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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Best of the Rest: JC's picks of 2010]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/12/i24008.jpg" /></a></center><strong><em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/dragon-quest-ix">Dragon Quest IX</a></em></strong><br />
<em>DQIX</em> is secretly two games: when you're playing through the main quest, it's a traditional JRPG with a light but interesting story populated by unexpectedly engaging characters and perfectly brisk pacing; then as you approach the end, it becomes a dungeon crawler driven by a dungeon map trading mechanic using the passive communication of the DS.<br />
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How compelling is that "tag mode" mechanic? I can't think of any other game for which I would go hang out at a GameStop and then a Best Buy, but that's exactly what I did when Nintendo held <em>DQIX</em> events this summer. I needed those <em>maps</em>. That's how I know this is my favorite game of 2010.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Best of the Rest: JC's picks of 2010</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/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/">Best of the Rest: JC's picks of 2010</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:00:00 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.joystiq.com/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19778590/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/31/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2010/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3d-dot-game-heroes</category><category>ace-attorney-investigations-miles-edgeworth</category><category>best-of-the-rest-2010</category><category>bit-trip-runner</category><category>cave-story</category><category>donkey-kong-country-returns</category><category>Dragon-Quest-9-Sentinels-of-the-Starry-Skies</category><category>dragon-quest-ix</category><category>ds</category><category>kirbys-epic-yarn</category><category>metal-gear-solid-peace-walker</category><category>nintendo</category><category>No-More-Heroes-2-Desperate-Struggle</category><category>picross-3d</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psp</category><category>scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>sony</category><category>spelunker-hd</category><category>super-scribblenauts</category><category>warioware-diy</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star player earns success in Sin &amp; Punishment contest]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/star-player-earns-success-in-sin-and-punishment-contest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/star-player-earns-success-in-sin-and-punishment-contest/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/star-player-earns-success-in-sin-and-punishment-contest/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/star-player-earns-success-in-sin-and-punishment-contest/"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/sp21027.jpg" /></a></center>Nintendo and "official" game score authority Twin Galaxies have named a winner in their <em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em> <a href="http://forums.twingalaxies.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&amp;t=23989&amp;start=0">contest</a>. "Andrew F." from Milwaukee, Wis. claimed the title with his 68,126,154-point score in Level 3 of Treasure's Wii rail shooter -- on hard mode, of course. And using the Wiimote and Nunchuk, <em>of course.</em><br />
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For his feat, Mr. F. wil be awarded two black Wiimotes, two black Classic Controller Pros, two Zappers and a plaque. His achievement will also be submitted for consideration in the Guinness World Records 2011 Edition. In addition, he received a commemorative Joystiq post for his achievement. This has been Joystiq Post About Andrew F.'s High <em>Sin and Punishment 2</em> Score 2010, In Honor of Andrew F.<br />
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Seriously, though, that's an awesome score.<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/2010/10/28/star-player-earns-success-in-sin-and-punishment-contest/">Star player earns success in Sin &amp; Punishment contest</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 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.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/star-player-earns-success-in-sin-and-punishment-contest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19691691/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/star-player-earns-success-in-sin-and-punishment-contest/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>high-score</category><category>nintendo</category><category>Sin-and-Punishment-Star-Successor</category><category>Treasure</category><category>twin-galaxies</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Sin &amp; Punishment tips]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/sandp2ss7192010530p.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-channel">Nintendo Channel</a> doesn't have much for us this week. There is a new episode of Nintendo Week and some <em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em> tips, but <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/">you've seen the latter</a> already. Head past the break for the list of this week's content.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Sin &amp; Punishment tips</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/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/">This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Sin &amp; Punishment tips</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 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.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19560106/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-tips/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demos</category><category>ds</category><category>ds-demos</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-channel</category><category>nintendo-week</category><category>Sin-and-Punishment-Star-Successor</category><category>treasure</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to play Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#continued"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/spvideo713.jpg" alt="" /></a></center>Nintendo presents this video as gameplay tips for <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/sin-and-punishment-star-successor">Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a></em> players, but we think those who have yet to get into Treasure's latest explosive shooter stand to benefit more. For one thing, "get lots of coins and medals" is a gameplay tip we could probably all have intuited on our own.<br />
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For another, this video works really well as an introduction to the various moves available in game: the different charge shots (Isa's, which sets off one massive explosion, and Kachi's, which can target multiple enemies), the dodge move, the melee attack. If you've been playing the game, you know this stuff, but if you have yet to experience it, this video will give you a pretty decent idea of how it works -- with a lot of boss fight footage as a nice bonus.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>How to play Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</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/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/">How to play Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:00:00 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.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19552974/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/14/how-to-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>nintendo</category><category>Rail-Shooter</category><category>Shooter</category><category>Sin-and-Punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>Treasure</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/25/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/25/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-review/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/25/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-review/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sinpunishment624.jpg" alt="" /></center>Here's the first draft of my review for <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/sin-and-punishment-star-successor">Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a></em> in its entirety:<br />
