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三国志大戦　【ＦＲＥＹＡ】　ＬＯＧ19・07・16

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:01:37 GMT

大炎デッキに「SR周瑜・SR羊コ・R典韋・R楽進」　9大戦目やっていました

３ｘ　○　｜　６ｘ　Ｘ

やっぱり大炎デッキでR典韋は魔法使いもってるデッキに対して一番欠点だ

R典韋いなければ大炎デッキはなかなかいけない。。。。

大炎使われないし。。。デッキの武力も１６～１７しかない。。。ぼろぼろになった

だから、また新しいデッキ考えて作りました

武力に対して前のデッキもっともってるですけど　。。。新大炎デッキもっと使い易いと思う

神大炎4枚「SR周瑜・R姜維・R孫策・C呂凱」

このデッキは魔法使いデッキに負けないように作った

ま～R孫策ちょっと魔法に弱いかもけど騎兵のでそんな欠点はないと思う

さらにこのデッキコンボがもってる、それは

【R姜維→SR周瑜　必要な土気：７】

適がばらばら時、絶対に使われるんだ。。。。

C呂凱に使う理由は、このカード使ってだいたいSR周瑜のためので、だから計略使ったらまたSR周瑜すぐに適の面積へ行くもできるだろう。

C朱治場合は計略使う時また地盤に戻った。。。武力＋２ですけど。

とりあずこのデッキはまだやっていないので、いけるかどうか分かりませんが

大戦の時、もっとに考えたやりかた多分全然違う。。。ま～適もどんなデッキ使われるんも分からないっすから　＾Ｏ＾

また今週頑張ると思います～

※今日２ＳＲを手に入った～　SR黄月英＋ＳＲ張春華　。。。。もうver２．１なのにまだＳＲver2.0だらけもらちゃう～　ＴＴ～ＴＴ

三国志大戦２　２．１０BOX　買った～

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:23:22 GMT

Last time, when i start the game i bought the BOX ... and now i bought another box due current price high enuf, and kinda hard to get SR or LE card from arcade, until now with 100+ battle mainly play Story Mode rather than VS Player, to level up my strategy and of course getting used with the deck, i only get below 5 SR ... lots R tough... and havent got any LE ... so lots people do trading or buy single card to create the デッキ they want....

Then what i get out the box... the roster set remain unchanged since ver.2.00 ⇒　6R 2SR 1LE

back on my first box, i got back luck... i got the most cheap SR張角 and SR王異 (this one good enuf) with LE劉備 (the one same to SR劉備）

but imho thats not good enuf box ....

And this time... sadly my luck not improved so much ...

the SR i got are SR周姫 (back then i might really happy to get the this card, but now, even still hold rank.1 in rate for ver.2.00 SR, but it only cost around 一千円） and SR曹丕 (well really average...) and for LE張コウ (another not good one, but i can't expect much from current LE rate, from around 20varian card, only 2 card that expensive, that is LE001 司馬懿 and 劉備, until now i still can believe the price of LE劉備 ! and what more insane is lots people bidding it on YHJ!)

I dunno if SEGA random each box structure or not, but this ver2.10 is kinda different with 2.00

version 2.00 have LE at last part of the pack it and to SRs are arranged at beginning and middle

version 2.10 at other hand have LE and middle part while SR arranged between beginning at middle

speaking of how much (percentage) to get SR, well u need at least draw 15 cards straight to get 90%+ SR attaining

which means hard enuf, since like we know, often people in queue

so it back in your luck!

The current top highest price is LE 劉備 with average price 一万円 on YHJ

while for SR it goes to 麋夫人 with average price 五千円 , 鄧艾 hold 2nd position that have almost same price rate, and 姜維 getting drop its price and currently on 5th position

you can check current price rate at : 三国志大戦カードレート

if u check both cards, seems the price is really effected by the illustrator arts ...

here the card images :

The 劉備 illustrator seems bishoujo game illustrator

While 麋夫人 illustrator is the one that do School Rumble? isnt it ? ...

i aint otaku so dun expect me know much about illustrator world...

with current price, i dunno when i will grab these card, especially 劉備

Well beside hoping getting that LE 劉備 ... i am hoping i could get SR鄧艾 or SR夏侯惇

need both card to test 4カード魏デッキ, what deck i want to test is cavalary deck with elemental defense

while previous fan114 deck kinda lack of elemental defense, altough it really strong deck! (i often win using fan114 deck, around 70% winning rate)
the new deck should be like this :

SR鄧艾 cost2.5 8/9 [Main Card]

SR夏侯惇 cost 2.5 9/7 [Highest power card up till now]

SR洋コ　cost 1.5 4/7 [awekening]

SR曹丕 cost 1.5 5/7 [arrow support]

total 武力26 知力30

This deck should be safe from flood or fire with its 30 intelligent, the only problem is cavalary control to take care those spearman unit

Battle plan :

鄧艾 & 夏侯惇 as enemy wiper while get support from 曹丕 and 洋コ will act as bait or gate striker

Depends on situations but most of time, i believe 鄧艾 ability (morale cost 3 for charge up) will be really usefull and thats what make the card expensive...

if i buy each card, it will cost around at least 一万二千円 (12k円） at current rate i believe

so it will be a few months later until i can taste this deck power

So for now i focus on 蜀デッキ, while currently in-famous, actually i didnt influnce by that, the reason i want to use 蜀デッキ is

Spearman undoubtly strong, it strike gate hard, hit cavalary hard when in charge state, have extension damage range

then guess what for my current deck ^O^ ... i am using 大人気カードだよ～

↓

ターダ！！ yeah this the デッキ that i will using either win or lose for quite time from now one, havent try the compability tough

and later i might change some card either, but 姜維 & 鮑三娘 will be on the デッキ

While lots people using 5枚カード ... i prefer 4枚 for some reason, stronger card of course wipe enemy faster (well your enemy can attack with multiple unit tough), less card means easier to control, and strong card usually bonus/additional ability. Last using SR カード just make you feel cool isnt it ? (笑）

But beside those benefit, i realize there lots bad side either, when your enemy wipe you unit, often u will get hard time to counter and when enemy splitting card to strike your gate you will have hard time to chase them especially with this spearmen デッキ

thats why i planning to replace ver.1.12 SR劉備 with ver2.10 SR劉備 (cavalry unit with same ability and power) soon

Again about this デッキ really simple, if you look at those generals cards, they have high intelligent and thats for elemental defense (flood or fire line)

And about Battle planning :

劉備＋姜維＋趙雲 gather around to wipe enemy or split around depends on situation

鮑三娘 acts as bait or gate striker...

