Bit.Trip Saga

This is box-art for the upcoming Bit.Trip Saga coming to the 3DS, the saga was originally on Wii Ware. The first game (Bit.Trip beat) was a huge hit, leading to further sucess with the other 5 games. The original developer (Gaijin Games) is allowing Aksys games to publish the Saga. If your unfamiliar with the games its a 6 part, pixelated series with a wide range of game types, the 3DS game is said to be coming out sometime in summer this year.

Bit.Trip Saga

My top 5 levels in Kirby's Epic Yarn

Forget for a moment that I'm talking about a 6-month-old Kirby game which although hugely popular, has already been completed by everyone who owns it. It's just me- the slowest and most anti-completionist gamer ever. Despite having the game for five months (and loving every minute of it) I've never looked into every hidden post-boss stage so I could at least have something new to look forward to every time I boot up the game. I cleared the last stage just a few days ago so I can finally put together a list of my favorites, like I did before with Mario Galaxy 2.

Obligatory spoiler warning if you haven't completed the game, though I really doubt anyone reading this would be playing the game slower than I do.

My top 5 levels in Kirby's Epic Yarn

Nintendo 5-Star SummerCon 2011

Slow news week eh? Don't expect the pace to pick up yet, at least not until next week when E3 hits on June 7. Nintendo's conference in on the very first day too, so stay tuned!

The gaming industry isn't the only place where a giant party is about to take place- over at Nintendo 5-Star we have our own annual throwdown lasting three months. Site veterans should know our SummerCon event, and it's returning bigger and better than ever! Sequels to old N5 favorites like the Video Game Survivor and the unmissable N5S Posting Contest, and all new fun activities await you!

Happening in our forum, starting June 1. If you haven't signed up yet, just click the big banner to get there and get started!

Nintendo 5-Star SummerCon 2011

Phoenix Wright: The Movie

Image from Capcom-Unity

And no you're not hearing things, this is for real. Finger-pointing has made its way from in-game sprites to friggin live-action! Fans of Phoenix Wright can probably guess what the story will revolve around- lots of evidence collecting, courtroom battles, over-the-top prosecutors and witnesses and of course, the iconic 'Objection!'

Hiroki Narimiya stars as Phoenix Wright, Takumi Saito takes the role of Miles Edgeworth, his rival, and Maya Fey, Phoenix's assistant by Mirei Kiritani. The movie is set to air on Spring 2012 in Japan.

Here's hoping it captures the essence of the game series well, because that is indeed a very difficult thing to achieve in a live-action movie!

Phoenix Wright: The Movie

My small collection of Shiny Pokemon

Brought over from my other blog at Gamespot.

 

A hacker would be able to come up with this number of shinies, and easily ten times more, in just an instant. I've never even caught one shiny Pokemon with my own hands or tried to breed one before (cross-breeding Pokemon of different regions apparently gives you a higher probability of getting a shiny- look up the Masuda Method if you don't know), but I've had a few people hack a few for me, and traded for the rest over Wi-Fi.

My small collection of Shiny Pokemon

Best Ocarina of Time preorder bonus ever

A real ocarina?! With two sheets of music to play with it? And it's exclusive to Australia too. Ocarina of Time fans will change continents (or just raid eBay for the things) come launch day.

Best Ocarina of Time preorder bonus ever

Japanese weekly sales: 16 to 22 May

From GoNintendo (view full list there)

01. / 00. [PSP] Akiba's Trip (Acquire) {2011.05.19} - 58.150 / NEW
02. / 00. [3DS] Dead or Alive: Dimensions (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.19} - 23.078 / NEW
03. / 01. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31} - 19.290 / 494.793 (-7%)
04. / 00. [PSP] Gungnir: Mayari no Gunshin to Eiyuu Sensou (Atlus Co.) {2011.05.19} - 16.355 / NEW
05. / 05. [PSP] Patapon 3 (SCE) {2011.04.28} - 11.458 / 95.341 (-12%)
06. / 00. [PS3] Portal 2 (Electronic Arts) {2011.05.19} - 8.942 / NEW
07. / 06. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14} - 8.032 / 160.066 (-21%)
08. / 11. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 5.043 / 1.891.324 (+8%)
09. / 14. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 4.767 / 5.181.982 (+9%)
10. / 03. [3DS] Steel Diver (Nintendo) {2011.05.12} - 4.583 / 21.991 (-74%)

Significant:

• Dead or Alive Dimensions debuts at no.2
• Pokemon B/W reenters top ten for the umpteenth time, but is ahead of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the first time since MHP3 was launched (which is in 13th this week)
• Wii Party reenters top ten
• Steel Diver isn't doing so hot

Japanese weekly sales: 16 to 22 May