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"YEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"<br />
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While I think that pretty well encapsulates the feeling of playing <em>Star Successor</em>, I realize there might be value to explaining what the game is and why I enjoyed it so much. But even though there are more words to follow, they are all written in the same spirit as the above all-caps exclamation. Even <em>thinking back </em>about playing Treasure's latest game is kind of exciting. This is not a game to relax with after a long day at work. This is a game to play if you want to get so amped up you start typing in CAPITAL LETTERS.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739327"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739328"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739329"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739330"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739331"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/25/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</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/2010/06/25/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-review/">Review: Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:02:00 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/2010/06/25/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19529889/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/25/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>nintendo</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>Sin-and-Punishment-Star-Successor</category><category>Treasure</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch an expert play Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#continued"><img width="530" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="299" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sinandpunishment2handson2.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Have you been going through your day, feeling like an adequate member of the human race? That's silly -- at this time of day, you really should be feeling down in the dumps, like you can't do <em>anything </em>right. So, in the interest of your <em>mental health</em>, we offer the latest trailer for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/sin-and-punishment-star-successor"><em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em></a> past the break. To tell you the truth, it's less an actual trailer than it is a collection of segments where somebody is <em>kicking so much ass</em>.<br />
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Seriously, we're pretty sure the "person" playing is actually a robot. A robot we envy <em>with all of our being</em>.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Watch an expert play Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</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/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/">Watch an expert play Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:00:00 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.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19530245/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/watch-an-expert-play-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>shooter</category><category>Sin-and-Punishment-Star-Successor</category><category>Treasure</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Sin &amp; Punishment - Developer's Voice]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/24/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-developer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/24/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-developer/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/24/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-developer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/05/sinpunishstar5242010.jpg" /></div>
Treasure knows its shmups, and this week's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-channel">Nintendo Channel</a> content you just <em>have to see</em> is none other than a Developer's Voice for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor"><em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em></a>. It's full of interesting behind-the-scenes stuff, like weighing the pros and cons of different control schemes and highlighting some multiplayer stuff. Seriously, if you're going to watch one thing, boot up your Wii and watch this.<br />
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For the rest of this week's content, head past the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/24/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-developer/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Sin &amp; Punishment - Developer's Voice</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/2010/05/24/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-developer/">This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Sin &amp; Punishment - Developer's Voice</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 24 May 2010 15:45:00 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/2010/05/24/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-developer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19489232/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/24/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-sin-and-punishment-developer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dsiware</category><category>nintendo-channel</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>treasure</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>wiiware</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iwata Asks Treasure about Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/iwata-asks-treasure-about-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/iwata-asks-treasure-about-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/iwata-asks-treasure-about-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/sinandpunishment/vol1_page1.jsp"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/04/sp242810.jpg" /></a></center>In case you missed <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2009/11/01/sin-punishment-2-creators-voice-parts-1-2/">Siliconera's translation</a> of the Iwata Asks interview with Treasure about <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor"><em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em></a>, Nintendo of America has posted its own translation. And if you have read it, you'll appreciate Nintendo's updated translation of Iwata's statement that the N64 "was a machine that was hard to create things for and didn't work at all." Now that semi-infamous line -- probably more accurately -- states that "If you didn't do it well, it wouldn't work at all."<br />
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Later in the interview, Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamigami described the difficulty of working with Treasure on the first<em> Sin &amp; Punishment</em>, given, well, the difficulty of Treasure games. "When I said, 'It's too difficult. I can't do it," they responded, 'Then you're not good enough to be in charge of this project.'" It took about a year for the team to finally determine that<em> Sin &amp; Punishment</em> was, in fact, too difficult. <br />
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For <em>Star Successor</em>, Nintendo's Yurie Hattori joined the project and initially found it too difficult as well, pushing to make the game more accessible. While she did prevail upon Treasure to streamline the experience with a tutorial, she eventually discovered the Treasure fan within her and ended up recommending that the difficulty be increased.<br type="_moz" /><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/2010/04/28/iwata-asks-treasure-about-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/">Iwata Asks Treasure about Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:30:00 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://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/sinandpunishment/vol1_page1.jsp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/iwata-asks-treasure-about-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19457843/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/iwata-asks-treasure-about-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>iwata-asks</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>rail-shooter</category><category>shooter</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>treasure</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on: Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (co-op)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-co-op/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-co-op/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-co-op/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/full/#2739339"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/04/wiisyp2handson1.jpg" /></a><br />