→ if succeful in wiping enemy unit, all force strike

→ cond.1 : if army power still above half use 姜維 Attack Command

→ cond.2 : if army power below half use 劉備 Immortal Spirits

→ else play defensive, use 鮑三娘 to try strike enemy gate

hit one or two and retreat back to defensive state...

I believe 三国志大戦　プレイヤー should can grab what this デッキ goes on...

When creating this deck, i am think that spearman lack of speed, thus i need recover to strike enemy gate or else i will be low on health when i reach enemy gate, and enemy can easily counter my army.

But that only my thinking the actual battle is far hard than what you imagine in your head, full on unexpected things ... and of course thats what make the game amazing interesting ^^

I am thinking to try playing 呉デッキ, with しんえい as gate striker... but not really interested in trying the deck, since 呉デッキ tends to be defensive deck due many 呉 card is arrow unit.

※I Believe current 三国志大戦２ will last longer than previous version for several reason, first it will cost SEGA to produce new version for development especially rather than upgrade current version, its no reason to change to new version if current version still have lots player playing it, and of course if SEGA change to fast, some people will gets boring in getting the card, since it keep changing all the time ... so i believe SEGA will keep 三国志大戦２ at least for this year... another version up might come later end of year.

But i dunno if SEGA follow its previous tradition, 三国志大戦 changed to version 2 after it got 1st expansion.

Well whatever SEGA decide... i guess i will keep following it ^^

※Dont ask me 「Why i dun make some combo deck」, since i am not expert enuf to create combo deck + my 日本語 level havent reach where i can read all kanjis.... even currently seems that renkei ability card really interesting to use, hopefully later i can...

【ＰＳ２】ヴァルキリープロファイル2 -シルメリア- ARTIFACT BOX

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:39:49 GMT

ヴァルキリープロファイル2 -シルメリア- ARTIFACT BOX On my hands at last!

Lets begin with some notes for people that want buying Limited Edition Items on Japan (especially ゲーム・アニメ stuff) (i dunno whether what i write below is worthed or not, but i will take it as my personal notice)

① Make sure you grab Pre-Order ticket!

② If the Pre-Order ticket sold out, look through Japan Online Shop (which there are alot of them) which still open preorder for the limited edition items, and pre-order it ASAP

③ If you can't find any shop that open the pre-order / sold out the pre-order (in this case i believe you kinda late, i think u looking for the item around 2 weeks before release) there several option :

>/ If you think the item worthed enuf and you have time, Go to the shop at morning (6am? the more morning you go the more chance you get the item)

>/ Make YahooAuction account (if you have it, you can relax for a while) and bit when the items lots on sale (usually the day after sale day / release date)

>/ Order it from 3rd party seller on Amazon.co.jp

>/ For people from outside Japan, there lots OnlineShop that have stock (ie. NCSX.Play-Asia), somehow its easier to get the limited items outside Japan than in Japan, the price will be same, since outside Japan you will need Shipping Cost, while in Japan you will need to pay premium price for the item if you buy the premium price version (late).

※ The Best things is If you know some shop keeper or shop owner that sell the item you want, you can relax since you can call them and ask them to book 1 items for you

Since i lazy to open the box now (今は少し忙しくて時間がありませんから）

≪ADDED≫

Little add, since this just short entry

on 日曜日「２Ｋ０６・06・25」 i goto アキバ , getting the pre-order game for my game, after checking some figurines shop (Animate and AsoBitCity) i notice there cool figurines !

「ネバーランドヒロインコレクション」Neverland Heroine Collections

The stupid things is again this time i do gambling, the reason i gambling is because the figurines is quite expensive (each cost around 700円） and a Box contain 10 figurines, which means double each figurines ! I Dare to do gambling because this is not SquareEnix trading arts !

Getting the one using ヒロ（the one using scythe) is not hard, look the most heavy around the box, same as ロゼ（the one using blade)、look for the most light

Another stupid things is i late to realize that brand new box is NOT Random !!

so getting 5 box straight row will give you complete set (to make sure just pick one by one, if you feel heavy light heavy light heavy, thats means the box unmixed / original state)

by the time i realize, i already bought 3 box and open it, which means it not as easy task to get complete set, at the end i buy 7 figurines.　2 ヒロ　･　２ロゼ and the other each one ...

Well somehow my luck not good for these things, i got character that i dun really like ...

my fave character in this figurines is マユラ (the one wear purple dress and use flying shield) and 2nd position is アイラ　(the one that have wing and using spear)　but instead getting them double, i getting double the other that i dun really like...

※ anyone interested buying this 2 spare just contact me, i will sell it 1200円 for both (ヒロ・ロゼ）, it also came with box and unopened stated (the vynil/inner plastic)。You will also need to pay for the shipping cost too ^^;

※ Want to see close up image for these figurines ? please refer to AmiAmi

ニンテンドDS LITE On Hands! (at last)

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:35:23 GMT

Yesterday i go to アキバ looking for e-dict... it really confusing which one to pick the good e-dict... after some information from the shopkeeper, the option go down to 2 e-dict... シヤープPW-V8910 and キヤノン Wordtank V90

シヤープPW-V8910 ⇒ 27 Dict within, 英語・日本語･韓国語 ... have memory card, for extra dictionary if needed, the design looks better than Canon wordtank

キヤノン Wordtank V90 ⇒ 20 Dict within, 日本語・英語･中国語 ... have english menu and kanji writing capability (which somehow useful for people that dun know anything about kanji)

it really hard to decide which one i should take ...

