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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Square Enix leading Major Minor's Majestic March in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/16/square-enix-leading-major-minors-majestic-march-in-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/16/square-enix-leading-major-minors-majestic-march-in-japan/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/16/square-enix-leading-major-minors-majestic-march-in-japan/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/imports/" rel="tag">Imports</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/screens/" rel="tag">Screens</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/01/majorminorjan162008.jpg"  alt="" /><br /></div>
Square Enix has picked up Majesco's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/"><em>Major Minor's Majestic March</em></a> for Japan, releasing the title on April 23rd. They've launched <a href="http://www.square-enix.co.jp/meja-maji/">a site</a> for the game to get some buzz going, but it's kind of bare bones at the moment. You'll find little there, save for some character descriptions and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/majesco-parades-a-major-minor-trailer/">an explanation of how the game works</a>. Look for more later, though, as there is space reserved for videos and the like. If you want <a href="http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1221306_1124.html">some new screens</a> to eyeball, check out Famitsu. They've just uploaded a few.<br /><br /><br />[Via <a href="http://gonintendo.com/?p=69431">Go Nintendo</a>]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.square-enix.co.jp/meja-maji/">Source</a> - <em>Major Minor's </em>site<br /><a href="http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1221306_1124.html">Source</a> - Screens at Famitsu<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/16/square-enix-leading-major-minors-majestic-march-in-japan/">Square Enix leading Major Minor's Majestic March in Japan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:21:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/16/square-enix-leading-major-minors-majestic-march-in-japan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1431694/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/16/square-enix-leading-major-minors-majestic-march-in-japan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>japan</category><category>majesco</category><category>major-minor</category><category>major-minors-majestic-march</category><category>music</category><category>nanaon-sha</category><category>rhythm</category><category>square-enix</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[E308: Wii Fanboy leads the band in Major Minor's Majestic March]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/major-minors-majestic-march/882286/full"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/major_minor_e308_impressions_lg.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><em>Click for larger image</em><br /></div>
<br />Ever since <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/15/parappa-creator-to-rock-the-wii/">it's been rumored</a>, the whole team has been patiently awaiting <em>PaRappa </em>creator Masaya Matsuura's next project. Once <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/31/parappa-creators-major-minors-majestic-march-revealed/">it was revealed</a>, I found myself puzzled as to what to expect. Would it be as good as <em>PaRappa</em>? Has Matsuura lost it? Well, that confusion is gone now that I've had time to play the game at E3. <br /><br />Is it good? Well, read on and find out!<br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>E308: Wii Fanboy leads the band in Major Minor's Majestic March</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/">E308: Wii Fanboy leads the band in Major Minor's Majestic March</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1263055/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/e308-wii-fanboy-leads-the-band-in-major-minors-majestic-march/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>e3-2008</category><category>e308</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>majesco</category><category>majestic-march</category><category>major-minor</category><category>major-minors</category><category>major-minors-majestic-march</category><category>masaya-matsuura</category><category>nanaon-sha</category><category>parappa</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majesco parades a Major Minor trailer]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/majesco-parades-a-major-minor-trailer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/majesco-parades-a-major-minor-trailer/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/majesco-parades-a-major-minor-trailer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a></p><center><embed width="425" height="353" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="object_ID=14223258&amp;downloadURL=http://wiimovies.ign.com/wii/video/article/888/888782/MMMM4IGN_flvlow.flv&amp;allownetworking="all%"" src="http://videomedia.ign.com/ev/ev.swf"></embed></center><br />We won't even front --  this rhythm game's cartoonish design isn't for everyone, and there are a lot of you who won't appreciate the "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/dreamcast">Dreamcast-era</a>" graphics, either -- but we still think <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/major-minor">Major Minor's Majestic March</a></em> looks like the cat's pajamas. If you need any proof, there are actually saxophone-playing cats in striped sleepwear in the clip above. <br /><br />We can't tell you how many nights we've spent marching in place to the tune of some distant melody in our living room, waving an imagined, magical baton and granting tubas to dancing pigs. It has been a fantasy we've indulged in for <em>years</em>. <br /><br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/majesco-parades-a-major-minor-trailer/">Majesco parades a Major Minor trailer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14223258/majesco-music-game/videos/MMMM4IGN.