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  • June NPD Data, Top 10 Wii and DS Games

    Posted July 26th @ 2:23 pm by jsharp

    Wii

    01. WII WII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD 372.700
    02. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 359.100
    03. WII MARIO KART W/WHEEL 322.400
    04. WII LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE 294.500
    05. WII ROCK BAND 158.000 - 238.000
    06. WII SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL 158.000 - 238.000
    07. WII GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH 158.000 - 238.000
    08. WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK <158.000
    09. WII GAME PARTY <158.000
    10. WII MARIO AND SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES <158.000

    NDS

    01. NDS GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR 422.300
    02. NDS LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE 267.800
    03. NDS MARIO AND SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES 158.000 - 238.000
    04. NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 158.000 - 238.000
    05. NDS MARIO KART DS <158.000
    06. NDS KUNG FU PANDA <158.000
    07. NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY <158.000
    08. NDS FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: GRIMOIRE OF THE RIFT <158.000
    09. NDS MARIO PARTY DS <158.000
    10. NDS IMAGINE: BABYZ <158.000

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    Hands-on: EA’s Skate-It (DS and Wii)

    Posted July 18th @ 5:19 pm by jsharp

    Wii Version

    One of the most amazing third-party Wii games at E3 was EA’s Skate It.  The game carries a lot in common with last year’s Skate for the 360 and PS3.  The storyline revolves around a disaster that happens in the city from the first Skate.  The entire city is now in ruins and your character gets to skate wherever they want.  EA really wanted to emphasize an open environment where the players could skate virtually anywhere and anyway they want to.

    The demo of the game consisted of one basic area in the heart of the ruined city.  All the main elements for a skating game were there: gaps, jumps, verts, fun boxes, rails, and all sorts of skatable rubble.  First, I got to try the game using just the Wii Remote.  Every move and button can be mapped to only the Wii remote, and it basically controls just like a skateboard.  To turn left, tilt the Wiimote left.  To ollie, flick the Wii remote up.  It’s very intuitive and easy to get used to grinding and performing tricks to string together multiple lines.  The game’s scoring system is based on how many tricks you can do within a given ‘line’.  There are all sorts of combo multipliers and linking varied tricks can lead to a lot of points.

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    WiiMusic

    Posted July 15th @ 2:06 pm by Kevin Klein

    Release Date: Holiday 2008

    Player:1-4

    Accessories: Wii Remote Nunchuk, Wii Balance Board

    KEY INFORMATION

     

    Create a musical masterpiece with up to four players. Anyone can play the huge selection of instruments in

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    Nintendo E3 media briefing: live blog

    Posted July 15th @ 10:59 am by Kevin Klein

    10:11- Reggie leaves the stage and thats its folks,  Animal Crossing: Folk City, Grand Theft Auto for DS, WiiSports Resort, WiiMusic, WiiSpeak were announced.

    10:10 Reggie is stating how Wii is not a fad, and how Nintendo has to create new ideas to keep ahead in the game

    10:08- Reggie and Cammie takes the stage and discussing WiiSpeak, Wii balanceboard and they are recapping what has happened so far.

    10:05- Nintendo brought their finest on stage and is play Mario music, 5 different intraments are being played,  the game looks easy to play and sound really good.  Nintendo is rockin the stage

    10:04- miyamoto is talking about how hand bell choirs and orchastras,  but the game wont judge how bad you are at it,  but you can record videos of different part of the games.

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    NGamer Supposedly ‘Confirms’ New 1st Party Wii Games

    Posted July 11th @ 9:36 am by jsharp

    Ok, everyone on the Internet is buzzing with this news that NGamer has supposedly “confirmed” both Animal Crossing Wii and one other Nintendo franchise for release this year.  It’s getting very close to E3 and I don’t want to spoil any surprises, so if you don’t want to read ahead to see the other 1st party game DON’T…You’ll be glad you waited.

    I’m even frustrated I saw the news because I want to be surprised at Nintendo’s E3 press conference, but apparently people just want to reveal everything they can no matter what Nintendo has planned for E3. *sigh*  Anyways, check out the news after the jump if you want to see it..

    I don’t think this news is the ‘BIG’ news that Nintendo will announce at E3 (I think there’s something even bigger than this), but it’s still news that could take some wind out of Nintendo’s sails next Tuesday. 

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    Kotaku’s E3 Predictions

    Posted July 9th @ 10:25 pm by jsharp

    Yippee….*sigh*  More predictions from journalists on high.  Check them out for yourself, although they mostly just joke around about what Nintendo might show.

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    Analyst - 360 losing ground to Wii/PS3, Nintendo to show new peripheral at E3?

    Posted July 9th @ 10:11 pm by jsharp

    “We think the 360 has lost significant momentum to both the Wii and PS3, especially in Europe, and is in need of both a price cut and new features to bring in mainstream gamers beyond the Halo/Call of Duty/GTA crowd. Hopefully, Microsoft will have something else up its sleeve, such as a new motion-enabled controller (to better compete with the Wii). Nintendo has been surprisingly quiet lately, and has not announced any 1st-party Wii titles for the 2nd half. They have hinted that there will be something for the ‘core gamers’, and we have heard rumblings that there will be a big surprise game that may incorporate a new peripheral, much like last year’s introduction of Wii Fit, which came with the balance board.” - Signal Hill analyst Todd Greenwald

    More predictions, more rumors…  I’ve heard so many rumors, I just can’t wait to actually hear from Nintendo next week!

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    Full Skate It Wii Control Guide

    Posted July 8th @ 11:13 am by jsharp

    We posted a brief scan of the Wii’s control scheme for Skate It a couple weeks ago, but now we have the full control guide for the upcoming balance board game.  I can’t wait to try this game out!

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    EA Denies Balance Skate-Board Add-on

    Posted July 8th @ 11:08 am by jsharp

    Rumors were running around the Internet claiming EA would release Skate It with a Balance Board add-on peripheral.  EA has gone on record saying:

    “That’s something I haven’t heard. So… Our focus is just working with what is provided by Nintendo. So there’s not an extra piece. You know, it’s really about working with the Balance Board. So if you have one, this is another game you can play with it. It’s not about fitness, it’s about skateboarding and having fun.”

    I think the Balance Board itself will be good enough for the skateboarding experience.  There might still be a chance of this happening and EA is playing games with us, but don’t expect to play Skate It with your friend’s Birdman deck anytime soon.

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    Skate It Wii Video Interview

    Posted July 7th @ 10:09 am by jsharp

    This is a really cool video that shows off exactly what the Balance Board is capable of in Skate It! I was a little skeptical before, but the game looks like it could be a lot of fun!

    More Gameplay videos here

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