The Franchise

Figured I'd start a thread for us to post all pre-TGS news and stories rather than starting a bunch of little threads. Looking forward to some great showings of XBOX 360, PS3 , and Revolution!

PixyJunket

I'm more anxious for news on games for current systems, PS2 and Gamecube. Kingdom Hearts II is the obvious priority for me. Though, playing through some older Dragon Quest games in prep for Dragon Quest VIII coming out soon I have a personal pipe-dream for Square-Enix to announce a GBA, DS or PSP (2D) compilation of Dragon Quest I-III or Dragon Quest IV-VI.

jeffdsmith

If you think this thread will contain us Nintendo fan-boys you are sadly mistaken. That is if there is actual news...

Ralph Wiggum

Confirmed list of games (stolen from Game Science via Gaming-Age):

Acquire
PS2 Shinobido Imashime playable 2005-11



Akella
PS2 Swashbucklers 2006-01
XB Captain Blood 2006-07



Atari Japan
PS2 The Matrix: The Path of Neo playable 2005
PS2 Fahrenheit playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure playable 2005
PS2 Stuntman playable 2005-09-01



Atlus
PS2 Devil Summoner: Kuzuha Rydoh playable
PSP Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner playable
PSP Princess Crown playable 2005-09-22
DS Snowboard Kids Party playable
GBA Kuniokun Collection 2 playable 2005-08-25
GBA Miracle! Panzou playable 2005-Q3
PC Risk Your Life Part 2 in beta online



Bandai
PS2 Fighting for One Piece playable 2005-09-08
PS2 Dragonball Z Sparking! playable 2005-10-06
PS2 Eureka Seven TR1:New Wave playable 2005-10-27
PS2 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Rengo vs ZAFT playable 2005-11-17
PS2 Kerorogunsou Melomelo Battle Royale Z playable 2005-11-17
PS2 .hack//fragment playable 2005-11-23
PS2 Kamen Rider playable 2005-12
PS2 Sugar Sugar Rune movie 2005
PS2 Samurai Champloo playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Uchuu Keiji Tamashii movie
PS2 .hack//G.U. movie 2006
PSP Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor Come Back MiniPato playable 2005-11-02
PSP Gundam Battle Tactics playable 2005-09-22
PSP Gallery Fake playable 2005-09-29
PSP Gagharv Trilogy: A Cagesong of the Ocean playable 2005-11-23
PSP Super Robot Taisen MX Portable
DS Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi playable 2005-09-15
DS Rave Buster: Vandel vs Busters playable 2005-11-17
DS Yakitate Japan game #1 playable
DS Dragonball Z playable 2005-Q4
DS Kero Kero 7 playable 2006-01-12
GBA Futari wa Precure Max Heart playable
PC Gundam Universary Century 2005-09-29 online



Broccoli
PS2 Galaxy Angel II playable 2006-02
PC Cross World 2005-10-21



Capcom
PS2 biohazard 4 playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Ookami playable 2006-Q1
PS2 Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance playable 2005-11-02
PS2 Monster Hunter 2 playable online
PS2 Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams playable
PS2 Call of Duty: Finest Hour playable 2005-10-27
PS2 Psi-Ops: Psychic Operations playable 2005-11-10
PS2 God of War playable 2005-11-17
PSP Goku Makaimura playable
PSP Irregular Hunter X playable
PSP Monster Hunter Portable playable 2005
PSP Rockman Rockman PSP game-sharing
PSP Street Fighter Zero 3 Double Upper playable
GC Viewtiful Joe Battle Carnival playable 2005
DS Viewtiful Joe Scratch! playable 2005
GBA Rockman Exe 6 playable
XB Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance playable 2005-11-02
XB Call of Duty: Finest Hour playable 2005-10-27



