News Tagged: Japan
News: Crimson Dragon Delayed
What did we do to deserve this?
Crimson Dragon — also known as "the best reason to have a Kinect right now" — has been delayed. The new shooter from many of the staff behind Panzer Dragoon was scheduled for release in Japan on 13th June, but Microsoft has put the release back for unspecified reasons. We didn't have a final Western release date.. Continue Reading »
News: Crimson Dragon Swoops On Japan on 13th June
1200 MSP
Our most anticipated Kinect game of the year — in fact, possibly ever — is nearly here. Crimson Dragon, the new game from the creators of legendary SEGA shooter series Panzer Dragoon, is confirmed for release in Japan on 13th June. It'll cost those lucky Japan 1200 Microsoft Points, which is about £9.99/$14.99 or so. We think that's a.. Continue Reading »
News: Official Crimson Dragon Site Takes Flight with New Trailer
Yep, still looks awesome
Crimson Dragon is homing in on its Xbox Live Arcade release, as Microsoft Japan has launched an official site for what some — particularly this editor — would call the most exciting Kinect game yet. Crimson Dragon at Xbox Japan has fresh screenshots of the sensor-powered spiritual successor to Panzer Dragoon, with a new.. Continue Reading »
News: Steel Battalion Gets Kinect's Most Opulent Special Edition
Includes a jacket
The original Steel Battalion is infamous for its enormous controller, but the Kinect-compatible Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor isn't going down the "massive equipment" route with its special edition. No, it's taking the "dress up" approach instead. The game's Japan-only special edition includes a cosplay outfit.. Continue Reading »
News: Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor "Nearly Complete"
Not nearly enough
Kinect-exclusive mech-walker war game Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor — and people say there are no hardcore games on Kinect — is nearing completion, according to producer Kenjii Kataoka. The statement came at the same event that revealed Project Draco's new form as Crimson Dragon, but Capcom's robot sim wasn't in playable form,.. Continue Reading »
News: Project Draco Officially Named Crimson Dragon
This just in: still looks great
Grounding Inc.'s hands-free dragon game just got its official name: Crimson Dragon. Formerly known as Project Draco, director Yukio Futatsugi — creator of Panzer Dragoon, remember — revealed the new title at a demo event in Japan's Akihabara district, and brought some new high-resolution screenshots and game.. Continue Reading »
News: Project Draco Lead Talks Team Andromeda and Tough Choices
Key Panzer staff on board
As huge fans of SEGA's phenomenal Panzer Dragoon series, next year's Kinect-exclusive Project Draco is probably at the top of our most wanted list, especially now director Yukio Futatsugi has spoken to Gamasutra about the game's development. Futatsugi led Panzer Dragoon developer Team Andromeda and has brought many of the.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect-Powered Dance Evolution Arcade Game On the Way
Kinect leaves the living room
Next year Kinect will throw off its living room shackles and join the arcade scene, as Konami has announced it's working on an arcade version of Dance Evolution (or DanceMasters) for release in 2012. The game is currently on test at certain locations in Japan, with the sensor tucked away inside the arcade cabinet. Recently it was revealed the 114,000 Japanese have.. Continue Reading »
News: Just 114,000 Japanese Have Bought Kinect
Dismal
Xbox 360 isn't very popular in Japan, and the average Japanese home is very small. Surprise surprise, then, that Kinect has only mustered a pitiful 114,000 sales in the Land of the Rising Sun. Even combined, the three best-selling Kinect titles — excluding Kinect Adventures — only amount to a meagre 60,300 sales, barely even one sale for every two Kinect sensors. The top three titles.. Continue Reading »
News: You Can Play DoDonPachi with Kinect
But would you want to?
Classic Cave shoot 'em up DoDonPachi is one of the most intense shooters of the late 90s, but do you know what would make it even more intense? Playing it with your entire body. Cave's Makoto Asada is working on a Kinect adventure game known as Instant Brain that includes a version of DoDonPachi playable with Kinect. Your ship fires automatically while you guide it around the.. Continue Reading »
News: Japan Gets New Kinect Bundles Next Month
Will they come west?
Microsoft continues to tinker with its Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles, with Japan set to receive a new line-up next month. From 13th October Microsoft will offer two new packages in the country. A 4GB console and Kinect Value Pack for ¥29,800 ($388 / £247 / €285) or 250GB console and the same Value Pack for ¥39,800 ($519 / £330 / €380). The Value Pack itself includes.. Continue Reading »
News: Project Draco is Child of Eden Meets Panzer Dragoon
That should be enough
It's been a year since we heard anything about Project Draco, the dragon-based shooting game from Yukio Futatsugi, formerly of legendary Panzer Dragoon developer Team Andromeda. The game was shown behind closed doors at this year's Tokyo Games Show though, and 1up snagged some time with it. The good news is the team describes.. Continue Reading »
News: Virtua Fighter Creator Yu Suzuki Building Kinect Fighting Game
Now THIS is exciting
Granddaddy of all 3D fighting games, Virtua Fighter, is rightly respected as one of the finest gaming series known to man: a delicate balance of dexterity and mental acuity, it's not called "speed chess" by its fans for nothing. That's why it's so genuinely exciting to hear that Virtua Fighter creator Yu Suzuki — the man also responsible for Shenmue, Outrun and more.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Lands a Big One with Top Angler: Bass Fishing
For reel
Think of Kinect and sports and you inevitably think of Kinect Sports, Deca Sports Freedom, MotionSports: these sweaty exertions aren't all the sensor is capable of when it comes to recreating participation sports, though. Japanese publisher InterOne has just announced Top Angler: Bass Fishing for Kinect (via Siliconera), a game that will let Continue Reading »
News: Interactive Kinect Installation to Promote Ghost in the Shell Film
We're not meching this up
Kinect and robots: the Adam and Eve of Skynet. We've already seen the two join forces, with human-controlled robots and room-navigating bots, and now a new installation in Japan is allowing the public to enter the cybernetic world of Ghost in the Shell. The event promotes upcoming 3D movie Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society, which may well have.. Continue Reading »
News: Japanese Xbox 360 Sales Triple Thanks to Kinect
"What's 3 x 0?" you ask
Despite most Japanese gamers having to play Kinect in tiny apartments like this, the sensor's launch has still helped Microsoft to shift more hardware than the previous week: three times more, in fact. Of course, a 200% sales increase isn't likely to bring with it incredible sales figures, the machine shifting 7,083 units across the country in a week. Kinect was only on sale.. Continue Reading »
News: This Probably Isn't Quite Enough Space for Kinect
But it's a good effort
The gentleman in this queue for Kinect may have been paid to stand there but that doesn't mean he didn't get a Kinect out of it. Unfortunately his apartment isn't quite big enough to get the most out of the sensor, as this picture proves. With Japanese accommodation being notoriously small it's not an uncommon problem across the country and one that will no doubt make it even.. Continue Reading »
News: Maybe Kinect Could Succeed in Japan After All
If this line is to be believed
It's no secret that, in Japan, the Xbox 360 isn't the most popular console: in fact, it's regularly outsold by the PlayStation 2. You'd think this would have quelled demand for Kinect, but judging from this line awaiting the console's launch, you could be wrong. Granted, it's impossible to judge the sensor's long-term appeal from the number of people willing to queue.. Continue Reading »
