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Square Enix leading Major Minor's Majestic March in Japan

by David Hinkle { Jan 16th 2009 at 4:21PM }

Square Enix has picked up Majesco's Major Minor's Majestic March for Japan, releasing the title on April 23rd. They've launched a site for the game to get some buzz going, but it's kind of bare bones at the moment. You'll find little there, save for some character descriptions and an explanation of how the game works. Look for more later, though, as there is space reserved for videos and the like. If you want some new screens to eyeball, check out Famitsu. They've just uploaded a few.

Gallery: Major Minor's Majestic March

[Via Go Nintendo]

Source - Major Minor's site
Source - Screens at Famitsu

E308: Wii Fanboy leads the band in Major Minor's Majestic March

by David Hinkle { Jul 22nd 2008 at 11:45AM }

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Ever since it's been rumored, the whole team has been patiently awaiting PaRappa creator Masaya Matsuura's next project. Once it was revealed, I found myself puzzled as to what to expect. Would it be as good as PaRappa? Has Matsuura lost it? Well, that confusion is gone now that I've had time to play the game at E3.

Is it good? Well, read on and find out!

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Majesco parades a Major Minor trailer

by Eric Caoili { Jul 15th 2008 at 10:30AM }

We won't even front -- this rhythm game's cartoonish design isn't for everyone, and there are a lot of you who won't appreciate the "Dreamcast-era" graphics, either -- but we still think Major Minor's Majestic March looks like the cat's pajamas. If you need any proof, there are actually saxophone-playing cats in striped sleepwear in the clip above.

We can't tell you how many nights we've spent marching in place to the tune of some distant melody in our living room, waving an imagined, magical baton and granting tubas to dancing pigs. It has been a fantasy we've indulged in for years.

Gallery: Major Minor's Majestic March

E308: Majesco confirms line-up for the show, including Major Minor's Majestic March

by David Hinkle { Jul 9th 2008 at 7:00PM }

The cat is out of the bag concerning Majesco's line-up for next week's E3. They've got several DS and Wii games that will be available at the show, and you can bet we're going to try and get our grubby little mitts on all of them next week. For the full list, head on past the break.

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Major Minor's Majestic March screens parade in

by JC Fletcher { Jun 25th 2008 at 2:00PM }

The first actual screens of Major Minor's Majestic March have arrived, and we've been anticipating the first look at the new collaboration between Masaya Matsuura (and his NanaOn-Sha development studio) and Parappa character designer Rodney Alan Greenblat for some time. It's really weird seeing Greenblat characters in full 3D!

The game partitions the screen into two areas: on the top, Major Minor walks through the town, gathering up new musicians. Also, there's some kind of ... gumball machine meter? On the bottom, your current band of animals is presented in side view.

We're hoping that the return of Greenblat will help make Majestic March a work of Parappa-level excellence instead of another Tamagotchi Corner Shop.