Climax
PSP Ore no Dungeon 2005-Q4 online
PSP Landstalker 2006-Q1



D3 Publisher
PS2 K-1 World GP 2005 2005-11
PS2 Hisshou Pachinko Kouryaku Series Vol.1 Evangelion 2005-10-20
PS2 Sakigake!! Otokojuku playable 2005-10-27
PS2 Last Escort playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Chicken Little playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Chronicles of Narnia 2006-Q1
PS2 Garouden playable 2005-11
PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol.87 The Nadesico playable 2005-10-20
PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol.88 The Mini Bijokeikan playable 2005-10-20
PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol.89 The Party Game 2 playable 2005-11
PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol.90 The Oneechanbara 2 playable 2005-11
PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol.91 The All Star Kakutou Matsuri playable 2005-11
PS2 Simple 2000 Ultimate Vol.28 Tousou! Kenka Grand Prix playable 2005-11
PS2 Simple 2000 Ultimate Vol.29 Zokusha King 3 playable 2005-12
GC Chicken Little playable 2005-Q4
GC Chronicles of Narnia 2006-Q1
DS Chronicles of Narnia 2006-Q1
DS Simple DS Series Vol.4 The Block Kuzushi playable 2005-10-27
DS Simple DS Series Vol.7 Party Game playable 2005-11
GBA The Nightmare Before Christmas playable on sale
GBA Chicken Little playable 2005-Q4



Electronic Arts
X360 Need for Speed Most Wanted playable
X360 NBA Live 06 movie
PS2 NBA Live 06 movie
PC Ultima Online movie online
PC Star Wars Galaxies movie online



Genki
PS2 Ikusagami playable 2005-11-24
PS2 Hissatsu Urakagyou movie 2005-09-22
PSP Daisenryaku Portable movie
PSP Shutokou Battle movie



Hamster
PS2 Oretachi Game Center Zoku: Yie Ar Kung Fu playable
PS2 Oretachi Game Center Zoku: Super Volleyball playable
PS2 Oretachi Game Center Zoku: Terra Cresta playable
PS2 Oretachi Game Center Zoku: Burger Time playable
PC Peh Yon Jun Typing Fuyu no Sonata playable



Hudson
X360 Tengai Makyou Ziraia movie
PS2 Momotarou Dentetsu 15 playable
PSP Rengoku 2 PSP game-sharing



Koei
PS3 Ni-oh movie only 2006-Q2
X360 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Special 2005-Q4
PS2 Winback 2 Project Poseidon movie 2005-Q4
PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Mosouden playable 2005-09-15
PS2 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: 16 Yoruki playable 2005-09-22
PS2 Nobunaga no Yabou Online: Hiryuu no Shou playable on sale online
PSP Sangokushi VI playable 2005-10-06
PSP La Corda d'Oro playable 2005-11-10
DS Shin Sangoku Musou DS playable
DS Sangokushi DS playable 2005-09-29



Konami
PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 movie
X360 Rumble Roses XX movie online
X360 Pro Baseball Spirits movie online
PS2 Genso Suikoden V playable
PS2 Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence playable online
PS2 Rhapsodia playable 2005-09-22
PS2 Akumajou Dracula: Yami no Jyuin playable
PS2 beatmania II DX 10th style playable 2005-11-17
PS2 Dance Dance Revolution Strike 2006-Q1
PS2 Meine Liebe II movie
PS2 Racing Game "Chuui!!!!" playable 2005-09-15
PS2 S.L.A.I. Steel Lancer Arena International playable 2005-09-22 online
PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 playable on sale
PS2 J.League Winning Eleven 9 Asian Championship playable on sale
PS2 Maercheaven Arm Fight Dream 2005-11-03
PSP Metal Gear Acid 2 PSP game-sharing 2005-Q4
PSP World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Ubiquitous Evolution playable 2005-09-15
PSP Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable playable
PSP Ys: The Ark of Napishtim 2005-Q4
DS Akumajou Dracula: Sougetsu no Jyuujika playable 2005-08-22
DS Azure Dreams playable 2005-12-22
DS Croket! DS Tenkuu no Yuushatachi playable
DS Iron Feather playable 2005-Q4
DS Power Prokun Pocket 8 2005-12-01
DS Tao: Mamono no Tou to Mahou no Tamago 2005-Q4
GBA Shin Bokura no Taiyou playable on sale
GBA Animal Yokomachi: Dokidoki Kyuushutsu Daisakusen! no Minato
GBA Wagamama Fairy Milmo de Pon! Doki Doki Memorial Panic playable on sale
GBA Maercheaven: Knockin' on Heaven's Door playable on sale
PC Tokimeki Memorial Online 2005 online



