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Only Europeans are interested in seeing the US Navy solve crimes in 3D. At least, that seems to be the assumption Ubisoft is working under, announcing an EMEA-exclusive 3DS game based on <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/"><em>NCIS</em></a>, the long-running police procedural starring Mr. Shoop from <em>Summer School</em>.<br />
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Don't worry, American fans of the show (of which there must be many, considering that it's been on for <em>nine seasons</em>) -- you'll still be able to "investigate crime scenes as agents Ziva David and Tony DiNozzo, conduct forensics analyses as Abby Sciuto, perform victim autopsies as Ducky Mallard, interrogate and break suspects as special agent Gibbs, and use satellite tracking to apprehend bad guys on the run as special agent McGee." Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PC versions are planned for worldwide release on October 27 (according to the press release; October 28 in the trailer).<br />
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Why is the 3DS version limited to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa? That sounds like a mystery -- to the NCIS-mobile! Split up, gang, we can find the answer in this spooky old press release!<br />
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... We haven't watched much <em>NCIS</em>. It's like <em>Scooby-Doo</em>, right? Maybe it's more like the trailer, which has The Sims investigating crime scenes.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ncis-360-ps3-pc-wii/">NCIS (360/PS3/PC/Wii)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ncis-360-ps3-pc-wii/#4468961"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/ncisscreenshotng01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ncis-360-ps3-pc-wii/#4468962"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/ncisscreenshotng06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ncis-360-ps3-pc-wii/#4468963"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/ncisscreenshotng13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ncis-360-ps3-pc-wii/#4468964"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/ncisscreenshotng18_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ncis-360-ps3-pc-wii/#4468965"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/ncisscreenshotng21_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><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/2011/09/21/naval-gazing-at-crime-scenes-ncis-game-coming-in-october/">Naval gazing at crime scenes: NCIS game coming in October</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:30:00 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://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/21/naval-gazing-at-crime-scenes-ncis-game-coming-in-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20048534/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/21/naval-gazing-at-crime-scenes-ncis-game-coming-in-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>microsoft</category><category>ncis</category><category>nintendo</category><category>october</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>release-date</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>wii</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS releases for the week of October 20th]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-20th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-20th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-20th/#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.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20715"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/castlevania-box-0-0806-dsf.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
There are a <em>lot</em> of games out this week. In fact, it makes other heavy weeks look absolutely empty, and yet, this blogger only has eyes for one game. In the shadow of <em>Castlevania</em>, there is so little room for anything else. Luckily, even with such a big list, there aren't a lot of contenders even trying for the spotlight.<br />
<ul>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?: Make the Grade</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Backyard Football 2009</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Dancing With the Stars: We Dance!</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Ener-G: Dance Squad</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Ener-G: Gym Rockets</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Ener-G: Horse Rider</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">High School Musical 3: Senior Year</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Lovely Lisa</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Master of the Monster Lair</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Mechanic Master</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">My Baby Girl</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Pass the Pigs</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Smart Girls: Party Game</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Spider-Man: Web of Shadows</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">SpongeBob Squarepants: Nicktoons Globs of Doom</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Tornado</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">TouchMaster 2</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Transformers: Animated</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">What's Cooking with Jamie Oliver</span></li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-20th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>DS releases for the week of October 20th</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/2008/10/20/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-20th/">DS releases for the week of October 20th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:30:00 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://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20715>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=http://www.vooks.net/calendar.