Wednesday25th Dec 2024

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  Soapbox Vanillaware's Most Underrated Game Is More Than Just A Pretty Picture

  Deserving of a Rebirth

  Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana is talking about a Vanillaware oldie — Muramasa: The Demon Blade, a Wii title that is celebrating its 15th anniversary. And, in the wake of 13 Sentinels and Unicorn...

  • Wed 25th Dec 2024
  • Features
  • Soapbox
  • Anniversaries
  • Wii
  • Vanillaware

Saturday14th Jul 2012

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  22

  News Planet Crashers Smash Down on 26th July

  The power is yours

  Renegade Kid's adventure-RPG Planet Crashers will make impact on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on 26th July in North America. Are you ready to save the universe? An evil force has, for some reason or another, decided that it's nigh on time to destroy the sun. As a rookie of the Planet Crashers Academy, you've been inexplicably chosen to...

  • Sat 14th Jul 2012
  • 3DS eShop
  • eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Renegade Kid

Wednesday27th Jul 2011

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  13

  News What Would You Want in a Potential El Shaddai Wii U Game?

  Asks creative director Sawaki Takeyasu

  The upcoming Wii U console has sparked the interest of many third-party developers, some of whom have never even developed for a Nintendo platform before. While Ignition is no stranger to Nintendo hardware, the creative director of its upcoming third-person action game El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron has...

  • Wed 27th Jul 2011
  • Wii U
  • Ignition Entertainment

Friday23rd Jul 2010

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  9

  News Ignition Gets a New Spark as it Aims for Download Dominance

  That's UTV Ignition Entertainment from now on

  Ignition's got a commendable history of Wii and DS releases, with Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Nostalgia and plenty of other titles. Now the company wants to aim even higher by positioning itself as a distributor of quality digital content, with WiiWare on its list of priorities. The company, now rebranded...

  • Fri 23rd Jul 2010
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • WiiWare

Friday2nd Jul 2010

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  15

  News Arc Rise Fantasia's NA Release Rolls Back to July

  Seems to be the last of the delays though

  Following on the last update we posted on the turn-based game, it seems the JRPG Arc Rise Fantasia's North American release has slipped back by about a month. The game has now gone gold and will be released on July 27. For more information on this title, check out the latest press release below: Experience...

  • Fri 2nd Jul 2010
  • Wii
  • North American Releases

Wednesday28th Oct 2009

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  65

  Competitions Win a DSi and Nostalgia!

  Yet another competition... this time we've got a shiny white DSi and a copy of Nostalgia up for grabs.

  In celebration of the release of Ignition Entertainment's brand new DS RPG Nostalgia, we here at Nintendo Life are giving our North American readers a chance to win a brand new Nintendo DSi system and a copy of Nostalgia to play on it, lucky you!...

  • Wed 28th Oct 2009
  • Competitions
  • DS

Thursday22nd Oct 2009

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  26

  News Arc Rise Fantasia Coming to Wii Summer 2010

  Check out the details on the upcoming Wii RPG exclusive.

  Ignition Entertainment and Marvelous Entertainment have just announced that they'll be bringing the hit Japanese RPG Arc Rise Fantasia to US gamers sometime in summer 2010. The game has already garnered much praise at this year's E3 Expo and looks to be a great turn-based RPG addition to the...

  • Thu 22nd Oct 2009
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Screenshots
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games

Friday9th Oct 2009

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  9

  News Nostalgia - World Wide Adventure Trailer

  See the various locations you'll be traveling to in the game.

  Ignition Entertainment has just released the brand new World Wide Adventure trailer for their upcoming Nintendo DS RPG Nostalgia. The trailer shows off the many locations you'll be visiting throughout your adventure, each of them featuring their own unique look and style. You can check...

  • Fri 9th Oct 2009
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Videos
  • DS
  • Upcoming Games

Thursday17th Sep 2009

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  18

  News Nostalgia "In the Skies" Trailer Released

  Check out the newest trailer of the game in action!

  The guys at Ignition Entertainment were kind enough to send over a brand new gameplay trailer for their upcoming DS RPG Nostalgia. In this trailer you can see how exploration is executed in the air, as well as some of the unique aerial battles the game makes use of. You can check out the brand new...

  • Thu 17th Sep 2009
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Videos
  • DS
  • Upcoming Games

Wednesday9th Sep 2009

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  18

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade Launch Trailer

  Check out the official Launch Trailer of the game.