Microsoft
X360 Kameo: Elements of Power playable



Namco
X360 Frame City movie 2005-Q4 online
X360 Ridge Racer 6 playable online
PS2 Tales of the Abyss playable 2005-12-15
PS2 Soul Calibur III playable 2005-11-23
PS2 Critical Velocity playable 2005-10-13
PS2 MotoGP4 playable 2005-09-15
PS2 Urban Reign playable 2005-09-29
PSP Bounty Hounds PSP game-sharing 2005-10-27
PSP Portable Resort PSP game-sharing
DS Kono Quiz Yarou!! playable
PC Tales of Eternia Online playable in beta online



SCE
PS2 Wanda to Kyouzou playable 2005-10-27
PS2 Ratchet & Clank 4th playable 2005-11-23
PS2 Rogue Galaxy playable 2005-12
PS2 Siren 2 playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Mawaza movie 2005-10-27
PS2 Gunparade Orchestra: Shiro no Shou movie 2005-12
PSP Fukufuku no Shima playable 2005-10-20
PSP Talkman playable 2005-11-17
PSP Beit Hell 2000 PSP game-sharing 2005-Q4
PSP Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 movie 2005-09-01
PSP Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex movie 2005-09-15



Sega
X360 Chrome Hounds stage
PS2 Ryuu ga Gotoku playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Phantasy Star Universe playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Sega Rally 2006 playable 2006
PS2 Shadow the Hedgehog playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Sonic Riders playable
PS2 Puyo Puyo Fever 2 playable 2005-11-24
PS2 Sega Ages Vol.20: Space Harrier Complete playable 2005-10-27
PS2 Sega Ages Vol.21: SDI & Quartet playable 2005-10-27
PS2 Sega Ages: Panzer Dragoon playable 2005-Q4
PS2 Killzone playable 2005-10-27
PS2 Shooting Love: Trizeal playable 2005-Q4
PSP Puyo Puyo Fever 2 playable 2005-11-24
PSP Initial D Street Stage playable
PSP Puyo Puyo Fever 2 playable 2005-11-24
PSP Power Smash New Generation playable 2006-01
GC Shadow the Hedgehog playable 2005-Q4
GC Sonic Riders playable
DS Akachan wa Doko kara kuru no? playable 2005-10-20
DS Sonic Rush playable 2005-11-23
DS Puyo Puyo Fever 2 playable 2005-11-24
DS Super Monkey Ball playable 2005-12
DS Bleach DS playable 2006-01-26
GBA Gunstar Super Heroes playable 2005-10-06
XB Shadow the Hedgehog playable 2005-Q4
XB Sonic Riders playable
PC Phantasy Star Universe playable 2005-Q4



SNK Playmore
PS2 Neo Geo Battle Colloseum 2005-Q4 online
PS2 The King of Fighters Orochi ver. playable 2006 online
PS2 Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi 1&2 playable 2005-11 online
PS2 KOF Maxiumu Impact 2 movie 2006-Q1 online
PS2 Garou Mark of the Wolves playable on sale online
PS2 The King of Fighters Neowave playable on sale online
PS2 Twinkle Star Sprites - La Petite Princesse playable on sale online
XB KOF Maximum Impact Maniax playable on sale online
XB The King of Fighters 2003 playable on sale online
XB Metal Slug 5 playable on sale online



Square Enix
??? Seiken Densetsu project movie
X360 Final Fantasy XI movie online
PS2 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII playable online
PS2 Code Age Commanders playable 2005-10-13
PS2 Kingdom Hearts II playable
PS2 Final Fantasy XI movie on sale online
DS Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 2: Daisensha to Shippodan playable 2005-12-01
PC Final Fantasy XI movie on sale online
PC Front Mission Online playable 2005-11 online
PC Everquest II Desert of Flame movie online
PC Fantasy Earth: The Ring of Dominion movie 2005-Q4 online



Taito
X360 World Air Force playable
PS2 Homura playable
PS2 Matantei Loki Ragnarok playable
PS2 Ultimate Pro Pinball playable
PS2 Langrisser III playable
PSP Exit playable
PSP Jet de Go! Pocket playable
PSP Reishiki Kikanjou Sentouki playable
PSP Densha de Go! Pocket Yamanote-sen ver. playable
DS Lost Magic playable
DS Bubble Bobble DS playable



