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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, the Japanese name for the Nintendo Entertainment System, 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. 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 PS (formerly PlayStation Tsūshin), which reports on Sony-based platforms news (currently the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable).
- Famitsū Wii+DS, which report on Nintendo-based platforms (currently the Nintendo DS and Wii). The magazine was formerly known as Famitsū 64 and then Famitsū Cube (among other variations of those two names) based on whatever platforms Nintendo was producing games for at the time.
- Famitsū Xbox, which reports on Xbox and Xbox 360 news.
- Famitsū Wave DVD (ファミ通 Wave DVD) is published monthly. Each magazine includes a DVD disc (NTSC Region 2) with video game footage. The magazine was originally called GameWave DVD.
Famitsū spin-offs that are no longer in circulation include Famitsū Bros. (which concentrated on video game hints and strategy rather than actual news), Famitsū Sister (which covered bishōjo games) and Famitsū DC (which covered the Dreamcast).
Scoring
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.
Though Famitsū reviewers have received notoriety for their selectiveness,
Perfect scores
Only eight games so far have received perfect scores. They are listed in chronological order:
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998, Nintendo, for Nintendo 64)
- Soulcalibur (1999, Namco, for Dreamcast)
- Vagrant Story (2000, Square Co., Ltd., for PlayStation)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2003, Nintendo for Nintendo GameCube)
- Nintendogs (2005, Nintendo, for Nintendo DS)
- Final Fantasy XII (2006, Square Enix, for PlayStation 2)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Nintendo, for Wii)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008, Konami, for PlayStation 3)
