"GamingUnion: "It's a well known argument that JRPG fans haven't really had much in the way of home console hits this generation. Only recently have publishers begun to announce highly anticipated titles such as The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles – albeit only in Europe. Now I've heard this complaint many times and what I find is that many a JRPG fan simply don't bother to look elsewhere, especially when that elsewhere is a portable device. Sony's PSP and Nintendo's DS systems are breedin..."

fozzness via www.gamingunion.net »

"ATLUS ENDS YEARS OF ALLEGEDLY NOT PRINTING ENOUGH COPIES OF GAMES AND THEN LAUGHING AT EMPTY-HANDED CUSTOMERS, RELEASES DIGITAL DOWNLOAD VERSIONS OF PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) SYSTEM CLASSICS VIA PlayStation®NETWORK

Not you, though. We were only laughing at the other guys.

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 23, 2009 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today broke from its supposed practice of undersupplying the retail channel and guffawing as fans desperately scramble to find one of only dozens of copies o..."

chautemoc

The games should start arriving this week at retailers Wednesday, September 17, and they should have a good truckload this time. Tons of stuff out to coincide with the fall season, and a nice bit of it is very promising. From Dragon Quest IV to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to Crysis Warhead to WAR to Rock Band 2, gamers won't have trouble finding their blockbuster title of choice, though the trouble may be in finding how many one can afford.

chautemoc via www.shacknews.com »

"Atlus U.S.A., Inc., today announced a preorder bonus item for Yggdra Union, a card-based strategy RPG for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Exclusively at GameStop stores and GameStop.com, customers who preorder a copy of Yggdra Union will receive a limited run soundtrack CD. Previously a Japan-exclusive, 56 tracks of music from the game have been beautifully remade.

Availability will be limited; preorder by September 16 to guarantee a copy! Don’t miss your chance to own this collect..."

chautemoc

Some shots of the upcoming tactical RPG Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone upgrade for PSP (the game was originally released on the GBA in 2006) for ya.

AllGame describes the title as "featuring card-based combat and anime-influenced character designs." Though it got various complaints, overall the original game did quite well in terms of scores. The PSP edition will boast many improvements and features, including redrawn sprites, new characters, modified mechanics, an animated opening ...

chautemoc

It's not a really interesting week this time around, with this week being the week before two big games come out in Japan. As such, there is also a healthy mix of games in this top fifty that is also reflected in the top ten.

The top selling game this go around is the crtically-acclaimed nongame Wii Fit, selling 89k copies. Coming in second is World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 for the PSP, selling 77k copies. Rounding out the top five are Lucky Star: Misasagi Sakura...

Akira_EX via www.neogaf.com »