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For some, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor/"><em>Sin &amp; Punishment 2</em></a> is of known quality. Released last year in Japan for the Wii, hardcore gamers have already experienced Treasure's latest. Thankfully, for the rest of us, we don't have to rely on imports -- Nintendo of America is finally (and <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/nintendo-explains-metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delays/">slowly</a>) bringing the franchise Stateside.<br />
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Although its N64 predecessor found release on the Virtual Console, it's likely that the Wii audience is completely unfamiliar to the franchise. Certainly, the Wii doesn't feel like it should be home to such a niche game from a "hardcore" developer like Treasure. Featuring an onslaught of endless enemies, and a relentless torrent of bullets filling the screen, <em>Star Successor </em>doesn't even attempt to console casual gamers. In fact, moving to the Wii has allowed Treasure to expand the gameplay to the point where <em>Star Successor</em> feels like the game <em>Sin &amp; Punishment</em> was always meant to be.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739327"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739328"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739329"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739330"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739331"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-co-op/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands-on: Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (co-op)</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/2010/04/28/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-co-op/">Hands-on: Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (co-op)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:21:00 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/2010/04/28/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-co-op/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19457842/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-co-op/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>co-op</category><category>hands-on</category><category>nintendo</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>treasure</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo explains Metroid: Other M, Sin &amp; Punishment 2 delays]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/nintendo-explains-metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/nintendo-explains-metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delays/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/nintendo-explains-metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delays/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/04/sp423.jpg" /></center>Nintendo <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-delayed/">delayed</a> two of its big summer titles for Wii today: <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/metroid-other-m">Metroid: Other M</a></em> (to August 31) and <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor">Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a> </em>(to June 27). When the company made the announcement, it provided no reasons. As it turns out, there is a decent reason for each delay.<br />
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"As you may know, this game is the product of a unique partnership between longtime <em>Metroid</em> producer Yoshio Sakamoto, Team Ninja and many other individuals and groups, all of whom have set very high standards for this latest installment in the series," a Nintendo rep told <a href="http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1085849p1.html">IGN</a> regarding <em>Metroid: Other M</em>. "Although it's taking slightly longer than expected to complete the project, we're confident that fans will find it to be well worth the wait." We can understand the game not being finished as a reason not to release it -- although if it were in that precarious of a position, maybe Nintendo shouldn't have been so optimistic with the date in the first place.<br />
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As for <em>Sin &amp; Punishment</em>, "A June 27 launch allows gamers to enjoy <em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em> without having to rush through <em>Super Mario Galaxy 2</em> (May 23)." Honestly, as Treasure boosters, we appreciate any effort made <em>not</em> to bury the developer's work -- although, again, we have to wonder why Nintendo set the original release date so close to <em>Galaxy</em>.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739327"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739328"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739329"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739330"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739331"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224005_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/2010/04/23/nintendo-explains-metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delays/">Nintendo explains Metroid: Other M, Sin &amp; Punishment 2 delays</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 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.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/nintendo-explains-metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delays/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19452582/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/nintendo-explains-metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delays/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>delays</category><category>metroid</category><category>metroid-other-m</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>team-ninja</category><category>treasure</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metroid: Other M, Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor delayed]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-delayed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-delayed/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-delayed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=23359"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/04/metroid42310.jpg" /></a></center>If you're a fan of Nintendo-published games about shooting aliens, prepare for disappointment. Nintendo just announced delays for the North American releases of both <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor"><em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em></a> and <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/metroid-other-m">Metroid: Other M</a></em>. <br />
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<em>Sin &amp; Punishment</em> has been pushed back from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/">June 7</a> to June 27 -- a brief delay. The Team Ninja/Nintendo <em>Metroid</em> sequel, however, has been bumped more substantially, from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/metroid-other-m-june-27-release-date/">June 27</a> to August 31. We should have known the June date was too good to be true when all Europe got was a vague <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/">"Q3" announcement</a>.