Fan news: Isuka EX characters and colours

Topics for January 2004

Latest news

04/01/31 1:20 ●1/30 news link part 2

◆Dismissal of Kitakyushu City's lawsuit claiming that "arcade arcades are hotbeds of delinquency"

(Even though Kitakyushu City is planning to revitalize the town with Gundam, they have no understanding of games...)

http://www.zakzak.co.jp/society/top/top0130_1_08.html

◆EX characters and new EX colours added to “Guilty Gear Isuka”

(I haven't checked much, but has it been a while already?)

http://www.awnet.jp/pc/

◆Additional car models will be introduced in “Battle Gear 3 Tuned” on 2/3! ! (official announcement)

http://www.battlegear.net/tuned/car_new.html

◆"Zoids Infinity" location test begins at a certain location in one of the world's leading electric towns (= revealing)!

http://www.taito.co.jp/gm/matsukiri/index.html

◆Konami “GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX” location test information

http://www.web-konami.com/event/ac/gf11dm10/index.html

◆Notice of improvements to the tournament mode of the location test version “Mahjong Fight Club 3”

http://www.konami.co.jp/am/mfc/jyoho.html

◆Konami announces consolidated results for the third quarter and nine months of the fiscal year ending March 2004

(Operating profit is the highest ever! e-AM is doing well for commercial use)

http://www.konami.co.jp/press/2004/01/003/r.16.01.29.html

◆“Super Real Mahjong” New Year Special Project Part 2!! Exciting! Valentine’s Day Campaign!

http://www.srmj.com/new/index.html#val

◆Steel Mecha Base: From “Gunbird 1 & 2”, the flying soldier Robo Barnas

http://www.gpara.com/contents/robobase/robo_bn_124.htm

04/01/31 1:20 ●1/30 news link part 1 ~ Prize related

◆Banpresto updates arcade game machine page

http://www.banpresto.co.jp/japan/amuse/machine/

◆Banpresto February prize information

http://www.banpresto.co.jp/japan/amuse/

◆“Taito Amusement Toy News” February item lineup

http://www.taito.co.jp/sr/prize/

◆SEGA Prize New product information for February 2004

http://sega.jp/prize/

04/01/30 2:40 ●1/29 news link

◆Capcom announces the titles scheduled to be exhibited at AOU2004 (I wonder if this is all of them...)

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2004/01/29/103,1075382015,20675,0,0.html

◆This is the instrumental for Capcom's "Hyper Street Fighter 2"! (See section 1/29)

http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/

◆Arica News: Posted articles on PS2 “Espgaruda” and “The Nightmare of Druaga”

("Esp" has an original mode jointly developed with Cave...)

http://www.arika.co.jp/

◆SEGA developer interview: “Puyo Puyo Fever” director, Sonic Team Takashi Yuda

(The voice of Hughes from Specchan!)

http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_28/1.html

◆Sega "Puyo Puyo Fever" mobile voice data will be distributed from February 4th

http://www.segamusic.co.jp/article/article5849-0.html

◆Konami Style “Pop’n Music”
Start accepting reservations for “Shishamo Plush Toy”

http://www.konamistyle.com/customfactory/shisyamo/index.html

◆Is “SVC” being made into a comic overseas? ! (I'm not sure who the publisher is...)

http://www.comicsone.com/svc/

04/01/29 2:00 ● Butchgiri solo run (runaway?)! 1/28 News Part 2 - Various topics

◇Today is full of new information from each company! See each corner for details!

・Konami: 3 unknown titles

・SEGA: Next version of “Key of Avalon” Ver1.20

・SNK: "Samurai Spirits Zero Special"

・Arica: "The Nightmare of Druaga: Mysterious Dungeon" *Announced for PS2, but...

◇KOF2003 hidden character usage command (Are you running around as hard as you can?)

・KUSANAGI: Select lever 2147412369+ on the character selection screen

・Chizuru Kagura: Select lever 874123696321+ on the character selection screen

*It will not work if you go into neutral during or at the end of lever input.

◇“Battle Gear 3
Tuned” 2/3 New car models added nationwide! (Time release instead of NewVer?)

Additional models include Legacy S401STi, Celica TRD Sports M, and FTO.
3 models of GP Ver.R

◇A campaign will be held in February where you can receive trading cards by playing Namco's "Dragon Chronicle"!

The exact schedule is unknown. If you draw a winning card, you will receive a special card holder. Of course, the quantity is limited and the sale ends as soon as they run out.

◇Hitmaker “H” Live at AOU!

Mr. Mitsuyoshi is scheduled to sing the vocal version of the "Key of Avalon" battle song!

