Japanese Publishers Prepare for TGS

According to Famitsu, Japanese publishers are lining up some killer titles for this year's TGS, including Virtua Fighter Quest from Sega.

Late last week, Famitsu.com - the online version of Japan's highly respected Famitsu Weekly - posted an article listing several publishers line-ups for this year's Tokyo Game Show, which takes place from 26th - 28th September in Makuhari, Tokyo.

Originally, the article featured a number of titles which have since been removed and replaced with 'unknown title' and the associated format(s). Most notably, the eagerly anticipated unveiling of Virtua Fighter Quest was on Sega's TGS schedule.

However, the details now appear to have been changed, and when asked, a Sega spokesperson told us, "We're not expecting Virtua Fighter Quest at TGS. It's not ready yet. It exists - but it doesn't." That's really helpful - but we think we know what he means.

We will endeavour to find out more before the show starts. Stay tuned - and for now, here's some of those 'supposedly confirmed' titles listed from Sega, Konami, Namco and Tecmo.

John Gold
Staff Writer, Kikizo

"Supposedly Confirmed TGS Line-Ups"

Sega Corporation


• Altered Beast (PS2)
• Billy Hatcher and The Giant Egg (GC)
• Derby Owner Club Online (PC)
• Dororo (PS2)
• Gungrave: Overdose (PS2)
• Kunoichi: Shinobi (PS2)
• Let's Make a Pro Soccer Team 2003 (PS2)
• Phantasy Star Online III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GC)
• Sakura Taisen 5 (two titles) (PS2)
• Sega Ages 2500 Series (6), inc. Virtua Racing (PS2)
• Sega GT Online (XB)
• Sonic Battle (GBA)
• Sonic Heroes (PS2, XB, GC)
• Virtua Fighter Quest (GC)
• New titles - GC x 2, GBA x 2, PS2 x 1, Multi x 1.

  Konami Computer Entertainment
  

• Air Force Delta Strike (PS2)
• Boktai: Our Sun Action RPG (GBA)
• Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (PS2)
• Cool Girl (PS2)
• Crash Bandicoot 4 (GC)
• DDR Extreme (PS2)
• DDR Party Collection (PS2)
• Dear Boys: Fast Break (PS2)
• Fire Fighter F.D. 18 (PS2)
• Formation Final (PS2)
• Gegege no Kitarou (PS2, GBA)
• GetBackers: Dakkanoku Jagan Fuuin (GBA)
• GetBackers: The Deprived Infinite Castle (PS2)
• J. League Winning Eleven Tactics (PS2)
• Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 10 (PS2, GC)
• Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (PS2)
• Karaoke Revolution (PS2)
• McFarlane's Monster (PS2)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GC)
• Pichi Mermaid Melody (GBA)
• Syukigo Baseball 2003 (PS2, GC)
• Winning Eleven 7 World Soccer (PS2)

  Namco Ltd
  

• Baten Kaitos (GC)
• Breakdown (XB)
• R: Racing Evolution (XB, GC, PS2)
• Time Crisis 3 (PS2)
• Taikou no Tetsujin 3rd Generation (PS2)
• Katamari Damacy (PS2).

  Tecmo Ltd
  

• Dead or Alive Online (XB)
• Monster Farm 4 (PS2)
• Ninja Gaiden (XB)
• Zero: Crimson Butterfly (PS2).