At a press conference today in Tokyo, Microsoft decided to drop a press conference bomb of 31 games for the Xbox 360.
After patting its own back and mentioning that over 1 million Xbox 360 units have been sold in Japan, Microsoft announced a “Thank You” campaign. Over 1 million MS Points will be given away as part of the promotion, along with a free — wait for it — dashboard theme.
So what of these 31 one games? Was there a good reason I stayed up until 2 AM Eastern to bring you this information? Hit the jump and find out.
Magna Carta 2(Namco Bandai, August 6 release)Tekken 6(Namco Bandai, Fall 2009)Lost Planet 2(Capcom, New trailer showed off the game’s four-player cooperative; video should be available on Japanese Xbox LIVE Marketplace today)Dead Rising 2(Capcom, new trailer showed gameplay; video should be on Xbox LIVE Marketplace today)Bayonetta(Showed off same trailer, but demonstrated live gameplay!)Mass EffectHalo: ODSTBlazBlueKing of Fighters XIISamurai Spirits Shin(Exclusive to Xbox 360 in 2009)Lode Runner(XBLA)Banjo-Tooie(XBLA)Virtual-ON(XBLA)Mega Man 9(XBLA… seriously, this isn’t out in Japan yet? What the hell, Capcom?)O-D Beatdrop(An XBLA game by Arc System Works; pronounced “zero to D”; a rhythm puzzle game)Space Invaders Extreme(XBLA)Puzzle Bobble NEO!Garou Mark of the WolvesKing of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match(XBLA in 2010)King of Fighters+ Sky State(XBLA in 2010, an overhead shooting game?)Final Fantasy Crystal Defenders(XBLA, already available…mentioned anyhow)Yosumin LIVE!(XBLA)Project Cube(Square Enix title)0 Day Attack on Earth(Square Enix XBLA title, 3D shooting)
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How many games was that? 24? Well, Microsoft ends the press conference with a montage blast of titles, all of which should have you flipping your lids over. This includes:H.A.W.X.; Wanted: Weapons of Fate; Top Spin 3; Bionic Commando; MLB 2K9; Elder Scrolls: Shivering Isles… wait, what? Oh, this is ridiculous. AGears of War 2localization? Jesus.
We’re positive 31 — if not more — games were shown off at today’s Microsoft press conference. We’re also positive that anything we missed won’t be, well, missed.