◇Others

・"Key of Avalon" soundtrack CD will be released at HIPS this spring!

Also includes “Magic Competition” and Mitsuyoshi's vocal song (battle song).

・Softbank “Art Book GGX1998-2004” 2/2020 Price TBA

・PS2 "Espgaruda" Scheduled to be released in 2004 with a strategy DVD from Arica. Price to be determined.

The current development level is 35%.

・PS2 “Hot Gimmick ~ Cosplay Sparrow” released by Crossnotes at the end of April

・"Pop'n Music 9 The Pre Special CD" will be included in the appendix of The PlayStation 2 released on February 6th

04/01/29 1:40 ●1/28 News Part 1 ~ Official News Link

◆Konami “WARTRAN TROOPERS” official page opened

http://www.konami.co.jp/am/wartran/

◆Arcadia March issue details

http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/jp/p_catalog/magazine/2004/2004_11547-03.html

◆Amusement Journal February issue details

http://www.am-j.co.jp/amusement_journal/amj200402.html

◆Gref, “Bodan” REMIX version CD survey has ended! We will try our best to make it happen (please do your best!)

http://www.grev.co.jp/magazine.htm

◆“Cyvaria 2” soundtrack to be released *Information provided by “K-SONIC”

http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=1888728

◆1/100 scale plastic model “Temujin 747J” will be released by Hasegawa! *Information provided by “Kouga”

http://www.vo-marz.com/site/topics_frm.html

◆Okubo Alpha Station releases Cats “E-Touch Mahjong Fetish Navi” catalog image

http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/ (see section 1/28)

04/01/27 3:30 ●1/27 news link

◇As expected, “Sam Zero SP” was written *Information provided by “saki” and “TOKUZOU”

＞For details, please see the bulletin board

◆ “THE IDOL M@STER” follow-up and promo videos are being distributed on itv24 *Information provided by “Kouga”

http://itv24.com/ Please proceed to Free Membership Registration>ANIME>Agyu>Free Rebroadcast

(The story starts at 44 minutes, and the promo video starts at 48 minutes.) The video seems to have been updated.

By the way, the footage up to that point is quite cold. Once buffering is complete, skip immediately.

By the way, Namco-san, are you doing something wrong...? ? )

◆My Harvest is holding a “Hot Gimmick” campaign where you can win rare telephone cards!

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0401/27/news05.html

[SEGA]

◆AM2 is currently busy preparing for the AOU (3 titles on display?)

http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/jp/wam2/takuan/35.html

◆“Initial D ARCADE STAGE Ver.3” Product introduction

http://www.am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/inid3_01.html

◆Renewal of HP in conjunction with the operation of “Initial D Arcade Stage Ver.3”

http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/game/INITIALD/

◆OutRun2 Replay Theater released! Heart attack mode STAGE1

http://www.am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/outrun2_07.html

[Konami]

◆Wartrun Troopers product information (Pop may be a little squid)

http://www.web-konami.com/products/ac/wartran_troopers/index.html

◆Pop'n 11 will be operational on March 1st (Space V1's page)

http://www.koue.co.jp/V1/

◆WEB KONAMI arcade game page renewed again *Information provided by “Naka”

http://www.web-konami.com/products/index_ac.html

04/01/27 3:10 ● Butchigiri solo run (runaway?)! News link for 1/26

◆“Battle Gear 3 Tuned” additional car models will be introduced soon! !

http://www.battlegear.net/index2.html

◆Arcadia next issue preview announced! Is “Samurai Spirits Zero Special” a dream or illusion?

(The story goes that a title like... was posted, but it was deleted within a few hours.)

http://www.arcadiamagazine.com/

◆Sammy plans to develop and sell a new competitive arcade game machine that utilizes Sega's internet game technology in the US

http://www.zakzak.co.jp/society/top/top0126_1_11.html

◆Okubo Alpha Station's "Zoid Infinity" catalog details are posted!

(Image of 11 pages, excluding the back cover of the catalog booklet. See attached section for 1/25/Sun)

http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/

◆About “OutRun2 SOUND TRACKS” out of stock

(By the way, while listening to this yesterday, I took the Wangan line and went back and forth to Makuhari...just one loop each way)

http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/outrun2/soundtrack.html

◆SEGA, “19th
Next Generation World Hobby Fair Tokyo Tournament” Report

http://sega.jp/event/re_040125.html

・Very successful "Mushiking" event (including the majestic appearance of the Japanese stag beetle!)

http://www.sega.jp/mushiking/oshirase0126.html

04/01/25 22:30 ●At Next Generation WHF

◇"Zoids Infinity" > Photos posted in the "Taito" corner

・Cards are 300 yen each (not for sale, but the price is displayed on the screen)

・Can be operated with just one lever.

