Every week, Paul, Graham, Kathleen and I get together to write ENN. Over the week, each of us actually writes stories separately, then we get together on Fridays to choose what to use, what to revise, etc. Sometimes the stories we throw out aren’t very good; other times, they are too obscure for a wider audience. Even so, sometimes very good stories have to be thrown out because there is just not enough space for them in the episode. Here are two of those stories for this week’s episode:

Lost Cameos

Capcom is boosting Lost Planet 2’s questionable cameo quotient by 100%, announcing that Marcus Fenix from Gears of War will be a playable character in the Xbox 360 version of the game. As Gears of War is an Xbox exclusive title, the PS3 version of Lost Planet 2 will be forced to feature the Sackboys from Little Big Planet, as Little Big Planet is the only PS3 exclusive title with any big name recognition.

Only Ichi Yen Profit?!

Nippon Ichi Software’s financial earnings were down a staggering 97.5 percent in 2009. Although the company released several titles in Japan such as Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Portable, Disgaea Infinite and A Witch’s Tale, industry analysts are blaming the company’s controversial move to include a free prinny – a demonic and highly explosive penguin – with every game sold. Personal injury lawsuits against the company could reach into the trillions of Yen before April.