Capcom has officially announced a Mega Man Zero Collection for release in Japan on April 22, 2010! No word on a US release date, but I’m sure we’ll get it sometime this year.
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Be sure to check out the full NBA Jam feature in the latest Nintendo Power issue (now in stores) for more screens.
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Cambridge, Mass. – Jan. 15, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that rock legends Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers will add six more live tracks and that Phoenix will make their Rock Band debut 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™.
These artists are among the more than 390 artists available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.
Wii Has the Best Month in Video Game History, Nintendo DS Has the Best Calendar Year of All Time
A holiday shopping frenzy helped both of Nintendo’s video game systems make history: Nintendo’s Wii™ home system sold more than 3.8 million units in December, a new all-time single-month U.S. sales record. The Nintendo DS™ Lite and Nintendo DSi™ hand-held systems combined to sell more than 3.3 million, the second biggest month in U.S. history.
Those strong December numbers helped propel the Nintendo DS franchise to more than 11.2 million sold in 2009, a new U.S. calendar-year sales record for any video game system – ever. The Wii console finished 2009 with 9.6 million sold. Of all the Wii consoles ever sold in the United States since its November 2006 launch, nearly one-fifth (18.7 percent) were sold during November and December 2009.
Ahhh…NBA Jam…He’s on fire…A classic title that many old school gamers are happy to see return to a Nintendo platform. I remember breaking the back board with …
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Even with the holiday surge, there’s no doubt that 2009 was a tough one for the games business. All categories saw declines, except portable gaming hardware, which …
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LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK — The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in videogame writing during the past year. The winner of this year’s WGA’s Videogame Writing Award, which recognizes writers as a major creative force in today’s burgeoning gaming industry, will be announced at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards to be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
Jan. 14, 2010
Nintendo News
Nintendo and Target Help People Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions with Wii Fit Plus
Nintendo and Target have teamed up to give people a fun and invigorating way to keep their New Year’s resolutions. On weekends from Jan. 16-31, shoppers who visit select Target stores nationwide will encounter the Wii Fit™ Plus Experience in the parking lot or at the entrances of the stores. Each location will feature eight kiosks where visitors can get some “feet-on” time with the Wii Fit Plus software in an atmosphere reminiscent of a yoga studio.
Get ready to experience your favourite Nintendo DS games like never before – on the big screens and via the wider viewing angle of the Nintendo DSi XL, launching across Europe on 5th March 2010.
Two 4.2 inch screens, which are 93% bigger than the screen on the Nintendo DS Lite, really bring the adventure and action to life. Experience the legendary side scrolling world of New Super Mario Bros or the twists and turns of the Mario Kart circuit in a whole new way. The larger pen-like stylus also makes extended stylus gameplay more comfortable to allow better control; making directing Link around the dungeons of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, for example, far more natural to play.
1. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix) – 4,100,968
2. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon) – 3,382,597
3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 2,485,150
4. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 2,311,948
5. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) – 1,698,256
6. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 1,542,806
7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 1,298,533
8. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) – 968,033
9. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) – 943,615
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP The Best (Capcom) – 911,497 / 1,110,614
11. [NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo) – 717,940
12. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 588,258 / 3,555,555
13. [NDS] Professor Leyton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5) – 552,085
14. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) – 522,260
15. [PS3] Yakuza 3 (Sega) – 509,223
16. [PS3] Biohazard 5 (Capcom) – 508,959
17. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) – 480,326 / 1,830,997
18. [WII] Mario Kart wii (Nintendo) – 446,447 / 2,449,762
19. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) – 443,216
20. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorer of Skies (Pokemon) – 417,226
If you are a Netflix member, which I am, you are probably jumping up and down for the opportunity to stream Netflix video’s onto your Wii. The down …
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The sales targets for third-quarter and full-year 2009-10 have been revised downwards to €495 million and around €860 million respectively, from the previously announced figures of €540 million and €1,040 million.
These downward revisions are due to the following factors:
– A further correction in the market for DS titles. After several years of very strong growth, the significant correction of the DS market in 2009 particularly affected Ubisoft. As a result, despite relatively robust sales for Wii casual games, and particularly the success of Just Dance, sales in the casual segment are expected to be down for the full year by around €160 million, representing a drop of around 50%.
When you pick up your copy of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars this month, not only will you get a great fighting game, but as an added gem, …
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