Well, here we go again. Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg, talking to slightly-interest party Major Nelson, says he's never seen such a "tremendous shift" in developer loyalty, and he means from Sony and to Microsoft. Guess we couldn't expect him to keep from smack talking after the Tekken 6 news earlier this week.

"We've come a long way... Square Enix's biggest RPG franchises, Namco Bandai bringing their top titles including Tekken 6. A lot of great arcade titles that the Japanese publishers continue to really recreate for this whole new generation, and we're finally at a price the world can afford."

http://kotaku.com/5062188/greenberg-...s-shift-to-360

The Tokyo Game Show expo is in full swing. And while we may only have one day left of event, we've got DAYS of coverage coming at you.
This year's Tokyo Game Show will be brought to you by myself, Brian Ashcraft, Luke Plunkett and Michael McWhertor, with back-breaking post counts and Tower support coming from Fahey and crew.
As with past coverage we'll keep this single post updated throughout the show by category so you can bookmark it now if you want a single stop shop for all Tokyo Game Show news. See you on Monday, can't wait.
News
Namco Bandai's Teenage Boy Friendly Line Up Dated
Tetsuya Mizuguchi Is Making New IP
Microsoft Has Over 140 Demo Kiosks, Buddies With Square Enix
Sorry, But Ninja Blade Is *Not* Otogi 3
Tecmo Announces New Third Person Shooter
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Sells 2.5 Million In Japan
This is Your Tokyo Game Show 2008
Tekken 6 Coming To Xbox 360
New Xbox Dash Gets Release Date
Halo 3 Expansion Hits Fall 2009
Vague Date for Final Fantasy XIII, Nothing For Versus XIII
These Fighters Are In The King of Fighters XII
"PSP Plus" Brings DualShock Control To PSP
Old Snake, Sephiroth Get Sackboyed For LittleBigPlanet
Classic Controller For Wii Monster Hunter 3
Ensemble Studios May (Soon) Be Dead, But They're Not Out
360 Sales Have Doubled in US, More Than Doubled In Europe, Quintupled In Japan
Bionic Commando Delayed, Coming "Early 2009"
Uncharted Waters Online Getting PS3 Version
So Just How Close ARE The Microsoft & Square Enix Booths?
Microsoft: Japanese Sell Out Is "Totally Legit"
Resistance: Retribution, Resistance 2 Connect To Add "Infected" Gameplay
Xbox 360: Official Console of 2008 Recession
Konami Whips Up Castlevania For Xbox 360, PS3
Goichi Suda Has Not Given Up On You Nintendo Wii
Bionic Commando Movie Is A Definite Possibility
First Look At Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li Movie Poster
Tokyo Game Show Attendance Plummets Again
What The Hell Are These Guys Watching?
Interviews
Justify Your Game: Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
LocoRoco 2's Number One Fan
Last Remnant Team So Cannot Wait For Unreal Engine 4
Justify Your Game Loco Roco 2
But I'm Talking Bout Halo Wars
Justify Your Patapon 2
Fable II Coop Patch Getting Once Over By Msoft, Molyneux "Super, Super Hopeful"
A Fable II Primer for Dog Training
Molynuex More About Emotions, Less About Trees
Molyneux Walks Us Through Fable II's Deep, Casual Combat
What Is Halo 3: Recon? Here's What It's *Not*
Yes You Can Ditch Your Dog in Fable II, But Only if You're Cruel
Why Goichi Suda Brought Beer To The Interview...
Molyneux Frets Over Dangers of Casual Gaming
How Erotic Games Influenced Platinum Games
Microsoft Coy On Future Spring & Fall Upates
Resident Evil 5 Producer Likes New Controls Better
Hands On/Impressions
LocoRoco 2: Afros, Home, Luft Balloons and Water
Talking the New Xbox Live Experience for a Short Ride
Hands On With Sega's Let's Tap!
Dead Rising Wii Is A Terrible, Terrible Idea
White Knight Chronicles, A Powerpoint Presentation
An Intimate Evening With The PS3 Chatpad, Headset
First Hands-on With Street Fighter IV's Sakura
Resident Evil 5 Co-Op Changes The Game
Liveblogs
Faux Liveblogging Namco Bandai's Pre-TGS Presser
TGS Opening Keynote Liveblog (Square Enix!)
Liveblogging Microsoft's TGS Keynote
Trailers/Movies
National Geographic : Panda: Total Panda-Monium
Wii Ski and Snowboard: EXCITING
Patapon 2 Helps You Keep Your Groove
Let's Patapon 2 Multiplayer
No More Heroes 2 - Desperate Struggle
Halo 3: Recon, The Trailer
Noby Noby Boy "Gameplay" Shown At TGS
Awesome New Prince of Persia Trailer and Screens
New Resident Evil 5 TGS Trailer
New Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires Trailer and Screens
A New Street Fighter IV Trailer Has A Little Bit of Everything
Bayonetta TGS Trailer Surprisingly High On Crotch Shots