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-20th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1346844/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-20th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>castlevania</category><category>jamie-oliver</category><category>master-of-the-monster-lair</category><category>october</category><category>releases</category><category>spider-man</category><category>spyro</category><category>transformers</category><category>whats-cooking</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS releases for the week of October 6th]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-6th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-6th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-6th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20514"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/preystars006ak_cs0619.jpg"  alt="" /></a>An interesting week for releases around the globe, though the news will, of course, be dwarfed in the wake of all things DSi. Among this week's noteworthy titles are <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/e308-u-s-to-gobble-prey-the-stars-this-october/"><em>Prey the Stars</em></a> (at last!), and <em>Korg DS-10</em> for Europe.<br />
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    <li><em>Bleach: Dark Souls</em></li>
    <li><em>Crash: Mind Over Mutant</em></li>
    <li><em>Imagine: Babysitters</em></li>
    <li><em>Imagine: Fashion Designer New York</em></li>
    <li><em>Kage Densetsu: The Legend of Kage 2</em></li>
    <li><em>Pop Cutie: Street Fashion Simulation</em></li>
    <li><em>Prey the Stars</em></li>
    <li><em>Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals</em></li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-6th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>DS releases for the week of October 6th</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/2008/10/06/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-6th/">DS releases for the week of October 6th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:00:00 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.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20514>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=http://www.vooks.net/calendar.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-6th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1333803/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-6th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bleach</category><category>korg-ds-10</category><category>legend-of-kage</category><category>october</category><category>prey-the-stars</category><category>releases</category><category>snoopy</category><category>spectrobes</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS releases for the week of September 29th]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/29/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-29th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/29/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-29th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/29/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-29th/#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.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20425"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/box-relsonic-chronicles.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
While it's nothing like last week's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/22/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-22nd/">amazing array</a> of releases, there's a lot for DS owners to be excited about when it comes to the new releases. Not only is the long-awaited <em>Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood</em> finally set to debut in the U.S., but there are some other jewels out this week, as well. Here in the States, we've got <span style="font-style: italic;">Princess Debut</span> and <em>Unsolved Crimes</em>, and Europe finally sees the release of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/e308-u-s-to-gobble-prey-the-stars-this-october/"><em>Prey the Stars</em></a>. We're jealous.<br />
<ul>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Margot's Word Brain</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Pipe Mania</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Pop Cutie: Street Fashion Simulation</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Princess Debut</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-style: italic;">Unsolved Crimes</span></li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/29/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-29th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>DS releases for the week of September 29th</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/2008/09/29/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-29th/">DS releases for the week of September 29th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:36:00 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.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20425>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=http://blogsmith.aol.com/content/posts/edit/1327095/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/29/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-29th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1327095/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/29/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-september-29th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>october</category><category>pipe-mania</category><category>pop-cutie</category><category>prey-the-stars</category><category>princess-debut</category><category>releases</category><category>september</category><category>sonic-chronicles</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target cards reveal possible LittleBigPlanet release date]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/21/target-cards-reveal-possible-littlebigplanet-release-date/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/21/target-cards-reveal-possible-littlebigplanet-release-date/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/21/target-cards-reveal-possible-littlebigplanet-release-date/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/lbp.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
