The Idol Master dance

Okay, so The iDOL M@ster dance might not be as popular as the Suzumiya dance, but that never stops people (mostly Japanese chicks, actually, make that professional chick group SKD48) from doing the dance. First the original opening.



Next, the dance. They are pretty darn close, if I may say so myself.



Oh, and in case you're wondering, it's on the Xbox 360.

WiiFit. Don't tell me you didn't see that coming.

We all know that the Wii is the alternative gym with Wii Sports. But Nintendo has announced at E3 something bigger and fitter is coming to a Wii near you. It has come up with the idea of putting aerobic and TV 'game' together. It's not the first one to do so. Konami is introducing Groove Motion DDR. Nintendo seems to be the first one to cater for 'home users'. What you need is a TV, a Wii and a what I'll call WiiPad.

All you need to do is stand on it and do some balancing, kicking, and... aerobatic things, things that you never thought you could do at home. Looks like Nintendo is going to have another winner here.

It's cheaper than going to the gym. But of course, if you going to the gym is all about looking at other people's muscle, then I don't think you'll fit in with WiiFit.

Watch out, Fitness First, here Wii come.

More pictures after the jump.

Can't wait for Duke Nukem Forever?

Duke Nuken Forever is certainly one game that takes on its title too literally. But fear not, what the developers can't do, the pirates have done it for them. I present you, Duke Nukem Forever.


Yep, China Town material. Save yourself a few buck and head over to MyGen. It's not quite the Duke Nukem as we know it, but it's still pretty funny.

Source: MyGen

Pikachu, I choose you.... on second thought, maybe not.

As if Pikachu has entered the Hall of Mirrors, this Pikachu has turned into Evangelion Unit 04 or something. This is one Pokemon I don't want to catch. Are they trying to scare little kids away?



Source: Kotaku

Sales Chart JPN: Zelda swung back

Week 2 July - 8 July 2007

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is back on top this week, shipping 74,937 copies after being relegated to second spot last week. It has muscled its way back to form. Another mecha (the non-violent variant), Chibi Robo! Park Patrol, fought off the super robots to 2nd place, while Super Robot Wars: Original Generations takes the reign in 3rd. Eye Training is still there (42,279). It's not going to get off the chart. Ever. Just like Wii Sports.

The touchy touchy witch game Doki Doki Majo Shinpan only managed to debut at 11th. It's quite anti-climax, really. I thought it would do better than that.

Anyhow, PS3 has yet another game on the chart. My Summer Vacation 3 actually made it on the top 10 at 7th, while another débutante, Blazing Angels, made it at 47th! The biggest drop is also on the PS3. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas dropped from 19th to 46rd.

Best selling games for each platform (that is on the chart) this week

DS - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
PS2 - Super Robot Wars: Original Generations
Wii - Wii Sports
PSP - Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile
PS3 - My Summer Vacation 3

Number of titles in the top 50 for each platform this week:

DS - 37
Wii - 7
PS3 - 3
PSP - 2
PS2 - 1

Console War VII: Battle for Nippon

Despite only having 1 game in the top 50, PS2 still outsold PS3 this week. It comes at a time where Nintendo pretty much dominate the charts with 44 games in the top 50. There's no much to say really. DS continued its march towards world domination Xbox360 went back into hibernation.

DSL - 139,271
Wii - 75,279
PSP - 32,946
PS2 - 14,120
PS3 - 12,691
Xbox360 - 2,370

Market share this week

DSL vs PSP
80.87% vs 19.13

Wii vs PS3 vs XBox 360
83.33% vs 14.05% vs 2.62%

Source: Media Create

English Professor Layton coming out in December

Just as I finished Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village, out came the news from E3 that Nintendo is released the English version. The official title is now called Professor Layton and the Curious Village, heading to stores on 3 December, just ready for the Christmas rush.

As I've said in my previous post, if you love puzzle games, you'll love this. It's the best puzzle game. Ever. But looking at the Brain Age sales in America, I won't be surprised if this game doesn't sell as much as it deserves.

Fear not, Europe should embrace this. They are smarter, right?

Poor design, cheap component, lack of testing contributes to Xbox failures

With recent 'figures' suggesting that 1 in 3 Xbox 360 become a heavy paperweight, it's a wonder where it went wrong.

An article over at SmartHouse suggested that Microsoft, in a bid to beat everyone else to release a console, did so cheaply by rushing everything through. Poor design, cheap component and lack of testing are all blamed for the high failure rate. Microsoft has recently announced that it will take over $1 billion charge to extend warranty coverage on repairs and replacements.

While Xbox 360 owners are not 'out-of-pocket', so to speak, there is no doubt Microsoft's reputation will take a beating. One can't discount the fact that it will inconvenience gamers who need to get their consoles repaired, thus ruining the whole gaming experience. That's something money can't buy.

Even though Sony has an expensive brick, it at least works over 99% of the time. Less of 1% of the PS3 sold are returned as faulty. According to one source, no Wii sold was ever returned.

Source: SmartHouse