・Honestly, I feel like I had a good preview with this result.

・As for the truth about the operation period...unconsciously, I forgot to ask...

◇“Beetle King Mushiking”

・Sega, Showa Note, and Shogakukan all turned out to be so successful that the quiet appearance at the event was a lie!

・For the venue limited version, numbered tickets were distributed to avoid confusion, so there was no confusion.

・I don't think there was any particular announcement regarding the next version...(I can't say for sure)

・SEGA official product sales

WHF venue only: Can badge (set of 2 types ¥300), key chain (¥500), underlay (¥250)

Advance: Card holder (¥1000 with full card list for fall 2004), Battle pouch (¥2100),

Wristband (¥500), Free Book (¥150) *Licensed stationery is also sold at Showa Note

・An original card will be included in the battle notebook (¥1200) that will be released in the spring!

・Distribute clear leaves with logos, museum flyers, and AC version promotional flyers!

◇Others

・Limited colour version of "F-ZERO Machine Collection (= figure about the size of a super car eraser)" will be distributed at Nintendo booth and Bandai booth (Ninten's gold version, Bandai's is unconfirmed but it seems to be silver version. Variations of distributed machines are unknown)

・Distributing flyers for “Taiko no Tatsujin figures with fortune” at the Namco booth

[Non-event information]

・Konami's "War Tolantroopers" seems to start operating on 1/26.

・Discovered “Gacha Mambo” at Club Sega Makuhari! Is it time to take the lead?

04/01/25 0:50 ●1/24 news link

◆The now legendary “Silver Gun” soundtrack is on sale again! (Rather than that, please bring me “Ikaruga”!)

http://www.hmv.co.jp/Product/Detail.asp?sku=1889680

◆WHF, whose AC version “Zoids” was also very popular, will be in operation after May?

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0401/24/news08.html

◆Many new SEGA games on WHF! As expected, “Mushiking” is very popular!

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0401/24/news05.html

◆In 2004, 20 years after the Macintosh was announced, "Puyo Puyo" finally appeared on the Mac!

http://www.sega.co.jp/pc/puyofmac/

◇Limited goods on sale at various events!

・3/27-28 at Eugene EXPO2004 (Odaiba Aqua City)

"SR GGX Swimsuit Collection Repaint Ver"

・3/14-28 Limited to 1000 pieces at Toy Producer's Work Exhibition (Osaka Shinsaibashi Toys Art Space)

"Figurex Street Fighter Heroes Chun-Li Orange Ver"

04/01/24 4:00 (6:00 added) ●Scoop! & 1/23 news link

◇Super big scoop! : "Battle Climax (Konami)" details and catalog images released!

*Information provided by a person who wishes to remain anonymous > Go to “Konami” corner

◇“The Rumble Fish (Sammy)” location test begins!

*Information provided by “Natsumi” > Go to location information

◇Unconfirmed information: SNK sold “intellectual property” to Sammy? ? ?

Rumors such as this appeared on several overseas sites a few days ago. I'm not entirely sure what "intellectual property" specifically means, but does it mean that some kind of copyright has been granted, or is this a move related to the entry into pachislot? What is the truth behind it? ? ?

◆“Guilty Gear
Isuka's first official tournament "The 1st Strongest Tag Tournament" will be held!

http://www.guiltygearx.com/

◆What is the state of “Zoids Infinity” development level at 60%… & the official website will be launched soon…

http://www.taito.co.jp/gm/matsukiri/index.html

◆Taito, 3rd quarter of March 2004
Performance Overview, 52nd Semi-Annual Report (PDF)

(If you take the wording seriously, it means that “everything we put out is doing well,” but is that true?)

http://www.taito.co.jp/ir/index.html

◆SNK Playmore: Press release “About intellectual property (trademark, copyright infringement) lawsuit with Aruze”

(If you use a direct link, it will be displayed for a moment and then you will be redirected to the top, so please re-enter from the top)

http://www.snkplaymore.jp/information/press19.html

◆Konami pops up prizes for January'n
Music items now available!!

http://www.konami.co.jp/th/prize/0401/top.html

◆PS2
When you reserve/purchase "Puyo Puyo Fever" in store
[Puyo Nigi Grip] as a gift!

http://www.sonicteam.com/puyofever/index.html

04/01/23 1:00 ●1/22 news link

◇Namco's “Wangan Midnight Maxi Boost” will be operational in spring.