Screenshots/Images
Afro Samurai's Cutting Screens
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Screens Appear Out Of *Nowhere*
Loads Of LocoRoco 2 Screenshots
First Tekken 6 Multi-Platform Screens
Yakuza 3's Sexy Rubdown Lady
First Arkanoid Live! Screens Deserve Compulsory Exclamation Point
Here Are Your New Street Fighter IV Screens
Halo 3: Recon: Box Art
New Monster Hunter 3 Screens
Still Even More Ninja Blade Screens
Dynasty Warrors: Strike Force Striking PSPs
TGS Booths/Babes
Xbox Japan Booth Babes Adore New Booth Babe Outfit
The Booth Companions of Tokyo Game Show 2008
Microsoft's New Booth Companion Outfits: Impressions
Lets TGS! Yakuza 3 Booth Breaks New Ground With Champagne Fountains
Lets TGS: The Scariest Booth Companion
Ace Attorney Booth Is Guilty of Being, Well, Amazing
Microsoft's Booth Companions Bid Adieu to You
Yakuza 3 Lady Girls Spotted With Brown Man
Lets TGS! Oh, Mai, Mai, Mai, Mai, Mai
Booth Companion Showcase: Tecmo Stays Classy, Trashy
High Noon: Microsoft Booth vs. Sony Booth BRAWL!
Square Enix, Capcom Booths Are A Teeming Mass Of Humanity
Street Fighter IV Booth Punches The Competition In The Face
Culture/TGS Floor
What's The Most Expensive Game We Saw In Akihabara?
Rambo The Arcade Game: Hands On
Let's Namco Bandai Headquarters Visit!
Suck it Down: Street Fighter IV Makes Kotaku its Bitch
Suck it Down: Namco's Crane Game Makes Kotaku its Bitch
Mappy The Robot Runs a Maze
Arcades Outside Japan "Practically Dead"
Submarine Played Nowhere Near North Korea
Afro Samurai Dinner Theater, Minus Dinner... and Theater
Namco Bandai's Tokyo Game Show Schwag
Super Mario World Golf Shoes Exist For Some Reason
A Video Walkthrough of Tokyo Game Show 2008
Watch Real World Sackboy Waddle Into your Nightmares
Weresonic Stalks the TGS Floor
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Designer Checks Out The Wii Competition At TGS
Square Enix Expensive Merchandise Get
How Are The King of Fighters XII Cabinets Linked?
First Public Day of TGS: Shakey Cam Run Through
The Official Street Fighter IV Pins of TGS
A Dressed-Up Stroll Down TGS Cosplay Alley
Pre-Show Updates
Indies Bringing A Sense Of Wonder To TGS
Alan Wake At TGS? "Not An Announcement"
What Companies Will Be At TGS? These Ones.
Team Ico's PS3 Game Ready 'Soon', but not by Tokyo Game Show
Kingdom Hearts A PS3 Exclusive, Will Be Seen At TGS
Will There Be More PS3 or Xbox 360 Games At Tokyo Game Show?
Microsoft To Give Tokyo Game Show Keynote
Dragon Quest IX, Final Fantasy XIII Not Playable At Tokyo Game Show
This Is What Marvelous Is Bringing To TGS
Puzzle Quest For PS3 To Bedazzle At Tokyo Game Show
Infinite Space Getting Animated Short Films
What's Taito Bringing To TGS?
Sony Booth Will Have 14 Unannounced Titles Playable At TGS
Guess What Konami's Bringing To TGS...
Katamari Damacy Creator's Next Game Rolling To TGS 08
What's Sega Bringing To TGS?
Animated Resident Evil Movie First Screening At TGS
Hudson Brings Fish, Marbles, Bombs to Tokyo Game Show
What Koei Is Bringing To TGS
What's Q Bringing To TGS?
Here's Microsoft's TGS Booth Game List
Namco Bandai Pre-TGS Press Conference: The Choicest Quotes

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Torrence Davis of The Bitbag writes, "On this show we spent a lot of time discussing decisions made by Square and Namco to take popular franchises multiplatform. While it's great news for gamers everywhere, we try and ponder why people got so upset about it. Also on this show:

- Rumor: EA in talks with Nvidia…hmmmm
- Torrence thinks there are more PS3 fanboys than 360 fanboys. We discuss why and debate it.
- Lost Odyssey and why this is the game diehard Final Fantasy fans should be playing right now
- We talk with Weapon X to try and understand the emotional attachment to a series like FF and it's ties to the Playstation brand
- Torrence gives Darkpower some tips for his new blog
- and much much more!"

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Filed under: Wii Warm Up

Taiko Drum Master was released in the US once, on PlayStation 2. It didn't really go well. Now Namco Bandai has revealed a version for the Wii, and we're wondering if they'll decide to localize it. Or if they should. Well, of course they should, but we mean in terms of financial success.

Since the release of the PS2 game, Guitar Hero and Rock Band have somehow moved the music game out of the exclusive realm of people like us and into the mainstream. You probably know people who have one of those games. There's another factor in Taiko's favor this time: it's basically a party game, and the Wii is openly hospitable toward those.

Do you think a Taiko could be a success on the Wii outside of Japan? Are Americans ready to bang on a tiny replica of a Japanese drum in time with "Katamari on the Rock"?

Gallery: Taiko no Tatsujin Wii



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Comme promis, Nobi Nobi Boy a fait une nouvelle apparition lors du TGS 2008. Le titre énigmatique du créateur de Katamari Damacy se dévoile avec un toute première vidéo de gameplay. Pour rappel, le jeu est développé par Namco Bandai en exclusivité pour la PlayStation 3. Télécharger : Nobi Nobi Boy - 'TGS 2008' trailer...

Cette vidéo a été filmée sur le show floor mais sans aucune indication quant au nom du jeu. Je me risque à une habile déduction en disant qu'il doit s'agir de Family Ski: World Ski Snowboard de Namco, la suite de Family Ski sur Nintendo Wii.