
The news that Sony’s PSP Go will dispense entirely with the traditional physical distribution of games and other content in favour of digital delivery, not even including a disc drive, has filled game retailers with terror and anger, for they see the writing on the wall.
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Nintendo has delighted its fans by finally offering the Wii in the same colour as the dark of night and the raven’s wing, but between it and the “Classic Controller Pro”, certain similarities to Sony’s PS2 are noticeable:
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Details of Sony’s latest handheld have emerged, and the device seems to incorporate some interesting innovations.
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Ota-idol Shoko-tan has attracted much consternation recently with her announcement that she has acquired a PS3 (along with a demo copy of Final Fantasy XIII), after only recently swearing eternal fealty to Microsoft, which is being read as a sign of the times – the Xbox’s Japanese rally is over it seems, and now the console flies into headlong retreat…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: May 8, 2009 01:13 JST
- Tags: Business, Controllers, Copyright, Marketing, Nintendo, Ports, PS3, Sony, Wii

Sony is said to be planning the release of a new controller which is all but a carbon copy of Nintendo’s Wiimote, and in fact goes even further by introducing enhanced motion tracking.
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Japanese PS3 sales figures for the month of April just released show the PS3 to have enjoyed a drastic increase in sales over this time last year.
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- Author: RaikenTB
- Categories: Anime, Games, News
- Date: Mar 1, 2009 21:42 JST
- Tags: 3D CG, Hatsune Miku, Marketing, Music, PSP, Sega, Sony, Video Gallery, Vocaloid

Sega has recently unveiled a video of virtual idol Hatsune Miku performing a song for her upcoming PSP game.
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The oppai-centric anime/manga series Kamen no Maid Guy has recently received a video game release for the PSP, under the title “Boyoyon Battle Royale”.
The highlight of this game is the advanced tayun-ism engine which provides realistic boob physics for both the 2D and 3D artwork; the game itself is mostly fighting.
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We saw previously just how Sony’s new lightweight Vaio Type P could “easily” fit into a back pocket. Sony Pocket Style may have come in for some flack, but now “The PC you can’t keep your hands off” (as it will fall out) returns in “Pantsu Style”, perfect for when you lack a pocket.
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The new Fate/stay night Digital Player ~聖櫃(Holy ARK)~ iPod is something sure to cause much envy among Fate fans, coming with 8 swappable coverplates, laser etching, 2 customized protective holders to store it in and a bevy of the series’ music along with exclusive artwork preloaded on the 80GB hard drive, all for the low price of ¥56,800 ($630).
The perfect accompaniment to the Fate Testarossa PSP?
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A sparring match between top figures in both the Microsoft and Sony camps has lead to Sony castigating Microsoft’s “lack of longevity”, whilst Microsoft then shoots back, calling Sony an “out of touch” dinosaur of the previous generation.
What emerges is some very interesting speculation about the direction of the console wars, along with some good old fashioned brawling…
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A comparison of the scenes from the Japanese release of the two consoles. Probably few then would have predicted just how one-sided this would eventually turn out…
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