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Japan – Wii software lineup through August

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May

Takt of Magic (Nintendo) – 21th Muscle March (Bandai Namco / WiiWare) – 26th Kizuna (Jaleco) – 28th 3°C (Kemco / WiiWare)

June

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years(Square …
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Spike TV blows the doors open on E3

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NEW YORK, May 21, 2009 — Spike TV and GameTrailers.com, the leading on-air and online destinations for year-round video game programming, announced today the most comprehensive video game coverage plan in the network’s history. Spike’s unparalleled multi-platform coverage will kick-off the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The network will debut “GameTrailers TV Presents: The 2009 VGAs-E3 First Look Special,” a blow-out hour-long preview special that teams up with leading game publishers to unveil the most anticipated games of E3 before the game industry’s biggest trade show even opens. The special marks the kick off to the “2009 Video Game Awards” which will air LIVE in December from Los Angeles. In addition, GameTrailers.com will provide wall-to-wall, 24-hour coverage including high-definition gameplay videos, interviews and live, commercial-free streams of the five major press conferences from Xbox, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Sony and Nintendo.

“Every day of the year Spike is the #1 place guys go for gaming info across our hit brands like GameTrailers TV, “The Video Game Awards,” GameTrailers.com and video game launch specials,” said Kevin Kay, president, Spike TV. “No other network comes close to our reach or impact and our plans for E3 2009 prove why Spike is the undisputed leader in the space.

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Monster Hunter G Wii Screens

More Monster Hunter G Wii Screens are on the loose! Monster Hunter G hasn’t been confirmed for a US release, but it’s always a possibility come E3!
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High Voltage: ‘not a chance’ for The Conduit hitting other platforms

A portion of a VideoGamer interview with Eric Nofsinger of High Voltage…

VideoGamer.com: Clearly at the moment The Conduit is a Wii-only game. Would you ever consider bringing to the …
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Japanese hardware sales – May 11th to 17th

By  •  Wii, DS

DSi 34,152 PSP 28,683 Wii 15,116 PS3 11,605 DS Lite 4,888 PS2 4,020 Xbox 360 3,233

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Vogster Entertainment Announces E3 2009 Line-Up

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May 21, 2009, New York – Vogster Entertainment, LLC, an international innovator in video-game design and content, is pleased to announce their full lineup of games for its debut attendance at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).  Vogster Entertainment will offer hands-on demonstrations at booth 5555 in the West Hall for the following titles:

UNBOUND SAGA (PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) System) — Based on the upcoming Dark Horse comic book of the same name, UNBOUND SAGA is a comic book inspired, arcade-style brawler for the PSP System that features interactive environments with real-time physics.  In UNBOUND SAGA players can throw down as ‘comic book tough guy’ Rick Ajax as they brawl their way across the panels and toward their final showdown with the omnipotent entity know as The Maker.

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Pepsi, Rock Band and MTV Team Up To Make You Famous

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Pepsi, Rock Band and MTV Team Up To Make You Famous
Summer Promotion to Offer Music Fans Thousands of Rock Band Tracks and Games
First-Ever MTV Video Music Awards Moonman for Best Rock Band Music Video to be Awarded to Contest Winner
New York, NY (May 20, 2009) – Today, MTV and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) and Pepsi announced a multi-platform “Drink Up, Rock Out” promotion that will give away thousands of Rock Band® DLC music tracks and games. Music lovers and gamers nationwide will be able to win prizes instantly and will have the opportunity to participate in the first-ever Pepsi Rock Band music video contest that will award one talented band a 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Moonman.  The summer promotion begins June 2 and continues through the MTV Video Music Awards.

As part of the “Drink Up, Rock Out” promotion, fans who see a Rock Band icon on specially-marked packages of 20-ounce and 1-liter bottles of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max and other Pepsi products are encouraged to look under the cap for a code and then go to www.pepsirockband.com to enter the code for a chance to win prizes. During the promotion, MTV and Pepsi will give away a Rock Band®2 Special Edition bundle every hour and thousands of Rock Band downloadable tracks each day. Additionally, fans can enter a weekly sweepstakes for opportunities to win a trip to a Harrah’s Entertainment property, Xbox 360 Consoles and other great prizes.

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The Royal ‘Wii’ is delivered to Buckingham Palace

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HRH The Queen of England received an unusual surprise today as a gold-plated Wii was delivered to Buckingham Palace.

Finished in gold, the unique Wii console was specially commissioned for the Royal Family to mark today’s launch of brand new Wii game BIG Family Games – the perfect game for all the family to play together from publisher THQ Inc.

As the UK’s ultimate family, the Royals also received one of the first copies of BIG Family Games to road-test their shiny new console.

Danielle Robinson, Product Manager at THQ, said: “BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together. The Royal Family is arguably the most important family in the country so we felt that they had to have a copy of the new game.

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Japanese software sales – May 11th to 17th

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01. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCEI) 41,000 / NEW 02. [PSP] Grow Lancer (Atlus) 23,000 / NEW 03. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai) 20,000 / …
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Natsume Announces Harvest Moon: Animal Parade & Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands

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NATSUME ANNOUNCES HARVEST MOON: ANIMAL PARADE FOR THE NINTENDO Wii AND

HARVEST MOON: SUNSHINE ISLANDS FOR THE NINTENDO DS

Two Exciting New Harvest Moon Titles Cropping Up
on Nintendo Platforms this Year

Burlingame, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and
publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that it will
publish Harvest Moon: Animal Parade for the Nintendo Wii and Harvest
Moon: Sunshine Islands for the Nintendo DS. Harvest Moon: Animal
Parade will be released this fall, while Harvest Moon: Sunshine
Islands will be available later this summer. Both of the new games
will be shown for the first time in public at Natsume’s booth (South
Hall, booth # 848) in June at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

“Harvest Moon: Animal Parade and Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
continue our beloved Harvest Moon franchise with wonderful new
storylines, plenty of activities, and exciting new features,” said
Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. “Each game introduces
intriguing new characters and exciting new features, such as the
ability to share your photos over WiiConnect24 in Harvest Moon: Animal
Parade.”

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