The Madman's Cafe

News from 03/23/2001

Final Fantasy X to be playable at upcoming Tokyo Game Show

Square has announced their next release in the popular Final Fantasy series- "Final Fantasy X", to be playable as a demo at their booth in the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (3/30-4/1). The booth at the TGS will deliver a full experience of next generation entertainment, says Square.

A section dedicated to the Tokyo Game Show, is now available at Square's site; Play Online.
[ Link: Play Online ]

MMCafe Random Snapshot Series: #1- Capcom vs SNK resemblance

I've decided to begin a series of random snapshots, now that I've got the equipment to do so. These snapshots will be taken totally randomly with no scheduled dates or subjects; they may not nessesaritly be game related either. -H.Moriarty

Today's random snapshot:
"Kyo and Gouki/Akuma.... Relatives or Rehashed poses?"
[ Link: Image ]


	Reuters: Sony Playstation2 Shipments Hit 10 Million

	"TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Friday global shipments of its PlayStation 2 game console hit the 10 million mark, meeting a target that had been pared back earlier this year due to glitches in production of a key component. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, the company's game-making subsidiary, said it planned to make 1.5 million of the consoles in April, ramping up monthly production to two million units by this autumn. It also reiterated its target of shipping 20 million units in the 2001/02 business year starting in April. Shipments since the PlayStation 2's debut in Japan on March 4 of last year were triple those of the original PlayStation during the same period after its launch in December 1994, the company said." [ Link: Reuters ] [ Cache ]


	Reuters: Nintendo contracts with MegaChips & Macronix for Microchip Manufacturing

	"TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chip designer MegaChips said on Thursday Taiwan's Macronix International Co Ltd. has agreed to build a new production line to supply chips for Nintendo (news - web sites) Co Ltd.'s new game consoles. ... Under the three-way agreement, memory chip maker Macronix will lease chip-making equipment worth $75 million from Nintendo to add the new production facilities specifically designed to make chips for Nintendo's portable game console Game Boy Advance and the GameCube home video machine. The additional facilities will give the Taiwanese maker monthly capacity of 3,000 eight-inch wafers or eight-inch equivalent, which would generate annual sales of around 10 billion yen ($81.18 million), a MegaChips spokesman said." [ Link: Reuters ] [ Cache ]


	Capcom Onimusha to record as the first Playstation2 Million seller

	Capcom has announced today that their popular Playstation 2 title Onimusha, is confirmed to record a sales of 1 million copies within the Month. Onimusha will be the first million seller on SCEI's next-generation console, Playstation2. Onimusha- Capcom's new brand on the PlayStation 2, has been recognized with the "Best Of Show" Award at the Siggraph 2000 Computer Animation Festival. [ Link: Capcom -Press Release ]


	Short Comment- Own a peice of useless old Russia. Burnt.

	I thought I've seen many weird things on E-Bay, but this one totally fell out of the sky. This link was sent in by Leon; the link originates from www.bluesnews.com. -H.Moriarty . . .. . Someone is bidding a peice of MIR at E-Bay. [ Link: E-Bay Auction- Spaceship MIR ]