This is the Bandai Namco Line-Up for the TGS08 ( Tokyo Game Show 2008 )

Wii :
One Piece Unlimited Cruise : Episode 1
Pro Golfer Saru
Mojipittan
The Sky Crawlers
Daikaiju Battle Colosseum
Happy Dance Collection
Family Ski 2
Fragile

Nintendo DS :
Dr Slump Arale-chan
Anpanman
Dragon Ball : Origins
Tales of Hearts
Yes ! Pretty Cure 5 Gogo
Soul Eater
Tamagotchi

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This is the Sponsor List for the Tokyo Game Show 2008 [9-12 Oct 08]

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Bandai Namco revealed in the Japanese magazine V-Jump three new characters of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 game:: Franky , Nam and Diableman

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This is the Atari E3 Games Lineup:
NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced the company’s product line-up for the E3 Media and Business Summit, taking place July 11 - 13 at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California. Games spanning multiple genres and platforms will be on-hand at the Atari booth (518 and 520) and include Dragon Ball Z®: Budokai Tenkaichi™ 3 Wii™ and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, The Witcher for Games for Windows, Godzilla®: Unleashed for Wii and Jenga® for Wii.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 combines the lightning fast fighting and action that have made Budokai Tenkaichi 1 and Budokai Tenkaichi 2 the #1 fighting games of 2005 and 2006. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving upon last year’s game with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making each character’s effects more realistic, and over 30 battle stages. The immensely popular Dragon Ball Z® series is the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 25 different games and over 10 million units sold since May 2002. Developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. / Spike, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is slated to release for the Wii and PlayStation 2 system during the 2007 holiday season.

Based on the world created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels, The Witcher casts players as Geralt, a legendary monster slayer and master swordfighter with supernatural abilities and reflexes. The Witcher presents a fresh approach to traditional role-playing, blending an expansive, twisting plotline - in which the impact of individual decisions can drastically alter the outcome of the game - and fast-paced combat against a wide variety of foes. Using advanced graphics and physics systems, The Witcher delivers brutal action, multi-faceted RPG options and an intriguing story to engulf all players who dare to play. The Witcher, developed by CD Projekt, will be available for Games for Windows this fall.

Godzilla: Unleashed offers fighting on a giant scale. The game stars the legendary Godzilla and a slew of the most renowned monsters of all-time. Gamers are challenged to ultimately save the planet from mayhem and destruction. Set in urban arenas, Godzilla: Unleashed’s interactive 3D cityscapes, big destructible buildings, soaring skyscrapers and towering alien formations provide the backdrop to epic worldwide destruction. Godzilla: Unleashed is slated for a fall release on the Wii and Nintendo DS.

For the first time, the beloved family game Jenga comes to the world of videogames, utilizing the innovative controls of the Wii and DS for unpredictable, quick-paced, tactical gameplay that combines suspense and risk- taking, where mounting anticipation comes to a crashing climax. The game will contain all the fun, intensity and challenge of the original boxed game with a wealth of exciting new enhancements, power-ups and twists that are possible only in the videogame world. Simple to learn and fun to play, Jenga promises great entertainment for all ages when it releases for the Wii and Nintendo DS this fall.

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Space Station Tycoon Press Release:

Description:
Follow the adventures of Shawn and Tam on an intergalactic journey through Pirate infested space, meteor fields, supernovas, and countless dangers as they seek out fame and fortune in the high-stakes world of Space Station management.

Station Tycoon is a fast paced, simulation game focusing on character interaction and humor, light puzzle solving, and customization in a free form, non-linear world. Meet exciting characters, buy new stations to customize, and try to keep an insane collection of clientele satisfied.

Features:
• Tons of customization: Continually expand your empire with an increasing number of islands and customize each one to attract business. Add Galactic Taverns and overflowing treasure chests to befriend the unruly Space Pirates. Looking for a livelier crowd? Build luaus and water parks to attract the fun-loving Party Pigs!

Full press release, screens, and boxart after the jump

• Awesome cast of characters: Play as entrepreneur Shawn, with the help of his monkey sidekick Tam, and keep a crazy cast of quirky characters happy so they will gladly spend their money! Make the right friends and you will run your competition into the ground. But, it’s not so easy when your competition seems to have ties to Space Pirates, Ninjas and mysterious voodoo-practicing Chickens!
• Physics-based object interaction: Create gravity points with your Wii controller and interact with objects in the environment. Catch asteroids to keep them from smashing your space station, bounce rowdy ships, retrieve tips from visitors and even lob cannonballs at those troublesome pirates that keep attacking!
• Goal-based gameplay: Manage stations all over the galaxy and take advantage of the ebb and flow of the economy to maximize your income. Meet the objectives of each level in order to continue to expand your empire and become the ultimate Space Station Tycoon!
• Multi-player Party Mode, Co-op play and more!

