Archive for July, 2008
New Nintendo Handheld
Interesting news from Edge - analysts are saying that a new Nintendo handheld might release as early as this year in Japan. The reason would be that while the DS is selling well in the rest of the world, that is not so at home in Japan. That must be hurting Nintendo’s pride a bit, [...]
Virtual Girlfriend on your Desk
For those who might still be waiting for the iGirl from Apple, the perfect woman to walk into their life (Scarlett Johannsen?), or the Japanese Gravure grand champion, those who want a virtual girlfriend as soon as possible need only wait a few more months for Cyber Figure Alice. Highjacked from Cscout, Alice is a [...]
Pikachu Punk Music
Highjacked from Pink Tentacle, here is some really weird music/anime related Yoshi news…
This guy has built a sort of musical instrument (or yellow mouse orchestra?) only with Pikachus…
Do you play any instrument? Any weird instrument?
Find more of this weird stuff at Pink Tentacle’s post and at Makezine.
Blizzcon vs. TGS
It’s not the freshest news, but it’s IMPORTANT!!! Blizzard has set a date for when their Blizzcon tickets will go on sale. Get those fingers ready on your keyboards, cause the Bcon is going to sell out faster than krispy kremes in Tokyo. More details below…
From Blizzard.com:
BlizzCon Tickets on Sale August 11
For anyone considering a [...]
Itagaki vs. Tecmo Timeline
June 3rd 2008 - Tomonobu Itagaki resigns from Tecmo almost seconds after releasing Ninja Gaiden 2. And he files a lawsuit based on the fact that Tecmo had not paid him the bonus he expected for Dead or Alive 4. [If you want to understand more about how the videogame industry works, go here]
“I, Tomonobu [...]
Comic Con Troopers 2008
Comic Con was packed - as always - with really great troopers. There were costumes around of the highest quality (and some of the lowest). So I went ahead and I put together some of the pictures I took of Star Wars fans…
What? A post only about troopers? Nothing weirder at Comic Con (like the [...]
Best Comic Con Cosplay Moments
Comic Con this year was a lot of fun, as usual. But the best part was that I managed to stay there 4 days and to take tons of pictures… I focused on figures and cosplay and troopers (on another note - I also got some other stuff, like the awesome Dave Dorman poster of [...]
Pee and Poop at Comic Con?
I know, the temp Comic Con post wasn’t enough… but while I’m working on my 400 pics from Comic Con - covering scenery, figures, statues, cosplay, Star Wars troopers, etc - I just wanted to show another weird thing from Japan I saw while in San Diego. Above are the two plushs… one id [...]
Busy at Comic-Con
It’s been three days with no posts… and the reasons is I’m taking a million pictures of what I’m seeing at Comic Con.
Moreover, I forgot my PC’s charger and my battery is about to die on me. So here are a few quick pics, just to wet your appetite… more will come as of tomorrow [...]
Bow and Arrow against Eviction
I thought I had seen it all when I met a dude in Sicily that used his trained falcon as an anti-theft system for his car (very effective unless the robber’s eyes had already been gouged out)… but here is some other crazy news from good old Italy.
63 year old Carmelo Schepis, who lives next [...]
Spiderman Friend of Foe (Wii) $16
Nice video game deal ~ Save $14 on Spiderman: Friend or Foe for Wii now at Amazon.com.
Even if the Wii Spidey adventure is rated only 61%, it is still a fun E (for All) age rated game that would be a great experience far gamers under the age of 15. Check out the review here.
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Monster Japanese Octopus
Highjacked from Pink Tentacle is the awesome/freaky mutated x-man version of a monster Octopus that’s on permanent display at the Shima Aquarium.
Check it out… it has definitely more than 8 tentacles… Can you count how many?
96… 96 freaking tentacles…
The Chaos Knight
It looks like Warhammer Online (WAR) might be releasing sometime soon - Q4 2008 maybe?
“Who cares?” many (millions of) World of Warcraft players might ask. Oh well, it’s good to see what other MMOs are doing too… just to keep it fresh, you know, between on instance and one burst of guild drama.
And let’s remember, [...]
$20 Gift Cert with Guitar Hero DS
It look like Amazon.com will be giving back$20 gift certificates for an undisclosed amount of time when you buy Guitar Hero: On Tour. The game is a recent top seller with 78% Gameranking.
Takashi Murakami Pop Art is EXPENSIVE
One of Murakami’s masterpiece’s was sold in May for over 13 Million Dollars. The best thing is that the sale had been estimated between $3 and $4 million…
Murakami thought the sale for $13.5 million was “Not surprising…” but “Basically” gratifying… I BET!
The sculpture in question is named “My Lonesome Cowboy,” and it depicts the a [...]
Top 10 USA Video Games (June)
NPD just released their June 2008 game sales results… lets check this out.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) — 774,600 units - gameranking (GR) 92%
Guitar Hero On Tour (DS) — 422,300 - GR 78%
Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) — 372,700 - GR 92%
Wii Fit (Wii) — 372,700 - GR 80%
Wii Play (Wii) [...]
Maid Cafe in Culver City, Los Angeles
Ever been to a maid cafe’?
I finally managed to go to the Royal/T, the maid cafe in Culver City, after finding it closed the last time.
So I was in Culver… and I have to say, it was a nice experience. If I were to organize an event - especially one with a Japan or [...]
$150K for a Model Tie Fighter?
An article on the LA Times talks about the most pricey (and possibly cool) Hollywood props one can use to embellish the home. Here are some prices and what you can get for them…
$150,000 - for a T.I.E. Fighter from “Star Wars” — one of only four miniatures used in filming — The 17 [...]
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