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Puyo Pop 7 drops on DS, Wii and PSP
Looks like the Project RINGO mystery is solved. The latest issue of Japanese mag Famitsu (via 1UP) reveals a brand new Puyo Puyo game for Nintendo DS, Wii and PSP. The Puyo Puyo series (known as Puyo Pop in the States) is a puzzle game where players must move falling colored pieces to match four like colors together.Nintendo DS will be the first to receive Puyo Puyo 7, with a Japanese release on July 30th. Both Wii and PSP versions are scheduled for release in Winter. In addition to new online gameplay, the latest iteration of the Sega puzzler will also feature a new "transformation mode," which allows players to deflect enemy attacks and chain larger combos. We're certain Sega will highlight gameplay footage when the Project RINGO site goes live on April 3rd.
SEGA reveals another Project Ringo teaser, not much else
You may have noticed -- but probably not -- that Sega's Project Ringo teaser site was updated earlier this week, coinciding with the February 24 date revealed earlier this month. What do we get for nearly two weeks of waiting in breath-filled non-anticipation? Not much. All we get is another ambiguous flash animation with equations, apples, and the silhouette of an unknown character (which seems a bit Sonic Team-esque to us).The animation ends with the hilariously translated question, "What's mean 247?" and notes that the next tidbit will be revealed on March 12. What is Project Ringo? We speculated that it might be a new game from Yuji Naka's Prope studio or perhaps an iPhone game. Whatever it is, we have a couple of weeks to ponder or, as the case may be, remain completely uninterested.Check out the teaser video after the break.
Sega teases ... something ... called 'Project RINGO'
Alright folks, we're going to be straight with you: We have no idea what this is. Sega of Japan has dropped an almost teaser/maybe ARG, definitely confusing and certainly ambiguous flash animation on its website under the moniker "Project RINGO" (its capitalization, not ours). Aside from the notably monochromatic 2D image in the animation, the text "What happens? ... next_2.24" appears at the end, and source code is provided for a Flash doodad you'll find after the break. We're guessing the "2.24" reference is a countdown to the 24th of February. Oh and that Flash doodad after the break? It's an equation ending with the numbers "247" -- as in 24/7. We don't know much else, but we can speculate:-Is Sega making an iPhone game? "Ringo" = "Apple" in Japanese. "Project Apple" could be a game for the iPhone we've ever heard of or seen. You'll presumably play it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and undoubtedly be picking apples.-Will "Project RINGO" finally unveil Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka's platformer from Sega subsidiary (and Naka's company) Prope? Speaking with Gamasutra at last year's Tokyo Game Show, Naka said, "At Prope, we're actually actually planning on making a game like Sonic right now." That was four months ago.-Is Sega making a game about NiGHTS and Sonic having a child who juggles apples and likes club music? Clearly the most likely choice.Join in the speculation fun yourself in the comments![Via SegaOnline.nl]