Game Summary:

Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Developer: Wahoo Studios
Release Date: Summer 2007
Platform: Wii
Genre: Simulation/Adventure
Player: 1 – 2 Players
ESRB Rating: RP

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Atari Announces the Ultimate Chapter in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi Series

Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that Dragon Ball Z®: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is in development for WiiTM and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 combines the lightning fast fighting and action that have made Budokai Tenkaichi 1 and Budokai Tenkaichi 2 the #1 fighting games of 2005 and 2006. Developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. / Spike, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is slated to release during the 2007 holiday season.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving upon last year’s game with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making each character’s effects more realistic, and over 20 battle stages. In addition, an improved control system for the Wii will allow players to easily mimic signature moves and execute devastating energy attacks as they are performed in the Dragon Ball Z animated series.

“Atari is incredibly excited to offer the ultimate chapter in the Budokai Tenkaichi series with over 20 new characters that have never been seen in any other DBZ video games such as Nail, King Cold and King Vegeta and battle stages that fans will love,” said Emily Anadu, Senior Product Manager, Atari, Inc. “Each year, the developers refine the game to bring fans closer to feeling like they are actually playing the show.”

In addition to the unprecedented number of characters and improved Wii control system, the environments have also been enhanced to feature day and night stages. The power of the moon in the night stages gives players additional ways to transform their characters and lets fans recreate some of their favorite memories from the show.

The immensely popular Dragon Ball Z® series is the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 25 different games and over 10 million units sold since May 2002.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is set for release this holiday season. For more information on Dragon Ball Z video games, please visit http://www.atari.com/dragonballz.

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NINTENDO NEWS: NINTENDO’S SUMMER LINEUP SATISFIES CORE AND NEW GAMERS

Wii

These are some new images of the Nintendo Wii game Soul Calibur Legends and some new info about the game

We know little of the story, though, other than understanding the characters come together to complete “a quest for ultimate power in order to save an empire from destruction.”

“Over the past ten years, since the release of the original Soul Blade, the team behind the Soulcalibur series has pushed the envelope of technology and innovation with each iteration,” said Makoto Iwai, exec. VP and COO of Namco Bandai America. “With Soulcalibur Legends, they saw the opportunity to once again create an immersive experience that is unique to the franchise.”

The control scheme’s being kept under wraps, but is said to incorporate both the Wiimote and nunchuck simultaneously. There should be something more than simply swinging the Wiimote around, just don’t expect the same depth as the fighting series. As more fighting experience is gathered, however, players can earn titles (i.e. Knight, Soldier) that unlock additional attacks.

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One Piece: Unlimited Adventure is possibly coming to North America. GameFly have a listing up for the One Piece Wii game with Namco Bandai as the publisher:

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This is the Fact Sheet od the Wii game Tamagotchi Party On

Tamagotchi Party On! fact sheet

Game Description:
Tamagotchi: Party On! is a 3D party game based on the super popular Tamagotchi franchise. Jump in solo or with up to 3 of your friends to join the exciting race to become the most popular Tamagotchi on Tamagotchi Planet! Swing your Wii Remote and turn the whole planet into your playing board! The players can choose their favorite Tamagotchis and engage in a hilarious campaign run to be the next president of Tamagotchi Planet. Be happy! Be popular! Be president!

Features:

• Be your favorite Tamagotchi in Wii Style! Choose your favorite Tamagotchi and swing, shake, point, turn and twist the Wii controller to play the game!

• Turn the whole Tamagotchi Planet into your playing board! Explore unique towns and other fun locations within the quirky world of Tamagotchi as you advance through the playing board. Each location is filled with exciting events and characters!

• Play with up to 3 of your friends to become the most popular Tamagotchi! Engage in a massive competition with your friends to become the President of Tamagotchi Planet! Up to 4 players can play the game with one Wii controller!

• Have fun and be popular! Engage in over 15 exciting mini games that will test your interactive skills! As rewards, you will get popularity points and badges to jump start your race to become the President and Gotchi to level up your character and headquarter!

• Customize your campaign headquarter and level up your favorite Tamagotchi character! With the Gotchis you earn from the game, customize and decorate your campaign headquarter however you like! As you upgrade your headquarter, you will be able to give your favorite Tamagotchi characters a new look!

• Easy to pick up and play: The 3D board game style of gameplay allows you and your friends to pick up and understand the game with ease!

Game Summary:
Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Developer: h.a.n.d. Inc.
Release Date: Q2, 2007
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: 3D Party Game
Player: 1~4
ESRB Rating: E (expected)

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