UK Software Sales: Sept. 20th – 27th

* 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed * 2. Wii Fit * 3. Mario Kart Wii * 4. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway * 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 * 6. Wii Play * 7. Carnival: Funfair … Read More

90 Percent of Teens, Tweens Want Games For Holidays

The girls surveyed showed the most interest towards DDR Hottest Party II, with 18 percent of 8-10 year olds, 24 percent of 11-13 year olds, and 15 percent of 14-17 year olds hoping to receive the game a gift.

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New York Game Conference Ask 8 Teens About Their Habits

- When asked what they liked to do the most, the eight teens, which was split 50/50 when it came to gender, and aged between 14-17, all answered that they like to hang with friends. They all enjoyed gaming, but it wasn’t a priority, so they weren’t hardcore gamers to say the least.

- Every single one of them had access to a Wii. Either they owned one or had a family member that has one. All the girl games, plus one guy owned theirs. Of the remaining dudes, two of them had a Xbox 360 as their main console, while the last one mostly payed games on his laptop. Three of the girls also had 360s at home, though it was not specified if it was theirs or a family members. No one had a PS3.
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The Big Five!!!

Nintendo Wii

North America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.) 4. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Crave) 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)

Japan: 1. Disaster: … Read More

Guitar Hero World Tour Wii Drums Walkthrough

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Spain, Germany, Sweden Software Sales

Spain

01. Wii Fit (Wii) 02. Wii Play (Wii) 03. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (PC) 04. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 05. Spore (PC) 06. Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What to Eat? (DS) 07. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3) … Read More

IGN: Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast Summary

Mega Man 9
- Debate was going on about what score the graphics should get
- Matt thinks the graphics are outdated and kind of ugly, but it doesn’t affect the gameplay
- Craig/Bozon say it’s not a bad looking game, just a step back in technology
- Daemon doesn’t think the graphics are bad either
- Graphics score given was a 3
- In the swing of things, the whole breakdown doesn’t affect the scores as much as people think they do
- Talk about how cool the Mega Man 9 press kit is

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Coming This Week!!! (Japan) Disaster Release

Nintendo Wii: – Bomberman – Disaster: Day of Crisis – SimCity Creator – Simple 2000 Series Wii Vol. 1: The Table Game – Soul Eater: Monotone Princess

Nintendo DS: – Chokkan! Asonde Relaxuma – Gabu*Gabu Planet – Guitar Hero: On … Read More

The Independent: The 50 best games on the market’

European national news paper “Te Independent” has put together this list of what they believe is the 50 best games on the market.

* Wii Sports
* Braid
* Halo 3
* Fallout 3
* Rock Band
* Burnout Paradise
* Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training / Sight Training
* Gears of War
* Guild Wars
* Rez HD
* Mario Kart Wii
* Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution
* BioShock
* Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
* Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
* Project Gotham Racing 4
* Medieval 2: Total War
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
* World of Warcraft
* Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

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This Weeks Savings

Best Buy

My Weight Loss Coach (DS) – $24.99 First Act Mini Amp (Compatible with Guitar Hero On Tour) – $19.99 Big Brain Academy (Wii) – $29.99 de Blob (Wii) – Free T-Shirt in pack – Best Buy exclusive Samba … Read More

Metallica Album Quality: Guitar Hero Vs. CD

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NP: More Surprises To Come?

This is taken from tthis past issue of Nintendo Power:

“Although some of these games may slip beyond Christmas, as far as we know just now Wii gamers can look forward to the likes of Animal Crossing: City Folk, Guitar … Read More

The Big Five!!!

Nintendo Wii

North America:

1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) 4. Rock Band (EA Games) 5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Japan:

1. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 2. One … Read More

Slash: Guitar Hero Hendrix In The Works

“Well, having the Aerosmith guys do it was very cool ’cause Aerosmith’s one of the bands I was heavily influenced by. And Metallica’s doing it, that’s great. Those are two ones that I think gives it some credibility. And they’re … Read More

Famitsu Review Scores

World Destruction: Michibi Kareshi Ishi (NDS, Sega): 8 / 8 / 8 / 7 – (31/40) SimCity Creator (Wii, EA): 7 / 8 / 7 / 6 – (28/40) Aquanaut’s Holiday: Kakusareta Kiroku (PS3, Artdink): 7 / 8 / 8 … Read More

Guitar Hero World Tour: Designer Interview

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Guitar Hero World Tour: Music Studio

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Activision Press Conference Highlights

Activision yesterday held a press conference were the showed off some of their upcoming games, and also talked about ideas for new ones.Here are the highlights.