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HRH The Queen of England received an unusual surprise today as a gold-plated Wii was delivered to Buckingham Palace.
Finished in gold, the unique Wii console was specially commissioned for the Royal Family to mark today’s launch of brand new Wii game BIG Family Games – the perfect game for all the family to play together from publisher THQ Inc.
As the UK’s ultimate family, the Royals also received one of the first copies of BIG Family Games to road-test their shiny new console.
Danielle Robinson, Product Manager at THQ, said: “BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together. The Royal Family is arguably the most important family in the country so we felt that they had to have a copy of the new game.
01. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCEI) 41,000 / NEW 02. [PSP] Grow Lancer (Atlus) 23,000 / NEW 03. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai) 20,000 / …
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NATSUME ANNOUNCES HARVEST MOON: ANIMAL PARADE FOR THE NINTENDO Wii AND
HARVEST MOON: SUNSHINE ISLANDS FOR THE NINTENDO DS
Two Exciting New Harvest Moon Titles Cropping Up
on Nintendo Platforms this YearBurlingame, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and
publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that it will
publish Harvest Moon: Animal Parade for the Nintendo Wii and Harvest
Moon: Sunshine Islands for the Nintendo DS. Harvest Moon: Animal
Parade will be released this fall, while Harvest Moon: Sunshine
Islands will be available later this summer. Both of the new games
will be shown for the first time in public at Natsume’s booth (South
Hall, booth # 848) in June at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).“Harvest Moon: Animal Parade and Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
continue our beloved Harvest Moon franchise with wonderful new
storylines, plenty of activities, and exciting new features,” said
Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. “Each game introduces
intriguing new characters and exciting new features, such as the
ability to share your photos over WiiConnect24 in Harvest Moon: Animal
Parade.”
PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, May 20, 2009 – According to The NPD Group, a leader in market research for the entertainment industry, nearly two out of three Americans (63 percent) have played a video game in the past six months. While that level of penetration does not begin to compete with music listening, which is nearly universal (94 percent), it exceeds the percentage of U.S. consumers who report going out to the movies (53 percent), during that same time period. Gaming is also benefiting from new outlets for playing. Overall 10 percent of U.S. consumers played video games on a social network. Five percent have paid to download a video game from the Web, which is an increase of nearly 2 percent since last year.
The Calafornia supreme court is getting ready to hear the first arguments to band the sell of violent video games.
The petition asks the Court to consider two key questions:
SAN FRANCISCO – May 20, 2009 – Today Ubisoft® announced a new addition to its sports portfolio, Academy of Champions(TM), an arcade soccer game featuring legendary sports icons Pelé and U.S. soccer champion Mia Hamm. Developed for the Wii(TM) system from Nintendo, the game will deliver an engaging, interactive experience for kids and their families. Academy of Champions is scheduled to be released in 2009.
“We made our mark in the sports genre last year with the global success of Shaun White Snowboarding,” stated Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “Now, with Academy of Champions, Ubisoft offers another sports game with a fresh approach that has something unique to offer young gamers and sports fans.”
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Escape to paradise with the second instalment of Wii Sports™ – Wii Sports Resort™ – available from 23 July 2009. Wii Sports Resort includes new sports and a more precise way to play, with each Wii Sports Resort packaged with a single Wii MotionPlus™ accessory.
Available from 11 June 2009, the new Wii MotionPlus accessory easily connects to the Wii Remote and gives players new levels of precision and performance when used with specially designed games such as Wii Sports Resort.
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Europe:
Nintendo Wii: – Aqua Panic – Big Family Games – Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun – EA Sports Active – Mind Body & Soul: Nutrition Matters – …
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