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Sony denies European launch list
Sony Europe is denying that Kotaku was given a list of European release dates for numerous titles, including the "tentative" launch of Home on Oct. 11. A Euro rep for Sony tells GI.biz regarding the release dates, "I don't know where Kotaku have taken them from or why they're claiming 'SCEE have clarified dates' as we haven't sent them anything, and neither have our Central office." As there is no link for the list on Kotaku, it would mean they received the information first hand. This would not be the first time Kotaku received high-level Sony information early from an inside source.Sony would only confirm the Heavenly Sword (Sept. 14) and Warhawk (Sept. 21) release dates for Europe, which were already known. Release dates for games like Ratchet and Clank on Nov. 7 are in line with the typical European delay. The Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Dec. 5) and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Dec. '07) dates, if true, give a strong indication that they'd be out in the States a few weeks earlier. We're sure to find out if these dates hold up soon enough. Sony is planning to make their Home announcements at the Tokyo Game Show which runs Sept. 20-23.
Leaked UK retail list raises questions
Nanostray 2 ... on Wii? Orb, Thorn and Midnight all coming this year? When they leak retail information sheets in the UK, they do it right. Wii UK got their hands on a retail list (origin and destination unknown) with few concrete dates and a lot of unexpected, and even unknown games, as well as a few old favorites we're always happy to hear about. Hit the jump for the full list, but keep in mind that these are UK titles and games ... and since there's not much source information, you might want to keep a few grains of salt handy. But it's okay to get a little excited. We won't tell anyone.
Nintendo updates European release schedule
Hot on the heels of some evidence that the guys and gals at Nintendo of Europe have been dragging their feet when it comes to release dates, comes a fresh list of their forthcoming titles. Things are looking considerably less dire here, but I still feel a bit sorry for those Europeans that were unable to import and had to wait so long for Trauma Center. It's almost criminal. Megaman Battle Network 5 Double Team DS (Capcom/Nintendo) - 14 April Tetris DS (Nintendo) - 21 April Trauma Centre: Under the Knife (Atlus/Nintendo) - 28 April Pokémon Link! (Nintendo) - 5 May Metroid Prime Hunters (Nintendo) - 5 May Super Princess Peach (Nintendo) - 26 May Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo) - 9 June New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 30 June Also worthy of note is the Euro release date of what is undoubtedly the biggest GBA game this year--Final Fantasy IV arrives on 2 June.
