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is a Japanese news magazine in Japan. ''SHūKAN FAMITSū'' ''Shūkan Famitsū'' concentrates on video game reviews, as well as video game industry news. The name ''Famitsū'' was originally an abbreviation of , the magazine's original name after the Famicom (which was the dominant video game console during the late 1980s in Japan). The first issue was published in 1986. Today, ''Shūkan Famitsū'' features multi-platform coverage, with a separate spinoff magazine dedicated to Nintendo 's platforms (currently titled ''Famitsū Wii+DS''). ''Shūkan Famitsū'' is published every Friday with a circulation of 800,000 per issue. OTHERS ''Famitsū'' publishes other magazines dedicated to particular consoles. Currently in circulation are:
''Famitsū'' spinoffs that are no longer in circulation includes ''Famitsū Bros.'' (which concentrated on video game hints and strategy rather than actual news), ''Famitsū Sister'' (which covered Bishōjo Game s) and ''Famitsū DC'' (which covered the Dreamcast ). SCORING ''Famitsū'' is known worldwide for its "extremely harsh" grading of current videogames. Video games are graded in ''Famitsū'' by a panel of four video game reviewers. Each reviewer gives a score from one to ten (ten being best). The scores of the four reviewers are then added up with a possible score of forty. ''Famitsū'' reviewers have long been considered unmercifully tough, though in recent years their average review scores have generally taken an upswing. Several recent ''Famitsū'' scores have been subject to controversy, and the magazine has been accused of "selling out" to appease advertisers and the larger entities in the industry, such as with its score for ( 1up.com news link ). Statistically, it is still extremely rare for a game to receive a perfect score of forty from ''Famitsū'' Perfect scores Only six games so far have received perfect scores. They are listed in chronological order. # '''' (1998, Nintendo , for Nintendo 64 ) # '' Soulcalibur '' (1999, Namco , for Dreamcast ) # '' Vagrant Story '' (2000, Square Co., Ltd. , for PlayStation ) # '''' (2002, Nintendo , for Nintendo GameCube ) # '' Nintendogs '' (2005, Nintendo, for Nintendo DS ) # '' Final Fantasy XII '' (2006, Square Enix , for PlayStation 2 ) Games that received a near-perfect score of 39 include: # '''' (1991, Nintendo, for Super Famicom ) # '' Virtua Fighter 2 '' (1995, Sega , for Sega Saturn ) # '' Ridge Racer Revolution '' (1995, Namco , for PlayStation ) # '' Super Mario 64 '' (1996, Nintendo, for Nintendo 64 ) # '' Tekken 3 '' (1998, Namco, for PlayStation ) # '' Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram '' (1999, Sega , for Dreamcast) # '''' (2001, Sony Computer Entertainment , for PlayStation 2 ) # '' Final Fantasy X '' (2001, Square Co., Ltd. , for PlayStation 2 ) # '' Resident Evil '' (2002, Capcom , for Nintendo GameCube ) # '' Dragon Quest VIII '' (2004, Square Enix , for PlayStation 2) # '' Gran Turismo 4 '' (2004, Sony Computer Entertainment , for PlayStation 2 ) # '''' (2005, Konami , for PlayStation 2) # '' Kingdom Hearts II '' (2006, Square Enix and Buena Vista Games , for PlayStation 2 ) # '' Dead Or Alive 4 '' (2005, Tecmo , for Xbox 360 ) # '' Ōkami '' (2006, Capcom , for PlayStation 2 ) # '''' (2007, Nintendo, for Nintendo DS ) All Time Top 100 by the readers In March of 2006 Japanese ''Famitsū'' magazine readers voted on their 100 all-time favorite games. ( Full list ). The top ten games picked by fans were: # '' Final Fantasy X '' (2001) # '' Final Fantasy VII '' (1997) # '' Dragon Quest III '' (1988) # '' Dragon Quest VIII '' (2004) # '' Machi '' (1998) # '' Final Fantasy IV '' (1991) # '' Tactics Ogre '' (1995) # '' Final Fantasy III '' (1990) # '' Dragon Quest VII '' (2000) # '''' (1998) RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER MAGAZINES |
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