Every Monday for two and a half years, Nintendo has introduced new downloadable games and applications for the Wii™ console. Today marks a milestone for the Virtual Console™ section of the Wii Shop Channel, home of some of the greatest titles in video game history. The classic The Legend of Zelda™: Majora’s Mask™ becomes the 300th Virtual Console title available for download. It’s one of the highest-rated Nintendo 64™ games of all time, and its three-day time cycle and deeper, darker storyline offer players a different experience than a traditional Zelda game. People who played it years ago can relive their gaming roots, while those who never picked it up can discover its fun and charm for the first time.
Not to be overlooked, the second Art Style puzzle game for Nintendo DSiWare™ makes its debut, along with the WiiWare™ games CRYSTAL DEFENDERS R2 from SQUARE ENIX and Silver Star Chess from Agetec, Inc.
Virtual Console
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Cartoon Violence, 1,000 Wii Points™): Link™ must save the world! This time, he finds himself trapped in Termina, an alternate version of Hyrule that is doomed to destruction in just three short days. Link must race to recover the Ocarina of Time (which allows him to manipulate time in multiple ways), defeat challenging bosses in dungeons spread across Termina and discover the key to the mystery of Majora’s Mask. Along the way, he’ll obtain new weapons and items and help other characters (some strangely familiar) in their everyday lives. In addition, Link must use a wide assortment of masks scattered throughout Termina, each with its own specific use or power. Never before have three days offered so much in the way of action, mind-boggling puzzles and depth. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is an adventure unlike any other!
City of Industry, Calif., (May, 2009) –Backwards compatibility has reached a new level of cool with the launch of the 3-in-1 Virtual Retro Adaptor …
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NDS POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NDS MARIO KART DS NDS MARIO AND SONIC: OLYMPIC GAMES NDS RHYTHM HEAVEN NDS PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE NDS …
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North America: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts) 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 4. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Ubisoft) 5. My Fitness …
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Friday 15th May/…Guitar Hero® continues to re-define the music and gaming experience this Fall with the release of Guitar Hero 5. Featuring the best variety and biggest rock stars of today combined with classic rock anthems, Guitar Hero 5 is the latest installment of the world’s most popular music game. For the first time ever, players can customize the make-up of their band by rocking with any combination of instruments in-game: whether it be two guitars and two drums, or three guitars and a microphone, any combination is possible, allowing players to experience music their own way. Brand new, innovative, easy-to-use gameplay modes like Party Play and RockFest put fun, competition and control at center stage as fans tailor the Guitar Hero experience to match their personal style and interests. For extended hours of entertainment, downloadable content from Guitar Hero® World Tour will be compatible with the game and will automatically be updated to include all of the upgrades and enhancements of Guitar Hero 5.
Guitar Hero 5 features the strongest, most varied set list to-date comprised of master tracks from 85 of the hottest bands of today and the biggest classic acts including; Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Santana, Vampire Weekend, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, plus more than 30 artists from a variety of music genres that will be making their music-rhythm video game debut.
In preparation of the May 22nd Toki Tori iPhone launch, in conjunction with the celebration of the one year anniversary of the WiiWare™ game, Two Tribes and Chillingo are inviting …
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Twain Harte, Calif. – May 14, 2009– O-Games, a new publisher of family, social and sports videogames, and part of Oxygen Interactive Software Limited, announced today that Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward™ is coming to the Nintendo Wii™ system and DS™ handheld device on June 16, 2009. Join the hospital staff in Hysteria Hospital, a time-management strategy game where players vie to become the best nurse in America! Care for hordes of patients with irrational symptoms in a fast-paced, manic hospital environment.
“Hysteria Hospital challenges players to race up and down hospital floors, treating testy patients with crazy ailments while saving your emergency room from turning into mass hysteria,” says Greg Lanz, general manager of O-Games. “The Wii and DS are ideal platforms for the frantic pace of this hilarious hospital game.”
Hysteria Hospital Game Features:
• Advance your nursing career to run the busiest emergency room in America located in New York City’s General Hospital!
• A flood of patients threaten to turn your emergency room into chaos! You are the only person who can handle the craziness and keep the patients happy!