Target is offering up pre-sale cards for <em>LittleBigPlanet</em> that claim an October 21st release date for this eagerly awaited game. We've known it would be coming (hopefully, keep your cute little fingers crossed) in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/littlebigplanet-slated-for-october/">October</a> of this year, and hopefully this date won't be changing. Plus we're still itching to get our hands on a demo before then so we can practice our sponge-collecting skills.<br /><br />There's still no definitive word if Sony will be offering this up for download as well as the retail Blu-ray version. In this <a href="http://uk.gamespot.com/video/938583/6174874/littlebigplanet-stage-demo">Gamespot video</a> at about three minutes in, they say "We're hoping to have it on the Playstation Network Store as well." Maybe Sony's planning on releasing a trimmed-down version of the game for download, and opening up the full game to retail customers, similar to what EA has done by putting out the <em>Spore Creature Creator</em> as a free download in advance of the full <em>Spore</em> game coming later? Either way, October can't get here fast enough. Free candy and <em>LittleBigPlanet</em>? Sold.<br /><br />[Thanks, Eric!]<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/2008/07/21/target-cards-reveal-possible-littlebigplanet-release-date/">Target cards reveal possible LittleBigPlanet release date</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:28:00 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/2008/07/21/target-cards-reveal-possible-littlebigplanet-release-date/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1262396/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/21/target-cards-reveal-possible-littlebigplanet-release-date/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Download</category><category>LittleBigPlanet</category><category>October</category><category>Playstation-Network</category><category>PS3</category><category>Target</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Kelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[October NPD: Back where we belong]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/october-npd-back-where-we-belong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/october-npd-back-where-we-belong/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/october-npd-back-where-we-belong/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/15/october-npd-wii-ds-dethrone-xbox-360/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/bdsl_npd_oct_dsf.jpg" /></a>Well, to be honest, we belong in the <em>top</em> position, but we won't begrudge the Wii a little love when it comes to sales numbers, since we know there are still people suffering the slings and arrows of fate (and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/is-best-buy-purposely-holding-their-stock/">Best Buy</a>) to get their hands on a console. No, we're cool with sharing the spotlight. We don't even have to move a lot of software to stay up there, either; two DS games appeared in the top ten, and neither above the midway point. People just like the hardware, and really, who can blame them?<br />
<ul>
    <li><strong>Nintendo Wii:</strong> 519K (5 million total)<br /></li>
    <li><strong>Nintendo DS:</strong> 458K (13.6 million total)</li>
    <li><strong>Microsoft Xbox 360: </strong>366K (7.1 million total)</li>
    <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sony PSP:</span> 286K (8.8 million total)</li>
    <li><strong>Sony PS2: </strong>184K (39.4 million total)<br /></li>
    <li><strong>Sony PS3: </strong>121K (1.9 million total)</li>
</ul>
Mosey on past the break to see the top-selling games.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/october-npd-back-where-we-belong/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>October NPD: Back where we belong</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/2007/11/16/october-npd-back-where-we-belong/">October NPD: Back where we belong</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:40:00 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/2007/11/15/october-npd-wii-ds-dethrone-xbox-360/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/october-npd-back-where-we-belong/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1041844/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/october-npd-back-where-we-belong/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>npd</category><category>october</category><category>sales</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS releases for the week of October 15th]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/15/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-15th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/15/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-15th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/15/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-15th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right"  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/hannah-montana_mj_srsly.jpg" alt="" />We're not ashamed to admit that we're somewhat excited about <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/17/friday-video-the-hannah-montana-game-should-not-look-this-good/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hannah Montana: Music Jam</span></a>. Oh, not because of Hannah herself or anything, but because this very random little title just looks like it could put <span style="font-style: italic;">Jam Sessions</span> to shame. You thinking of at least renting it? It's okay to admit it. We won't tell. If not, there's plenty more to choose from this week:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Avatar: The Last Airbender -- The Burning Earth</em></li>
    <li><em>The Bee Game</em></li>
    <li><em>Disney Princess: Magical Jewels</em></li>
    <li><em>Fish Tycoon</em></li>
    <li><em>Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day</em></li>
    <li><em>Fullmetal Alchemist: Trading Card Game</em></li>
    <li><em>Hannah Montana: Music Jam</em></li>
    <li><em>Power Rangers: Super Legends</em></li>
    <li><em>Prism: Light the Way</em></li>
    <li><em>Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure</em></li>
    <li><em>Tony Hawk's Proving Ground</em></li>
</ul>
And for the GBA:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Avatar: The Last Airbender -- The Burning Earth</em></li>
</ul>