  As most of you already know, Muramasa: The Demon Blade has already been released to retailers, but we were able to get the final trailer release from the guys at Ignition Entertainment today. This is the official Launch Trailer for the game and does a nice job of showing off the game's strong points...

  • Wed 9th Sep 2009
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games

Friday4th Sep 2009

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  55

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade Exclusive Release Party

  A little reminder about the upcoming event!

  Ignition Entertainment has just announced that they'll be hosting a release party in conjunction with the Nintendo World Store for their highly-anticipated Wii 2D action title Muramasa: The Demon Blade. If you're looking to get your hands on the game a few days early, not to mention some absolutely killer...

  • Fri 4th Sep 2009
  • Events
  • Wii
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Upcoming Games

Thursday3rd Sep 2009

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  21

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade Armory Trailer

  Who needs the Slap Chop when you've got these bad boys?

  The guys at Ignition have sent over another Muramasa: The Demon Blade trailer, this time showing off the many weapons you'll be able to find in the game. This newest trailer shows off the vast array of weapons that can be acquired and used throughout the game. And of course it also shows these...

  • Thu 3rd Sep 2009
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games

Wednesday2nd Sep 2009

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  14

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade Moment of Art Trailer

  Ignition releases yet another new video of their upcoming Wii action title.

  The guys at Ignition Entertainment were kind enough to send over another new video of their upcoming Wii 2D action side-scroller Muramasa: The Demon Blade. This trailer is titled Moment of Art and highlights some of the more stylistic moments in the game. The new trailer...

  • Wed 2nd Sep 2009
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games

Monday31st Aug 2009

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  19

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade Destiny Trailer

  Can you ever really have too much of a good thing?

  Ignition Entertainment insists on torturing us with all of this breathtaking footage of their upcoming Wii release Muramasa: The Demon Blade, but we have to admit, we just can't seem to get enough. The guys at Ignition were kind enough to send over yet another new gameplay trailer of the game in...

  • Mon 31st Aug 2009
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games

Saturday29th Aug 2009

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  30

  News Nostalgia North American Release Date Announced

  Should be a Happy Halloween for DS RPG fans.

  Although the official web site still has a September release date listed for Ignition Entertainment's upcoming DS role-playing title Nostalgia, we noticed that several retailers had the game listed for an October release. We thought we'd do a little checking and were able to get in touch with Ignition...

  • Sat 29th Aug 2009
  • Upcoming Games
  • Release Dates
  • Ignition Entertainment
  • DS

Thursday27th Aug 2009

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  15

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade "Massive Attack" Trailer

  Here's the second of two new videos of the game in action!

  Ignition Entertainment was kind enough to end over two more brand new gameplay videos of their upcoming 2D action/side-scroller Muramasa: The Demon Blade in action. This article highlights the second trailer aptly titled "Massive Attack" and shows you some of the effective attack...

  • Thu 27th Aug 2009
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games
  • Videos
  • Ignition Entertainment
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  12

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade "Chop-Chop" Trailer

  Check out the first of two brand new videos of the game in action!

  Ignition Entertainment was kind enough to end over two more brand new gameplay videos of their upcoming 2D action/side-scroller Muramasa: The Demon Blade in action. This article highlights the first trailer aptly titled "Chop-Chop" and shows you some of the vicious attacks...

  • Thu 27th Aug 2009
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games
  • Videos
  • Ignition Entertainment

Tuesday25th Aug 2009

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  20

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade Boss Trailer

  Ignition releases yet another striking video of their 2D side-scroller in action!

  To be honest, we just can't get enough of seeing Muramasa: The Demon Blade in action. Not only is it one of the most striking 2D titles we've ever seen, but it just seems to keep getting better and better with every new gameplay video we receive. You can check out the...

  • Tue 25th Aug 2009
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games
  • Videos
  • Ignition Entertainment

Thursday20th Aug 2009

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  22

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Locations Trailer

  Check out the brand new Muramasa video!

  We were lucky enough to get our hands on the brand new Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Locations Trailer and we have to say, this game looks better and better each time we see new video of it in action. If you're a fan of 2-D action/side-scrollers then you should start getting very excited about this upcoming Wii...

  • Thu 20th Aug 2009
  • Iginition
  • Videos
  • Wii
  • Upcoming Games

Wednesday15th Jul 2009

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  16

  News Nostalgia Airship Trailer Released

  Ignition Entertainment shows off the game's airship battles.