Since i can't decide which one i should get, i take some time to go to 6Floor ヨドバシ - アキバ (ゲーム　・　CD/DVD 　・ Toys) ... and somehow, new batch NDSLite (Crystal White only) on Sale! The time i arrive on the shop it already have queue... so i join the queue... after waiting around 15分, at last NDS Lite on hands with New Super Mario Bros!

The queue behind me is already long ! ... more than 50 people queuing.!

Since that was lunch time, i go for lunch ... i go to nearest Excelsior cafe.

After that i walk around アキバ and notice AsoBitCity (also known as LAOX) also have some stock NDS Lite crystal white... the queue already long too!

After that i notice that i forgot to buy NDS case... since i still got some point on ヨドバシ, so i go back, at the time i arrive in there, which around 2hours after i got my NDS... i notice dat the NDS already sold out! ... i guessing there are atleast 200units in each shop!

ニンテンドDSLite somehow amaze me, how that device can attract lots people...

not long i decide to go back, since i can't wait to try my NDS light!

on my way home, i found out that my GSD Mobile strap lost! argghhhh...

i dun care Auel and Kira but there is also LACUS strap in there... well i still have another 2 Lacus, but i won't use it!

When i back to my dorm, i imediatly boot up my NDS ... all pixel was showing bright White! ahh that nice, that mean no Death Pixel on my NDS ... but soon after i boot the New Super Mario, i notice there is stuck red pixel on lower left top screen ... arghh!!! this somehow piss me off !

Today i go back to ヨドバシ asking whether they can exchange the NDS with new one ... but the shopkeeper said it can't as mentioned on the manual book ... well seems yesterday not really good day for me... but oh well life is like that... shit always happen !

at least now i own NDSLite and only 1 stuck pixel ^^ (try to comforting myself)

【IMG００】

actually i might need to be glad to own NDSLite with only 1 dead pixel, here some note from NCSX.com : “Unavoidably, they are present on the NDS Lite. The five NDS Lites that we kept for our company use all have 1 to 6 dead pixels and there’s a better than average chance that the NDS Lite that you purchase will have dead pixels as well. Dead pixels on new hardware products such as the NDS Lite are common and manufacturers will not accept returns because of them - recall the PSP situation from 2004.”

i dunno whether this note on original NDS or not... but in NDSLite manual there is note like this :

液晶画面に間するご注意液晶画面は非常に精密度の高い技術で作られていますが、液晶の特性上、点灯しない画素や常に点灯する画素が存在することがあります。
また、バックライトの明るさにムラが発生する可能性があります。

これらは故障ではありませんので、ご了承ください。

上画面と下画面の液晶は仕様が異なるため、画面の色やバックライトの明るさが若干異なる場合があります。
これは故障でじゃあろ、あせんので、ご了承ください。

so it seems, just like Sony PSP ... the ratio of dead pixel is higher than 3/10 (imho)

※ If u notice and wondering if i have lots money, that's not true... some games already sell for half price, that Seiken Densetsu is for 2400円 ... so yeah i pay 2 old games for the same price 1 new games... only new super mario bros that cost me 4000円。

※ for people want to buy NDSLite ... waiting vs now, i dun think waiting for future batch reduce the dead pixel, since current Sony PSP is all same, dead/hot/stuck pixels still there, even in hiqh quality LCD screen have that, so we can say dead pixel is natural. Even yeah it really annoying have dead pixel, but seems we have to take it hahaha. Buying now, (soon next week for US region/import seems just fine if the price is standard 16800円)

いただきストリートポータブル

Thu, 25 May 2006 16:07:40 GMT

きょうアキバいへきます。 Well i go to Akiba today for get some DVD-RAM to back up my HDD、

Back UP is a must, even sometimes we lazy to backup our パソコンデータ、but its a lifesaver when distaster come, somehow i phail at my schedule...

I schedule to do maintenance + backup every 2 month... but somehow the problem just happen, as the result now i lost some part of data (around 1GB) ...

Anyway, beside getting DVD-RAM, i also go to Akiba because Itadaki Street for PSP launched today (5月２５日） ... somehow i really enjoy the game back on PS2 ... so playing on PSP will be great ^^ ... somehow at Akiba i notice, NEW SUPER MARIO BROS launched today too!

That game caused a que for almost all store game in Akiba!

Want to prove ? ... check this 【QUE】 ... すごいですね～

Well i didn't spend much time walking around the Akiba today... i just get the items that i plan to get... and go back, here the item i get in Akiba today 【ITEM】

※ There some other items, since those items is my friend request... so i decide not to open the bag seal and not taking the picture.

※ Did u guys notice... there actually only 2 items... the rest is junk, that shared on Akiba -_-;;

※ And last the official website updated today, it have more items on special section, there is 2 Wallpaper available for download.