◆Preview of "Zoids Infinity" held by Taito at Ebina Development Center

http://www.ampress.co.jp/ampo_latest.htm

◆SEGA, “Mushiking Museum”
Opening on the 4th floor of Ginza Hakuhinkan TOY PARK!

http://sega.jp/release/nr040122_1.html

◆Amusement Journal: Interesting new product information

http://www.am-j.co.jp/newmachine/top0401.html

◆Announcement of the 12th Prize Collaboration schedule

http://www.am-j.co.jp/news/news20040122_03.html

◆“Guilty Gear Isuka” key chain is now available as an amusement prize! !

http://www.guiltygearx.com/

◆Soundtrack CDs for the two latest Neo Geo titles are now available from Cytron for the first time in a while!

http://www.webcity.jp/ds/csoon.msp

◆Tomy's new products: “Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodemo Dondon,” which you can enjoy without a TV, etc.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040122/tomy.htm

04/01/22 2:45 ●1/21 news link

◇SEGA “F-ZERO”
AX” New VerROM will be distributed free of charge at the end of this month! *Information provided by “grp”

＞For details, please visit the "SEGA" corner or the bulletin board.

◆Detailed information on “Drum Mania 10th MIX” and “Guitar Freaks 11th MIX” is posted on Okubo Alpha Station!

http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/

◆Namco's "Wangan Midnight MB (tentative)" will be exhibited at the AOU show (already announced at Arcadia last month)

http://www.namco.co.jp/aa/am/vg/wanganmaxi/

◆The battle between Sammy and Aruze goes to Sammy! Final judgment of the Supreme Court (PDF)

http://ir.sammy.co.jp/release/pdf/04_01_21_ir_j.pdf

◆AC ported titles are coming to XBOX one after another! (GGXX#RL, SVC, Shikigami 2, slightly outrun 2)

http://gameonline.jp/

04/01/20 23:50 ●Today too few news links

◇"NS Sarakin" will be released in April at the earliest due to improved card reader! *Information provided by “Jinawa 2”

◆Questionnaire regarding CD version of additional songs of Greff “BORDER DOWN” Remix version

http://www.grev.co.jp/magazine.htm

◆Just before the release of “OutRun2 SOUND TRACKS”! Sound team interview

http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/jp/wam2/2004/2004_01_20/2004_01_20_1.html

◆Aruze “Notice regarding lawsuit judgment” (PDF)

http://www.aruze.com/ir/new_index_01.html

[Bonus]

◆This is (some of) the sweets distributed at Sammy's private show! （＾＾；

http://www10.org1.com/~challeng/event/cg/event/sc2/sc2_76.jpg

04/01/20 2:40 ●There are not many news links for 1/19...

◇Will the "NS Sarakin" test scheduled for Kawasaki be postponed? *Information provided by “Kawasaki person A”

It seems that the notice flyer in the store has disappeared.

◆The DVD of MCS "Shikigami 2" is a blockbuster that is over 8 hours and 20 minutes long, and unfortunately it will not be released in January...

*Information provided by “Kagehisa Asami”

http://www.alfasystem.net/game/shiki/bbs/cbbs.cgi?mode=one&namber=10784&type=10780&space=15

◆Aruze reveals prizes coming in January

http://www.aruze.com/pr/01_products/05_prize/04/01/01.html

◆“Puyo Puyo Fever” “Puyo Spirit” Aya Matsuura appears in the commercial!

http://www.sega.jp/event/cm_puyo.html

Video distribution: http://www.sega.jp/ps2/puyofeve/

04/01/18 23:40 ●Weekend news link

◇Konami “Wartran Troopers” starts operation on 1/28! *Information provided by “Tonkatsu”

◆"Zoids Infinity" now available in playable version. “19th Next Generation World Hobby Fair” opens in Osaka!!

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040118/whf.htm

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2004/01/18/103,1074421005,20199,0,0.html

◆Is Namco developing the next “Ridge Racer” game?

http://gameonline.jp/news/2004/01/18004.html

◆SNK Press Release: Pachislot machine “METAL SLUG” presentation

(If you use a direct link, it will be displayed for a moment and then you will be redirected to the top, so please re-enter from the top)

http://www.snkplaymore.jp/information/press18.html

◆To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Street Fighter, Masahiko Nakahira's comic “Sakura Ganbaru!” will be released as a “complete edition” that includes the special edition (the story in which Kyo and Shingo appear) published in the Ultra Jump special edition!

