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Photography RPG? Konami announces Foto Showdown on DSi photo

Game makers really want to use the DSi cameras, it seems. Konami's latest announcement uses them in a sort of RPG mechanic.

Foto Showdown has players snapping pictures with the DSi cameras. From these photos, monsters with the same primary colors are spawned. Remember Monster Rancher? It's kind of like that, but instead of generating data (monsters) from CDs, it comes from images. Konami says that there are more than 100 levels to battle through, using your generated monsters against various opponents' ones. Your monsters gain strength each time they're used. In all, there are 152 different monsters to collect.

Konami is bringing this out early next year for the DSi.


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16 comments | showing # 1 to 16

RenagadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 19:23
RenagadePanda
Where the hell do you get these pictures?
EnigmaticHarle's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 19:28
EnigmaticHarle
And why aren't they smiling? WHY
worldagainstjose's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 19:29
worldagainstjose
the look on that guys face. haha, its like the first and only time he'll get to see it
king kong five's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 19:39
king kong five
I fucking LOVE this kind of shit. Generating soldiers from IP addresses is what kept me coming back to MGS Portable Ops. This is making me seriously wish I had a DSi.
artha14's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 19:56
artha14
Lawl. Vigina
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 19:59
Kraid
that header image is priceless....
Ganjookie's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 20:08
Ganjookie
omg cooter monster!
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 20:09
ArrestedDeveloper
thisbearmanpig's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 20:51
thisbearmanpig
nice i want to see the pictures they took

also did they get full body shots?
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 21:45
Mushman
@Arresteddeveloper

11/10!!
Greylocke's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/23/2009 22:48
Greylocke
It's 2:21, not 15:5
kittwalker's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 02:27
kittwalker
I had a game like this on my first camera phone...

well, sort of.

It was a Tamagotchi style pet thing, that had to be fed certain colours. The problem with it was, the camera was so shitty that all colours were dull and grainy, rather than the vibrant bright colors the pet was asking for.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 06:55
Batthink
A photography RPG? Sounds like my kinda jam. :O)

@ Arresteddeveloper;

LMAO! XOD
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 09:53
PappaDukes
That is the best header image in the history of EVER!

Also, viva la vag!
Michymaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 23:03
Michymaster
Header image...
trapped more than the news... xDDDD
Epic WIN!
Lipscomba's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 13:11
Lipscomba
They look like they never seen one!!!
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