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About James Higginbotham

Likes long walks through the rain forest of South America. Enjoys picnics and Unicorns. Was also voted the sexiest man in High School.
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The retail fall of music games

By  •  Wii, DS

There could be a few reasons for this decline. Two reasons I can think of has to do with the saturation of music type games …
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Jam Session 2 Announced – Coming With DSi Enhanced Features

By  •  DS

Jam Sessions2 is a guitar-game that makes learning to play the electric guitar fun and rewarding. Each song in the gameplay mode serves a different role in advancing players’ guitar …
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MEDIA ALERT:NINTENDO DSI JOINS LINEUP AT 10,000 LAKES FESTIVAL 2009

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WHAT:
When festival goers flock to this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival, they’ll have a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with a remarkable newcomer in hand-held entertainment. Appearing July 22-25 at the festival’s scenic site on the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, Minn., the Nintendo DSi™ Mobile Tour invites consumers to board an interactive tour bus loaded with portable Nintendo DSi systems and software. Visitors and spectators can experience the unique features and creative fun of Nintendo DSi. With help from on-site Nintendo ambassadors, consumers can use Nintendo DSi to take and manipulate photos, tweak sound recordings and enjoy a wide variety of games. Visitors can print their original souvenir photos on the bus or store them online and download them from home.

As the latest evolution in Nintendo’s popular line of hand-held video game devices, Nintendo DSi features two built-in cameras, audio recording and playback functions, and access to a wealth of downloadable games and applications from the online Nintendo DSi Shop™. Players can use 10 different interactive “lenses” to tweak photos in unusual ways and share them over a local wireless connection, or have fun with their favorite music by using different audio filters to alter recorded voices or change the tempo of a song. Since launching in April, Nintendo DSi has sold more than 1 million units in the United States.

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MEDIA ALERT: NINTENDO TRANSFORMS TIMES SQUARE INTO A SPECTACULAR WII SPORTS RESORT – UPDATED

By  •  Wii

Simulated Beach Vacation on Manhattan’s Military Island Gives Consumers a Dazzling Preview of Hotly Anticipated Game
WHAT:
Nintendo is transforming New York’s famed Military Island in Times Square into an urban island getaway to celebrate the launch of the Wii Sports Resort™ video game. On July 23, anyone who visits this Manhattan landmark will be treated to a mini-vacation, complete with a sandy beach, swimming pool and tropical lounge – all smack dab in the middle of the city – plus a chance to play Wii Sports Resort in advance of its U.S. July 26 release date. Based on the imaginative Wuhu Island locale featured in the game, this interactive oasis will also offer game demonstrations, giveaways (while supplies last) and a bar serving tropical non-alcoholic drinks. Adding to the excitement, actor Chace Crawford will be making an appearance.

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New Trailer Released For GAMEINVEST’s Oceanic Conservation Game Aquatic Tales

By  •  Wii, DS

LISBON, Portugal – July 21, 2009

GAMEINVEST, Portugal’s leading video game developer, today released a new trailer featuring new levels, characters and gameplay in their oceanic conservation-themed game Aquatic Tales. In development for the Nintendo DS™, Wii™ and PC, this adventure style game challenges players to guide and protect a family of endangered fish on a journey through several different marine landscapes to their final destination, the Amazon River. GAMEINVEST will be presenting the trailer and a technical demo of Aquatic Tales at the Casual Connect conference in Seattle, July 21-23.

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MTV Games and Harmonix Unveil Next 15 Songs Featured In The Beatles™: Rock Band

By  •  Wii

New York, NY – July 21, 2009 – MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today revealed 15 more of the 45 on-disc tracks that will be featured in The Beatles™: Rock Band™. A gameplay trailer featuring eight of the 15 newly announced songs can be viewed by visiting www.thebeatlesrockband.com.

Following the world premiere of The Beatles: Rock Band at the Microsoft press briefing at the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit last month, the newly announced 15 songs represent a cross-section of hits and favorites that span The Beatles’ storied career from Can’t Buy Me Love and Paperback Writer to With A Little Help From My Friends and Yellow Submarine, bringing the total number of announced songs to 25.