Tecmo
X360 Dead or Alive 4 movie
PS2 Monster Farm 5 Circus Caravan movie 2005-12
PS2 Gallop Racer 8 Live Horse Racing playable 2005-11-23
PSP Karakuri playable 2005-Q3
XB Ninja Gaiden Black playable 2005-09-29
XB Tecmo Classic Arcade playable 2005-10-13



Tomy
PS2 Zoids Tactics on sale
PS2 Mahouzukai Kurohime playable
GC Naruto Gekito Ninja Taizen! 4 playable
GC Naruto Gekito Ninja Taizen! 3 playable on sale
GC Zoids Full Metal Crash playable 2005-10-27
DS Naruto RPG2 playable on sale
DS Naruto Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu 3 for DS playable on sale
DS Zoids Saga DS: Legend of Arcadia playable 2005-Q4
GBA Elementar Gerad playable on sale



Ubisoft
X360 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
PS2 King Kong
PS2 Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill Thirty 2005-9-15
PS2 Prince of Persia: Kenshi no Kokoro 2005-10-13

Josh H

Just hoping for some details on the revolution.

Not really anything on current gen games that has me that excited. Mainly just Zelda, and the DS Mario and Castlevania and they've shown enough of them already to know what to expect.

Outlaw

Nintendo doesn't attend TGS I think?

Schloob1

That is correct, you will not get any details on Nintendo products at this show especially regarding Revolution and Zelda. A developer may let something slip out, but otherwise Nintendo does their main showing in Japan at the Spaceworld show. Satoru Iwata(sp?), president of Nintendo, will be be giving a keynote speech at the opening of TGS. However it will be about the state of videogames and not a direct presentation about Nintendo.

When I say Nintendo products I of course mean those made specifically by Nintendo, not 3rd-party.

jeffdsmith

What you say is usually correct, however much specualtion and "inside" sources have indicated Iwata will use this time to finally reveal more details about the Revolution. Check cube.ign.com for a write up on Nintendo's TGS presence.

PixyJunket

Yay.. or something.

PRINCESS CROWN?! Hell yes. Please, please, please get an English release.

pinata242

Since they already released a DW 1/2 and DW 3 cart for the GBC, somehow I doubt you'll see those again. Although a DS version of any of those old RPGs would be awesome. Just because of the interface.

Hopefully if DQ8 does well, we might see that remake they did for DQ5 come out here. I've never played 5 or 6, in English at least.

The Franchise

IGN seems pretty impressed by Mistwalker's Blue Dragon game. I was pretty interested at first but the graphical anime style sort of turned me off. Still the graphics sound impressive.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/650/650831p1.html

Gamespot also got a look at chormehounds, the sega published mech game. Looks pretty sweet too: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/acti..._flashtop_read

The Franchise

Oh and Nintendo's Iawata will keynote TGS and will show the revolution controller (if you believe spong)

SPOnG can confirm that Satoru Iwata will show the Nintendo Revolution controller in all its glory on 16th of this month – a mere three days away. This confirmation, coming from a fresh Nintendo source, follows news from last month in which we exclusively revealed Nintendo plans, a full version of which you can read here.

The announcement will take place at around 11.20AM this Friday at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Tokyo. Iwata will fully outline the Revolution controller, as well as show some software, including, from what we have gathered, the game formerly known as Mario 128.

“Mario is the game that will show off the Revolution better than anything else in development right now,” a trusted and highly-placed source told SPOnG today. “You have to remember that the Revolution will take standard GameCube controller input and this is not solely for GC backward compatibility and retro gaming. The Revolution controller concept is merely an option for developers, something totally new, as was the Nintendo DS.”

SPOnG will be interviewing a Nintendo executive in the aftermath of the announcement, so check back on Friday for full coverage of the Revolution emergence, from the inside, direct from Japan.

Regular SPOnG readers will be aware that SPOnG has a well-established track record when it comes to publishing Iwata’s keynote plans ahead of the event. In the run up to this year’s Game Developers Conference, we ran a concise schedule of what would be announced by the Nintendo president, details of which can be read here.

All of which leaves: What will Nintendo show and how will it cope with the inevitable disappointment that follows? The problem facing NCL right now is that the Revolution controller will not be a time machine. It will not make your dinner. It will not transport you into parallel dimensions inhabited by Amazonian lady love warriors. It will be a game controller with some kind of trick up its sleeve.