BGM  ►  RIN'- 時空
►  RIN' - weakness
    ►  RIN' - 紅

ファイナルファンタジーXIII

Wed, 10 May 2006 14:21:31 GMT

「ファイナルファンタジー」シリーズ最新作
『ファイナルファンタジーXIII』が「プレイステーション 3」、携帯電話
などで、複数同時展開する新プロジェクト
『FABULA NOVA CRYSTALLIS （ファブラノヴァクリスタリス）』を発表

「ファイナルファンタジー」シリーズ最新作として、複数の『ファイナルファンタジーXIII（FFXIII）』を、株式会社ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメントが開発中の次世代コンピュータエンタテインメント・システム「プレイステーション 3」（PS3）や携帯電話などの様々なプラットフォーム上で同時多面展開する新プロジェクト『FABULA NOVA CRYSTALLIS FINAL FANTASY XIII』を発表いたしました。

一つの神話から生まれた、いくつもの『ファイナルファンタジーXIII』
～新しいクリスタルの物語～
それはクリスタルの輝きの如く、幾色ものコンテンツで広がる世界──

シリーズ13作目を迎えるファイナルファンタジー最新作は、異なる主人公、異なる世界観、そして異なるストーリーで展開するいくつもの『FINAL FANTASY XIII』が存在する壮大なプロジェクトです。この巨大なプロジェクトの総称は、

『FABULA NOVA CRYSTALLIS （ファブラノヴァクリスタリス） FINAL FANTASY XIII』

それはラテン語で「新しいクリスタルの物語」という意味を持ち、一つの共通する神話を元にそれぞれが独自に展開していきます。
このプロジェクトは、PS3向けの2タイトル、『ファイナルファンタジーXIII』と『ファイナルファンタジーヴェルサスXIII』を中心として、携帯電話向けの1タイトル『ファイナルファンタジーアギトXIII』を加えた3タイトルで始動し、更なる広がりと奥行きを持って展開していく予定です。

Square Enix has officially announced Final Fantasy XIII. Unlike previous games in the series, Final Fantasy XIII will encompass the simultaneous development of original titles for numerous platforms, including PlayStation 3 and mobile phones.

The Final Fantasy XIII: Fabula Nova Crystallis is the name of the project, the subtitle means "The new tale of the crystal" in Latin. 「TheMagicBox」

※ As usual Tetsuya Nomura-san rocks on chara design ～

※ i think not weird anymore seeing sub story for Final Fantasy series... the tradition started on FFX with sub story FFX-2 . FFX-2 Last Mission

プレイステーション3 遅い秋2K06着手 ?

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:46:11 GMT

PS3 Late Autumn 2K06 Launch ?

Shares in Sony dropped 3.63% on the Nikkei overnight amidst speculation that the launch of the Playstation 3 will shift from the spring of 2006 to late fall 2006 in Japan. In a research note released late last week, Merrill Lynch cited the delay and possible production costs of US$900 per PS3 console in their rationale to cut Sony shares from neutral to sell. Contrarian buy signal...

In Nvidia's earnings report last Thursday, the company reported that it didn't expect to record any royalty revenue from Sony for the quarter which closes at the end of April 2006. Nvidia supplies the RSX graphics chip for the PS3. Basically, this supports the view that Sony won't be producing any PS3 consoles between now and the end of April which bodes ill for a spring launch. A look at the healthy release roster for the Japanese PS2 this summer also lends credence to a later rather than sooner PS3 launch as developers continues to churn out current generation software.

Source : NCSX

※ For me myself, i dun see that a bad things, current console sales especially in japan for xbox360 still kinda low and maybe Sony don't feel any threat for their PS3 sales. Or maybe the cells still uncomplete ? Seems i can get NDSlite and xbox360 while waiting for PS3 ^^

※ Another point i see that Nintendo Revolution will take space kinda different from XBOX360 / PS3 ... it seems Nintendo want's to bring a brand new console that have feature never been on previous console, although it will have general game [like nowdays], but it seems that nintendo future games, will focusing in their Revolution console feature.

Well of course that good idea, since everyone will interested in trying the new feature that Revolution gives... while XBOX360 / PS3 will keep battling in console power, and i guess gamer will getting a console between XBOX360/PS3, beside to many PlayStation fanboy in Japan/Worldwide ^^; ... plus mass developer support

※ Well i guess, just wait and see, play current game and enjoy it fully ^^ ... that's the way of gamer right ? ^^

FOLLOW UP !!! -----------------------

PlayStation 3 may face delays due to production costs

Scott M. Fulton, III 21 Feb 2006 17:10

Foster City (CA) - Yesterday, the Taipei-based electronics news service DigiTimes reported that it had received indications from a Sony spokesperson that the company may be delaying shipments of its PlayStation 3 game console from this spring, when it was initially expected, until at least August.

The spokesperson apparently indicated to DigiTimes that Sony was not pleased with the pace of progress reportedly being made by the developers of Advanced Access Content System (AACS), the sophisticated copy protection scheme being developed for Blu-ray Disc. Sony's PS3 is slated to contain a BD high-definition player as standard equipment. Although Reuters reported last week that progress was finally being made in finalizing the AACS specs, the DigiTimes report hinted that the Blu-ray Disc Association - of which Sony is a principal member - was displeased with the results so far, and may be delaying Blu-ray development as a result. Caught in the wake may be Sony's PS3, which up to this point had been expected to be the premiere vehicle for Blu-ray, especially in North America.

But PS3 shipments to North America could be delayed even later than August - perhaps as late as January 2007, according to a Financial Times report last weekend. The report cites a Merrill Lynch analyst in Japan as having completed a preliminary teardown analysis of the PS3 - albeit without the system in hand - which concluded Sony's total materials cost per unit could approach $900. According to the DigiTimes report, which cites the Merrill Lynch analysis in greater detail, Sony could be spending as much as $230 per unit just for the 3.2 GHz Cell processor that IBM plans to produce for PS3, plus $350 for the Blu-ray drive and $70 for the Nvidia RSX 550 MHz 1080p graphics processor.

It could be the excessively high cost of materials, the FT report states - not the AACS delays - that could be the principal roadblock to PS3's timely release. In the wake of this analysis, Merrill Lynch has cut its estimates of Sony's annual shipments worldwide for 2006 to between 2 and 3 million units, which may include zero units shipped to the US and Canada. By comparison, Microsoft's Xbox 360 sold 1.5 million units worldwide in the months of November and December 2005.

