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Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: Final Fantasy II (actually Final Fantasy IV) is one of the most important role-playing games of all time. Not only was it the first to introduce the ATB system (Active Time Battle), but it also had an incredibly ambitious plot and, frankly, a downright great opening sequence. It would help bring the world to the JRPG (and vice versa), so however you choose to play through this bit of classic gaming, do it. You owe it to yourself to do that at least once in your life.

• Final Fantasy II (SNES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) (actually FFIV)

VC in Brief: Final Fantasy II (SNES) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: This week's Nintendo Channel update is about as light as it gets. Sure, there's a new DS demo to check out and a pair of TV spots for Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver -- but that's about it.

Oh, you don't believe us? Well, that hurts our feelings, but, by all means, check out the full list of this week's content past the break for yourselves. We'll just wait for you in the corner with our broken heart.

Continue reading This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Pokemon TV spots

This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Pokemon TV spots originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: Phew, we can all relax now. According to this first gameplay footage from Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, all concerns that the new game would forgo elements of exploration and environmental puzzle-solving -- and just go all-out "Bruckheimer" -- should be allayed. Plus, The Prince totally has some Andy Gibb hair going on. That's awesome, right?

The Forgotten Sands puts our Prince in his brother's neighboring kingdom during a great conflict. As a last-ditch effort to ensure the survival of the kingdom, the two release the Sands of Time, which saves everyone ... but also unleashes dark horrors. Uh-oh.

In PoP news, Eurogamer reports the PC version will release in June, a month after the console installments (due May 18). This is nothing new for Ubisoft, as the publisher followed the same protocol with staggered releases of both Assassin's Creed games. And if waiting an extra month hasn't deterred your goal to play The Forgotten Sands on the PC, know that it will also include Ubisoft's internet-based DRM solution -- something to keep in mind.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands gameplay footage revealed; game coming to PC in June originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: During PAX last year, Nintendo asked any professional artists who happened to be there to create an animation in the DSiWare program Flipnote Studio. Now, the flipnotes from comic artists like Eric Jones and Christina Strain, webcomics artist Scott Kurtz, and 5TH Cell art director Edison Yan, have finally been posted in a gallery on the Flipnote Hatena site.

Showing what can be done in a few minutes by a talented artist, and building on the excitement of a popular convention, makes this initiative a great promotional tool for the free app (and for the DSi in general), which is why Nintendo waited until six months after the event to release these!

Flipnotes from the PAX%2009 show floor originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: Nintendo is adding an ambulatory flourish to its Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver launch, celebrating the PokeWalker accessory with a guided walk around New York City's Times Square. On Sunday, March 14, Pikachu footprints will be placed around Broadway Plaza, inviting fans to trace the trail of the fictional giant rat, with live demonstrations of the game and accessory along the trail.

Nintendo's usual launch events take place at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Center, but this one is located in (and around) the Times Square Toys 'R' Us. Should you show up at the NWS, you'll just have to do a little extra walking.

Nintendo leading fans on wild Pokemon chase in New York City originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: Rising Star Games has taken an unusual, cost-effective step to get Fragile Dreams into Spanish-speaking homes. In collaboration with fansite DSWii.es, Rising Star is helping a group of 50 fans produce their own translation of the game's 35,000-word script. The translated text will be made available from DSWii and Rising Star's site following the European release of the game on March 19.

This is a clever approach to localization for a couple of reasons. First, fifty motivated kids will be able to get the job done in a fraction of the time a professional localization team would take. Additionally, it'll be much easier for Rising Star to laugh off the inevitable errors than it would with a 'real' localization.

Rising Star crowdsources Spanish localization of Fragile Dreams originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo Life | Latest News, March 8, 2010:

The King of Kong answers your questions

Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010:

Continue reading Now Playing: March 8-14,%2010

Now Playing: March 8-14,%2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo Life | Latest News, March 8, 2010:

Nintendo of Europe's site seems to suggest so.

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Markers, Dracula, Fantasy and Spanish this week

Nintendo Life | Latest News, March 8, 2010:

Markers, Dracula, Fantasy and Spanish this week

Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: Sure, you could play Final Fantasy XIII on PS3 and Xbox 360 this week, but you could also buy a Final Fantasy game whose quality isn't under any debate -- partly because it's really good, and partly because Final Fantasy II for SNES was released in 1991 and the debate has pretty much elapsed by now.

Or you could bypass that whole Final Fantasy thing and play a cute game about a kid and his amazing drawing ability.

Continue reading NintendoWare Weekly: Final Fantasy II, Max & the Magic Marker

NintendoWare Weekly: Final Fantasy II, Max & the Magic Marker originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], March 8, 2010: It's debatable whether or not the server crashing this past week was a symptom of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's success. What isn't debatable is the game's explosive debut on the UK's Chart-Track all-formats chart. The multiplayer-centric shooter, which we've been thoroughly enjoying, outsold the original Bad Company's launch week numbers almost 3 to 1. According to Chart-Track, BC2 is the "best ever launch for any game released this early in the year." Interestingly, 53 percent of BC2 sales went to the Xbox 360 version, followed by 31 percent and 16 percent of sales for the PS3 and PC, respectively. (The game also topped the three, individual platform charts.)

Of course, lurking in the corner was Just Dance. The game will not go away and continues to stay in the top three week after week after week. Last week's top game, Heavy Rain, slipped down to fourth and the battle of Aliens vs. Predator held onto third. Check out the complete top ten after the break.

Source - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a born leader [GFK Chart-Track]
Source - Latest UK Software Charts [GFK Chart-Track]

Continue reading Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is new king of UK sales charts

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is new king of UK sales charts originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar%2010 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo Life | Latest News, March 8, 2010:

Over ¥200m owed by Hotel Dusk developer

Nintendo Life | Latest News, March 8, 2010:

New adjectives system keeps things grammatical