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/majesco-parades-a-major-minor-trailer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1255661/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/majesco-parades-a-major-minor-trailer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>majesco</category><category>major-minor</category><category>major-minors-majestic-march</category><category>marching-band</category><category>music</category><category>nanaon-sha</category><category>trailer</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Caoili]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[E308: Majesco confirms line-up for the show, including Major Minor's Majestic March]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/e308-majesco-confirms-line-up-for-the-show-including-major-min/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/e308-majesco-confirms-line-up-for-the-show-including-major-min/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/e308-majesco-confirms-line-up-for-the-show-including-major-min/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/majesco-s-e3-line-up-major-minor-s-majestic-march--cooking-mama-world-kitchen--our-house--zoo-hospital--away-shuffle-dungeon--wonder-world-amusement-park--babysitting-mania-and-marker-man-adventures"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/major_minor_logo_lg.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
The cat is out of the bag concerning <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/majesco">Majesco's</a> line-up for next week's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/e3-2008">E3</a>. They've got several <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com">DS</a> and Wii games that will be available at the show, and you can bet we're going to try and get our grubby little mitts on all of them next week. For the full list, head on past the break.<br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/e308-majesco-confirms-line-up-for-the-show-including-major-min/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>E308: Majesco confirms line-up for the show, including Major Minor's Majestic March</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/e308-majesco-confirms-line-up-for-the-show-including-major-min/">E308: Majesco confirms line-up for the show, including Major Minor's Majestic March</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/majesco-s-e3-line-up-major-minor-s-majestic-march--cooking-mama-world-kitchen--our-house--zoo-hospital--away-shuffle-dungeon--wonder-world-amusement-park--babysitting-mania-and-marker-man-adventures>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/e308-majesco-confirms-line-up-for-the-show-including-major-min/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1250231/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/e308-majesco-confirms-line-up-for-the-show-including-major-min/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>e3-2008</category><category>e308</category><category>majesco</category><category>majestic-march</category><category>major-minor</category><category>major-minors-majestic-march</category><category>music</category><category>rhythm</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Minor's Majestic March screens parade in]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/25/major-minors-majestic-march-screens-parade-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/25/major-minors-majestic-march-screens-parade-in/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/25/major-minors-majestic-march-screens-parade-in/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/screens/" rel="tag">Screens</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/major-minor-s-majestic-march-majesco-s-very-happy-about-these-first-screens--but-they-don-t-like-to-blow-their-own-trumpets"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/minor062508.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
The first <em>actual screens</em> of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/31/parappa-creators-major-minors-majestic-march-revealed/"><em>Major Minor's Majestic March</em></a> have arrived, and we've been anticipating the first look at the new collaboration between Masaya Matsuura (and his <a href="http://www.nanaon-sha.com/">NanaOn-Sha</a> development studio) and <em>Parappa</em> character designer Rodney Alan Greenblat for some time. It's really weird seeing Greenblat characters in full 3D!<br /><br />The game partitions the screen into two areas: on the top, Major Minor walks through the town, gathering up new musicians. Also, there's some kind of ... gumball machine meter? On the bottom, your current band of animals is presented in side view. <br /><br />We're hoping that the return of Greenblat will help make <em>Majestic March</em> a work of <em>Parappa-</em>level excellence instead of another <em>Tamagotchi Corner Shop</em>. <br /><br /> <p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/25/major-minors-majestic-march-screens-parade-in/">Major Minor's Majestic March screens parade in</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/major-minor-s-majestic-march-majesco-s-very-happy-about-these-first-screens--but-they-don-t-like-to-blow-their-own-trumpets>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/25/major-minors-majestic-march-screens-parade-in/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1235604/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/25/major-minors-majestic-march-screens-parade-in/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>majesco</category><category>major-minor</category><category>major-minors-majestic-march</category><category>marching-band</category><category>musc</category><category>nanaon-sha</category><category>rhythm</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
