Venan Entertainment, perhaps best known for the critically acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated Nintendo DS title Ninjatown, as well as the top-selling iPhone/iPod Touch smash hit Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition, will continue its traditional work of developing high-profile AAA franchises for major publishers.
Destructoid: Shawn Smith, the creator behind Ninjatown as well as the Shawnimals universe, mentioned on his Twitter this morning that if you are interested in a sequel, you should let Southpeak Games know...
Joystiq has posted a compilation of reviews for the Nintendo DS game Ninjatown, and noted the game will be available this weekend at Best Buy for $14.99.
IncGamers are giving readers a chance to win a DS lite with Ninjatown and a Ninjatown skin for the DS. The competition comprises of one question and closes on the 28th November
Those who have played deep into Ninjatown have noticed this bit of hidden humor in this dialogue: Ninja Consultant: A big number. Mayor: How big are we talking here? Ninja Consultant: Over 9000. Mayor: WHAT!? OVER 9000!? Mayor: Well, I'm off to cower in fear again. Cheerio! This references the OVER NINE THOUSAAAND! internet meme that originated from Dragonball Z.
IGN: Things heat up next month with Korg DS-10, Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero: On Tour -- Decades, Luminous Arc 2, Metal Slug 7, Moon, Rune Factory 2, Tecmo Bowl, Tony Hawk's Motion (the last six of which are all on the same day), Skate It, Age of Empires: Mythologies, and Chrono Trigger DS. Talk about a rush of quality titles. Be sure to check back for more on those games, as well as our Game of the Month for November, when we crown our champion.
GamingShogun writes, SouthPeak Games announced today that its highly anticipated, award-winning Nintendo DS title Ninjatown has shipped to retailers across the country. The title, developed by Venan Entertainment in conjunction with Cashmere Productions and based on the world of Shawnimals plush toys, features action strategy gameplay that is unlike anything else in handheld games...
Destructoid has posted pics of a handpainted Ninjatown lunchbox. Is it art? Or perhaps the oddest piece of videogame swag ever made?
The creative crew behind the upcoming tower defense DS game Ninjatown put up an application where you can make your own ninja and put it up on Facebook pages etc.
Today, SouthPeak Games have announced the games they will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention this year (20-24th August, 2008). A wide range of games will be both demonstrated and available for hands-on play, across a range of platforms and genres. All the games showing will be releasing in 2008 or early 2009. The games line-up at GC2008 will be as follows:
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