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April 2, 2008

Square Enix's Chocobos Invading Wii July 8 for $39.99 Wii

by Nick DiMola - 6:41 am EDT
Total comments: 16 Source: Press Release

Featuring a classic RPG experience, custom Wii controls, a brand new job system, and card battle dueling over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, released last year in Japan, is now set to be released in America this Summer on July 8th. Chocobo's Dungeon features the Final Fantasy staple character, the Chocobo as the protaganist for the story.

Chocobo's Dungeon will feature a multifaceted RPG experience... Read more...

April 1, 2008

Analyst: Wii Shortage to End Soon Wii

by Les Thomas - 11:52 pm EDT
Total comments: 19 Source: Dallas Morning News

The weak U.S. dollar may have been the culprit of the Wii shortage.

Game industry analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan believes the shortage of Wii systems in the United States should soon be a thing of the past.

Speaking to the Dallas Morning News, Pachter said he believes the Wii shortage was caused by the weak U.S. dollar. By selling excess product in European countries with a strong Euro, Nintendo makes more profit when the money is exchanged to their native Yen.

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Crusin' USA, Wonder Boy SMS Hit Virtual Console Wii

by Steven Rodriguez - 12:59 am EDT
Total comments: 26

The first Sega Master System title and the first third-party N64 game are now available in the Wii Shop Channel.

Crusin' USA for the Nintendo 64 and Wonder Boy for the Sega Master System are the two newest releases for the Wii Virtual Console. This week's games mark a double-first for VC.

Developed by Midway, Crusin' USA marks the first time an N64 game from a third party publisher has seen release on the service. The arcade racer costs 1,000 Wii Points ($10).

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Capcom to Acquire K2 Studios

by Steven Rodriguez - 12:52 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Capcom

The developer of the Tenchu game series is now a wholly-owned developer of the Japanese publisher.

The developer of the Tenchu game series is now a wholly-owned developer of the Japanese publisher.

Capcom has announced that it has agreed to purchase K2 Co., Ltd, via a buyout of K2 stock with Capcom stock. The deal will be finalized on May 1.

K2 has been a close partner of Capcom in recent... Read more...

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