Check out the rest of the world's major markets after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/15/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-15th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>DS releases for the week of October 15th</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/2007/10/15/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-15th/">DS releases for the week of October 15th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:40:00 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.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15856>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=http://www.vooks.net/calendar.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/15/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-15th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1012891/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/15/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-15th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Avatar</category><category>Flash-Focus</category><category>Fullmetal-Alchemist</category><category>Hannah-Montana</category><category>October</category><category>releases</category><category>Tony-Hawk's-Proving-Ground</category><category>Vision-Training</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS releases for the week of October 8th]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/08/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-8th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/08/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-8th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/08/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-8th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15776"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/touch-det-212.box.jpg" /></a>Don't relax just yet, fanfolk -- that wallet isn't getting a break any time soon. Just when you thought you might get a chance to recover from buying <a href="http://dsfanboy.com/tag/zelda-week">Phantom Hourglass</a>, a bevy of new and interesting releases is coming our way. You want action? Check. You want humor? Check and check again. There's a good set this week, and we're not even up to the holidays yet.<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Bleach: The Blade of Fate</em></li>
    <li><em>The Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations</em></li>
    <li><em>Flipper Critters</em></li>
    <li><em>FIFA Soccer 08</em></li>
    <li><em>Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck</em></li>
    <li><em>Touch Detective 2 1/2</em></li>
</ul>
To see what's happening in the rest of the world, slip past the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/08/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-8th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>DS releases for the week of October 8th</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/2007/10/08/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-8th/">DS releases for the week of October 8th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 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.vooks.net/calendar.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15776>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/08/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-8th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1008131/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/08/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-8th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bleach</category><category>duck-amuck</category><category>duckamuck</category><category>FIFA</category><category>looney-tunes</category><category>october</category><category>releases</category><category>sequel</category><category>touch-detective-2-1/2</category><category>touchdetective</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS releases for the week of October 1st]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/01/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-1st/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/01/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-1st/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/01/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-1st/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15690"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/ph_box-releases_oct_dsf.jpg"  alt="" /><br /></a></div>
Hmm ... isn't there something spectacular hitting this week? Maybe we're thinking of <em>another</em> week ... no, it must be <em>Holly Hobbie &amp; Friends</em>, right? You know you want it!<br /><br />Seriously, folks, DS fans have loads to be pleased about this week. Not only are we getting what may end up being our game of the year, but there are tons of other options if you happen to not be a Zelda fan (gasp!) or if you want to pick up a second or third title. What's on your shopping list?<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol</em></li>
    <li><em>Crash of the Titans</em></li>
    <li><em>Holly Hobbie &amp; Friends</em></li>
    <li><em>Kurupoto Cool Cool Stars</em></li>
    <li><em>The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night</em></li>
    <li><em>The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass </em></li>
    <li><em>Master Jin Jin's IQ Challenge</em></li>
    <li><em>Spider-Man: Friend or Foe</em></li>
</ul>
For the releases in other major markets, sail past the break. Importers especially take note: Mistwalker's <a href="http://dsfanboy.com/tag/ash"><span style="font-style: italic;">Archaic Sealed Heat</span></a> debuts this week in Japan.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/01/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-1st/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>DS releases for the week of October 1st</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/2007/10/01/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-1st/">DS releases for the week of October 1st</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:50:00 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.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15690>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=http://www.vooks.net/calendar.