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Capcom confirms Spyborgs for September 29th release in NA

By  •  Wii

We’re glad to announce that in North America, Spyborgs will be shipping on SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2009!

That day you can get your hands on the awesome two-player co-op action …
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Analysis from NPD’s Anita Frazier – On NPD Numbers

By  •  Wii, DS

The video games industry realized a significant decline when compared to June 2008, the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year declines. The first half of the year has been tough largely due to comparisons against a stellar first half performance last year, but still, this level of decline is certainly going to cause some pain and reflection in the industry.

Because the question invariably arises, this month saw the greatest year-over-year monthly decline since September 2000 when the industry declined 41% .

Even with the industry down 12% year-to-date, with a strong back-half performance, full year sales could still be flat to slightly up to 2008’s record-breaking performance. Of course, that could be put further at risk if more highly anticipated titles move out of 2009 into 2010 or later.

Our latest gamer segmentation study suggests that more than 4 million new ‘players’ have entered the games market since last year, so certainly the decline isn’t due to less folks participating in the industry . Some of these are new retail consumers and some are playing online for free, and others are a mix of both. The trick is to continue to figure out how to monetize all the gaming that is going on across PC, mobile devices, and video game systems. Certainly there is plenty of opportunity in the industry, but the rate of change in many areas of the industry presents a lot of challenge as well .
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MEDIA ALERT: NINTENDO DSI JOINS LINEUP AT PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009

By  •  DS

WHAT:
When festival goers flock to this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, they’ll have a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with a remarkable newcomer in hand-held entertainment. Appearing July 17-19 at the festival’s site at Union Park on Chicago’s Near West Side, the Nintendo DSi™ Mobile Tour invites consumers to board an interactive tour bus loaded with portable Nintendo DSi systems and software. Visitors and spectators can experience the unique features and creative fun of Nintendo DSi. With help from on-site Nintendo ambassadors, consumers can use Nintendo DSi to take and manipulate photos, tweak sound recordings and enjoy a wide variety of games. Visitors can print their original souvenir photos on the bus or store them online and download them from home.

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June NPD sales figures

By  •  Wii, DS

PlayStation 2 152.7K PlayStation 3 164.7K PSP 163.5K Xbox 360 240.6K Wii 361.7K Nintendo DS 766.5K

PROTOTYPE (360) 419.9K UFC 2009:UNDISPUTED (360) 338.3K EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE (Wii) 289.1K TIGER …
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Ubisoft searches for Waldo in upcoming video game

SAN FRANCISCO – July 16, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announces it will bring publishing phenomenon Where’s Waldo?® to life in a new interactive adventure video game titled “Where’s Waldo?® The Fantastic Journey.” Created by Ludia Inc., “Where’s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey” is an original interactive adventure for the whole family, as players scour the virtual globe in search of Waldo, his friends and other hidden objects. The game will be available for the Wii(TM) system from Nintendo, the Nintendo DS(TM) system, Windows-based PC and Mac and sold at North American retailers in September 2009.

“Where’s Waldo? has been a cultural phenomenon for more than 20 years, with fans of all ages on the hunt for the elusive world traveler in the red-and-white striped shirt. We are looking forward to bringing an interactive Where’s Waldo? adventure to fans of the highly-acclaimed book series and introducing an entirely new generation to the pop culture icon,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft.

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Chronos Twins DX Fact Sheet

By  •  DS

Playing with the concept of time travel, Chronos Twins, sees the player in the driving-seat, as Nec – the last best hope for his planet – not only battles to save his world but also to avenge the death of his brother.

To successfully complete levels, players must initially use both screens simultaneously as s/he plays across two temporal dimensions (past and present) in a bid to meet (and defeat) the nameless entity head-on when it first appears on Nec’s homeworld. Manoeuvring through side-scrolling areas, the aim is to control both the present-time hero whilst exploring the planet’s past to conquer the alien threats.

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Develop Awards Winners

By  •  Wii

CREATIVITY

Best New IP
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Use of a Licence
Lego Batman (Traveller’s Tales)

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Red Octane Confirms GH5 New Drums

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This screens where taken from Red Octane page HERE.

The Conduit online multiplayer hacker says the game is ‘virtually unprotected’

The Wiire: First, how did you discover these loopholes in the game? How easy was it to modify the game? hetoan2: I discovered these loopholes in the game by …
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Wii Update 4.1

By  •  Wii

I just received a Wii email from Nintendo announcing a new update for the Wii console, Wii update 4.1. According to the message Nintendo is being proactive in fixing the …
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Monster Hunter 3 Screens

New screens for Monster Hunter 3 are out in anticipation for the game’s Japanese launch! The new screens show off some more bosses and new, frozen locales!
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Top 20 WiiWare/DSiWare/VC

By  •  DS

WiiWare

1 (3) – Reel Fishing Challenge 2 (1) – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years 3 (2) – Water Warfare 4 (4) – Texas Hold’em Tournament 5 (5) – …
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Japan – Wii release dates

By  •  Wii, DS

July2009 :

Batting Revolution (Alpha Unit) – 16 Dragon Ball : Revenge of King Piccolo (Bandai Namco) – 23 Punch-Out !! (Nintendo) – 23 JU-ON : The Grudge (AQ Interactive) …
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