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“Ah, SSX…We have a big catalogue and we were talking about what people like. I think this is something we will look at in the future to see if it …
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Title Debuts at #1 Across All Platforms After Only Two Days at Retail

Wednesday 16th September/… Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that the latest installment of the #1 music-based video game franchise, Guitar Hero 5™ has topped the weekly sales charts in the U.K. For the week ending September 12, Guitar Hero 5 debuted in the #1 position in units across all platforms, despite being available at retail for only two days during the reporting period, according to Charttrack.

“Guitar Hero 5 is the best Guitar Hero game yet and this success validates the strength of the franchise,” says Dan Rosensweig, President and CEO of Guitar Hero. “With Guitar Hero 5, we have assembled the best and most varied music line-up to date and added all new features that make Guitar Hero 5 the most innovative and social game in the category. We have long known how great this game is, and it is awesome to see that fans agree with us, especially fans in the U.K.”

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First download title brings unique platform game to Nintendo handheld

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced its first DSiWare™ download title, in the form of Reflection – a platform game with puzzle elements designed exclusively for the new Nintendo handheld.

Reflection is a clever take on the platform genre, wherein players control a female character and her mirror images as they play through two stages simultaneously. Players take on the role of an adventurer named Kirra who is charged with retrieving a magical mirror that has been broken, unleashing a shattered reality which has also split Kirra into two pieces: one good, one evil.

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Leading Educational Games Publisher, Knowledge Adventure, To Develop Award-winning JumpStart series for Nintendo’s Wii system with Unity

16th September 2009. San Francisco, USA. Unity Technologies – unity3d.com – the provider of the revolutionary Unity development platform which enables console-quality games for the Web, iPhone and the Nintendo’s Wii™ system – today announced that leading educational games publisher Knowledge Adventure (KA) is developing its award-winning Jumpstart 3D Virtual World on Nintendo’s Wii system with the Unity engine.

Trusted by over 30 million parents, the JumpStart brand has been a leader in the educational software market for over 10 years. With the entrance into the console market, Knowledge Adventure continues to evolve JumpStart to a multi-platform brand delivering content into whatever form parents and kids desire.

Nicholas Francis, Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Unity said, “It’s fantastic to have Knowledge Adventure on board – this is a great example of how our technology attracts some of the biggest brands in the world. We’re especially pleased with how Knowledge Adventure is using Unity to branch out to the Nintendo’s Wii system and I think it goes to show how we’re able to deliver to cross platform development tools”

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The Family Friendly Pick Up and Play Football Game Hits Shelves September 29, 2009

TORRANCE, Calif., September 15, 2009 – Video game developer and publisher Tecmo® today announced …
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Many people were upset with Nintendo’s attempt to make a Wii gun, so it was left up to 3rd parties to try to appease Nintendo fans. Many Wii guns have come and gone, none of them have interested me too much, except for the Penguin United CrossFire Remote Pistol. I tried out the CrossFire with RE4 and The Conduit. Check out my impressions after the jump.

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Capcom has a history of great “vs” games. Not least of which is of our newly re-released Marvel vs Capcom 2, and the upcoming Tatsunoko vs Capcom. But we’re all …
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Wii Fit™ Plus
Format: Wii
Launch Date: 10/04/09
ESRB: E (Everyone): Mild Cartoon Violence
Game Type: Fitness Training
Players: 1-8 alternating
Developer: Nintendo
Website: www.nintendo.com
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Wii Fit™ attracted millions of new players to the world of video games. Now Wii Fit Plus offers a range of new features and enhancements to help players reinvigorate their workouts, along with exercises and balance games designed to keep them fun. Players will find a new dimension to the Wii Fit experience as they easily set their own customized workout routines or choose 20-, 30- or 40-minute workouts based on how much time they have available. Users will also be able to choose from specialized workout routines that focus on an individual’s personal fitness goals or certain target areas. And with the addition of activities like Skateboarding and Rhythm Kung Fu, players will be using the Wii Balance Board™ accessory in a variety of new and fun ways.

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Looks like the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remake for Wii now has an official title and box art: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, which hits …
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The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks
Format: Nintendo DS™
Launch Date: 12/07/09
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Game Type: Action Adventure
Players: 1
Developer: Nintendo
Website: http://www.nintendo.com

Game Information

All Aboard for an Amazing New Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks sets hero Link™ on a daring new adventure. The game provides players with a new story, more puzzles and even a new mode of transportation. In this game, Link voyages by train, which offers up new possibilities for problem-solving. The game has the same look and feel established in the hit Nintendo DS game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

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