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The Perfect Bundle for Hunting Season: Monster Hunter® Tri and Wii Classic Controller Pro Come Together for the First Time in North America

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Bundle Will Bring the Highly-Anticipated New Controller and Popular Franchise Together for the Ultimate Monster Hunting Experience on the Wii System

SAN MATEO, Calif. & REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, and Nintendo of America today announced an exciting new bundle featuring one of the most highly anticipated titles for 2010, Monster Hunter® Tri, and combining it with the new Classic Controller Pro™ for the Wii™ system. The Classic Controller Pro’s more traditional control configuration will give gamers the ultimate Monster Hunting experience when the bundle becomes available in North America this April at a suggested retail price of $59.99.

“Monster Hunter Tri has made a huge splash in the Japanese market, and we’re confident the bundle with the Classic Controller Pro will give fans in North America plenty to get excited about,” said Steve Singer, Nintendo of America’s vice president of Licensing. “Gamers of all kinds enjoy playing games on Wii. Monster Hunter Tri delivers an incredible new experience on Wii, while the Classic Controller Pro gives players even more control options for their favorite Wii games.”

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Review: Guitar Hero Van Halen

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Making it just in time for Christmas, Guitar Hero: Van Halen debuted to a mostly lukewarm reception. Promising an in depth experience for Van Halen fans, Guitar Hero Van Halen is the latest in a series of band-specific Guitar Hero games. This time, players take control of Eddie Van Halen and the rest of the band to perform some of Van Halen’s greatest hits such as “Jump” and “Panama”. Check out the full review below to see how this Guitar Hero title lives up to the Van Halen name.

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, NAZARETH AND MORE ADDED TO THE ROCK BAND LIBRARY

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Cambridge, Mass. – Jan. 22, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that singles from Blue Öyster Cult, Hawkwind, I Mother Earth, Motörhead, Nazareth and Rage Against the Machine will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

These artists are among the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

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Japanese hardware sales – Jan. 11th to 17th

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PSP 71,186 Wii 57,349 PS3 35,156 DSi LL 30,418 DSi 27,292 DS Lite 6,574 Xbox 360 4,622 PS2 2,580 PSP go 2,027

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No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle – launch trailer

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii Surpasses Galaxy Sales In NA

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According to more NPD numbers, New Super Mario Bros. Wii has surpassed the sales of its 2 year old counterpart, Super Mario Galaxy. According to NPD, New …
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Green Day Rock Band Interview

A snippet of an interview with Senior Vice President of MTV Games Paul DeGooyer.

Nrama: So there is a desire to focus on other instruments or other types of …
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TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR ONLINE OPEN BETA HIGHLIGHTS STRONG EA SPORTS GOLF PORTFOLIO FOR 2010

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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 to Ship This June

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., – January 21, 2010 –Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the upcoming product lineup for the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® franchise, which includes the launch of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® Online open beta and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 11 on multiple consoles this June.

Golf enthusiasts globally can now get a free* preview of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online and invite others via Facebook® to join the open beta. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online, developed by EA Tiburon, is the most accessible, authentic and feature-rich golf video game experience available through a web browser, with no game installation, no disc, and no additional peripherals required. In addition, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 will be available on the Wii™, Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and iPhone™ platforms.

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Red Steel 2 Set For March 23 Release

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Thats’ right, according to a date marker at the Ubisoft website, Red Steel 2, the sequel to the highly disappointing Wii launch title, will be coming out …
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Wii Play Named Best Selling Game Of All Time

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After compiling 15 years of game sales data, NPD has come to the conclusion that Wii Play is the best selling game of all time for North …
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Rumor: Nintendo Dream Revealing A Surprise Nintendo Game In Next Issue

Reports are coming in that Nintendo Dream, Japanese Nintendo magazine, will be revealing details about Nintendo’s upcoming big titles, with a surprise new title from a continued popular series. We …
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Rumored Zelda Wii Details

Ahhh..The power of the internet, so much information, some true and some false. Below is some supposedly leaked details of the upcoming Wii Zelda. Some of the information is pretty …
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The Rock Band Network Beta Program Opens for Music Artists, Publishers and Record Labels to Author and Submit Songs

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Rock Band Enthusiasts Encouraged to Join XNA Creators Club Online at the Now-Open Creators.RockBand.com to Test New Music Tracks and Participate in Peer Review Program

CAMBRIDGE, MA and NEW YORK, NY – Jan. 20, 2010 – Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced that the Rock Band Network beta program is now open to the public, giving emerging and established artists the tools needed to start authoring and submitting their music into Rock Band.  The Rock Band Networkannounced in July, is a ground-breaking initiative that gives musicians, publishers and record labels the ability to author their original recordings into gameplay files to promote and sell their music as playable Rock Band tracks through the soon-to-launch Rock Band Network Music Store (RBN Store).

“We are excited to democratize the Rock Band platform and expand the music discovery experience to the greater music community with the Rock Band Network,” said Alex Rigopulos, CEO and co-founder of Harmonix.  “We believe this will be great for fans, music lovers, bands and the music industry as a whole.”

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii Over 3 Million in Japan, Fastest Selling Wii Game Yet

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii has now gone triple platinum in Japan after only being on store shelves since December 3, 2009.  It is now only the …
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