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/01/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-1st/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1002013/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/01/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-october-1st/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>chibi-robo</category><category>Legend-of-Spyro</category><category>legendofspyro</category><category>October</category><category>Phantom-Hourglass</category><category>PhantomHourglass</category><category>releases</category><category>spyro</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumorang: New Xbox 360 bundle, Core this holiday]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/27/rumorang-new-xbox-360-bundle-core-this-holiday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/27/rumorang-new-xbox-360-bundle-core-this-holiday/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/27/rumorang-new-xbox-360-bundle-core-this-holiday/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">Driving</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/puzzle/" rel="tag">Puzzle</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/09/26/mole-report-xbox-360-to-get-forza-2-and-marvel-ultimate-alliance-pack-in"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/09/mole_3a.jpg" alt="" /></a>A "mole" has unearthed a pair of juicy rumors for <a target="_blank" href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/09/26/mole-report-xbox-360-to-get-forza-2-and-marvel-ultimate-alliance-pack-in">Opposable Thumbs</a>, detailing not one, but two new Xbox 360 bundles expected just in time for the holiday splurge. <br /><br />The first, described as the Xbox 360 Pro package, will reportedly include a single case featuring both <em>Forza 2</em> and <em>Marvel Ultimate Alliance</em>, much like what was done with the old <em>Sega GT</em>/<em>Jet Set Radio</em> bundle for the original Xbox. Rumors of this bundle <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/13/rumor-new-xbox-360-bundles-due-for-the-holidays/">first surfaced last month</a>, and this latest report seems to add a measure of certainty to those claims.<br /><br />This package is expected to drop on October 9, with a similar bundle for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Elite/">Elite</a> coming October 23. Unfortunately, according to the aforementioned mole, there won't be a price drop, but two free games is<em> two free games</em>. <br /><br />The mole's most interesting suggestion, however, is a new Xbox 360 Core model that will arrive "at the end of October," sporting a HDMI port, wireless controller, 256MB memory card, and five <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/XBLA/">XBLA</a> arcade games (B<em>oom-Boom Rocket, Pac-man, Uno, Feeding Frenzy</em>, and <em>Luxor 2</em>) on a single disc. Even better is that, according to the subterranean varmint, the package will carry the standard Core price of $279.99.<br /><br />If true, these deals look to offer a number of options for those still hesitant to dive into the Xbox 360 pool, making October a month to watch.<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/2007/09/27/rumorang-new-xbox-360-bundle-core-this-holiday/">Rumorang: New Xbox 360 bundle, Core this holiday</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:30:00 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://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/09/26/mole-report-xbox-360-to-get-forza-2-and-marvel-ultimate-alliance-pack-in>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/27/rumorang-new-xbox-360-bundle-core-this-holiday/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/999698/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/27/rumorang-new-xbox-360-bundle-core-this-holiday/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bundle</category><category>core</category><category>mole</category><category>october</category><category>propackage</category><category>rumorang</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>xbox360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan hit by ASH in October]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/02/japan-hit-by-ash-in-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/02/japan-hit-by-ash-in-october/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/02/japan-hit-by-ash-in-october/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://gamefront.de/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/ash_logo_sm.gif" /></a>No wonder we've been seeing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/06/new-ash-scan-proves-that-we-didnt-just-dream-up-the-game/">so much</a> on <em>Archaic Sealed Heat</em> in the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/25/every-glimpse-of-ash-makes-us-want-it-more/">magazines</a> lately -- it's scheduled for release in Japan in early October. They must have been working overtime at Mistwalker, because this is no cobbled-together piece of work ... <em>ASH</em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/17/more-archaic-sealed-heat-scans-turn-up/">looks like</a> it could end up being one of the most amazing games we've seen on the DS to date. And now, it seems very likely that we'll be seeing a lot more in the coming months. Let's hope for some proper screenshots and a video or three!<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/2007/08/02/japan-hit-by-ash-in-october/">Japan hit by ASH in October</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:25:00 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://gamefront.de/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/02/japan-hit-by-ash-in-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/956672/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/02/japan-hit-by-ash-in-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ArchaicSealedHeat</category><category>ASH</category><category>Mistwalker</category><category>October</category><category>release</category><category>RPG</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii: last minute rumors [update 1]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/13/wii-last-minute-rumors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/13/wii-last-minute-rumors/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/13/wii-last-minute-rumors/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/controller/" rel="tag">Controller</a></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/13/wii-rumor-wrap-up/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/wii_rumor_0913.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />It's almost time, fanboys and girls, for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/01/japanese-wii-event-confirmed-september-14/">big announcement</a> that is almost certain to bring us the launch details on the Wii. What does that mean for Wii Fanboy?