*Information provided by “Y.M”

http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-782064-5&mode=1

◆Mushiking Shinbun No. 2 (Published on January 1st: Sorry, I didn't notice it until now.)

http://sega.jp/mushiking/news/img/ms_002.jpg

04/01/17 1:00 ●1/16 news link

◆Sammy "Private Show 2004" will be held!

(Unfortunately, it seems that no new information was released, but the handout stated that “Many new information and new titles will be exhibited at AOU”... Also, it seems that there were no new unreleased prizes.)

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040116/sammy.htm

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0401/16/news10.html

◆Okubo Alpha Station releases the Sammy PB Show catalog and report!

Catalog: http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/

Report: http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/column/clm_053.html

◆Beetle game course for dads - What is "Mushiking" which is popular among children? (3 pages included)

http://allabout.co.jp/game/amusementspot/closeup/CU20031227A/index.htm

◆Double the fun with our carefully selected game system and production! A sweet and delicious prize game? (2 pages included)

http://allabout.co.jp/game/amusementspot/closeup/CU20031227C/index.htm

◆AC game 1st impression: “Dragon Chronicle” where you can enjoy the excitement of tactics and the fun of training

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040116/dc.htm

◆Capcom Sound Team “Street Fighter” 15th Anniversary Roundtable Discussion (
(3rd to 5th pages added)

http://www.capcom.co.jp/sound/topics/tpcs3.html

◆ Ayaya becomes “Puyo Fairy” in TV commercial!? Broadcast from the 17th

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0401/16/news14.html

◆Steel Mecha★Base: From "Pop'n Music 9", the comedian robot P-1 from Russia&P-2

http://www.gpara.com/contents/robobase/robo_bn_122.htm

◆PCCWJ will distribute “City Connection Rocket” on i-mode “Jaleco i Gareso” from February

(Wow, that's how it came!)

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040116/pccw.htm

04/01/16 4:00 ●1/15 news link

[SEGA related]

◆"WCCF 2002-2003 Ver.2.0" location test begins!

http://www.wccf.jp/topics.html

◆A new version of “Gekibutsu Professional Baseball” is now available!

http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/

◇Next month's CoroCoro Comic will include a complete card catalog poster for "Mushiking"!

[SNK related]

◆SNK Neo Geo (formerly Sun Amusement) website has been renewed!! (Can't tell it from Playmore...)

http://www.snkneogeo.co.jp/index.php

◆SNK Playmore: Press release “Litigation for damages against Aruze Co., Ltd.
Announcement of complete victory.”

(Please note that there has been no announcement from Aruze regarding this matter yet.)

http://www.snkplaymore.jp/information/press17.html

◆More beautiful than the arcade version, “KOF2002” for PS2 has 5 additional characters!

http://gameonline.jp/news/2004/01/16003.html

04/01/14 24:00 ●1/14 news link

◆Capcom plans to release an AC version of "Vampire Chronicles (DC)" if "Hyper Strike 2" is popular?

There is a Kakikomi on a certain super huge bulletin board! *Information provided by “DAI”

◆This is the housing of Taito's "Zoids Infinity" released in March!

http://www.riverservice.co.jp/j-sinhatubaiogataki/index.html

◆February 4th is officially recognized as “Puyo Day”

http://sega.jp/release/nr040114_1.html

◆Konami's "Household Pop'n Music Official Website" has been reopened!

http://www.konamistudio.com/pop/

◆Success releases V-app “Missile Command” which also includes Atari version original mode

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040114/suc.htm

◆Microsoft releases Xbox special limited edition model "Kasumi-chan Blue" (It's really a DOA-only machine)

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040114/xbox2.htm

◇The secret item of “Taiko no Tatsujin figure with fortune” revealed!

They were "Mechadon" and "Kindon".

◆Nintendo brings Famicom games to GBA! “Famicom Mini” released on 2/14

(There are many AC ports from Namco and Nintendo that led the early FC boom!)

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/news/040114/index.html

04/01/14 3:00 ●1/13 news link

[SEGA]

◆We are exhibiting a venue-limited version of “Mushiking” where you can fight with a special colored stag beetle at the next generation WHF!

(A card for this purpose is included as an appendix in the magazine "Elementary School First Grade/Second Grade" currently on sale!)

http://sega.jp/mushiking/oshirase.html

・Original goods will also be sold at the venue!

http://sega.jp/event/ev_hobby19.html

◆Weekly AM2: New Year's Greetings Part 2

・We are currently developing something with challenging content, taking advantage of AM2's strengths, towards the second half of 2004.

・Since you say "one after another", does it seem like there are multiple?

