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[Blue Fantasy]

Just thought it was kinda nifty, but the dotcom was mentioned in Gamespots latest news on JoD.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_ent...lyadded;title;1

NiGHTS hits snooze bar? Source: NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams has slipped into next year, according to a news post on the laser-focused fan site NiGHTS Into Dreams.


What we heard: Earlier this week, NiGHTS Into Dreams updated with news that Sega's upcoming Wii game NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams has slipped from its fall 2007 release date and is now expected to arrive sometime next year. The information apparently came out of the Leipzig Games Convention, as a Sega rep told a NiGHTS Into Dreams reader of the delay, and that reader quickly passed word along to the fan site as part of a series of articles about the game's showing there.

While NiGHTS Into Dreams is more exhaustive and detail-oriented than a typical fan site (it counts the hair color and names of certain characters among its scoops), reader tips on a fan site are ordinarily something to take with a heaping helping of salt. However, there are a few reasons to think a delay is in the works. For one, the game apparently isn't far enough in development that Sega feels comfortable letting the press get hands-on time with it. The game wasn't actually playable by members of the press at the E3 Media and Business Summit last month, or even last week in Leipzig, where some levels of the game were quite noticeably far from finished.

Then there are the strategic reasons for letting NiGHTS snooze into next year. With the rest of 2007 jam-packed with huge releases on all platforms, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams would have a hard time attracting an audience any larger than its current dedicated niche fan base. Sega probably doesn't need the game to pad its release schedule, either. The publisher is already lining up Wii releases like Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, The Golden Compass, Bleach: Shattered Blade, and Ghost Squad; it would make little sense to rush a potentially franchise-reviving title like Journey of Dreams into the mix.

The official story: As of press time, Sega had not returned GameSpot's request for comment.

Bogus or not bogus?: Leaning not bogus. Sega might not have confirmed the delay just yet, but the relatively low profile the game has been keeping, combined with the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time state of it at recent trade shows, suggest that the game's definitely going to miss its fall ship window, and might not hit during the holidays, either.

(I searched "Gamespot" on the forum and got no results, so I hope I'm not repeating anything...)

[Purgatory]

Very frickin cool. XD

[Curiosity Inc.]

Finally, the site gets its due as the best Gorramn NiGHTS fansite on the 'Net!

It's good of GameSpot to acknowledge that you broke the story and its even better that they praised the site how they did. Of course, you guys did better than great simply for breaking an exclusive story that eluded even IGN and Gamespot and other well-established gaming news sites.

Kudos all around.

[iLLViLLAiN]

This is so cool. The sites getting recognition by a huge website. Didn't this happen on the same site though or was it another gaming site?

[EZEKiAL]

...um...yay?

[Exploding-Man]

Grats. This site now officially has street cred... and by that I mean net cred... and by that I mean people find this site reliable!

XD

[JaxTH]

Grats. This site now officially has street cred... and by that I mean net cred... and by that I mean people find this site reliable!

XD

Which means potential idiots/spammers singing up!

=P

[Purgatory]

Which means potential idiots/spammers singing up!

=P

Bah, and that means they'll have to deal with me in my not-so-nice mode. We won't be standing for any of that garbage. No worries!

[JaxTH]

Bah, and that means they'll have to deal with me in my not-so-nice mode. We won't be standing for any of that garbage. No worries!

Wo0T!

P.S. I don't know, but sometimes I see your name and say "Who the hell is that?" sometimes.

[JaxTH]

But then again, it might be fun, because we can finally get a little revenge against our 'enemies' with a little 1 on 100 fight.

This isn't Shenmue!

[Purgatory]

*Chuckle* Wow, you forget me! XD Well, granted, we seem to not often post in the same topics and if we do, its usually pages apart.. I'll cry myself to sleep tonight. Heh heh. Just remember: Purgatory is the crazy mod who talks too much.

As for people popping in to mess with us, we wouldn't want any verbal battles going on, but I admit, I'd probably be guilty of dropping them a nasty personal message or two before making sure the admins jump on their case. XD

[NNR07]

'laser-focused fansite'...

... TRiPPY...

