Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii: – Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo DS: – Shin Sengoku Tenkatouitsu: Gunyuu Tachi no Souran
Nintendo Wii: – Satisfashion Nintendo DS: – Bejeweled Twist – Dark Void Zero (Dsi) – Glory of Heracles – Shepherd’s Crossing 2 – Starship Patrol (DSi)
There’s a lot to say about this week’s downloadable games. You can check out the brain-training power of The Amazing Brain Train! or the cute puppies of Me And My Dogs: Friends Forever. Fans of more traditional games can protect their space fleet from waves of enemies in STARSHIP DEFENSE™ or explore the dual temporal world of Chronos Twins. Retro gamers will certainly like the ninja stylings of Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi™ on the Virtual Console™ service or the chance to try out the Nintendo DSiWare™ title Dark Void™ Zero, a mythical long-lost game from Capcom’s vaults.
On Saturday, Jan. 23, the Big Apple will experience a big brawl, when the
Tatsunoko VS. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars launch event takes over the Nintendo World store!
Tatsunoko VS. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, winner of the prestigious Game Critics Award for “Best Fighting Game” at E3 2009, is one of the most hotly anticipated games of 2010, and launches on Tuesday, January 26. Hundreds of fighting game and Wii fans are expected to attend this event, where they’ll get hands-on with the game early and get to meet the legendary producer Ryota Niitsuma! They will also enjoy:
Project Needlemouse continues to sound enticing as long-time fans of the series have been disappointed with recent titles. The Project Needlemouse Character Countdown has …
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Be sure to check out the full NBA Jam feature in the latest Nintendo Power issue (now in stores) for more screens.
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Cambridge, Mass. – Jan. 15, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that rock legends Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers will add six more live tracks and that Phoenix will make their Rock Band debut next week in 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 artists 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.
Wii Has the Best Month in Video Game History, Nintendo DS Has the Best Calendar Year of All Time
A holiday shopping frenzy helped both of Nintendo’s video game systems make history: Nintendo’s Wii™ home system sold more than 3.8 million units in December, a new all-time single-month U.S. sales record. The Nintendo DS™ Lite and Nintendo DSi™ hand-held systems combined to sell more than 3.3 million, the second biggest month in U.S. history.
Those strong December numbers helped propel the Nintendo DS franchise to more than 11.2 million sold in 2009, a new U.S. calendar-year sales record for any video game system – ever. The Wii console finished 2009 with 9.6 million sold. Of all the Wii consoles ever sold in the United States since its November 2006 launch, nearly one-fifth (18.7 percent) were sold during November and December 2009.
Ahhh…NBA Jam…He’s on fire…A classic title that many old school gamers are happy to see return to a Nintendo platform. I remember breaking the back board with …
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Even with the holiday surge, there’s no doubt that 2009 was a tough one for the games business. All categories saw declines, except portable gaming hardware, which …
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LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK — The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in videogame writing during the past year. The winner of this year’s WGA’s Videogame Writing Award, which recognizes writers as a major creative force in today’s burgeoning gaming industry, will be announced at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards to be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
Jan. 14, 2010
Nintendo News
Nintendo and Target Help People Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions with Wii Fit Plus
Nintendo and Target have teamed up to give people a fun and invigorating way to keep their New Year’s resolutions. On weekends from Jan. 16-31, shoppers who visit select Target stores nationwide will encounter the Wii Fit™ Plus Experience in the parking lot or at the entrances of the stores. Each location will feature eight kiosks where visitors can get some “feet-on” time with the Wii Fit Plus software in an atmosphere reminiscent of a yoga studio.
1. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix) – 4,100,968
2. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon) – 3,382,597
3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 2,485,150
4. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 2,311,948
5. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) – 1,698,256
6. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 1,542,806
7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 1,298,533
8. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) – 968,033
9. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) – 943,615
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP The Best (Capcom) – 911,497 / 1,110,614
11. [NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo) – 717,940
12. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 588,258 / 3,555,555
13. [NDS] Professor Leyton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) – 552,085
14. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) – 522,260
15. [PS3] Yakuza 3 (Sega) – 509,223
16. [PS3] Biohazard 5 (Capcom) – 508,959
17. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) – 480,326 / 1,830,997
18. [WII] Mario Kart wii (Nintendo) – 446,447 / 2,449,762
19. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) – 443,216
20. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorer of Skies (Pokemon) – 417,226
If you are a Netflix member, which I am, you are probably jumping up and down for the opportunity to stream Netflix video’s onto your Wii. The down …
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The sales targets for third-quarter and full-year 2009-10 have been revised downwards to €495 million and around €860 million respectively, from the previously announced figures of €540 million and €1,040 million.
These downward revisions are due to the following factors:
– A further correction in the market for DS titles. After several years of very strong growth, the significant correction of the DS market in 2009 particularly affected Ubisoft. As a result, despite relatively robust sales for Wii casual games, and particularly the success of Just Dance, sales in the casual segment are expected to be down for the full year by around €160 million, representing a drop of around 50%.
When you pick up your copy of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars this month, not only will you get a great fighting game, but as an added gem, …
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