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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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Top 10 most played Wii games – as of July 1st

By  •  Wii, DS

Wow, animal crossing has been in a sharp incline ever since it came out.

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Top 20 DSiWare/WiiWare/VC titles

By  •  DS

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1 (1) – Nintendo DSi Browser 2 (2) – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 3 (3) – Paper Airplane Chase 4 (5) – Bird & Beans 5 …
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2K Sports Invites Fans to Play The BIGS™ 2 with the New York Mets at the Nintendo World Store on July 6

By  •  Wii

July 1, 2009 – 2K Sports invites gamers and fans of The BIGS™ video game series to the Nintendo World Store in New York City on Monday, July 6 for The BIGS 2 Home Run Pinball tournament. Attendees will have the exciting opportunity to meet and get autographs from the New York Mets’ Mike Pelfrey and Alex Cora, who will help kick-off the tournament.

Eligible participants in the The BIGS 2 Home Run Pinball tournament will have the chance to win prizes such as a Wii™ system from Nintendo, an authentic Major League Baseball® jersey autographed by Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers, the cover athlete and spokesman for The BIGS 2, and a variety of other prizes. Attendees will also have the exclusive opportunity to purchase The BIGS 2 for Wii a full day before the game is released in retail stores. Registration for the tournament begins at 12:00 PM Eastern Time and registration slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Tournament play begins at 4:15 PM Eastern Time. All prospective tournament participants must be 10 or older, and participants 17 or younger must be accompanied by and have permission from a parent or guardian.

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Suda 51 Wants To Move On From The Wii Remote To Natal

By  •  Wii

“Hardware-wise, it was all about Project Natal. It’s hard to really understand it unless you use it, and it remains to be seen what you can do with it, but …
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GREASE GETS SUMMER LOVING FROM 505 GAMES AND PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT

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LOS ANGELES – July 1st 2009 – 505 Games today announced it has secured the global publishing rights for a video game based on the original high school musical, Grease. Working in collaboration with Paramount Digital Entertainment, 505 Games will oversee and publish a Grease video game for the Nintendo Wii™ and Nintendo DS™.

The Grease video game will allow players to sing and dance alongside Danny, Sandy, The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds. The game will take full advantage of the Nintendo Wii’s motion-sensing controls and microphone, and the DS’s touch screen to create exciting gameplay for casual and family gamers eager to experience Grease in a new medium.

“We are really excited about working with Paramount Digital Entertainment to turn this world famous film into a video game for the very first time. Working with such a well known and much loved brand is a great opportunity and we believe the collaboration further strengthens 505 Games’ entertainment portfolio,” commented Ian Howe, Managing Director 505 Games.

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The top 30 game brands of 2008

By  •  Wii, DS

1. Guitar Hero (Activision Blizzard) $ 992 million 2. Mario Brothers (Nintendo) $ 761 million 3. Rock Band (Electronic Arts) $ 662 million 4. Call Of Duty (Activision Blizzard) $ …
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SEGA Not Done With Mature Games For The Wii

By  •  Wii

“House of the Dead: Overkill was a profitable title for us. Whilst it had a rather sharp tail at full price, they do bubble away at a lower price point …
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EA looking to do 2 or 3 new I.P.s a year

By  •  Wii

“It’s hard to forecast, but I think we’re probably looking at two to three new IPs a year. I feel good about. We’re looking at a three-year SKU plan right …
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Spectrobes Coming To A Book Near You

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Disney Press today announced that four Spectrobes junior novels will be available in North America this year.

Spectrobes is Disney Interactive Studios’ original monster battle video game franchise. The first Wii game of the series, Spectrobes: Origins, will be released this fall. More than 1.6 million units of the two Spectrobes Nintendo DS games released in each of the last two years have been shipped worldwide.

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