Last November, electronics analyst firm iSuppli performed a teardown analysis of Xbox 360 - this time, with the actual unit in hand - and concluded Microsoft spent as much as $550 per unit in materials cost alone, during the console's initial production run. That cost included a less expensive CPU than PS3's appears to be - a $106 Power 3 versus an estimated $230 Cell. But Sony may be saving money on its graphics processor, spending $70 on the Nvidia chip by Merrill's estimate, versus $141 spent by Microsoft on its ATI chip.

Curiously, the Merrill report omits the cost for PS3's included hard disk drive, which is not negligible. iSuppli's analysis of Xbox 360 concluded its HDD costs Microsoft about $60. Factor that into the picture, and Sony may actually be paying more to produce each PS3 than Apple pays to produce a Core Duo-based iMac, according to iSuppli estimates.

The FT report claims Sony will probably have more to say about its PlayStation 3 plans during the upcoming E3 Expo in Los Angeles this May. But similar words were stated prior to January's CES in Las Vegas, though Sony declined to follow up. If Sony holds tight even up to may, the negative signal it sends to the market could send shockwaves throughout the entire CE industry, especially the home entertainment division depending on a stellar premiere for Blu-ray Disc. If that happens, last year's shipment debacles concerning Xbox 360 could quickly fade into history. Sony spokespersons have yet to return TG Daily's request for comment.

source : TGDaily

FOLLOW UP !!! 2nd Impact -----------------------

PS3：コストは10万円、06年秋発売と予測　米証券会社

ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメント（SCE）の次世代家庭用ゲーム機「プレイステーション3」のコスト予想は900ドル（約10万6000 円）で、発売時期は半年から1年遅れ、日本で06年秋ごろ、米国では06年末から07年初頭になると予測する報告書を17日（米国時間）、米大手証券のメリルリンチが発表した。

報告書によると、PS3のCPU「セル」を230ドル、ソニーが推進する次世代DVDのコストを350ドルと算出。高コストの理由について、設計の難しさをあげている。しかし、量産効果の出る3年後にはPS3のコストが320ドル（約3万7000円）となり、現行ゲーム機の値段に落ち着くと予測している。

SCEは、PS3を06年春に発売する計画で、同社のほか、コーエーがPS3本体とゲームソフトを同時発売すると発表している。この予測に対し、SCE広報部は「特にコメントすることはない」としている。【河村成浩】

ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメント
http://www.scei.co.jp/

source : mainichi

PS3 Announcement + Xbox 360

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:08:48 GMT

Sony expects strong PS3 shipments in 2006, may work with Microsoft
Kevin Hsu, Taipei; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 16 February 2006]

Sony expects to ship over 100 million PlayStation 3 (PS3) game consoles, according to Tetsuhiko Yasuda, Sony Computer Entertainment Asia’s corporate executive managing director and senior vice president of Asia. He also said Sony may work with Microsoft in the future.

Sony has not finalized the specific time frame for the PS3 launch, as well as pricing, he said. The company aims to launch the PS3 at the same time throughout Asia. However, not all the regions in the global market will see the same launch day, as the Internet infrastructures differ in each individual market, Yasuda said.

Sony has shipped over 100 million PS1game consoles and similar amount of the PS2 game console, with Taiwan and Hong Kong accounting for 10% of its PS2 sales in Asia, Yasuda indicated.

Sony does not regard Xbox as a competitor. Rather, the company may even consider working with Microsoft to develop games together, Yasuda noted.

The company is currently showcasing the PS3 at the Taipei Game Show (TGS) 2006, which is taking place from February 16-20.

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Sony to definitely launch the PS3 this year, says company official
Kelvin Hsu and Kaddy Chung, Taipei; Steve Shen, DigiTimes.com [Friday 17 February 2006]

Sony will definitely launch its new PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console this year, though the company still has not decided on a launch date nor pricing for the console, said Tetsuhiko Yasuda, managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Asia, on February 16 at the Taipei Game Show.

While stressing that the earlier launch of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 did not add pressure on Sony, Yasuda told reporters that the company wants to be completely prepared when it begins marketing the PS3.

Accumulated global shipments for the PS3 are expected to exceed 100 million units, a record that was set by Sony’s earlier games consoles, the PS and PS2, despite the fact that the PS3 will be priced higher than the PS2, Yasuda said.

To the disappointment of attendees at the show, Sony only displayed three mock-up versions of the PS3 and demonstrated some functions of the new console through a video. This raised doubts if Sony can really bring the PS3 to the market in the spring of this year as expected, according to market sources.

The PS3 will lag the Xbox 360 more in market share if Sony delays launch of the PS3 to the end of 2006, the sources said, noting that Microsoft predicted global shipments of its Xbox 360 will reach 4.5-5.5 million units by the end of June.

Yasuda also told reporters that Sony is expected to follow its previous experience in the production of the PS and PS2 by outsourcing production of the PS3 to contract makers a few months after its launch, according to a February report in the Chinese-language Commercial Times.

Taiwan makers are expected to benefit from Sony’s outsourcing policy and win orders for the PS3 in 2007 since local makers have been producing the PS2 and PSP (PlayStation Portable) for the Japanese vendor, the paper said.

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Xbox 360 Gamers Holding Out Until PS3

Dec 4, 2005, 8:29 PM ET

According to Nielsen Media Research, 50 percent of video gamers will not buy an Xbox 360 until Sony Releases the PlayStation 3.

The report by Neilsen Media Research, which suggest that 50 percent of video gamers will not buy an Xbox 360, are video gamers holding out until the Sony PlayStation 3.

Sony PS3 just might be smart waiting until the Xbox 360 dust clears, but right now Microsoft has dominated the video game console market. Another company that can
learn from Microsoft Xbox 360 mistakes is Nintendo, as they prepare for their next-gen Nintendo Revolution.

The Neilsen report also suggests that video gamers are being smart, and not buying the first next-gen video console, until they know exactly which console is best for them.

