Using figures provided by Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, Gamasutra has put together a brief sales analysis of Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour. With three different bundles available at different prices, you might be surprised to learn the full band kit -- priced at $190 -- outsold both the guitar bundle and standalone game from October 2008 through January 2009. The full band package accounts for 41% of overall sales, with 35% going to the guitar bundle, leaving 24% for the standalone game. Taking the price of each bundle into account -- the guitar bundle is $90 and the game $60 -- Gamasutra points out that the full band bundle accounts for a full 61% of the revenue generated by Guitar Hero World Tour.
Falcom announced two new games at a fan event in Tokyo over the weekend: Ys Seven and Ys I & II Chronicles. According to Dengeki Online, Ys Seven will feature series hero Adol again, and will follow the story of the "Five Great Dragons of Altago." It's expected to hit Japan sometime this fall. As for Ys I & II Chronicles, not much is known about it, but it could be another remake like the recent Legacy of Ys: Books I & II for DS. That one will be out in Japan by summer.
Sony and Spil games have released an official Patapon 2 promotional Flash game for PCs and Macs. The pint- shot glass-sized Patapon experience isn't necessarily for gods of the beat, but it's a nice introduction to the series for those who've never played the game -- and shame on you, if that's the case. Players are scored and unlock images on the three levels in the Flash game, which supposedly allows them to put together their own Patapon-themed wallpapers. We couldn't get that feature to work, but perhaps it's still having the gremlins worked out. The Patapon Flash game is available March 9-16, so "pata-pata-pata-pon" (rush) and "pon-pon-pata-pon" (attack) it while you still can.
Whenever you have a do-it-yourself creation game like LittleBigPlanet, it's almost certain that obscene user-created levels (NSFW) are sure to follow. Sony's advertising gang know this too and thought it'd be fun to highlight something of that nature in its latest TV spot. From the UK comes "The World of Fart" -- a level filled with gas hazards and pull my finger jokes. Despite its childish concept, it looks like a well-designed and realized world. You'll want to watch the commercial after the break to refresh yourself.
Slant Six released a version 1.41 patch for SOCOM: Confrontation this morning. It's available for download right now and fixes some of the game's slowdown issues. It also adjusts some minor display settings and tweaks a bit of the gameplay. The last patch for Confrontation was the 1.30 update in January, which added Trophies. So, why are we now on 1.41 without a 1.40 update? Slant Six had this to say: "The 1.40 was intended to support the European release, we combined the 1.40 and the 1.41 together to speed the deployment of the above fixes." Check after the break for the full list of patch notes.
Based on the 1st book and commemorates Nancy Drew’s 75th anniversary
Drive Nancy’s classic blue roadster
1930 setting with vintage cars, clothes, and slang
“Second Chance” option erases of making mistakes
Harry Potter Collection contains: Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter Collection (Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire) PS2
Soar through space and attack an armada of strike fighters in your Arwing
Roll over hostile terrain in a heavily-armored Landmaster Tank, or bring the hurt to the enemy on foot
Play missions solo or join the fight with up to three other players -- or engage in four-player split screen battles
Join another player & be his wingman - ride along with the Landmaster Tank or fly with the famous Arwing fighter
All kinds of powerful weapons to blast your way through space - automatic blasters, sniper rifles, shoulder-launched rockets and more
Protects Games While Keeping Them Organized In A Slim, Compact, Carry-All Case
Holds 8 Regular Nintendo Ds Lite Games, 1 Extra Battery, 3 Game Boy Advance Sp Games & 1 Custom Battery Compartment Screw Driver
Non-linear, real-time game play allows for a wide assortment of events!
Complete with villagers in challenging festival mini contest!
Play as a boy or a girl- two games in one!