・ New title by winter?

http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/jp/wam2/2004/2004_01_13/2004_01_13_1.html

◆Currently distributing the trial version of the PC version of “Crazy Taxi 3 High Roller (for overseas use)”

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040113/demo0113.htm

◆AM2, soundtrack CD “OutRun2 SOUND TRACKS” introduction & listening page

http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/outrun2/soundtrack.html

[Other than SEGA]

◇Miki Shoji releases “DVD Theater MASTER” that is compatible with all series!

The "Adult" corner lists all titles compatible with DVD theaters that have not been identified since October last year.

◇Working day information

・Jakuseido (Arze) February

・Bingo Party Splash SP (SEGA) 4/lower

・Tokyo Cop (Namco) will appear properly!

◇Aruze “High Para 2” and “Battle Marine AC” will be given as prizes! Scheduled to appear in May/June.

◆SNK Playmore focuses its business from games to pachislot

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0401/13/news04.html

・Pachislot “METAL SLUG” coming soon!!

http://www.snkplaymore.jp/official/p_ms/index.html

◆Konami changes the URL of the "information page dedicated to facility operators" and organizes the menu by genre

http://www.web-konami.com/products/ac_ope/index.html

◆Namco, “Wada Don” at the next generation WHF “Taiko no Tatsujin” game tournament
"Denden Taiko" as a prize?

http://www.namco-ch.net/event/hf2004/index.html

◆“Street Fighter” candy toys will go on sale nationwide from the 19th (this site has been introducing them for quite some time…)

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/g-toys/news/040113/

[Not related at all, but a bonus]

◆Various game chat corner: It has been reprinted on Famitsu.com, but is this allowed?

http://www.gameiroiro.com/talk/

・I deleted the actual Famitsu...but you can see it in Google cache (^^)

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:ha57VS34SLcJ:www.famitsu.com/game/news/2004/

01/11/103,1073831473,19823,0,0.html+www.famitsu.com/game/news/2004/01/

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04/01/11 23:45～01/12 3:30 ●News link for the second half of the weekend

◇A special report page full of images of Konami's "Giga Drake" location has been opened!

Report with images, which is rare for this site! Go to the “Konami” corner now!!

◇SEGA “Star Horse Progress” will be VerUPed at the end of this month! *Information provided by “Keiko Takeshita (tentative)”

◆Hitmaker, AC “WCCF 2002-2003” 2nd National Final Tournament held

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040111/wccf.htm

・Final match results, replay video

http://www.am.sega.jp/utop/news/jc2wcwc/kestu.html

・Finals tournament table added!!

http://www.am.sega.jp/utop/news/jc2wcwc/kestu_t.html

◆Two new “Initial D” soundtracks from Wavemaster! (I was able to link properly today...)

http://www.hmv.co.jp/search/title.asp?keyword=%93%AA%95%B6%8E%9A%82c

04/01/10 20:00～01/11 2:00 ●Butchigiri solo! News links for the first half of the weekend

◇ Expected Card Battle Mass Medal: Konami's "Giga Drake" is on location in Kohoku!

*Information provided by a “Kohoku resident” who requested anonymity (big thanks!)

＞Leaflet images are released in the “Konami” corner! *Image provided by: “Kohokumin” (Big thanks!)

◆Tears of emotion! The classic LD game "Dragon's Lair" is back in HD form from US System 99!

http://www.ampress.co.jp/news_sokuho.htm

◆ “Chaos Field” is spring, “Blue Lagoon” is 1/lower? ?

(According to “Keiko Takeshita (tentative)”, “BL” is still on sale, but is it the second batch?)

http://www.riverservice.co.jp/j-sinseihincalender/index.html

◆Taito exhibits “Zoid Infinity” at AOU show! Also, at the Tokyo Auto Salon currently being held.

Special red NESYS key as a prize for the "BG3tuned" game tournament!

http://www.taito.co.jp/gm/matsukiri/index.html

◆AOU announces winning numbers for game day calendar to win mountain bikes

(What should I do if I won a prize at an event venue or if the store where I received it is too far away to pick it up?

By the way, was there a lottery number on the cover? )

http://www.aou.or.jp/fan.html#raberu2

◆New images of "Gradius 5" (apparently released in April)

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Jan04/game010904h.shtml

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Jan04/game010904h2.shtml

04/01/10 0:55 ●There are not many news links for 1/9...

◆SNK announces the closure of Neo Geoland Esaka store (second store will remain)

http://www.snkneogeo.co.jp/company/company_press04.html

◆“Tougeki 2” store qualifying/area tournament results

http://www.tougeki.com/

◆YOUNG GUITAR February issue includes Battle Gear special video DVD “BATTLE”
GUITAR!!!” is included!

http://www.taito.co.jp/ztt/ztl59/bg3.html

◇“MFC3” location shoot is available until 2/2

[Connecta]

・It looks like Carrot Yokohama will be renovated soon. I hope it becomes a store where more location shoots are held than ever before...