Perhaps the most promising rumour on the cards right now is that it will comprise resistant technology which will push the pad around in your hand. Should this be the case, will we see the gaming masses heralding a true videogames revolution, or will they just shrug and get back to pre-ordering the more tangible (and certainly more traditional, less intimidating) next-generation offerings of Sony and Microsoft?

During Iwata’s speech at this year’s E3, the Nintendo president made an impassioned plea to the gamers of the world. He stood down from the stage, looked almost tearful and begged for patience, promising that the wait would be more than worth it. Since then, Shigeru Miyamoto went on record to state that the underlying concept of the Revolution’s controller would be easy to copy. “Graphic chips are one thing. Those are hard to imitate”, he said. “But if we showed our controller, we'd be revealing way too much. It's very easy to copy. We really want to present our interface, the controller, with software as a package." You can read the full piece here.

So what do you think will be announced? And how do you think Nintendo will deal with the fallout? Afterall, it’s you who matter – you’re the people expected to buy into Nintendo’s dream. Let us know in the forum below. The poster guessing closest to Iwata’s announcement wins whatever bunch of promotional crap Nintendo is giving away at TGS.*


*Usual rules apply. If the crap is actually crap, we’ll have a nosey around for something a bit better.

PixyJunket

Yeah.. of which I own and have played several times each. My main problem is that the DWIII remake was REALLY hurt by being put on the GBC as opposed to the GBA. It's probably the most amazing looking GBC out there but just comparing it to the SNES version (which was probably the most amazing looking SNES games), which the GBA could have emulated perfectly just installs a whole "what could have been" mentality in me.

I do hope the DQV remake comes out here as a budget title after DQVIII is released. If I had gotten to play it when it first came out it would easily be my favorite, but IV still holds the top spot for me. VI is pretty good but starting the annoying job system which plagued VII (just not as bad).

Speaking of Dragon Quest.. Blue Dragon should be very similar.

Josh H

In the past they didn't and had their own Spaceworld show.

The past year or two they haven't had Spaceworld nor been at TGS.

Their were rumors months ago that they were going to renew Spaceworld this year to show the Revolution. But that apparently fell through.

Now all indications and rumors are than Nintendo will be showing the Revolution and TGS, as posted above.

The Franchise

New next gen game announcements:

PlayStation 3:
Way of the Samurai 3 (Tentative Title), Spike, 2007
Derby Stallion (Tentative Title), Enterbrain, TBA
RPG (Tentative Title), Success, TBA
Hitsuji Mura (Tentative Title), Success, TBA
Project Psychic (Tentative Title), Taito, TBA
Super Robot Series (Tentative Title), Banpresto, TBA

Xbox 360:
Bomberman - Act: Zero, Hudson, Spring 2006
Senko no Ronde (Tentative Title), G.Rev, 2006
Marine action game (Tentative Title), Success, 2006
360 Mahjong (Tentative Title), Success, 2006
Way of the Samurai Online (Tentative Title), Spike, Winter 2006
The Conveni X, Hamster, TBA

I assume everyone has seen the amazing MGS4 and (less amazing) DMC4 screen caps by now. I have to get an HDTV now!

Ralph Wiggum

Sp0ng also "predicted" that Nintendo was going to show the GBA successor at this year's E3 and turn the DS into a glorified PDA.

Gizmo

So....would this be TOMORROW for the Rev. Controller announcement (Are they a day ahead?)

joshd2012

The show starts Thursday 9pm EST according to IGN.

jeffdsmith

While we wait to see what Nintendo has for us next, there is a good read on the history of game controller evolution, check it out: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3143627

The Franchise

Checkout this sweet XBOX 360 game montage. I like the transitions with the logo and the music:
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/article...45/vids_1.html

Also heard that the PSP Metal Gear Acid 2 will come with a set of USB binoculars that let you see parts of the game in 3D!? WTF?

Setzer

Looks like Monolith is going to remake Xenosaga I & II as 2D versions and release them for the DS.

Link

joshd2012

5 min to go. Any live blogs or live feeds from the show?

PixyJunket

Suikoden I+II for PSP.
http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/genso/I_II/

darkside

So far Iwata is just on and on about those damn Nintendogs.

darkside

More classic RPG goodness made portable. I like this trend with ports.