In recent days, there have been a flood of problems concerning the Xbox 360, from overheating issues to scratched discs. However, Microsoft reported two days ago that only 3 percent of the Xbox 360 units were having issues. Some video gamers feel that the number should be higher.

Sony and Microsoft are both banking on their next-gen consoles, and both are losing money on every console sale in an attempt to dominate the console market. Lowering the price also offers a more affordable unit. Some gamers think that the cost burden is with buying the video games, not the console.

Nintendo DS expansion plans

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:30:33 GMT

Nintendo announced a digital television tuner and an Opera based web browser for the Nintendo DS at their press conference earlier today in Japan. The tv tuner is compatible with a new broadcasting service which debuts in Japan this April but the hardware is not expected until the third or fourth quarter of 2006. The browser is scheduled to ship in June at Y3800 and will utilize the NDS' built-in Wi-Fi functionality for web surfing. NCS will start preorders for the browser once Nintendo distribution in Japan starts them. Since the tv tuner is designed to work with a Japanese digital broadcasting service, it is unlikely that it will work outside of Japan.

>>> Follow up

Source Reuters :: byYukari Iwatani Kane

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fans of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s dual-screen DS portable game machine may soon be able to surf the Web and watch high-definition television programs on their devices in addition to playing games.

Taking another step in its strategy to develop features that will appeal to more than just hardcore game fans, the Japanese company said on Wednesday it plans to begin selling a Web browser in June and launch a card with a digital television receiver by the end of the year.

"These products propose a different use for the DS in entirely new fields," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told a news conference.

The company declined to give specific details on the television feature, but it said a card with an antenna will enable owners to watch television programs for mobile devices, which Japanese broadcasters are expected to begin offering from April 1.

The Web browser, developed with Norway's Opera Software, will be sold as a DS card in June for 3,800 yen ($32). Users will be able to insert the card into the DS, which has Wi-Fi wireless networking capability, to browse the Internet in areas with connectivity.

A Nintendo spokesman said it was considering a similar browser product in its overseas markets.

Nintendo, known for games featuring characters such as Mario, Donkey Kong and Pokemon, has enjoyed a strong holiday season, particularly in Japan, due to the popularity of its DS portable game machine and games such as "Nintendogs", "Animal Crossing" and "Mario Kart".

An industry survey by Japanese game magazine publisher Enterbrain found that the momentum has continued for Nintendo in January as eight of the top 10 best-selling games in Japan were DS games. Seven were by Nintendo.

The company's strategy in recent years has been to try to expand its player base by creating a variety of innovative games that appeal to non-traditional gamers such as girls, young women and older people.

Nintendo, which has sold 14.4 million DS units worldwide including 6 million in Japan, aims to reach sales of 10 million DS devices in Japan alone by the end of 2006, Iwata said.

"Software sales have traditionally been dominated by console games, but the situation changed dramatically toward the end of the year and games for portable devices overwhelmed console games," said Iwata, adding that bigger-than-expected demand for DS devices had resulted in a shortage.

Iwata also unveiled Nintendo's planned lineup of software for Japan, such as a foreign language guide for travelers, a reference guide in Japanese and English, training software to improve penmanship in Japanese and a cooking guide giving step-by-step voice instructions for recipes.

The spring lineup will include "Tetris DS", featuring familiar characters such as Mario and Donkey Kong, as well as games by third-party developers such as Square Enix Co. Ltd., Namco and Pokemon Co.

"We hope that our user base will become even wider with our software lineup, which we believe has enough teeth for experienced players," Iwata said.

The company said last month it planned to launch a thinner, lighter version of the DS device, called "Nintendo DS Lite", in Japan on March 2 for 16,800 yen ($143), compared with the current model's retail price of 15,000 yen ($128).

Nintendo is widely expected by analysts to raise its earnings forecast for the full year to March 31 after its third-quarter results in late January showed it has already nearly achieved its current annual estimate.

($1=117.41 Yen)

※ Nintendo take action to counter PSP capabilities ? well quite promising for me, since TV might be better than video player... but how bout battery life ? how long we can watch on NDS ? ... if less than 3 hours seems that's not really good. Hopefully NDS lite will have screen improvement, since imo standard NDS screen not good enough for watching TV ^^

ゲーム Official Desktop Wallpaper

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:08:16 GMT

For people that lazy to check the official site.

NAMCO . CAPCOM . SNK PLAYMORE

テイルズオブジアビス | TALES OF THE ABYSS

ルーク・フォン・ファブレ

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新鬼武者 DAWN OF DREAMS | Shin Onimusha Dawn Of Dreams

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KOF MAXIMUM IMPACT 2

幕末浪漫月華の剣士1・2

NeoGeoFreak . SNK Official Wallpaper 1 . SNK Official Wallpaper 2

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※This entry will updated !

※Found broken link ? please post it on comment so i can fix it ^^

ファイナルファンタジーXI | Final Fantasy XI

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:55:38 GMT

不正によるRMT行為への対処について（2006/02/09）
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昨年末頃から、一部のプレイヤーの大幅な価格操作などにより、アイテムの取引価格が急激に高騰する現象が全ワールドで同時に発生しておりました。この問題について開発およびGMにて詳細な追跡調査を行った結果、不正な手段を用いてギルを大量に所有し、現実世界の金品による売買(RMT)を行っている集団が存在することが発覚いたしました。このたび、当該件に関する一連の対処が完了したことを受け、対応内容等についてご報告いたします。

今回の調査により、不正を行っていたアカウント、および不正な手段で得たギルを利用して大規模なRMTを行っていたアカウントのうち、現在までに700アカウント以上を特定し、本日までに全て強制退会の処分を実施いたしました。引き続きこれらのアカウントから不正なギルの収受を行っているアカウントに対しても調査を続行しております。

この処分によって、全ワールドで3,000億以上の不正に利用されていたギルを回収することができ、極端な貨幣価値の低下・アイテム価格の高騰という問題は、緩和される方向へ向かい始めております。