IMMA CHARGIN MAH LASER!



SHOOP DA WHOOP!

...

Well, at least TRiP is.

[PRiNCE]

This proves what I've known for a while now... This sute ROXORZ!!!!1111!!!!oneoneone!
This calls for a party! Oonce,oonce,oonce,oonce!

[Curiosity Inc.]

This calls for a party! Oonce,oonce,oonce,oonce!

I think you mean "uhn tiss uhn tiss uhn tiss."

[YamiLover13]

I think you mean "uhn tiss uhn tiss uhn tiss."

Jasper: "Oww...Why'd you stop?"

Hehehe. Yes this site is great. TRiPPY should be so proud people are spying on it, and Sega are cursing us for trying to spy on them so much. lol

[iLLViLLAiN]

I sense danger afoot.

Something harmful is over the horizon.

[shadow1111111]

I was looking though Gamespot.com, and there was an article about NiGHTS being delayed (under rumor control, but they are leaning towards "not bogus") that they are basing off of what nightsintodreams.com reported on. The site got recognition! Perhaps this will bring in interested people?

[YamiLover13]

We know. Your a little late to the party dear friend. http://www.nightsintodreams.com/forum//ind...p?showtopic=790

[Purgatory]

I merged your topic, Shadow. ^^

[EZEKiAL]

'laser-focused fansite'...

... TRiPPY...

IMMA CHARGIN MAH LASER!



SHOOP DA WHOOP!

...

Well, at least TRiP is.

=3 -throws bomb into TRiPPY's mouth-

[viperxmns]

Cool, GamePro also mentioned us (the site) as a source but didn't much go into any words about the site specifically. Or link to it.

[DiGi Valentine]

I don't think we would be the site we are now if it wasn't for those few people who took a heap load of risks to provide us with information from the source. In this particular case, Niraven is the one responsible for getting that information to us and quickly, too. If anything, we should be thanking them for this site getting recognition lately. So cheers to them.

[Purgatory]

Cheers!

[viperxmns]

Yes, cheers to Niraven and Martinjgamer.. I think his name is.. pardon any mistake

Still waiting for her to confirm the latest Reala concept art

[NNR07]

In that case, we're ALL Charging our lasers.

[shadow1111111]

I merged your topic, Shadow. ^^

sorry for being slow on this thanks not pushing up my warning scale! some sites would be all "you shoulda known it was posted already! ur banned forever! hahahahahaha!"

[Purgatory]

Aw, psh, don't worry about it. You aren't gonna get your warning level raised by me for something so trivial. Especially because it can be easily fixed. Just keep an eye out next time. Either way, its fine.

[YamiLover13]

sorry for being slow on this thanks not pushing up my warning scale! some sites would be all "you shoulda known it was posted already! ur banned forever! hahahahahaha!"

Just because this palce is hosted by Sonic cult, dosn't mean the admins will act like them. No diss to Sonic Cult, but they are pretty strict.

Also, it funny that we got the infromation of delay all because someone decided to make a phone call. Thats all it takes people. Call someone!

[NNR07]

Just because this palce is hosted by Sonic cult, dosn't mean the admins will act like them. No diss to Sonic Cult, but they are pretty strict.

Of course, that's not necessarily a bad thing, because keeping Sonic n00bs in line from messing up and ticking off the Sonic oldbies is always a good idea :3.

[Purgatory]

But anyway, its awesome that the site got some recognition. YEAH! THE HAIR COLOUR IS A BIG PIECE OF INFO! WE'RE INTO EVERYTHING!! *lol*

[iLLViLLAiN]

What if the site gets featured in the game's credits. That'd be freakin awesome.

[viperxmns]

I've had a thought for a bit that one of the secrets TRiPPY and DiGi are hiding from us involves contact from Sonic Team. Hopefully by typing this I haven't busted/ruined any expectations.

[Purgatory]

Awwww, how cute, they're dropping hints at us!

Heh heh, just kidding, guys.

[EZEKiAL]

Just imagine some of the important people at NiD.com getting mentioned. That would be awesome!

Like me?

=3 Jokin'...>_> Maybe.