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Miyamoto Talks Zelda Wii, Motion Controls, Mario

PM: The Wii uses a motion-sensing controller. Going forward, as Nintendo releases future consoles, do you view the motion-sensing controller as an integral part of the experience that’s …
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Nintendo Week (10/19) – Spyborgs, Doc Louis’ Punch-Out!!

By  •  Wii, Videos

The latest episode also teases details and possibly a trailer for Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth next week. Stay tuned.

NPD Sales Data for September 2009

By  •  Wii, DS
  1. Nintendo DS 524.2K
  2. PlayStation 3 491.8K
  3. Wii 462.8K
  4. Xbox 360 352.6K
  5. PSP 190.4K
  6. PlayStation 2 146.0K

Here are the Software numbers:

  1. HALO 3: ODST 360 MICROSOFT (CORP) …
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Nintendo Channel Updates 10/19

By  •  Wii, DS

DS demos

  • James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion (distribution ends 10/25/09)
  • SpongeBob’s Truth or Square (distribution ends 10/25/09)
  • Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – …
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MTV Games and Harmonix Launch Abbey Road as the First Full Playable Album Available For Download For The Beatles: Rock Band

By  •  Wii

New York – October 19, 2009 – Apple Corps, Ltd., 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 announced the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ Music Store.

With “Come Together,” “Something,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” “Here Comes The Sun” and “The End” already included on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will now be able to play songs from and complete the entire Abbey Road album.

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Need for Speed Nitro Goes Gold

By  •  Wii

This Holiday’s Hottest Arcade Racer Speeds to Retailers Powered by an Electrifying International Soundtrack

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – October 19, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the award-winning Need for Speed™ NITRO has gone gold and will be in stores early, arriving to retailers on November 3rd in North America and on November 6th in Europe. Developed specifically for the Wii and Nintendo DS, Need for Speed NITRO captures the fun and exhilaration of arcade racing, thrusting players into a world of blazing speed where they must dominate the competition at 200 MPH. Complementing the thrilling gameplay is an adrenaline-charged soundtrack that features songs from some of the world’s most celebrated and innovative artists including k-os, Placebo and Crystal Method.

“This soundtrack musically exemplifies the intensity, attitude and adrenaline of Need for Speed NITRO” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing at EA. “This energetic collection of rock, electronic and hip hop, matches the incredible speed and intensity of a game experience players will never forget.”

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Surprise in store for Wii Owners Who Connect Online

By  •  Wii

We’re liking the new Nintendo Channel. The weekly show is a great idea. What other types of updates are you planning for the Wii experience this year and beyond? Denise …
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ROCK BAND PRESENTS THE QUEEN 10 PACK

By  •  Wii

Cambridge, Mass. – Oct. 16, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that legendary rockers Queen will be added to the Rock Band platform, with a 10-pack of songs available 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™. Tracks from Blink-182 and The Offspring will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii

Queen, composed of Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor and quintessential frontman Freddie Mercury, formed in England in 1970. The group has released 15 studio albums and was known for their epic live concerts. Queen will release Absolute Greatest Nov. 17, featuring 20 of the band’s biggest hits. The Queen pack for Rock Band features 10 of the band’s most loved songs, including “Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the Queen/David Bowie collaboration, “Under Pressure.”

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