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This Week’s Famitsu Review Scores

By  •  Wii, DS

Modern Warfare 2 (PS3/360) – 10/10/9/10 Tales of Graces (Wii) – 9/9/9/9 Winning Eleven Play Maker 2010 (Wii) – 9/9/8/9 Winning Eleven 2010 (PSP) – 8/7/7/7 Toshinden (Wii) – 6/6/5/6
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Review: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits

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Wiiware has been a great way for small game developers to show off their skills to the masses. Over the Top Games does not disappoint with NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits.

Story

You play as Nyx, a winged girl from the heavens, who has come down to earth in search of her love, Icarus. After using his wings to visit Nyx in the heavens, Icarus goes missing, leaving Nyx wondering where her love has gone. Nyx comes down to earth and finds it in ruins and empty of life–except annoying birds.

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Mississippi library adds gaming to their inventory

By  •  Wii

“To enhance the new teen gaming programs, the library system will soon have more than 50 different video-game titles available for circulation at all …
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Nintendo Sells More Than 1.5 Million Hardware Units During Critical Thanksgiving Week

By  •  Wii, DS

More than 2.5 Video Game Systems Sold Every Second during Week as Value-Minded Holiday Shoppers Look to Nintendo

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo’s internal tracking numbers show that the company sold more than 1.5 million Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ video game systems combined in the United States during Thanksgiving Week. That works out to more than 150 Nintendo systems sold every minute continuously for the week – or more than 2.5 every second.

Nintendo estimates that during the week:

  • more than 550,000 Wii home consoles sold, demonstrating that consumers nationwide have responded to the new suggested retail price of $199.99.
  • more than 1 million Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable systems sold. This number surpasses the all-time hand-held hardware sales record set by Game Boy™ Advance during Thanksgiving Week 2002.

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Boom Blox Bash Party – 139 New Levels Released Plus Cheat Codes

By  •  Wii

November 30, 2009 – This holiday, throw a party with BOOM BLOX Bash Party. Adding 25% more action-packed fun for the whole family, EA is giving 139 FREE new online levels today. The new EA-created levels include 57 single player, 48 multiplayer, and 15 co-op levels in addition to the existing uploaded levels totaling more than 500! Access these games through Create Mode or by clicking on the Satellite icon in any game mode.

There are also more than 15,000 approved player-created levels and growing. Easily access these levels by navigating to Create Mode and clicking on Download Levels. Sort by Most Popular, Highest Rated, or Newest.

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SouthPeak Enters the Ring to Publish TNA Wrestling Video Games

By  •  Wii

New Title Based on World’s Fastest Growing Wrestling Organization Coming to Handhelds this Winter

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – November 30, 2009 – SouthPeak Games announced today  it has pinned a new deal to the mat to publish games based on the popular professional wrestling brand Total Nonstop Action and its flagship weekly television program TNA iMPACT!. The new game, TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line, will be available for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems (including the PSP®go system) and Nintendo DS™ later this winter.

“Their unique take on professional wrestling has captivated a continually growing fan base of millions of people across the world,” said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing for SouthPeak. “We look forward to giving those fans the opportunity to go head to head with all their favorite TNA superstars on the go, on either the PSP system or Nintendo DS.”

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