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Hey Konami! Why isn't my earth shaking? photo

Far be it for me to criticize someone for not coming through on a promise of "earth-shaking news," but Konami, what gives? Yesterday I brought you news of Konami's claim that we'd all be treated to some major news from the publisher. Well as of 9 p.m. Eastern, there's only this:

Konami Announces New Castlevania, DDR Games!

Last week Konami announced new games in its Castlevania and DDR series, bringing these renowned franchises to new platforms with all-new gameplay twists. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP® system delivers the classic game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood in 3D for the first time, with timeless side scrolling gameplay and incredible animations. DDR Hottest Party brings nonstop dance action to the Wii™, letting players get their whole body into the groove as they dance with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. It's going to be an incredible 2007, so stay tuned to these pages for the latest from Konami!

Huh? That's it? It's not even new news, much less "earth-shaking." 








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rdaneel72's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:09
rdaneel72
The important thing is that I didn't imagine it.
fromagex's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:10
fromagex
i may actually be able to be swayed to get ddr for the wii

mainly cause there is nothing else.

i suck at ddr and look like a moron.

i do like the rockin soundtracks tho.

dont do mario ddr tho
Foshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:10
Foshi
This is just made of lol. Unfortunately, now we will have to listen to a bunch of idiots talk about the continued possibilities of MGS4 on the 360.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:16
Aaron Mxy Yost
Nice subtle crack on yourself there Summa :)
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:17
CannibalCalvin
Theres going to be some crazy videos of people pwning at the Wii DDR.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:19
Bob Muir
Necros reminds himself: "If I don't have anything nice to say, I shouldn't say anything at all."
Smitty3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:20
Smitty3000
earth here is def not shaking wtf konami!
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:21
ArrestedDeveloper
I hate Konami, they knew very well that if they put earth shaking in there press release it people would think MSG4 and give them attention.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:22
Aaron Mxy Yost
Already one out there, which ends up being great when they finally show the guy playing.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:23
Jordan Devore
Fuck that Konami.
ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:25
ian_esq
konami needs to do a little better than that
Deus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:31
Deus
I wonder how many people get even get the joke here. Also, Joystiq sucks.
c--b's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:34
c--b
Wow! Konami also later stated that the sun will set and rise tomorrow, that the sky is blue, and that sex makes babies (!?).
icarus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:35
icarus
Let's see, a new Castlevania. Oh wait it's for the PSP. Useless. And DDR for the Wii, even more useless. So my Wii will continue to collect dust and I now give slightly more of a crap about the PSP, but still not even close enough of a crap to buy one. Thanks Konami.
Philonious's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:53
Philonious
Could they have been using the announcement as a bargaining ploy to get Sony to dish out more dollars for MGS4 exclusivity. Would have been clever.

What was it again that Summa knocked us to the floor with... The Wii being in production? Maybe he's Konami's new PR guy. (:P)
Philonious's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:54
Philonious

Maybe it was a bargaining ploy to get Sony to shell out more money for MGS4 exclusivity.

Or maybe the Wii is in production... Who knows.
Philonious's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:55
Philonious
Damn double post... My bad joke only gets worse with retelling.
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:57
Aaron Linde
Man, after spending like 20 minutes last night bitching about that, this is a real disappointment.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 21:57
Darren Nakamura
Hahah... Thanks Konami, bring us news that we already had for a couple days. My earth has been shattered.
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 22:19
deanhatescoffee
lol @ Joey
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 22:23
Rainbowblack
I'm not a DDR fan or anything, but adding the Wii-mote to the action sounds promising.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 22:26
Topher Cantler
wtf, didn't we all know about that DDR thing already? I swear I heard about that like a week ago.
World Famous's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 22:27
World Famous
Isn't DDR hard enough, now they got throw Wiimote junk in the mix?
TheDemon In You's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 22:43
TheDemon In You
hmmm LAME

Lame

emaL

Jesus wasted time yet again. I hold everyone at Destructoid responsible! damn you haha
Philonious's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:01
Philonious
They've cleared it up (apparently)... They were referring to last Friday's announcements. See rival blogs for details.
carg0's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:08
carg0
well, Summa, at least you're not gonna get fired like last time

X )
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:10
Namelessted
carg0, that is fantastic.
Bluefusion's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:10
Bluefusion
"See rival blogs..."

Blasphemy!!!
JoeyBuckets's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:34
JoeyBuckets
One last one before bed...you can take it, I've been listening to you go on about Nintendo forever Rob...

milly's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:41
milly
the microsoft console cannot run the metal gear software because of its inferior graphic processor, as anyone knows, who considers themselves a gamer. that man, the old man who is employed by microsoft is a disgrace to the game community. the ps3 is a little like the consumer grade plutonium of game consoles featuring unrivaled technological power that transcends the current generation and makes it look like an old nintendo. why waste your money on inferior technology that will be outdated in 6 months?
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:43
Magesx
THIS NEWS MUST MEAN THAT THE PS3 SUCKS LOLOLOLOL
milly's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2007 23:46
milly
you have your caps lock key depressed, magesx.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 00:21
Magesx
Oh, sorry.

You have shown me the light.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 00:29
deiga-the-semivaliant
LOL Summa jokes abound!
Aetsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 00:48
Aetsen
Summa, fire yourself then apologize. :P
World Famous's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 01:02
World Famous
This is beyond hilarious.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 01:24
tazarthayoot
Milly you sound like those training cards that people who work in retail have to read in order to know what points to sell to customers.
Philonious's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 01:54
Philonious
No Robert, the original incident was beyond hilarious... If you're going to get fired, you should be fired for something worthwhile: A sex scandal of embezzlement. Though I guess getting a little too excited about your Wii falls into the first category.
Philonious's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 01:54
Philonious
OR embezzlement, not OF.... Though that sounds cool too. I'm just going to stop posting.
falsoman's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 02:35
falsoman
The news is that the disks for the games are well into production
Winston Churchill's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 04:19
Winston Churchill
Summa's joke about Summa > Everyone else's joke about Summa.

Nice self-deprecation Rob. You sure you're not English?
tehuberone's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 05:52
tehuberone
Wow. I'm Shocked.
Hagar the Horrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 09:42
Hagar the Horrible
Got it a bit arse around tit didn't they
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 10:09
Aaron Mxy Yost
milly is my new favorite troll! Keep it up!
World Famous's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 12:07
World Famous
It's all good fun. Things worked out perfectly for me. I'm much happier to be at and be a part of Destructoid.
lAboMbA's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 13:18
lAboMbA
Kojima Productions makes its debut on the Nintendo DS™ today with Lunar Knights! An incredible action RPG, the game features intense real time combat and a unique night and day gameplay mechanic that lets you stalk the armies of the undead around the clock. Don't miss this incredible game from the makers of Metal Gear Solid - order your copy of this unique game here today at www.konami.com!

metal gear makes it to the DS...meh, well...the makers of metal gear solid that it.
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/06/2007 13:28
brad drac
In fairness now, if this actually was news, it would be fairly impressive. Rondo of blood, for the first time ever outside japan/not on the fucking cdi, now with a 3d makeover(as well as retaining the original), plus SotN as an added bonus. That's some pretty fucking awesome news right there(I believe my exclamation upon hearing it was along the lines of "whooopooopooopooooop!"). Also, DDR's a big franchise etc.
Yeah, if this actually was news.
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