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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron screens explore new (but still bizarre) locales
In a missive late this week from UTV Ignition, a handful of new screens for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron were revealed. Among the shots are locations not yet seen in the game's pseudo-religious world, depicting the game's protagonist Enoch on his journey up the Tower of Babel through varying degrees of surrealist world design. If that weren't enough, a whole mess of photos from El Shaddai's Japanese launch event this past week were also included. Yes, that means there are at least a few scantily clad models repping the game in the gallery below, but it also means you get another look at those incredible designer jeans. And who could say no to that?%Gallery-123662%%Gallery-123664%
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Wii gets close to double the attach rate of the PS3 in Japan
Some of the numbers from the Wii launch in Japan have finally come in and the attach rate of the console is through the roof, destroying that of its major competitor in the region, the PS3. The Wii's attach rate comes in at 1.8, defeating Sony's measly 0.98. The top ten games, along with hardware sales, for the console were: Wii hardware: 350,358 Wii Sports: 176,167 Wii Play: 174,297 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: 139,011 Odoru Made in Wario: 63,954 Swing Golf Pangya: 12,908 Ennichi no Tatsujin: 10,763 Red Steel: 9,392 SD Gundam SCAD Hammers: 9,226 Tamagotchi Pika Pika Daitouryou: 8,042 Elebits: 5,791 While good for Nintendo, third-parties were left out in the cold, selling very little at launch. This, of course, was one of the biggest hurdles for third-parties, and always has been, in bringing their products to Nintendo consoles. Should we expect this trend to continue in the region or will things eventually even out down the road?[Via Joystiq]