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/metroid-other-m-nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Metroid: Other M</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/metroid-other-m-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739450"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/metroidnms224001-1267042133_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/metroid-other-m-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739451"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/metroidnms224002-1267042135_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/metroid-other-m-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739452"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/metroidnms224003-1267042137_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/metroid-other-m-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739453"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/metroidnms224004-1267042139_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/metroid-other-m-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739454"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/metroidnms224005-1267042140_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/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-delayed/">Metroid: Other M, Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor delayed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:52:00 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://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=23359>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-delayed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19452278/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-star-successor-delayed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>delays</category><category>metroid-other-m</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>team-ninja</category><category>treasure</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Media Summit 2010 redux]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/01/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-media-summit-2010-redux/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/01/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-media-summit-2010-redux/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/01/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-media-summit-2010-redux/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/smg203012010.jpg" alt="" /></div>
This week's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-channel">Nintendo Channel</a> update features a lot of trailers for all of the big news items out of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Nintendo Media Summit</a> last week. If you haven't had a chance to check out the new trailers and our hands-on impressions, hit up <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/">this post here</a>. Otherwise, boot up your Wii and enjoy all of the new videos for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/super-mario-galaxy-2"><em>Super Mario Galaxy 2</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor"><em>Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/disney-guilty-party"><em>Disney Guilty Party</em></a>!<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-mario-galaxy-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Media Summit 2010)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-mario-galaxy-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739470"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/galaxynms224001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-mario-galaxy-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739471"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/galaxynms224002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-mario-galaxy-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739472"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/galaxynms224003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-mario-galaxy-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739473"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/galaxynms224004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-mario-galaxy-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739474"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/galaxynms224005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/01/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-media-summit-2010-redux/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Media Summit 2010 redux</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/2010/03/01/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-media-summit-2010-redux/">This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Media Summit 2010 redux</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:15:00 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/2010/03/01/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-media-summit-2010-redux/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19378215/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/01/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-media-summit-2010-redux/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>disney-guilty-party</category><category>nintendo-channel</category><category>nintendo-media-summit-2010</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>super-mario-galaxy</category><category>super-mario-galaxy-2</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo Media Summit 2010: The Recap Post]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/nintendologo580pxheaderimg232.jpg" /></div>
The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Nintendo-Media-Summit-2010/">2010 Nintendo Media Summit</a> has come and gone, and sent a wave of huge Nintendo news through the industry. We had hands-on time with some of the Wii's biggest upcoming titles, screenshots for <em>almost</em> everything on Nintendo's 2010 calendar and a<em> big ol' sack</em> full of new videos. In case you missed anything, we've wrapped it all up and have it here for you in one tidy little package.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nintendo Media Summit 2010: The Recap Post</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/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/">Nintendo Media Summit 2010: The Recap Post</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 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.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19376009/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/nintendo-media-summit-2010-the-recap-post/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cave-story</category><category>disney-guilty-party</category><category>DQ9</category><category>Dragon-Quest</category><category>Dragon-Quest-9-Sentinels-of-the-Starry-Skies</category><category>dragon-quest-ix</category><category>DS</category><category>dsiware</category><category>flingsmash</category><category>JRPG</category><category>Level-5</category><category>metroid-other-m</category><category>monado-beginning-of-the-world</category><category>monster-hunter-tri</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-media-summit</category><category>nintendo-media-summit-2010</category><category>picross-3d</category><category>pokemon</category><category>prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands</category><category>RPG</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>Square-Enix</category><category>super-mario-galaxy-2</category><category>Wii</category><category>wiiware</category><category>xenoblade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xav de Matos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mario, Metroid, Sin and Punishment, more dated in Europe]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/56082/Nintendo-of-Europe-Media-Summit"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spss225.jpg" alt="" /></a></center>Here's some great news for those of you in Europe interested in playing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/super-mario-galaxy-2"><em>Super Mario Galaxy 2</em></a> and <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor">Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</a></em>. Nintendo announced that <em>Galaxy</em> will be available in Europe on June 11, not long after America's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/super-mario-galaxy-2-may-23-release-date/">May 23</a> date. And <em>Sin and Punishment</em> will be out in Europe (under the slightly altered title <em>Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies</em>) on May 7, exactly one month <em>before</em> North America gets its hands on that Treasure. <br />
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The <em>bad</em> news is that <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/metroid-other-m"><em>Metroid: Other M</em></a> is dated simply "Q3." It's due June 27 in North America. We've collected all the European release dates for Wii and DS (including a "summer" date for <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/dragon-quest-ix">Dragon Quest IX</a>!</em>) after the break. <br />