<br /><br />Rumor roundup time! Yee-haw!<br /><br />After the jump, we not only bring you a rumor compendium, but we also offer the official (!) Wii Fanboy predictions on launch and release date.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/13/wii-last-minute-rumors/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Wii: last minute rumors [update 1]</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/2006/09/13/wii-last-minute-rumors/">Wii: last minute rumors [update 1]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:42:00 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/2006/09/13/wii-rumor-wrap-up/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/13/wii-last-minute-rumors/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/668079/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/13/wii-last-minute-rumors/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bundle</category><category>controller</category><category>launch</category><category>launch date</category><category>LaunchDate</category><category>Legend of Zelda</category><category>LegendOfZelda</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>November</category><category>October</category><category>price</category><category>Red Steel</category><category>RedSteel</category><category>Twilight Princess</category><category>TwilightPrincess</category><category>Virtual Console</category><category>VirtualConsole</category><category>Wii</category><category>Wii remote</category><category>Wii Sports</category><category>wiimote</category><category>WiiRemote</category><category>WiiSports</category><category>Zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS gets some love from BAFTA]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/ds-gets-some-love-from-bafta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/ds-gets-some-love-from-bafta/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/ds-gets-some-love-from-bafta/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bafta.org/site/page413.html"><img id="vimage_1" alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/bafta_noms_0912.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" /></a>It's the first time the U.K.'s <a href="http://www.bafta.org/site/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/1;jsessionid=0D840B2397C26524A8BBA3F172E69F94">gaming awards</a> have been in their own spotlight (instead of relaxing in the shadow of the film and television awards), and the Nintendo DS has snared some of the attention. We would expect nothing less. </p>
<p><em>Electroplankton</em> and <em>Brain Age</em> both picked up nominations in multiple categories, and they'll be butting heads (brains?) when it comes to which game is Britain's choice for the most innovative of the year. <em>Trauma Center</em> got a nod as well in the simulation category. We're not sure the other nominees are even worth mentioning next to<em> that</em> one. Too bad there isn't a category for games that make you sweat, 'cause they're just that damned hard at times. <em>Trauma Center</em> has always made us idly wish for a third hand, but we love it like ice cream. Can't say we agree with everything they're doing across the pond, though -- they've got <em>New Super Mario Bros.</em> tagged as a children's game. Oh well. I guess we should all put it down and step away slowly. </p>
<p>The winners will be announced on October 5. Check back for confetti and poppers when the DS snags some awards.</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/2006/09/12/ds-gets-some-love-from-bafta/">DS gets some love from BAFTA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:45:00 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.bafta.org/site/page413.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/ds-gets-some-love-from-bafta/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/667746/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/ds-gets-some-love-from-bafta/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>award</category><category>awards</category><category>BAFTA</category><category>Brain Age</category><category>brain training</category><category>BrainAge</category><category>BrainTraining</category><category>Britain</category><category>Dr. Kawashima</category><category>Dr.Kawashima</category><category>Electroplankton</category><category>Mario</category><category>New Super Mario Bros.</category><category>New Super Mario Brothers</category><category>NewSuperMarioBros.</category><category>NewSuperMarioBrothers</category><category>October</category><category>Trauma Center</category><category>Trauma Center: Under the Knife</category><category>TraumaCenter</category><category>TraumaCenter:UnderTheKnife</category><category>UK</category><category>United Kingdom</category><category>UnitedKingdom</category><category>video game</category><category>VideoGame</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More evidence of an October release?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/28/more-evidence-of-an-october-release/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/28/more-evidence-of-an-october-release/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/28/more-evidence-of-an-october-release/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/activision-slip-up-points-to-october-wii-release/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/07/activision_release_schedule.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a><br />We're starting to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/25/october-2nd-to-be-the-release-date/">seriously think</a> the Wii will launch in October. Now enter a bold Joystiq informant who relayed a listing to Joystiq that told of a couple leaked Activision release dates for Wii titles. The listing, which is pictured above, shows <em>Tony Hawk Downhill Jam</em> with an October release date and <em>Call of Duty 3</em>, along with <em>Marvel: Ultimate Alliance</em>, having a release date of November. This image was hastily changed and the informant's inbox was on the receiving end of a revised listing that merely stated these games of having a release date of "Upon Wii launch." Interesting...