term for having just one kind of platform without any competition that you might recognize – a monopoly. Depending on where you are, it might also be referred to as COMMUNISM.
It’s never good to hear that a game is losing features, but fortunately, it appears that most of WipEout‘s losses will be incidental at worst. Online community will be making a disappearing act, no more race rules customization, and last, and certainly least, photo mode will no longer be included. But how many photos of your online victories, or — let’s be honest — losses would you have wanted, anyway?
Sega Announces Sega Superstars Tennis, Featuring Classic Sega Characters
Like Mario Tennis, only with Sonic and Tails. And lots of other Sega franchise characters like Ulala from Space Channel 5. Too bad Sega doesn’t make sports games anymore — they could have included Donovan McNabb!
Lack of PS3 BC = More PS3 Game Sales, According to Sony
It’s really sad when corporate executives have to make up reasons for business moves that aren’t necessarily in consumers’ best interests, and even sadder when there is no possible way to make those reasons sound logical. If you’re interested in such a process, just check out how Sony Computer Entertainment America’s president Jack Tretton tries to justify leaving PS2 backwards compatibility out of the new 40 GB PlayStation 3s. Maybe you should pick up one of those 60-gig versions while you can.
Capcom Chooses Okami Developer
With its paintbrush mechanic, Okami on the Wii always seemed like a no brainer, but Capcom accidentally demolished Okami developer Clover Studios on purpose last year, so somebody else had to do the honors this time around. American development house Ready at Dawn, known for work on PSP titles like God of War: Chains of Olympus and Daxter, draws the long straw.
E For All 2007: Hands-on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, E For All 2007: Hands-on Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn, and E For All 2007: Hands-on Link’s Crossbow Training
Want to know how your favorite upcoming Nintendo titles are handling? Check out our from-the-floors perspectives on how some of these future blockbusters are shaping up, whether you prefer shooting Moblins with a crossbow, defending your country from invading enemies turn by turn, or duking it out with insane amounts of mascot characters and nostalgic paraphernalia. Five hundred points if you can match which description applies to which game!
Interview with Ace Attorney Series Producer Minae Matsukawa
It’s almost time for Phoenix Wright’s third adventure to hit store shelves, so take a look at this interview with the series’ producer. She talks about the new game, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulation, about developing the original game, the choice to focus on handhelds, and more!
If you don’t like the stories featured in this week’s AMN Rewind, go out there and do me one better! Figure out which stories you like the best this week and write down a list, including links. Then, refer back to the list at your leisure. No, don’t send it to me. Why would I want that list? I’ve already got one!