  Ignition Entertainment has just sent us the official Airship Trailer for their upcoming air-based RPG Nostalgia coming to Nintendo DS this fall. The trailer shows how you can customize your airship to suit your needs, as well as some of the game's trademark airship battles in action. Below...

  • Wed 15th Jul 2009
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • DS

Thursday2nd Jul 2009

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  14

  News Brand New Muramasa Gameplay Trailer

  Check out the Heroes Gamplay Trailer!

  The folks at Ignition Entertainment were kind enough to send over their newest gameplay trailer of Muramasa: The Demon Blade in action. This trailer is called the "Heroes Gameplay Trailer" and focuses on the game's two main characters and their varying attacks. Below is a little snippet that...

  • Thu 2nd Jul 2009
  • Wii
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games

Tuesday30th Jun 2009

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  19

  News GameStop's Muramasa Pre-Order Bonus Is Simply Marvelous

  It's a wall scroll. No, wait, it's cool.

  The beautiful Muramasa: The Demon Blade is set for a North American release this fall. Huzzah! If you've been on the fence about making it a Day 1, maybe this little nugget'll help tip the scales. Over in Japan, pre-order patrons could net themselves a pretty stellar five-foot scroll of character and stage...

  • Tue 30th Jun 2009
  • Wii
  • GameStop
  • Pre-Orders
  • Awesomesauce

Wednesday24th Jun 2009

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  14

  News Official Nostalgia Website Launches

  The official site for Nostalgia is now online.

  The official Nostalgia website has now gone live and has some great information about the game, not to mention some great music from the game's official soundtrack. You can also follow Nostalgia on Twitter or check out the Nostalgia Facebook page if you'd like to get a bit more involved in the...

  • Wed 24th Jun 2009
  • DS
  • Websites
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
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  40

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade Gameplay Trailer

  Check out the jaw-dropping Muramasa in action!

  No matter how many times we see Muramasa: The Demon Blade in action, it never ceases to amaze us. This has got to be one of the best looking 2D games in existence and features some of the most breathtaking backdrops ever seen in a video game and it has the E3 awards to prove it. Ignition Entertainment,...

  • Wed 24th Jun 2009
  • Wii
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games

Thursday18th Jun 2009

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  29

  News Official Nostalgia Trailer Released

  Ignition Entertainment shows off their epic air-based RPG for Nintendo DS.

  Ignition Entertainment has just sent us the first official gameplay trailer for their upcoming air-based RPG Nostalgia coming to Nintendo DS this fall. The trailer shows the game and its main characters in action and shows off some of the game's amazing air-to-air battles...

  • Thu 18th Jun 2009
  • DS
  • Nintendo DS
  • Videos
  • Tecmo
  • Upcoming Games

Saturday13th Jun 2009

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  23

  News Muramasa: The Demon Blade gets revised European release date

  Rising Star Games bumps up the release schedule for their Wii-exclusive 2D action-RPG.

  Publisher Rising Star Games has revised the release schedule for Vanillaware's stunning 2D action-RPG Muramasa: The Demon Blade, bumping the game from the previously reported timeframe of "Spring 2010" to "Winter 2009". Presumably the game's...

  • Sat 13th Jun 2009
  • Wii
  • Release Dates

Wednesday20th May 2009

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  20

  News Nostalgia Coming to Nintendo DS in September

  Tecmo and Ignition Entertainment bring some new JRPG goodness to Nintendo's DS.

  Tecmo and Ignition Entertainment will be bringing a brand new Japanese RPG experience to Nintendo's DS system in September called Nostalgia and they were kind enough to send us over some brand new screenshots of the game in action. As you can see, the game has quite a...

  • Wed 20th May 2009
  • DS
  • Tecmo
  • Screenshots

Tuesday5th May 2009

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  18

  News Retro Game Challenge Sequel Localization Looking Dire

  Sales not up to snuff for XSEED

  Things just ain't what they used to be for niche-localizer XSeed. First they lose the gorgeous Muramasa: The Demon Blade to publisher Ignition due to financial woes, and now another promising gem is stripped from them. Yes, Virginia, Retro Game Challenge 2 for DS (Game Center CX 2 as it's known in the motherland)...

  • Tue 5th May 2009
  • DS
  • Retro