・This year's calendar from a major manufacturer has received a bad reputation for its design that shows off too much self-expression, with many customers having trouble disposing of it even if they receive it as a gift... (^^; Now, where should we go?

・The "Sum Zero" site, which was down early in the new year, was finally restored today (nothing has changed)

[Bonus]

◆Konami America announces PS2 “Neo Contra”

http://gameonline.jp/news/2004/01/10002.html

04/01/09 2:30 ●1/8 news links are all about Konami!

・I dare to say it! "It's different from a Zaku, a Zaku!"...

◇Arica's "TGM new adjustment software" location is targeted for the end of this month! *Information provided by a person who wishes to remain anonymous

◆“Quiz Magic Academy” year-end intensive promotion video released

(Wow, what a rich man! I had no idea about it, but I heard that it was being talked about in magazines and websites...?)

http://www.konami.co.jp/ja/infomercial/index.html

◆「pop'n music11” location test information: 4 more stores added and a nationwide trip across Japan!

http://www.web-konami.com/event/ac/popn11/index.html

◆DVD「pop'n LIVE Gaiden Winter Jin 2002-2003” will be released!

(School LIVE “Welcome to the school!”/pop'n "Three Girls New Year's Party!" LIVE included)

http://www.konami.co.jp/kme/index2.html

◆Custom Factory is currently conducting a survey with the aim of developing the second new “Inufuku” product!

http://www.inufuku.jp/goods_enq.htm

◆This is the prize “Sukusuku Inufuku Plush” that will be released next month from System Services!

http://www.inufuku.jp/prize0402.htm

04/01/08 1:45 ●1/7 news link

◇The board for Able's new STG "Chaos Field" is Naomi! *Information provided by “Otake”

(Wow, that's a really good board! I hope it comes out in DC again...)

◇We are planning a location shoot for the purpose of adjusting Arica's "New TGM Series"! *Information provided by a person who wishes to remain anonymous

There is a movement to conduct tests for the purpose of balance adjustment, but it is said that they are not in the near future. ＞1/9 follow-up report

Also, this test does not seem to support cards yet.

◆Sammy will hold private shows in Tokyo and Osaka at the same time! Introducing many new products from Atomis!

(Are you serious about “Anyone can enter if you bring your business card?”)

http://www.able-corp.com/timely.htm

◆Notice of location test for Konami “Mahjong Fight Club 3”

http://www.konami.co.jp/am/mfc/jyoho.html

◆ Sanwa Denshi's "Initial D Surround Speaker" is being tested on location at Okubo Alpha Station!

(Thank you for your continued support!)

http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/

◆List of number of frames by exhibitor at "2004 AOU Amusement Expo" (PDF)

http://www.aou.or.jp/news/04001/newa0401-b.pdf

◆AOU News: Gamey's soliloquy (PDF)

(Maybe the OP had a dream like this after all? Manufacturers raising prices...)

http://www.aou.or.jp/news/04001/newa0401-f.pdf

[Bonus]

◆The “KOF” 10th anniversary soundtrack box that was reported yesterday comes with a DVD (contents unknown)

http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=1896933

04/01/07 3:00 ●1/6 news link

◆There will be quite a number of games released from AM2 this year. Our goal is to be number one in the AM industry!

http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/jp/wam2/takuan/33.html

・A certain title that is not "QofD" is undergoing "final adjustments" and will be announced soon (maybe related to "VF"?>12/5)

http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/jp/wam2/2004/2004_01_06/2004_01_06_1.html

◆Konami “pop”'n music11” 2nd location test

http://www.web-konami.com/event/ac/popn11/index.html

◆Two game soundtracks commemorating the 10th work from SME have been released!

