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GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley May 14, 2010

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions GTTV goes behind-the-scenes on Marvel’s next big comic book …
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Capcom Co., Ltd. would like to announce that net sales decreased to 66,837 million yen (down 27.3 % from the previous year). As for profits, operating income decreased to 5,587 million yen (down 61.8 % from the previous year), and ordinary income decreased to 5,530 million yen (down 59.9 % from the previous year). Net profit for the current period decreased to 2,167 million yen (down 73.1 % from the previous year).

In flagship Home Video Games business, “Monster Hunter Tri” (for Wii) and “Monster Hunter Freedom Unite” (for PlayStation Portable) continued to grow in Japan. And existing products such as “Resident Evil 5″ (for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) and “Street Fighter IV” (for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) which were released late in the previous year achieved healthy growth in the overseas markets. However, weak sales of some new titles besides the releases of “Lost Planet 2″ (for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360), “Super Street Fighter IV” and “Monster Hunter Tri” for overseas were postponed to the next fiscal year significantly depressed sales compared to previous year.

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1. To create the battle face, a Photo Dojo warrior might think of previous enemies or undesirable food combinations such as brussel sprouts in spoiled milk. Practice battle face in the mirror until the mirror begins to weep in fear.
2. Achieving the proper kung fu pose is simple. A Photo Dojo warrior must train in martial arts for a minimum of 12 years in isolation. Now pose.
3. To create the fireball sound effect, a Photo Dojo warrior must think like a fireball for 10 minutes and then make a sound.
4. A Photo Dojo warrior must be able to face opponents with an unflinching stare. Think about a schoolyard bully from your youth. Imagine that he has been cloned 100 times and that all of the clones are running toward you at high speed. If you do not cry, you are ready for Photo Dojo.
5. To give your eyes the necessary intensity required for Photo Dojo warrior creation, imagine that each of your eyes is an exploding supernova, then stare at a bowl of ice. Repeat until the ice melts instantly. Now you are ready for Photo Dojo.

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Nintendo Wii

North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 5. Mario …
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Cambridge, Mass. – May 7, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that fans can download live recordings of nine tracks from the seminal metal album, Judas Priest’s British Steel, next week in theRock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

With more than 400 artists, including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, AC/DC and Green Day, who are exclusive to Rock Band, as well as more than 1,100 songs available through the Rock Band platform and 65 million songs sold through its download store alone, Rock Band is the undisputed sales and content leader in the interactive music space, providing the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums.

Rock Band DLC additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii

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“… Probably the other thing that we are desperate to realise is the core [online] business structure. Do we need to demand customers pay monthly fees to enjoy online activities? …
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“MegaMan”-Fan Film from Eddie Lebron on Vimeo.

We posted the official press release yesterday, but it only had a few of the games. Here is a full list of the top 50 video game franchises.

1. Halo
2. Call of Duty
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Guitar Hero
5. Metal Gear
6. Super Mario Bros.
7. World of Warcraft
8. Gears of War
9. Super Smash Bros.
10. Grand Theft Auto

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In a recent investor presentation, Iwata announced the next installment of the marquee Wii party games, “Wii Party”. Wii Party will be released in Japan by the end of March 2011.
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THE MARKET DROP IN FIGURES

Hardware unit sales trends

2009 vs 2008 PS2: -65.8% PS3: +5.8% WII: -36.5% XBOX 360: -10.5% DS (all models): -25.7% PSP (all models): -25.6

Year …
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(Guitar Hero) remains the leader in the category with more than 44 million games sold to date. (Both Guitar Hero 6 and DJ Hero 2 will be followed by) a …
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GI: The game draws tracks mostly from Dookie, American Idiot, and 21st Century Breakdown.

TC: Yeah, three albums on one disc, who knew?

GI: Are there songs …
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