“Of course the Wii is a very important part of our multi-platform strategy. Games like RE4 on the Wii and Umbrella Chronicles have done quite well for us, and of …
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– Brutal Legend is coming to the Wii
– Activision’s DJ Hero is tentatively scheduled to appear in July, though may well slip
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19 February 2009 – Nintendo will launch its new handheld console, the Nintendo DSi, in Europe on 3 April 2009. The Nintendo DSi will be …
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IGN: Is this a port of the Xbox 360 / PS3 versions? Exactly what’s new?
Steve: Dead Space Extraction is an all-new original game set in the …
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London (18th February 2009) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: Echoes of Time™ will be released in Europe and across PAL territories on 27th March 2009, exclusively on both Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ systems.
Introducing the World’s first cross-platform multiplayer adventure for the Nintendo DS & Wii systems! Set in the fun and friendly CRYSTAL CHRONICLES universe of the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Echoes of Time delivers a unique and innovative experience where both Nintendo platforms come together in perfect harmony.
With truly advanced 3D graphics and up to four-player multiplayer gameplay, this is the most accessible take on the FINAL FANTASY universe, allowing players to enjoy the CRYSTAL CHRONICLES experience from anywhere in the world thanks to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection mode.
New Portable System Offers Customized Gaming Experiences REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 18, 2009 – Nintendo pioneered hand-held entertainment in the ’80s and made it fully mobile with the Game Boy™ video game system. Now, Nintendo is transforming the way people access, experience, create and share content with the new Nintendo DSi™ system, the third iteration of the world’s best-selling portable video game system. Nintendo DSi launches in the United States on April 5, 2009, at an MSRP of $169.99. The colors available at launch will be Blue and Black. “Ever since the arrival of the first Game Boy, consumers worldwide have turned to Nintendo for their portable gaming,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Nintendo DSi builds on Nintendo’s commitment to bringing fun and creative entertainment to everyone, and will allow consumers to personalize and share their very own experiences.”
Burlingame, Calif., February 17, 2009 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide
developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced
today that it will be publishing Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming for the
Nintendo DS this spring. The company also released the first
screenshots and gameplay details. The game is scheduled to hit retail
this May.Something strange is happening on Sunny Island! Crops are popping up
everywhere and growing out of control! If something isn’t done soon,
the once-tranquil island will be buried in an avalanche of vegetables!
It’s up to the players to solve the mystery of this produce
predicament as they try to tame the crops and gather as many
vegetables as they can!
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London (17th February 2009) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that VALKYRIE PROFILE®: Covenant of the Plume™ will be released in Europe and across PAL territories on 3rd April 2009, exclusively on the Nintendo DS™ handheld system.
VALKYRIE PROFILE: Covenant of the Plume is the next installment in this unique series of titles created by leading RPG developer tri-Ace. For the first time on the Nintendo DS, VALKYRIE PROFILE: Covenant of the Plume, follows the story of the young soldier Wylfred, who seeks revenge against the valkyries since Lenneth took his father’s life. Now he waits for an opportunity to strike back just as the future of Midgard is about to be decided in battle once again.
VALKYRIE PROFILE: Covenant of the Plume pushes the limits of the Nintendo DS to its limits in terms of production and game-play whilst delivering an amazing strategic RPG gaming experience. With an innovative tactical battle system, multiple game chapters and game endings, the future of Wylfred and Midgard is truly in the hands of the player.
John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “We are very pleased to bringing VALKYRIE PROFILE: Covenant of the Plume to Europe. This new installment of the critically acclaimed VALKYRIE PROFILE series is perfectly suitable for portable gaming and we hope fans will enjoy its tactical gameplay and another engaging story.”
Diatomic is a hectic arcade action title that focuses on making choices between defensive or offensive play. The player controls a diatomic protagonist equipped with a deadly …
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Feb. 16, 2009
Outer space meets inner space at the Wii™ Shop Channel this Presidents Day. A new WiiWare™ title will have you soaring across the astral plane, while a vintage NES™ shooter for the Virtual Console™ invites you to battle your way through the innards of an alien creature. Choose a hot new WiiWare game or a Gradius spin-off. It’s what the presidents would have wanted.
Surprise:
In other news, the Wii-kly Update has a fun surprise coming soon for all our fans. We can’t tell you the secret just yet but maybe we’ll offer you some hidden clues. From AZ to NC, if you’re a fan, your applause could rattle your walls, windows, door. You might enjoy this news whether you live in a brick house or Vanderbilt dorm. Even people living along Route 286 in rural Pennsylvania ought to be excited. It’ll feel like a bunch of birthday greetings and, really, who could ask for more? But that’s about all we can say for now, so be sure to check future Wii-kly Updates.Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
What do you guys think the surprise could be? I thought about it for awhile and couldn’t think of much. ‘A bunch of birthday greetings’ makes me think it will be some VC games that have anniversaries coming up maybe? It also mentions Arizona, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania–but I don’t know what those have in common. Any ideas?
Wii Game Of The Year
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nintendo DS Game Of The Year
Staff: The World Ends With You
Readers: Kirby Super Star Ultra
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Nintendo DS players get in on the action in Liberty City in a whole new way. But the more things change …
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Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 2. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (EA Games) 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 4. Wii Play (Nintendo) 5. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
The company said this was due to a ” severe business environment for Amusement, and the adjourned release of a major game software , which was originally …
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NEW PUBLISHER ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST PRODUCTS
Karlstad, Sweden: Nordic Games Publishing AB today announces their first set of console titles, Dance Party Pop Hits and Dance Party Club Hits, for the WiiTM and PlayStation®2. Both titles will launch across EMEA on the 3rd April 2009.
The Dance Party games feature music from two different genres to appeal to a broad audience, including classic tracks from leading artists like “Black and Gold” – Sam Sparro, “The Creeps” – Camille Jones, “Cry For You” – September, “Push The Button” – Sugababes, “Some Kinda Rush” – Booty Luv and “Murder On The Dance Floor” by Sophie Ellis Bextor.
Re-record of legendary metal anthem ‘Ace of Spades’ joins the set listFriday 13th February/… Once honoured by Metallica with seven Motörhead covers performed as “The Lemmys,” GRAMMY® Award-winning legend and lead vocalist and bassist of Motörhead, Lemmy, will take his rightful place on stage alongside Lars, James, Kirk and Robert in Activision Publishing Inc.’s Guitar Hero® Metallica® this spring.
Budding rockstars will have the opportunity to experience Lemmy’s in-game likeness as he wails away on vocals and shreds his bass guitar – or play as the icon himself. The rock ‘n’ roll legend, born Ian Kilmister, will have a familiar tune with him as Motörhead’s 2008 re-record of ‘Ace of Spades’ rocks its way into the set list.
Classic action-adventurer returns to the home console with new play mechanics, techniques and game modes.February 13th 2009 – Let loose your inner gladiator and swing into action as Rising Star Games announces the return of the legendary warrior in Rygar: The Battle of Argus, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii™. Featuring updated gameplay mechanics with the legendary Diskarmour shield as well as new techniques, enemies and game modes, this latest version brings the classic action-adventure gameplay back to gaming purists. Rygar: The Battle of Argus is set to swing back into action throughout PAL territories in June 2009.
In Rygar: The Battle of Argus, intuitive use of the Wii Remote™ allows players to effectively control the powerful weapon to destroy enemies and manoeuvre on, around, over and under obstacles. Players will challenge themselves in the all-new Gladiator Mode by rapidly swinging and slashing their way through non-stop waves of foes.
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