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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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Japanese Software Sales – July 21st to 27th

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1. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) – 190,000 / 834,000 2. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami) – 84,000 / NEW 3. [PSP] Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai …
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Develop Awards 08 Winners

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Best New IP
Lost Winds (Frontier Developments)

Best Use of a Licence
Lego Indiana Jones (Traveller’s Tales)

Visual Arts
Rockstar North (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Audio Accomplishment
Rockstar North (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Publishing Hero
Nintendo

CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

Tools Provider
Epic Games

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Pachter: Nintendo To Report $3.91b In Q1 Sales, Hasn’t Abandoned Core

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“Nintendo’s recent financial performance has been spectacular and we expect this to continue in FY:09,” said Pachter, “Nintendo’s Wii and DS appear to be selling even better …
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Activision Blizzard: What Was Kept and What Was Lost

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Many people are wondering what games have been canned and what games have been kept after the merger of Activision and Blizzard? Here are the list of some of the …
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3G STUDIOS UPGRADES ITS MOTION CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY WITH THE PHASESPACE IMPULSE SYSTEM

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PhaseSpace used in new Nintendo® WiiTM Title

San Leandro, Calif. July 28, 2008 – PhaseSpace, the price and performance leader in optical motion capture, announced today that 3G Studios has implemented a large PhaseSpace Impulse motion capture system in its studio in Reno, NV. This marks another win for PhaseSpace continuing to demonstrate why they are at the forefront in motion and performance capture products in the US.

3G Studios is an experienced next-gen development studio currently working on the recently announced Jillian Michael’s Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for the Nintendo® Wii™ due out this fall as well as an unannounced next-gen title. 3G Studios made a significant studio investment by purchasing the robust PhaseSpace Impulse System which supportsreal-time previews and features well-defined hand and facial capture. The PhaseSpace system will allow 3G Studios to provide ahigher level of realism and perform complex motions with less time spent on clean-up, allowing the studio to work faster than many of its competitors.

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EMPIRE INTERACTIVE TAKES ON 1970’s NEW YORK

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NowPro’s Innovative Nintendo DSTM title to set new standards for crime investigation genre

London, UK – 28 July 2008 – Empire Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (NASDAQ: SSTR), has today release more information about its forthcoming Nintendo DS™ title Unsolved Crimes. A new type of game for the Nintendo DS, Unsolved Crimes is an absorbing, enthralling, character driven adventure video game experience which integrates the thrills of an action game with the mental challenges of a 3D crime investigation.

You’re a rookie detective – part of the Homicide Division. An aspiring model, Betsy Blake has disappeared. A loner is the prime suspect. But this case is a whole lot deeper than it first appears… Crime is rampant in this city, and the disappearance of Betsy Blake is the latest in unnerving series of events that are slowly bringing New York City to its knees. Can you crack the cases the regular cops can’t? And can you get to the bottom of the kidnapping that’s all over the news? It’s up to you to disentangle the truth from lies, and try to save Betsy before it’s too late.

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Netherlands Software Sales

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01 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 02 (01) [WII] Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo) 03 (__) [NDS] Guitar Hero: on Tour (Activision) 04 (03) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 05 …
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Analyst: Nintendo To Dominate For 5 More Years, New DS IN A Year

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“Nintendo has the leadership role, and as long as it is able to maintain performance improvements within user budgets, it should be able to maintain superiority with its next-generation versions …
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UK Software Sales
18 years ago

UK Software Sales

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1) Wii Fit – Nintendo 2) Wall-E – THQ 3) Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo 4) Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision-Blizzard 5) Lego Indiana Jones – LucasArts 6) Wii …
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Rumor: GameDaily says Wallace and Gromit heading to WiiWare
18 years ago

Rumor: GameDaily says Wallace and Gromit heading to WiiWare

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Today, Telltale announced details to Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures. Based around the series by Aardman Animations, players will be able to take control of both Wallace …
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Greetings From Uganda Africa!

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Hey purenintendo friends, James here from Uganda Africa! I am finally on the last day of my trip to Uganda, and I will be leaving tomorrow, about noon your time, …
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Greetings From Uganda Africa

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Hello Purenintendo readers, Greetings from Uganda Africa. It is about 1:30 pm here, so it is about 4:30 am et time in the US.  I am setting here at a local internet …
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1up Mushroom Burger
18 years ago

1up Mushroom Burger

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Hey purenintendo fans. I just wanted to let you know that I am leaving for the airport, to head to Uganda in about an Hour. …
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9 Video Game Super Powers We’d Love to Abuse
18 years ago

9 Video Game Super Powers We’d Love to Abuse

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I was going to say something witty about this picture, but I like what the authors had to say about it.

Eat …
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