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Third party balance board from CYG

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Similar in appearance to a step aerobics board, the Fitness Balance Board is much, much more. Easily Capable of supporting weights up to a …
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X-PLAY This Week! World Premiere Looks and “Best of ’09…so far” special show

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TUESDAY – 7/21
X-Play has your very first hands-on footage of GEARS OF WAR 2: DARK CORNERS’ ROAD TO RUIN deleted campaign chapter with Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson. Plus, never-before-seen gameplay of SHADOW COMPLEX – including new bosses, new weapons and brand new levels from what could be the biggest Xbox Live game ever. Then X-Play reveals 15 tracks from THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND, unleashes an exclusive new trailer for WATCHMEN: THE END IS NIGH PART 2 and features a live hands-on demo with Shane Bettenhausen for MURAMASA: THE DEMON BLADE, X-Play’s pick for the best Wii game from E3 2009.

WEDNESDAY – 7/22
X-Play continues this jam-packed week with an exclusive hands-on preview of RATCHET & CLANK: A CRACK IN TIME from Insomniac. Plus, we reveal a brand new level and never before seen weapons for LEFT 4 DEAD 2, and Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford joins us in the studio with the World Premiere hands on demo of co-op for BORDERLANDS.

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Award-winning guitarist Carlos Santana to lend smooth grooves and trademark moves to Guitar Hero 5

By  •  Wii

Santa Monica, CA – July 20, 2009 – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and 11-time Grammy Award winner, Carlos Santana, is set to appear as an exclusive in-game artist in the upcoming Guitar Hero® 5. Santana’s accomplishments span four decades and more than 40 albums including the self-titled album, Santana, that launched one of the most recognizable Latin-infused classic rock anthems, “No One to Depend On.” The live version of the song will be featured in Guitar Hero 5 with Carlos Santana jamming on stage as a playable character.

In addition to music from Santana, Guitar Hero 5 features a wide variety of today’s hottest rock ‘n’ roll bands mixed with classic tracks. Brand new game features let fans tailor their experience to meet the evolving ways consumers are interacting with their favorite music and allows them to challenge themselves as a solo act or band member, or kick back with friends and enjoy their personalized set list.

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Rabbids Go Home announced for DS/DSi

By  •  DS

SAN FRANCISCO – July 20, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced a Nintendo DS(TM) and Nintendo DSi(TM) video game system installment for its upcoming comedy-adventure, Rabbids Go Home. The Nintendo handheld version features the same zany storyline as its Wii(TM) counterpart, but will feature a different gameplay experience unique to DS. Players will solve a variety of puzzles and brain teasers in an effort to collect as much stuff as they can to build a giant pile all the way to the moon. The game will also feature an intuitive Level Editor, allowing players to create their own puzzles and share them with other gamers for more Rabbids adventures. Nintendo DSi owners will be able to use the Nintendo DSi Camera to take pictures and customize them with funny Rabbid animations. Rabbids Go Home for Nintendo DS is scheduled to release Holiday 2009.

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Rabbids head to the moon

I can’t tell you how much I love the Rabbids! If they had their own show, I would watch it every week!!

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND LEGENDARY PICTURES PRESENT WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

By  •  Wii, DS

London – July 20, 2009 – In conjunction with the release of the highly anticipated feature film from director Spike Jonze, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Legendary Pictures announce the Where the Wild Things Are videogame will be available on Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS in November 2009. Where the Wild Things Are is a Warner Bros. theatrical release from Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. The UK movie release is set for 11th December 2009.

In the videogame, players assume the role of the rambunctious young Max and can explore the island of the Wild Things, journey across its dangerous terrain, overcome hazardous obstacles and battle fierce creatures. After landing his boat on the mysterious island of the Wild Things – Max quickly befriends the fearsome but loveable creatures and becomes “King of All Wild Things.” He soon learns that the island is on the brink of destruction and that it’s up to him and the Wild Things to work together to find a way to escape to safety before it’s too late. Where the Wild Things Are is being developed for the Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Amaze Entertainment, a Foundation 9 studio, and for the Nintendo DS by WayForward.

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