Yankidank.comYankidank.com, the standard for video game news. Home of the Gamer's Radiocast podcast.Poll: PS3 more popular than Wii in Japan- (Found August 15, 2008 ) JOYSTIQ.COM - In an act of poll balance and contrary to a recent Famitsu poll, the PS3 is more popular than Wii according to a recent Amazon Japan poll. PunchJump writes: "The overseas retail division of Amazon.com has published a graph that represents customer interest in each platform, with the 60GB PS3 edging out the Wii. The 20GB PS3 was the least popular among customers." Add the two PS3 editions together, and sales-wise, the PS3 should outsell Wii by about 33% if the Amazon...http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060719132129209 Animal Crossing Movie Detailed- (Found August 15, 2008 ) GAMESPOT.COM - Nintendo's Animal Crossing franchise is unique in that it doesn't have a traditional story, there's no real beginning or end, and the main character is unique to each individual. However, those factors won't stop the game from being made into a movie. The Web site for the movie adaptation of the game has launched, and it reveals some basic details of the film. Doubutsu No Muri (the Japanese title for the film and its game inspiration) will be released on December 16 this year...http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060721020436916 Tokyo Lines Up for Pink DS Lite- (Found August 15, 2008 ) GAMESPOT.COM - Famitsu.com hit the streets of Tokyo today to find out how the new Noble Pink Nintendo DS Lite was selling. Rather well, it turns out. At the Ikebukuro electronics shop Big Camera in Japan, customers began arriving as early as 3 a.m., forming a line that grew to 160 people by opening time and to over 400 by 11:30 a.m. It also seems that many Noble Pink buyers purchased it along with Nintendo's new talking cookbook software, Shaberu! DS Ryori Navi, which also launched today. The..http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060721020609587 Xbox Sales Numbers Bleak In Japan- August 15, 2008 IGNIQ.COM - It was evident from the start that Japan was not a Microsoft stronghold, but the numbers are bleaker than I expected.Back when the Xbox 360 made its way to Japan, the comparison in sales between the U.S. and the Japanese market was amazing. It remains so.According to Joystiq, Japan’s Xbox sales for last week were pitiful to say the least. The original console might as well not even be in the country and the next-gen version isn’t far ahead. The Japanese bought a total of.http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060723182854414 PSP users want TV- (Found August 15, 2008 ) GAMESPOT.COM - Sony's PSP handheld has seen a steadily growing set of features, thanks to frequent system software updates. Since its launch, the PSP has been given an Internet browser, Macromedia Flash capabilities, and support for RSS. At the March PlayStation Business Briefing, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Ken Kutaragi also announced plans for a camera attachment and GPS receiver, scheduled for release in Japan in September and October respectively. In a recent poll, Japanese Web site...http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060809154200369 TransGaming's Cider Lets Enhanced Windows Games Run On Mac- (Found August 15, 2008 ) GIZMODO.COM - No rebooting with Boot Camp and no Parallels software required to make these Cider-enhanced Windows games run on Mac. The only requirement is for game developers to include the Cider software in their game-builds for Windows, and Cider will handle all the translation between Windows and OS X. No major rebuild and development required on the game-developer's part. One thing that makes Cider different is that the game is effectively "wrapped" with TransGaming's...http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=2006080416123451 Faulty Xbox 360s Spur Petition Drive- (Found August 15, 2008 ) IGNIQ.COM - Microsoft has a petition coming its way from upset Xbox 360 owners all over America. It seems the company’s three-month warranty isn’t enough to please some gamers and they’re demanding at least a year of coverage.A petition has been set up at petitiononline.com to allow 360 owners a chance to voice their opinions. So far more than 2,000 gamers have made their desires known.The petition states that Microsoft’s warranty length is insufficient and goes on to...http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060731172223791 Ten Reasons for E3's Collapse- (Found August 15, 2008 ) NEXT-GEN.BIZ - I was editor-in-chief of the Official E3 Show Daily in 2006, and a few of those produced in the late 1990s. I attended the first E3, and the last and most of the others in between. I'm sorry that this event has gone, to be replaced by some new thing, much smaller in scale - more 'intimate' is the euphemism of the moment. It was a great way to meet and greet friends, allies and rivals in the business. It was exciting and fun and loud. It had its faults, but it acted as a focal...http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060731171744689 E3's Dead, Long Live E3Expo- (Found August 15, 2008 ) ENGADGET.COM - Well, word's in from ESA and and E3 is set to be all but castrated -- though not killed entirely. Apparently it will become a kinder, gentler, "more intimate" trade show after E3 sought counseling and found itself to suffer from severe cases of ADD, Tourette's, and harbor deep-rooted antisocial tendencies. But instead of putting the loud and raucous show on meds and calling it a day, they're rebranding it as E3Expo (which would, effectively, stand for Electronic...http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=2006073117105241 Alienware Area-51 7500 With Core 2 Duo and New Chassis- (Found August 15, 2008 ) ENGADGET.COM - Perhaps the most notable things about the revamped Alienware Area-51 7500 are its new mood-lighting adjustable case and P2 chassis. The AlienFX case sports user-adjustable lighting in six different areas of its tool-less entry chassis, while the inside adds additional slots and inputs for the hx0r in you - complete with AlienWare's AlienIce cooling system. Specs-wise, the new 7500 (an apparent bump from the MJ-12 7500) packs a dual core Intel Core 2 Duo processor or 2.93GHz Core..http://www.yankidank.com/article.php?story=20060728000907327 |