• Design your emergency room for easy access to life-saving tools
• Juggle the waiting room list to keep everyone happy and stop them from exploding with rage
• Diagnose patients correctly in triage so they don’t return later
• Use cutting edge equipment to identify more than 15 different medical conditions
• Rush from patient to patient to treat their ailments
• 60+ levels of excitement and hysterical pressure
Amsterdam/New York – May 13, 2009 – Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC: PLGC.OB), an independent worldwide publisher of entertainment software, announced today that it has become an official Publisher for …
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Marble Saga Kororinpa by Hudson Soft is a very imaginative and fun Wii game featuring a number of enhancements over the previous Kororinpa. In Marble Saga, you’ll play as Anthony the Ant as he searches for the Golden Sunflower. You’ll collect a number of essential items along the way to the Sunflower and eventually save his colony. With more than 150 levels and a complete level creator to boot, Marble Saga gets my award for best value so far this year.
Today we’re excited to announce the grand opening of Mr Wong’s Laundromat on Rockstar Games Social Club. This webgame allows players of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to log onto Social Club and test out their money laundering skills in an effort to win cash/unlockable multiplayer costumes that can then be used in their copy of Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS.
Players can earn up to $10,000 per day working for Mr Wong, a local Chinatown ‘businessman’ who’s helped more than his fair share of cash trickle seamlessly and undetected through the streets of Liberty City over the years.
Additionally, the Chinatown Wars Download Section has been updated with Guardian Lions and Mr Wong’s ringtones (in both Mp3 and M4R format) as well as a Mr Wong desktop background. Stay tuned for more updates to the Chinatown Wars Download Section in the near future.
More scans and information about Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are pouring in thanks to Japanese magazine Coro Coro. It’s scheduled for a September release in Japan.
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NEW YORK, May 12, 2009 – Internationally renowned motion picture and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV Games, a part of Viacom Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks, today announced two executive appointments that officially mark the producer’s entrance into the video game industry. Industry veterans, Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen, will lead Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Inc. as President of Production and President of Development respectively.
Connecting the impact, creativity and success of Jerry Bruckheimer to the interactive entertainment industry for the first time, Veevaert and Cohen will build a creative IP development studio focused on the development and production of groundbreaking interactive content and original intellectual property that convey and reflect the high standards of entertainment value set by Jerry Bruckheimer in his other creative ventures.
WiiWare Continues to Deliver Great New Games to Consumers
REDMOND, Wash., May 12, 2009 – WiiWare™, the downloadable video game service for Nintendo’s Wii™ home console, launched one year ago today. It arrived with a promise to provide a venue for game developers to showcase their ideas, while delivering to consumers the newest, most interesting games available at accessible prices, directly through the Wii Shop Channel in their Wii consoles. With 81 games in its library, WiiWare ensures that there’s something for everyone. But beyond quantity, WiiWare offers quality games and experiences for all types of Wii owners.
WiiWare removes barriers that make console game development expensive, and helps developers connect directly with consumers. WiiWare games have been created by more than 40 different development studios, from large companies to small startups. In fact, more than half the games in the WiiWare library were created and self-published by small independent studios, many with five or fewer employees.
“The first anniversary of our WiiWare service is a milestone that marks how far the service has come and how much great content is currently available,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We encourage everyone to get their Wii consoles connected to the Internet so they have access to the full range of WiiWare games.”
Nintendo’s roster of quality WiiWare games stands as an example of what creative minds can accomplish. Titles range from completely original creations to names that are instantly familiar and beloved. Just look at a small sampling of what has been accomplished in just one year’s time:
30 Great Family Party Games
Aces
Action Girlz Racing
Alien Syndrome
AMF Bowling Pinbusters
Arctic Tale
Avatar: Burning Earth
Balls Of Fury
Barbie Horse Adventure: Summer Camp
Bass Fishing
Battle of the Bands
Battle Rage
Ben 10: Protector of Earth
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Nintendo DSiWare™ takes its first trip into the sports category this week with the cool, camera-enabled Real Soccer 2009. For more of a board-game feel, dive into Family Pirate Party on WiiWare™ and see who can collect the most gold. Finally, the out-of-this-world arcade shooter Galaxy Force™ II hits the Virtual Console™.
Nintendo DSiWare
Real Soccer 2009 (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Nintendo DSi Points™): It’s time to live the soccer season to the max with Real Soccer 2009 on Nintendo DSi™. It will offer you a never-before-seen soccer experience with revolutionary yet easily accessible touch-screen controls. Take a photo of anything with the Nintendo DSi Camera and turn the image into your own custom ball or team flag, or even make yourself into your favorite player. With 198 teams using real player names, realistic opponent behaviors thanks to advanced artificial intelligence, and superior 3-D graphics, you’ll feel just like a professional soccer player. Go ahead, take your best shot!
Always Drum Fill (“Drum Over” mode) Red, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Yellow
Black Highway (All black note highway) Yellow, Red, Green, Red, Green, Red, Red, Blue
Always Slide …
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