なお、不正を防止するための対策につきましては、1月18日より2度にわたり全ワールドの緊急メンテナンス作業を実施し、既に完了しております。

これまでにも重ねてお知らせしておりますとおり、ファイナルファンタジーXIでは不正行為およびRMTを例外なく禁止しております。これらの行為については、今後も行為を発見し次第厳しい対処を行うとともに、すべてのユーザーの皆様が安心してプレイできるようより一層の取り締まり強化を行っていく所存です。

今後とも健全な運営を保つため、皆様のご理解とご協力をよろしくお願い申し上げます。

RMT Countermeasures
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Since the end of last year, item values have risen astronomically on all Worlds due to the manipulation of prices by a small percentage of the player base. The development team and the GMs carried out a detailed investigation of this problem, and discovered the existence of a group using illicit methods to produce large amounts of gil that are later sold in the real world (Real Money Trading). We would like to take this opportunity to outline the measures that have been taken to correct this issue.

Based on the results of this investigation, more than 700 accounts among those found to be involved in large-scale RMT operations have been terminated. We will continue to monitor accounts suspected of dealing in gil created or obtained in an unfair manner.

Thanks to these measures, more than 300 billion gil has been removed from circulation, and the overly inflated prices of items have begun to fall to more realistic levels.

Furthermore, emergency maintenance has already been performed on all worlds for the purpose of implementing RMT countermeasures. This maintenance took place over two stages, starting on January 17th.

As has been previously stated, acts of RMT will not be tolerated in FINAL FANTASY XI, and any violations of the user agreement will be dealt with severely. We would like to assure our players that all efforts are being made to ensure a fair playing experience.

We hope to have your continuing understanding and cooperation in creating a Vana'diel that everyone can enjoy.

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Well even i haven't playing FFXI for quite some time [around 1/2 year] due daily schedule + other things... but i still following FFXI news and i really glad with this news. As you already know RMT [Real Money Trading] happens on almost all MMORPG... while i dun see many countermeasure from several famous MMORPG staff / GM [WOW . lineage . ragnarok online . etc] . But FFXI is really taking care the community, and i am really happy ^^ .

What effect to Gil RMT currency right now ? ... well infamous RMT website, IGE rise their Gil price, somehow the price goes rocket compared to first time i visit their web, they sell 2million gil for $35.99 ... before they sell around $20

While on FFXI, the price is still high, seems it will need time to make the market price fall to more realistic level.

When i bought my Scropion Harness [imho 2nd Best Body Armor for agility job. HP+15 [ICE]-20 [WTR]+15 [DKN]+15 Accuracy+10 Evasion+10] the price is around 5million gil ... while the +1 version is around 13million gil ... now the price for Scorpion Harness is 10million gil! ... i didn't check for +1 version, but i believe the price is around $25million

From what i see current FFXI market price rate is rise 2x from past 5 months ago

all items that have price range 5million gil that time, now goes to 11million gil (doh when i will get barone set for my Dragoon -_-)

Hopefully i can back playing FFXI [back to citizen Vanadiel] on mid April, still have mission to get Gods Equipment set :

Genbu's Kabuto [HELM] : HP+50 VIT+15 [WTR]+50

Kirin Osode [BODY] : MP+30 STR+10 DEX+10 VIT+10 AGI+10 INT+10 MND+10 CHR+10 [LIT]+50

Byakko's Haidate [LEGS] : DEX+15 [LTG]+50 Haste+5%

Suzaku's Sune-Ate [FEET] : MND+15 [Fire]+50 Physical damage: "Blaze Spikes" effect

For RNG/NIN of course ^^

Well i dunno when i will got those Equipment -_- ... anyway the Bahamut equipment set seems cool~

Anyway special thanks to my LS GOSU, especially Juicy-san ... i really enjoy staying in the LS, well i been hiatus for while, but i hope i still can be on your LS when i back playing FFXI O（＾ゝ＾*）o

Square Enix Official Desktop Wallpaper Collection

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:35:13 GMT

For people lazy to go to official site / haven't subscribe SquareEnix E-Magz [JP]

聖剣伝説DS チルドレンオブマナ | Seiken Densetsu DS Children of Mana

Legend of Mana DS Children of Mana

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※ 聖剣伝説DS チルドレンオブマナ E-Mag

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Desktop Enchantment

RABI Window sitter

FFVII - ダージュオブケルベロス | FFVII - Dirge of Cerberus

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※ FFVII - ダージュオブケルベロス E-Mag

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キングダムハーツ II

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ファイナルファンタジーXII

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※ Please check FFXII Official site for old wallpapers

スクウェア・エニックスメールマガジン | SQUARE・ENIX MAILMAG

ファンタジーアース | Fantasy Earth

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ヴァルキリープロファイル -レナス- | Valkyrie Profile -Lenneth-

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ファイナルファンタジーIV Advance | Final Fantasy IV Advance

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ヤングガンガン | YOUNG GANGAN

ARAKAWA

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BAMBOO BLADE

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DRAGON

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GEL

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uBel Blatt

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MISS WIZARD

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※Last Update | 最後アップデト : 2K06. FEB 11

※Due to long entry, next update will be on next entry

※Found broken link ? please post it on comment so i can fix it ^^

ファイナルファンタジーXI バージョンアップ

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:15:09 GMT

AHHHH !!!! ... 3 months dun play FFXI feels like 3 years left behind !

Just read version update which released today, and every update is really cool!!

Especially Dragoon balance fix - 2Hour Special Ability "Spirit Surge" ... Call Wyvern 20mins recharge ... what other things is more neat is New AVATAR for summoner job "Diabolos"!!!

Other great update is :

>/ XBOX360 Beta test phase

>/ Wyrmking : Bahamut Battle Quest

>/ MPK [Monster Player Kill] measurement

FFXI is da best MMORPG !

interested to read more ?