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[Via <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/mario-galaxy-2-gets-european-date">Eurogamer</a>]<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mario, Metroid, Sin and Punishment, more dated in Europe</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/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/">Mario, Metroid, Sin and Punishment, more dated in Europe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 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.develop-online.net/press-releases/56082/Nintendo-of-Europe-Media-Summit>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19373212/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/mario-metroid-sin-and-punishment-more-dated-in-europe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DQ9</category><category>Dragon-Quest</category><category>Dragon-Quest-9-Sentinels-of-the-Starry-Skies</category><category>dragon-quest-ix</category><category>DS</category><category>europe</category><category>flingsmash</category><category>JRPG</category><category>Level-5</category><category>metroid</category><category>metroid-other-m</category><category>monster-hunter-tri</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>release-date</category><category>RPG</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>Square-Enix</category><category>super-mario-galaxy-2</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on: Sin and Punishment: Star Successor]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left;"><center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/full/#2739357"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/sinpun224.jpg" /></a></center>Treasure can do no wrong in my book. (It's self-published and titled <em>Treasure Only Makes Awesome Games</em>.) Its <em>successor</em> to the great N64 import <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/01/sin-and-punishment-and-smb-lost-levels-on-virtual-console/">Sin and Punishment</a> </em>finally <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/">has a release date</a> and apt subtitle for the States, <em>Star Successor</em>, and I can safely say that my playthrough of the game's first level today was nothing compared to <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/11/05/sin-and-punishment-2-in-the-hands-of-an-expert/">this guy's</a>. Buy hey, I'm not complaining. I got to play <em>Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</em> -- and it's sharp-looking, smooth-moving and brimming with bullets (both incoming and outgoing). My experience was much like the one <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/bloggers/jc-fletcher">JC</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-2/">had at E3</a> last year, only I suspect he wasn't playing with an extremely bright LED camera light channeling the intensity of the sun into his eyes.</div>
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I still managed to build up a respectable multiplier and not botch the timing of sending missiles back to their sender using my melee attack. That's worth something, right?<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739327"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739328"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739329"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739330"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739331"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224005_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/2010/02/25/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/">Hands-on: Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:52:00 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/2010/02/25/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19372582/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/hands-on-sin-and-punishment-star-successor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Nintendo</category><category>nintendo-media-summit-2010</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>treasure</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Nelson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor trailer is suitably insane]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-trailer-is-suitably-insane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-trailer-is-suitably-insane/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-trailer-is-suitably-insane/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="346" id="viddler_adc33e40"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/adc33e40/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/adc33e40/" width="580" height="346" flashvars="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_adc33e40"></embed></object></center><br />
When we last saw <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-star-successor">Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</a></em> (formerly <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-2">Sin &amp; Punishment 2</a></em>) in action, it was little more than an impressive <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/11/05/sin-and-punishment-2-in-the-hands-of-an-expert/">video of an expert player</a> charging through the game's first stage. Today, alongside the renaming and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/">release date announcement</a>, Nintendo unveiled the latest trailer for Treasure's insane shooter, as well as a whole mess of new screens. <br />
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As you might expect, Treasure once again delivers with its signature brand of brazenly Japanese game design stereotypes, mashed with pounding music and quick video cuts. Check out the whole thing above, and don't feel <em>too</em> bad if you watch it a few times (we did too). It's gonna be a long wait until June, folks.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/">Sin and Punishment: Star Successor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739327"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739328"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739329"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739330"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sin-and-punishment-2-nintendo-media-summit-2010/#2739331"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/spnms224005_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/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-trailer-is-suitably-insane/">Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor trailer is suitably insane</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:37:00 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/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-trailer-is-suitably-insane/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19372198/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-trailer-is-suitably-insane/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Nintendo</category><category>nintendo-media-summit-2010</category><category>sin-and-punishment</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>trailer</category><category>treasure</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor descends on June 7]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/sp1014.jpg" /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Treasure's unhinged third-person shooter, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/sin-and-punishment-2">Sin &amp; Punishment 2</a>, </em>is finally set to arrive on June 7 in North America, several months after its <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/09/03/sin-and-punishment-2-flying-into-japan-october-29/">October debut</a> in Japan. The date was announced today at the Nintendo Media Summit, which also re-dubbed the game "<em>Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor</em>."<br />
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It's been a long and often uncertain wait, but at least <em>Star Successor</em> should manage to escape Japan (on a crazy techno-surfboard) with more rapidity than its N64 predecessor.</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/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/">Sin &amp; Punishment: Star Successor descends on June 7</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:52:00 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/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19371844/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/sin-and-punishment-star-successor-june-7-release-date/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>action</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>nintendo-media-summit-2010</category><category>north-america</category><category>q2-2010</category><category>release-date</category><category>shooter</category><category>sin-and-punishment-2</category><category>sin-and-punishment-star-successor</category><category>treasure</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ludwig Kietzmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:52:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
