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  • Killer Idea

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    Nothing to do with Tokyo or Japan, but this has got to be my favorite Marxy post ever. Wait, actually, I can relate this to Japan, since that game pretty much killed off the original Atari VCS, which then let Nintendo explode on the scene with its Famicom system (or NES, as we knew it…

  • DS Versus PSP

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    With all this talk about the PSP (I’ll admit that I’m probably being influenced by the recent American launch), the hardware sales for the week of April 18-24 surprised me a bit (from The Magic Box): 1. Nintendo DS – 96,191 units 2. PlayStation 2 – 33,080 units 3. PlayStation Portable – 33,004 units 4.…

  • Media Recorder for PSP/DS

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    Having a PSP has completely changed the way I watch TV shows (I’m even watching stuff on it at night when I’m in bed), and although I’m quite happy converting shows using ffmpegX, the new Media Recorder VRX-02 sounds quite interesting. From Kotaku: A Japanese company is developing a media recorder that can record video…

  • Keitai Gaming

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    I can’t say that I’m really into keitai gaming — I pretty much limited my gaming to Solitaire, which stopped as soon as I got my DS, and then my PSP. But Paul over at In-Duce is really into mobile gaming, especially when it comes to networking and GPS-related functions. He gives us the lowdown…

  • PSP Love

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    After my bittersweet introduction to the PSP earlier this week, I have to let you know: I’m in absolute love with my PSP! This is one hell of a nice piece of hardware, and I just can’t get enough of it. I’m now playing RIDGE RACERS, which I think I’m enjoying even more than WIPEOUT…

  • The Hate of a Dead Pixel

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    Well, I finally went out and got a PSP (call it an early birthday present to myself), and it’s a thing of beauty. But… Getting one that had no “dead pixel” took 3 tries, and a battle to get the third one. This is unacceptable, especially since Sony is taking the stance that a dead…

  • Xbox 360 Unveiling in Tokyo

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    From Kotaku: It looks like the Xbox 360 will be making its first non-prerecorded appearance in Japan, days before Microsoft’s pre-E3 show. On May 13, the same day that the US and Japan will be checking out an MTV special on the Xbox 360, the Japanese press will be at an unveiling of the system…

  • Electroplankton Launch Event

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    The entrance to the event space.

  • Electroplankton Launch Event

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    The launch event at the Laforet Museum for the Nintendo DS game ELECROPLANKTON. They had quite a few DSes on hand for you to test out the game, including quality headphones. The big screens projected visuals from the game, and a DJ was on hand. Other parts of the space had some of media artist…

  • Electroplankton Game Launch

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    I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about this ELECTROPLANKTON game for the DS. Sounds like it’s quite the innovative piece of software. Media artist Toshio Iwai transforms the Laforet Museum into a micro underwater world filled with sound and light effects. The world of the new Nintendo DS game “Electroplankton” is brought to…