(Remix of “KOF” 9-disc BOX! and “BM2DX”)

*↓The string in the tag is encoded automatically, so you can't link it properly, so please copy and paste it.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=music-jp&field-keywords=%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%80%8010%EF%BD%94%EF%BD%88&bq=1/ref=sr_aps_all_pm/250-2082472-2997843

[Household stories]

◆Alpha System opens “Shikigami 2” DC version introduction page *Information provided by “Kagehisa Asami”

http://www.alfasystem.net/game/shiki2/DCContent.htm

◆PS2 game review: “Hyper Street Fighter 2”, a mix of old and new, nostalgic and new

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20040106/hs2.htm

04/01/06 2:10 ●Surprisingly few news links for starting work

◇"Initial D Ver.3" Release postponed to 1/27 due to bug discovery! *Information provided by a “certain clerk”

◆Amusement Journal “2003Best Income
Announcement of “Award”

http://www.am-j.co.jp/column/2003award/top.html

・Video Game Division http://www.am-j.co.jp/column/2003award/video.html

・Large video game category http://www.am-j.co.jp/column/2003award/bigvideo.html

・Prize Game Division http://www.am-j.co.jp/column/2003award/prize.html

・Amusement vendor division http://www.am-j.co.jp/column/2003award/am.html

◆New Year's greetings from SNK Playmore

http://www.snkplaymore.jp/information/press16.html

◆SEGA Prize New product information posted in January 2004

http://sega.jp/prize/

04/01/04 1:45 ●Thank you very much for providing information early in the new year! I look forward to having a good relationship with you this year too!

◇A preview of Taito's "Zoids Infinity" will be held at the Ebina Development Center (Kanagawa) on January 15th and 16th!

*Information provided by “Tonkatsu”

◆Chadoran announces the bonus of the DC version “Shikigami 2 ~ First Edition” will be a soundtrack with character voice + card

*Information provided by “K-SONIC”

http://www.chadran.co.jp/cgi-local/cgi/goodslist.cgi?

◇Second hidden command information for “EZ2DJ Platinum”! *Information provided by “Kouga”

＞See bulletin board 1081 for details.

04/01/02 15:00 ●Poison Denpa Hatsuyume Project... Collapsed?

◇Although the number of units shipped is very large, is the income level not good enough? There might already be a plan for a sequel to that title...?

◇A work based on a certain Japanese home title is under development...I guess?

...I don't have any stories this year...I have no choice, so I thought I'd reveal the seeds of last year's hatsuyume, but there are still some crazy things, so I'll just leave it as a hint (^^;

◇From top to bottom: still unpublished, released (well done!), announced but not yet released, unpublished truth, partially published truth (surprisingly little known?), released.

◇In no particular order: Company A, Company A, Company C, Company N, Company S, Company S

04/01/01 12:00 ●Let's go, solo! New Year's Day news links (2 reports)

◆New Year's greetings and New Year's top from each company and site - Part 2

・Amusement Vision: Nagoshi
Greetings from President Minoru & New Year's gift

http://www.amusementvision.com/column/newyear2004.html

http://www.amusementvision.com/present.html

・Treasure

http://www.treasure-inc.co.jp/home_img/trenenga04.jpg

・Kato Seisakusho

http://www.kato-mfg.co.jp/tobira/HappyNewYear16.gif

04/01/01 1:00 ●Let's go, solo! New Year's Day News Link (Breaking News)

◆New Year's Greetings & New Year Tops from each company and site - Part 1

・Aiki

http://www.aiky.biz/

・Konami is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year

http://www.konami.co.jp/

http://www.konami.co.jp/ja/corp/index1.html (Message from the President)

http://www.konami.co.jp/am/info/ (Amusement Division)

・Taito: Matsugiri Boto & Dr. Mikami

http://www.taito.co.jp/gm/matsukiri/index.html

・Techno top

http://www.t-top.co.jp/pc/index.html

・Colon (please click properly)

http://www.kollon.net/

・Super Real Mahjong

http://www.srmj.com/

・Exciting dog fukuen

http://www.inufuku.jp/index.htm

・Monthly Arcadia

http://www.arcadiamagazine.com/index.html

[The first news of the new year is all about mahjong (^^;]

◆"Super Real Mahjong" New Year's special project first!! Campaign to give away New Year's gifts!

http://www.srmj.com/new/index.html#otosidama

◆Technotop “Mahjong”
Momotaro” game information updated, original movie updated

(I don't really understand what changed. Maybe it's more likely that the top is flying...)

http://www.t-top.co.jp/pc/page/game/momo/page 01.html

http://www.t-top.co.jp/pc/page/movie/page 01.html

[Bonus]

◆"Space Invaders 25th Anniversary Special Site" will not be closed (it was scheduled for a limited time until 03/12/31)

http://pc.spaceinvaders.jp/index.html

◆By the way, it will be closed early in the new year...(I don't think it will be closed)

http://www.samurai-zero.jp/

[More bonus]

・Bandai's 400 yen box "Capcom Imagination Figure" 5 types to be released in April

・100 yen gacha from Eugene “Memory Classic GAME Tag CAPCOM Edition” all 8 types released in April

↑This is a nice lineup! For more information, go to Transplant & Goods Information > Premier Goods

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