Nintendo News

*NEW ENTRY* Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (November 2007) Current Rank: #4 Last Month’s Rank: NA

Average time played per player: As of 2/1: 43 hours, 58 minutes

Average number of …
Read More

PS3 left, Wii right,

More Screens HERE

I guess the list from earlier is a little more official than I thought.

Washington, DC February 2, 2009 The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today released additional details about the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo), including opening attendee registration and media credentialing. Individuals seeking to determine their eligibility or requesting media credentialing can now do so at www.e3expo.com. The 2009 E3 Expo is open to all credentialed international and U.S.-based media, industry analysts, retailers, developers and business partners.

“The 2009 E3 Expo will be the preeminent North American computer and video game event,” said Michael D. Gallagher, CEO of the ESA, which represents U.S. computer and video game publishers and owner of the Electronic Entertainment Exposition. “With robust exhibitor sales, high attendee interest, and strong commitments from multiple industry sectors, we are going to ensure the full excitement and energy of this industry is on display.”

Read More

– jump with Z trigger – C button snaps camera to back – move Wiimote up/down/left/right while holding an object to confuse enemies – – button for map – 1 …
Read More

“…We believe that most of the publishers we cover will manage market share gains on the Wii over the next year. We saw Nintendo capture 60 percent of Wii software …
Read More

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 2, 2009 – Signature Devices, Inc. (OTCPK: SDVI) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Graffiti Entertainment, Inc., has received a “Most Wanted …
Read More

Link

TMNT’s 25 Years of Turtle Power Highlighted with Panels, Photo Opportunities and Prizes at East Coast’s Largest Pop Culture Convention

NEW YORK – February 2, 2009 – The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to their New York City home to “Shell-ebrate” as Mirage Studios, owners of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand, Playmates Toys, the Turtles’ longtime master toy licensee, andTMNT licensing agent 4Kids Entertainment, mark the 25th Anniversary of the lean, green, crime fighting machines with a major fan-based commemoration at the New York Comic Con show (booth # 1057) February 6 to February 8, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.

The Turtles will rise from the sewers and hit the streets and major landmarks in Manhattan prior to New York Comic Con, on Thursday, February 5 (Noon – 5 p.m.) and Friday, February 6 (8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.), to engage with fans, locals and NYC visitors about their TMNT memories and enthusiasm for the brand. Footage of the brothers taking Manhattan will be available at www.TMNT25.com. From there, the Turtles will play a starring role at Comic Con with exciting activities planned for fans including a TMNT photo station, a Ubisoft retro TMNT video game challenge where attendees can win a Nintendo Wii, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time arcade game tournament to win the title in the Guinness Book of Video Games Record for highest score in one credit, and onsite raffles to win an iPod touch from UCLICK, the Turtles’ mobile content licensee.In addition, there will be signings and booth appearances by TMNT artists and Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, co-creators of the TMNT, over the course of the show.

Read More

This Thursday night, Justin, Kevin and I will be heading up to check out Comic Con  in New York. Many people are calling this the “little E3.” …
Read More

* Activision Blizzard, Inc. * Atari, Inc. * Atlus U.S.A., Inc. * Bethesda Softworks LLC * Capcom Entertainment, Inc. * Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. * Eidos Interactive * Electronic Arts, …
Read More

Exclusive Demos, Trailers, Tournaments and More Planned

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – February 2, 2009 – SouthPeak Games today announced its plans for the New York Comic Con show on February 6-8, 2009. Located at Booth 1349, SouthPeak will display some of their upcoming 2009 titles with both hands-on demos and producer-led demonstrations, along with special trailers featuring never before seen game footage.

Several members from the anime-inspired X-Blades development team will be present, along with Melinda Cohen, the model and in-game voice talent for Violette Summer in Velvet Assassin. Ninjatown creator Shawn Smith will have a signing session on Saturday from 2-3pm. In addition to an early look at the sci-fi FPS Section 8, Comic Con will also mark the first time that the new Roogoo titles – Roogoo Twisted Towers for Wii™ and Roogoo Attack! for Nintendo DS™ – will be on public display. SouthPeak is also coordinating an X-Blades tournament at the show where players will compete to win a rare figurine of Ayumi, the heroine from the game.

Read More

Total Sales (Breakdowns: US | Japan | UK) 1.) Mario Kart Wii – 8,940,000 (5,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,940,000) 2.) Wii Fit – 8,310,000 (4,550,000 | 2,150,000 | 1,610,000) 3.) …
Read More

Snowboard Riot Combines Snowboarding and Combat into One Exciting
WiiWare Experience

SAN MATEO, CA – February 2, 2009 – Hudson Entertainment, the North
American publishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, today announced that Snowboard
Riot, a snowboarding experience unlike any other snowboarding game
players have ever encountered, is now available for WiiWare.
Snowboarding will reach new heights when players take to the slopes
with action-packed racing utilizing weapons such as homing bullets and
invisibility!

Gamers have several control options to carve their way to a dominating
victory, via the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the Wii Balance Board. Just
like a real snowboard, players can lean left and right on the Wii
Balance Board, providing a realistic snowboard experience. Boarders
can also choose from four characters to bomb the slopes with, and can
customize their look with Oakley apparel and goggles to improve their
performance.

Read More

Feb. 2, 2009

If you’ve got a taste for the eclectic, check out this lively lineup of additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel. One new WiiWare™ title combines brisk winter …
Read More

More Screens HERE

Combined video game software unit sales across the world’s three largest games markets grew 11 percent in calendar year 2008 to 409.9 million – up from the 367.7 million units …
Read More