Konami announces full 2007 U.S. lineup at Gamer's Day 2007.
Today Konami unveiled their 2007 U.S. lineup, including the next installment of the Castlevania series, more Dance Dance Revolution and a next-gen game based on the Hellboy comic books/movie, via a press release.
"This year's Gamers Day event was held at the hot new venue "Mighty", rated the Best New Club in America by Urb Magazine. In the swanky environs, journalists saw a video presentation punctuated by special appearances from Konami luminaries including Koji Igarashi, Shingo Mukaitoge, Jason Enos, and Kurt Busch. Each of these presenters introduced a new game to the gathered journalists. Koji Igarashi, "IGA", was there to present the latest foray against Dracula's menace in the new Castlevania for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. Shingo Mukaitoge unveiled his latest project for the Wii, Dewy's Adventure. Jason Enos announced the first DDR game for the Wii, DDR Hottest Party. Issac Bender from Backbone Entertainment appeared to present the near-complete version of our collective effort to bring the date-sim genre to the US, Brooktown High. Finally, Kurt Busch, VP of Product Development presented Konami's latest game based on the hot comic book and film properly Hellboy. With the presentations over, the journalists were set loose to play all the games they could before night fell and it was time to go home.
In all, Konami had fifteen titles for release in 2007 playable on the floor: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP system, Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits for the Nintendo DS, Dance Dance Revolution Universe for the Xbox 360, Coded Arms Contagion for the PSP system, Brooktown High for the PSP system, Time Ace for the Nintendo DS, Lost in Blue 2 for the Nintendo DS, Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom for Nintendo DS, Lunar Knights for the Nintendo DS, Hellboy for the Xbox 360, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 for the Xbox 360, Wing Island for the Wii, Kororinpa: Marble Mania for the Wii, Honeycomb Beat for the Nintendo DS, and GoPets: Vacation Island for the Nintendo DS. Games announced but not playable on the floor were Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party and Dewy's Adventure, both for the Nintendo Wii.
Konami has spent nearly 30 years as one of the industry's premiere third-party developers, and 2007 is shaping up to be one of its biggest years ever. Keep your eyes peeled for more news from Konami and the gaming press about its major upcoming titles this year. They'll all be ready to hit stores near you sooner than you think!"
You must check out the "new" Castlevania - any long time fan will be drooling in their laps instantly.
"This year's Gamers Day event was held at the hot new venue "Mighty", rated the Best New Club in America by Urb Magazine. In the swanky environs, journalists saw a video presentation punctuated by special appearances from Konami luminaries including Koji Igarashi, Shingo Mukaitoge, Jason Enos, and Kurt Busch. Each of these presenters introduced a new game to the gathered journalists. Koji Igarashi, "IGA", was there to present the latest foray against Dracula's menace in the new Castlevania for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. Shingo Mukaitoge unveiled his latest project for the Wii, Dewy's Adventure. Jason Enos announced the first DDR game for the Wii, DDR Hottest Party. Issac Bender from Backbone Entertainment appeared to present the near-complete version of our collective effort to bring the date-sim genre to the US, Brooktown High. Finally, Kurt Busch, VP of Product Development presented Konami's latest game based on the hot comic book and film properly Hellboy. With the presentations over, the journalists were set loose to play all the games they could before night fell and it was time to go home.
In all, Konami had fifteen titles for release in 2007 playable on the floor: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP system, Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits for the Nintendo DS, Dance Dance Revolution Universe for the Xbox 360, Coded Arms Contagion for the PSP system, Brooktown High for the PSP system, Time Ace for the Nintendo DS, Lost in Blue 2 for the Nintendo DS, Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom for Nintendo DS, Lunar Knights for the Nintendo DS, Hellboy for the Xbox 360, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 for the Xbox 360, Wing Island for the Wii, Kororinpa: Marble Mania for the Wii, Honeycomb Beat for the Nintendo DS, and GoPets: Vacation Island for the Nintendo DS. Games announced but not playable on the floor were Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party and Dewy's Adventure, both for the Nintendo Wii.
Konami has spent nearly 30 years as one of the industry's premiere third-party developers, and 2007 is shaping up to be one of its biggest years ever. Keep your eyes peeled for more news from Konami and the gaming press about its major upcoming titles this year. They'll all be ready to hit stores near you sooner than you think!"
You must check out the "new" Castlevania - any long time fan will be drooling in their laps instantly.
posted by Male Pattern Radness at Saturday, February 03, 2007
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