EN version click here

JP version click here

Somehow currently soooo hard to split my time for FFXI ... my current daily life always full of schedule (T-T)

I miss my FFXI friends... sarafiel-san . believe-san . juicy-san . keydan . eley . amitabha . tumtum-san . Carpoo . pipipoo . Solarhawk my bro . Taruppy-san .... i really miss you guys (>_<) ... really sorry i haven't log to ffxi again !!

『ファンタジーアース公式サイト』

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:35:53 GMT

2次βテスト当選者決定！

「ファンタジーアースザリングオブドミニオン」 2次βテスト当選者に対する当選通知メールの送信が完了いたしました。

当選された皆様はβテストへのご参加とご協力をお願い申し上げます。
また、当選通知メールが届いていない場合は、まことに残念ではございますが、落選になります。

なお、抽選結果について個別にお調べすることはいたしかねますので、ご了承ください。

Fantasy Earth 2nd Close Beta phase will start soon, after that hopefully the game will running for open beta phase. Below current playable character job :

【近接攻撃型の「ウォリアー」】
強固な防御力と強烈な攻撃力を誇るクラス。
肉体的に他のクラスより秀でており、白兵戦を得意とします。

【万能型の「スカウト」】
弓による遠距離攻撃と短剣による奇襲攻撃を使い分けるクラス。
相手をかく乱させ、弱体化させることを得意とします。

【遠距離魔法攻撃型の「ソーサラー」】
強力な魔法を多彩に使いこなすことができるクラス。
魔法でダメージを与えるだけでなく、相手の動きを封じることもできます。

The Fantasy Earth web. totaly updated (back to traditional graphic Web., seems web.team to lazy to create all flash content like previous version)

Goddies : 1 Wallpaper . 1 Movie [old] . E-Mags Subscription

http://www.playonline.com/fe/

※ Seems gonna wait few more months until i can play this MMORPG, my first chara pick will be female scout ... 2nd option goes to female sorceress ^^ (i love female charas =P . RO - Female Priest . Crusader . Monk ... FFXI - Female Hume 2x . Female TaruTaru . Male Hume)

※ Fantasy Earth is on top of my MMORPG list, several reason why i place it on top of my list, 1st this is another SE MMORPG so i dun need another account since it will mixed with my current PlayOnline account and seems i only need to pay ￥100 for each character i created (like FFXI / Tetra Master service fees) . 2nd Japanese-MMORPG is more safe + have better community rather than other country MMORPG (korean MMORPG = full of flaws . NA MMORPG = full of jerks | n00bs)

Square Enix Goodies

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:50:47 GMT

Quite while i haven't check Square-Enix web. and now after checking it there are some new stuff in there :

>/ Final Fantasy VII : Dirge of Cerberus

last time i check FFVIIDC on PlayOnline server [i thought that the official web] but there is another version on Square Enix server, the different : FFVIIDC on PlayOnline is dedicated for PlayOnline feature that will available on FFVIIDC PS2 ... while FFVIIDC on Square-Enix is promotion web for FFVIIDC, you should take a look FFVIIDC Square-Enix web.

it's so amazing, another works of Jin Saburi, which previously already works on some part of SE web. ie FFVII AC

the goodies you can get is FFVII DC wallpaper which is really neat!

here one of the wallpaper <FFVII DC wallpaper 2 1280x1024>

※ other size / other wallpaper please visit the site ^^

>/ The World of Mana

The future World of Mana (Seiken Desetsu) series web.

Download section have funny stuff (Rabi) . sort of windows sitter software, that rabi will jump randomly on your screen, this software lacks important setting though, windows sitter should have system tray minimize option + autostart option, but this one dun have it, so when you start the rabi, it will stay on you taskbar list until you exit the software, for autostart, well not hard, just put a shortcut on your startup folder [Start -> All Programs -> Startup]

The other things that interest me is the BGM on the web, the music really nice somehow.

At the beginning i tough they mixed the BGM to the swf file, but on next few minutes i realize the sound file weren't mixed with swf files. So for everyone interest downloading the BGM right click the link below and choose save as :

You know what suprise me ? The music encoded with iTunes !!! oh my, apple really own the digital music, i will post news about more about iTunes on next entry.

>/ FFXI - Dragoon job Power UP

Yeah ! Since first time i play FFXI i always want to play as Dragoon

but lately many people prefer other job that have more damage as Damage Dealer [ie. Ranger] since most of player said Dragoon is mid-DamageDealer

and when the their Wyvern die or not available, Dragoon power reduced so much. But i hope everything will change on next update, since Dragoon got power up update!

check the link for detailed news.

-- EXTRA XBOX360 News --

X Day arrives

Xbox 360 on eBay? $5,000 and up

※ to lazy + long to post it here ( ^-^);;

► Bahamut Sphere 【Sync】 Atelier Freya ◄: ゲーム

三国志大戦 【ＦＲＥＹＡ】 ＬＯＧ19・07・16

三国志大戦２ ２．１０BOX 買った～

【ＰＳ２】 ヴァルキリープロファイル2 -シルメリア- ARTIFACT BOX

ニンテンドDS LITE On Hands! (at last)

いただきストリート ポータブル

ファイナルファンタジーXIII

プレイステーション3 遅い秋2K06着手 ?

PS3 Announcement + Xbox 360

Nintendo DS expansion plans

ゲーム Official Desktop Wallpaper

ファイナルファンタジーXI | Final Fantasy XI

Square Enix Official Desktop Wallpaper Collection

ファイナルファンタジーXI バージョンアップ

『 ファンタジーアース公式サイト 』

Square Enix Goodies

三国志大戦　【ＦＲＥＹＡ】　ＬＯＧ19・07・16

三国志大戦２　２．１０BOX　買った～

【ＰＳ２】ヴァルキリープロファイル2 -シルメリア- ARTIFACT BOX

いただきストリートポータブル

『ファンタジーアース公式サイト』