<br /><br />Joystiq was able to ascertain that the individual responsible for altering the listings was a part of Activision's international media relations team. Considering that Activision is one of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/18/publishers-missing-out-on-wii-revenue/">few third-party publishers</a> in full support of the Wii, the idea of them knowing the final release date is not all that far-fetched.<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/2006/07/28/more-evidence-of-an-october-release/">More evidence of an October release?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:30:00 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://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/activision-slip-up-points-to-october-wii-release/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/28/more-evidence-of-an-october-release/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/647990/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/28/more-evidence-of-an-october-release/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>date</category><category>nintendo</category><category>october</category><category>release</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sneak attack launch quite possible, says CNN Money]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/sneak-attack-launch-quite-possible-says-cnn-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/sneak-attack-launch-quite-possible-says-cnn-money/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/sneak-attack-launch-quite-possible-says-cnn-money/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a></p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/05/commentary/column_gaming/index.htm?cnn=yes"><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Mmm...pumpkin pie." id="vimage_1" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/07/october.jpg" /></strong></a>Chris Morris' famed "Game Over" column over at CNN Money depicts a tantalizing future...well, a closer one, anyway. Morris states that industry insiders and other various information dealers, lurking in the dark alleys of Kyoto, all point to an early Wii launch in October...or possibly even late September. The biggest shred of proof? <br /><br />"<em>Indeed, the company appears to be already manufacturing final retail units of the Wii, according to a June 21st analyst's note from P.J. McNealy of American Technology Research."<br /><br /></em>If true, this is good news indeed. Not only would allow the Wii this possibly early launch, but supply will certainly be more prolific then the generally bungled Xbox 360 launch. In addition, it would allow Nintendo a heck of a jump start on rival-who-isn't-really-a-rival-but-who-are-you-trying-to-kid Sony, launching in the US on November 17th. Still, can we really expect this? Many assume that Nintendo is going to release final launch information at the Tokyo Game Show, which takes place from September 22nd-24th. Such a short window may not be enough time to build a large marketing campaign and momentum going into the launch. Take it with a grain of salt.<br /><br />[Thanks, Eric!]<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/2006/07/05/sneak-attack-launch-quite-possible-says-cnn-money/">Sneak attack launch quite possible, says CNN Money</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:44:00 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://money.cnn.com/2006/07/05/commentary/column_gaming/index.htm?cnn=yes>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/sneak-attack-launch-quite-possible-says-cnn-money/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/639931/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/sneak-attack-launch-quite-possible-says-cnn-money/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Chris Morris</category><category>CNN Money</category><category>Game Over</category><category>Launch</category><category>October</category><category>Release Date</category><category>Speculation</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Wishnov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Final Fantasy XIII games; 2 just for PS3]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/08/3-final-fantasy-xiii-games-2-just-for-ps3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/08/3-final-fantasy-xiii-games-2-just-for-ps3/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/08/3-final-fantasy-xiii-games-2-just-for-ps3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149412.html"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/05/FFXIII_screen_with_new_heroine_in_action.jpg" alt="FFXIII screen with new heroine in action" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Final Fantasy XII</span> won't be out for the PS2 in the States until October, but we now have a glimpse of <span style="font-style: italic;">Final Fantasy XIII</span> thanks to Square Enix's pre-E3 press event -- and this installment in the series won't be coming alone.<br /><br />Like the different titles in the <em>Compilation of FFVII</em> collection of games and movies, the initially announced installments in the <em>FFXIII</em> universe will span multiple platforms which, in this case, include both the PS3 and sufficiently advanced mobile handsets. Not much is known about the mobile-bound <em>Final Fantasy Agito XIII</em>, but the subtitle-less version of <em>FFXIII</em> will concern a gun-and-sword-toting heroine in a futuristic world, while <em>Final Fantasy Versus XIII</em> will focus on "a spiky-haired character," "extreme action elements," and a primary theme of "bonding" (whatever that means). Anybody ready to "resist the world"?<br /><br />The multiple titles might explain <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/31/rumor-final-fantasy-xiii-ps3-exclusive-at-e3/">the earlier rumor</a> reported in March that <em>FFXIII</em> was "practically close to being finished" (maybe only one of these games was nearing completion). Whatever the case may be, we're just happy that more than one not-so-<em>Final-Fantasy</em> will be hitting the next PlayStation in relatively rapid succession. RPG feasting: on the way.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/08/final-fantasy-xiii-announced-for-ps3/">Joystiq</a>]<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/2006/05/08/3-final-fantasy-xiii-games-2-just-for-ps3/">3 Final Fantasy XIII games; 2 just for PS3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 08 May 2006 22:05:00 EST.  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