More than 2.5 Video Game Systems Sold Every Second during Week as Value-Minded Holiday Shoppers Look to Nintendo

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo’s internal tracking numbers show that the company sold more than 1.5 million Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ video game systems combined in the United States during Thanksgiving Week. That works out to more than 150 Nintendo systems sold every minute continuously for the week – or more than 2.5 every second.

Nintendo estimates that during the week:

• more than 550,000 Wii home consoles sold, demonstrating that consumers nationwide have responded to the new suggested retail price of $199.99.
• more than 1 million Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable systems sold. This number surpasses the all-time hand-held hardware sales record set by Game Boy™ Advance during Thanksgiving Week 2002.

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November 30, 2009 – This holiday, throw a party with BOOM BLOX Bash Party. Adding 25% more action-packed fun for the whole family, EA is giving 139 FREE new online levels today. The new EA-created levels include 57 single player, 48 multiplayer, and 15 co-op levels in addition to the existing uploaded levels totaling more than 500! Access these games through Create Mode or by clicking on the Satellite icon in any game mode.

There are also more than 15,000 approved player-created levels and growing. Easily access these levels by navigating to Create Mode and clicking on Download Levels. Sort by Most Popular, Highest Rated, or Newest.

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New Title Based on World’s Fastest Growing Wrestling Organization Coming to Handhelds this Winter

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – November 30, 2009 – SouthPeak Games announced today  it has pinned a new deal to the mat to publish games based on the popular professional wrestling brand Total Nonstop Action and its flagship weekly television program TNA iMPACT!. The new game, TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line, will be available for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems (including the PSP®go system) and Nintendo DS™ later this winter.

“Their unique take on professional wrestling has captivated a continually growing fan base of millions of people across the world,” said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing for SouthPeak. “We look forward to giving those fans the opportunity to go head to head with all their favorite TNA superstars on the go, on either the PSP system or Nintendo DS.”

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According to Nintendo’s Sales and marketing VP Cammie Dunaway, ever since the Wii received its $50 price drop, sales for the newly priced $199 system have been up 85% on a weekly basis. The statement below comes from Gamasutra.com

But following the Wii’s price cut in October, the console experienced a turnaround, surging to 127,000 units per week versus 93,000 units per week in September.

I was just having this conversation earlier today. I am very curious who will come out on-top this holiday season, PS3 or Wii. Both seem to be selling very well over the weekend.

SAN FRANCISCO – November 30, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands(TM) video game is in development and is scheduled to be released May 2010 for consoles and handhelds. This new installment in the critically-acclaimed franchise marks the return to the Prince of Persia® Sands of Time storyline. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands(TM) will feature many of the fan-favorite elements from the original series as well as new gameplay innovations that gamers have come to expect from the Prince of Persia brand.

Tune in to Spike TV’s “Video Game Awards 2009″ on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8 p.m. EST for the exclusive world premiere of the Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands(TM) trailer.

For ongoing updates about the game, please visit: www.princeofpersiagame.com

As of this moment, Ubisoft has not commented on what platform this game will be coming to. I guess we will find out at the VGA’s.

Games Released in Europe:

Nintendo Wii:
- Game Party 3
- Girls Life: Sleepover Party
- James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
- Peppa Pig
- Scene It? Bright Lights Big Screen
- Tony Hawk: RIDE
- Your Shape

Nintendo DS:
- Easy Piano
- Flips: Artemis Fowl
- Flips: Cathy Cassidy
- Flips: Faraway Tree Stories
- Flips: Too Ghoul for School
- Imagine: Beauty Stylist
- Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue
- James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack
- TouchMaster 3

Games Released in Japan:

Nintendo Wii:
- Carl Jii-San no Soratobu Ie
- Isometric & Karate Excercise Wii de Kotsuban Fitness
- Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- PokePark Wii: Pikachu no Daibouken
- Sengoku Musou 3
- Takumi Restaurant wa Daihanjou!
- Tokyo Friend Pack II Ketteiban: Minna de Chousen! Taikan Attraction

Nintendo DS:
- 1500DS Spirits Mahjong V
- 1500DS Spirits Shogi V
- Carl Jii-San no Soratobu Ie
- Cross Treasures
- Honki de Manabu: LEC de Goukakuru – DS Kikenbutsu Toriatsukaimono Otsushu 4-Rui
- Honki de Manabu: LEC de Goukakuru – DS Koumuinshiken Suumato Shori
- Jinsei Game DS 2
- Kaijuu Busters
- Kamo no Hashikamo. Aimai Seikatsu no Susume
- Kirakira Rhythm Collection
- Metal Fight Beyblade: Bakutan Cyber Pegasus
- Power Pro-Kun Pocket 12
- Relaxuma * Rhythm: Mattari Kibun de Da Run Run Run
- Shin Noukyo Iku
- Signal
- Stitch! Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken
- Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden

Nintendo Wii:
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- bittos+ (online)
- Copter Crisis (online)
- James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
- Reader Rabbit: Kindergarten
- Rec Room Games
- Rogue Trooper: Quartz Zone Massacre
- Storybook Workshop
- th!nk Logic Trainer
- Yoga: The First 100% Experience

Nintendo DS:
- 7 Wonders II
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- Dragon Master
- Dreamer: Zoo Keeper
- Empire Deluxe
- Hair Salon
- James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
- Learn Science
- Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
- MX vs. ATV Reflex
- Reader Rabbit: Kindergarten
- Safecracker
- th!nk Logic Trainer
- th!nk Logic Trainer: Kids
- World of Zoo

Sequel to the Hit My Aquarium Stampedes onto WiiWare Today

San Mateo, Calif. – Nov. 30, 2009 – The creatures of the animal kingdom are ready to be cared for as My Zoo, the follow up to the WiiWare™ hitMy Aquarium, launches on WiiWare today. My Zoo gives players the ability to raise and play with the cutest, cuddliest lions, elephants, giraffes and other animals in the comfort of their own homes.  Published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON SOFT, My Zoo can now be downloaded on WiiWare for 500 Wii Points™.   My Zoo is rated E for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).

“My Zoo is a fun interactive experience for gamers of all ages,” said Sabine Duvall, Vice President of Digital Download at Hudson Entertainment. “Families can bond over raising a virtual animal family together. With eight types of animals already available and more on the way, My Zooprovides endless opportunities to learn and grow with the animals you’re caring for.”

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Whether you succumbed to a food coma, found yourself trapped at the mall or just planted yourself in front of the television, clearly you need a break from the exhausting holiday weekend. And Nintendo is here to help, with 10 downloadable games sure to provide a welcome distraction. WiiWare™ brings the latest installment in the gripping Tales of Monkey Island series, while Nintendo DSiWare™ serves up some magic along with the popular Bookworm™ and Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes, a game starring…you. And don’t forget to take a trip down memory lane with two Virtual Console™ classics – one from Super NES™ and one from the arcades.

For you Flipnote Studio™ fans, there’s something “dynamite” on the Nintendo Channel and the Flipnote Hatena Web site this week, so be sure to check it out. You can also watch and download Flipnotes created by renowned artists like Aardman Animations LTD. at the new Flipnote Central section.

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I have also heard that The Conduit can be purchased for $15 at Target as well, but I can not confirm that at this time.